[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59285-59286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23991]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7380-6]


Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The next meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, a 
federal advisory committee that reports to the President and Congress 
on environmental and infrastructure projects along the U.S. border with 
Mexico, will take place in Nogales, Arizona on October 9-10, 2002. It 
is open to the public.

DATES: On October 9, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 
5:30 p.m. Throughout the first day, invited speakers will address two 
border-region environmental infrastructure topics: conservation and 
health. A public comment session will take place during the meeting 
from 12 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
    The following day, on October 10, the Board will conduct a routine 
half-day business meeting in the morning that will begin at 8 a.m. and 
end at 12 noon. After lunch, beginning at 1 p.m., the Board will host a 
two-hour special session on the potential effects of homeland security 
activities on border-region environmental infrastructure. The meeting 
will end at 3 p.m. on October 10.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Mayor and Council 
Chambers of the Nogales, Arizona, City Hall. Its address is 777 North 
Grand Avenue. The phone number is (520) 287-6571.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Koerner, Designated Federal 
Officer for the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, Office of 
Cooperative Environmental Management, Office of the Administrator, 
USEPA, MC1601E, 655 15 St. NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 233-0069, 
[email protected]. The Board Web site is www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb-page.htm.
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the meeting room, should 
contact the Designated Federal Officer at least five business days 
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Attendance

    The public is welcome to attend all portions of the meeting. 
Members of the public who plan to file written statements and/or make 
brief (suggested 5-minute limit) oral statements at the public comment 
session are encouraged to contact the Designated Federal Officer for 
the Board prior to the meeting.

Background

    The Good Neighbor Environmental Board meets three times each 
calendar year at different locations along the U.S.-Mexico border. It 
was created by

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the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1992. An Executive 
Order delegates implementing authority to the Administrator of EPA. The 
Board is responsible for providing advice to the U.S. President and 
Congress on environmental and infrastructure issues and needs within 
the States contiguous to Mexico in order to improve the quality of life 
of persons residing on the United States side of the border. The 
statute calls for the Board to have representatives from U.S. 
Government agencies; the governments of the States of Arizona, 
California, New Mexico and Texas; and private organizations with 
expertise on environmental and infrastructure problems along the 
southwest border. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gives notice 
of this meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board pursuant to 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463).

    Dated: September 9, 2002.
Mark N. Joyce,
Acting Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-23991 Filed 9-19-02; 8:45 am]
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