[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 3529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1627]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7442-7]


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 Washington, D.C. on February 18 and 19, 
2003. It is open to the public.

DATES: On February 18, a special half-day session called ``Border 
Environmental Forecast 2003'' will begin at 9 a.m. (registration at 
8:30 a.m.) and end at 12 noon, followed by the Board's Strategic 
Planning Session from 2 p.m to 5:30 p.m. On February 19, the Board will 
hold its routine business meeting from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. A pre-meeting 
orientation session for new members will take place from 4-6 p.m. on 
February 17.

ADDRESSES: The meeting site is the Hotel Washington located at the 
corner of 15th St. NW. and Pennsylvania Ave. (515 15th Street, NW., 
Pennsylvania Ave.) Washington, DC 20004.
    The closest metro is Metro Center (on the Red Line).

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, MC1601A, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004, (415) 
972-3437, [email protected].
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference 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: Agenda: The Border Environmental Forecast 
2003 seminar is one of three activities scheduled for February 18 and 
19. This three-hour expert Forecast seminar will begin at 9 a.m. 
(registration at 8:30 a.m.) and conclude at noon. In keeping with a 
similar session hosted last year, two panels of border-region experts 
will forecast the most pressing environmental challenges the border 
region will face in the year ahead. Immediately following the seminar, 
from 12 to 12:30 p.m. a public comment session will take place. During 
the afternoon of February 18, the Board will hold its annual Strategic 
Planning Session; a Road Map for the year ahead and criteria for 
measuring its effectiveness are among the products to be developed. The 
following morning, February 19, the Board will hold a routine business 
meeting. All of these activities are open to the public.
    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 
and also holds an annual strategic planning session. It was created by 
the Enterprise for the Americans Initiative Act of 1992. An Executive 
Order delegates implementing authority to the Administrator of EPA. The 
Board is responsible for providing advice to the President and the 
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: January 13, 2003.
Oscar Carrillo,
Acting Designate Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-1627 Filed 1-23-03; 8:45 am]
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