[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59401-59402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26052]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7574-4]


National Dialogue on EPA's Draft Report on the Environment, 2003

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Environmental Information, the Office of 
Research and Development and EPA's Regional Offices are conducting 
national dialogue sessions with a broad spectrum of stakeholders to 
solicit feedback on the Draft Report on the Environment issued June 23, 
2003. EPA will conduct five sessions and will invite representatives 
from Federal, State, and local governments, tribes, academia, non-
governmental organizations, and business and industry. Interested 
members of the general public may attend the meetings and will have an 
opportunity to provide comment at an appointed time during the session. 
Because space is limited, those planning to attend must RSVP to the 
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT no later than 
one week before the meeting. The information contact will also provide 
the specific meeting locations in the cities listed below as well as 
directions.

DATES: The dates for the dialogue sessions are:

1. November 6, 2003 9 a.m. to 4:30 PM, Chicago, IL
2. November 13, 2003, 9 a.m. to 4:30 PM, Atlanta, GA
3. November 18, 2003, 9 a.m. to 4:30 PM, San Francisco, CA
4. November 20, 2003, 9 a.m. to 4:30 PM, Seattle, WA
5. December 12, 2003, 9 a.m. to 4:30 PM, Dallas, TX

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Banks-Waller, Office of 
Environmental Information, Office of Information Analysis and Access, 
Environmental Analysis Division, (2842T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave NW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone (202) 566-0625, fax (202) 566-
1066 or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 23, 2003, EPA released the Draft 
Report on the Environment (RoE) and its accompanying Technical 
Document. The report presents EPA's first-ever national picture of the 
U.S. environment. The report describes what EPA knows--and doesn't 
know--about the current state of the environment at the national level, 
and how the environment is changing. The report highlights the progress 
our nation has made in protecting its air, water, and land resources 
and describes the measures that can be used to track the status of the 
environment and human health.
    EPA has issued the report as a draft to stimulate dialogue and 
invite input into developing and improving environmental indicators in 
the future. The national dialogue sessions are a first step in 
soliciting feedback on the report and will focus on:
    [sbull] Assessing the quality, structure, relevance, 
appropriateness of, and needed improvements to the report,
    [sbull] Identifying additional or new questions/indicators, changes 
in indicators, gaps, indicator improvements, etc., and
    [sbull] Assessing the use of the report for planning and decision-
making. Feedback obtained from these sessions will be used to shape the 
next and future editions of the report.
    To view, download, or order hardcopies of the RoE and the Technical 
Document or to provide comments on the documents, please visit the EPA

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Environmental Indicators Initiative Web site at http://www.epa.gov/indicators/roe/.

    Dated: October 3, 2003.
Elaine G. Stanley,
Director, Office of Information Analysis and Access.
[FR Doc. 03-26052 Filed 10-14-03; 8:45 am]
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