[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56686-56687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19353]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7976-1]


Good Neighbor Environmental Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463, EPA 
gives notice of a meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board 
(GNEB). The Board provides advice and recommendations to the U.S. 
President

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and Congress on environmental and infrastructure issues along the U.S. 
border with Mexico. EPA is charged with administering the activities of 
the Board. The purpose of the meeting is to continue to hear, first-
hand, from border-region communities about their own concerns and 
priorities for environmental and infrastructure issues. A copy of the 
agenda for the meeting will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.

DATES: The Good Neighbor Environmental Board will hold a one-day open 
meeting, on Monday, October 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This 
meeting will include presentations on the theme of border-region 
security and the environment. There will also be a public comment 
session from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The GNEB will also hold a routine 
half-day business meeting from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Wednesday, October 
19, 2005. This meeting is also open to the public.

ADDRESSES: For the first time in the history of the Board, it will be 
meeting on Tribal land (near Tucson, Arizona). The meeting site is the 
Tohono O'odham Nation Desert Diamond Casino, 1100 Pima Mind Road, 
Saguarita, Arizona (I-19, Exit 80, San Xavier District; phone: 520-294-
7777). The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a 
first-come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal 
Officer, [email protected], 202-233-0069, U.S. EPA, Office of 
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601E), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or provide 
written comments to the Board should be sent to Elaine Koerner, 
Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above. The 
public is welcome to attend all portions of the meetings on the 17th 
and 19th.
    Meeting Access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Elaine Koerner at 202-
233-0069 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Elaine Koerner, preferably at least 10 days 
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: September 19, 2005.
Rafael Deleon,
Acting Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-19353 Filed 9-27-05; 8:45 am]
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