[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9799-9800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-807]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8533-2]


Good Neighbor Environmental Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, 
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board 
(Board). The Board meets three times each calendar year, twice at 
different locations along the U.S. border with Mexico, and once in 
Washington, DC. It was created in 1992 by the Enterprise for the 
Americas Initiative Act, Public Law 102-532, 7 U.S.C. 5404. 
Implementing authority was delegated to the Administrator of EPA under 
Executive Order 12916. 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 issues 
along the southwest border.

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    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the recommendations 
contained in the Board's latest annual report. The topic for the report 
is effective management of natural disasters that occur along the U.S.-
Mexico border. The Board also will hear from experts on the topic 
selected for its next report. The topic for the next report is the use 
of innovation, including incentives, to reduce pollution along the 
U.S.-Mexico border. The meeting also will include a public comment 
session. A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.

DATES: The Good Neighbor Environmental Board will hold an open meeting 
on Wednesday, March 19, from 10 a.m. (registration at 9:30 a.m.) to 
5:30 p.m. The following day, March 20, it will hold a business meeting 
from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Hilton Washington Towers, 
1919 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC. Telephone: 202-483-3000. 
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], 202-564-2586, U.S. EPA, Office of 
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make brief oral comments or 
provide written statements to the Board should be sent to Elaine 
Koerner, Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above.
    Meeting Access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Elaine Koerner at 202-
564-2586 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: February 11, 2008.
Elaine Koerner,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-807 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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