[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29868-29869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10540]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Request for Information (RFI): 2022 HHS Environmental Justice 
Strategy and Implementation Plan Draft Outline; Comment Period Extended

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of request for information; comment period extended.

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SUMMARY: On April 8, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) published into the Federal Register a Request for Information 
(RFI) which is located at 87 FR 20876 to receive input from the public 
on HHS's draft outline to further the development of the 2022 
Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan. Consistent with 
the policy of this administration directing HHS to make achieving 
environmental justice part of its mission, HHS would like to identify 
priority actions and strategies to best address environmental 
injustices and health inequities for people of color, disadvantaged, 
vulnerable, low-income, marginalized, and indigenous populations. With 
the engagement of and input from the public, the 2022 Environmental 
Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan will serve as a guide to 
confront environmental and health disparities and implement a 
multifaceted approach that will serve vulnerable populations and 
communities disproportionately impacted by environmental burdens.

DATES: To be assured consideration, comments must be received at the 
email address provided below, no later than midnight Eastern Time (ET) 
on June 18, 2022. HHS will not reply individually to responders but 
will consider all comments submitted by the deadline. Do not provide 
confidential information as comments may be published or otherwise used 
for agency purposes.

ADDRESSES: Please submit all responses via email to 
[email protected] as a Word document or in the body of an email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. LaToria Whitehead, Senior Public 
Health Analyst, email: [email protected], phone: (770) 488-3633.


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    Dated: May 11, 2022.
Arsenio Mataka,
Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-10540 Filed 5-16-22; 8:45 am]
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