[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 72396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19906]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2023-0326; FRL-10605-02-OEJECR]


Release of Achieving Health and Environmental Protection Through 
EPA's Meaningful Engagement Policy

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final policy; notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing the final 
``Achieving Health and environmental Protection Through EPA's 
Meaningful Engagement Policy.'' The final Policy supersedes the EPA's 
2003 Public Involvement Policy and highlights three steps for planning 
and providing opportunities for meaningful engagement and public 
participation that will enhance decision-making, while recognizing that 
meaningful engagement processes will need to be tailored to meet 
different program or decision contexts. The accompanying ``Resources 
and Best Practices'' reflect experience gained since the 2003 Public 
Involvement Policy. The Policy will help EPA staff build and strengthen 
capabilities necessary to reach and hear from members of the public on 
actions they are interested in or affected by, while accounting for 
Agency time and resource constraints. This policy does not have the 
force and effect of law and it does not bind the agency or the public 
in any way. The EPA solicited public comments on the draft policy for 
sixty days beginning on November 16, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacey Lobatos, Office of 
Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (Mail Code 2201A), 
Environmental Protection Agency, William Jefferson Clinton Building, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; phone number: 202-
564-8579, email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. How can I access the Policy document and other related information?

    1. Docket. The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2023-0326. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically through 
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, Office of 
Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights Docket, Mail Code 
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The Docket 
Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday (except Federal Holidays). For further information on the EPA 
Docket Center services and the current status, see: https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The public docket does not include CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
    2. Electronic Access. You may also access this Federal Register 
document electronically from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/current or on the EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/epas-meaningful-engagement-policy.

Michael S. Regan,
Administrator.
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