[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 73631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30708]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9497-5]


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 usually 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 states of Arizona, 
California, New Mexico and Texas; and tribal and private organizations 
with experience in environmental and infrastructure issues along the 
US-Mexico border.
    The purpose of the meeting is to finalize the Board's 14th report, 
which will focus on the environmental and economic benefits of 
renewable energy development in the border region. 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 December 14, from 9 a.m. (registration at 8:30 a.m.) to 
12:30 p.m. The following day, December 15, the Board will meet from 
8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Due to funding uncertainties, EPA is announcing 
the meeting with less than 15 days public notice.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA Headquarters 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, in Ariel Rios North, 
Room 3000. The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a 
first-come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Joyce, Acting Designated Federal 
Officer, [email protected], (202) 564-2130, U.S. EPA, Office of 
Federal Advisory Committee Management and Outreach (1601M), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to make oral comments or submit 
written comments to the Board, please contact Mark Joyce at least five 
days prior to the meeting.
    General Information: Additional information concerning the GNEB can 
be found on its Web site at www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.
    Meeting Access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mark Joyce at (202) 564-
2130 or by email at [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mark Joyce at least 10 days prior to the 
meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: November 17, 2011.
Mark Joyce,
Acting Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-30708 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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