[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31755-31756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10569]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10961-01-R5]
Great Lakes Advisory Board Notice for Virtual Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting for Great Lakes Advisory Board.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides notice of a public
meeting for the Great Lakes Advisory Board. Pre-registration is
required. Due to logistical circumstances, EPA is announcing this
meeting with less than 15 calendar days public notice.
DATES: This virtual public meeting will be held on May 31st, 2023, from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Members of the public seeking
to view the meeting must register by 2 p.m. Central Daylight Time on
May 30th, 2023. Members of the public seeking to make comments relevant
to issues discussed at the virtual meeting must register and indicate a
request to make oral and/or written public comments in advance of the
meeting. For information on how to register, please see How do I
participate in the meeting below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Nettesheim, Acting Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), at [email protected] or 312-353-9153.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
The GLAB is chartered in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., appendix 2, as amended) and 41
CFR 102-3.50(d). The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations
on matters related to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The
Advisory Board also advises on domestic matters related to
implementation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the
U.S. and Canada. The major objectives are to provide advice and
recommendations on: Great Lakes protection and restoration activities;
long-term goals, objectives, and priorities for Great Lakes protection
and restoration; and other issues identified by the Great Lakes
Interagency Task Force/Regional Working Group.
II. How do I participate in the remote public meeting?
A. Remote Meeting
This meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting on May 31st,
2023, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Central Daylight Time. You must register by
2:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on May 30th, 2023, to receive
information on how to participate. You may also submit written or oral
comments for the committee by following the processes outlined below.
B. Registration
Individual registration is required for participation in this
meeting. Information on registration for this meeting can be found at
https://event.capconcorp.com/form/view.php?id=168978. When registering,
please provide your name, email, organization, city, and state. Please
also indicate whether you would like to provide oral and/or written
comments during the meeting at the time of registration.
C. Procedures for Providing Public Comments
Oral Statements: In general, oral comments at this virtual
conference will be limited to the Public Comments portions of the
meeting agenda. Members of the public may provide oral comments limited
to up to three minutes per individual or group and may submit further
information as written comments. Persons interested in providing oral
statements should register at https://event.capconcorp.com/form/view.php?id=168978 for the meeting and indicate your interest to
provide public comments. Oral commenters will be provided an
opportunity to speak in the order in which their request was received
by the DFO and to the extent permitted by the number of comments and
the scheduled length of the meeting. Persons not able to provide oral
comments during the meeting will be given an opportunity to provide
written comments after the meeting.
Written Statements: Persons interested in providing written
statements pertaining to this committee meeting may do so by indicating
at https://event.capconcorp.com/form/view.php?id=168978. Written
comments will be accepted before and after the public meeting for
consideration by the Great Lakes Advisory Board members.
D. Availability of Meeting Materials
The meeting agenda and other materials for the virtual conference
will be posted on the GLAB website at www.glri.us/glab.
E. Accessibility
Persons with disabilities who wish to request reasonable
accommodations to participate in this event may contact the Acting DFO
at [email protected] or 312-353-9153 by 2 p.m. Central Daylight
Time on May 23rd, 2023. All final meeting materials will be posted to
the GLAB website in an accessible format following the meeting, as well
as a written summary of this meeting.
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Dated: May 9, 2023.
Debra Shore,
Regional Administrator & Great Lakes National Program Manager, US EPA
Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2023-10569 Filed 5-17-23; 8:45 am]
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