94-32277. Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice; Notification of National Interagency Public Meeting on Environmental Justice

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-32277]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5131-7]


Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice; Notification 
of National Interagency Public Meeting on Environmental Justice

    Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions To Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (February 
11, 1994) requires Federal agencies to integrate environmental justice 
into their agency's mission by identifying and addressing, as 
appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse effects of Federal 
actions on human health or the environment in minority and low-income 
communities. Pursuant to the Order, an Environmental Justice Working 
Group was created.
    On January 20, 1995, the Working Group will sponsor a public 
meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, at which the public can share concerns and 
make recommendations on how the Federal agencies can effectively 
promote environmental justice in their areas of responsibility.
    The public meeting is designed to encourage discussion among 
different parties having an interest in the issue. To accomplish that 
goal, the Working Group is inviting the participation of private 
individuals and representatives of grassroots and community-based 
organizations; environmental organizations; academic institutions; 
businesses; industries; and Federal, Tribal, State, and Local 
governments.
    The morning session will include discussions with representatives 
of Federal agencies on environmental justice goals and draft agency 
strategies. The afternoon program will feature several sessions at 
which participants will discuss particular issues relating to 
environmental justice. Representatives of Federal agencies will be 
available throughout the day to discuss draft strategies.
    In an effort to expand participation, the Black College Satellite 
Network will broadcast an evening session from Atlanta to locations 
throughout the country. The session will be broadcasted from 7 p.m. to 
9 p.m. eastern standard time and will provide the public an opportunity 
to comment on the draft environmental justice strategies of 
participating Federal agencies.
    The public meeting will be held at Clark Atlanta University, 223 
James P. Brawley Drive, SW., Atlanta, Georgia. To register for the 
Atlanta meeting or receive information on the satellite downlink sites, 
please call 1-800-413-9849.
    If you have any questions or need additional information regarding 
the public meeting, please call Bob Knox or Danny Gogal at EPA's Office 
of Environmental Justice, toll free at 1-800-962-6215 or locally (202) 
260-6357.
Jonathan Z. Cannon,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Administration and Resources 
Management.
[FR Doc. 94-32277 Filed 12-30-94; 8:45 am]
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