[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28419-28420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13887]
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THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The Nineteenth Meeting of the President's Council on Sustainable
Development (PCSD) in Washington, DC
SUMMARY: The President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD), a
Presidential Commission with representation from industry, government,
environmental, and Native American organizations, will convene its
nineteenth meeting in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 4, 1998.
Under its current charter from the Clinton Administration, the
Council is (1) continuing to forge consensus on policy, (2)
demonstrating implementation, (3) getting the word out about
sustainable development, and (4) evaluating progress. The Council will
advise the President in four specific areas: domestic implementation of
policy options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, next steps in
building the new environmental management system of the 21st century,
promoting multi-jurisdictional and community cooperation in
metropolitan and rural areas, and policies that foster the United
States' leadership role in sustainable development internationally.
At the Council's last meeting in Atlanta, GA on November 20, 1997,
the members listened to and questioned invited experts as they
presented their views on the possibilities and limitations of new
technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Council also heard
from people in the Atlanta region about ways in which the climate
change issues are affecting, and could affect, their lives.
At the June 4th meeting the Council will hear presentations,
discuss a wide array of business, and decide on important next steps.
June 4 Public Meeting
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
National Town Meetings for a New American Dream. Progress
on the goals, vision, audiences, anchor events, and overall planning
for this seminal event taking place in Detroit and in communities
across America on May 2-5, 1999.
Benefits and opportunities for community-based greenhouse
gas emissions reduction strategies.
Progress of the Pacific Northwest Regional Council and
Metropolitan and Rural Strategies Task Force.
12:00-1:00 p.m.--Lunch
1:00-4:00 p.m.--Public Meeting Continued
Presentations ``The Importance of Incentives for Early
Action on Climate Change''.
Priority Climate Technologies and Barriers.
Environmental Management Task Force's ``Proposed
Environmental Management Framework''.
Public Comment.
Public comment period: The Council will seek public comment on the
Council's activities to implement the Administration's directive.
Public comment will be taken during the substantive sessions as time
permits, and during the allotted time for public comment identified in
the agenda above. Written comments may be submitted before or during
the public meeting. All written and oral comments will become part of
the public record.
Specifically, the Council is interested in hearing from the public
comments in the following areas:
The Climate Task Force of the President's Council agreed
last fall on the important role of technology in addressing climate
change, stating that, ``To protect the climate cost effectively,
technology breakthroughs, technology incentives, and the elimination of
barriers for the deployment of existing technologies are needed. Broad-
based cooperative programs to stimulate markets and develop and
disseminate new and existing technology to industrialized and
developing countries, must be a high priority.'' What in your view is
the most important new technology or class of technologies for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions? What are the barriers to their adoption?
The Climate Task Force of the President's Council agreed
last fall on the need for incentives for early action stating that,
``Greenhouse gases have atmospheric lifetimes ranging from decades to
over a century, and both the concentration and the rate of increase of
these gases in the atmosphere are important factors in determining the
risk of climate change. Therefore, policies to reduce emissions of
greenhouse gases and other measures to protect the climate should
include incentives for early action.'' What key issues must be
addressed in any system designed to create early incentives to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions'?
The Council's Charter directs the Council to ``Get the
Word Out About Sustainable Development.'' In the context of climate
change, what strategies should the Council use to share its consensus
views on the climate change issue?
How can community-based strategies be used to address
climate change?
What are the most interesting innovations now underway in
environmental management that are advancing or could advance the
economic, environmental and social goals of sustainable development?
The Council's previous recommendations to the President may be
found in two reports: Sustainable
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America: A New Consensus for Prosperity, Opportunity, and a Healthy
Environment for the Future (March 1996) and Building on Consensus: A
Progress Report on Sustainable America (January 1997). Copies of both
reports can be ordered by calling 1-800-363-3732 or downloaded off the
Internet at ``http://www.whitehouse.gov/PCSD''.
Dates/Times: Thursday, June 4, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Place: Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Building, 1300
Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC. Enter at main entrance on 14th
Street and proceed down stairs or escalator to the open courtyard and
follow signs to the event.
Status: Open to the public. Public comments are welcome and may be
submitted orally on Thursday June 4 or in writing any time prior to or
during the meeting. Please submit written comments prior to the meeting
to: PCSD, Public Comments, 730 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, D.C.
20503, or fax to: 202/408-6839, E-mail: infopcsd@aol.com''.
Contact: Paul Flaim, Administrative Assistant, at 202/408-5296.
Sign Language Interpreter: Please notify the contact if you will
need a sign language interpreter.
Martin A. Spitzer,
Executive Director, President's Council on Sustainable Development.
[FR Doc. 98-13887 Filed 5-20-98; 2:20 pm]
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