[Federal Register: October 31, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 211)]
[Notices]
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MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY FOUNDATION
Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
AUTHORITY: 5 U.S.C. Appendix; 20 U.S.C. 5601-5609.
AGENCY: U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, Morris K.
Udall Foundation
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Environmental Conflict Resolution (ECR) Advisory
Committee, of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution,
will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 19-20,
2002, at the Pima-Catalina meeting rooms of the Windmill Inn of Tucson,
4250 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85718. The meeting will occur from
8 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. on November 19, and from 8 a.m. to
approximately 3 p.m. on November 20.
Members of the public may attend the meeting in person. Seating is
limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. During
this meeting, the Committee will discuss: Committee organizational
details; background on the Institute; opportunities and challenges for
the Institute; use of ECR processes and collaborative decision making
in relation to National Environmental Policy Act requirements; best
practices for ECR; and follow-up work for the Committee and Institute
staff. A site visit and discussion of natural resource management and
NEPA during the afternoon of November 19, 2002, is anticipated. The
location of the site visit will be announced at the meeting.
Members of the public may make oral comments at the meeting or
submit written comments. In general, each individual or group making an
oral presentation will be limited to five minutes, and total oral
comment time will be limited to one-half hour each day. Written
comments may be submitted by mail or by e-mail to memerson@ecr.gov.
Written comments received in the Institute office far enough in advance
of a meeting may be provided to the Committee prior to the meeting;
comments received too near the meeting date to allow for distribution
will normally be provided to the Committee at the meeting. Written
comments may be provided to the Committee until the time of the
meeting. Comments submitted during or after the meeting will be
accepted but may not be provided to the Committee until after that
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Any member of the public who desires further
information concerning the meeting or wishes to submit oral or written
comments should contact Melanie Emerson, Program Associate, U.S.
Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, 110 S. Church Avenue,
Suite 3350, Tucson, AZ 85701; phone (520) 670-5299, fax (520) 670-5530,
or e-mail at memerson@ecr.gov. Requests to make oral comments must be
in writing (or by e-mail) to Ms. Emerson and be received no later than
5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on Tuesday, November 12, 2002. Copies of
the draft meeting agenda may be obtained from Ms. Emerson at the
address, phone and e-mail address listed above.
Dated: October 24, 2002.
Christopher L. Helms,
Executive Director, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in
National Environmental Policy Foundation, and Federal Register Liaison
Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-27651 Filed 10-30-02; 8:45 am]
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