[Federal Register: June 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 123)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and 
Technology, Title VI Implementation Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now gives 
notification of a meeting of the Title VI Implementation Advisory 
Committee of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and 
Technology (NACEPT).
    Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits recipients of 
federal financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of race, 
color, or national origin in their programs or activities.
    The purpose of the Title VI Implementation Advisory Committee is to 
advise the Administrator and Deputy Administrator of EPA on techniques 
that may be used by EPA funding recipients to operate environmental 
permitting programs in compliance with Title VI. The Title VI 
Implementation Advisory Committee is one of several standing committees 
of NACEPT.
    The Committee consists of 23 independent representatives drawn from 
among state and local governments, industry, the academic community, 
tribal and indigenous interests, and grassroots environmental and other 
non-governmental organizations.

DATES: The Committee will meet on July 27, 1998 from 1:30 p.m. to 8:30 
p.m. and July 28, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The public comment 
session will be held on July 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
    Members of the public who wish to make brief oral presentations 
should contact Jannell Young at (202) 260-1888 by July 21, 1998 to 
reserve time during the public comment session. The Committee is 
particularly interested in receiving public comments on how a state 
permitting agency can effectively identify and address Title VI 
concerns early in the permitting process. Individuals or groups making 
presentations will be limited to a total time of five minutes. Those 
who have not reserved time in advance may make comments during the 
public comment session as time allows.

ADDRESSES: The Penn Tower Hotel, Civic Center Boulevard at 34th Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meeting is open to the public. However, 
seating will be limited and available on a first-come, first-served 
basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gregory Kenyon, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative Environmental Management, 
telephone (202) 260-8169.

    Dated: June 24, 1998.
Gregory Kenyon,
Designated Federal Officer, NACEPT Title VI Implementation Advisory 
Committee.
[FR Doc. 98-17284 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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