717 Environmental Justice Advisory Board special meeting  

  • Environmental Justice Advisory Board Special Meeting

    [44 Pa.B. 2133]
    [Saturday, April 5, 2014]

     The Environmental Justice Advisory Board (Board) will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Chester City Hall Community Room, 1 Fourth Street, Chester, PA 19013.

     The Board is holding this public listening session to provide interested stakeholders an opportunity to give public comment on concerns and suggestions regarding environmental justice issues. The Board will provide recommendations to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) based on information gathered from the listening session.

     Persons interested in providing oral comment at the public listening session should register by contacting Holly Cairns, Director, DEP Office of Environmental Advocate, (717) 783-9731, hcairns@pa.gov, no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2014. Organizations are requested to designate one spokesperson to provide comment. Comments are limited to 5 minutes. Persons providing oral comment should provide three written copies of their comments at the listening session.

     Those unable to attend the listening session that would like to provide written comment can e-mail comments to RA-EPPubliccomments@pa.gov or submit them to Environmental Justice Advisory Board, c/o DEP, 400 Market Street, 16th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Written comments will be accepted until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2014.

     Questions and topics raised from the community listening session will be addressed in a comment/response document that will be available at a later date on the Department's web site at www.dep.state.pa.us (DEP Keyword ''Environmental Justice Advisory Board'').

     Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Holly Cairns, Director, DEP Office of Environmental Advocate, (717) 783-9731, hcairns@pa.gov. Information for this meeting is available through the Public Participation Center on the Department's web site (DEP Keyword ''Public Participation'').

     Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact the Department at (717) 783-9731 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

    E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO, 
    Secretary

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-717. Filed for public inspection April 4, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]

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