NEJAC Registration for July 27-29 Public Meeting

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) Registration for the July 27-29, 2010 Public Meeting NOW OPEN‏

The next NEJAC face-to-face meeting will take place in Washington, D.C., on July 27 through 29, 2010, at The Fairfax at Embassy Row. The meeting will include a Public Comment period.

Meeting Registration: Registration is required for everyone (including EPA and other federal employees). The registration deadline is 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 16, 2010. Meeting materials will be prepared based on the number of participants registered on July 16. (On-site registration will be available; however, meeting materials will be distributed first to those who registered in advance. Any remaining materials will be distributed on a first-come first-serve basis.)

There are four easy ways to register:

Online: Complete the online registration form at the NEJAC meetings page on EPA's Office of Environmental Justice Web Site.
By E-mail: Send an e-mail to with “Register for the July NEJAC Meeting” in the subject line. Please provide your name, organization, e-mail and telephone number for future follow-up as necessary.
By Fax: Print the Web page containing the registration form and fax to 877-773-0779.
By Phone: Leave a message at 877-773-0779. Please provide your name, organization, e-mail and telephone number for future follow-up as necessary.

Public Comment Period: Members of the public who wish to speak during the Public Comment period should pre-register by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 16, 2010. Comments will be limited to five minutes to ensure that as many participants as possible wishing to provide a comment may do so. Only one representative of a community, organization or group will be allowed to speak.

Written comments can also be submitted for the record. The suggested format for individuals providing public comments is as follows: Name of Speaker, Name of Organization/Community, Address/Telephone/E-mail, Description of Concern and its Relationship to a Specific Policy Issue(s), and Recommendations or desired outcome. Written comments received by 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 16, 2010, will be included in the materials distributed to the members of the NEJAC. Written comments received after that time will be provided to the NEJAC as logistics allow. All written comments.
For more information, please contact EPA Support Contractor, APEX Direct Inc., at 877-773-0779 or.