National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) Public Meeting Registration Reminder

[Paco Tomei]

July 24-25, 2012 Crystal City, Virginia

(*Advance Registration closes July 6*) 

This is a reminder that the next face-to-face meeting of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will be held at the EPA Potomac Yard Conference Center, 2777 Crystal Drive, Crystal City, Virginia, on July 24 and 25, 2012. The meeting will include a public comment period.

Meeting Registration: Registration is required for everyone (including U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] and other federal employees). Advance registration closes at Noon Eastern Time on Friday, July 6, 2012. Meeting materials will be prepared based on the number of participants who have pre-registered by that date. 

If you have registered and did not receive confirmation, please re-submit your registration in order to confirm receipt. 

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-served basis.

There are four easy ways to register:

• Online: Click here to register online. 

• By Email: Send an email to NEJACJuly2...@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com with "Register for the NEJAC July 2012 Meeting" in the subject line. Please provide your name, organization, mailing address (including city, state, and zip code), email address, 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, job title, organization, mailing address, email address, and telephone number for future follow-up as necessary.

• Non-English speaking attendees wishing to arrange for a foreign language interpreter also may make appropriate arrangements by calling the number above.

Hotel Reservations. A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the prevailing government rate at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, under the group code EPA-NEJAC. If you are planning to stay at the Hyatt Regency for the meeting, you must contact the hotel directly to reserve your room. Call 703-418-1234 or visit the website https://resweb.passkey.com/go/EPANEJACConference. To be eligible for the negotiated room block rate, you must contact the hotel before Monday, July 2, 2012. 

Public Comment Sign-Up: Members of the public who wish to speak during the Public Comment period should pre-register by Noon Eastern Time on Friday, July 6, 2012. To accommodate the large number of people who want to address the NEJAC, only one representative of a community, organization, or group will be allowed to speak. (On-site public comment sign-up will also be available; however, those who sign-up in advance will be called to speak first.)

Written comments also can be submitted for the record. The required format for individuals providing written public comments is as follows: 

• Name of speaker.

• Name of organization/community.

• City and state.

• Email address.

• A brief description of the concern, and what you want the NEJAC to advise EPA to do. 

Written comments received by Noon Eastern Time on Friday, July 6, 2012, 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 time allows. All written comments should be sent to NEJACJuly2...@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com.

For more information, please contact EPA Support Contractor, APEX Direct Inc., at 877-773-0779 or NEJACJuly2...@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com.