Notice2024-03531
Announcement of Board of Directors of the National Environmental Education Foundation
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Published
February 22, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation (doing business as The National Environmental Education Foundation or "NEEF") was created as a private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It was established by Congress as a common ground upon which leaders from business and industry, all levels of government, public interest groups, and others can work cooperatively to raise a greater national awareness of environmental issues beyond traditional classrooms.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13339-13340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03531]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-11756-01-OA]
Announcement of Board of Directors of the National Environmental
Education Foundation
AGENCY: Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of appointment and re-appointment of Board of Directors.
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SUMMARY: The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
(doing business as The National Environmental Education Foundation or
``NEEF'') was created as a private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
It was established by Congress as a common ground upon which leaders
from business and industry, all levels of government, public interest
groups, and others can work cooperatively to raise a greater national
awareness of environmental issues beyond traditional classrooms.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice
of Appointment, please contact Hiram Tanner, 202-564-4988, Director for
Office of Environmental Education, U.S. EPA 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the terms of the NEEA, the
Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency appoints and
reappoints eligible individuals to serve on NEEF's Board of Directors.
The Administrator announces the following four-year appointments to
NEEF's Board of Directors, effective 90 days after publication of this
original notice:
<bullet> Kim Moore Bailey, President, and CEO, Justice Outside
<bullet> Arielle King, Consultant, Intersectional Environmentalist
<bullet> Chandra Taylor-Sawyer, Senior Attorney and Leader of
Environmental Justice Initiative, Southern Environmental Law Center
<bullet> Marc Washington, Senior Director, Capital One
<bullet> John Whyte, MD, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD
Additionally, the Administrator re-appoints the following four
individuals to serve a second four-year term:
<bullet> Katie Hogge, Digital Outreach Manager, The Ocean Conservancy
<bullet> Jennifer Love, Former Chief Security Officer and SVP, Safety,
Health and Environment, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
<bullet> Lori McFarling, Non-profit Advisor, Former President, Social
Impact, Discovery Education
<bullet> Stephen Sikra, Former Vice President and Head of the Americas,
Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Additional Considerations: As an independent foundation, NEEF is
different from the Agency's several federal advisory committees and
scientific boards, which have their own appointment processes.
Because NEEA gives complete discretion to the Administrator in
appointing members to NEEF's Board of Directors, EPA is taking
additional steps to ensure all prospective members are qualified to
serve on the Board and represent a variety of points of view and bring
with them a variety of expertise and experiences.
Section 10(a) of the National Environmental Education Act of 1990
(NEEA) establishes the National Environmental Education Foundation and
its underlying terms. The statute in its entirety is available on EPA's
website and may be accessed here: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/education/national-environmental-education-act#s10">https://www.epa.gov/education/national-environmental-education-act#s10</a>.
Section 10 of the NEEA provides the following, in pertinent part:
Establishment and Purposes
Establishment--
There is hereby established the National Environmental Education
Foundation. The Foundation is established in order to extend the
contribution of environmental education and training to meeting
critical environmental protection needs, both in this country and
internationally; to facilitate the cooperation, coordination, and
contribution of public and private resources to create an
environmentally advanced educational system; and to foster an open and
effective partnership among Federal, State and local government,
business, industry, academic institutions, community based
environmental groups, and international organizations.
The Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation whose
income is exempt from tax, and donations to which are tax deductible to
the same extent as those organizations listed pursuant to section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Foundation is not an
agency or establishment of the United States.
Purposes--The purposes of the Foundation are--
Subject to the limitation contained in Section 10 (d) of the
National Environmental Education Act of 1990 (NEEA) to encourage,
accept, leverage, and administer private gifts for the benefit of, or
in connection with, the environmental education and training activities
and services of the United States Environmental Protection Agency;
To conduct such other environmental education activities as will
further the development of an environmentally conscious and responsible
public, a well-trained and environmentally literate workforce, and an
environmentally advanced educational system; and
To participate with foreign entities and individuals in the conduct
and coordination of activities that will further opportunities for
environmental education and training to address environmental issues
and problems involving the United States and Canada or Mexico.
Programs--The Foundation will develop, support, and/or operate
programs and projects to educate and train educational and
environmental professionals, and to assist them in the development of
environmental education and training programs and studies.
Board of Directors
Establishment and Membership--
The Foundation shall have a governing Board of Directors (hereafter
referred to in this section as `the Board'), which shall consist of 13
directors, each of whom shall be knowledgeable or experienced in the
environment, education and/or training. The Board shall oversee the
activities of the Foundation and shall assure that the activities of
the Foundation are consistent with the environmental and education
goals and policies of the EPA and with the intents and purposes of this
Act. The membership of the Board, to the extent practicable, shall
represent diverse points of view relating to environmental education
and training.
Appointment and Terms--
Members of the Board shall be appointed by the EPA Administrator.
Within 90 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, and as
appropriate thereafter, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal
Register an announcement of appointments of Directors of the Board.
Such appointments become final and effective 90 days after publication
of the notice of appointment.
The directors shall be appointed for terms of four years. The
Administrator shall appoint an individual to serve as a director in the
event of a vacancy on the Board within 60 days of said vacancy in the
way the original appointment was made. No individual
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may serve more than two consecutive terms as a director.
Dated: February 14, 2024.
Loni Cortez Russell,
Associate Administrator, Office of Public Engagement and Environmental
Education.
[FR Doc. 2024-03531 Filed 2-21-24; 8:45 am]
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