UPDATED: EPA Chief, DOI Secretary, CEQ Chair to Head Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Meeting in Galveston (HQ)
WASHINGTON – On Monday, June 27, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will convene an
official meeting of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force
in Galveston, Texas. She will be joined by U.S. Department of the
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Council on Environmental Quality
Chair Nancy Sutley. It will be held at the Galveston Convention
Center from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CDT and is open to the
public.
Administrator Jackson, who chairs the task
force, Secretary Salazar and Chair Sutley will hold a press
availability at 10:30 a.m CDT. Press who are unable to attend the
meeting can RSVP to [email protected] to receive dial-in
information.
During the meeting, Jackson, Salazar, Sutley and
other participants will discuss the progress of restoration
efforts, ongoing public engagement strategy and international
coordination. It will be followed by a public listening session
from 2:30 to 4:15 p.m. CDT.
The Galveston meeting is the latest in a series
of meetings that the task force is holding throughout the five gulf
states. The group is committed to ensuring ongoing input from gulf
residents and local leaders throughout the strategy development
process and will continue to receive feedback during this
meeting.
President Obama issued an executive order in
October to create the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force,
continuing the administration’s ongoing commitment to the
gulf region. The task force works to integrate federal restoration
efforts with those of local stakeholders and state and tribal
governments, and to facilitate accountability and support
throughout the restoration process. More information on the
president’s executive order:
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2010/10/05/executive-order-13554-gulf-coast-ecosystem-restoration-task-force.
Members of the public seeking to pre-register for this meeting
should email
[email protected].
WHO: EPA
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
DOI Secretary Ken Salazar
CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley
WHAT: Gulf
Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Meeting
WHEN: June 27,
2011 - 8:00 a.m.- 2:15 p.m. CDT
Press Availability - 10:30 a.m.
CDT
To dial into this press availability, RSVP to
[email protected] for conference call number.
WHERE: Galveston Island Convention Center
5600 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77550