The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on
Energy and Commerce will hold a hybrid
hearing
that includes both in-person and remote attendance on Wednesday,
September 29, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. This hearing will take place in the
John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well
as remotely using Cisco WebEx online video conferencing. The hearing is
entitled, “Protecting Communities from Industrial Accidents:
Revitalizing the Chemical Safety Board.”
CSB is led by a five-member board of experts
who are appointed individually by the President and confirmed by the
Senate. Currently, there are four vacancies on the Board.
The Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigations Board, commonly referred
to as the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), is an independent federal agency
responsible for investigating industrial chemical accidents.
CSB was authorized by the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990, but only funded in 1998 after a series of industrial
accidents led to a renewed impetus to secure appropriations for the
organization.
Witness
Katherine A. Lemos, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, U.S.
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Underserved,
Agricultural, and Rural Development will hold a hybrid
hearing
titled: “Sustainable Forestry’s Role in Climate Solutions.” The hearing
is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 in
Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Participating members
can also join remotely via Zoom.
As the Federal Government considers options for infrastructure
investments and ways to help mitigate and adapt to climate change, the
forestry sector offers multiple avenues to address these goals while
also promoting small business development in rural and underserved
communities. Sustainable forest management can provide economic and
social benefits to meet the needs of present and future generations and
also play a fundamental role in the natural resource infrastructure of
our nation. This hearing will allow members to learn more about the role
of sustainable forestry and how small businesses across this sector are
helping to address climate change.
Witnesses:
Dana Doran, Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of
Maine
Dr. Adam Daigneault, Associate Professor of Forest Policy and
Economics, University of Maine
Mark Thibodeau, Regional Manager, ReEnergy Stratton
LLC, Carrabassett Valley, ME
Scott Dane, Executive Director American Logger Council Gilbert, MN
House Small Business Committee
Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Development Subcommittee
The purpose of these
calls
is to inform communities about EPA’s
environmental justice work and enhance opportunities to maintain an open
dialogue with environmental justice advocates. As environmental justice
continues to be integrated into EPA programs
and policies, the Agency hopes that these calls will help reaffirm
EPA’s continued commitment to work with
community groups and the public to strengthen local environmental and
human health outcomes.
Registration:
Due to limited space, participation in this call will be on a first
come, first-served basis. Pre-registration is highly suggested, but not
required. If registration has reached capacity, please see the links
below for instructions on how to access the call if seating is available
on the day of the meeting. If you are unable to join the call, a summary
will be posted to the U.S. EPA Office of
Environmental Justice’s website after.
Interpretation: If you need English-language interpretation assistance,
or special accommodations for a disability or other assistance, you can
submit a request when registering for the meeting. Please submit your
request by September 23, to give EPA
sufficient time to process.
For more information about the National Environmental Justice Community
Engagement Calls, please visit the website or email: Victoria Robinson
([email protected]) or Christina Motilall
([email protected]).
We invite you to attend a press
conference
on Wednesday, September 22 at 1pm ET at the U.S. House Triangle (House
side of the Capitol’s East Front) to highlight the importance of holding
major fossil fuel companies accountable for their massive past global
pollution through the Polluters Pay Climate Fund.