Stakeholder Involvement and Support. From the beginning of the Laboratory XL process, the Signatories have placed a high priority on having diverse stakeholders review and support this project. There has been both national and local stakeholder involvement in the development of the Laboratory Environmental Management Standard and substantive elements of this Final Project Agreement. This activity is described below and additional information, such as a listing of national stakeholders and letters of support are included in the docket supporting this rulemaking and the listing of stakeholders participating is in Appendix 4.
Stakeholder Involvement and Support. The existing Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) has established relationships with a variety of stakeholders who are in support of the project. They will be directly involved in specifics of the program’s design and implementation, and, in many cases, already serve on the Advisory Committee. Those stakeholders include the following:
Stakeholder Involvement and Support. The XL process has included developing an ongoing dialogue with a mix of stakeholders from the local community, as well as interested state and federal organizations, such as the US Forest Service, National Park Service and the Department of Energy in addition to the Virginia DEQ and EPA. (see Appendix 3 for the complete list) G-P plans to maintain regular communication with all the current stakeholders as well as others that may express interest throughout the life of the project. Prior to beginning the FPA development process, meetings were held with VaDEQ, Southern Environmental Law Center, the Sierra Club (VA Chapter), as well as several meetings in Bedford and Lynchburg, and a regularly scheduled community meeting. Information about the project was distributed to local newspapers, radio and TV stations. Once the FPA negotiation process began, a series of nine stakeholder meetings were held. The first two meetings included tours of the Big Island facility and detailed briefing and discussions of the mill’s operations, manufacturing process, the proposed gasifier process and the anticipated air quality improvements associated with the proposed new equipment. A collection of project documents has been established in the two local county libraries. These collections contain records of all stakeholder meetings, identification of the stakeholders, relevant materials and minutes. A mailing list, including all stakeholders, participants in the FPA development process and any members of the general public who have expressed interest in the project have received copies of all minutes and other materials from the meetings, including drafts of the FPA. EPA also is maintaining project documents on the Project XL web-site that is located at xxx.xxx.xxx/Xxxxxxx XL. The stakeholder participants agreed to act as an advisory group and further agreed on a consensus method of decision-making. In the event of lack of consensus the group decided that a simple majority of the stakeholders would make a determination. The FPA will be signed by G-P, EPA and the VADEQ, will not be signatures to the document, but are encouraged to write separate letters of support of the FPA or to file letters of objection in the event they did not agree with the consensus.
Stakeholder Involvement and Support. The City of Boston is fully committed to the broadest possible involvement of government entities, non-governmental community and neighborhood organizations, as well as the private sector, in all of its community and economic development activities. LSB is fortunate to have a strong network of community agencies and organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life of the residents. Lead-Safe Boston participated in the national stakeholders process which lead to the research establishing the safety and benefits of disposing of architectural debris containing lead from LBP in C & D landfills and to the publication of the proposed rule on the subject (see 63 FR 70190 and 63 FR 70233, dated December 18, 1998). Other stakeholders involved in this effort include similar programs in cities throughout the United States and national and regional coalitions including the National Campaign to End Childhood Lead Poisoning. A wide variety of community-based providers (non-profit community groups) will be involved in the education and outreach component of the LSB program by providing venues for the distribution of information to engage potential participants as well as referrals for participating in the program. On August 22, 2000, the Project Sponsors held an informational meeting in Boston to discuss and answer questions about this project and EPA’s new Policy Memorandum regarding the removal of lead from residential housing. A wide variety of national, regional and local stakeholders involved with lead remediation were invited to attend this meeting. Letters of support for this project are attached in Appendix C.
Stakeholder Involvement and Support. IBM has solicited input on this project from a wide range of stakeholders including local and national environmental groups, neighborhood associations, and industry trade associations. They have been notified of this project by direct mail, telephone, and notification in the local press. IBM continues to pursue additional stakeholders and ongoing information is available from the project contacts listed in Section I.D, as well as EPA’s website. In addition, IBM has conducted a series of meetings with additional stakeholders who have agreed to serve as commenters for this project. They have been briefed on the proposal, and are supportive of the project as described. The State of Vermont also supports the project and is a Project Signatory to this Agreement. Stakeholder meetings were held at the IBM facility on February 17 and March 24, 2000. IBM will also provide future project information to relevant stakeholders as described in Section V.C, “Project Tracking and Evaluation.”
Stakeholder Involvement and Support. The stakeholder process is essential to the potential success of this XL Project and its appropriate evaluation, including the model validation process. Significant state and local support have been instrumental in the development of this project. The State of Maine and Town of Xxx are both Project Signatories to this Agreement. As such, several of their offices have been involved with the development and implementation of this project including: the Commissioner of ME DEP, the ME DEP Air Bureau, members of the Town of Xxx Planning Board, Town of Xxx Selectmen and the Town of Xxx Code Enforcement Officer. The Penobscot Indian Nation has participated actively in this project. The Franklin County Soil and Water District has also been invited to participate directly in the process. Potential non-governmental stakeholders include, but are not limited to: Maine Lung, Environment Northeast, Alliance for Environmental Innovation and Western Mountain Alliance and the Xxx High School Science Club. Industrial member associations who have been asked to participate actively include: the Maine Pulp and Paper Association, National Council of Air Stream Improvement, certain emission monitor manufacturers, and members of the American Forest and Paper Association. Other organizations will be welcomed as active participants if they are willing to dedicate the time for meaningful participation. Comments from all other organizations and individuals are welcomed throughout the stakeholder process. In particular, all stakeholders, including the general public, have been and will continue for the life of the project to be, notified through the local newspaper and through local radio announcements of meetings and the availability for review of documents, meeting notes and technical data generated during project implementation and testing. The stakeholder group will also be invited to participate and observe the work during project implementation.
Stakeholder Involvement and Support. The Project has involved numerous stakeholders, including a CAP and local and state governments. Project information has been provided to local publications and, through the Project XL Website and Crompton’s Website, to the nation and the world. The following describe the key elements of the Stakeholder Program and how it satisfies XL requirements. • The Xxxx Plant has reviewed the elements of the Project with its local CAP and has received the advisory panel’s full support. The letter of endorsement is attached as Appendix B. • The Xxxx Plant has had articles published in the St. Xxxxxxx Herald and the Times Picayune describing the Project. • Both Crompton and EPA have included Project information on their respective Websites. These websites will document all milestones including any reporting activities necessary to implement this project as agreed to in both the MOA and this FPA. • EPA has placed Project information on the Project XL Website. • Crompton will work with the State of Louisiana to provide all notices required in the permitting process. • Xxxxxxxx’x Stakeholder Participation Plan attached hereto as Appendix G. These actions satisfy the XL stakeholder involvement criteria.
Stakeholder Involvement and Support. The USPS has involved stakeholders from throughout the Denver area in this project. Representatives from environmental groups, other delivery companies, the petroleum industry, and the alternative fuel industry participated in the stakeholder process by attending meetings, commenting on documents, and participating in the development of this agreement.
Stakeholder Involvement and Support. Public outreach and education are essential functions of any significant project at the Facility. The County has included all relevant sectors as stakeholders in this project. Those entities the County feels may desire notification, but do not participate, will be provided information on the project.
Stakeholder Involvement and Support. OMP has mounted an extensive effort to measure and ascertain stakeholder involvement and support for this Project. OMP focused on a number of stakeholder groups, including the local community, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx Spring House employees, State and Federal regulatory agencies, and local, state and national environmental groups. Support for the Project has been generally positive from all stakeholders to date. Copies of all correspondence from stakeholders and commenters, as well as summaries of public meetings, are included in the project Information Repository as set forth in Section 3.3.5.
