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EPA - 84625 - White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council - Presidential

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council	Agency Name	Environmental Protection Agency
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	84625
Original Establishment Date	3/30/2021	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	1/20/2025	Committee URL	https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-...
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	Yes
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	40
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	DFO
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Current Charter Date	3/15/2023	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Audrie
Date Of Renewal Charter	3/15/2025	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date	1/20/2025	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Washington
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority	Executive Order 14148	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 441-7295
Establishment Authority*	Presidential	Designated Federal Officer Fax*
Specific Establishment Authority*	Executive Order 14008	Designated Federal Officer Email*	washington.audrie@epa.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	1/27/2021
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	Yes
Committee Function*	National Policy Issue Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Terminate
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) provides independent advice and recommendations to the chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and to the White House Interagency Council on Environmental Justice (IAC) on how to increase the federal government’s efforts to address current and historic environmental injustice. The WHEJAC accomplishes its purpose by either developing work products from charges issued by CEQ/IAC or from independently identified environmental justice concerns from the council. The WHEJAC uses workgroups to develop draft recommendations in response to charges. Each workgroup submits draft recommendations to the full council for discussion, deliberation, and final approval. All WHEJAC final reports or letters are reviewed and approved by the full WHEJAC before transmitting to CEQ.
How is membership balanced?*	The President appointed two co-chairpersons and two vice-chairpersons. Members were drawn from across the political spectrum and who have demonstrated high levels of competence, knowledge, and expertise in environmental justice, climate change, disaster preparedness, and racial inequity. Members serve as Representatives of non-federal interests for a two-year term, and are selected to represent the points of view from among, but not limited to, environmental justice communities; environmental justice community-based organizations; environmental justice research and academia; and tribal, state, and local governments. Within each of the stakeholder representative categories, technical perspectives (such as public health, state/tribal environmental programs, community sustainability, socio-economic analysis, etc.) are sought that reflect the issues and subjects being evaluated by the Council. In addition, geographic and gender balance also are considered, ensuring that representatives of affected communities participate. This approach ensures that the membership reflects a cross-section of those directly affected by, interested in, and qualified to discuss creative and collaborative strategies to better address the human health and environmental protection needs of disadvantaged and underserved communities. All members serve as Tier 1 (parent committee) members. There are no Tier 2 subcommittees.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	During FY 2025, the WHEJAC held one public meeting on December 17, 2024.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*
Why close or partially close meetings?	No meetings were closed in FY 2025.
Recommendation Remarks	Consistent with the President’s Executive Order 14148: "Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions", and pursuant to the directive by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 41 CFR 102-3.55(a)(2), and all other applicable authorities, this committee has been revoked.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed
Outcome Comment		Number Of Grants Recommended
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended
Cost Savings Comment	The recommendations the WHEJAC makes tend to call for broad institutional and policy changes to be undertaken by numerous federal agencies that have environmental, climate, human health, and other related programs. This process often is incremental and takes place over a long time frame and therefore is difficult to measure.	Grants Review Comment
Number Of Recommendations*	341	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	The WHEJAC provides advice and recommendations to the CEQ and more than 17 agencies that comprise the IAC for environmental justice. In FY-2024, the committee issued four formal reports of recommendations totaling 358 recommendations.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	20.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	The exact percentage of recommendations above that have or will be fully implemented is difficult to estimate because the nature of policy recommendations is such that it often takes a several years to implement new policy due to changing agency priorities and resources. In addition, the WHEJAC's recommendations and meetings have been instrumental in the widespread education of agency managers and staff regarding the environmental and public health concerns of disadvantaged, underserved, and environmentally overburdened communities and tribes. This education will be helpful in bringing about behavioral change within the agencies.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	40.00%	Access Publications	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	See comments above for recommendations fully implemented.	Access Other	Yes
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment
Agency Feedback Comment*	The WHEJAC receives feedback from CEQ/IAC regarding actions taken to implement WHEJAC recommendations. In addition to feedback to Council members at WHEJAC public meetings, the EPA Office of Environmental Justice works in consultation with CEQ to coordinate an initial response (where appropriate) to the recommendations within two to three months. More formal feedback is provided within one year of submitting recommendations, and comes in the form of a report to Congress stating the proposals for action or reasons for inaction, with respect to the recommendations contained in each public report. For detailed information about agency feedback to the recommendations, please see U.S. Government response letters at the committee website: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council	Narrative Description*	The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) provides independent advice and recommendations to the chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and to the White House Interagency Council on Environmental Justice (IAC) about how to increase the federal government’s efforts to address current and historic environmental injustice, as well as recommendations for updating Presidential Executive Order 12898. During the first and third quarter of FY 2024, the WHEJAC held two (1) public meetings in December 2023 and June 2024 and produced three (3) full recommendation reports for Carbon Management, Environmental Justice Scorecard, and the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool. The WHEJAC also received a response letter from the White House Council on Environmental Quality on their recommendations for National Ambient Air Quality Standards. These public meetings serve as a forum for public dialogue about ways that federal agencies; and state, local, and tribal governments, can better address environmental justice concerns.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	2/19/2025 10:18 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
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