TCEQ Alternative Language Public Participation Stakeholder Meeting
UPDATE: TCEQ will be accepting written comment on the Alternative Language Public Participation Package until December 21, 2021. Please email all comments to: TitleVI@tceq.texas.gov or mail care of: Amy Browning, TCEQ Environmental Law Division, MC-173, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711.
TCEQ will be holding a virtual stakeholder meeting discussing implementation of the Alternative Language Public Participation package that was adopted this past September.
TCEQ seeks input on how these rules are implemented; they will be holding a stakeholder meeting on November 16th, 2021, at 2 pm (Central)/3 pm (Eastern). To assure increased access through the removal of historical language and access barriers in Texas we are suggesting the following guidelines for implementation:
Include chemical information and health impact of short and long-term exposure of proposed permits in the plain-language summary.
Use accurate, consistent, professional, qualified translation and interpretation services, not inconsistent app/online translators or individuals or volunteers. You are a state agency with obligations to all communities.
Translate TCEQ’s website, including pages for TCEQ public participation (public hearings and proposed rules, contested case hearings, complaints, and enforcement pages), office of the Chief Clerk, calendar of public meetings and hearings on permitting cases, and the Executive Director’s agenda
This virtual meeting is vital to assure that rights provided by Title VI are meaningful and give our communities opportunities to participate in decisions that affect our health, safety, and future. These rules are essential in allowing our fenceline communities impacted by continued petrochemical and plastics production to participate in the public input process and help slow and stop further buildout.
To attend:
To Register & Attend: https://www.goto.com/webinar
Webinar ID 722-114-371
To join by phone: 512-239-1835
Written comments may be submitted by email to: TitleVI@tceq.texas.go or by mail to Amy Browning, TCEQ
La TCEQ está introduciendo las reglas de acceso al idioma necesarias para garantizar que las comunidades de idiomas alternativos sean tratadas por igual y no discriminadas. Para asegurarnos de que estas reglas cumplan con ese estándar, debemos pedirle a la TCEQ que:
Use servicios de traducción precisos, consistentes y reales, no traductores en línea/ aplicaciones inexactos o personas no calificadas
Traduzca el sitio web de la TCEQ, incluido las páginas de la oficina del secretario principal, el calendario de reuniones públicas y audiencias sobre casos de permisos y la agenda del Director Ejecutivo.
Proveer información química y el impacto en la salud de los permisos propuestos presentados en el resumen en lenguaje sencillo.
MARTES
16 DE NOVIEMBRE
2 p.m.
Para registrarse y asistir: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1676761148261537039
ID de seminario web 722-114-371.
Los comentarios escritos pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a: TitleVI@tceq.texas.go
