Sec. 301. Climate and environmental justice accountability agenda
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During the months of October and April of each year, each agency shall publish in the Federal Register a climate and environmental justice accountability agenda (referred to in this section as the agenda ) which shall contain— a brief description of the subject area of any rule which the agency expects to propose or promulgate which is likely to have a significant positive or negative economic, public health, or environmental impact on a substantial number of residents within 1 or more frontline communities; a summary of— the nature of each rule under consideration for each subject area listed in the agenda pursuant to paragraph (1); the objectives and legal basis for the issuance of each rule listed in the agenda pursuant to paragraph (1); and an approximate schedule for completing action on any rule for which the agency has issued a general notice of proposed rulemaking; and the name and telephone number of an agency official knowledgeable concerning the items listed in paragraph (1).
Each agenda shall be transmitted to the head of the Office for comment, if any. Each agency shall— provide notice of each agenda to frontline communities or representatives of the frontline communities through— direct notification of frontline communities; or publication of the agenda in publications likely to be obtained by frontline communities; and invite comments on each subject area on the agenda. Nothing in this section— precludes an agency from considering or acting on any matter not included in an agenda of the agency; or requires an agency to consider or act on any matter listed in the agenda.