Notice of Near-port Community Capacity Building Pilot Project Extension

January 30, 2018

Capacity building involves actions by all of the organizations participating in project efforts to improve

conditions and address impediments to effective functioning. While our planning incorporates flexibility

to provide space for full expression of issues in context and engagement among stakeholders for

collaborative development of solutions, unanticipated adjustments are sometimes needed to be

responsive to dynamic situations and emerging issues.

Accordingly, in order to be responsive to our project partners’ concerns and to facilitate durable

outcomes, we are extending the timetable for delivery of technical assistance to pilot projects until

September 30, 2018.

This is certainly not a signal to slow down our activities, but rather additional notification that we are

now planning for our pilot project implementation activities to wrap up by the end of September instead

of June.

Please continue planning and implementation activities at an expeditious pace.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Sabrina

Sabrina Johnson

Near-port Community Capacity Building Project Lead

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Transportation & Air Quality

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | MC: 6406A | WJC North, Room 5358

Washington, DC 20460

johnson.sabrina@epa.gov | Tel: 202/564-1173

Driving Innovation in Clean Transportation

for

Healthier Families, Cleaner Communities, A Balanced Planet

Item No: 7a, attach 2

Meeting Date April 10, 2018