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EXPERIENCE JOEL C. BEAUVAIS UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water, November 2015 – present (Acting, November – December 2015) Serve as senior non-career official in EPA’s Office of Water, with ~550 staff and ~$190 million annual budget (~$85 million extramural).
Oversee all aspects of EPA’s National Water Program administering the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, including: development and implementation of national regulations and general permits; oversight of delegated state clean water and drinking water programs; development of cutting-edge science products, e.g.
water quality criteria, National Aquatic Resource Surveys, and climate resilience tools; implementation of national programs to support water infrastructure financing, including clean water and drinking water state revolving funds (over $2 billion annually) and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Resilience Center; implementation of broad range of technical assistance and partnership programs on green infrastructure, urban water restoration, and building resilience to drought and other water-related impacts of climate change.
Associate Administrator for Policy, November 2013 – present Lead EPA’s Office of Policy, with ~150 staff and extramural budget of over $5 million annually.

Principal advisor to EPA Administrator on regulatory policy and process issues; lead agency liaison to the White House Office of Management and Budget/Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; and lead agency official on economics, including oversight of National Center for Environmental Economics.
Advise Administrator and senior agency officials on all major rulemakings and oversee development and implementation of reforms to modernize agency rule development process.

Coordinate EPA’s work on climate adaptation and resilience, sustainability and community-based environmental protection, and implementation of LEAN business process improvement strategies and advise Administrator and senior agency officials on cross-agency strategic planning and budget issues.
Associate Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, June 2012 – November 2013 Advise Assistant Administrator on, and co-manage, broad portfolio of air quality and climate programs and issues – including domestic transportation/mobile source regulations and programs, international climate and air quality programs, and congressional affairs.

Manage OAR-wide international and congressional affairs teams, including direct supervision of immediate office international staff.
Assist in management of policy development and interagency engagement on transportation/mobile source regulations, advise Assistant Administrator on domestic climate policy issues, and coordinate interagency and stakeholder engagement on power sector reliability issues.

Special Counsel to the Office of the Administrator, Office of General Counsel, January 2011 – June 2012 Lead counsel to Agency on congressional oversight and legislation.
Advised Agency and coordinated interagency and stakeholder engagement on reliability issues related to power sector regulations.

Advised General Counsel and Administrator’s Office on a range of other cross-cutting policy issues, high-profile litigation, and special projects.

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Counsel, 2009 – 2010 Lead advisor to Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman on energy, climate, and air quality.
One of the principal drafters of House-passed American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R.

2454 – Waxman-Markey), an economy-wide climate and clean energy bill.

Lead drafter and negotiator of House-passed Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act (H.R.

5026).

Drafted renewable electricity standard, energy efficiency resource standard, and consumer energy information bills.

Managed hearings and oversight of federal agencies.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND GLOBAL WARMING UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D.C.

Majority Counsel, 2007 – 2008 Lead advisor to the Committee Chairman on energy and climate.

Principal drafter of the Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act (H.R.

6186), an economy-wide bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in clean energy technology.

Managed hearings and oversight of federal agencies.

LATHAM & WATKINS, LLP, WASHINGTON, D.C.


Associate, Environment Land & Resources and Litigation Departments, 2005 – 2007 Advised leading industry clients and authored appellate and district court briefs on Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and other environmental, constitutional, and administrative law issues.

Co-authored book chapter and policy briefs on climate policy issues and proposed legislation.
EDUCATION THE HONORABLE SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C. Law Clerk, 2004 – 2005 THE HONORABLE HARRY T. EDWARDS, CIRCUIT JUDGE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT, WASHINGTON, D.C. Law Clerk, 2003 – 2004 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, NEW YORK, NEW YORK J.D., Summa Cum Laude, 2002 RANKED SECOND IN THE GRADUATING CLASS (BASED ON FINAL GPA) LAW REVIEW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AWARD (SECOND HIGHEST GPA AFTER FIVE SEMESTERS) FRANK H. SOMMER MEMORIAL AWARD, FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP, CHARACTER AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES ORDER OF THE COIF DEAN’S SCHOLAR (FULL-TUITION MERIT SCHOLARSHIP) CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES JUNIOR FELLOW (2000-2001) JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND POLITICS PRIZE FOR MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT NOTE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW, ARTICLES EDITOR (2001-2002), STAFF EDITOR (2000-2001) YALE UNIVERSITY, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT B.A., Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, 1995 DISTINCTION IN THE POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR FRANK PATTERSON PRIZE, FOR BEST SENIOR THESIS ON THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM PHI BETA KAPPA HENRY HART RICE FOREIGN RESIDENCE FELLOWSHIP OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE NYU SCHOOL OF LAW, CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE LAW, NEW YORK, NEW YORK Post-Graduate Research Fellow, 2002 – 2003 Co-authored article on regulatory takings claims under NAFTA’s investment chapter and other international investment agreements.
Researched nexus between environmental and land-use law.

HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS GROUP, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Research Assistant, 1998 – 1999 Co-authored multi-country comparative studies on health system decentralization in Latin America, Africa, and Asia for consulting projects supporting health policy reform in developing countries.
ALISTAR INTERNATIONAL, BOSAWAS BIOSPHERE RESERVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, NICARAGUA Program Coordinator, 1997 – 1998 Managed sustainable development program in indigenous communities throughout Nicaragua’s BOSAWAS Biosphere Reserve, one of the largest protected areas in Central America.
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, BOSAWAS BIOSPHERE RESERVE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECT, NICARAGUA Community Conservation Specialist, 1995 – 1997 Managed mapping, census, and socio-economic studies supporting indigenous land claims in the BOSAWAS Biosphere Reserve.

Designed and implemented participatory natural resource management planning process in indigenous communities.
Facilitated development of indigenous non-governmental organizations ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Completed President’s Leadership Workshop (2014), a highly selective, six-month White House leadership training program for non-career Senior Executive Service appointees.

Member of the District of Columbia and Connecticut bars; admitted to practice before multiple U.S. Courts of Appeals.

Fluent in Spanish.

JOEL C. BEAUVAIS