Document ID: EPA-HQ-OARM-2015-0210-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Posted Date: 2016-03-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15705-15706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06700]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OARM-2016-0210; FRL 9944-18-OA]

National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. 
Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a meeting of 
the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and Governmental Advisory 
Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the North American 
Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The National and 
Governmental Advisory Committees advise the EPA Administrator in her 
capacity as the U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. The committees 
are authorized under Articles 17 and 18 of the North American Agreement 
on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North American Free Trade 
Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103-182, and as directed by 
Executive Order 12915, entitled ``Federal Implementation of the North 
American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.'' The NAC is composed 
of 15 members representing academia, environmental non-governmental 
organizations, and private industry. The GAC consists of 14 members 
representing state, local, and tribal governments. The committees are 
responsible for providing advice to the U.S. Representative on a wide 
range of strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, and economic 
issues related to implementation and further elaboration of the NAAEC.
    The purpose of the meeting is to provide advice on issues related 
to the CEC's 2016 Council Session theme and to discuss additional trade 
and environment issues in North America. The meeting will also include 
a public comment session. The agenda, meeting materials, and general 
information about the NAC and GAC will be available at http://www2.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.

DATES: The National and Governmental Advisory Committees will hold an 
open meeting on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
and Thursday, April 21, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. EPA, Conference Room 
2138, located in the William Jefferson Clinton South Building, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004. Telephone: 202-564-2294. 
The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-
come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 
Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202-564-0347, U.S. EPA, Office of 
Diversity, Advisory Committee Management and Outreach (1601-M), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments, or provide 
written comments to the NAC/GAC should be sent to Oscar Carrillo at 
carrillo.oscar@epa.gov by Friday, April 8, 2016. The meeting is open to 
the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Members of the public wishing to participate in the teleconference 
should contact Oscar

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Carrillo at carrillo.oscar@epa.gov or (202) 564-0347 by April 8, 2016.
    Meeting Access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-
564-0347 or carrillo.oscar@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Oscar Carrillo, preferably at least 10 days 
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: March 14, 2016.
Oscar Carrillo,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-06700 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am]
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