Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-26582
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Environmental Financial Advisory Board
Posted Date: 2021-03-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13542-13543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04828]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10020-60-OW]

Notice of Public Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory 
Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
announces a public meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory 
Board (EFAB). The purpose of the meeting will be for the EFAB to 
provide workgroup updates on work products and workplans for charges 
accepted during the October 2020 meeting, receive a briefing on the 
Agency's response to recent EFAB reports, receive updates on EPA 
activities relating to environmental finance, and consider possible 
future advisory topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 20 and 21, 2021 from 11 a.m. 
to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time) both days.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted via webcast and telephone. 
Interested persons must register in advance at the weblink below to 
access the meeting in the Registration for the Meeting section of this 
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
information about the meeting may contact Ed Chu, the Designated 
Federal Officer, via telephone/voice mail at (913) 551-7333 or email to 
efab@epa.gov. General information concerning the EFAB is available at 
https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The EFAB is an EPA advisory committee chartered under 
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Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, to provide 
advice and recommendations to EPA on innovative approaches to funding 
environmental programs, projects, and activities. Administrative 
support for the EFAB is provided by the Water Infrastructure and 
Resiliency Finance Center within EPA's Office of Water. Pursuant to 
FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the EFAB will hold a 
virtual public meeting for the following purposes:
    (1) Provide EFAB workgroup updates to the Board regarding work 
products and workplans related to the Opportunity Zones charge the 
Board accepted during its October 2020 meeting;
    (2) Receive briefings from invited speakers from EPA and the 
Environmental Finance Center Network on environmental finance topics; 
and
    (3) Discuss potential future EFAB projects including Stormwater 
Credit Trading, Environmental Risk and the Cost of Capital, Financing 
Small Manufacturer Pollution Prevention Project, and others.
    Registration for the Meeting: Register for the meeting at https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab#meeting.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Meeting materials (including the 
meeting agenda and briefing materials) will be available on EPA's 
website at https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees has a different 
purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, 
the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is 
different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program 
office. Federal advisory committees provide independent advice to EPA. 
Members of the public can submit comments on matters being considered 
by the EFAB for consideration by members as they develop their advice 
and recommendations to EPA.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a virtual EFAB public meeting will be limited to 
three minutes each. Persons interested in providing oral statements at 
the April 2021 meeting should register in advance and provide 
notification as noted in the registration confirmation by April 12, 
2021 to be placed on the list of registered speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements for the April 2021 meeting 
should be received by April 12, 2021 so that the information can be 
made available to the EFAB for its consideration prior to the meeting. 
Written statements should be sent via email to efab@epa.gov. Members of 
the public should be aware that their personal contact information, if 
included in any written comments, may be posted to the EFAB website. 
Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of 
the copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities or to request accommodations for a 
disability, please register for the meeting and list any special 
requirements or accommodations needed on the registration form at least 
10 business days prior to the meeting to allow as much time as possible 
to process your request.

    Dated: March 1, 2021.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2021-04828 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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