Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2014-0112-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation; Teleconference Call on October 23, 2014
Posted Date: 2014-09-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 57078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22751]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2014-0112; FRL-9917-05-OARM]

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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee Meeting Teleconference Call.

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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 14 members representing academia, environmental non-governmental 
organizations, and private industry. The GAC consists of 15 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 this meeting is to provide advice on the Operational 
Plan of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, traditional 
ecological knowledge, and to discuss other trade and environment issues 
in North America. The meeting will also include a public comment 
session. The agenda, meeting materials, and general information about 
NAC and GAC will be available at http://www2.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.

DATES: The NAC/GAC will hold a public teleconference on October 23, 
2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. EPA East Building, 1201 
Constitution Avenue NW., Room 1132, Washington, DC 20004.

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 to provide 
written comments to NAC/GAC should be sent to Oscar Carrillo at 
carrillo.oscar@epa.gov by Wednesday, October 15, 2014. 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 Carrillo at carrillo.oscar@epa.gov 
or (202) 564-0347 by October 15, 2014.
    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: September 15, 2014.
Oscar Carrillo,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-22751 Filed 9-23-14; 8:45 am]
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