[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 16257] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-8655] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5989-9] National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology: Full Council Meeting AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463, EPA gives notice of a two-day meeting of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice and recommendations to the Administrator of EPA on a broad range of environmental policy issues. This meeting will begin with a plenary session and is being held to initiate the work of three standing committees: The Reinvention Criteria Committee, the Environmental Information and Public Access Committee, and the Environmental Capital Markets Committee. The Reinvention Criteria Committee will provide advice and recommendations to EPA on criteria to measure the progress and success of improving public confidence, fostering flexibility and environmental innovation, and increasing accountability for environmental results. This committee will also provide advice on how EPA can promote an internal culture change that goes beyond specific reinvention programs and incorporates reinvention philosophies into general EPA practices, and identify a mechanism that EPA can use to ensure management accountability for reinvention programs. The Environmental Information and Public Access Committee will focus on providing stakeholder input into key information management infrastructure issues, including: access to, and validation of environmental statistics; the long-term role of the Center for Environmental Information & Statistics and how it fits within the Agency's current information management model; updating of the Agency's information management strategic plan; implementation of legislation in EPA such as the Government Performance & Results and the Paperwork Reduction Act; the expanded role of the Chief Information Officer, and other key information management strategies. The Environmental Capital Markets Committee will provide stakeholder inputs on the potential utility of using Environmental Management Systems as an investment service. The ultimate goal of the committee is to identify concrete actions EPA can take, on its own or in cooperation with other Federal and State agencies to help the financial services industry incorporate environmental information into its decision-making process. DATES: The two-day public meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 21, 1998, from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, April 22, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. On both days, the meeting will be held at the Sheraton National Hotel, Columbia Pike and Washington Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia. ADDRESSES: Material or written comments may be transmitted to the Council through Gwendolyn Whitt, Designated Federal Officer, NACEPT, U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative Environmental Management (1601-F), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn Whitt at the address shown above and 202-260-9484. Dated: March 24, 1998. Gwendolyn Whitt, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 98-8655 Filed 4-1-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P