[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49380-49381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24197]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7068-3]


Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee and the Small 
Community Advisory Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and its three 
subcommittees the Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS), the 
Process Subcommittee (Process) and the Issues Subcommittee

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(Issues) will meet on October 24-26, 2001, in Dallas, Texas. The 
Committee and Subcommittees will be discussing issues concerning the 
relationship between local governments and the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA). The focus will be the development of 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of issues affecting 
environmental management activities including: Identification of 
obstacles to effective local government environmental improvement; 
needs of local governments, financial and otherwise, for improving 
environmental protection; and measure the success of environmental 
improvement at the local level over the long term. The LGAC in its 
plenary sessions will review reports and recommendations from its 
Subcommittees, receive updates on the implementation of previously 
approved recommendations, consider development of an annual report, 
consider work plans, and engage in a discussion on State and local 
water quality issues.
    The SCAS, Process and Issues Subcommittees will meet in separate 
sessions on Wednesday, October 24th to review the status of their prior 
LGAC endorsed recommendations to EPA, to consider the topics noted 
above, and to receive updates on pending actions on Federalism, Total 
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL's), Public Participation, Chromated Copper 
Arsenate (a drinking water contaminant), Urban Air Toxics and 
Communications with EPA. The Subcommittee will also develop work plans 
for the Federal Fiscal Year 2002.
    Each Subcommittee will hear from the public during their meetings 
on October 24th. SCAS is scheduled to hear comments from the public 
from 1:00 pm-1:15 pm, and both the Process and Issues Subcommittees 
will hear public comments from 3:45 pm-4:00 pm.
    During its plenary session on Thursday, October 25th, the LGAC will 
hear comments from the public between 1:45 pm-2 pm. Each individual or 
organization wishing to address the plenary LGAC meeting or a 
Subcommittee will be allowed a minimum of three minutes. Please contact 
the Designated Federal Officers (DFO) at the numbers listed below to 
schedule agenda time. Time will be allotted on a first come, first 
served basis.
    These are open meetings and all interested persons are invited to 
attend. LGAC meeting minutes and Subcommittee summary notes will be 
available after the meetings and can be obtained by written request 
from the DFO. Members of the public are requested to call the DFO at 
the number listed below if planning to attend so that arrangements can 
be made to comfortably accommodate attendees as much as possible. 
Seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

DATES: The Small Community Advisory Subcommittee is scheduled to meet 
from 8:30 am--5 pm and the Issues and Process Subcommittees are 
scheduled from 2:30 pm-5 pm on Wednesday, October 24th and from 8:30 
am-10:15 am, Thursday, October 25, pending unfinished business. The 
Local Government Advisory Committee plenary session will begin at 10:30 
am Thursday, October 25 and conclude at 3:00 pm Friday, October 26.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held in Dallas, Texas. The 
Subcommittees will meet on Wednesday, October 24th at the U.S. EPA 
Region 6 Office, located at Fountain Place, 1445 Ross Avenue. All 
persons desiring to attend a Subcommittee meeting must report to the 
EPA offices on the 7th floor of Fountain Place to sign in and to be 
directed to Subcommittee meeting rooms. The LGAC meeting on Thursday 
and Friday, October 25-26, will be held in the Griffin Conference Room 
at the Magnolia Hotel, located at 1401 Commerce Street.
    Additional information can be obtained by writing the DFOs at 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (1306A), Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The DFO for the Local Government 
Advisory Committee (LGAC), the Issues and Process Subcommittees is Paul 
Guthrie (202) 564-3649 and the DFO for the Small Community Advisory 
Subcommittee (SCAS) is Anne Randolph, (202) 564-3679.

    Dated: September 17, 2001.
Paul Guthrie,
Designated Federal Officer, Local Government Advisory Committee.
    Dated: September 17, 2001.
Anne Randolph,
Designated Federal Officer, Small Community Advisory Subcommittee.
[FR Doc. 01-24197 Filed 9-26-01; 8:45 am]
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