[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54240-54241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27010]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7090-6]


Request for Nominations to the National Advisory Council for 
Environmental Policy and Technology, Standing Committee on Compliance 
Assistance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is inviting nominations 
for membership on its National Advisory Council for Environmental 
Policy and Technology (NACEPT), Standing Committee on Compliance 
Assistance. The Agency is seeking qualified senior level decision 
makers from diverse stakeholder groups throughout the United States to 
be considered for appointments. The nominee should have an interest and 
experience in addressing environmental problems through compliance 
assistance and other alternative approaches such as environmental 
management systems and pollution prevention. EPA is requesting that 
each nominee provide a resume or short biography describing his/her 
educational and professional qualifications, and that contains a 
current business address and daytime telephone number.

DATES: Nominations will be accepted until close of business on November 
26, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations and requested documentation to Ms. Joanne 
Berman, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance Assurance (OECA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MC 
2224A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. You may 
also E-mail nominations to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joanne Berman, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, MC 2224A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20460. Phone 202/564-7064. E-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACEPT is a federal advisory committee under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463. NACEPT provides 
advice and recommendations to the Administrator and other EPA officials 
on a broad range of domestic and international environmental policy 
issues. NACEPT consists of a representative cross-section of EPA's 
partners and principal constituents who provide advice and 
recommendations on policy issues and serve as a sounding board for new 
strategies that the Agency is developing. Maintaining a balance and 
diversity of experience, knowledge, and judgment is an important 
consideration in the selection of members. The Standing Committee on 
Compliance Assistance, a subcommittee of NACEPT, has existed for two 
years and provides a federal advisory forum from which the Agency can 
continue to receive valuable multi-stakeholder advise and 
recommendations on enhancing EPA's compliance assistance program. The 
Standing Committee on Compliance Assistance assisted EPA in the 
development of the Agency's National Clearinghouse (www.epa.gov/clearinghouse), the Compliance Assistance Providers Forum, and the EPA 
Compliance Assistance Activity Plan (http://es.epa.gov/oeca/main/compasst/activityplan.pdf). Most recently, the Standing Committee on 
Compliance, through NACEPT, provided recommendations focusing on six 
key areas to improve the Agency's compliance assistance program and 
emphasizing the point that an effective compliance assistance program 
will complement EPA's approach to inspections and enforcement. The 
complete set of recommendations can be located at 
www.seattle.battelle.org/epa-icaa.
    The new Standing Committee on Compliance Assistance will, through 
NACEPT, assist EPA in: (1) Strengthening the national compliance 
assistance network by helping identify opportunities to enhance 
communication among compliance assistance providers and by promoting 
collaboration in compliance assistance planning and tool development; 
(2) developing and testing performance measurement systems to 
demonstrate the effectiveness and environmental outcomes of compliance 
assistance; (3) acting as a sounding board to provide feedback on 
compliance assistance policies, strategies or other related matters; 
and (4) formulating the agenda for the Agency's third annual Compliance 
Assistance Providers Forum currently scheduled to take place on 
December 4-6, 2002 in San Antonio, Texas.
    We are accepting nominations for approximately 20 members. 
Representatives must have senior level authority for their respective 
organization and nominees must demonstrate experience in the following:

--Development of compliance assistance programs and/or the delivery of 
compliance assistance;
--Application of qualitative and quantitative performance measurement 
methods; and
--Working collaboratively with stakeholder groups.


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    Dated: October 17, 2001.
Michael M. Stahl,
Director, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. 01-27010 Filed 10-25-01; 8:45 am]
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