[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1458-1459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-619]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7438-1]


EPA National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and 
Technology--Compliance Assistance Advisory Committee; Notification of 
Public Advisory Committee Teleconference Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory Committee teleconference 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Compliance Assistance Advisory 
Committee (CAAC) under the National Advisory Council for Environmental 
Policy and Technology (NACEPT) will meet in a public teleconference on 
Friday, January 24, 2003, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. eastern time. The 
meeting will be hosted out of Conference Room 6148, U.S. EPA, 
Ariel Rios Federal Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20004. The meeting is open to the public, however, due to limited 
space, seating will be on a registration-only basis. For further 
information regarding the teleconference meeting, or how to register 
and obtain the phone number, please contact the individuals listed 
below.
    Background: NACEPT is a federal advisory committee under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 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 
principle constituents who provide advice and recommendations on policy 
issues and serves as a sounding board for new strategies that the 
Agency is developing. The CAAC, a subcommittee of NACEPT, provides a 
Federal advisory forum from which the Agency can receive valuable 
multi-stakeholder advice and recommendations on enhancing EPA's 
compliance assistance program.
    Purpose of Meeting: EPA is developing its new FY 2003-2008 
Strategic Plan to serve as the Agency's road map for the next 5 years. 
The Strategic Plan will lay out EPA's five long-term goals and guide 
the Agency in establishing the annual goals it will need to meet along 
the way. It will help EPA to measure how far it has come towards 
achieving its goals and to recognize where it needs to adjust its 
approaches or directions to achieve better results. Finally, it will 
provide a basis from which EPA's managers can focus on the highest 
priority environmental issues and ensure that the Agency uses taxpayer 
dollars effectively. EPA is building its Strategic Plan around five 
goals, centered on the themes of air, water, land, communities and 
ecosystems, and compliance and environmental stewardship. These themes 
reflect EPA's mission, ``to protect human health and the environment.'' 
In addition, the Plan will discuss strategies the Agency is applying 
across all five goals, in areas such as science, human capital, 
innovation, information, homeland security, and partnerships.
    The Compliance Assistance Advisory Committee (CAAC) will review and 
comment on EPA's Strategic Plan Architecture and identify opportunities 
for EPA to enhance the compliance assistance program. The comments 
submitted by the CAAC will be presented to the NACEPT Council for their 
review and approval at a future date. EPA is currently soliciting 
public comments on the draft goals and objectives that will provide the 
structure for the new Strategic Plan.
    Availability of Review Materials: EPA's draft FY 2003-2008 
Strategic Plan Architecture is available electronically from EPA's 
Office of Chief Financial Officer, at http://www.epa.gov/ocfopage/plan/plan.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public wishing to gain 
access to the conference room on the

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day of the meeting must contact Ms. Joanne Berman, Designated Federal 
Officer for the CAAC, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2224A), 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-
7064, fax at (202) 564-7083; or via email at [email protected]. 
Written comments from the public are welcome any time before or at the 
time of the meeting.
    The agenda will be available to the public upon request. Written 
comments from the public are welcome any time before, during or after 
the meeting.
    General Information: Additional information concerning the National 
Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) can 
be found on our web site (http://www.epa.gov/ocem).
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should 
contact Ms. Berman at least five business days prior to the meeting so 
that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: January 8, 2003.
Frederick F. Stiehl,
Acting Director, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. 03-619 Filed 1-9-03; 8:45 am]
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