[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 2334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-967]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7439-3]


EPA National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and 
Technology 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 National Advisory Council for 
Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) will meet in a public 
teleconference on Wednesday, January 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern 
Time. The meeting will be hosted out of the main conference room, U.S. 
EPA, 655 15th Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005. 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, Public Law 92-463. 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 Compliance Assistance 
Advisory Committee (CAAC) is one of the subcommittees under the 
auspices of NACEPT.
    Purpose of Meeting: The NACEPT Council will review and discuss the 
Compliance Assistance Advisory Committee's comments on EPA's Draft 
2003-2008 Strategic Plan Architecture. EPA is currently soliciting 
public comments on the draft goals and objectives that will provide the 
structure for the new Strategic Plan. This meeting will also provide 
the full NACEPT Council the opportunity to make recommendations on 
EPA's strategic planning architecture. If NACEPT approves the 
recommendations provided by the CAAC, then it will be submitted to 
EPA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
    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 day of the meeting must contact 
Ms. Gwen Whitt, Designated Federal Officer for NACEPT, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (1601E), Office of Cooperative 
Environmental Management, 655 15th Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, 
DC 20005; telephone/voice mail at (202) 233-0079 or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. You may also contact Sonia Altieri at (202) 233-
0061 if you have any questions. The agenda will be available to the 
public upon request. Written comments from the public are welcome any 
time before or during 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 Mr. Whitt at least five business days prior to the meeting so 
that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: January 9, 2003.
Mark Joyce,
Acting Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-967 Filed 1-15-03; 8:45 am]
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