[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15723-15724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7798]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7475-3]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) .

ACTION: Notice; 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 Thursday, April 17, 2003, 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 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.

Purpose of Meeting

    The NACEPT Council will review and discuss the EPA's draft FY 2003-
2008 Strategic Plan. The draft Strategic Plan is built around five 
goals, centered on the themes of air, water, land, communities and 
ecosystems, and compliance and environmental stewardship. EPA is 
currently soliciting public comments on the draft strategic plan. This 
meeting will provide the full NACEPT Council the opportunity to make 
recommendations on EPA's draft strategic plan.

Availability of Review Materials

    EPA's Draft FY 2003-2008 Draft Strategic Plan is available 
electronically from EPA's Office of Chief Financial Officer, at http://epa.gov/ocfo/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) 233-0090 or via email at 
[email protected]. You may also contact Sonia Altieri at (202) 233-
0090 if you have any questions. The agenda will be available to the 
public upon request. General comments from the public on the draft 
strategic plan should be sent to http://epa.gov/ocfo/plan/plan.htm. 
Specific comments for NACEPT's consideration should be submitted no 
later than Monday April 21, 2003.

General Information

    Additional information concerning the National Advisory Council for

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Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) can be found on our 
website (http://www.epa.gov/ocem).

Meeting Access

    Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting, 
including wheelchair access to the conference room, should contact Ms. 
Whitt at least five business days prior to the meeting so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: March 24, 2003.
Gwen Whitt,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-7798 Filed 3-31-03; 8:45 am]
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