[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 41802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15719]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Two Open Meetings of the Environmental Financial 
Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency's 
Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold two open 
meetings. EFAB is an EPA advisory committee chartered under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to provide advice and recommendations to 
EPA on creative approaches to funding environmental programs, projects, 
and activities.
    First, a meeting of the full board will be held to discuss progress 
with work products under EFAB's current strategic action agenda and 
develop an action agenda to direct the Board's ongoing and new 
activities through FY 2005. Topics of discussion include financial 
assurance mechanisms; innovative environmental financing tools; non-
point source (watershed) financing; useful life financing of water 
facilities; and joint operations of the drinking water and wastewater 
state revolving loan funds.
    The second meeting will be a workshop to address affordability 
issues. The purpose of the workshop is to explore U.S. water and 
wastewater affordability problems and solutions, particularly those 
that affect lower income groups. The Board will collect information, 
ideas, and recommendations from a group of expert panelists who will 
share their perspective on affordability issues.
    Both meetings are open to the public, however; seating is limited. 
All members of the public who wish to attend either meeting must 
register in advance, no later than Wednesday, August 4, 2004.

DATES: Full Board Meeting is scheduled for August 16, 2004, from 1 
p.m.-5 p.m. and August 17, 2004, from 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Affordability Workshop is scheduled for August 18, 2004, from 9 
a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Omni San Francisco Hotel, 500 California St., Telegraph Hill 
Room, San Francisco, CA 94104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for the meeting or get 
further information, please contact Alecia Crichlow, U.S. EPA, (202) 
564-5188 or [email protected].

    Dated: July 2, 2004.
Joseph Dillon,
Director, Office of Enterprise Technology and Innovation.
[FR Doc. 04-15719 Filed 7-9-04; 8:45 am]
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