[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 67 (Thursday, April 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16207-16208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8108]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8790-8]


National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. 
Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) 
and Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Representative to 
the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The 
National and Governmental Advisory Committees advise the EPA 
Administrator in her capacity as the U.S. Representative to the CEC 
Council. The Committees are authorized under Articles 17 and 18 of the 
North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North 
American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Public Law 103-182, 
and as directed by Executive Order 12915, entitled ``Federal 
Implementation of the North American Agreement on

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Environmental Cooperation.'' The NAC is composed of 12 members 
representing academia, environmental non-governmental organizations, 
and private industry. The GAC consists of 12 members representing 
state, local, and Tribal governments. The Committees are responsible 
for providing advice to the U.S. Representative on a wide range of 
strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, and economic issues 
related to implementation and further elaboration of the NAAEC.
    The purpose of the meeting is to review elements of the CEC's draft 
2010-2015 Strategic Plan and assist in the development of U.S. 
priorities for the CEC Council Session in June 2009. The meeting will 
also include a public comment session. A copy of the agenda will be 
posted at http://www.epa.gov/ocem/nacgac-page.htm.

DATES: The National and Governmental Advisory Committees will hold an 
open meeting on Monday, April 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 
Tuesday, April 28, from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town 
Hotel, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Telephone: 703-837-0440. 
The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-
come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 
Officer, [email protected], 202-564-0347, U.S. EPA, Office of 
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601-M), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or provide 
written comments to the Committees should be sent to Oscar Carrillo, 
Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above.
    Meeting Access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-
564-0347 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Oscar Carrillo, preferably at least 10 days 
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: March 25, 2009.
Oscar Carrillo,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-8108 Filed 4-8-09; 8:45 am]
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