[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 55 (Thursday, March 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 14896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05821]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9959-84-OW]


Environmental Financial Advisory Committee; Request for 
Nominations of Candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory 
Board; Reopening of Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice: Extension of nominee solicitation.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice in 
the Federal Register issue of December 29, 2016 inviting qualified 
candidates to be considered for appointments to fill vacancies on the 
Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB). This document extends 
the solicitation period for nominations to Friday, March 31, 2017. The 
Agency received several request to extend the nomination period to 
allow the new Administrator the opportunity to participate in this 
effort.

DATES: Nominations identified by docket identification (ID) number FRL-
9957-61-OW must be received on or before March 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES 
in the Federal Register document of December 29, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Submit nomination materials by 
electronic mail to: Alecia F. Crichlow, Membership Coordinator, 
Environmental Financial Advisory Board, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the nomination period 
established in the Federal Register issue of December 29, 2016 (FRL-
9957-61-OW) to Friday, March 31, 2017. The Environmental Financial 
Advisory Board was chartered in 1989 under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on the 
following issues: Reducing the cost of financing environmental 
facilities and discouraging polluting behavior; creating incentives to 
increase private investment in the provision of environmental services 
and removing or reducing constraints on private involvement imposed by 
current regulations; developing new and innovative environmental 
financing approaches and supporting and encouraging the use of cost-
effective existing approaches; identifying approaches specifically 
targeted to small/disadvantaged community financing; increasing the 
capacity of state and local governments to carry out their respective 
environmental programs under current Federal tax laws; analyzing how 
new technologies can be brought to market expeditiously; and, 
increasing the total investment in environmental protection of public 
and private environmental resources to help ease the environmental 
financing challenge facing our nation.
    To submit nominations, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES in the December 29, 
2016 Federal Register document. If you have questions, consult the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: February 17, 2017.
Andrew Sawyer,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2017-05821 Filed 3-22-17; 8:45 am]
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