82 FR 18291 - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 73 (April 18, 2017)

Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a public meeting of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy, technology, and management issues. NACEPT members represent academia, industry, non-governmental organizations, and state, local and tribal governments. The purpose of this meeting is for NACEPT to develop a framework for its next report addressing how to best integrate citizen science work at EPA through effective collaboration and partnerships. In addition, the Assumable Waters Subcommittee under NACEPT will provide an overview of its draft recommendations on how the EPA can best clarify which waters a state or tribe assumes permitting responsibility under the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 program. A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at http://www2.epa.gov/faca/nacept.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18291-18292]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07812]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a public meeting of the 
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology 
(NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad 
range of environmental policy, technology, and management issues. 
NACEPT members represent academia, industry, non-governmental 
organizations, and state, local and tribal governments. The purpose of 
this meeting is for NACEPT to develop a framework for its next report 
addressing how to best integrate citizen science work at EPA through 
effective collaboration and partnerships. In addition, the Assumable 
Waters Subcommittee under NACEPT will provide an overview of its draft 
recommendations on how the EPA can best clarify which waters a state or 
tribe assumes permitting responsibility under the Clean Water Act (CWA) 
section 404 program. A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at 
http://www2.epa.gov/faca/nacept.

DATES: NACEPT will hold a two-day public meeting on May 10, 2017, from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST) and May 11, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 
p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NC Museum of Natural 
Sciences, William G. Ross Environmental Conference Center, 11 West 
Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Eugene Green, Designated Federal 
Officer, [email protected], (202) 564-2432, U.S. EPA, Office of 
Resources, Operations and Management, Federal Advisory Committee 
Management Division (MC1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or to provide 
written comments to NACEPT should be sent to Eugene Green at 
[email protected] by May 3, 2017. The meeting is open to the public, 
with limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. 
Members of the public wishing to attend should contact Eugene Green via

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email or by calling (202) 564-2432 no later than May 3, 2017.
    Meeting Access: Information regarding accessibility and/or 
accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be directed to 
Eugene Green at the email address or phone number listed above. To 
ensure adequate time for processing, please make requests for 
accommodations at least 10 days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: March 31, 2017.
Eugene Green,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-07812 Filed 4-17-17; 8:45 am]
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