[Federal Register: April 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 75)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (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 
Administrator of the EPA in her capacity as the U.S. Representative to 
the Council of the North American Commission for Environmental 
Cooperation. 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, Pub. L. 103-182 
and as directed by Executive Order 12915, entitled ``Federal 
Implementation of the North American Agreement on Environmental 
Cooperation.'' 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 National Advisory Committee 
consists of 12 representatives of environmental groups and non-
governmental organizations, business and industry, and educational 
institutions. The Governmental Advisory Committee consists of 12 
representatives from state, local and tribal governments.
    The Committees are meeting to develop recommendations to the 
Administrator of EPA on priority issues that the U.S. should address 
during the Commission for Environmental Cooperation Council of 
Ministers Session in June, 2003.

DATES: The Committees will meet on Thursday, May 8, 2003 from 9 a.m. to 
6 p.m., and on Friday, May 9, 2003 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Washington Terrace Hotel, 
1515 Rhode Island Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The meeting is open to 
the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative Environmental Management, at 
(202) 233-0072.
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should 
contact Oscar Carrillo at least five business days prior to the meeting 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: April 9, 2003.
Mark Joyce,
Acting Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-9623 Filed 4-17-03; 8:45 am]

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