[Federal Register: September 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 184)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Environmental Financial Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites
nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointments
to fill several vacancies on the Environmental Financial Advisory
Board. The Board seeks to maintain diverse representation across
sectors and geographic locations. Tribal representatives and non-profit
environmental group representatives are encouraged to apply. Nominees
who demonstrate expertise in commercial banking, environmental
engineering, accounting and/or auditing, and/or financial insurance are
also encouraged to apply. In addition to this notice, other sources may
be utilized in the solicitation of nominees.
The deadline for receiving nominations is Friday, October 29, 2004.
Appointments will be made by the Deputy Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency and will be announced during January
2005. Nominees' qualifications will be assessed under the mandates of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires Committees to
maintain diversity across a broad range of constituencies, sectors, and
groups.
Nominations for membership must include a resume describing the
professional and educational qualifications of the nominee as well as
experience. Contact details should include full name and title,
business mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address. A
supporting letter of endorsement is encouraged but not required.
ADDRESSES: Submit nomination materials by postal mail, electronic mail
or fax to: Vanessa Bowie, Membership Coordinator, Environmental
Financial Advisory Board, EPA, Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (2731R), Washington, DC 20460, e-mail
bowie.vanessa@epa.gov, phone (202) 564-5186, fax (202) 565-2587.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa Bowie at (202) 564-5186.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Financial Advisory Board
meets two times each calendar year (two days per meeting) at different
locations within the continental United States. Board members typically
contribute approximately 1-3 hours per month to the Board's work. The
Board membership services are voluntary. Travel and per diem expenses
are covered by EPA in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations for
invitational travelers.
The Board was chartered in 1989 under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on the
following issues:
(a) Reducing the cost of financing environmental facilities and
discouraging polluting behavior;
(b) Creating incentives to increase private investment in the
provision of environmental services and removing or reducing
constraints on private involvement imposed by current regulations;
(c) Developing new and innovative environmental financing
approaches and supporting and encouraging the use of cost-effective
existing approaches;
(d) Identifying approaches specifically targeted to small community
financing; and
(e) Increasing the capacity issue of state and local governments to
carry out their respective environmental programs under current Federal
tax laws.
The following criteria will be used to evaluate nominees:
Residence in the continental United States;
Professional knowledge of, and experience with,
environmental financing activities;
Senior level-experience that fills a gap in Board
representation, or brings a new and relevant dimension to its
deliberations;
Demonstrated ability to work in a consensus-building
process with a wide range of representatives from diverse
constituencies; and
Willingness to serve a term as an actively-contributing
member, with possible re-appointment to a second term.
Dated: September 16, 2004.
Joseph L. Dillon,
Director, Office of Enterprise Technology and Innovation.
[FR Doc. 04-21389 Filed 9-22-04; 8:45 am]
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