EPA National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Teleconference Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) will meet in a public teleconference on Tuesday, November 20, 2001 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be hosted out of Conference Room #2530, U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios North Federal Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. The meeting is open to the public, however, due to limited space, seating will be on a registration-only basis. For further information regarding the teleconference meeting, or how to register and obtain the phone number, please contact the individuals listed below. Background: NACEPT is a federal advisory committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463. NACEPT provides advice and recommendations to the Administrator and other EPA officials on a broad range of domestic and international environmental policy issues. NACEPT consists of a representative cross-section of EPA's partners and principle constituents who provide advice and recommendations on policy issues and serves as a sounding board for new strategies that the Agency is developing. The Administrator of EPA has asked NACEPT to act as a visionary group by periodically identifying emerging trends and issues that could impact the EPA's ability to protect public health and the environment. To address this charge, a subset of the NACEPT Council organized into an Emerging Trends and Issues Workgroup. Purpose of Meeting: The NACEPT Council will review and comment on the Emerging Trends and Issues Workgroup's draft report which analyses environmental challenges over the next 5-10 years. The Council will comment on the draft report and begin to prioritize opportunities for EPA. Availability of Review Materials: Sonia Altieri can be contacted for information regarding the NACEPT Emerging Trends and Issues Workgroup draft report (202-564-9788).