E8-25171. Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) and the Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will meet on November 5-7, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Committee and Subcommittee meetings will be held in the EPA Region 1 Office on the eleventh floor Conference Center. The focus areas of the meeting will be: energy efficiency and the challenges of local governments to meet these growing demands; climate change; sustainable water infrastructure; regulatory issues; small communities issues; watersheds and coastlines; military issues; product stewardship; and green buildings.

This is an open meeting and all interested persons are invited to attend. The Committee will hear comments from the public between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2008. Each individual or organization wishing to address the LGAC meeting will be allowed a maximum of five minutes to present their point of view. Also, written comments should be submitted electronically to [e-mail]. Please contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at the number listed below to schedule agenda time. Time will be allotted on a first come, first serve basis, and the total period for comments may be extended, if the number of requests for appearances require it.

ADDRESSES:

The LGAC meeting will be held at EPA's Region 1 Office, located at 1 Congress Street, Boston, MA on November 5-7, 2008 in the Eleventh Floor Conference Center.

The Committee's and Subcommittee meeting minutes and summary notes will be available after the meeting online at http://www.epa.gov/​ocir and can be obtained by written request to the DFO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frances Eargle, DFO for the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC), at [phone] or e-mail at [e-mail].

Information on Services for those with Disabilities: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Frances Eargle at [phone] or [e-mail]. To request accommodation of a disability, please request it 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

Dated: October 8, 2008.

Frances Eargle,

Designated Federal Officer, Local Government Advisory Committee.