99-2693. Request for Nominations to the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology, New Standing Committee on Sectors

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5788-5789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2693]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Request for Nominations to the National Advisory Council for 
Environmental Policy and Technology, New Standing Committee on Sectors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting 
nominations for membership on its National Advisory Council for 
Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT), new Standing Committee on 
Sectors. The Agency is seeking qualified senior level decision makers 
from diverse stakeholder groups throughout the U.S. to be considered 
for appointments. Nominations will be accepted until close of business 
February 12, 1999, and must include a resume and short biography 
describing the educational and professional qualifications of the 
nominee and the nominee's current business address and daytime 
telephone number.

DATES: Nominations will be accepted until close of business on February 
12, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to Ms. Kathleen Bailey, Designated 
Federal Officer, Office of Reinvention, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, MC 1802, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460. You may also 
E-mail nominations to [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 serve as a sounding board for new 
strategies that the Agency is developing. Maintaining a balance and 
diversity of experience, knowledge, and judgment is an important 
consideration in the selection of members.
    In follow-up to completion of work by EPA's Common Sense Initiative 
(CSI) Council, the Administrator has asked NACEPT to create a new 
Standing Committee on Sectors. This will provide a continuing Federal 
Advisory Committee forum from which the Agency can continue to receive 
valuable multi-stakeholder advise and recommendations on sector 
approaches.
    Based on the lessons learned in CSI and many other sector based 
programs, the Agency has developed a Sector Based Environmental 
Protection Action Plan to reinforce and expand sector based approaches 
to achieving environmental results. The Standing Committee on Sectors 
will, through NACEPT (the Council): (1) continue to support the on-
going CSI work, (2) support the implementation of the Action Plan, as 
noted above, and (3) serve as a vehicle to get stakeholder reaction and 
input on sector based issues in a timely way. (The Sector Based 
Environmental Protection Action Plan and draft Charge for the Standing 
Committee on Sectors is available on EPA's web site at http://
www.epa.gov/sectors)
    We are accepting nominations for approximately15-18 members. 
Criteria for selection of nominees will include the following:

--Representation from the former CSI Council and three CSI Sector 
Subcommittees that are continuing as

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workgroups, i.e. Printing, Petroleum, and Metal Finishing.
--Representation from our partners in actions outlined in the Sector 
Based Environmental Protection Action Plan.
--Representation from a broad range of EPA stakeholder groups which 
have interest and experience in dealing with sector issues, including 
but not limited to business/industry, state/local/tribal governments, 
national and local environmental, environmental justice, and labor 
groups.
--Senior level representatives with decision-making authority for their 
organization.
--Representatives with experience working collaboratively with 
stakeholder groups in addition to their own.

    Nominations for membership must include a resume and short 
biography describing the educational and professional qualifications of 
the nominee and the nominee's current business address and daytime 
telephone number. Nominees invited to participate will receive an 
invitation from EPA's Deputy Administrator.
    For further information, please contact Ms. Kathleen Bailey, 
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Reinvention, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, MC 1802, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. 
Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail].

    Dated: January 25, 1999.
Kathleen Bailey,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-2693 Filed 2-4-99; 8:45 am]
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