[Federal Register: March 14, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 50)]
[Notices]
[Page 11474-11475]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7157-6]
Request for Nominations to the National and Governmental Advisory
Committees to the U.S. Representative to the North American Commission
for Environmental Cooperation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting
nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to
fill vacancies on the National and Governmental Advisory Committees to
the U.S. Representative to the North American Commission for
Environmental Cooperation. Current vacancies on these committees are
scheduled to be filled by May 1, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to: Mark Joyce, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Cooperative Environmental Management, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (1601A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Joyce, Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1601A), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004; telephone 202-564-9802;
fax 202-501-0661; e-mail joyce.mark@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National and Governmental Advisory
Committees advise the Administrator of the EPA in the Administrator's
capacity as the U.S. Representative to the Council of the North
American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The Committees
are authorized under Articles 17 and 18 of the North American Agreement
on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act, Public Law 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 United States
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-profit entities,
business and industry, and educational institutions. The Governmental
Advisory Committee consists of 12 representatives from state, local and
tribal governments.
Members are appointed by the Administrator of EPA for a two year
term with the possibility of reappointment. The Committees usually meet
3 times annually and the average workload for Committee members is
approximately 10 to 15 hours per month. Members serve on the Committees
in a voluntary capacity, but EPA does provide reimbursement for travel
expenses associated with official government business.
The following criteria will be used to evaluate nominees:
They have extensive professional knowledge of the subjects
the Committees examine, including trade and the environment, the NAFTA,
the NAAEC, and the CEC.
They represent a sector or group that is involved in the
issues the Committees evaluate.
They have senior level experience that will fill a need on
the Committees for their particular expertise.
They have a demonstrated ability to work in a consensus
building process with a wide range of representatives from diverse
constituencies.
Nominees will also be considered with regard to the mandates of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that require the 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 and the
nominee's current business address and daytime telephone number.
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Dated: March 1, 2002.
Mark N. Joyce,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-6154 Filed 3-13-02; 8:45 am]
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