[Federal Register: November 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 211)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and 
Technology, (NACEPT) Standing Committee on Compliance Assistance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of public advisory NACEPT standing committee on 
compliance assistance meeting; open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L.

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92-463, notice is hereby given that the Standing Committee on 
compliance assistance will meet on the date and time described below. 
The meeting is open to the public. Seating at the meeting will be a 
first-come basis and limited time will be provided for public comment. 
For further information concerning this meeting, please contact the 
individual listed with the announcement below. NACEPT Standing 
Committee on Compliance Assistance; November 18 and 19, 1999. Notice is 
hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency will hold an open 
meeting of the NACEPT Standing Committee on Compliance Assistance on 
Thursday, November 18, 1999 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and November 19, 
1999 from 8:30-5. The meeting will be held at the AED Conference 
Center, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009. The agenda for 
the first day of the meeting will be focused primarily on 
organizational issues. The second day will focus specifically on the 
development of the compliance assistance clearinghouse, national forum 
and the annual agency plan. A formal Agenda will be available at the 
meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACEPT is a federal advisory committee under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-463. 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 principal constituents who provide advice and 
recommendations on policy issues and serve as a sounding board for new 
strategies.
    EPA recently issued a new report, ``Aiming for Excellence.'' This 
report commits EPA to take a number of actions to enhance our 
reinvention programs, including several to improve our compliance 
assistance efforts. The report was developed based on extensive 
external outreach to a broad range of stakeholders through a variety of 
forums. It is available on EPA's Reinvention home page (www.epa.gov/
reinvent/).
    In connection with this effort, the Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance Assurance (OECA) has recently completed work on an action 
plan, ``Innovative Approaches to Enforcement and Compliance 
Assurance.'' This action plan includes the compliance assistance 
activities identified in the Task Force report as well as additional 
OECA commitments. The action items described in the OECA report 
(available at www.epa.gov/oeca/innovative/approaches.html) will change 
fundamental aspects of the Agency's compliance assistance planning and 
programs.
    To ensure that the compliance assistance activities in the action 
plan are implemented in a way that continues to reflect stakeholder 
needs, the National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and 
Technology (NACEPT) is creating a new Standing Committee on Compliance 
Assistance. This will provide a continuing Federal Advisory Committee 
forum from which the Agency can continue to receive valuable 
stakeholder advice and recommendations on compliance assistance 
activities.
    For further information concerning the NACEPT Standing Committee on 
Compliance Assistance, including the upcoming meeting, contact Gina 
Bushong Designated Federal Officer (DFO), on (202)564-2242, or E-
mail:bushong.gina@epa.gov.
    Inspection of Subcommittee Documents: Documents relating to the 
above topics will be publicly available at the meeting.

    Dated: October 27, 1999.
Gina Bushong,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-28636 Filed 11-1-99; 8:45 am]
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