Governmental Advisory Committee to the U.S. Government Representative to the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation

概要

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of the first meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee (NAC) to the U.S. Government Representative to the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The Committee is established within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to advise the Administrator of the EPA in the Administrator's capacity as the U.S. Representative to the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation. The Committee is authorized under Article 17 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, North America Free Trade Implementation Act, P.L. 103-182 and is directed by Executive Order 12915, entitled ``Federal Implementation of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation''. The Committee is responsible for providing advice to the United States Representative on implementation and further elaboration of the Agreement. The Committee consists of a group of 12 independent representatives drawn from among state and local government agencies and tribal governments.