EPA to Host May 16 Public Meeting of CEC Advisory Committees

The Environmental Protection Agency said the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) will host a public meeting May 16 in Washington. The NAC advises the EPA administrator in her capacity as the U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. The committees are authorized under Articles 17 and 18 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) and the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the agency said. The teleconference will discuss and approve the draft advice letter addressing the draft Guidelines for Submissions on Enforcement Matters under Articles 14 and 15 of the NAAEC, the agency said.