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Local Government Advisory Committee
The Local Government Advisory Committee is a formal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and has been in existence since 1993. The Committee is composed primarily of elected and appointed local officials, along with several State representatives, environmental interest groups, and labor interests. Committee members come from various Regions around the country.
LGAC Members
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that advisory committee membership be balanced in terms of the points of view. The LGAC is unique in having members that are locally elected and appointed officials such as mayors, county executives, city managers, commissioners, and others that represent key interests of local governments.
LGAC Workgroups
Gulf Restoration Workgroup
Expanding the Conversation – Reaching EJ Communities
Air, Climate, and Energy
Protecting America's Water
Executive Steering Committee
- Who to Contact
- Purpose of LGAC
- LGAC Charter, By-Laws, Members, Fact Sheet, and Subcommittee
- LGAC Meetings
- LGAC Reports and Recommendations
- EPA Response to LGAC
- Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS)
Purpose: The LGAC provides advice and recommendations that assist the EPA in developing a stronger partnership with local governments through building State and local capacity to deliver environmental services and programs. The ultimate goal of the LGAC is to provide the citizens of the Nation with more efficient and effective environmental protection at the community, State and Federal level.
LGAC Charter (PDF) (4 pp, 27K, About PDF)
LGAC BY-Laws (PDF) (4 pp, 34K, About PDF)
Local Government Advisory Committee Members 2011
LGAC Fact Sheet (PDF) (1 pg, 219K, About PDF)
LGAC Charge (PDF) (2 pp, 251K, About PDF)
Upcoming LGAC Public Meetings
The Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee and the Local Government Advisory Committee will meet via teleconference in July, 2012, date and time to be determined. The calls will be announced in the Federal Register.
LGAC Meeting Summaries
- LGAC Meeting Summary, February 6, 2012 (PDF) (8 pp, 97K, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Summary, December 2, 2011 (PDF) (16 pp, 959K, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Summary , July 14-15, 2011 (PDF) (11 pp, 50K, About PDF)
- LGAC Teleconference Meeting Summary , April 6th, 2011 (PDF) (5 pp, 45MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Teleconference Meeting Summary, March 9, 2011 (PDF) (7 pp, 53MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Fall Meeting November 17-18, 2010 (PDF) (37 pp, 2.2MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Spring Meeting, March 23-26,2009 (PDF) (36 pp, 1.9MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Summary, March 22-25, 2009, Washington, DC (PDF) (36 pp, 1.9MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Summary, November 6-7, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts (PDF) (38 pp, 2 MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Agenda, November 5-7, 2008 in Boston, Massachusetts (PDF) (7 pp, 114K, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Summary, October 9, 2008, Teleconference, Washington, D.C. (PDF) (11 pp, 404K, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Summary, June 11-12, 2008 in Seattle, WA (PDF) (20 pp, 4.20MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Summary, Subcommittee and Workgroups, February 5-6, 2008 in Washington, D.C. (PDF) (26 pp, 1.08MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Winter Meeting Agenda, February 5-6, 2008 (PDF) (5 pp, 87K, About PDF)
LGAC Reports & Recommendations
- 2012, A Letter to the Administrator on Integrated Planning (PDF) (2 pp, 239K, About PDF)
- May 11, 2012, Letter to the Administrator on EPA's Plan EJ 2014 Permittance Guidance (PDF) (4 pp, 950K, About PDF)
- May 11, 2012, Letter to the Administrator on EPA's EJ and Ozone (PDF) (2 pp, 436K, About PDF)
- February 8, 2012, A Letter to the Administrator on Proposed Reconsideratons of Clean Air Act Standards for Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (PDF) (2 pp, 923K, About PDF)
- February 8, 2012, Letter to the Administrator on Ozone Standards (PDF) (2 pp, 839K, About PDF)
- February 8, 2012, Letter to the Administrator on HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PDF) (3 pp, 1.4MB, About PDF)
- December 14, 2011, Letter to the Administrator on EPA's Plan EJ 2014 (PDF) (2 pp, 93K, About PDF)
- May 19, 2011, Letter to the Administrator on Initial Recommendations Pertaining to Gulf Coast Recovery (PDF) (2 pp, 15K, About PDF)
- July 14, 2011, letter to the Administrator on Exceptional Events Rule (PDF) (3 pp, 1.9MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Gulf Coast Restoration Executive Summary April, 2011 (PDF) (1 pg, 34K, About PDF)
- LGAC Gulf Coast Restoration Recommendations – Final April 21, 2011 (PDF) (16 pp, 693K, About PDF)
- LGAC Small Communities Subcommittee and LGAC Workgroups with Potential Charge Issues, February 2011 (PDF) (2 pp, 57K, About PDF)
- April 17, 2009, Letter to the Administrator - "LGAC Recommendation for Remediation of Formerly Used Defense Sites" (PDF) (3 pp, 588K, About PDF)
- April 17, 2009, Letter to the Administrator- "EPA's Strategic Plan Change Document 2009-2014" (PDF) (2 pp, 123K, About PDF)
- April 7, 2009, Letter to the Administrator - "LGAC - NPDES Stay Request" (PDF) (2 pp, 96K, About PDF)
- March 23, 2009 Letter to the Adminstrator - LGAC Recommendations for Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review (PDF) (6 pp, 268K, About PDF)
- March 4, 2009, Letter to the Administrator - "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( NPDES) Permit Fee Incentive Allotment Formula" (PDF) (2 pp, 109K, About PDF)
- February 4, 2009 Letter to the Administrator, - "Transition Issue Papers" (PDF) (13 pp, 475K, About PDF)
- February 4, 2009, "Issues of Importance for Local Governments" (PDF) (13 pp, 53K, About PDF)
- January 15, 2009, Letter to the Administrator - "Economic Stimulus Package" (PDF) (2 pp, 95K, About PDF)
- January 15, 2009 Letter to the Administrator (PDF) (3 pp, 133K, About PDF)
- December 18, 2008 Letter to the Administrator - "Pharmaceuticals/Product Stewardship" (PDF) (3 pp, 158K, About PDF)
- December 9, 2008 Letter to the Administrator "Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" (PDF) (4pp, 2,276K, About PDF)
- December 9, 2008 Letter to the Administrator on 2009-2014 "Strategic Plan Change Document" (PDF) (3pp, 147K, About PDF)
- October 23, 2008, Letter to the Administrator - "NPDES Permit Rule" (PDF) (2 pp, 107K, About PDF)
- July 30, 2008 Letter to Administrator on Clean Watershed Needs Survey (CWNS)(PDF) (2pp, 847K, About PDF)
- April 4, 2008 Letter to Craig Hooks on Watershed Plan Builder (PDF) (2pp, 105K, About PDF)
- LGAC-Federalism letter to Administrator Stephen L. Johnson -- April 1, 2008 (PDF) (2pp, 130K, About PDF)
- Letter to Administrator Stephen L. Johnson on recommendations on Environmental Finance Centers (EFC) (PDF) (2pp, 70K, About PDF)
- Letter to Administrator Stephen L. Johnson on Comments on Revised NAAQS for Ozone (PDF) (4pp, 175K, About PDF)
- Letter to Administrator Stephen L. Johnson on the Report on the Environment (PDF) (3 pp, 121K, About PDF)
- Letter to Administrator Stephen L. Johnson on Water Infrastructure (PDF) (3 pp, 4.2MB, About PDF)
- LGAC Sustainable Water Infrastructure DVD and Case Studies - The LGAC developed DVD project recommends the EPA and other local governments make capital investments in updating aging sewer and water systems to meet current and future challenges facing our communities.
- Letter to Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) on Recycling toolkit and calculator (PDF) (8 pp, 1.17MB, About PDF)
- March 31, 2006 Strategic Plan Architecture Comments (PDF) (15 pp, 4.2MB, About PDF)
- July 14, 2006, Draft Strategic Plan Comments (PDF) (13 pp, 3.5MB, About PDF)
- Letter to Administrator on Storm Water (PDF) (2 pp, 502K, About PDF)
- Letter to Administrator on Great Lakes (PDF) (2 pp, 361K, About PDF)
EPA Response to LGAC
- June 15, 2009, "Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office" Response (PDF) (2 pp, 311K, About PDF)
- September 30, 2008, "EPA Response to LGAC on CWNS (PDF) (2 pp, 232K, About PDF)
| Who to Contact: | Frances Eargle Designated Federal Official U.S. EPA, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20460 Phone: 202-564-3115 FAX: 202-501-1519 email address: (eargle.frances@epa.gov) For a full listing of all EPA FACA contacts, read more. |
Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS): The Small Community Advisory Subcommittee was established by EPA in 1996 to advise the Administrator on environmental issues of concern to the residents of smaller communities. The SCAS is an independently-appointed subcommittee of the Local Government Advisory Committee. SCAS was established in response to recommendations of the Small Town Environmental Planning Task Force. This earlier advisory committee was itself created by the Small Town Environmental Planning Act of 1992 and concluded its work in 1996.
Purpose Statement of Small Community Advisory Subcommittee
| Who to Contact: | Catherine M. Davis U.S. EPA, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. Phone: 202-564-2703 FAX: 202-501-1534 email address: davis.catherinem@epa.gov |
| For a full listing of all EPA FACA contacts, read more. |
SCAS Reports & Recommendations
- July 14, 2011, SCAS letter to the Administrator on EPA's Sustainability Report (PDF) (3 pp, 1.3MB, About PDF)
- March 2009, "Small Communities Report" (PDF) (20 pp, 4.5MB, About PDF)
- February 17, 2009 Letter to the Administrator, - Small Communities Desk (PDF) (3 pp, 156K, About PDF)
SCAS Meetings and Minutes
Contact the Designated Federal Officer if you wish to attend or speak at an upcoming meeting or you would like minutes of a past meeting.
- April 18, 2012 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (21 pp, 1.32MB, About PDF)
- March 27, 2012 SCAS Call Summary (PDF) (5 pp, 188K, About PDF)
- February 6, 2012 SCAS Call Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 117K, About PDF)
- December 1, 2011 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (5 pp, 343K, About PDF)
- July 14, 2011 SCAS Teleconference Meeting Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 142K, About PDF)
- May 12, 2011 SCAS Meeting Draft Summary (PDF) (5 pp, 290K, About PDF)
- May 12th, LGAC's Small Communities Advocacy Subcommittee Meeting, 2:30pm-3:30pm – Meeting Summary Coming Soon
- Small Communities Advocacy Subcommittee (SCAS) Teleconference Summary, April 14th, 2011 (PDF) (5 pp, 150K, About PDF)
- Meeting Minutes: October 9, 2008 (PDF) (2 pp, 97K, About PDF)
- Meeting Minutes: June 11, 2008 (PDF) (4 pp, 922K, About PDF)
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Note: This information is provided for reference purposes only. Although the information provided here was accurate and current when first created, it is now outdated. |
- Meeting Minutes: May 3, 2007 (PDF) (3 pp, 115K, About PDF)
- Meeting Minutes: March 8, 2006 (PDF) (4 pp, 707K, About PDF)