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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 local, state, and tribal elected and appointed officials, from 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
- 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)
LGAC Meetings
Upcoming LGAC Public Meetings
The Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee and Local Government Advisory Committee meetings scheduled on December 12-14, 2012 are being rescheduled. More information will be posted on this website as it becomes available. The new meeting dates will also be announced in the Federal Register.
Recent LGAC Meeting Summaries
- LGAC Meeting Summary, July 31, 2012 (PDF) (6 pp, 92K, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Summary, April 19, 2012 (PDF) (32 pp, 524K, About PDF)
- LGAC Meeting Summary, February 6, 2012 (PDF) (8 pp, 97K, About PDF)
- Previous LGAC Meeting Summaries
Recent LGAC Reports & Recommendations
- August 20, 2012, A Letter to the Administrator on Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) Program(PDF) (2 pp, 47K, About PDF)
- July 31, 2012, A Letter to the Administrator on Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)(PDF) (2 pp, 348K, About PDF)
- July 31, 2012, A Letter to the Administrator on Heavy-Duty Highway Program: Revisions for Emergency Vehicles (the Fire Truck Rule) (PDF) (2 pp, 371K, About PDF)
- July 31, 2012, A Letter to the Administrator on Draft Guidance to Implement Requirements for the Treatment of Air Quality Monitoring Data Influenced by Exceptional Events (PDF) (4 pp, 515K, About PDF)
- July 31, 2012, A Letter to the Administrator on Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE NESHAP) Rule (PDF) (2 pp, 369K, About PDF)
- 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 Permitting 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 Reconsiderations 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)
- Previous LGAC Reports and Recommendations
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: | Frances Eargle U.S. EPA, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. Phone: 202-564-3115 FAX: 202-501-1534 email address: eargle.frances@epa.gov |
| For a full listing of all EPA FACA contacts, read more. |
SCAS Reports & Recommendations
- May 11, 2012, Letter to the Administrator on Decentralized MOU Partnership Policy Papers (PDF) (2pp, 127K, About PDF)
- February 8, 2012, Letter to the Administrator on HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PDF) (3 pp, 1.4MB, About PDF)
- 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.
- July 24, 2012 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (45 pp, 1.28MB, About PDF)
- 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)