	    	      
                            Official Meeting of the
             National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the 
      U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
                                       
                               April 10-11, 2014
                               U.S. EPA WJC South
                          1201 Constitution Ave. NW 
                             Washington, DC 20460
                      Tel: 202-564-2294 fax: 202-564-8129
                                3/26/14 - DRAFT
                                    AGENDA
                                       
                          ~EPA Conference Room 2138~
Thursday, April 10, 2014

9:00 am	Registration

9:30 am	Call to Order and Introductions
		Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Officer, EPA

9:35 am	Welcome and Overview of Agenda
            Brian Houseal, Chair of the National Advisory Committee
Octaviana Trujillo, Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee 
            
9:45 am	Opening Remarks
            Denise Sirmons, Director, Office of Diversity, Advisory Committee Management & Outreach, (ODACMO) EPA
            
10:00 am	Update on U.S. Priorities & Guidance 
            (20[th] Anniversary, Council Session, U.S. Chairmanship & Strategic Plan)
            Jane Nishida, Acting Assistant Administrator, International & Tribal Affairs, EPA (20 min)
               * NAC/GAC Report-out on Communication & Outreach (10min)  
			Question & Answer Period (30min)

11:00 am	BREAK 

11:15 am	Update on Tribal Issues 
		 JoAnn Chase, Director, American Indian Environmental Office, OITA 
			Question & Answer Period

12:00pm	Public Comments Period 

12:30pm	LUNCH


Thursday, April 10, 2014   Continued...

1:30 pm 	CEC Operational Plan Progress Report
		Irasema Coronado, Executive Director, CEC Secretariat  
		 	Question & Answer Period

2:30pm 	Update on White House State, Local, & Tribal Leaders Taskforce on 				Climate Preparedness and Resilience
            Salud Carbajal, Member of White House Taskforce, California (30 min.)  
			Question & Answer Period (30 min.)

3:30pm	BREAK

3:45pm	JPAC Report-out 
		Bob Varney, Chair, Joint Public Advisory Committee
			Question & Answer Period

4:15 pm 	Summary & Next Steps Discussion
		NAC/GAC Chairs
 					
5:00 pm	ADJOURN

   1) 

Friday April 11, 2014

Business Meeting: 

8:30 am	Registration

9:00 am	Call to Order
		Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Officer, EPA
							
9:05 am	Plenary: Joint Committee Meeting 
            Brian Houseal, Chair of the National Advisory Committee
Octaviana Trujillo, Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee 
               * Discussion of October meeting & July Council Session Dates
                        
9:30 am	Public Comment Period

9:45am 	Committees Meet Separately
            GAC stays in "2138" Conference Room
            NAC meets in "1132" Conference Room
            
12:45 pm	LUNCH

1:45 pm	Committees Reconvene in Plenary Session
		Report-outs from NAC/GAC Chairs

3:00 pm 	ADJOURN




