EPA EFAB Meeting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Financial Advisory Board will hold a public meeting on August 9–10, 2016. EFAB is an EPA advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on creative approaches to funding environmental programs, projects, and activities. The purpose of this meeting is to hear from informed speakers on environmental finance issues, proposed legislation, and EPA priorities; to discuss activities, progress, and preliminary recommendations with regard to current EFAB work projects; and to consider request for assistance from EPA offices.

Environmental finance discussions and presentations are expected on, but not limited to, the following topics: Household affordability challenges; small drinking/ wastewater systems; public-private partnerships; financing predevelopment activities; financing operations and maintenance costs at green infrastructure sites; financing stormwater and green infrastructure programs.

The meeting is open to the public; however, seating is limited. All members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register, in advance, no later than Monday, July 25, 2016. Registration is required for all members of the public to ensure an expeditious security process.

The full board meeting will be held Tuesday, August 9, 2016 from 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, August 10, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

The meeting will be held at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8 Office, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.