GAC Letters of Advice and Response

2004		2004
Advice Letters		Government Response
For more information about the GAC advice letters please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347
2012		2012
12/12/12 Letter (5 pp, 215K, About PDF) Topics addressed within this letter: Advice 2012-3: CEC Operational Plan Advice 2012-4: Communications Strategy and Other Matters 05/16/12 Joint NAC/GAC Advice Letter on SEM (7 pp, 142K, About PDF) Topics addressed within this letter: Specific section by section advice on the draft recommendations of the Submissions on Enforcement Matters (SEM) Trilateral Review Task Force 05/25/12 Letter (6 pp, 78K, About PDF) Topics addressed within this letter: Advice 2012-1: General Advice on the SEM Trilateral Review Taskforce Draft Recommendations Advice 2012-2: Briefing on the Status of Indigenous Peoples across North America 05/16/12 Letter (5 pp, 70K, About PDF) Topics addressed within this letter: Advice 2012-1: General Advice on the SEM Trilateral Review Taskforce Draft Recommendations		06/20/12 EPA Response to Joint NAC/GAC Advice Letter on SEM (1 pg, 113K, About PDF)
2011		2011-12
12/09/11 Letter (PDF) (9 pp, 536K, About PDF) Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2011-4: CEC Communication Strategy Advice 2011-5: Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessments Advice 2011-6: Briefing Request on Tribal Status Advice 2011-7: Panel of Experts Review		04/05/2012 EPA Response - GAC (PDF) (4 pp, 956K, About PDF)
05/16/11 Letter (PDF) (14 pp, 502K, About PDF) Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2011-1: 2011 Draft Operational Plan Format and Presentation Advice 2011-2: 2011 Draft Operational Plan General Advice Advice 2011-3: 2011 Draft Operational Plan Project-Specific Recommendations		06/09/2011 EPA Response - GAC (PDF) (5 pp, 2.5MB, About PDF)
2010		2010-2011
12/22/10 Letter (PDF) (10 pp, 169K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2010-1: Project Ideas within the Three Priorities Advice 2010-2: Supplemental Funding for CEC Activities Advice 2010-3: Creation of a Tribal Nations Standing Committee		02/28/2011 EPA Response - GAC (PDF) (3 pp, 928K, About PDF)
1/28/10 Letter (PDF) (8 pp, 100K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2009-3: Review of Draft CEC Governance Proposal Advice 2009-4: Review of Draft Operational Plan for 2010 Advice 2009-5: Value of a two-border perspective Advice 2009-6: Apply the surplus funds to community grants		09/14/10 EPA Response - GAC (PDF) (2pp, 1.14MB, About PDF)
2009		2009
6/04/09 Letter (PDF) (9 pp, 115K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2009-1: Review Future Options for the CEC Secretariat Advice 2009-2: Greening the Economy: Green Buildings, Transportation & Renewable Energy		08/03/2009 EPA Response - GAC (PDF) (2pp, 1.22MB, About PDF)
2008		2008
12/08/08 Letter (PDF) (9 pp, 59K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2008-5: Mapping North American Environmental Issues Advice 2008-6: State of the North American Environment Report Advice 2008-7: Biodiversity Advice 2008-8: Strategic Plan, Follow-up, Other		01/16/2009 EPA Response - GAC (PDF) (3pp, 740K, About PDF)
05/23/08 Letter (PDF) (9pp, 81kb, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2008-1 (April 17, 2008): Response to EPA's request on North American Symposia on Assessing the Environmental Effects of Trade Advice 2008-2: (April 17, 2008): Response to EPA's request on Economic and Environmental Sustainability Advice 2008-3: (April 17, 2008): Response to EPA's request on Trade and Enforcement, Import Safety and the CEC Advice 2008-4: (April 17, 2008): 2008 CEC Operational Plan and the Article 13 Report on Green Building in North America		08/28/2008 EPA Response - GAC (PDF) (4pp, 1.9M, About PDF)
2007		2007
11/19/07 Letter (PDF) (8pp, 72kb, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2007-5: CEC Visibility and Communications Advice 2007-6: Emerging Trends Advice 2007-7: Operational Plan		02/06/2008_epa-response-gac (3pp, 4.1MB, About PDF) Topics addressed within this letter are: CEC Visibility and Communications Emerging Trends Operational Plan
05/24/07 Letter (PDF) (19pp, 1.5MB, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2007-1: CEC Project Proposals Advice 2007-2: Future Article 13 Projects Advice 2007-3: CEC Council Session Deliverables Advice 2007-4: Other		08/03/2007 epa-response-spring-gac-letter (3pp, 4.6MB, About PDF) Topics addressed within this letter are: CEC Project Proposals Future Article 13 Projects CEC Council Session Deliverables Other
2006		2006
11/03/06 Letter (PDF) (11pp, 85K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2006-7: Tracking Pollutant Releases and Transfers in North America Advice 2006-8: Mapping North American Environmental Issues Advice 2006-9: Sound Management of Chemicals (SMOC) Advice 2006-10: Building Local Capacity for Integrated Ecosystem Management, Conservation of Critical Species and Spaces Advice 2006-11: Encouraging Green Purchasing & Renewable Energy Advice 2006-12: General Issues; Future topics, Agenda items, and Format		02/16/2007 Letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Tracking Pollutant Releases and Transfers in North America Mapping North American Environmental Issues Sound Management of Chemicals Building Local Capacity for Integrated Ecosystem Managemet, Conservation of Critical Species and Spaces Building Local Capacity for Integrated Ecosystem Managemet, Conservation of Critical Species and Spaces
05/10/06 Letter (PDF) (8pp, 67K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2006-1: Draft CEC Operational Plan Advice 2006-2: Increasing the CEC's Profile Advice 2006-3: Articles 14 & 15 Follow-up Advice 2006-4: Renewable Energy and Climate Change Advice 2006-5: Greening the Supply Chain Initiative Advice 2006-6: Quality Assurance Policy & Procedures		Government Response to May letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Draft CEC Operational Plan Increasing the CEC’s Profile Articles 14 & 15 Follow Up Renewable Energy and Climate Change Private Sector Engagement - Greening the Automotive Supply Chain Initiative Quality Assurance Policy and Procedures
2005		2005
11/22/05 Letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2005-5: Private Sector Involvement in the CEC Advice 2005-6: CEC Budget Reform Advice 2005-7: CEC Publications Advice 2005-8: CEC Working Groups		3/7/06 Letter of response to 11/22/05 letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Private Sector Involvement Budget Reform CEC Publications Working Groups
05/19/05 Letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2005-1: Environmental Capacity Building Advice 2005-2: CEC Program Plan & Ten-Year Review and Assessment Committee (TRAC) Advice 2005-3: Article 10(6) Working Group Advice 2005-4: Information Sharing and Use of GAC Expertise		9/13/05 Letter Topic addressed within this letter are: Environmental Capacity Building
10/25/04 Letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2004-5: Response to Draft Strategies based on Puebla Pillars Advice 2004-6: Response to Draft U.S. Government Criteria & Template Advice 2004-7: Increasing Private and Public Participation in the CEC 05/12/04 Letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice 2004-1: Response to EPA Draft Strategic Plan Advice 2004-2: Response to the Draft Report of the Ten-Year Review and Assessment Committee Advice 2004-3: Reinvigorating the Article 10(6) Working Group Advice 2004-4: Disclosure of Environmental Information and the Financial Sector		2/2/05 Letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Proposed Projects Under the Puebla Pillars Assessing Ongoing Activities Meeting with Private Sector Representatives
2003		2003
10/28/03 Letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice No. 2003-8: CEC 2004-06 Operational Plan Advice No. 2003-9: U.S. Government Five Strategic Goals Advice No. 2003-10: NAFTA Environmental Working Groups Advice No. 2003-11:Ten-Year Review of the CEC Advice No. 2003-12: Articles 14-15 Citizen Submissions Process 6/17/03 Letter Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice No. 2003-1: Children's Health Advice No. 2003-2: Strategic Plan for North American Cooperation in the Conservation of Biodiversity Advice No. 2003-3: Options for a CEC Role in the Sustainable Use and Conservation of Freshwater Advice No. 2003-4: North American Air Working Group Advice No. 2003-5: Environmental Enforcement Working Group Advice No. 2003-6: Environment and Trade Advice No. 2003-7: Articles 14-15 Citizen Submissions		2/6/04 Letter Topics addressed within this letter are: CEC 2004-06 Operational Plan U.S. Strategic Approach to the CEC NAFTA Technical Working Groups Ten-Year Review of the CEC Articles 14/15 Citizen Submissions Procedure
2002
11/13/02 Letter (PDF)(12 pp, 34K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice No. 2002-6 - The Administration and Strategic Direction of the CEC Advice No. 2002-7 - 2003-2005 Work Plan Organizational Structure Advice No. 2002-8 - Overarching Thematic Issues with the CEC Work Plan Advice No. 2002-9 - Identified Issues among the Various Programs of the CEC Work Plan 05/17/02 Letter (PDF)(12pp, 33K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice No. 2002-1 - Trade and Environment Advice No. 2002-2 - CEC Biodiversity Strategy Advice No. 2002-3 - Pollutants and Health Advice No. 2002-4 - Law and Policy Advice No. 2002-5 - Other Issues 04/24/02 Letter (PDF) (4 pp, 11K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Reviewof Workplans for Factual Records
2001
Letters of Advice and Agency Responses 10/19/01 (PDF)(4 pp, 54K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Factual record in the Migratory Birds submission (SEM-99-002) June 13, 01 Letter (PDF)(10 pp, 20K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topics addressed within this letter are: Advice No. 2001-1 - Articles 14 and 15 Advice No. 2001-2 - CEC Biodiversity Strategy Advice No. 2001-3 - Trade and Environment Advice No. 2001-4 - Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers Advice No. 2001-5 - Environmental Management Systems Advice No. 2001-6 - Peer Review of CEC Reports Advice No. 2001-7 - Other Issue
2000
October 2000 Letter (PDF) (4 pp, 13K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topic addressed within this letter are: CEC meeting reports June 2000 Letter (PDF) (5 pp, 14K, About PDF) For more information about this document please contact Oscar Carrillo at 202-564-0347 Topic addressed within this letter are: Articles 14-15 submissions procedure not be amended April 2000 Letter Topic addressed within this letter are: Meeting Report from the San Antonio, Texas on January 27-28, 2000

Meeting Reports
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Meeting Report (PDF) - March 15-6, 1998 ( 9 pp, 28K, About PDF)
Meeting Report (PDF) - October 30-31, 1997 (5 pp, 57K, About PDF)
Meeting Report (PDF - July 24-25, 1997 (5 pp, 93K, About PDF)
Meeting Report (PDF) - September 25-26, 1996 (7 pp, 87K, About PDF)
Meeting Report (PDF) - March 11-12, 1996 (6 pp, 84K, About PDF)

Article 17 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (the environmental side accords to the North American Free Trade Agreement) authorizes the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to each" convene a national advisory committee, comprising members of its public, including representatives of non-governmental organizations and persons, to advise it on the implementation and further elaboration of this Agreement." The U.S. NAC produces Letters or Advice and Meeting Reports on a periodic basis to fulfill its mandate. For a printed copy of the documents listed, contact the U.S. EPA Office of Federal Advisory Committee Management and Outreach. GAC publishes Letters of Advice, responses from EPA or the Administration as well as meeting reports. For a printed copy of the documents listed, contact OFACMO.

GAC Letters of Advice and Response

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