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PA EPA AND THE ENVIR. COUNCIL OF THE STATES SEEK COMMENT

Release Date: 02/18/97
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PA EPA AND THE ENVIR. COUNCIL OF THE STATES SEEK COMMENT

FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1997

EPA AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL OF THE STATES SEEK COMMENT ON AGREEMENT TO
PURSUE REGULATORY INNOVATION

EPA and the Environmental Council of the States are seeking comment on a draft, "Joint EPA/State Agreement to Pursue Regulatory Innovation." This agreement will provide a framework for how EPA and the states will promote and implement future innovative regulatory efforts. The agreement will encourage and facilitate ideas which are potentially cost-effective and/or result in better environmental impacts. Written comments are due by March 7 to: Jay Benforado, Director, EPA Reinvention Team (1102), 401 M St. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460; or email to: benforado.jay@epamail.epa.gov. ECOS members should write to: Tina Parker, Environmental Council of the States, 444 N. Capitol St. N.W., Suite 305, Washington, D.C. 20001; or e-mail to: tparker@so.org. For more information, contact Gail Robarge, EPA Reinvention Team at 202-260-9101 or Bruce Brott, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at 612-297-8380.

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