Nominations Open for Membership to the Animal Agriculture

On November 16, 2023, EPA published a Federal Register notice inviting nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to serve on a new subcommittee of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC), entitled the Animal Agriculture and Water Quality (AAWQ) subcommittee. The goal of the AAWQ subcommittee will be to provide recommendations regarding how to improve the implementation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) permitting program.

To be considered for membership appointment to the AAWQ subcommittee, nominations should be submitted no later than January 2, 2024.

For more information on the nomination process and submitting a nomination, please see the Federal Register notice: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2023-25363. Please see the AAWQ website (https://www.epa.gov/faca/frrcc-0) or email AAWQ@epa.gov for more information.