Transcript Turning our Action Plan into Action Acronyms: • FACA – Federal Advisory Committee Act • WRDA 1996 – Water Resources Development Act of 1996

Turning our Action
Plan into Action
Acronyms:
• FACA – Federal Advisory Committee Act
• WRDA 1996 – Water Resources
Development Act of 1996
FACA
FACA applies to:
“any committee, board, commission,
council, conference, panel, task force, or
other similar group, or any subcommittee
or other subgroup thereof… which is…
established or utilized by one or more
agencies, in the interest of obtaining
advice or recommendations for the
President or one or more agencies or
officers of the Federal Government…”
FACA continued:
• Procedural and substantive requirements are
attached to FACA advisory groups for openness,
accountability and balance
• promote diversity
• noticing meetings
• keeping minutes
• making documents available to the public
• providing opportunity for input by non-members
• making transcripts available to the public
Task Force/Working
Group Exemption
(taken from the Task Force charter)
“The Task Force is not considered an
advisory committee subject to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, and it may seek
advice or input from interested,
knowledgeable, or affected parties without
being subject to the FACA, pursuant to
section 528(f)(3)(C) of the WRDA 1996.”
Turning our Action Plan into
Action
Step 1: Action Plan is formally approved by the
BBRRCT.
Step 2: Proposed Action Plan is submitted to the
Working Group for a “first reading.”
Step 3: Working Group members provide their input
to a revised draft that will be discussed at
the next Working Group meeting.
Step 4: Revised Action Plan is provided to the
Working Group in their readahead for the
next meeting, where it will be reviewed and
formally approved.
Step 5: The Working Group reports their
recommended action at the next Task Force
meeting, for their review and acceptance.
Working Group/Task
Force Role
• Changes may be required by the Working
Group/Task Force
• Seek advice/further direction as to
Working Group member role in
implementation
After TF Approval
Step 6: Individuals may reference the plan,
post the plan on their websites, or use it
as supporting documentation. The plan is
part of the public record.
Guidelines
• BBRRCT members are requested to wait
until acceptance by the Task Force before
referencing or distributing the plan.
• Individuals may only lobby in accordance
with their own organization’s regulations
on behalf of either themselves or their
organizations. They may not lobby on
behalf of the BBRRCT.
Public Record:
The BBRRCT plan and its drafts are part of
the public record. This information is
available to all members of the public, via
the Task Force Office, upon request. The
final plan will be posted on the
www.sfrestore.org website.
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