42 U.S.C. § 7417 : US Code - Section 7417: Advisory committees

Search 42 U.S.C. § 7417 : US Code - Section 7417: Advisory committees

(a) Establishment; membership
In order to obtain assistance in the development and
implementation of the purposes of this chapter including air
quality criteria, recommended control techniques, standards,
research and development, and to encourage the continued efforts on
the part of industry to improve air quality and to develop
economically feasible methods for the control and abatement of air
pollution, the Administrator shall from time to time establish
advisory committees. Committee members shall include, but not be
limited to, persons who are knowledgeable concerning air quality
from the standpoint of health, welfare, economics or technology.
(b) Compensation
The members of any other advisory committees appointed pursuant
to this chapter who are not officers or employees of the United
States while attending conferences or meetings or while otherwise
serving at the request of the Administrator, shall be entitled to
receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Administrator,
but not exceeding $100 per diem, including traveltime, and while
away from their homes or regular places of business they may be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in the
Government service employed intermittently.
(c) (!1) Consultations by Administrator
Prior to -
(1) issuing criteria for an air pollutant under section
7408(a)(2) of this title,
(2) publishing any list under section 7411(b)(1)(A) or section
7412(b)(1)(A) (!2) of this title,
(3) publishing any standard under section 7411 or section 7412
of this title, or
(4) publishing any regulation under section 7521(a) of this
title,
the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable within
the time provided, consult with appropriate advisory committees,
independence experts, and Federal departments and agencies.