The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) will hold a teleconference meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC)  on Monday, October 22 from 12 to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The FRRCC is a policy-oriented committee that provides policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities.

The purpose of the teleconference is to discuss specific topics of relevance for consideration by the committee in order to provide advice and insights to the agency on environmental policies and programs that affect and engage agriculture and rural communities.

Interested persons wishing to gain access to the teleconference, make brief oral comments, or provide a written statement to the FRRCC must contact Alicia Kaiser, designated federal officer, via email to [email protected] or via phone at 202-564-7273 by October 15. The National Chicken Council contacted EPA to obtain an agenda for the meeting but has not yet received one.