Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a virtual public meeting for the Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB) on September 18, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (CDT). The presentations are provided below.

Read the Federal Register Notice

Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB)

Meeting Agenda

Virtual Public Meeting

This virtual public meeting will be held on May 31st, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (CDT). You must register to participate and/or to submit written or oral comments for the committee by 2:00 p.m. (CDT) on May 30th, 2023.

General Information

The Great Lakes Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations on matters related to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The Advisory Board also advises on domestic matters related to implementation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. The major objectives are to provide advice and recommendations on Great Lakes protection and restoration activities; long-term goals, objectives, and priorities for Great Lakes protection and restoration; and other issues identified by the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force/Regional Working Group.

Registration

Registration is required to participate in this meeting. When registering, provide your name, email, organization, city, and state. Please indicate whether you would like to provide oral and/or written comments during the meeting at the time of registration. Registration deadline is 2:00 pm (CDT), May 30, 2023. 

• Register to watch the public meeting and/or to make a public comment.
• Read the complete Federal Register Notice

Draft Meeting Agenda

Attend the The Great Lakes Advisory Board Virtual Public Meeting

Members of the public who want to watch the meeting or want to comment on the issues discussed at the meeting, must register by 3:00 pm, December 5. 

• Register to watch the public meeting and/or to make a public comment.
• Federal Register Notice

The Great Lakes Advisory Board met December 15, 2021 via remote participation only.

• Federal Register Notice
• DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS GLAB Final Report to EPA
• Agenda for the December 15 GLAB Meeting

Members of the public who want to watch the meeting or want to comment on the issues discussed at the meeting, must register by 3:00 pm, April 1.

• Register to watch the public meeting and/or to make a public comment.
• Federal Register Notice
• GLAB Final Report to EPA
• Draft April 6 Meeting Agenda

The Great Lakes Advisory Board met Aug. 30-31, 2021 via remote participation only.

Documents

Great Lakes Advisory Board Draft Recommendations

Public comments on these draft recommendations are being accepted through Sept. 16, 2021. Please email Designated Federal Officer Edlynzia Barnes (barnes.edlynzia@epa.gov)

1. Draft Recommendations to Charge Questions 1 & 2 (Nutrients) (PDF)
2. Draft Recommendations to Charge Question 4 (Invasive Species) (PDF)
3. Draft Recommendations to GLRI Charge Questions 3, 5 & 6 (Ecological Focus) (PDF)
4. Draft Recommendations to Charge Questions 3, 5 & 6 (Community Focus) (PDF)

Workgroup Presentations

1. Aquatic Invasive Species Workgroup Draft Recommendations (PowerPoint)
2. GLRI Community Focus Workgroup Recommendations (PowerPoint)
3. GLRI Ecological Focus Workgroup Recommendations (PowerPoint)
4. Nutrients Workgroup Draft Recommendations (PowerPoint)

Other documents

• Federal Register: GLAB Notice for Virtual Meeting
• EPA's charge questions to the GLAB
• Final meeting agenda

Record of Public Comments

• Record of Public comments to GLAB Draft Recommendations (PDF, 18 pp) – September 2021
• Procedural Justice within the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Next Steps Towards Environmental Justice

The Ohio Lake Erie Commission and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency welcome public comments on the draft final delisting report through June 6.

A one-hour virtual public meeting will be held starting at 6 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 17. Register for the virtual public meeting. 

The Great Lakes Advisory Board met remotely March 30, 2021 from 1-4 pm Central and March 31, 2021 from 9 am - 12 pm Central.

• Link to Federal Register Notice
• Agenda for GLAB meeting March 30-31 (PDF)
• Slides from day 1 of the meeting (PDF)
• Slides from day 2 of the meeting (PDF)
• March 30 - 31 2021; Draft Meeting Summary (PDF)

If you have any questions, please contact the DFO directly at barnes.edlynzia@epa.gov.

U.S. EPA hosted a virtual celebration on Dec. 9, 2020 to highlight the accomplishments of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative over the last ten years.
 
This virtual format featured local, state and federal partners and representatives across the Great Lakes region and highlighted the significant restoration work and successes that have occurred in the Great Lakes since the creation of the GLRI in 2010. 
 
In order, speakers were:

• Joseph Liebau, U.S. EPA Region 5 chief of staff
• Kurt Thiede, U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator & Great Lakes Program Manager
• U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (MN-08)
• U.S. Representative David Joyce (OH-14), Co-Chair of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force
• Mike Vandersteen, Mayor of Sheboygan and Chair of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
• Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells, co-chair of EPA’s Great Lakes Advisory Board
• U.S. Representative Fred Upton (MI-06)
• U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
• U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-12)
• Lilith Fowler, executive director of Harbor District, Inc.
• Charlie Wooley, Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
• U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Co-Chair of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force
• Chris Litzau, Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps
• Jessica Koski, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Watch video of the event

If you have any questions please contact Alexander Girard (girard.alexander@epa.gov), 312-288-6256.

The Great Lakes Advisory Board met Oct. 29, 2020 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central with remote/virtual participation only. 

If you have any questions, please contact the DFO directly at barnes.edlynzia@epa.gov 

Federal Register Notice