There are numerous loopholes that allow appointed members to advisory committees the ability to avoid disclosing required information about the meetings.

If the Advisory Committee is held in accordance with the law, without taking advantage of the loopholes, the members, a charter, and the meetings' minutes become available here. http://fido.gov/facadatabase/search.asp

Here's the information, for example, on the Wild Horse and Burro board: http://fido.gov/facadatabase/committeeMenu.asp?...

I wonder if the EPA panels fall within the guidelines of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and whether there is any additional information to be gained from the GSA's FACA database.

There are numerous loopholes that allow appointed members to advisory committees the ability to avoid disclosing required information about the meetings.

If the Advisory Committee is held in accordance with the law, without taking advantage of the loopholes, the members, a charter, and the meetings’ minutes become available here. http://fido.gov/facadatabase/search.asp

Here’s the information, for example, on the Wild Horse and Burro board: http://fido.gov/facadatabase/committeeMenu.asp?cno=618&FY=2008

I wonder if the EPA panels fall within the guidelines of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and whether there is any additional information to be gained from the GSA’s FACA database.