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Most Recent Additions and Coming Attractions: The following is a list of new and forthcoming attractions to the Environmental Finance Program (EFP) and its related programs: While supplies last, a limited number of 'A Guidebook of Financial Tools' CDs are now available. To request one, e-mail us. The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's summer 2004 full Board meeting will be held August 16-17, 2004 in San Francisco, CA  The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's March 2004 Newsletter is now available online. EFAB Newsletters are meant to provide the public with updates on the progress of the Board with its projects and Strategic Action Agenda. The Environmental Finance Center Network and the Environmental Finance Program of the Office of Enterprise Technology & Innovation are pleased to make available the EFC Network 2002 Annual Report (PDFs) (February 2004).  The Environmental Finance Program is pleased to make available the EFP Activity Report .  The Environmental Finance Center Network was the subject of an article on the National Drinking Water Clearinghouse's website entitled "Show Me the Money (And How to Manage It): Environmental Finance Centers Explain Fiscal Management." The article decribes the EFC's efforts in the field of environmental finance and provides examples. (December 2003)  The Environmental Finance Advisory Board's Strategic Action Agenda, Fiscal Years 2004-2005 is now available online.(PDF) (December 2003)  The Environmental Finance Center at Boise State was recently mentioned on page 21 of the Fall 2003 issue of Boise State University's Focus magazine in the article "Environmental technology helps assure pure water." The article decribes the EFC's research and subsequent national product roll out.(November 2003)  The Environmental Finance Program is pleased to announce that the Environmental Finance Center at Boise State, regarding its successful research studies, which, in part, have been "adapted" by EPA, was recently mentioned in the Federal Register, vol. 68, no. 192, pg. 57451. (October 2003)   The Environmental Finance Program is pleased to announce that Vanessa Bowie has been selected as its new Team Leader. Previously, Ms. Bowie worked closely with the Environmental Financial Advisory Board in her role as coordinator of the Board's activities. Congratulations Ms. Bowie!!!  The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's Environmental Management Systems Letter Report, a Letter to Marianne L. Horinko, Acting Administrator, is now available online. (PDF) (July 2003) The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 34 Letter Report, a Letter to Marianne L. Horinko, Acting Administrator, is now available online. (PDF) (July 2003) The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's winter 2003 full Board meeting, March 4-5, 2003, minutes are now available online. (PDF) (July 2003) The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's report Protecting America's Land Legacy: Stewardship Policies, Tools, and Incentives to Protect and Restore America's Land Legacy is now available online.  (PDF)  (February 2003) EFP - What's New? While supplies last, a limited number of 'A Guidebook of Financial Tools' CDs are now available. To request one, e-mail us. The Environmental Finance Program is pleased to announce that Vanessa Bowie has been selected as its new Team Leader. Previously, Ms. Bowie worked closely with the Environmental Financial Advisory Board in her role as coordinator of the Board's activities. Congratulations Ms. Bowie!!!   The Environmental Finance Program is pleased to make available the EFP Activity Report .  The EPA's 2002 Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Inventory is now available online. FAIR Archives: 2001 Inventory, 2000 Inventory Environmental Finance Program documents can now be found using EFP's very own search. (Top center of webpages.) EFP's publication A Guidebook of Financial Tools consists of 350 plus environmental financing tools to help you achieve your goals.   Related Budget Announcements (Office of the Chief Financial Officer) The FY 2004 Summary of EPA's (President's) Budget , the FY 2003 Annual Performance Plan , and the FY 2004 Congressional Justification   are available on the OCFO Budget webpage EFAB - What's New? While supplies last, a limited number of 'A Guidebook of Financial Tools' CDs are now available. To request one, e-mail us. The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's summer 2004 full Board meeting will be held August 16-17, 2004 in San Francisco, CA  The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's March 2004 Newsletter is now available online. EFAB Newsletters are meant to provide the public with updates on the progress of the Board with its projects and Strategic Action Agenda. The Environmental Finance Program is pleased to make available the EFP Activity Report .  The Environmental Finance Advisory Board's Strategic Action Agenda, Fiscal Years 2004-2005 is now available online.(PDF) (December 2003)  The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's Environmental Management Systems Letter Report, a Letter to Marianne L. Horinko, Acting Administrator, is now available online. (PDF) (July 2003) The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 34 Letter Report, a Letter to Marianne L. Horinko, Acting Administrator, is now available online. (PDF) (July 2003) The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's winter 2003 full Board meeting, March 4-5, 2003, minutes are now available online. (PDF) (July 2003) The Environmental Financial Advisory Board's report Protecting America's Land Legacy: Stewardship Policies, Tools, and Incentives to Protect and Restore America's Land Legacy is now available online.  (PDF)  (February 2003) EFC Network - What's New? The Environmental Finance Center Network and the Environmental Finance Program of the Office of Enterprise Technology & Innovation are pleased to make available the EFC Network 2002 Annual Report (PDFs) (February 2004).  The Environmental Finance Program is pleased to make available the EFP Activity Report .  The Environmental Finance Center Network was the subject of an article on the National Drinking Water Clearinghouse's website entitled "Show Me the Money (And How to Manage It): Environmental Finance Centers Explain Fiscal Management." The article decribes the EFC's efforts in the field of environmental finance and provides examples. (December 2003)  The Environmental Finance Center at Boise State was recently mentioned on page 21 of the Fall 2003 issue of Boise State University's Focus magazine in the article "Environmental technology helps assure pure water." The article decribes the EFC's research and subsequent national product roll out.  The Environmental Finance Center at Boise State, regarding its sussessful research studies, was recently mentioned in the Federal Register, vol. 68, no. 192, pg. 57451. It was noted that "EPA's proposed revised [Small Local Governments Compliance Assistance Policy] policy recommends that States adopt a number of listed capacity measures the Agency has drawn from the studies performed by the EPA's Boise Environmental Finance Center. In the context of measuring the ability of small local governments to implement the requirments of the the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Boise Environmental Finance Center identified a number of factors that influence the technical, managerial, and financial capacity of local governments. (see, http://sspa.boisestate.edu/efc) EPA adapted many of these measures for inclusion into the proposed revised policy, and recommends that States incorporate these measures as appropriate for their local condition." The Environmental Finance Center Network 2002 Overview is now available online. (PDF, 1.1MB)  (Fall 2002) EFIN - What's New? The Environmental Financing Information Network database is available from the EFIN homepage, via the Online Library System. See the webpage Accessing the EFIN Database page for instructions. Featured Sites - What's New? The SRF Fund Management Handbook (PDF, 791K) (Office of Water) has examples of state practices in fiscal fund management and can be used as a resource for decision making. Related Office of Water sites.

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