On October 17, 2019, the acting director of the Office of Resources and Business Operations at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) informed members of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) that it was being terminated. The acting director indicated that EPA had conducted a review in accordance with Executive Order 13875 and "identified other more specialized [federal advisory committees] and collaborative groups that provide advice on the agency’s media-specific regulatory actions and policies, thus limiting EPA’s focus for NACEPT charges."