81 FR 10618 - Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) Membership
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 40 (March 1, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 40 (March 1, 2016)
| Page Range | 10618-10619 | |
| FR Document | 2016-04445 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 10618-10619] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04445] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9943-11-ORD] Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) Membership AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice soliciting nominations for membership. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to its Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB). The ELAB is a multi-stakeholder federal advisory committee that provides independent advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator, Science Advisor, and Forum on Environmental Measurements (FEM) about cross-cutting issues related to enhancing EPA's measurement programs, and facilitating the operation and expansion of national environmental accreditation. This notice solicits nominations to fill eight-nine (8-9) new vacancies. To maintain diverse representation, nominees will be selected from the following stakeholder work force sectors:Academia Business and industry Environmental laboratory commercial, municipal, small, other Environmental laboratory suppliers of services State and local Government agencies Tribal governments and indigenous groups Trade associations Within these sectors, EPA is seeking nominees with knowledge in methods development; measurements; monitoring and regulatory programs; quality systems; and environmental accreditation. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, the agency encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. All nominations will be fully considered. Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified persons to be considered for appointment to this advisory committee. Individuals may self-nominate. Nominees should possess the following qualifications: Demonstrated experience with environmental measurement programs and environmental accreditation; Willingness to commit time to the committee, and demonstrated ability to work constructively and effectively on committees; Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication and consensus-building skills; and Ability to serve a 2-year appointment and volunteer approximately 5-7 hours per month to support the Board's activities. How to Submit Nominations: Nominations can be submitted in electronic format (preferred) to Ms. Lara P. Phelps, Designated Federal Officer, US EPA, MC E243-05, 109 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, or email to [email protected] and should be received by April 1, 2016 for October 2016 appointment. To be considered, all nomination packages should include: Current contact information for the nominee, including the nominee's name, organization (and position within that organization), current business address, email address, and daytime telephone number. Brief statement describing the nominee's interest in serving on the ELAB. Resume describing the professional and educational qualifications of the nominee, including a list of relevant activities, and any current or previous service on advisory committees. [[Page 10619]] Letter(s) of recommendation from a third party supporting the nomination. For further questions regarding this notice, please contact Lara P. Phelps at (919) 541-5544 or [email protected]. Dated: February 23, 2016. Thomas Burke, EPA Science Advisor. [FR Doc. 2016-04445 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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perchlorate in drinking water. Nominees also conduct an independent search for nominees will be selected from the
should possess and demonstrate candidates to assemble a balanced group following stakeholder work force
background knowledge and experience representing the expertise needed to sectors:
in one or more of the following areas: fully evaluate EPA’s draft BBDR model • Academia
(1) PBPK, PBPK/PD and/or BBDR and draft model support document for • Business and industry
modeling, (2) fetal and neonatal thyroid perchlorate in drinking water. Versar • Environmental laboratory
endocrinology (clinical and will consider and screen all candidates commercial, municipal, small, other
experimental), (3) iodide homeostasis, against the criteria previously listed. • Environmental laboratory suppliers of
and (4) perchlorate toxicology and mode Following the screening process, Versar services
of action or adverse outcome pathway. will narrow the list of potential • State and local Government agencies
Selection Criteria: Selection criteria reviewers to approximately 10–15 • Tribal governments and indigenous
for individuals nominated to serve as candidates. Prior to selecting the final groups
external peer reviewers of the draft peer reviewers, a Federal Register • Trade associations
BBDR model and draft model support notice will be published (exact date to Within these sectors, EPA is seeking
document include the following: (1) be determined) to solicit comments on nominees with knowledge in methods
Demonstrated expertise through the interim list of candidates. In that development; measurements;
relevant peer reviewed publications, (2) notice, the public will be requested to monitoring and regulatory programs;
professional accomplishments and provide relevant information or quality systems; and environmental
recognition by professional societies, (3) documentation on the nominees within accreditation. In an effort to obtain
demonstrated ability to work 30 days of the announcement of the nominations of diverse candidates, the
constructively and effectively in a interim list of candidates. Once Versar agency encourages nominations of
committee setting, (4) absence of has considered the public comments on women and men of all racial and ethnic
financial conflicts of interest, (5) no the interim list of candidates, Versar groups. All nominations will be fully
actual conflicts of interest or the will select the final list of peer considered.
appearance of lack of impartiality, (6) reviewers, based on who, collectively, Any interested person or organization
willingness to commit adequate time for will best provide expertise spanning the may nominate qualified persons to be
the thorough review of the draft BBDR disciplines previously listed and (to the considered for appointment to this
model and draft model support extent feasible) best provide a balance of advisory committee. Individuals may
document, commencing approximately perspectives. self-nominate. Nominees should possess
in June 2016 (exact date to be the following qualifications:
determined), and (7) availability to Dated: February 21, 2016. • Demonstrated experience with
participate in-person in a one-day peer Joel Beauvais, environmental measurement programs
review meeting in the Washington, DC Deputy Assistant Administrator. and environmental accreditation;
metro area, projected to occur in [FR Doc. 2016–04449 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am] • Willingness to commit time to the
approximately August 2016 (exact date BILLING CODE 6560–50–P committee, and demonstrated ability to
will be published in the Federal work constructively and effectively on
Register at least 30 days prior to the committees;
external peer review meeting). Further ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and
logistical information regarding the AGENCY written communication and consensus-
external peer review meeting will be [FRL–9943–11–ORD]
building skills; and
announced at a later date in the Federal • Ability to serve a 2-year
Register. Environmental Laboratory Advisory appointment and volunteer
Required Nominee Information: To Board (ELAB) Membership approximately 5–7 hours per month to
receive full consideration, the following support the Board’s activities.
information should be submitted to AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection How to Submit Nominations:
Versar (perchlorate@versar.com) (the Agency (EPA). Nominations can be submitted in
subject line should read: BBDR Model ACTION: Notice soliciting nominations electronic format (preferred) to Ms. Lara
Peer Review): (1) Contact information for membership. P. Phelps, Designated Federal Officer,
for the person making the nomination; US EPA, MC E243–05, 109 T. W.
(2) contact information for the nominee; SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
(3) the disciplinary and specific areas of Protection Agency’s (EPA) invites Park, NC 27709, or email to
expertise of the nominee; (4) the nominations from a diverse range of phelps.lara@epa.gov and should be
nominee’s curriculum vitae; and (5) a qualified candidates to be considered received by April 1, 2016 for October
biographical sketch of the nominee for appointment to its Environmental 2016 appointment. To be considered, all
indicating current position, educational Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB). The nomination packages should include:
background, past and current research ELAB is a multi-stakeholder federal • Current contact information for the
activities, recent service on other advisory committee that provides nominee, including the nominee’s
advisory committees, peer review independent advice and name, organization (and position within
panels, editorial boards or professional recommendations to the EPA that organization), current business
organizations, sources of recent grant Administrator, Science Advisor, and address, email address, and daytime
and/or contract support and other Forum on Environmental Measurements
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telephone number.
comments on the relevance of the (FEM) about cross-cutting issues related • Brief statement describing the
nominee’s expertise to this peer review to enhancing EPA’s measurement nominee’s interest in serving on the
topic. Compensation for non-federal programs, and facilitating the operation ELAB.
peer reviewers will be provided by and expansion of national • Resume describing the professional
Versar. environmental accreditation. and educational qualifications of the
Selection Process: EPA’s contractor, This notice solicits nominations to fill nominee, including a list of relevant
Versar, will notify candidates of eight–nine (8–9) new vacancies. To activities, and any current or previous
selection or non-selection. Versar may maintain diverse representation, service on advisory committees.
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• Letter(s) of recommendation from a Agency positions and regulations. The Office of Management and Budget
third party supporting the nomination. SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee published the ‘‘Unified (Regulatory)
For further questions regarding this chartered under the Federal Advisory Agenda’’ on the Web on November 20,
notice, please contact Lara P. Phelps at Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2015 available at http://
(919) 541–5544 or phelps.lara@epa.gov. 2. The SAB will comply with the www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
Dated: February 23, 2016. provisions of FACA and all appropriate eAgendaMain.
SAB Staff Office procedural policies. The SAB convened a Work Group to
Thomas Burke,
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, review information provided in the
EPA Science Advisor. agency’s Fall 2015 regulatory agenda
notice is hereby given that the SAB will
[FR Doc. 2016–04445 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am] hold a public meeting to discuss and regarding EPA planned actions and their
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P deliberate on the topics below. supporting science. The SAB will
discuss recommendations and
(1) Quality Review of a Draft SAB information developed by the Work
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Review Report on the Framework for Group regarding the adequacy of the
AGENCY Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions From science supporting the planned actions.
Stationary Sources Information about this advisory activity
[FRL–9942–97–OA]
In 2012, the SAB completed a review can be found on the Web at http://
Notification of a Public Meeting of the of the first draft accounting framework yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
Chartered Science Advisory Board addressing scientific and technical fedrgstr_activites/SAB%20Fall%20
issues associated with biogenic carbon 2015%20Reg%20
AGENCY: Environmental Protection dioxide (CO2) emissions, Accounting Agenda?OpenDocument.
Agency (EPA). Framework for Biogenic CO2 Emissions Availability of Meeting Materials: A
ACTION: Notice. from Stationary Sources (September meeting agenda and other materials for
2011). The EPA subsequently revised the meeting will be placed on the SAB
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection the 2011 framework and requested the Web site at http://epa.gov/sab.
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board SAB to conduct a review of the Procedures for Providing Public Input:
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Public comment for consideration by
meeting of the chartered SAB to: (1) Emissions from Stationary Sources EPA’s federal advisory committees and
Conduct a quality review of a draft SAB (November 2014). The purpose of the panels has a different purpose from
report on an accounting framework for 2014 framework is to develop a method public comment provided to EPA
biogenic carbon dioxide emissions; (2) for calculating the adjustment, or program offices. Therefore, the process
discuss information provided by the Biogenic Assessment Factor (BAF), for for submitting comments to a federal
EPA on planned actions in the Fall 2015 carbon emissions associated with the advisory committee is different from the
semi-annual regulatory agenda and their combustion of biogenic feedstocks process used to submit comments to an
supporting science; and (3) receive taking into account the biological EPA program office.
briefings from the EPA Office of carbon cycle effects associated with Federal advisory committees and
Research and Development and the their growth, harvest and processing. panels, including scientific advisory
Office of the Science Advisor. The SAB convened the Biogenic Carbon committees, provide independent
DATES: The public meeting will be held Emissions Panel to review the advice to the EPA. Members of the
on Thursday, March 31, 2016, from 1:30 framework. public can submit relevant comments
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday April 1, The chartered SAB will conduct a pertaining to the EPA’s charge, meeting
2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. quality review of the panel’s draft report materials, or the group providing
before it is transmitted to the EPA advice. Input from the public to the SAB
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Administrator. The SAB quality review will have the most impact if it provides
the Westin Crystal City, 1800 Jefferson
process ensures that all draft reports specific scientific or technical
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.
developed by SAB panels, committees information or analysis for the SAB to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any consider or if it relates to the clarity or
or workgroups are reviewed and
member of the public who wants further approved by the Chartered SAB before accuracy of the technical information.
information concerning the meeting being finalized and transmitted to the Members of the public wishing to
may contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, EPA Administrator. These reviews are provide comment should contact the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA conducted in a public meeting as DFO directly.
Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. required by FACA. Background on the Oral Statements: In general,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 current advisory activity, Biogenic individuals or groups requesting an oral
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, Carbon Dioxide Emissions from presentation at a public meeting will be
DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail Stationary Sources—Assessment limited to five minutes. Persons
(202) 564–4885, or email at Framework can be found on the SAB interested in providing oral statements
carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. General Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ at the March 31–April 1, 2016, meeting
information concerning the SAB can be sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ should contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter,
found on the EPA Web site at http:// Biogenic%20CO2%20Framework? DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at
www.epa.gov/sab. OpenDocument. the contact information noted above by
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: March 23, 2016 to be placed on the list
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Background: The SAB was (2) Discussion of Information in the of registered speakers. Written
established pursuant to the Agency’s Semiannual Regulatory Statements: Written statements for the
Environmental Research, Development, Agenda March 31–April 1, 2016, meeting should
and Demonstration Authorization Act As part of the EPA’s effort to routinely be received in the SAB Staff Office by
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, inform the SAB about proposed and March 23, 2016, so that the information
to provide independent scientific and planned agency actions that have a can be made available to the SAB for its
technical advice to the Administrator on scientific or technical basis, the agency consideration prior to the meeting.
the scientific and technical basis for provided notice to the SAB that the Written statements should be supplied
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