81 FR 4028 - Request for Nominations of Candidates for EPA's Science Advisory Board 2016-2018 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards Committee

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 15 (January 25, 2016)

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office invites nominations of scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplines to be considered for appointment to the SAB's 2016-2018 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Committee described in this notice.

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 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9941-57-OA]


Request for Nominations of Candidates for EPA's Science Advisory 
Board 2016-2018 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards 
Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office invites nominations of scientific 
experts from a diverse range of disciplines to be considered for 
appointment to the SAB's 2016-2018 Scientific and Technological 
Achievement Awards (STAA) Committee described in this notice.

DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than 
February 16, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about the 
SAB's STAA Committee membership appointment process and schedule, 
please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB 
Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2134; by fax at 
(202) 565-2098 or via email at [email protected].
    General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at the EPA 
SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) is a chartered Federal 
Advisory Committee that provides independent scientific and technical 
peer review, advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the 
technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the 
SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. The STAA 
Committee is an ad hoc subcommittee of the SAB that provides advice 
through the chartered SAB on recommendations for awards under EPA's 
STAA program. The SAB and the 2016-2018 STAA Committee will comply with 
the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 
policies.
    The EPA established the STAA in 1980 to recognize Agency scientists 
and engineers who published their work in the peer-reviewed literature. 
The STAA Program is an agency-wide competition to promote and recognize 
scientific and technological achievements by EPA employees. The STAA 
program is administered and managed by the EPA's Office of Research and 
Development (ORD). Each year the SAB has been asked to review the EPA's 
STAA nominations and make recommendations to the Administrator for 
monetary awards. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts 
to serve on the SAB 2016-2018 STAA Committee, which operates under the 
auspices of the SAB.
    Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking 
nominations of experts to form the SAB 2016-2018 STAA Committee in the 
following disciplines as they relate to human health and the 
environment: Air pollution exposure; chemistry and geochemistry; 
chemical engineering; civil and environmental engineering; ecology; 
environmental economics; groundwater and surface water contaminant fate 
and transport; human health effects and risk assessment; hydrology and 
hydrogeology; monitoring and measurement methods for air and water; 
risk management; transport and fate of contaminants; water quality; and 
water and wastewater treatment processes. The SAB Staff Office is 
especially interested in scientists and engineers with expertise 
described above who have knowledge and experience in air quality; 
aquatic and ecological toxicology; chemical safety; climate change; 
community environmental health; dosimetry and inhalation toxicology; 
drinking water; ecological modeling; ecological risk assessment; 
ecosystem services; energy and the environment; epidemiology; green 
chemistry; homeland security; human health dosimetry; mechanisms of 
toxicity and carcinogenicity; metabolism; statistics; sustainability; 
toxicokinetics; toxicology; waste and waste management; and water re-
use.
    Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested 
person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas 
of expertise described above for possible service on the 2016-2018 STAA 
Committee identified in this notice. Nominations should be submitted in 
electronic format (preferred over hard copy) using the ``Nomination of 
Experts'' link at the bottom of the SAB homepage at http://www.epa.gov/sab). To receive full consideration, nominations should include the 
information requested below.
    EPA's SAB Staff Office requests contact information about the 
person making the nomination; contact information about the nominee; 
the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the 
nominee's resume or curriculum vitae; sources of recent grant and/or 
contract support; and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating 
current position, educational background, research activities, and 
recent service on other national advisory committees or national 
professional organizations.
    Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who 
are unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site, should 
contact Mr. Edward Hanlon as indicated above in this notice. 
Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than 
February 16, 2016. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to 
obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of 
women and men of all racial and ethnic groups.
    The EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations. 
The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified by 
respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts 
identified by the SAB Staff, will be posted in a List of Candidates on 
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public comments on the List 
of Candidates will be accepted for 21 days. The public will be 
requested to provide relevant

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information or other documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff 
Office should consider in evaluating candidates.
    For the EPA SAB Staff Office a balanced review committee includes 
candidates who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant 
scientific perspectives (which, among other factors, can be influenced 
by work history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of 
experience to adequately address the charge. The SAB Staff Office will 
consider public comments on the List of Candidates, information 
provided by the candidates themselves, and background information 
independently gathered by the SAB Staff Office. Selection criteria to 
be used for committee membership include: (a) Scientific and/or 
technical expertise, knowledge, and experience (primary factors); (b) 
availability and willingness to serve; (c) absence of financial 
conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an appearance of a loss of 
impartiality; (e) skills working in committees, subcommittees and 
advisory committees; and, (f) for the committee as a whole, diversity 
of expertise and scientific points of view.
    The SAB Staff Office's evaluation of an absence of financial 
conflicts of interest will include a review of the ``Confidential 
Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on 
Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form allows government 
officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between a 
person's public responsibilities (which include membership on an EPA 
federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities, or 
the appearance of a loss of impartiality, as defined by federal 
regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded from the following 
URL address http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/Web/ethics?OpenDocument.
    The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects members 
for subcommittees and review panels is described in the following 
document, Overview of the Panel Formation Process at the Environmental 
Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (EPA-SAB-EC-02-010), which is 
posted on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/WebFiles/OverviewPanelForm/$File/ec02010.pdf.

    Dated: January 13, 2016.
 Thomas Brennan,
 Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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Noe at least seven days in advance of Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at described above who have knowledge
the meeting at the phone number listed (202) 564–2134; by fax at (202) 565– and experience in air quality; aquatic
above. Written statements may be filed 2098 or via email at hanlon.edward@ and ecological toxicology; chemical
with the Board either before or after the epa.gov. safety; climate change; community
meeting. Individuals who wish to make General information concerning the environmental health; dosimetry and
oral statements pertaining to the agenda EPA SAB can be found at the EPA SAB inhalation toxicology; drinking water;
item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. ecological modeling; ecological risk
the address or telephone number listed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: assessment; ecosystem services; energy
above. Requests must be received five Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. and the environment; epidemiology;
days prior to the meeting and reasonable 4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory green chemistry; homeland security;
provision will be made to include the Committee that provides independent human health dosimetry; mechanisms
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy scientific and technical peer review, of toxicity and carcinogenicity;
Designated Federal Officer is advice and recommendations to the EPA metabolism; statistics; sustainability;
empowered to conduct the meeting in a Administrator on the technical basis for toxicokinetics; toxicology; waste and
fashion that will facilitate the orderly EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory waste management; and water re-use.
conduct of business. Individuals Committee, the SAB conducts business Process and Deadline for Submitting
wishing to make public comments will in accordance with the Federal Nominations: Any interested person or
be provided a maximum of five minutes Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 organization may nominate qualified
to present their comments. individuals in the areas of expertise
U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by described above for possible service on
The STAA Committee is an ad hoc
writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the the 2016–2018 STAA Committee
subcommittee of the SAB that provides
address and phone number listed above. identified in this notice. Nominations
advice through the chartered SAB on
Minutes will also be available at the should be submitted in electronic
recommendations for awards under
following Web site: http://energy.gov/ format (preferred over hard copy) using
EPA’s STAA program. The SAB and the
orem/services/community-engagement/ the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link at the
2016–2018 STAA Committee will
oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory-board. bottom of the SAB homepage at http://
comply with the provisions of FACA
www.epa.gov/sab). To receive full
Issued at Washington, DC, on January 19, and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
consideration, nominations should
2016. procedural policies. include the information requested
LaTanya R. Butler, The EPA established the STAA in below.
Deputy Committee Management Officer. 1980 to recognize Agency scientists and EPA’s SAB Staff Office requests
[FR Doc. 2016–01369 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am] engineers who published their work in contact information about the person
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the peer-reviewed literature. The STAA making the nomination; contact
Program is an agency-wide competition information about the nominee; the
to promote and recognize scientific and disciplinary and specific areas of
technological achievements by EPA expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION employees. The STAA program is
AGENCY resume or curriculum vitae; sources of
administered and managed by the EPA’s recent grant and/or contract support;
[FRL–9941–57–OA] Office of Research and Development and a biographical sketch of the
(ORD). Each year the SAB has been nominee indicating current position,
Request for Nominations of asked to review the EPA’s STAA educational background, research
Candidates for EPA’s Science nominations and make activities, and recent service on other
Advisory Board 2016–2018 Scientific recommendations to the Administrator national advisory committees or
and Technological Achievement for monetary awards. The SAB Staff national professional organizations.
Awards Committee Office is seeking nominations of experts Persons having questions about the
to serve on the SAB 2016–2018 STAA nomination procedures, or who are
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Committee, which operates under the unable to submit nominations through
Agency.
auspices of the SAB. the SAB Web site, should contact Mr.
ACTION: Notice. Request for Nominations: The SAB Edward Hanlon as indicated above in
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Staff Office is seeking nominations of this notice. Nominations should be
Protection Agency (EPA) Science experts to form the SAB 2016–2018 submitted in time to arrive no later than
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office STAA Committee in the following February 16, 2016. EPA values and
invites nominations of scientific experts disciplines as they relate to human welcomes diversity. In an effort to
from a diverse range of disciplines to be health and the environment: Air obtain nominations of diverse
considered for appointment to the pollution exposure; chemistry and candidates, EPA encourages
SAB’s 2016–2018 Scientific and geochemistry; chemical engineering; nominations of women and men of all
Technological Achievement Awards civil and environmental engineering; racial and ethnic groups.
(STAA) Committee described in this ecology; environmental economics; The EPA SAB Staff Office will
notice. groundwater and surface water acknowledge receipt of nominations.
contaminant fate and transport; human The names and biosketches of qualified
DATES: Nominations should be health effects and risk assessment; nominees identified by respondents to
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submitted in time to arrive no later than hydrology and hydrogeology; this Federal Register notice, and
February 16, 2016. monitoring and measurement methods additional experts identified by the SAB
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For for air and water; risk management; Staff, will be posted in a List of
further information about the SAB’s transport and fate of contaminants; Candidates on the SAB Web site at
STAA Committee membership water quality; and water and wastewater http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public
appointment process and schedule, treatment processes. The SAB Staff comments on the List of Candidates will
please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Office is especially interested in be accepted for 21 days. The public will
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB scientists and engineers with expertise be requested to provide relevant

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information or other documentation on Dated: January 13, 2016. (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
nominees that the SAB Staff Office Thomas Brennan, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
should consider in evaluating Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
candidates. Staff Office. DC 20460–0001; main telephone
For the EPA SAB Staff Office a [FR Doc. 2016–01349 Filed 1–22–16; 8:45 am] number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
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balanced review committee includes
candidates who possess the necessary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
domains of knowledge, the relevant I. General Information
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
scientific perspectives (which, among AGENCY A. Does this action apply to me?
other factors, can be influenced by work
history and affiliation), and the [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0818; FRL–9941–09] You may be potentially affected by
collective breadth of experience to this action if you are an agricultural
Ortho-Phthalaldehyde; Receipt of producer, food manufacturer, or
adequately address the charge. The SAB
Application for Emergency Exemption, pesticide manufacturer. The following
Staff Office will consider public
Solicitation of Public Comment list of North American Industrial
comments on the List of Candidates,
information provided by the candidates AGENCY: Environmental Protection Classification System (NAICS) codes is
themselves, and background Agency (EPA). not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
information independently gathered by provides a guide to help readers
ACTION: Notice.
determine whether this document
the SAB Staff Office. Selection criteria
SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific applies to them. Potentially affected
to be used for committee membership
exemption request from the National entities may include:
include: (a) Scientific and/or technical • Crop production (NAICS code 111).
expertise, knowledge, and experience Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) to use the pesticide ortho- • Animal production (NAICS code
(primary factors); (b) availability and 112).
phthalaldehyde (OPA) (CAS No. 643–
willingness to serve; (c) absence of
79–8) to treat the internal active thermal • Food manufacturing (NAICS code
financial conflicts of interest; (d) control system (IATCS) coolant of the 311).
absence of an appearance of a loss of International Space Station, comprised • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
impartiality; (e) skills working in of the United States (U.S.) Laboratory code 32532).
committees, subcommittees and Module, the Japanese Experiment B. What should I consider as I prepare
advisory committees; and, (f) for the Module, the Columbus, and Node 3, to my comments for EPA?
committee as a whole, diversity of control aerobic/microaerophilic water
expertise and scientific points of view. bacteria. The applicant proposes the use 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
of a chemical which is not currently information to EPA through
The SAB Staff Office’s evaluation of
registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly
an absence of financial conflicts of mark the part or all of the information
interest will include a review of the public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure information in a disk or CD–ROM that
Form for Special Government exemption.
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
Employees Serving on Federal Advisory DATES: Comments must be received on disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
Committees at the U.S. Environmental or before February 9, 2016. identify electronically within the disk or
Protection Agency’’ (EPA Form 3110– ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, CD–ROM the specific information that
48). This confidential form allows identified by docket identification (ID) is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
government officials to determine number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0818, by complete version of the comment that
whether there is a statutory conflict one of the following methods: includes information claimed as CBI, a
between a person’s public • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// copy of the comment that does not
responsibilities (which include www.regulations.gov. Follow the online contain the information claimed as CBI
membership on an EPA federal advisory instructions for submitting comments. must be submitted for inclusion in the
committee) and private interests and Do not submit electronically any public docket. Information so marked
activities, or the appearance of a loss of information you consider to be will not be disclosed except in
impartiality, as defined by federal Confidential Business Information (CBI) accordance with procedures set forth in
regulation. The form may be viewed and or other information whose disclosure is 40 CFR part 2.
downloaded from the following URL restricted by statute. 2. Tips for preparing your comments.
address http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental When preparing and submitting your
sabproduct.nsf/Web/ethics?Open Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ comments, see the commenting tips at
Document. DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. http://www.epa.gov/dockets/
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. comments.html.
The approved policy under which the • Hand Delivery: To make special 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
EPA SAB Office selects members for arrangements for hand delivery or achieve environmental justice, the fair
subcommittees and review panels is delivery of boxed information, please treatment and meaningful involvement
described in the following document, follow the instructions at http:// of any group, including minority and/or
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Overview of the Panel Formation www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. low income populations, in the
Process at the Environmental Protection Additional instructions on development, implementation, and
Agency Science Advisory Board (EPA– commenting or visiting the docket, enforcement of environmental laws,
SAB–EC–02–010), which is posted on along with more information about regulations, and policies. To help
the SAB Web site at http:// dockets generally, is available at address potential environmental justice
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ http://www.epa.gov/dockets. issues, the Agency seeks information on
WebFiles/OverviewPanelForm/$File/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: any groups or segments of the
ec02010.pdf. Susan Lewis, Registration Division population who, as a result of their

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Action		Notice.
Dates		Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than February 16, 2016.
Contact		For further information about the SAB's STAA Committee membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2134; by fax at (202) 565-2098 or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 4028