81 FR 40303 - The National Drinking Water Advisory Council: Request for Nominations
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 119 (June 21, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 119 (June 21, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-14667 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 40303-40304] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-14667] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9947-99-OW] The National Drinking Water Advisory Council: Request for Nominations AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Request for nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for a three-year appointment to the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC or Council). The 15-member Council was established by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide practical and independent advice, consultation and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the activities, functions, policies and regulations required by the SDWA. This notice solicits nominations to fill one new vacancy from December 2016 through December 2019. To maintain the representation required by statute, a nominee will be selected to represent state and local agencies concerned with water hygiene and public water supply. DATES: Nominations should be submitted on or before July 31, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to Michelle Schutz, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), The National Drinking Water Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Mail Code 4601-M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. You may also email nominations with the subject line NDWACResume2016 to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Email your questions to Michelle Schutz or call her at (202) 564-7374. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Drinking Water Advisory Council: The Council was created by Congress on December 16, 1974, as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, Public Law 93-523, 42 U.S.C. 300j-5, and is operated in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The Council consists of 15 members, including the Chairperson, all of whom are appointed by the EPA's Administrator. Five members represent appropriate state and local agencies concerned with water hygiene and public water supply; five members represent private organizations or groups demonstrating an active interest in the field of water hygiene and public water supply--of which two such members shall be associated with small, rural public water systems; and five members represent the general public. The current list of members is available on the EPA Web site at http://water.epa.gov/drink/ndwac. The Council will meet in person once each year and may hold a second meeting during the year either in person or by video/ teleconferencing. These meetings generally occur in the spring and fall. Additionally, members may be asked to participate in ad hoc workgroups to develop policy recommendations, advice letters and reports to address specific program issues. Member Nominations: Any interested person and/or organization may nominate qualified individuals for membership. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain [[Page 40304]] nominations of diverse candidates, the Agency encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. All nominations will be fully considered, but applicants need to be aware that EPA is currently only soliciting for the current vacancy in the category to represent state and local agencies concerned with water hygiene and public water supply, pursuant to the SDWA. Other criteria used to evaluate nominees will include:Demonstrated experience with drinking water issues at the national, state or local level; Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication and consensus-building skills; Willingness to commit time to the Council and demonstrated ability to work constructively on committees; Absence of financial conflicts of interest; Absence of appearance of a lack of impartiality; and Background and experience that would help members contribute to the diversity of perspectives on the Council, e.g., geographic, economic, social, cultural, educational backgrounds, professional affiliations and other considerations. Nominations must include a resume, which provides the nominee's background, experience and educational qualifications, as well as a brief statement (one page or less) describing the nominee's interest in serving on the Council and addressing the other criteria previously described. Nominees are encouraged to provide any additional information that they think would be useful for consideration, such as: Availability to participate as a member of the Council; how the nominee's background, skills and experience would contribute to the diversity of the Council; and any concerns the nominee has regarding membership. Nominees should be identified by name, occupation, position, current business address, email and telephone number. Interested candidates may self-nominate. The DFO will acknowledge receipt of nominations. Persons selected for membership will receive compensation for travel and a nominal daily compensation (if appropriate) while attending meetings. Additionally, the selected candidate will be designated as a Special Government Employee (SGE) and will be required to fill out the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Environmental Protection Agency Special Government Employees'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form provides information to EPA's ethics officials to determine whether there is a conflict between the SGE's public duties and their private interests, including an appearance of a loss of impartiality as defined by federal laws and regulations. The form may be viewed and downloaded through the ``Ethics Requirements for Advisors'' link on the EPA NDWAC Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ndwac/membership-national-drinking-water-advisory-council#tab-2. Other sources, in addition to this Federal Register notice, may also be utilized in the solicitation of nominees. To help EPA in evaluating the effectiveness of its outreach efforts, please tell us how you learned of this opportunity. Dated: June 15, 2016. Carlos Osegueda, Acting Deputy Office Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. [FR Doc. 2016-14667 Filed 6-20-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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of resilience. It also demonstrates the email comment directly to the EPA functions, policies and regulations
utility of this systematic and flexible without going through required by the SDWA. This notice
method in providing useful information www.regulations.gov, your email solicits nominations to fill one new
for future adaptation planning for address will be automatically captured vacancy from December 2016 through
different types of cities. and included as part of the comment December 2019. To maintain the
that is placed in the public docket and representation required by statute, a
II. How To Submit Technical Comments
made available on the internet. If you nominee will be selected to represent
to the Docket at www.regulations.gov
submit an electronic comment, the EPA state and local agencies concerned with
Submit your comments, identified by recommends that you include your water hygiene and public water supply.
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013– name and other contact information in DATES: Nominations should be
0357, by one of the following methods: the body of your comment and with any submitted on or before July 31, 2016.
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the disk or CD–ROM you submit. If the EPA ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to
on-line instructions for submitting cannot read your comment due to
comments. Michelle Schutz, Designated Federal
technical difficulties and cannot contact Officer (DFO), The National Drinking
• Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. you for clarification, the EPA may not
• Fax: 202–566–9744. Water Advisory Council, U.S.
• Mail: U.S. Environmental be able to consider your comment. Environmental Protection Agency,
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center Electronic files should avoid the use of Office of Ground Water and Drinking
(ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 special characters, any form of Water, Mail Code 4601–M, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, encryption, and be free of any defects or Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460. The phone number is 202– viruses. For additional information DC 20460. You may also email
566–1752. about the EPA’s public docket visit the nominations with the subject line
• Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is EPA Docket Center homepage at http:// NDWACResume2016 to
located in the EPA Headquarters Docket www2.epa.gov/dockets. schutz.michelle@epa.gov.
Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, Docket: Documents in the docket are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
1301 Constitution Avenue NW., listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Email your questions to Michelle Schutz
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Although listed in the index, some or call her at (202) 564–7374.
Center Public Reading Room is open information is not publicly available, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday e.g., CBI or other information whose National Drinking Water Advisory
through Friday, excluding legal disclosure is restricted by statute. Council: The Council was created by
holidays. The telephone number for the Certain other materials, such as Congress on December 16, 1974, as part
Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744. copyrighted material, are publicly of the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974,
Such deliveries are only accepted available only in hard copy. Publicly Public Law 93–523, 42 U.S.C. 300j–5,
during the docket’s normal hours of available docket materials are available and is operated in accordance with the
operation, and special arrangements either electronically in provisions of the Federal Advisory
should be made for deliveries of boxed www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
information. If you provide comments the ORD Docket in the EPA The Council consists of 15 members,
by mail or hand delivery, please submit Headquarters Docket Center. including the Chairperson, all of whom
three copies of the comments. For Dated: June 9, 2016. are appointed by the EPA’s
attachments, provide an index, number Mary A. Ross, Administrator. Five members represent
pages consecutively with the comments, Deputy Director, National Center for appropriate state and local agencies
and submit an unbound original and Environmental Assessment. concerned with water hygiene and
three copies. [FR Doc. 2016–14666 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am] public water supply; five members
Instructions: Direct your comments to BILLING CODE 6560–50–P represent private organizations or
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013– groups demonstrating an active interest
0357. Please ensure that your comments in the field of water hygiene and public
are submitted within the specified ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION water supply—of which two such
comment period. Comments received AGENCY members shall be associated with small,
after the closing date will be marked rural public water systems; and five
‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if [FRL–9947–99–OW]
members represent the general public.
time permits. It is the EPA’s policy to The current list of members is available
The National Drinking Water Advisory
include all comments it receives in the on the EPA Web site at http://
Council: Request for Nominations
public docket without change and to water.epa.gov/drink/ndwac.
make the comments available online at AGENCY: Environmental Protection The Council will meet in person once
www.regulations.gov, including any Agency (EPA). each year and may hold a second
personal information provided, unless a ACTION: Request for nominations. meeting during the year either in person
comment includes information claimed or by video/teleconferencing. These
to be Confidential Business Information SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental meetings generally occur in the spring
(CBI) or other information whose Protection Agency (EPA) invites and fall. Additionally, members may be
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do nominations of qualified candidates to asked to participate in ad hoc
not submit information through be considered for a three-year workgroups to develop policy
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www.regulations.gov or email that you appointment to the National Drinking recommendations, advice letters and
consider to be CBI or otherwise Water Advisory Council (NDWAC or reports to address specific program
protected. The www.regulations.gov Council). The 15-member Council was issues.
Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ established by the Safe Drinking Water Member Nominations: Any interested
system, which means the EPA will not Act (SDWA) to provide practical and person and/or organization may
know your identity or contact independent advice, consultation and nominate qualified individuals for
information unless you provide it in the recommendations to the EPA membership. EPA values and welcomes
body of your comment. If you send an Administrator on the activities, diversity. In an effort to obtain
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nominations of diverse candidates, the provides information to EPA’s ethics SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Agency encourages nominations of officials to determine whether there is a intention of the Agency for Healthcare
women and men of all racial and ethnic conflict between the SGE’s public duties Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request
groups. and their private interests, including an that the Office of Management and
All nominations will be fully appearance of a loss of impartiality as Budget (OMB) approve the proposed
considered, but applicants need to be defined by federal laws and regulations. information collection project:
aware that EPA is currently only The form may be viewed and ‘‘Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
soliciting for the current vacancy in the downloaded through the ‘‘Ethics Culture Comparative Database.’’ In
category to represent state and local Requirements for Advisors’’ link on the accordance with the Paperwork
agencies concerned with water hygiene EPA NDWAC Web site at https:// Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
and public water supply, pursuant to www.epa.gov/ndwac/membership- AHRQ invites the public to comment on
the SDWA. Other criteria used to national-drinking-water-advisory- this proposed information collection.
evaluate nominees will include: council#tab-2. This proposed information collection
• Demonstrated experience with Other sources, in addition to this was previously published in the Federal
drinking water issues at the national, Federal Register notice, may also be Register on April 8, 2016, and allowed
state or local level; utilized in the solicitation of nominees. 60 days for public comment. AHRQ
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and To help EPA in evaluating the received no substantive comments. The
written communication and consensus- effectiveness of its outreach efforts, purpose of this notice is to allow an
building skills; please tell us how you learned of this additional 30 days for public comment.
• Willingness to commit time to the opportunity. DATES: Comments on this notice must be
Council and demonstrated ability to received by July 21, 2016.
work constructively on committees; Dated: June 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
• Absence of financial conflicts of Carlos Osegueda,
be submitted to: AHRQ’s OMB Desk
interest; Acting Deputy Office Director, Office of
Officer by fax at (202) 395–6974
• Absence of appearance of a lack of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
(attention: AHRQ’s desk officer) or by
impartiality; and [FR Doc. 2016–14667 Filed 6–20–16; 8:45 am]
• Background and experience that email at OIRA_submission@
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would help members contribute to the omb.eop.gov (attention: AHRQ’s desk
diversity of perspectives on the Council, officer).
e.g., geographic, economic, social, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
cultural, educational backgrounds, Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports
professional affiliations and other Sunshine Act Meeting Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by
considerations. email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov.
Nominations must include a resume, AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
which provides the nominee’s DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Proposed Project
background, experience and educational at 10:00 a.m.
qualifications, as well as a brief PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, Hospital Survey on Patient Safety
statement (one page or less) describing DC. Culture Comparative Database
the nominee’s interest in serving on the In 1999, the Institute of Medicine
STATUS: This Meeting Will Be Closed to
Council and addressing the other called for health care organizations to
the Public.
criteria previously described. Nominees develop a ‘‘culture of safety’’ such that
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE OF PREVIOUS
are encouraged to provide any their workforce and processes focus on
ANNOUNCEMENT: 81 FR 37196.
additional information that they think improving the reliability and safety of
would be useful for consideration, such CHANGE IN THE MEETING: This meeting
care for patients (IOM, 1999; To Err is
as: Availability to participate as a was continued on June 16, 2016.
Human: Building a Safer Health
member of the Council; how the * * * * * System). To respond to the need for
nominee’s background, skills and PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: tools to assess patient safety culture in
experience would contribute to the Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: health care, AHRQ developed and pilot
diversity of the Council; and any (202) 694–1220. tested the Hospital Survey on Patient
concerns the nominee has regarding Safety (SOPS)Culture with OMB
membership. Nominees should be Shelley E. Garr,
approval (OMB NO. 0935–0115;
identified by name, occupation, Deputy Secretary.
Approved 2/4/2003).
position, current business address, [FR Doc. 2016–14736 Filed 6–17–16; 11:15 am] The survey is designed to enable
email and telephone number. Interested BILLING CODE 6715–01–P hospitals to assess staff opinions about
candidates may self-nominate. The DFO patient safety issues, medical errors, and
will acknowledge receipt of error reporting. The survey includes 42
nominations. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND items that measure 12 composites of
Persons selected for membership will HUMAN SERVICES patient safety culture. AHRQ made the
receive compensation for travel and a survey publicly available on the AHRQ
nominal daily compensation (if Agency for Healthcare Research and Web site along with a Survey User’s
appropriate) while attending meetings. Quality
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Guide and other toolkit materials in
Additionally, the selected candidate November 2004 (located at http://
will be designated as a Special Agency Information Collection www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-
Government Employee (SGE) and will Activities: Proposed Collection; patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/
be required to fill out the ‘‘Confidential Comment Request hospital/index.html). Since its release,
Financial Disclosure Form for AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research the survey has been voluntarily used by
Environmental Protection Agency and Quality, HHS. hundreds of hospitals in the U.S.
Special Government Employees’’ (EPA The Hospital SOPS Comparative
ACTION: Notice.
Form 3110–48). This confidential form Database consists of data from the
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| Action | Request for nominations. | |
| Dates | Nominations should be submitted on or before July 31, 2016. | |
| Contact | Email your questions to Michelle Schutz or call her at (202) 564-7374. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 40303 |
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