81_FR_59091 81 FR 58925 - Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals; Establishment of a Federal Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations

81 FR 58925 - Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals; Establishment of a Federal Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 166 (August 26, 2016)

Page Range58925-58926
FR Document2016-20550

As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), EPA is giving notice that, pursuant to section 2625(o) of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, the Agency is establishing the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). The purpose of the SACC is to provide independent advice and expert consultation, at the request of the EPA Administrator, with respect to the scientific and technical aspects of risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches supporting implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Copies of the SACC charter will be filed with the appropriate congressional committees and the Library of Congress. The 14 members of the SACC will be selected from interested and available members of the existing EPA Chemical Safety Advisory Committee (CSAC). In addition, EPA invites the public to nominate experts to be considered for the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0474; FRL-9950-66]


Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals; Establishment of a 
Federal Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), EPA is giving notice that, pursuant to section 
2625(o) of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 
Act, the Agency is establishing the Science Advisory Committee on 
Chemicals (SACC). The purpose of the SACC is to provide independent 
advice and expert consultation, at the request of the EPA 
Administrator, with respect to the scientific and technical aspects of 
risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or 
approaches supporting implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg 
Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Copies of the SACC charter 
will be filed with the appropriate congressional committees and the 
Library of Congress. The 14 members of the SACC will be selected from 
interested and available members of the existing EPA Chemical Safety 
Advisory Committee (CSAC). In addition, EPA invites the public to 
nominate experts to be considered for the Science Advisory Committee on 
Chemicals.

DATES: Nominations and comments must be received on or before October 
11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your nominations and comments, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0474, by one of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: OPPT Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Knott, DFO, Office of Science 
Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-0103; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to those involved in the manufacture, 
processing, distribution, disposal, and/or interested in the assessment 
of risks involving chemical substances and mixtures. Since other 
entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action.

B. What is EPA's authority?

    This committee is being established under FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 
2, and pursuant to the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 
Century Act.

II. Purpose and Function of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals

    The SACC is being established under FACA section 9(a), and pursuant 
to section 2625(o) of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 
21st Century Act, to provide advice and recommendations on the 
scientific basis for risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution 
prevention measures or approaches.
    EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) manages 
programs under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 
Century Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. and the Pollution Prevention Act 
(PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq. Under these laws, EPA evaluates new and 
existing chemical substances and their risks, and finds ways to prevent 
or reduce pollution before it is released into the environment. OPPT 
also manages a variety of environmental stewardship programs that 
encourage companies to reduce and prevent pollution.
    The SACC will be composed of approximately 14 members who will 
serve as Special Government Employees or Regular Government Employees 
(RGEs). The SACC expects to meet in person or by electronic means 
(e.g., webinar) approximately 3 to 4 times a year, or as needed and 
approved by the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Meetings will be held 
in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The charter will be in effect 
for 2 years from the date it is filed with Congress. After the initial 
2-year period, the charter will be renewed as authorized in accordance 
with section 14 of FACA (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, Section 14). A copy of 
the charter will be available on the EPA Web site and in the docket.

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III. Nominations Sought

    Potentially, 9 of the 14 members of the SACC will be selected from 
interested and available members of the existing EPA Chemical Safety 
Advisory Committee (CSAC). Brief biographical sketches for CSAC members 
are posted on the CSAC Web site at https://www.epa.gov/csac/chemical-safety-advisory-committee-members. CSAC members who are interested and 
available for the SACC include:
    1. Holly Davies, Ph.D., Senior Toxicologist, Department of Ecology, 
State of Washington, Olympia, WA.
    2. William Doucette, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Civil and 
Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
    3. Panos G. Georgopoulos, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental and 
Occupational Health, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences--School of 
Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, 
NJ.
    4. Kathleen Gilbert, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Microbiology 
and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little 
Rock, AR.
    5. John Kissel, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental and Occupational 
Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    6. Jaymie Meliker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Program in Public 
Health, Department of Family, Population, & Preventive Medicine, Stony 
Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.
    7. Kenneth Portier, Ph.D., Vice President, Statistics and 
Evaluation Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.
    8. Daniel Schlenk, Ph.D., Professor of Aquatic Ecotoxicology and 
Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Riverside, 
Riverside, CA.
    9. Kristina Thayer, Ph.D., Deputy Division Director of Analysis and 
Director, Office of Health Assessment and Translation, National 
Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC.
    In addition to the 9 interested and available members of CSAC, EPA 
anticipates selecting 5 new members for the SACC. Nominations for 
membership are being solicited through publication of this document in 
the Federal Register and through other sources. Any interested person 
or organization may nominate him or herself or any qualified individual 
to be considered for the SACC. Nominations should include candidates 
who have demonstrated high levels of competence, knowledge, and 
expertise in scientific/technical fields relevant to chemical risk 
assessment and pollution prevention. In particular, the nominees should 
include representation of the following disciplines, including, but not 
limited to: Human health and ecological risk assessment, biostatistics, 
epidemiology, pediatrics, physiologically-based pharmacokinetics 
(PBPK), toxicology and pathology (including neurotoxicology, 
developmental/reproductive toxicology, and carcinogenesis), and 
chemical exposure to susceptible life stages and subpopulations 
(including women, children, and others). EPA values and welcomes 
diversity and encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and 
ethnic groups.

IV. Selection Criteria

    In addition to scientific expertise, in selecting members, EPA will 
consider the differing perspectives and breadth of collective 
experience needed to address EPA's charge to the SACC, as well as the 
following:
     Background and experiences that would contribute to the 
diversity of scientific viewpoints on the committee, including 
professional experiences in government, labor, public health, public 
interest, animal protection, industry, and other groups, as the EPA 
Administrator determines to be advisable (e.g., geographical location; 
social and cultural backgrounds; and professional affiliations);
     Skills and experience working on committees and advisory 
panels including demonstrated ability to work constructively and 
effectively in a committee setting;
     Absence of financial conflicts of interest or the 
appearance of a loss of impartiality;
     Willingness to commit adequate time for the thorough 
review of materials provided to the committee; and
     Availability to participate in committee meetings.
    The names, affiliations and brief biographical sketches of the 
interested and available nominees will be published in the Federal 
Register for a 30 day public comment period. This same information for 
those who are selected by EPA to serve on the SACC will be available on 
the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/csac.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et seq.

    Dated: August 17, 2016.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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The disposal, and/or interested in the on EISs are available at: http:// purpose of the SACC is to provide assessment of risks involving chemical www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ independent advice and expert substances and mixtures. Since other eisdata.html. consultation, at the request of the EPA entities may also be interested, the EIS No. 20160188, Final, NHTSA, NAT, Administrator, with respect to the Agency has not attempted to describe all Phase 2 Fuel Efficiency Standards for scientific and technical aspects of risk the specific entities that may be affected Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines assessments, methodologies, and by this action. and Vehicles, Review Period Ends: pollution prevention measures or 09/26/2016, Contact: James Tamm approaches supporting implementation B. What is EPA’s authority? 202–493–0515 of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical EIS No. 20160189, Final, BLM, WY, Safety for the 21st Century Act. Copies This committee is being established Sheep Mountain Uranium Project, of the SACC charter will be filed with under FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, and Review Period Ends: 09/26/2016, the appropriate congressional pursuant to the Frank R. Lautenberg Contact: Tom Sunderland 307–332– committees and the Library of Congress. Chemical Safety for the 21st Century 8400 The 14 members of the SACC will be Act. EIS No. 20160190, Draft, NMFS, OR, selected from interested and available II. Purpose and Function of the Science Analyze Impacts of NOAA’s National members of the existing EPA Chemical Advisory Committee on Chemicals Marine Fisheries Service Proposed Safety Advisory Committee (CSAC). 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Period Ends: 10/26/2016, Contact: Lance Kruzic 541–957–3381 and comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention EIS No. 20160191, Draft, NOAA, HI, and Toxics (OPPT) manages programs Enhancing Protections for Hawaiian OPPT–2016–0474, by one of the following methods: under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Spinner Dolphins to Prevent Safety for the 21st Century Act, 15 Disturbance, Comment Period Ends: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the U.S.C. 2601 et seq. and the Pollution 10/24/2016, Contact: Susan Pultz Prevention Act (PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13101 808–725–5150 online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically et seq. Under these laws, EPA evaluates EIS No. 20160192, Draft Supplement, new and existing chemical substances USN, Other, Surveillance Towed any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) and their risks, and finds ways to Array Sensor System Low Frequency prevent or reduce pollution before it is Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. released into the environment. OPPT Comment Period Ends: 10/11/2016, Contact: LCDR Mark Murnane 703– • Mail: OPPT Docket, Environmental also manages a variety of environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ stewardship programs that encourage 695–2866 companies to reduce and prevent DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. Dated: August 23, 2016. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. pollution. Dawn Roberts, • Hand Delivery: To make special The SACC will be composed of Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance arrangements for hand delivery or approximately 14 members who will Division, Office of Federal Activities. delivery of boxed information, please serve as Special Government Employees [FR Doc. 2016–20537 Filed 8–25–16; 8:45 am] follow the instructions at http:// or Regular Government Employees BILLING CODE 6560–50–P www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. (RGEs). The SACC expects to meet in Additional instructions on person or by electronic means (e.g., commenting or visiting the docket, webinar) approximately 3 to 4 times a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION along with more information about year, or as needed and approved by the AGENCY dockets generally, is available at http:// Designated Federal Officer (DFO). [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0474; FRL–9950–66] www.epa.gov/dockets. Meetings will be held in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Washington, DC metropolitan area. The Science Advisory Committee on Steven Knott, DFO, Office of Science charter will be in effect for 2 years from mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Chemicals; Establishment of a Federal Coordination and Policy (7201M), the date it is filed with Congress. After Advisory Committee; Request for Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 the initial 2-year period, the charter will Nominations Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, be renewed as authorized in accordance DC 20460–0001; telephone number: with section 14 of FACA (5 U.S.C. AGENCY: Environmental Protection (202) 564–0103; email address: Appendix 2, Section 14). A copy of the Agency (EPA). knott.steven@epa.gov. charter will be available on the EPA ACTION: Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Web site and in the docket. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:17 Aug 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1

58926 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 166 / Friday, August 26, 2016 / Notices III. Nominations Sought relevant to chemical risk assessment Dated: August 17, 2016. Potentially, 9 of the 14 members of and pollution prevention. In particular, James Jones, the SACC will be selected from the nominees should include Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical representation of the following Safety and Pollution Prevention. interested and available members of the existing EPA Chemical Safety Advisory disciplines, including, but not limited [FR Doc. 2016–20550 Filed 8–25–16; 8:45 am] Committee (CSAC). Brief biographical to: Human health and ecological risk BILLING CODE 6560–50–P sketches for CSAC members are posted assessment, biostatistics, epidemiology, on the CSAC Web site at https:// pediatrics, physiologically-based www.epa.gov/csac/chemical-safety- pharmacokinetics (PBPK), toxicology ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION advisory-committee-members. CSAC and pathology (including AGENCY members who are interested and neurotoxicology, developmental/ [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0411; FRL–9950–21] available for the SACC include: reproductive toxicology, and 1. Holly Davies, Ph.D., Senior carcinogenesis), and chemical exposure Mercury Compounds; Prohibition of Toxicologist, Department of Ecology, to susceptible life stages and Export State of Washington, Olympia, WA. subpopulations (including women, AGENCY: Environmental Protection 2. William Doucette, Ph.D., Professor, children, and others). EPA values and Agency (EPA). Department of Civil and Environmental welcomes diversity and encourages ACTION: Notice. Engineering, Utah State University, nominations of women and men of all Logan, UT. racial and ethnic groups. SUMMARY: EPA was directed by Congress 3. Panos G. Georgopoulos, Ph.D., to publish in the Federal Register a list Professor of Environmental and IV. Selection Criteria of mercury compounds that are Occupational Health, Rutgers prohibited from export, not later than 90 Biomedical and Health Sciences— In addition to scientific expertise, in days after the date of enactment of the School of Public Health, Rutgers, The selecting members, EPA will consider Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for State University of New Jersey, the differing perspectives and breadth of the 21st Century Act (the Act), which Piscataway, NJ. collective experience needed to address amended the Toxic Substances Control 4. Kathleen Gilbert, Ph.D., Professor, EPA’s charge to the SACC, as well as the Act (TSCA). The Act was enacted on Department of Microbiology and following: June 22, 2016. Effective January 1, 2020, Immunology, University of Arkansas for • Background and experiences that the statute prohibits export of: Mercury Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. would contribute to the diversity of (I) chloride or calomel; mercury (II) 5. John Kissel, Ph.D., Professor of scientific viewpoints on the committee, oxide; mercury (II) sulfate; mercury (II) Environmental and Occupational Health including professional experiences in nitrate; and cinnabar or mercury Sciences, University of Washington, government, labor, public health, public sulphide, unless those mercury Seattle, WA. compounds are exported to member interest, animal protection, industry, 6. Jaymie Meliker, Ph.D., Associate countries of the Organization for and other groups, as the EPA Professor, Program in Public Health, Economic Co-operation and Department of Family, Population, & Administrator determines to be advisable (e.g., geographical location; Development for environmentally sound Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook disposal, on the condition that no University, Stony Brook, NY. social and cultural backgrounds; and professional affiliations); mercury or mercury compounds so 7. Kenneth Portier, Ph.D., Vice exported are to be recovered, recycled, President, Statistics and Evaluation • Skills and experience working on or reclaimed for use, or directly reused, Center, American Cancer Society, committees and advisory panels after such export. EPA is not soliciting Atlanta, GA. including demonstrated ability to work comments on this notice. 8. Daniel Schlenk, Ph.D., Professor of constructively and effectively in a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Aquatic Ecotoxicology and committee setting; technical information contact: Sue Environmental Toxicology, University • Absence of financial conflicts of Slotnick, National Program Chemicals of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA. Division, Office of Pollution Prevention 9. Kristina Thayer, Ph.D., Deputy interest or the appearance of a loss of impartiality; and Toxics, Environmental Protection Division Director of Analysis and Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Director, Office of Health Assessment • Willingness to commit adequate Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone and Translation, National Toxicology time for the thorough review of number: (202) 566–1973; email address: Program, National Institute of materials provided to the committee; slotnick.sue@epa.gov. Environmental Health Sciences, and For general information contact: The Research Triangle Park, NC. • Availability to participate in TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 In addition to the 9 interested and committee meetings. South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY available members of CSAC, EPA 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– anticipates selecting 5 new members for The names, affiliations and brief biographical sketches of the interested 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ the SACC. Nominations for membership epa.gov. are being solicited through publication and available nominees will be of this document in the Federal Register published in the Federal Register for a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and through other sources. Any 30 day public comment period. This mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES I. General Information interested person or organization may same information for those who are nominate him or herself or any qualified selected by EPA to serve on the SACC A. Does this action apply to me? individual to be considered for the will be available on the EPA Web site You may be potentially affected by SACC. Nominations should include at https://www.epa.gov/csac. this action if you manufacture or export candidates who have demonstrated high Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2625 et seq.; 5 U.S.C. any of the five listed mercury levels of competence, knowledge, and Appendix 2 et seq. compounds. 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ActionNotice.
DatesNominations and comments must be received on or before October 11, 2016.
ContactSteven Knott, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
FR Citation81 FR 58925 
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