81 FR 95991 - Environmental Financial Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations of Candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 250 (December 29, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 250 (December 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-31449 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 95991] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-31449] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9957-61-OW] Environmental Financial Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations of Candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of request for nominations of candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointments to fill vacancies on the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (the Board or EFAB). The Board seeks to maintain diverse representation across all workforce sectors and geographic locations. Nominees should demonstrate experience in any of the following areas: Energy efficiency; regulators; commercial banking; local utility management and finance; resource conservation; brownfields; green infrastructure financing; sustainable community partnerships; water resiliency; water and wastewater utility financial management; public- public; public-private; and public-nonprofit partnerships. Nominees who live and work in the pacific-northwest, northeast, and mid-west parts of the United States are strongly encouraged to apply. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain a diverse pool of candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. In addition to this notice, other sources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees. The deadline for receiving nominations is Friday, February 10, 2017. Appointments will be made by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and will be announced in May 2017. Nominee qualifications will be assessed under the mandates of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires Committees to maintain diversity across a broad range of constituencies, sectors, and groups. DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than February 10, 2017. ADDRESSES: EPA, Office of Water, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., (4201T), Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Submit nomination materials by postal mail or electronic mail to: Alecia F. Crichlow, Membership Coordinator, Environmental Financial Advisory Board, or email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Financial Advisory Board was chartered in 1989 under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on the following issues: Reducing the cost of financing environmental facilities and discouraging polluting behavior; creating incentives to increase private investment in the provision of environmental services and removing or reducing constraints on private involvement imposed by current regulations; developing new and innovative environmental financing approaches and supporting and encouraging the use of cost- effective existing approaches; identifying approaches specifically targeted to small/disadvantaged community financing; increasing the capacity of state and local governments to carry out their respective environmental programs under current Federal tax laws; analyzing how new technologies can be brought to market expeditiously; and, increasing the total investment in environmental protection of public and private environmental resources to help ease the environmental financing challenge facing our nation. The Board meets two times each calendar year (two days per meeting) at different locations within the continental United States. Board members typically contribute approximately 1-3 hours per month to the Board's work. The Board's membership services are voluntary and the Agency is unable to provide honoraria or compensation, according to FACA guidelines. However, Board members may receive travel and per diem allowances, where appropriate, and in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations for invitational travelers. Evaluation Criteria: The following criteria will be used to evaluate nominees: residence in the continental United States; professional knowledge of, and experience with, environmental financing activities; senior level-experience that fills a gap in Board representation, or brings a new and relevant dimension to its deliberations; demonstrate ability to work in a consensus-building process with a wide range of representatives from diverse constituencies; and willingness to serve a two-year term as an active and contributing member, with possible re-appointment to a second term. Nominations for membership must include a resume describing the professional and educational qualifications of the nominee, as well as expertise/experience. Contact details should include full name and title, business mailing address, telephone, fax, and email address. A supporting letter of endorsement is encouraged, but not required. Dated: December 20, 2016. Andrew Sawyer, Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water. [FR Doc. 2016-31449 Filed 12-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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and changes dealt with the candidates to be considered for regulations; developing new and
organizational structure of the guideline appointments to fill vacancies on the innovative environmental financing
group series, consistency of organization Environmental Financial Advisory approaches and supporting and
and format across the ecological effects Board (the Board or EFAB). The Board encouraging the use of cost-effective
guidelines, addition of tables seeks to maintain diverse representation existing approaches; identifying
summarizing test conditions, addition of across all workforce sectors and approaches specifically targeted to
tables summarizing test validity geographic locations. small/disadvantaged community
elements, consistency in use of Nominees should demonstrate financing; increasing the capacity of
terminology, and updating of references. experience in any of the following areas: state and local governments to carry out
The reporting section of each guideline Energy efficiency; regulators; their respective environmental programs
now provides a list of study specific commercial banking; local utility
under current Federal tax laws;
information to include in a study report management and finance; resource
analyzing how new technologies can be
based on study reporting requirements conservation; brownfields; green
infrastructure financing; sustainable brought to market expeditiously; and,
specified in 40 CFR 160.185 for FIFRA increasing the total investment in
and 40 CFR 792.185 for TSCA. community partnerships; water
resiliency; water and wastewater utility environmental protection of public and
IV. References financial management; public-public; private environmental resources to help
The following is a listing of the public-private; and public-nonprofit ease the environmental financing
documents that are specifically partnerships. Nominees who live and challenge facing our nation.
referenced in this document. The docket work in the pacific-northwest, The Board meets two times each
includes these documents and other northeast, and mid-west parts of the calendar year (two days per meeting) at
information considered by EPA, United States are strongly encouraged to different locations within the
including documents that are referenced apply. continental United States. Board
within the documents that are in the EPA values and welcomes diversity. members typically contribute
docket, even if the referenced document In an effort to obtain a diverse pool of approximately 1–3 hours per month to
is not physically located in the docket. candidates, EPA encourages the Board’s work. The Board’s
For assistance in locating these other nominations of women and men of all membership services are voluntary and
documents, please consult the person racial and ethnic groups. In addition to the Agency is unable to provide
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION this notice, other sources may be honoraria or compensation, according to
CONTACT. utilized in the solicitation of nominees.
FACA guidelines. However, Board
The deadline for receiving nominations
1. EPA. Endocrine Disruptor Screening members may receive travel and per
Program Test Guidelines 890.2200: Medaka
is Friday, February 10, 2017.
diem allowances, where appropriate,
Extended One Generation Reproduction Test Appointments will be made by the
Administrator of the Environmental and in accordance with Federal Travel
(MEOGRT), July 2015. EPA No. 740–C–15– Regulations for invitational travelers.
002. 2015. Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OPPT– Protection Agency and will be
2014–0766–0001. announced in May 2017. Nominee Evaluation Criteria: The following
2. EPA. Guidance: Endocrine Disruptor qualifications will be assessed under the criteria will be used to evaluate
Screening Program Test Guidelines; Three mandates of the Federal Advisory nominees: residence in the continental
Tier 2 Non-Mammalian Tests. 2015. Docket Committee Act, which requires United States; professional knowledge
ID No. EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0766–0001.
Committees to maintain diversity across of, and experience with, environmental
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. a broad range of constituencies, sectors, financing activities; senior level-
2601 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. and groups. experience that fills a gap in Board
Dated: November 30, 2016. DATES: Nominations should be representation, or brings a new and
James Jones, submitted in time to arrive no later than relevant dimension to its deliberations;
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical February 10, 2017. demonstrate ability to work in a
Safety and Pollution Prevention. ADDRESSES: EPA, Office of Water, 1301 consensus-building process with a wide
[FR Doc. 2016–31447 Filed 12–28–16; 8:45 am] Constitution Avenue NW., (4201T), range of representatives from diverse
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Washington, DC 20004. constituencies; and willingness to serve
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: a two-year term as an active and
Submit nomination materials by postal contributing member, with possible re-
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION mail or electronic mail to: Alecia F. appointment to a second term.
AGENCY Crichlow, Membership Coordinator, Nominations for membership must
[FRL–9957–61–OW] Environmental Financial Advisory include a resume describing the
Board, or email crichlow.alecia@ professional and educational
Environmental Financial Advisory epa.gov. qualifications of the nominee, as well as
Committee; Request for Nominations SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The expertise/experience. Contact details
of Candidates to the Environmental Environmental Financial Advisory should include full name and title,
Financial Advisory Board Board was chartered in 1989 under the business mailing address, telephone,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Federal Advisory Committee Act to fax, and email address. A supporting
provide advice and recommendations to letter of endorsement is encouraged, but
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ACTION: Notice of request for EPA on the following issues: Reducing not required.
nominations of candidates to the the cost of financing environmental Dated: December 20, 2016.
Environmental Financial Advisory facilities and discouraging polluting
behavior; creating incentives to increase Andrew Sawyer,
Board.
private investment in the provision of Director, Office of Wastewater Management,
SUMMARY: The United States environmental services and removing or Office of Water.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reducing constraints on private [FR Doc. 2016–31449 Filed 12–28–16; 8:45 am]
invites nominations of qualified involvement imposed by current BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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| Action | Notice of request for nominations of candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board. | |
| Dates | Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than February 10, 2017. | |
| Contact | Submit nomination materials by postal mail or electronic mail to: Alecia F. Crichlow, Membership Coordinator, Environmental Financial Advisory Board, or email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 95991 |
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