82_FR_29199 82 FR 29077 - Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB)

82 FR 29077 - Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)

Page Range29077-29079
FR Document2017-13332

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplines to be considered for appointment to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB), and six SAB committees described in this notice. Appointments will be announced by the EPA Administrator.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29077-29079]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13332]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9961-83-OA]


Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the EPA Science Advisory 
Board (SAB)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites 
nominations of scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplines 
to be considered for appointment to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee (CASAC), the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB), and six SAB 
committees described in this notice. Appointments will be announced by 
the EPA Administrator.

DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than 
July 27, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the CASAC 
membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Aaron 
Yeow, DFO, by telephone at 202-564-2050 or by email at 
[email protected]. For information about the chartered SAB membership 
appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, 
DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-4885 or by email at 
[email protected]. For all other inquiries, nominators should 
contact the appropriate Designated Federal Officers (DFO) for the 
committees, as identified below. Anyone unable to submit electronic 
nominations may send a paper copy to the appropriate DFO.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The CASAC is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee, 
established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, 
codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to provide advice, information and 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the scientific and 
technical aspects of air quality criteria and National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS). The SAB is a chartered Federal Advisory 
Committee, established in 1978, under the authority of the 
Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Authorization Act 
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific 
and technical peer review, consultation, advice and recommendations to 
the EPA Administrator on the scientific bases for EPA's actions and 
programs. Members of the CASAC and the SAB constitute distinguished 
bodies of non-EPA scientists, engineers, economists, and behavioral and 
social scientists who are nationally and internationally recognized 
experts in their respective fields. Members are appointed by the EPA 
Administrator for a three-year term and serve as Special Government 
Employees who provide independent expert advice to the agency.
    Additional information about the CASAC is available at http://www.epa.gov/casac and information about the SAB is available at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
    Expertise Sought for CASAC: The CASAC was established pursuant to 
the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
7409(d)(2), to review air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend to 
the EPA Administrator any new NAAQS and revisions of existing criteria 
and NAAQS as may be appropriate. The CASAC shall also: Advise the EPA 
Administrator of areas in which additional knowledge is required to 
appraise the adequacy and basis of existing, new, or revised NAAQS; 
describe the research efforts necessary to provide the required 
information; advise the EPA Administrator on the relative contribution 
to air pollution concentrations of natural as well as anthropogenic 
activity; and advise the EPA Administrator of any adverse public 
health, welfare, social, economic, or energy effects which may result 
from various strategies for attainment and maintenance of such NAAQS. 
As required under the CAA section 109(d), the CASAC is composed of 
seven members, with at least one member of the National Academy of 
Sciences, one physician, and one person representing state air 
pollution control agencies. Accordingly, the SAB Staff Office is 
seeking nominations of experts to serve on the CASAC who are physicians 
and members of the National Academy of Sciences with expertise in the 
health effects of air pollution. The SAB Staff Office is especially 
interested in scientists with expertise described above who have 
knowledge and experience in air quality relating to criteria pollutants 
(ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur 
oxides, and lead). For further information about the CASAC membership 
appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, 
by telephone at 202-564-2050 or by email at [email protected].

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    Expertise Sought for the SAB: The chartered SAB provides strategic 
advice to the EPA Administrator on a variety of EPA science and 
research programs. All the work of SAB committees and panels is under 
the direction of the chartered SAB. The chartered SAB reviews all SAB 
committee and panel draft reports and determines whether they are 
appropriate to send to the EPA Administrator. The SAB Staff Office is 
seeking nominations of experts to serve on the chartered SAB in the 
following disciplines as they relate to human health and the 
environment: analytical chemistry; benefit-cost analysis; causal 
inference; complex systems; ecological sciences and ecological 
assessment; economics; engineering; geochemistry; health sciences; 
hydrology; hydrogeology; medicine; microbiology; modeling; pediatrics; 
public health; risk assessment; social, behavioral and decision 
sciences; statistics; toxicology, and uncertainty analysis.
    The SAB Staff Office is especially interested in scientists in the 
disciplines described above who have knowledge and experience in air 
quality; agricultural sciences; atmospheric sciences; benefit-cost 
analysis; complex systems; drinking water; energy and the environment; 
epidemiological risk analyses; water quality; water quantity and reuse; 
ecosystem services; community environmental health; sustainability; 
chemical safety; green chemistry; homeland security; uncertainty 
analysis; and waste management.
    For further information about the chartered SAB membership 
appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, 
DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-4885 or by email at 
[email protected].
    The SAB Staff Office is also seeking nominations of experts for six 
SAB committees: The Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee; the 
Drinking Water Committee; the Ecological Processes and Effects 
Committee; the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee; the 
Environmental Engineering Committee; and the Radiation Advisory 
Committee.
    (1) The SAB Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC) provides 
advice through the chartered SAB regarding selected toxicological 
reviews of environmental chemicals available on EPA's Integrated Risk 
Information System (IRIS). The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations 
of experts with experience in chemical assessments. Members should have 
expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: toxicology, 
including, developmental/reproductive toxicology, and inhalation 
toxicology; carcinogenesis; biostatistics; uncertainty analysis; and 
risk assessment. For further information about the CAAC membership 
appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, 
DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-2057 or by email at 
[email protected].
    (2) The SAB Drinking Water Committee (DWC) provides advice on the 
scientific and technical aspects of EPA's national drinking water 
program. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts with 
experience on drinking water issues. Members should have expertise in 
one or more of the following disciplines: environmental engineering; 
epidemiology; microbiology; public health; uncertainty analysis; and 
risk assessment. For further information about the DWC membership 
appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, 
DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-4885 or by email at 
[email protected].
    (3) The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) 
provides advice on methods and analyses related to economics, costs, 
and benefits of EPA environmental programs. The SAB Staff Office is 
seeking nominations of experts in benefit-cost analysis and 
environmental economics to serve on the EEAC. For further information 
about the EEAC membership appointment process and schedule, please 
contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-2073 or by 
email at [email protected].
    (4) The SAB Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC) provides 
advice on risk management technologies to control and prevent 
pollution. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to 
serve on the EEC with demonstrated expertise in the following 
disciplines: environmental and water quality engineering; and 
remediation and technology. For further information about the EEC 
membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Edward 
Hanlon, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-2134 or by email at 
[email protected].
    (5) The Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) provides advice on 
radiation protection, radiation science, and radiation risk assessment. 
The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to serve on the 
RAC with demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: radiation 
carcinogenesis; radiation epidemiology; radiation exposure; radiation 
health and safety; radiological risk assessment; uncertainty analysis; 
and radionuclide fate and transport. For further information about the 
RAC membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. 
Edward Hanlon, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-2134 or by email at 
[email protected].
    (6) The SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC) 
provides advice through the chartered SAB on the science and research 
to assess, protect and restore the health of ecosystems. The SAB Staff 
Office is seeking nominations of experts to serve on the EPEC with 
demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: aquatic ecology; 
marine and estuarine ecology; ecological risk assessment; complex 
systems; uncertainty analysis; ecotoxicology; and systems ecology. For 
further information about the EPEC membership appointment process and 
schedule, please contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, by telephone at 
(202) 564-2155 or by email at [email protected].

Selection Criteria for the CASAC, SAB and the SAB Committees

    Nominees are selected based on their individual qualifications. 
Curriculum vitae should reflect the following:

--Demonstrated scientific credentials and disciplinary expertise in 
relevant fields;
--Willingness to commit time to the committee and demonstrated ability 
to work constructively and effectively on committees; and
--Background and experiences that would help members contribute to the 
diversity of perspectives on the committee, e.g., geographical, 
economic, social, cultural, educational backgrounds, professional 
affiliations; and other considerations.

    For the committee as a whole, consideration of the collective 
breadth and depth of scientific expertise; and a balance of scientific 
perspectives is important. As these committees undertake specific 
advisory activities, the SAB Staff Office will consider two additional 
criteria for each new activity: Absence of financial conflicts of 
interest and absence of an appearance of a loss of impartiality.
    How to Submit Nominations: Any interested person or organization 
may nominate qualified persons to be considered for appointment to 
these advisory committees. Individuals may self-nominate. Nominations 
should be submitted in electronic format (preferred) using the online 
nomination form under the ``Nomination of Experts'' category at the 
bottom of the SAB home page at http://www.epa.gov/sab. To be 
considered, all nominations should include the information requested

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below. EPA values and welcomes diversity. All qualified candidates are 
encouraged to apply regardless of sex, race, disability or ethnicity.
    Nominators are asked to identify the specific committee for which 
nominees are to be considered. The following information should be 
provided on the nomination form: Contact information for the person 
making the nomination; contact information for the nominee; the 
disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the 
nominee's curriculum vitae; and a biographical sketch of the nominee 
indicating current position, educational background; research 
activities; sources of research funding for the last two years; and 
recent service on other national advisory committees or national 
professional organizations. To help the agency evaluate the 
effectiveness of its outreach efforts, please indicate how you learned 
of this nomination opportunity. Persons having questions about the 
nomination process or the public comment process described below, or 
who are unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site, should 
contact the DFO for the committee, as identified above. The DFO will 
acknowledge receipt of nominations and in that acknowledgement will 
invite the nominee to provide any additional information that the 
nominee feels would be useful in considering the nomination, such as 
availability to participate as a member of the committee; how the 
nominee's background, skills and experience would contribute to the 
diversity of the committee; and any questions the nominee has regarding 
membership. The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified 
by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts 
identified by the SAB Staff Office, will be posted in a List of 
Candidates on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public 
comments on each List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 days from 
the date the list is posted. The public will be requested to provide 
relevant information or other documentation on nominees that the SAB 
Staff Office should consider in evaluating candidates.
    Candidates invited to serve will be asked to submit 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 EPA to determine whether there is a statutory conflict 
between that person's public responsibilities as a Special Government 
Employee 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 through the ``Ethics Requirements for Advisors'' 
link on the SAB home page at http://www.epa.gov/sab. This form should 
not be submitted as part of a nomination.

    Dated: June 20, 2017.
Christopher S. Zarba,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
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                                                  part 141 is being published in the                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               Administrator on the scientific bases for
                                                  Federal Register. NMED was notified of                  AGENCY                                                 EPA’s actions and programs. Members
                                                  EPA’s determination to approve its                                                                             of the CASAC and the SAB constitute
                                                                                                          [FRL–9961–83–OA]
                                                  application with respect to the                                                                                distinguished bodies of non-EPA
                                                  authorized program listed above.                        Request for Nominations of                             scientists, engineers, economists, and
                                                                                                          Candidates to the EPA’s Clean Air                      behavioral and social scientists who are
                                                     Also, in today’s notice, EPA is
                                                                                                          Scientific Advisory Committee                          nationally and internationally
                                                  informing interested persons that they
                                                                                                          (CASAC) and the EPA Science                            recognized experts in their respective
                                                  may request a public hearing on EPA’s                                                                          fields. Members are appointed by the
                                                  action to approve the State of New                      Advisory Board (SAB)
                                                                                                                                                                 EPA Administrator for a three-year term
                                                  Mexico’s request to revise its authorized               AGENCY: Environmental Protection                       and serve as Special Government
                                                  public water system program under 40                    Agency (EPA).                                          Employees who provide independent
                                                  CFR part 142, in accordance with 40                     ACTION: Notice.                                        expert advice to the agency.
                                                  CFR 3.1000(f). Requests for a hearing                                                                             Additional information about the
                                                  must be submitted to EPA within 30                      SUMMARY:   The U.S. Environmental                      CASAC is available at http://
                                                  days of publication of today’s Federal                  Protection Agency (EPA) invites                        www.epa.gov/casac and information
                                                  Register notice. Such requests should                   nominations of scientific experts from a               about the SAB is available at http://
                                                  include the following information:                      diverse range of disciplines to be                     www.epa.gov/sab.
                                                                                                          considered for appointment to the Clean
                                                     (1) The name, address and telephone                                                                            Expertise Sought for CASAC: The
                                                                                                          Air Scientific Advisory Committee
                                                  number of the individual, organization                                                                         CASAC was established pursuant to the
                                                                                                          (CASAC), the EPA Science Advisory
                                                  or other entity requesting a hearing;                                                                          Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of
                                                                                                          Board (SAB), and six SAB committees
                                                                                                                                                                 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to
                                                     (2) A brief statement of the requesting              described in this notice. Appointments
                                                                                                                                                                 review air quality criteria and NAAQS
                                                  person’s interest in EPA’s                              will be announced by the EPA
                                                                                                                                                                 and recommend to the EPA
                                                  determination, a brief explanation as to                Administrator.
                                                                                                                                                                 Administrator any new NAAQS and
                                                  why EPA should hold a hearing, and                      DATES: Nominations should be                           revisions of existing criteria and
                                                  any other information that the                          submitted in time to arrive no later than              NAAQS as may be appropriate. The
                                                  requesting person wants EPA to                          July 27, 2017.                                         CASAC shall also: Advise the EPA
                                                  consider when determining whether to                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                   Administrator of areas in which
                                                  grant the request;                                      information about the CASAC                            additional knowledge is required to
                                                     (3) The signature of the individual                  membership appointment process and                     appraise the adequacy and basis of
                                                  making the request, or, if the request is               schedule, please contact Mr. Aaron                     existing, new, or revised NAAQS;
                                                  made on behalf of an organization or                    Yeow, DFO, by telephone at 202–564–                    describe the research efforts necessary
                                                  other entity, the signature of a                        2050 or by email at yeow.aaron@                        to provide the required information;
                                                  responsible official of the organization                epa.gov. For information about the                     advise the EPA Administrator on the
                                                  or other entity.                                        chartered SAB membership                               relative contribution to air pollution
                                                                                                          appointment process and schedule,                      concentrations of natural as well as
                                                     In the event a hearing is requested                  please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter,                   anthropogenic activity; and advise the
                                                  and granted, EPA will provide notice of                 DFO, by telephone at (202) 564–4885 or                 EPA Administrator of any adverse
                                                  the hearing in the Federal Register not                 by email at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov.                  public health, welfare, social, economic,
                                                  less than 15 days prior to the scheduled                For all other inquiries, nominators                    or energy effects which may result from
                                                  hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial                should contact the appropriate                         various strategies for attainment and
                                                  requests for hearing may be denied by                   Designated Federal Officers (DFO) for                  maintenance of such NAAQS. As
                                                  EPA. Following such a public hearing,                   the committees, as identified below.                   required under the CAA section 109(d),
                                                  EPA will review the record of the                       Anyone unable to submit electronic                     the CASAC is composed of seven
                                                  hearing and issue an order either                       nominations may send a paper copy to                   members, with at least one member of
                                                  affirming today’s determination or                      the appropriate DFO.                                   the National Academy of Sciences, one
                                                  rescinding such determination. If no                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             physician, and one person representing
                                                  timely request for a hearing is received                   Background: The CASAC is a                          state air pollution control agencies.
                                                  and granted, EPA’s approval of the State                chartered Federal Advisory Committee,                  Accordingly, the SAB Staff Office is
                                                  of New Mexico’s request to revise its                   established pursuant to the Clean Air                  seeking nominations of experts to serve
                                                  part 142—National Primary Drinking                      Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977,                          on the CASAC who are physicians and
                                                  Water Regulations Implementation                        codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to                   members of the National Academy of
                                                  program to allow electronic reporting                   provide advice, information and                        Sciences with expertise in the health
                                                  will become effective 30 days after                     recommendations to the EPA                             effects of air pollution. The SAB Staff
                                                  today’s notice is published, pursuant to                Administrator on the scientific and                    Office is especially interested in
                                                  CROMERR section 3.1000(f)(4).                           technical aspects of air quality criteria              scientists with expertise described
                                                                                                          and National Ambient Air Quality                       above who have knowledge and
                                                  Matthew Leopard,                                        Standards (NAAQS). The SAB is a                        experience in air quality relating to
                                                  Director, Office of Information Management.             chartered Federal Advisory Committee,                  criteria pollutants (ozone, particulate
                                                                                                          established in 1978, under the authority               matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen
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                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–13444 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                          of the Environmental Research,                         oxides, sulfur oxides, and lead). For
                                                                                                          Development and Demonstration                          further information about the CASAC
                                                                                                          Authorization Act (ERDDAA), codified                   membership appointment process and
                                                                                                          at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide                          schedule, please contact Mr. Aaron
                                                                                                          independent scientific and technical                   Yeow, DFO, by telephone at 202–564–
                                                                                                          peer review, consultation, advice and                  2050 or by email at yeow.aaron@
                                                                                                          recommendations to the EPA                             epa.gov.


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                                                     Expertise Sought for the SAB: The                    toxicology; carcinogenesis; biostatistics;             information about the RAC membership
                                                  chartered SAB provides strategic advice                 uncertainty analysis; and risk                         appointment process and schedule,
                                                  to the EPA Administrator on a variety of                assessment. For further information                    please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon,
                                                  EPA science and research programs. All                  about the CAAC membership                              DFO, by telephone at (202) 564–2134 or
                                                  the work of SAB committees and panels                   appointment process and schedule,                      by email at hanlon.edward@epa.gov.
                                                  is under the direction of the chartered                 please contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, DFO,                  (6) The SAB Ecological Processes and
                                                  SAB. The chartered SAB reviews all                      by telephone at (202) 564–2057 or by                   Effects Committee (EPEC) provides
                                                  SAB committee and panel draft reports                   email at shallal.suhair@epa.gov.                       advice through the chartered SAB on
                                                  and determines whether they are                            (2) The SAB Drinking Water                          the science and research to assess,
                                                  appropriate to send to the EPA                          Committee (DWC) provides advice on                     protect and restore the health of
                                                  Administrator. The SAB Staff Office is                  the scientific and technical aspects of                ecosystems. The SAB Staff Office is
                                                  seeking nominations of experts to serve                 EPA’s national drinking water program.                 seeking nominations of experts to serve
                                                  on the chartered SAB in the following                   The SAB Staff Office is seeking                        on the EPEC with demonstrated
                                                  disciplines as they relate to human                     nominations of experts with experience                 expertise in the following disciplines:
                                                  health and the environment: analytical                  on drinking water issues. Members                      aquatic ecology; marine and estuarine
                                                  chemistry; benefit-cost analysis; causal                should have expertise in one or more of                ecology; ecological risk assessment;
                                                  inference; complex systems; ecological                  the following disciplines:                             complex systems; uncertainty analysis;
                                                  sciences and ecological assessment;                     environmental engineering;                             ecotoxicology; and systems ecology. For
                                                  economics; engineering; geochemistry;                   epidemiology; microbiology; public                     further information about the EPEC
                                                  health sciences; hydrology;                             health; uncertainty analysis; and risk                 membership appointment process and
                                                  hydrogeology; medicine; microbiology;                   assessment. For further information                    schedule, please contact Dr. Thomas
                                                  modeling; pediatrics; public health; risk               about the DWC membership                               Armitage, DFO, by telephone at (202)
                                                  assessment; social, behavioral and                      appointment process and schedule,                      564–2155 or by email at
                                                  decision sciences; statistics; toxicology,              please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter,                   armitage.thomas@epa.gov.
                                                  and uncertainty analysis.                               DFO, by telephone at (202) 564–4885 or
                                                     The SAB Staff Office is especially                   by email at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov.                  Selection Criteria for the CASAC, SAB
                                                  interested in scientists in the disciplines                (3) The SAB Environmental                           and the SAB Committees
                                                  described above who have knowledge                      Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC)                      Nominees are selected based on their
                                                  and experience in air quality;                          provides advice on methods and                         individual qualifications. Curriculum
                                                  agricultural sciences; atmospheric                      analyses related to economics, costs,                  vitae should reflect the following:
                                                  sciences; benefit-cost analysis; complex                and benefits of EPA environmental
                                                                                                                                                                 —Demonstrated scientific credentials
                                                  systems; drinking water; energy and the                 programs. The SAB Staff Office is
                                                                                                                                                                   and disciplinary expertise in relevant
                                                  environment; epidemiological risk                       seeking nominations of experts in
                                                                                                                                                                   fields;
                                                  analyses; water quality; water quantity                 benefit-cost analysis and environmental
                                                                                                                                                                 —Willingness to commit time to the
                                                  and reuse; ecosystem services;                          economics to serve on the EEAC. For
                                                                                                                                                                   committee and demonstrated ability
                                                  community environmental health;                         further information about the EEAC
                                                                                                                                                                   to work constructively and effectively
                                                  sustainability; chemical safety; green                  membership appointment process and
                                                                                                                                                                   on committees; and
                                                  chemistry; homeland security;                           schedule, please contact Dr. Holly
                                                                                                                                                                 —Background and experiences that
                                                  uncertainty analysis; and waste                         Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at (202)
                                                                                                                                                                   would help members contribute to the
                                                  management.                                             564–2073 or by email at
                                                     For further information about the                    stallworth.holly@epa.gov.                                diversity of perspectives on the
                                                  chartered SAB membership                                   (4) The SAB Environmental                             committee, e.g., geographical,
                                                  appointment process and schedule,                       Engineering Committee (EEC) provides                     economic, social, cultural,
                                                  please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter,                    advice on risk management technologies                   educational backgrounds, professional
                                                  DFO, by telephone at (202) 564–4885 or                  to control and prevent pollution. The                    affiliations; and other considerations.
                                                  by email at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov.                   SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations                  For the committee as a whole,
                                                     The SAB Staff Office is also seeking                 of experts to serve on the EEC with                    consideration of the collective breadth
                                                  nominations of experts for six SAB                      demonstrated expertise in the following                and depth of scientific expertise; and a
                                                  committees: The Chemical Assessment                     disciplines: environmental and water                   balance of scientific perspectives is
                                                  Advisory Committee; the Drinking                        quality engineering; and remediation                   important. As these committees
                                                  Water Committee; the Ecological                         and technology. For further information                undertake specific advisory activities,
                                                  Processes and Effects Committee; the                    about the EEC membership appointment                   the SAB Staff Office will consider two
                                                  Environmental Economics Advisory                        process and schedule, please contact                   additional criteria for each new activity:
                                                  Committee; the Environmental                            Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, by telephone                   Absence of financial conflicts of interest
                                                  Engineering Committee; and the                          at (202) 564–2134 or by email at                       and absence of an appearance of a loss
                                                  Radiation Advisory Committee.                           hanlon.edward@epa.gov.                                 of impartiality.
                                                     (1) The SAB Chemical Assessment                         (5) The Radiation Advisory                            How to Submit Nominations: Any
                                                  Advisory Committee (CAAC) provides                      Committee (RAC) provides advice on                     interested person or organization may
                                                  advice through the chartered SAB                        radiation protection, radiation science,               nominate qualified persons to be
                                                  regarding selected toxicological reviews                and radiation risk assessment. The SAB                 considered for appointment to these
                                                  of environmental chemicals available on                 Staff Office is seeking nominations of                 advisory committees. Individuals may
                                                  EPA’s Integrated Risk Information                       experts to serve on the RAC with                       self-nominate. Nominations should be
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                                                  System (IRIS). The SAB Staff Office is                  demonstrated expertise in the following                submitted in electronic format
                                                  seeking nominations of experts with                     disciplines: radiation carcinogenesis;                 (preferred) using the online nomination
                                                  experience in chemical assessments.                     radiation epidemiology; radiation                      form under the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’
                                                  Members should have expertise in one                    exposure; radiation health and safety;                 category at the bottom of the SAB home
                                                  or more of the following disciplines:                   radiological risk assessment;                          page at http://www.epa.gov/sab. To be
                                                  toxicology, including, developmental/                   uncertainty analysis; and radionuclide                 considered, all nominations should
                                                  reproductive toxicology, and inhalation                 fate and transport. For further                        include the information requested


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                                                  below. EPA values and welcomes                          Special Government Employee and                        approvals based on consideration of the
                                                  diversity. All qualified candidates are                 private interests and activities, or the               electronic document receiving systems
                                                  encouraged to apply regardless of sex,                  appearance of a loss of impartiality, as               that the state, tribe, or local government
                                                  race, disability or ethnicity.                          defined by Federal regulation. The form                will use to implement the electronic
                                                    Nominators are asked to identify the                  may be viewed and downloaded                           reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
                                                  specific committee for which nominees                   through the ‘‘Ethics Requirements for                  through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
                                                  are to be considered. The following                     Advisors’’ link on the SAB home page                   provides special procedures for program
                                                  information should be provided on the                   at http://www.epa.gov/sab. This form                   revisions and modifications to allow
                                                  nomination form: Contact information                    should not be submitted as part of a                   electronic reporting, to be used at the
                                                  for the person making the nomination;                   nomination.                                            option of the state, tribe or local
                                                  contact information for the nominee; the                  Dated: June 20, 2017.                                government in place of procedures
                                                  disciplinary and specific areas of                                                                             available under existing program-
                                                                                                          Christopher S. Zarba,
                                                  expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s                                                                        specific authorization regulations. An
                                                                                                          Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
                                                  curriculum vitae; and a biographical                                                                           application submitted under the subpart
                                                  sketch of the nominee indicating current                [FR Doc. 2017–13332 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                 D procedures must show that the state,
                                                  position, educational background;                       BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                                                                 tribe or local government has sufficient
                                                  research activities; sources of research                                                                       legal authority to implement the
                                                  funding for the last two years; and                                                                            electronic reporting components of the
                                                  recent service on other national                        ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                          AGENCY                                                 programs covered by the application
                                                  advisory committees or national                                                                                and will use electronic document
                                                  professional organizations. To help the                 [FRL9963–85–OEI]                                       receiving systems that meet the
                                                  agency evaluate the effectiveness of its                                                                       applicable subpart D requirements.
                                                  outreach efforts, please indicate how                   Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
                                                                                                                                                                    On June 6, 2017, the Nevada Division
                                                  you learned of this nomination                          Authorized Program Revision
                                                                                                                                                                 of Environmental Protection (NDEP)
                                                  opportunity. Persons having questions                   Approval, State of Nevada
                                                                                                                                                                 submitted a revised application titled
                                                  about the nomination process or the                     AGENCY: Environmental Protection                       ‘‘Compliance Monitoring Data Portal’’
                                                  public comment process described                        Agency (EPA).                                          for revision to its EPA-approved
                                                  below, or who are unable to submit                                                                             drinking water program under title 40
                                                                                                          ACTION: Notice.
                                                  nominations through the SAB Web site,                                                                          CFR to allow new electronic reporting.
                                                  should contact the DFO for the                          SUMMARY:    This notice announces EPA’s                EPA reviewed NDEP’s request to revise
                                                  committee, as identified above. The                     approval of the State of Nevada’s                      its EPA-authorized program and, based
                                                  DFO will acknowledge receipt of                         request to revise its National Primary                 on this review, EPA determined that the
                                                  nominations and in that                                 Drinking Water Regulations                             application, as revised, met the
                                                  acknowledgement will invite the                         Implementation EPA-authorized                          standards for approval of authorized
                                                  nominee to provide any additional                       program to allow electronic reporting.                 program revision set out in 40 CFR part
                                                  information that the nominee feels                      DATES: EPA’s approval is effective July                3, subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR
                                                  would be useful in considering the                      27, 2017 for the State of Nevada’s                     3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s decision
                                                  nomination, such as availability to                     National Primary Drinking Water                        to approve Nevada’s request to revise its
                                                  participate as a member of the                          Regulations Implementation program, if                 Part 142—National Primary Drinking
                                                  committee; how the nominee’s                            no timely request for a public hearing is              Water Regulations Implementation
                                                  background, skills and experience                       received and accepted by the Agency.                   program to allow electronic reporting
                                                  would contribute to the diversity of the
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       under 40 CFR part 141 is being
                                                  committee; and any questions the
                                                                                                          Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental                         published in the Federal Register.
                                                  nominee has regarding membership.
                                                  The names and biosketches of qualified                  Protection Agency, Office of                              NDEP was notified of EPA’s
                                                  nominees identified by respondents to                   Environmental Information, Mail Stop                   determination to approve its application
                                                  this Federal Register notice, and                       2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,                   with respect to the authorized program
                                                  additional experts identified by the SAB                Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,                  listed above.
                                                  Staff Office, will be posted in a List of               seeh.karen@epa.gov.                                       Also, in today’s notice, EPA is
                                                  Candidates on the SAB Web site at                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On                          informing interested persons that they
                                                  http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public                          October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media                may request a public hearing on EPA’s
                                                  comments on each List of Candidates                     Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)                    action to approve the State of Nevada’s
                                                  will be accepted for 21 days from the                   was published in the Federal Register                  request to revise its authorized public
                                                  date the list is posted. The public will                (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of                water system program under 40 CFR
                                                  be requested to provide relevant                        title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR                           part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR
                                                  information or other documentation on                   establishes electronic reporting as an                 3.1000(f). Requests for a hearing must be
                                                  nominees that the SAB Staff Office                      acceptable regulatory alternative to                   submitted to EPA within 30 days of
                                                  should consider in evaluating                           paper reporting and establishes                        publication of today’s Federal Register
                                                  candidates.                                             requirements to assure that electronic                 notice. Such requests should include
                                                    Candidates invited to serve will be                   documents are as legally dependable as                 the following information:
                                                  asked to submit the ‘‘Confidential                      their paper counterparts. Subpart D of                    (1) The name, address and telephone
                                                  Financial Disclosure Form for Special                   CROMERR requires that state, tribal or                 number of the individual, organization
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                                                  Government Employees Serving on                         local government agencies that receive,                or other entity requesting a hearing;
                                                  Federal Advisory Committees at the                      or wish to begin receiving, electronic                    (2) A brief statement of the requesting
                                                  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’’                  reports under their EPA-authorized                     person’s interest in EPA’s
                                                  (EPA Form 3110–48). This confidential                   programs must apply to EPA for a                       determination, a brief explanation as to
                                                  form allows EPA to determine whether                    revision or modification of those                      why EPA should hold a hearing, and
                                                  there is a statutory conflict between that              programs and obtain EPA approval.                      any other information that the
                                                  person’s public responsibilities as a                   Subpart D provides standards for such                  requesting person wants EPA to


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesNominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than July 27, 2017.
ContactFor information about the CASAC membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, by telephone at 202-564-2050 or by email at [email protected] For information about the chartered SAB membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-4885 or by email at [email protected] For all other inquiries, nominators should contact the appropriate Designated Federal Officers (DFO) for the committees, as identified below. Anyone unable to submit electronic nominations may send a paper copy to the appropriate DFO.
FR Citation82 FR 29077 

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