82 FR 33910 - Local Government Advisory Committee: Request for Nominations

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 139 (July 21, 2017)

Page Range		33910-33910
FR Document		2017-15383

EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) is a federal advisory committee chartered in 1992 under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to advise the EPA Administrator ``from the field'' on a broad range of environmental issues impacting local governments. Current LGAC committee members, and future qualified nominees, hold either elected or non-elected/appointed positions and possess leadership experience--whether managerial or technical/programmatic--in the following contexts: Small community or township government (under 10,000 population); moderate-size or large city government; county government; state government; and, tribal government. This notice solicits nominations to fill 10-15 vacancies on EPA's LGAC--currently comprised of 35 individuals--beginning in July, 2017. Vacancies are anticipated to be filled by September, 2017.

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Local Government Advisory Committee: Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) is a federal 
advisory committee chartered in 1992 under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) to advise the EPA Administrator ``from the field'' 
on a broad range of environmental issues impacting local governments. 
Current LGAC committee members, and future qualified nominees, hold 
either elected or non-elected/appointed positions and possess 
leadership experience--whether managerial or technical/programmatic--in 
the following contexts: Small community or township government (under 
10,000 population); moderate-size or large city government; county 
government; state government; and, tribal government.
    This notice solicits nominations to fill 10-15 vacancies on EPA's 
LGAC--currently comprised of 35 individuals--beginning in July, 2017. 
Vacancies are anticipated to be filled by September, 2017.

DATES: Nominations are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, to be 
considered for September 2017 appointments, nominations should be 
submitted by August 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations electronically to [email protected] 
with a subject heading of `LGAC 2017 NOMINATION'. You may also submit 
nominations by mail to: M. Frances Eargle, LGAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations 
(OCIR), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., (MC1301A), Washington, DC 20460. Non-electronic submissions must 
follow the same format and contain the same information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Frances Eargle, Designated Federal 
Officer for the LGAC, U.S. EPA; telephone (202)564-3115; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Nominations: The credentials of all applicants/nominees will be 
fully considered, but viable candidates must--at a minimum--fall within 
the vocational/experiential parameters outlined in the Summary above. 
In addition to experience in local and/or state government, additional 
criteria to be considered may include: Experience with public-private 
partnerships; coalition-building and grass-roots involvement; 
implementation of environmental regulatory programs, whether federally-
delegated, state-required or locally-mandated, including permitting 
programs, Brownfields, Superfund clean-up, air and water quality, and 
solid waste management; and, rural and/or small community economic 
development. Diversity in vocational/career background, including 
private sector/industry experience, agricultural sector experience, 
professional affiliations, and demonstrated familiarity with local, 
regional and national environmental issues, also may be considered.
    LGAC members are appointed for 1-2 year terms and are eligible for 
reappointment. The Committee meets several times a year, and the 
Administrator may ask members to serve on Subcommittees and Workgroups 
to develop reports and recommendations to address specific policy 
issues. The average workload for members is approximately 5 to 8 hours 
per month. While EPA is unable to provide compensation for services, 
official Committee travel and related expenses (lodging, etc.) will be 
fully reimbursed.
    Nominations can be submitted in electronic format (preferred) or in 
hard copy format (see ADDRESSES section above). To be considered, all 
nominations should include:
     Current contact information for the applicant/nominee, 
including name, organization (and position within that organization), 
current business address, email address, and daytime telephone number;
     Brief statement describing the nominee's interest in 
serving on the LGAC;
     Resume and short biography (no more than 2 paragraphs) 
describing professional, educational and other pertinent qualifications 
of the nominee, including a list of relevant activities as well as any 
current or previous service on advisory committees; and,
     Letter(s) of recommendation from a third party (or 
parties) supporting the nomination. Letter(s) should describe how the 
nominee's experience and knowledge will bring value to the work of the 
LGAC.
    Other sources, in addition to this Federal Register notice, may be 
utilized in the solicitation of nominees. EPA expressly values and 
welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse 
candidates, the agency encourages nominations of women and men of all 
racial and ethnic groups. Individuals may self-nominate.

     Dated: June 30, 2017.
M. Arnita Hannon-Christmon,
Acting Director, State and Local Relations, Office of Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Relations.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA Administrator ‘‘from the field’’ on a professional affiliations, and
affords EPA a 45-day period to review, broad range of environmental issues demonstrated familiarity with local,
and object, as appropriate, to a title V impacting local governments. Current regional and national environmental
operating permit proposed by a state LGAC committee members, and future issues, also may be considered.
permitting authority. Section 505(b)(2) qualified nominees, hold either elected
LGAC members are appointed for 1–
of the CAA and 40 CFR 70.8(d) or non-elected/appointed positions and
2 year terms and are eligible for
authorizes any person to petition the possess leadership experience—whether
managerial or technical/programmatic— reappointment. The Committee meets
EPA Administrator, within 60 days after
the expiration of this review period, to in the following contexts: Small several times a year, and the
object to a title V operating permit if community or township government Administrator may ask members to
EPA has not done so. Petitions must be (under 10,000 population); moderate- serve on Subcommittees and
based only on objections to the permit size or large city government; county Workgroups to develop reports and
that were raised with reasonable government; state government; and, recommendations to address specific
specificity during the public comment tribal government. policy issues. The average workload for
period provided by the state, unless the This notice solicits nominations to fill members is approximately 5 to 8 hours
petitioner demonstrates that it was 10–15 vacancies on EPA’s LGAC— per month. While EPA is unable to
impracticable to raise these issues currently comprised of 35 individuals— provide compensation for services,
during the comment period or unless beginning in July, 2017. Vacancies are official Committee travel and related
the grounds for the issue arose after this anticipated to be filled by September, expenses (lodging, etc.) will be fully
period. 2017. reimbursed.
EPA received the petition from the DATES: Nominations are reviewed on an Nominations can be submitted in
Petitioners on January 24, 2016 for the ongoing basis. However, to be electronic format (preferred) or in hard
operating permit issued on December considered for September 2017 copy format (see ADDRESSES section
18, 2015 to Bunge North America, Inc. appointments, nominations should be above). To be considered, all
Destrehan Grain Elevator, Destrehan, St. submitted by August 10, 2017.
nominations should include:
Charles Parish, Louisiana. ADDRESSES: Submit nominations
The Petitioner requests that the electronically to eargle.frances@epa.gov • Current contact information for the
Administrator object to the proposed with a subject heading of ‘LGAC 2017 applicant/nominee, including name,
operating permit issued by the LDEQ to NOMINATION’. You may also submit organization (and position within that
Bunge based on two claims. The claims nominations by mail to: M. Frances organization), current business address,
are described in detail in Section IV of Eargle, LGAC Designated Federal email address, and daytime telephone
the Order. In summary, the issues raised Officer, Office of Congressional and number;
are that: (1) The permit fails to comply Intergovernmental Relations (OCIR), • Brief statement describing the
with the Act’s requirements for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, nominee’s interest in serving on the
inclusion of a compliance plan and 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., LGAC;
schedule in an issued permit; and, (2) (MC1301A), Washington, DC 20460.
the permit should have addressed the Non-electronic submissions must follow • Resume and short biography (no
state ‘Environmental Assessment’ as the same format and contain the same more than 2 paragraphs) describing
mandated under Louisiana Revised information. professional, educational and other
Statute R.S. 30:2018(C) for any source FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. pertinent qualifications of the nominee,
undergoing a ‘substantial modification.’ Frances Eargle, Designated Federal including a list of relevant activities as
The Order issued on June 7, 2017 Officer for the LGAC, U.S. EPA; well as any current or previous service
responds to the Petition and explains telephone (202)564–3115; email: on advisory committees; and,
the basis for EPA’s decision. eargle.frances@epa.gov. • Letter(s) of recommendation from a
Dated: June 29, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: third party (or parties) supporting the
Samuel Coleman, Nominations: The credentials of all nomination. Letter(s) should describe
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. applicants/nominees will be fully how the nominee’s experience and
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considered, but viable candidates knowledge will bring value to the work
must—at a minimum—fall within the of the LGAC.
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vocational/experiential parameters
outlined in the Summary above. In Other sources, in addition to this
addition to experience in local and/or Federal Register notice, may be utilized
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION in the solicitation of nominees. EPA
AGENCY state government, additional criteria to
be considered may include: Experience expressly values and welcomes
[FRL–9965–16–OA] with public-private partnerships; diversity. In an effort to obtain
coalition-building and grass-roots nominations of diverse candidates, the
Local Government Advisory agency encourages nominations of
involvement; implementation of
Committee: Request for Nominations women and men of all racial and ethnic
environmental regulatory programs,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection whether federally-delegated, state- groups. Individuals may self-nominate.
Agency (EPA). required or locally-mandated, including Dated: June 30, 2017.
permitting programs, Brownfields,
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ACTION: Notice of request for M. Arnita Hannon-Christmon,
nominations. Superfund clean-up, air and water
quality, and solid waste management; Acting Director, State and Local Relations,
and, rural and/or small community Office of Congressional and
SUMMARY: EPA’s Local Government
Intergovernmental Relations.
Advisory Committee (LGAC) is a federal economic development. Diversity in
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advisory committee chartered in 1992 vocational/career background, including
under the Federal Advisory Committee private sector/industry experience, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Act (FACA) to advise the EPA agricultural sector experience,

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for nominations.
Dates		Nominations are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, to be considered for September 2017 appointments, nominations should be submitted by August 10, 2017.
Contact		M. Frances Eargle, Designated Federal Officer for the LGAC, U.S. EPA; telephone (202)564-3115; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 33910