82_FR_36280 82 FR 36132 - Nominations to the Augmented Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Request for Comments

82 FR 36132 - Nominations to the Augmented Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Request for Comments

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 148 (August 3, 2017)

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FR Document2017-16385

This document provides the names and affiliations of additional candidates currently under consideration for appointment to 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. After further consideration of the objectives and scope of SACC activities, EPA is considering additional candidates for SACC membership from the August 26, 2016 Federal Register notice pool of requested nominees. These additional candidates are named in this notice. The Agency is also considering the 29 candidates for membership previously identified in the December 9, 2016 Federal Register notice. Comments that were previously received on the 29 candidates will also be considered. The Agency, at this time, anticipates selecting approximately six additional SACC members with specific expertise and perspectives representing industry, labor, animal protection, government, public health, and public interest groups. Public comments on the candidates are invited as they will be used to assist the Agency in selecting the additional chartered committee members.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0713; FRL-9965-53]


Nominations to the Augmented Science Advisory Committee on 
Chemicals (SACC); Request for Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document provides the names and affiliations of 
additional candidates currently under consideration for appointment to 
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. After further consideration of the 
objectives and scope of SACC activities, EPA is considering additional 
candidates for SACC membership from the August 26, 2016 Federal 
Register notice pool of requested nominees. These additional candidates 
are named in this notice. The Agency is also considering the 29 
candidates for membership previously identified in the December 9, 2016 
Federal Register notice. Comments that were previously received on the 
29 candidates will also be considered. The Agency, at this time, 
anticipates selecting approximately six additional SACC members with 
specific expertise and perspectives representing industry, labor, 
animal protection, government, public health, and public interest 
groups. Public comments on the candidates are invited as they will be 
used to assist the Agency in selecting the additional chartered 
committee members.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 2017.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Identification 
(ID) Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0713, 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: Tamue Gibson, DFO, Office of Science 
Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-7642; 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 
be of interest to those involved in the manufacture, processing, 
distribution, disposal, and/or have other interests 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 established under FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, and 
pursuant to the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 
Century Act, 2016.

II. Background

    The SACC was established under FACA section 9(a), and pursuant to 
section 2526(o) of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 
Century Act (LCSA), to provide advice and recommendations on the 
scientific basis for risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution 
prevention measures or approaches. On January 17, 2017, the EPA 
Administrator appointed 18 expert members from diverse backgrounds, 
professional experiences, and perspectives that would contribute to the 
breadth and balance of scientific viewpoints on the committee. These 
members have expertise and perspectives representing government, labor, 
public health, public interest, animal protection, industry, and other 
groups.
    EPA has decided to increase the membership of the SACC to 
approximately 24 members to better address the objectives and scope of 
activities for the committee. These members will serve as Special 
Government Employees (SGEs) or Regular Government Employees (RGEs).
    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. After 
further consideration of the objectives and scope of SACC activities, 
EPA is considering additional candidates for SACC membership from the 
August 26, 2016 Federal Register notice pool of requested nominees (81 
FR 58925) (FRL-9950-66). These additional candidates are named in this 
notice. The Agency is also considering the 29 candidates for membership 
previously identified in the December 9, 2016 Federal Register notice 
(Docket ID Number: EPA-OPPT-2016-0713; (81 FR 89092) (FRL-9956-17)). 
The written comment period for this announcement closed on January 9, 
2017. The Agency, at this time, anticipates selecting approximately six 
additional SACC members with specific expertise and perspectives 
representing industry, labor, animal protection, government, public 
health, and public interest groups. Public comments on the candidates 
are invited as they will be used to assist the Agency in selecting the 
additional chartered committee members.

III. Qualifications of Members

    Members are scientists who have sufficient professional 
qualifications, including training and experience, to provide expert 
comments on the scientific and technical aspects of risk assessments, 
methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches. No 
persons shall be ineligible to serve on the Committee by reason of 
their membership on any other advisory committee to a Federal 
department or agency, or their employment by a Federal department or 
agency (except the EPA). The Administrator appoints individuals to 
serve on the Committee for staggered terms of 1 to 3 years. Panel 
members are subject to the provisions of 40 CFR part 3, subpart F, 
Standards of Conduct for Special Government Employees, which include 
rules regarding conflicts of interest. Each nominee selected by the 
Administrator, before being formally appointed, is required to submit a 
confidential statement of employment and financial interests, which 
shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the nominee's 
sources of research support, if any.

IV. Applicability of Existing Regulations

    EPA's existing regulations applicable to Special Government 
Employees, which include advisory committee members, will also apply to 
the members of the SACC. These regulations appear in 40 CFR part 3, 
subpart F.

V. Process of Obtaining Nominees

    On August 26, 2016, EPA published a Federal Register notice (81 FR 
58925) (FRL-9950-66) providing notice of intent to establish the SACC, 
describing its purpose, and announcing the opportunity for the public 
to provide nominations for the Agency's consideration. The nomination 
period was open for 45 days and ended on October 11, 2016. In response, 
the Agency received approximately 100 nominees.
    EPA considered the following criteria to select candidates from 
these nominations: Interest and availability to participate in 
committee meetings, absence of financial conflicts of interest, absence 
of the appearance of a loss of impartiality, scientific expertise, and 
backgrounds 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, or other groups.
    Based on these criteria, EPA has identified 64 additional 
candidates for further consideration for membership on the SACC. EPA 
will also further consider the 29 candidates identified in the December 
9, 2016 Federal Register Notice, as well as the public comments that 
were previously received on the 29 candidates. The following are the 
names (listed alphabetically, last name first) and professional 
affiliations of the 64 additional candidates. Brief biographical 
sketches for these candidates are posted on the EPA Web

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site at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer-review.
    1. Allen, David, Ph.D., Vice President, Science and Strategy, 
Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Raleigh, NC.
    2. Barton, Charles, Ph.D., Manager, Toxicology and Risk 
Assessment, Valspar Corporation, Sesickley, PA.
    3. Becker, Richard, Ph.D., Senior Toxicologist, American 
Chemical Council, Washington, DC.
    4. Belcher, Scott, Ph.D., Research Professor, Department of 
Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.
    5. Bennett, Steven, Ph.D., Senior Director, Scientific Affairs & 
Sustainability, Consumer Specialty Products Association, Washington, 
DC.
    6. Benvenuto, Mark, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Chemistry and 
Biochemistry, University of Detroit-Mercy, Detroit, MI.
    7. Blystone, Sheri, Ph.D., Director, Regulatory Affairs & 
Product Safety, SNF Holding Company.
    8. Chui, Weihsueh, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Veterinary 
Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
    9. Congleton, Johanna, Ph.D., Senior Scientist/Toxicologist, 
Environmental Working Group, Washington, DC.
    10. Coots, Robert, Ph.D., Manager, R&D, Colonial Chemical, Inc., 
New Hope, TN.
    11. Dempsey, Susan, M.S., Human Health/Ecological Risk Assessor, 
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE.
    12. Edstrom, Robert, Ph.D., Chief Toxicologist, Minnesota 
Department of Transportation, Office of Environmental Stewardship, 
St. Paul, MN.
    13. Faustman, Elaine, Ph.D., Professor, Environmental and 
Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    14. Fowle III, John, Ph.D., Principal, Science To Inform, LLC, 
Pittsboro, NC.
    15. Garcia, Kristina, P.G., Environmental Compliance Program 
Manager, Office of Watershed Protection, Atlanta Department of 
Watershed Management, Atlanta, GA.
    16. Gordon, Terry, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Environmental 
Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY.
    17. Hartung, Thomas, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular Microbiology 
and Immunology, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns 
Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
    18. Heiger-Bernays, Wendy, Ph.D., Associate Professor, 
Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Boston 
University, Boston, MA.
    19. Henderson, Rogene, Ph.D., Senior Scientist (Emeritus), 
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM.
    20. Higgs, Megan, Ph.D., Statistician, Neptune and Company, 
Lakewood, CO.
    21. Hollis, Adrienne, Ph.D., JD, Director, Federal Policy, WE 
ACT For Environmental Justice, Washington, DC.
    22. Holsapple, Michael, Ph.D., Director and Endowed Chair, 
Center for Research on Ingredient Safety, Michigan State University, 
East Lansing, MI.
    23. Jaeger, Calvin, Ph.D., Senior Security Systems Risk Analyst, 
Sandia National Laboratories (retired), Albuquerque, NM.
    24. Janssen, Sarah, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor, 
Division of Occupational Medicine, University of California-San 
Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
    25. Janus, Erik, M.S., President, M\3\ Technical and Regulatory 
Services, LLC, Shepherdstown, WV.
    26. Johnson, Mark, Ph.D., Director of Toxicology, United States 
Army Public Health Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
    27. Kester, Janet, Ph.D., Toxicologist, New Fields, Wentzville, 
MO.
    28. Lohmann, Rainer, Ph.D., Professor, Oceanography, Graduate 
School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.
    29. Luderer, Ulrike, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of 
Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 
University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA.
    30. Maffini, Maricel, Ph.D., Private Contractor (former Senior 
Scientist, Health and Environment Program, Natural Resources Defense 
Council), Washington, DC.
    31. Marlborough III, Sidney, Ph.D., Senior Environmental 
Toxicologist, Noble Energy, Houston, TX.
    32. McFadden, Roger, Chief Science and Sustainability Officer, 
Replenish, LLC, Portland, OR.
    33. McLeod, Brittany, Environmental Divisional Manager, 
Ormantine USA, Palm Bay, FL.
    34. McPartland, Jennifer, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Health 
Program, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, DC.
    35. Mitchell Mark, M.D., M.P.H., Principal, Mitchell 
Environmental Health Associates, Hartford, CT.
    36. Mitchelmore, Carys, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University 
of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, College Park, MD.
    37. Nelson, William, Ph.D., Branch Chief, Environmental Risk 
Assessment Branch, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, 
MS.
    38. Nidel, Christopher, Esquire, President, Nidel & Nace, PLLC, 
Washington, DC.
    39. Noce, Anthony, Consultant, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., 
Burlington, MA.
    40. Orlov, Alexander, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Materials 
Science and Chemical Engineering Department, Stony Brook University, 
Stony Brook, NY.
    41. Pennell, Michael, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Division of 
Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, 
Columbus, OH.
    42. Plopper, Charles, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of 
Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California-
Davis, Davis, CA.
    43. Pope, Carey, Ph.D., Professor and Chair in Toxicology, 
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
    44. Portier, Christopher, Ph.D., M.S., Private Consultant, Thun, 
Switzerland.
    45. Post, Gloria, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Division of 
Science, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, 
NJ.
    46. Rawlins, James, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Polymer Science 
and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 
MS.
    47. Rudel, Ruthann, M.S., Director of Research, Silent Spring 
Institute, Washington, DC.
    48. Singla, Veena, Ph.D., Scientist, Health & Environment 
Program, Natural Resource and Defense Council, San Francisco, CA.
    49. Solomon, Gina, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Secretary for Science 
and Health, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, 
CA.
    50. Stone, Alex, Sc.D., Chemist, Hazardous Waste and Toxics 
Reduction Program, Washington Department of Ecology, Lacy, WA.
    51. Swartzendruber, Philip, Ph.D., Air Quality Scientist, 
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
    52. Tickner, Joel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of 
Community Health and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts-
Lowell, Lowell, MA.
    53. Trejo, Nidia, M.S., Research Intern, Ithaca Waste Water 
Treatment Facility, Ithaca, NY.
    54. Weiss, Judith, Ph.D., Professor (Emerita), Department of 
Biological Sciences, Rutgers, New Brunswick, NJ.
    55. Wilson, Michael, Ph.D., Director, Occupational and 
Environmental Health Program, Blue Green Alliance, San Francisco, 
CA.
    56. Wise, John, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Entomology, 
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
    57. Wolf, Martin, M.A., Director, Sustainability and 
Authenticity, Seventh Generation, Inc., Burlington, VT.
    58. Wood-Black, Frankie Kay, Ph.D., Principal, Sophic Pursits, 
Inc., Ponca, OK.
    59. Wright, Robert, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Pediatrics and 
Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine-Mount Sinai, New York, 
NY.
    60. Wylie, Ann, Ph.D., Professor of Geology (Emerita), 
University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
    61. Yoon, MiYoung, Ph.D., Senior Research Investigator, 
ScitoVation, Research Triangle Park, NC.
    62. Zhu, Hao, Ph.D., Associate Professor, The Rutgers Center for 
Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University, New 
Brunswick, NJ.
    63. Zoeller, Robert Thomas, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, 
University of Massachusetts- Amherst, Amherst, MA.
    64. Zota, Ami, Sc.D., M.S., Assistant Professor, Environmental 
and Occupational Health, George Washington University, Washington, 
DC.

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

    Dated: July 28, 2017.
Louise P. Wise,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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The NOI Motions To Intervene, and Protests was issued during the pre-filing review SUMMARY: This document provides the of the Project in Docket No. PF16–10 On July 10, 2017, Chasm Hydro, Inc. (transferor) and ECOsponsible, LLC names and affiliations of additional and was sent to affected landowners; candidates currently under federal, state, and local government (transferee) filed an application for the transfer of license for the Ballard Mill consideration for appointment to the agencies; elected officials; Native Science Advisory Committee on American tribes; other interested Project No. 3267, from the transferor to the transferee. The project is located on Chemicals (SACC). The purpose of the parties; and local libraries and SACC is to provide independent advice newspapers. In response to the NOI, the Salmon River in Franklin County, New York. The project does not occupy and expert consultation at the request of commenters raised concerns regarding: the EPA Administrator with respect to watershed and waterbody crossings; Federal lands. The applicants seek Commission the scientific and technical aspects of stormwater discharge; groundwater risk assessments, methodologies, and impacts; flood zone impacts; reseeding approval to transfer the license for the Ballard Mills Project from the transferor pollution prevention measures or and species review requirements; approaches. After further consideration Section 106 consultation; cultural to the transferee. Applicant’s Contacts: For Transferor: of the objectives and scope of SACC resources and land valuation impacts; activities, EPA is considering additional route variations; project impacts on the Mr. John Dowd, President, Chasm Hydro, Inc., P.O. Box 265, Chateaugay, candidates for SACC membership from Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project; the August 26, 2016 Federal Register and fugitive dust emissions and noise NY 12920. For Transferee: Mr. Dennis Ryan, notice pool of requested nominees. impacts. These additional candidates are named Manager, ECOsponsible, LLC, P.O. Box Additional Information 114, West Falls, NY 14170. in this notice. The Agency is also FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis, (202) considering the 29 candidates for In order to receive notification of the 502–8735, patricia.gillis@ferc.gov. membership previously identified in the issuance of the EA and to keep track of Deadline for filing comments, motions December 9, 2016 Federal Register all formal issuances and submittals in to intervene, and protests: 30 days from notice. Comments that were previously specific dockets, the Commission offers the date that the Commission issues this received on the 29 candidates will also a free service called eSubscription. This notice. The Commission strongly be considered. The Agency, at this time, can reduce the amount of time you encourages electronic filing. Please file anticipates selecting approximately six spend researching proceedings by comments, motions to intervene, and additional SACC members with specific automatically providing you with protests using the Commission’s eFiling expertise and perspectives representing notification of these filings, document system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- industry, labor, animal protection, summaries, and direct links to the filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can government, public health, and public documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES submit brief comments up to 6,000 interest groups. Public comments on the filing/esubscription.asp. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 148 / Thursday, August 3, 2017 / Notices 36133 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, January 17, 2017, the EPA agency (except the EPA). The identified by Docket Identification (ID) Administrator appointed 18 expert Administrator appoints individuals to Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0713, by members from diverse backgrounds, serve on the Committee for staggered one of the following methods: professional experiences, and terms of 1 to 3 years. Panel members are • Federal eRulemaking Portal: perspectives that would contribute to subject to the provisions of 40 CFR part https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the the breadth and balance of scientific 3, subpart F, Standards of Conduct for online instructions for submitting viewpoints on the committee. These Special Government Employees, which comments. Do not submit electronically members have expertise and include rules regarding conflicts of any information you consider to be perspectives representing government, interest. Each nominee selected by the Confidential Business Information (CBI) labor, public health, public interest, Administrator, before being formally or other information whose disclosure is animal protection, industry, and other appointed, is required to submit a restricted by statute. groups. confidential statement of employment • Mail: OPPT Docket, Environmental EPA has decided to increase the and financial interests, which shall fully Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ membership of the SACC to disclose, among other financial DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. approximately 24 members to better interests, the nominee’s sources of NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. address the objectives and scope of research support, if any. • Hand Delivery: To make special activities for the committee. These arrangements for hand delivery or members will serve as Special IV. Applicability of Existing delivery of boxed information, please Government Employees (SGEs) or Regulations follow the instructions at http:// Regular Government Employees (RGEs). EPA’s existing regulations applicable www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. The purpose of the SACC is to to Special Government Employees, Additional instructions on provide independent advice and expert which include advisory committee commenting or visiting the docket, consultation at the request of the EPA members, will also apply to the along with more information about Administrator with respect to the members of the SACC. These dockets generally, is available at http:// scientific and technical aspects of risk regulations appear in 40 CFR part 3, www.epa.gov/dockets. assessments, methodologies, and subpart F. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: pollution prevention measures or approaches. After further consideration V. Process of Obtaining Nominees Tamue Gibson, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), of the objectives and scope of SACC On August 26, 2016, EPA published a Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 activities, EPA is considering additional Federal Register notice (81 FR 58925) Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, candidates for SACC membership from (FRL–9950–66) providing notice of DC 20460–0001; telephone number: the August 26, 2016 Federal Register intent to establish the SACC, describing (202) 564–7642; email address: notice pool of requested nominees (81 its purpose, and announcing the gibson.tamue@epa.gov. FR 58925) (FRL–9950–66). These opportunity for the public to provide additional candidates are named in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: nominations for the Agency’s notice. The Agency is also considering consideration. The nomination period I. General Information the 29 candidates for membership was open for 45 days and ended on previously identified in the December 9, A. Does this action apply to me? October 11, 2016. In response, the 2016 Federal Register notice (Docket ID Agency received approximately 100 This action is directed to the public Number: EPA–OPPT–2016–0713; (81 FR nominees. in general. This action may be of 89092) (FRL–9956–17)). The written interest to those involved in the comment period for this announcement EPA considered the following criteria manufacture, processing, distribution, closed on January 9, 2017. The Agency, to select candidates from these disposal, and/or have other interests in at this time, anticipates selecting nominations: Interest and availability to the assessment of risks involving approximately six additional SACC participate in committee meetings, chemical substances and mixtures. members with specific expertise and absence of financial conflicts of interest, Since other entities may also be perspectives representing industry, absence of the appearance of a loss of interested, the Agency has not labor, animal protection, government, impartiality, scientific expertise, and attempted to describe all the specific public health, and public interest backgrounds and experiences that entities that may be affected by this groups. Public comments on the would contribute to the diversity of action. candidates are invited as they will be scientific viewpoints on the committee, used to assist the Agency in selecting including professional experiences in B. What is EPA’s authority? the additional chartered committee government, labor, public health, public This committee is established under members. interest, animal protection, industry, or FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, and other groups. III. Qualifications of Members Based on these criteria, EPA has pursuant to the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Members are scientists who have identified 64 additional candidates for Act, 2016. sufficient professional qualifications, further consideration for membership including training and experience, to on the SACC. EPA will also further II. 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36134 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 148 / Thursday, August 3, 2017 / Notices site at https://www.epa.gov/tsca-peer- 23. Jaeger, Calvin, Ph.D., Senior Security University of Southern Mississippi, review. Systems Risk Analyst, Sandia National Hattiesburg, MS. 1. Allen, David, Ph.D., Vice President, Laboratories (retired), Albuquerque, NM. 47. Rudel, Ruthann, M.S., Director of Science and Strategy, Integrated Laboratory 24. Janssen, Sarah, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Research, Silent Spring Institute, Systems, Inc., Raleigh, NC. Clinical Professor, Division of Occupational Washington, DC. 2. Barton, Charles, Ph.D., Manager, Medicine, University of California-San 48. Singla, Veena, Ph.D., Scientist, Health Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Valspar Francisco, San Francisco, CA. & Environment Program, Natural Resource Corporation, Sesickley, PA. 25. Janus, Erik, M.S., President, M3 and Defense Council, San Francisco, CA. 3. 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