82_FR_55583 82 FR 55360 - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology

82 FR 55360 - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)

Page Range55360-55361
FR Document2017-25188

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates representing the following sectors: Academia; state, local, and tribal governments; business and industry; and, non-governmental organizations. Potential vacancies are anticipated to be filled in April, 2018. Sources in addition to this Federal Register Notice may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55360-55361]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25188]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Request for Nominations to the National Advisory Council for 
Environmental Policy and Technology. * Nomination Deadline: January 3, 
2018.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites 
nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates representing 
the following sectors: Academia; state, local, and tribal governments; 
business and industry; and, non-governmental organizations.
    Potential vacancies are anticipated to be filled in April, 2018. 
Sources in addition to this Federal Register Notice may be utilized in 
the solicitation of nominees.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Green, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. EPA; telephone (202) 564-2432; fax (202) 564-8129; email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy 
and Technology (NACEPT) is a federal advisory committee chartered under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463. EPA 
established NACEPT in 1988 to provide advice to the EPA Administrator 
on a broad range of environmental policy, management and technology 
issues. Members serve as representatives from academia, industry, non-
governmental organizations, and state, local, and tribal governments. 
Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator for two year terms. The 
Council usually meets 2-3 times annually face-to-face or via video/
teleconference and the average workload for the members is 
approximately 10 to 15 hours per month. Members serve on the Council in 
a voluntary capacity. However, EPA provides reimbursement for travel 
and incidental expenses associated with official government business. 
EPA is seeking nominations from candidates representing all sectors 
noted above. Within these sectors, EPA encourages nominees with a 
strong background in the following areas to apply: Data management/
monitoring, social science, economic initiatives, public health, 
biodiversity, community sustainability, environmental policy/
management, and environmental justice. Nominees will be considered 
according to the mandates of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
which requires committees to maintain diversity across a broad range of 
constituencies, sectors, groups, and geographical locations. EPA values 
and embraces diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse 
candidates, EPA welcomes nominations from women and men of all racial 
and ethnic groups, as well as persons with disabilities. Please note 
that interested candidates may self-nominate.
    The following criteria will be used to evaluate nominees:

--Professional knowledge of environmental policy, management, and 
technology related issues.
--Demonstrated ability to assess and analyze environmental challenges 
with objectivity and integrity.
--Middle/Senior-level leadership experience that fills a current need 
on the Council.
--Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, and 
consensus-building skills.
--Ability to volunteer approximately 10 to 15 hours per month to the 
Council's activities, including participation in face-to-face meetings, 
video/teleconference meetings and preparation of documents for the 
Council's reports and advice letters.

    EPA's policy is that, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, 
members generally are appointed to two year terms.
    Prospective candidates interested in being considered for an 
appointment to serve on the Council, should submit the following items 
to process your nomination package: Nomination packages must include a 
brief statement of interest, resume, or curriculum vitae (CV), and a 
short biography (no more than two paragraphs) describing your 
professional and educational qualifications, including a list of 
relevant activities and any current or previous service on advisory 
committees. The statement of interest, resume or CV, and short 
biography should include the candidate's full name, name and address of 
current organization, position title, email address, and daytime 
telephone number(s).
    In preparing your statement of interest, please describe how your 
background, knowledge, and experience will bring value to the work of 
the committee, and how these qualifications would contribute to the 
overall diversity of the Council. Also, be sure to describe any 
previous involvement with the Agency through employment, grant funding 
and/or contracting sources.
    To help the Agency in evaluating the effectiveness of its outreach 
efforts, also tell us how you learned of this opportunity in your 
statement of interest (cover letter).
    Anyone interested in being considered for nomination is encouraged 
to submit a nomination (application) package by the submission deadline 
on January 3, 2018. To expedite the process, it is preferable to submit 
the nomination package with the required information/documents 
electronically (Word/PDF) to [email protected]. Please reference: 
``NACEPT 2018 Membership Nomination Package for (insert candidate's 
name)'' in the subject heading.


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    Dated: October 20, 2017.
Eugene Green,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-25188 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
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55360 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2017 / Notices (EPCRA), certain facilities that local, and tribal governments; business —Demonstrated ability to assess and manufacture, process, or otherwise use and industry; and, non-governmental analyze environmental challenges specified toxic chemicals in amounts organizations. with objectivity and integrity. above reporting threshold levels must Potential vacancies are anticipated to —Middle/Senior-level leadership submit annually to EPA and to be filled in April, 2018. Sources in experience that fills a current need on designated State or Tribal officials toxic addition to this Federal Register Notice the Council. chemical release forms containing may be utilized in the solicitation of —Excellent interpersonal, oral and information specified by EPA. In nominees. written communication skills, and addition, pursuant to section 6607 of the consensus-building skills. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: —Ability to volunteer approximately 10 Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), Eugene Green, Designated Federal to 15 hours per month to the facilities reporting under section 313 of Officer, U.S. EPA; telephone (202) 564– Council’s activities, including EPCRA must also report pollution 2432; fax (202) 564–8129; email participation in face-to-face meetings, prevention and waste management data, green.eugene@epa.gov. video/teleconference meetings and including recycling information, for such chemicals. EPA compiles and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: preparation of documents for the stores these reports in a publicly Background: The National Advisory Council’s reports and advice letters. accessible database known as the Toxics Council for Environmental Policy and EPA’s policy is that, unless otherwise Release Inventory (TRI). Technology (NACEPT) is a federal prescribed by statute, members Form Numbers: None. advisory committee chartered under the generally are appointed to two year Respondents/affected entities: Federal Advisory Committee Act terms. Facilities that submit annual reports (FACA), Public Law 92–463. EPA Prospective candidates interested in under section 313 of EPCRA and section established NACEPT in 1988 to provide being considered for an appointment to 6607 of PPA. advice to the EPA Administrator on a serve on the Council, should submit the Respondent’s obligation to respond: broad range of environmental policy, following items to process your Mandatory (EPCRA Section 313). management and technology issues. nomination package: Nomination Estimated number of respondents: Members serve as representatives from packages must include a brief statement 21,856. academia, industry, non-governmental of interest, resume, or curriculum vitae Frequency of response: Annual. organizations, and state, local, and tribal (CV), and a short biography (no more Total estimated burden: 3,597,275 governments. Members are appointed by than two paragraphs) describing your hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 the EPA Administrator for two year professional and educational CFR 1320.3(b). terms. The Council usually meets 2–3 qualifications, including a list of Total estimated cost: $199,217,089 times annually face-to-face or via video/ relevant activities and any current or (per year), includes $0 in annualized teleconference and the average previous service on advisory capital investment or maintenance and workload for the members is committees. The statement of interest, operational costs. approximately 10 to 15 hours per resume or CV, and short biography Changes in the estimates: There is an month. Members serve on the Council should include the candidate’s full increase of 41,277 hours in the total in a voluntary capacity. However, EPA name, name and address of current estimated respondent burden compared provides reimbursement for travel and organization, position title, email incidental expenses associated with address, and daytime telephone with that identified in the ICR currently official government business. EPA is number(s). approved by OMB. This increase reflects In preparing your statement of a slight increase in the number of seeking nominations from candidates interest, please describe how your facilities reporting to TRI. representing all sectors noted above. background, knowledge, and experience Within these sectors, EPA encourages Courtney Kerwin, will bring value to the work of the nominees with a strong background in Acting Director, Collection Strategies committee, and how these qualifications the following areas to apply: Data Division. would contribute to the overall diversity management/monitoring, social science, [FR Doc. 2017–25161 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] of the Council. Also, be sure to describe economic initiatives, public health, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P any previous involvement with the biodiversity, community sustainability, Agency through employment, grant environmental policy/management, and funding and/or contracting sources. environmental justice. Nominees will be To help the Agency in evaluating the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION considered according to the mandates of AGENCY effectiveness of its outreach efforts, also the Federal Advisory Committee Act tell us how you learned of this [FRL–9970–44–OARM] (FACA), which requires committees to opportunity in your statement of maintain diversity across a broad range interest (cover letter). National Advisory Council for of constituencies, sectors, groups, and Anyone interested in being Environmental Policy and Technology geographical locations. EPA values and considered for nomination is AGENCY: Environmental Protection embraces diversity. In an effort to obtain encouraged to submit a nomination Agency (EPA). nominations of diverse candidates, EPA (application) package by the submission welcomes nominations from women deadline on January 3, 2018. To ACTION: Request for Nominations to the and men of all racial and ethnic groups, asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES National Advisory Council for expedite the process, it is preferable to as well as persons with disabilities. submit the nomination package with the Environmental Policy and Technology. Please note that interested candidates * Nomination Deadline: January 3, 2018. required information/documents may self-nominate. electronically (Word/PDF) to SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental The following criteria will be used to green.eugene@epa.gov. Please reference: Protection Agency (EPA) invites evaluate nominees: ‘‘NACEPT 2018 Membership nominations from a diverse range of —Professional knowledge of Nomination Package for (insert qualified candidates representing the environmental policy, management, candidate’s name)’’ in the subject following sectors: Academia; state, and technology related issues. heading. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2017 / Notices 55361 Dated: October 20, 2017. applicable federal travel regulations. will bring value to the work of the Eugene Green, The EPA is seeking nominations from a Board, and how these qualifications Designated Federal Officer. variety of nongovernmental would contribute to the overall diversity [FR Doc. 2017–25188 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] organizations in the U.S.-Mexico border of the GNEB. Also, please describe any BILLING CODE 6560–50–P region, including representatives from previous involvement with EPA through business and industry, academia, employment, grant funding and/or environmental groups, public health contracting sources. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION organizations, and other sectors. EPA is • Candidates from the academic AGENCY also seeking representatives from state, sector must also provide a letter of local, and tribal governments. EPA recommendation authorizing the [FRL–9970–47–OARM] values and welcomes diversity. In an nominee to represent their institution. effort to obtain nominations of diverse Good Neighbor Environmental Board candidates, EPA encourages • Please be advised that federally AGENCY: Environmental Protection nominations of women and men of all registered lobbyists are not permitted to Agency (EPA). racial and ethnic groups. serve on federal advisory committees. ACTION: Request for nominations to the The following criteria will be used to ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to Good Neighbor Environmental Board. evaluate nominees: Mark Joyce, Acting Designated Federal • Background and experience that Officer, (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental would help members contribute to the Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. Protection Agency (EPA) invites diversity of perspectives on the You may also email nominations with nominations from a diverse range of committee (e.g., geographic, economic, the subject line GNEB Nomination 2018 qualified candidates to be considered social, cultural, educational, and other to joyce.mark@epa.gov. for appointment to its Good Neighbor considerations). Environmental Board (GNEB). • Representative of a sector or group FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vacancies are expected to be filled by that helps to shape border region Mark Joyce, Acting Designated Federal April 1, 2018, but nominees are strongly environmental policy, or representatives Officer, U.S. EPA, telephone 202–564– encouraged to submit their nomination of a group that is affected by border 2130. information as soon as possible. Sources region environmental policy. Dated: October 24, 2017. in addition to this Federal Register • Extensive professional knowledge Mark Joyce, Notice may also be utilized in the and experience with the particular issues that the GNEB examines (i.e. Acting Designated Federal Officer. solicitation of nominees. [FR Doc. 2017–25190 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] environmental and infrastructure issues SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: along the U.S.-Mexico border), BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Background: GNEB is a federal including the bi-national dimension of advisory committee chartered under the these issues. Federal Advisory Committee Act • Senior level experience dealing ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (FACA), Public Law 92–463. GNEB was with environmental and infrastructure AGENCY created in 1992 by the Enterprise for the issues in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Americas Initiative Act, Public Law • Possesses a demonstrated ability to [Region 4 Library; FRL–9970–91–Region 4] 102–532, 7 U.S.C. Section 5404. work in a consensus building process Implementing authority was delegated with a wide range of representatives Notice of Change to Operating Hours to the Administrator of EPA under from diverse constituencies. Executive Order 12916. The GNEB is • Ability to contribute approximately AGENCY: Environmental Protection charged by statute with submitting an 10 to 15 hours per month to the GNEB’s Agency (EPA). annual report to the President on activities, including face-to-face environmental and infrastructure issues meetings, conference calls and ACTION: Informational notice. in the U.S.-Mexico border region. The participation in the development of the statute creating the GNEB calls for it to GNEB’s annual report to the President SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection include representatives from U.S. and occasional advice letters. Agency (EPA) is issuing this notice to Government agencies; the governments • Nominees may self-nominate. advise the public that the Region 4 of the states of Arizona, California, New If you are interested in serving on the Library will change its operating hours Mexico and Texas; and private GNEB, please submit the following from 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.– organizations with experience in information: 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The environmental and infrastructure issues • Nominations must include a brief library will remain closed on Federal along the U.S.-Mexico border. Members statement of interest, a resume or holidays. are appointed by the EPA Administrator curriculum vitae, and a short biography for two year terms with the possibility describing your professional and DATES: The new operating hours for the of reappointment. The GNEB meets educational qualifications, including a Region 4 Library will be effective approximately three times annually list of relevant activities and any current November 1, 2017. either in person or via video/ or previous service on advisory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES teleconference. The average workload committees. The statement of interest, Region 4 Federal Library Managers for committee members is resume, curriculum vitae, or short Shayla Patillo at (404) 562–8385 or approximately 10 to 15 hours per biography should include the LouAnn Gross at (404) 562–9642. month. Members serve on the candidate’s name, name and address of Dated: October 27, 2017. committees in a voluntary capacity. current organization, position title, Although EPA is unable to offer email address, and daytime telephone Kristy H. Eubanks, compensation or an honorarium, number(s). In preparing your statement Assistant Regional Administrator, Region 4. members may receive travel and per of interest, please describe how your [FR Doc. 2017–25194 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] diem allowances, according to background, knowledge, and experience BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:56 Nov 20, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRequest for Nominations to the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology. * Nomination Deadline: January 3, 2018.
ContactEugene Green, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; telephone (202) 564-2432; fax (202) 564-8129; email [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 55360 
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