82 FR 60722 - Request for Nominations to the National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)

Page Range		60722-60723
FR Document		2017-27627

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), to advise the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Vacancies on these two committees are expected to be selected by the spring of 2018. Please submit nominations by no later than February 16, 2018. Additional sources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Request for Nominations to the National and Governmental Advisory 
Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for 
Environmental Cooperation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites 
nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be 
considered for appointment to the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and 
the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), to advise the U.S. 
Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). 
Vacancies on these two committees are expected to be selected by the 
spring of 2018. Please submit nominations by no later than February 16, 
2018. Additional sources may be utilized in the solicitation of 
nominees.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The National Advisory Committee and the Governmental 
Advisory Committee advise the EPA Administrator in his capacity as the 
U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. The Committees are authorized 
under Articles 17 and 18 of the North American Agreement on 
Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), and as directed by Executive Order 
12915, entitled ``Federal Implementation of the North American 
Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.'' The Committees are 
responsible for providing advice to the United States Representative on 
a wide range of strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory and 
economic issues related to implementation and further elaboration of 
the NAAEC. The National Advisory Committee consists of 15 
representatives from environmental non-profit groups, business and 
industry, and educational institutions. The Governmental Advisory 
Committee consists of 14 representatives from state, local, and tribal 
governments. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator for a two-
year term. The committees usually meet 3 times per year and the average 
workload for committee members is approximately 10 to 15 hours per 
month. Members serve on the committees in a voluntary capacity.
    Although we are unable to provide compensation or an honorarium for 
your services, you may receive travel and per diem allowances, 
according to applicable federal travel regulations. EPA is seeking 
nominations from various sectors, i.e., for the NAC we are seeking 
nominees from academia, business and industry, and non-governmental 
organizations; for the GAC we are seeking nominees from state, local 
and tribal government sectors. Nominees will be considered according to 
the mandates of FACA, which requires committees to maintain diversity 
across a broad range of constituencies, sectors, and groups. EPA values 
and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse 
candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial 
and ethnic groups. The following criteria will be used to evaluate 
nominees:
     Professional knowledge of the subjects examined by the 
committees, including trade & environment issues, NAFTA, the NAAEC, and 
the CEC.
     Represent a sector or group involved in trilateral 
environmental policy issues.
     Senior-level experience in the sectors represented on both 
committees.
     A demonstrated ability to work in a consensus building 
process with a wide range of representatives from diverse 
constituencies.
     Nominees may self-nominate.
    If you are interested in serving on the NAC or GAC, please submit 
the following information:
     Nominations must include a brief statement of interest, a 
resume or curriculum vitae, and a short biography 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, curriculum vitae, or 
short biography should include the candidate's name, and 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 NAC or GAC, and how these qualifications 
will contribute to the overall diversity of the committees. Also, 
please describe any previous involvement with EPA through employment, 
grant funding, and/or contracting sources.
     Candidates from the academic and tribal sectors must also 
provide a letter of recommendation authorizing the nominee to represent 
their organization or Tribal government.

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     Please be advised that federally registered lobbyists are 
not permitted to serve on federal advisory committees.
     EPA's policy is that, unless otherwise prescribed by 
statute, members generally are appointed for two-year terms.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to Oscar Carrillo, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (1601-M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20460. You may also email nominations with subject line ``NAC/GAC 
Nomination 2018'' to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. EPA, telephone (202) 564-0347; fax (202) 564-8129.

    Dated: December 14, 2017.
Oscar Carrillo,
Designated Federal Officer.
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• Schedule G is deleted. This ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION your services, you may receive travel
schedule was used to collect comments. AGENCY and per diem allowances, according to
It is easier for respondents to provide applicable federal travel regulations.
[FRL–9972–42–OARM]
comments when completing a schedule EPA is seeking nominations from
so the new form will collect comments Request for Nominations to the various sectors, i.e., for the NAC we are
after each section. National and Governmental Advisory seeking nominees from academia,
• A copy of Standard Contract (10 Committees to the U.S. Representative business and industry, and non-
CFR 961.11) Appendix E General to the Commission for Environmental governmental organizations; for the
Specifications is added to the survey for Cooperation GAC we are seeking nominees from
the convenience of the respondents. state, local and tribal government
AGENCY: Environmental Protection sectors. Nominees will be considered
• The following terms have either Agency (EPA). according to the mandates of FACA,
been added or updated to match the
ACTION: Notice of request for which requires committees to maintain
definition prescribed by the Standard
nominations. diversity across a broad range of
Contract; Canister, DOE Facility, Failed
constituencies, sectors, and groups. EPA
Fuel, Multi-Assembly Canister/Cask, SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental values and welcomes diversity. In an
Non-fuel Component Identifier, Non- Protection Agency (EPA) invites effort to obtain nominations of diverse
standard Fuel and Reconstructed nominations from a diverse range of candidates, EPA encourages
Assembly. qualified candidates to be considered nominations of women and men of all
• DOE is changing Form GC–859 to for appointment to the National racial and ethnic groups. The following
collect information once every three Advisory Committee (NAC) and the criteria will be used to evaluate
years on a triennial basis. Reporting Governmental Advisory Committee nominees:
once every three years reduces (GAC), to advise the U.S. Representative • Professional knowledge of the
respondent burden by permitting all to the Commission for Environmental subjects examined by the committees,
new data for the multiyear period to be Cooperation (CEC). Vacancies on these including trade & environment issues,
reported in one report. two committees are expected to be NAFTA, the NAAEC, and the CEC.
• In response to a public comment on selected by the spring of 2018. Please • Represent a sector or group
the 60-day Federal Register notice, the submit nominations by no later than involved in trilateral environmental
due date listed in Appendix A is February 16, 2018. Additional sources policy issues.
changed to August 31, 2018, so it is may be utilized in the solicitation of • Senior-level experience in the
consistent with the due date listed on nominees. sectors represented on both committees.
the cover page. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • A demonstrated ability to work in a
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Background: The National Advisory consensus building process with a wide
Respondents: 125. Committee and the Governmental range of representatives from diverse
Advisory Committee advise the EPA constituencies.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 42. Administrator in his capacity as the U.S. • Nominees may self-nominate.
Representative to the CEC Council. The If you are interested in serving on the
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Committees are authorized under NAC or GAC, please submit the
Burden Hours: 3,747 hours. Articles 17 and 18 of the North following information:
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and American Agreement on Environmental • Nominations must include a brief
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: Additional Cooperation (NAAEC), and as directed statement of interest, a resume or
costs to respondents are not anticipated by Executive Order 12915, entitled curriculum vitae, and a short biography
beyond costs associated with response ‘‘Federal Implementation of the North describing your professional and
burden hours. The information is American Agreement on Environmental educational qualifications, including a
maintained in the normal course of Cooperation.’’ The Committees are list of relevant activities and any current
business. The cost of the burden hours responsible for providing advice to the or previous service on advisory
is estimated to be $276,004 (3,747 United States Representative on a wide committees. The statement of interest,
burden hours times $73.66 per hour). range of strategic, scientific, resume, curriculum vitae, or short
EIA estimates that there are no technological, regulatory and economic biography should include the
additional costs to respondents issues related to implementation and candidate’s name, and name and
associated with the survey other than further elaboration of the NAAEC. The address of current organization, position
the costs associated with the burden National Advisory Committee consists title, email address, and daytime
hours. of 15 representatives from telephone number(s). In preparing your
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the environmental non-profit groups, statement of interest, please describe
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, business and industry, and educational how your background, knowledge, and
Public Law 93–275, codified as 15 U.S. C. institutions. The Governmental experience, will bring value to the work
772(b) and the DOE Organization Act of Advisory Committee consists of 14 of the NAC or GAC, and how these
1977, Public Law 95–91, codified at 42 U.S.C. representatives from state, local, and qualifications will contribute to the
7101 et seq., The Nuclear Waste Policy Act tribal governments. Members are overall diversity of the committees.
of 1982 codified at 42 U.S.C. 10222 et seq. Also, please describe any previous
appointed by the EPA Administrator for
Issued in Washington, DC, on December a two-year term. The committees involvement with EPA through
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15, 2017. usually meet 3 times per year and the employment, grant funding, and/or
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Director, Office of Survey Development and members is approximately 10 to 15 • Candidates from the academic and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy hours per month. Members serve on the tribal sectors must also provide a letter
Information Administration. committees in a voluntary capacity. of recommendation authorizing the
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for nominations.
Contact		Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA, telephone (202) 564-0347; fax (202) 564-8129.
FR Citation		82 FR 60722