83 FR 31752 - Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) and SAB Standing Committees
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 131 (July 9, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 131 (July 9, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 31752-31753] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14680] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9980-24-OA] Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) and SAB Standing Committees AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) and four SAB committees described in this document. Appointments will be announced by the Administrator and are anticipated to be filled by the start of Fiscal Year 2019 (October 2018). DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than August 8, 2018. Background: 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 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 SAB is available at http://www.epa.gov/sab. 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 conducted under the auspices 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 invites the nomination of experts to serve on the chartered SAB in the following scientific 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; 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 possible vacancies on four SAB committees: The Agricultural Science Committee, the Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee; the Drinking Water Committee; and the Radiation Advisory Committee. (1) The SAB Agricultural Science Committee provides advice to the chartered SAB on matters that have been determined to have a significant direct impact on farming and agriculture-related industries. The SAB Staff Office invites the nomination of scientists with expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: Agricultural science, including agricultural economics and valuation of ecosystem goods and services; agricultural chemistry; agricultural engineering; agronomy and soil science; animal science; aquaculture science; biofuel engineering; biotechnology; crop science and phytopathology; environmental chemistry; forestry; and hydrology. For further information about the ASC membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. Shaunta Hill-Hammond, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-3343 or by email at [email protected]. (2) The SAB Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC) provides advice through the chartered SAB regarding selected toxicological reviews of environmental chemicals. The SAB Staff Office invites the nomination of scientists with experience in chemical assessments and expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: Toxicology, including, developmental/reproductive toxicology, and inhalation toxicology; carcinogenesis; biostatistics; uncertainty analysis; epidemiology 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]. (3) 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; toxicology; uncertainty analysis; and risk assessment. For further information about the DWC membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-2155 or by email at [email protected]. [[Page 31753]] (4) The Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) provides advice on radiation protection, radiation science, and radiation risk assessment. The SAB Staff Office invites the nomination of experts to serve on the RAC with demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: Radiation carcinogenesis; radiochemistry; radiation dosimetry; 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 Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-2049 or by email at [email protected]. Selection Criteria for the SAB and the SAB Committees Includes --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; --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; and --For the committee as a whole, the collective breadth and depth of scientific expertise is considered, as well as, a balance of scientific perspectives. 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 below. EPA values and welcomes diversity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of gender, 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 website, 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 document, and additional experts identified by the SAB Staff Office, will be posted in a List of Candidates on the SAB website 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 12, 2018. Khanna Johnston, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2018-14680 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Applicants: Glicinia Instalaciones established in 1978 under the authority The SAB Staff Office is also seeking
Fotovoltaicas, S.L.U of the Environmental Research, nominations of experts for possible
Description: Notification of Self- Development and Demonstration vacancies on four SAB committees: The
Certification of Foreign Utility Company Authorization Act (ERDDAA), codified Agricultural Science Committee, the
Status of the Glicinia Solar Companies at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide Chemical Assessment Advisory
and Arce Solar Companies. independent scientific and technical Committee; the Drinking Water
Filed Date: 6/28/18. peer review, consultation, advice and Committee; and the Radiation Advisory
Accession Number: 20180628–5100. recommendations to the EPA Committee.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/18. Administrator on the scientific bases for (1) The SAB Agricultural Science
The filings are accessible in the EPA’s actions and programs. Members Committee provides advice to the
Commission’s eLibrary system by of the SAB constitute distinguished chartered SAB on matters that have
clicking on the links or querying the bodies of non-EPA scientists, engineers, been determined to have a significant
docket number. economists, and behavioral and social direct impact on farming and
Any person desiring to intervene or scientists who are nationally and agriculture-related industries. The SAB
protest in any of the above proceedings internationally recognized experts in Staff Office invites the nomination of
must file in accordance with Rules 211 their respective fields. Members are scientists with expertise in one or more
and 214 of the Commission’s appointed by the EPA Administrator for of the following disciplines:
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and a three-year term and serve as Special Agricultural science, including
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Government Employees who provide agricultural economics and valuation of
independent expert advice to the ecosystem goods and services;
time on the specified comment date.
agency. Additional information about agricultural chemistry; agricultural
Protests may be considered, but
the SAB is available at http:// engineering; agronomy and soil science;
intervention is necessary to become a
www.epa.gov/sab. animal science; aquaculture science;
party to the proceeding.
Expertise Sought for the SAB: The biofuel engineering; biotechnology; crop
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
chartered SAB provides strategic advice science and phytopathology;
information relating to filing
to the EPA Administrator on a variety of environmental chemistry; forestry; and
requirements, interventions, protests,
EPA science and research programs. All hydrology. For further information about
service, and qualifying facilities filings
the work of SAB committees and panels the ASC membership appointment
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
is conducted under the auspices of the process and schedule, please contact Dr.
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For chartered SAB. The chartered SAB Shaunta Hill-Hammond, DFO, by
other information, call (866) 208–3676 reviews all SAB committee and panel telephone at (202) 564–3343 or by email
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. draft reports and determines whether at hill-hammond.shaunta@epa.gov.
Dated: June 28, 2018. they are appropriate to send to the EPA (2) The SAB Chemical Assessment
Kimberly D. Bose, Administrator. The SAB Staff Office Advisory Committee (CAAC) provides
Secretary. invites the nomination of experts to advice through the chartered SAB
[FR Doc. 2018–14554 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] serve on the chartered SAB in the regarding selected toxicological reviews
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following scientific disciplines as they of environmental chemicals. The SAB
relate to human health and the Staff Office invites the nomination of
environment: Analytical chemistry; scientists with experience in chemical
benefit-cost analysis; causal inference; assessments and expertise in one or
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION complex systems; ecological sciences more of the following disciplines:
AGENCY and ecological assessment; economics; Toxicology, including, developmental/
[FRL–9980–24–OA] engineering; geochemistry; health reproductive toxicology, and inhalation
sciences; hydrology; hydrogeology; toxicology; carcinogenesis; biostatistics;
Request for Nominations of medicine; microbiology; modeling; uncertainty analysis; epidemiology and
Candidates to the EPA’s Science pediatrics; public health; risk risk assessment. For further information
Advisory Board (SAB) and SAB assessment; social, behavioral and about the CAAC membership
Standing Committees decision sciences; statistics; toxicology; appointment process and schedule,
and uncertainty analysis. please contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, DFO,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection The SAB Staff Office is especially by telephone at (202) 564–2057 or by
Agency. interested in scientists in the disciplines email at shallal.suhair@epa.gov.
ACTION: Notice. described above who have knowledge (3) The SAB Drinking Water
and experience in air quality; Committee (DWC) provides advice on
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental agricultural sciences; atmospheric the scientific and technical aspects of
Protection Agency (EPA) invites sciences; benefit-cost analysis; complex EPA’s national drinking water program.
nominations of scientific experts from a systems; drinking water; energy and the The SAB Staff Office is seeking
diverse range of disciplines to be environment; epidemiological risk nominations of experts with experience
considered for appointment to the EPA analyses; water quality; water quantity on drinking water issues. Members
Science Advisory Board (SAB) and four and reuse; ecosystem services; should have expertise in one or more of
SAB committees described in this community environmental health; the following disciplines:
document. Appointments will be sustainability; chemical safety; green Environmental engineering;
announced by the Administrator and are epidemiology; microbiology; public
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chemistry; homeland security; and
anticipated to be filled by the start of waste management. For further health; toxicology; uncertainty analysis;
Fiscal Year 2019 (October 2018). information about the chartered SAB and risk assessment. For further
DATES: Nominations should be membership appointment process and information about the DWC membership
submitted in time to arrive no later than schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas appointment process and schedule,
August 8, 2018. Carpenter, DFO, by telephone at (202) please contact Dr. Thomas Armitage,
Background: The SAB is a chartered 564–4885 or by email at DFO, by telephone at (202) 564–2155 or
Federal Advisory Committee, carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. by email at armitage.thomas@epa.gov.
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(4) The Radiation Advisory information should be provided on the Advisors’’ link on the SAB home page
Committee (RAC) provides advice on nomination form: Contact information at http://www.epa.gov/sab. This form
radiation protection, radiation science, for the person making the nomination; should not be submitted as part of a
and radiation risk assessment. The SAB contact information for the nominee; the nomination.
Staff Office invites the nomination of disciplinary and specific areas of Dated: June 12, 2018.
experts to serve on the RAC with expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s Khanna Johnston,
demonstrated expertise in the following curriculum vitae; and a biographical
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
disciplines: Radiation carcinogenesis; sketch of the nominee indicating current Staff Office.
radiochemistry; radiation dosimetry; position, educational background;
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radiation epidemiology; radiation research activities; sources of research
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exposure; radiation health and safety; funding for the last two years; and
radiological risk assessment; recent service on other national
uncertainty analysis; and radionuclide advisory committees or national
fate and transport. For further ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
professional organizations. To help the AGENCY
information about the RAC membership agency evaluate the effectiveness of its
appointment process and schedule, outreach efforts, please indicate how [EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0396; FRL–9980–46–
please contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, by you learned of this nomination OAR]
telephone at (202) 564–2049 or by email opportunity. Persons having questions
at wong.diana-m@epa.gov. about the nomination process or the Notice of Intent To Hold a Workshop
public comment process described for a Study on the Impacts of
Selection Criteria for the SAB and the Compliance With the ECA Fuel Sulfur
SAB Committees Includes below, or who are unable to submit
nominations through the SAB website, Limits on U.S. Coastal Shipping
—Demonstrated scientific credentials should contact the DFO for the AGENCY: Environmental Protection
and disciplinary expertise in relevant committee, as identified above. The Agency (EPA).
fields; DFO will acknowledge receipt of
—Willingness to commit time to the ACTION: Notice of workshop.
nominations and in that
committee and demonstrated ability acknowledgement, will invite the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
to work constructively and effectively nominee to provide any additional Agency (EPA) is announcing a
on committees; information that the nominee feels stakeholder workshop to be held in
—Background and experiences that Washington, DC, on July 30, 2018. This
would be useful in considering the
would help members contribute to the workshop will engage individuals and
nomination, such as availability to
diversity of perspectives on the companies involved in U.S. coastal
participate as a member of the
committee, e.g., geographical, shipping as transportation providers or
committee; how the nominee’s
economic, social, cultural, users, as well as states, local
background, skills and experience
educational backgrounds, professional communities, and interested citizens, in
would contribute to the diversity of the
affiliations; and other considerations; the development of a study of the
committee; and any questions the
and impacts on that sector of the North
—For the committee as a whole, the nominee has regarding membership.
The names and biosketches of qualified American Emission Control Area (ECA)
collective breadth and depth of
nominees identified by respondents to fuel sulfur limits for ships. The Agency
scientific expertise is considered, as
this Federal Register document, and will provide background on the study,
well as, a balance of scientific
additional experts identified by the SAB describe the proposed analytic
perspectives.
As these committees undertake Staff Office, will be posted in a List of methodology, and solicit stakeholder
specific advisory activities, the SAB Candidates on the SAB website at input regarding the selection of
Staff Office will consider two additional http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public transportation routes to be studied and
criteria for each new activity: absence of comments on each List of Candidates data inputs.
financial conflicts of interest and will be accepted for 21 days from the DATES: The workshop will be held on
absence of an appearance of a loss of date the list is posted. The public will July 30, 2018 at the location noted
impartiality. be requested to provide relevant below under ADDRESSES. The workshop
How to Submit Nominations: Any information or other documentation on will begin at 10:00 a.m. EST and end at
interested person or organization may nominees that the SAB Staff Office 3:00 p.m. EST. Parties wishing to attend
nominate qualified persons to be should consider in evaluating the workshop should notify the contact
considered for appointment to these candidates. person listed under FOR FURTHER
advisory committees. Individuals may Candidates invited to serve will be INFORMATION CONTACT by July 23, 2018.
self-nominate. Nominations should be asked to submit the ‘‘Confidential Additional information regarding the
submitted in electronic format Financial Disclosure Form for Special workshop appears below under
(preferred) using the online nomination Government Employees Serving on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
form under the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ Federal Advisory Committees at the ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
category at the bottom of the SAB home U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’’ at the following location: Room 1153,
page at http://www.epa.gov/sab. To be (EPA Form 3110–48). This confidential William Jefferson Clinton East, 1200
considered, all nominations should form allows EPA to determine whether Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
there is a statutory conflict between that DC 20460. Additional information
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include the information requested
below. EPA values and welcomes person’s public responsibilities as a related to the workshop will be posted
diversity. All qualified candidates are Special Government Employee and on the EPA website at: https://
encouraged to apply regardless of private interests and activities, or the www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-
gender, race, disability or ethnicity. appearance of a loss of impartiality, as vehicles-and-engines/designation-north-
Nominators are asked to identify the defined by Federal regulation. The form american-emission-control-area-marine.
specific committee for which nominees may be viewed and downloaded Interested parties should check the
are to be considered. The following through the ‘‘Ethics Requirements for website for any updated information.
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