83_FR_3720 83 FR 3702 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for Comments

83 FR 3702 - FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for Comments

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 18 (January 26, 2018)

Page Range3702-3704
FR Document2018-01496

This notice provides the names, addresses, and professional affiliations of persons recently nominated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to serve on the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) established under section 25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Brief biographical sketches for the nominees are posted on the EPA website at https://www.epa.gov/sap. The Panel was created on November 28, 1975, and converted from a discretionary to a statutory Panel by amendment to FIFRA, dated October 25, 1988. The Agency, at this time, anticipates selecting four new members to serve on the panel as a result of membership terms that will expire in 2018. Public comments on the current nominations are invited, as these comments will be used to assist the Agency in selecting the new chartered Panel members.

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[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0602; FRL-9972-27]


FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Nominations to the FIFRA 
Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the names, addresses, and professional 
affiliations of persons recently nominated by the National Institutes 
of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to serve on 
the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) established under section 25(d) of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Brief 
biographical sketches for the nominees are posted on the EPA website at 
https://www.epa.gov/sap. The Panel was created on November 28, 1975, 
and converted from a discretionary to a statutory Panel by amendment to 
FIFRA, dated October 25, 1988. The Agency, at this time, anticipates 
selecting four new members to serve on the panel as a result of 
membership terms that will expire in 2018. Public comments on the 
current nominations are invited, as these comments will be used to 
assist the Agency in selecting the new chartered Panel members.

DATES: Comments identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0602, 
must be received on or before February 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0602, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not 
electronically submit any information you consider to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamue L. Gibson, M.S., DFO, Office of 
Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW,

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Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-7642; email 
address: gibson.tamue@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to persons who are or may be required to 
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and FIFRA. 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. If you have any questions 
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, 
consult the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI information to EPA through 
regulations.gov or email. If your comments contain any information that 
you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected, please contact the DFO 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain special 
instructions before submitting your comments.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

II. Background

Purpose of FIFRA SAP
    The FIFRA SAP serves as a scientific peer review mechanism of EPA's 
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) and is 
structured to provide independent scientific advice, information and 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on pesticides and pesticide-
related issues as to the impact of regulatory actions on health and the 
environment. FIFRA SAP is a Federal advisory committee established in 
1975 under FIFRA that operates in accordance with requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, FIFRA Statutory 
Requirement). The FIFRA SAP is composed of a permanent panel consisting 
of seven members who are appointed by the EPA Administrator from 
nominees provided by the NIH and the NSF. FIFRA established a Science 
Review Board (SRB) consisting of at least 60 scientists who are 
available to FIFRA SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in reviews 
conducted by FIFRA SAP. As a scientific peer review mechanism, FIFRA 
SAP provides comments, evaluations, and recommendations to improve the 
effectiveness and quality of analyses made by Agency scientists. 
Members of FIFRA SAP are scientists who have sufficient professional 
qualifications, including training and experience, to provide expert 
advice and recommendations to the Agency.
    The Agency, at this time, anticipates selecting four new members to 
serve on the panel as a result of membership terms that will expire in 
2018. The Agency requested that NIH and NSF nominate experts for 
selection from the fields of human health risk assessment, including 
expertise in human exposure and physiologically-based pharmacokinetic 
(PBPK) modeling, and expertise in toxicology and veterinary pathology; 
specifically, carcinogenicity, reproductive and developmental 
toxicology, and neurotoxicity. The Agency also noted that experts with 
specific experience in risk assessment and dose response analysis are 
preferred.
    Nominees should be well published and current in their fields of 
expertise. FIFRA further stipulates that the Agency publish the name, 
address and professional affiliation of the nominees in the Federal 
Register.

III. Charter

    A Charter for the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel, dated October 
17, 2016, was issued in accordance with the requirements of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770 (5 U.S.C. Appl. 
I).

A. Qualifications of Members

    Members are scientists who have sufficient professional 
qualifications, including training and experience, to provide expert 
comments on the impact of pesticides on human health and the 
environment. No persons shall be ineligible to serve on the Panel 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 Panel for staggered terms of up to 3 years. Panel members 
are subject to the provisions of 5 CFR part 2635, Standards of Ethical 
Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, 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 interest, which 
shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the nominee's 
sources of research support, if any.
    In accordance with section 25(d)(1) of FIFRA, the Administrator 
shall require nominees to the Panel to furnish information concerning 
their professional qualifications, including educational background, 
employment history, and scientific publications.

B. Applicability of Existing Regulations

    With respect to the requirements of section 25(d) of FIFRA that the 
Administrator promulgate regulations regarding conflicts of interest, 
the Charter provides that EPA's existing regulations applicable to 
Special Government Employees, which include advisory committee members, 
will apply to the members of the Scientific Advisory Panel. These 
regulations appear in 5 CFR part 2635. In addition, the Charter 
provides for open meetings with opportunities for public participation.

C. Process of Obtaining Nominees

    In accordance with the provisions of section 25(d) of FIFRA, EPA on 
April 17, 2017, requested that the NIH and the NSF nominate scientists 
to fill vacancies occurring on the Panel. The Agency requested 
nominations of experts in the fields of human health risk assessment, 
including expertise in human exposure and physiologically-based 
pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling, and expertise in toxicology and 
veterinary pathology; specifically, carcinogenicity, reproductive and 
developmental toxicology, and neurotoxicity. The Agency also noted that 
experts with specific experience with risk assessment and dose response 
analysis are preferred. NIH and NSF responded providing the Agency with 
a total of 37 nominees. Copies of the responses, with the listed 
nominees, are available in the public docket referenced in unit I.B.1. 
of this notice. Of the 37 nominees, 17 are interested and available to 
actively participate in SAP meetings (see Section IV. Nominees). One 
nominee, Dr. David Jett of NIH, is currently serving as a member of the 
FIFRA SAP and therefore is not listed. Of the current 37 nominees, the 
following 19 individuals are not available:

1. John Balmes, M.D., University of California-Berkeley, San 
Francisco, CA
2. David Bellinger, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
3. Nora Besansky, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
4. Kim Brouwer, Pharm.D., Ph.D., University of North Carolina at 
Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
5. David Crews, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
6. David Eaton, Ph.D., University of

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Washington, Seattle, WA
7. Mary Beth Genter, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati College of 
Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
8. Robyn Gilden, Ph.D., RN, University of Maryland School of 
Nursing, Baltimore, MD
9. John Groopman, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
10. Ramesh Gupta, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.B.T., Murray State University, 
Murray, KY
11. Bruce Hammock, Ph.D., University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
12. Paul Howard, Ph.D., (Retired), Food and Drug Administration, 
Chardon, OH
13. Germaine Buck Louis, Ph.D. M.S., Eunice Kennedy Shriver National 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD
14. Melissa Perry, Sc.D., M.H.S., George Washington University, 
Washington, DC
15. Lisa Peterson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
16. Frank Raushel, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
17. Rick Relyea, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
18. Justin Teeguarden, Ph.D., Pacific Northwest Laboratories, 
Richland, WA
19. Sarah Woodley, Ph.D., Duquesne University, Pittsburg, PA

IV. Nominees

    Following are the names, addresses, and professional affiliations 
of current nominees being considered for membership on the FIFRA SAP. 
The Agency anticipates selecting four individuals to fill vacancies 
occurring in 2018. Brief biographical sketches for the nominees are 
posted on the EPA website at https://www.epa.gov/sap.

1. Jonathan W. Boyd, Ph.D., West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
2. Robert E. Chapin, Ph.D., Pfizer Global Research and Development, 
Groton, CT
3. Weihsueh A. Chiu, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, College Station, 
TX
4. George B. Corcoran, Ph.D., Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
5. Nikolay M. Filipov, Ph.D., University of Georgia, Athens, GA
6. Paul M. Foster, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health, Durham, NC
7. John T. Greenamyre, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pittsburg, 
Pittsburg, PA
8. William C. Griffith, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, WA
9. William K. Karasov, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 
Madison, WI
10. Francisco J. Leyva, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.M., National Institutes of 
Health, Rockville, MD
11. Michael A. Malfatti, Ph.D., Lawrence Livermore National 
Laboratory, Livermore, CA
12. Daniel K. Nomura, Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 
Berkeley, CA
13. David Peden, Ph.D., University of North Carolina School of 
Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
14. Beate R. Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., University of California-Los 
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
15. Christopher P. Weis, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health, 
Bethesda, MD
16. Clifford P. Weisel, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
17. Raymond S.H. Yang, Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort 
Collins, CO


    Authority:  7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

     Dated: January 11, 2018.
Stanley Barone Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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                                               follow the instructions at http://                      When preparing and submitting your
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                                                 Additional instructions on                            http://www.epa.gov/dockets/                            Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific
                                               commenting or visiting the docket,                                                                             Advisory Panel; Request for
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                                               along with more information about                                                                              Comments
                                               dockets generally, is available at http://              II. Registration Applications
                                               www.epa.gov/dockets.                                                                                           AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                                                                         EPA has received applications to                     Agency (EPA).
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       register new uses for pesticide products               ACTION: Notice.
                                               Michael Goodis, Registration Division
                                               (7505P), main telephone number: (703)                   containing currently registered active
                                                                                                       ingredients. Pursuant to the provisions                SUMMARY:    This notice provides the
                                               305–7090; email address:
                                                                                                       of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C.                     names, addresses, and professional
                                               RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing
                                                                                                       136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing                   affiliations of persons recently
                                               address for each contact person is:
                                                                                                       notice of receipt and opportunity to                   nominated by the National Institutes of
                                               Office of Pesticide Programs,
                                                                                                       comment on these applications. Notice                  Health (NIH) and the National Science
                                               Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                                                                                       of receipt of these applications does not              Foundation (NSF) to serve on the
                                               Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
                                                                                                       imply a decision by the Agency on these                Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP)
                                               20460–0001. As part of the mailing
                                                                                                       applications.                                          established under section 25(d) of the
                                               address, include the contact person’s
                                                                                                                                                              Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
                                               name, division, and mail code. The
                                                                                                       III. Notice of Receipt—New Uses                        Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Brief
                                               division to contact is listed at the end
                                                                                                                                                              biographical sketches for the nominees
                                               of each application summary.                               1. PP 5F8521. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–                     are posted on the EPA website at
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              0787). K–I Chemical USA, Inc., 11                      https://www.epa.gov/sap. The Panel was
                                                                                                       Martine Ave., Suite 970, White Plains,                 created on November 28, 1975, and
                                               I. General Information
                                                                                                       NY 10606, requests to establish                        converted from a discretionary to a
                                               A. Does this action apply to me?                        tolerances in 40 CFR 180.659 for                       statutory Panel by amendment to
                                                  You may be potentially affected by                   residues of the herbicide pyroxasulfone                FIFRA, dated October 25, 1988. The
                                               this action if you are an agricultural                  (3-[(5-(difluoromethoxy)-1-methyl-3-                   Agency, at this time, anticipates
                                               producer, food manufacturer, or                         (trifluoromethyl) pyrazole-4-                          selecting four new members to serve on
                                               pesticide manufacturer. The following                   ylmethylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-                     the panel as a result of membership
                                               list of North American Industrial                       dimethyl-1,2-oxazole) and its                          terms that will expire in 2018. Public
                                               Classification System (NAICS) codes is                  metabolites in or on Crop Subgroup 1C,                 comments on the current nominations
                                               not intended to be exhaustive, but rather               tuberous and corm vegetables (except                   are invited, as these comments will be
                                               provides a guide to help readers                        granular/flakes and chips) at 0.05 part                used to assist the Agency in selecting
                                               determine whether this document                         per million (ppm); Crop Group 3–07,                    the new chartered Panel members.
                                               applies to them. Potentially affected                   bulb vegetables at 0.15 ppm; potatoes,                 DATES: Comments identified by docket
                                               entities may include:                                   granular/flakes at 0.3 ppm and potato                  ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0602,
                                                  • Crop production (NAICS code 111).                  chips at 0.06 ppm. The high                            must be received on or before February
                                                  • Animal production (NAICS code                      performance liquid chromatography/                     26, 2018.
                                               112).                                                   triple quadrupole mass spectrometry                    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                  • Food manufacturing (NAICS code                     (LC/MS/MS) methods has been                            identified by docket identification (ID)
                                               311).                                                   proposed to enforce the tolerance                      number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0602, by
                                                  • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS                     expression for pyroxasulfone. Contact:                 one of the following methods:
                                               code 32532).                                            RD.                                                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
                                                                                                                                                              https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                               B. What should I consider as I prepare                     2. File Symbol: 88144–R. Docket ID                  online instructions for submitting
                                               my comments for EPA?                                    number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0581.                          comments. Do not electronically submit
                                                  1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this                Applicant: Armed Forces Pest                           any information you consider to be
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                                               copy of the comment that does not                       Pesticide Programs.                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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                                               Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone                    FIFRA SAP provides comments,                           interests, the nominee’s sources of
                                               number: (202) 564–7642; email address:                  evaluations, and recommendations to                    research support, if any.
                                               gibson.tamue@epa.gov.                                   improve the effectiveness and quality of                 In accordance with section 25(d)(1) of
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              analyses made by Agency scientists.                    FIFRA, the Administrator shall require
                                                                                                       Members of FIFRA SAP are scientists                    nominees to the Panel to furnish
                                               I. General Information                                  who have sufficient professional                       information concerning their
                                               A. Does this action apply to me?                        qualifications, including training and                 professional qualifications, including
                                                                                                       experience, to provide expert advice                   educational background, employment
                                                  This action is directed to the public
                                                                                                       and recommendations to the Agency.                     history, and scientific publications.
                                               in general. This action may, however, be
                                               of interest to persons who are or may be                   The Agency, at this time, anticipates               B. Applicability of Existing Regulations
                                               required to conduct testing of chemical                 selecting four new members to serve on
                                                                                                                                                                With respect to the requirements of
                                               substances under the Federal Food,                      the panel as a result of membership
                                                                                                                                                              section 25(d) of FIFRA that the
                                               Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and                      terms that will expire in 2018. The
                                                                                                                                                              Administrator promulgate regulations
                                               FIFRA. Since other entities may also be                 Agency requested that NIH and NSF
                                                                                                                                                              regarding conflicts of interest, the
                                               interested, the Agency has not                          nominate experts for selection from the
                                                                                                                                                              Charter provides that EPA’s existing
                                               attempted to describe all the specific                  fields of human health risk assessment,
                                                                                                                                                              regulations applicable to Special
                                               entities that may be affected by this                   including expertise in human exposure
                                                                                                                                                              Government Employees, which include
                                               action. If you have any questions                       and physiologically-based
                                                                                                                                                              advisory committee members, will
                                               regarding the applicability of this action              pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling, and
                                                                                                                                                              apply to the members of the Scientific
                                               to a particular entity, consult the DFO                 expertise in toxicology and veterinary
                                                                                                                                                              Advisory Panel. These regulations
                                               listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                    pathology; specifically, carcinogenicity,              appear in 5 CFR part 2635. In addition,
                                               CONTACT.                                                reproductive and developmental                         the Charter provides for open meetings
                                                                                                       toxicology, and neurotoxicity. The                     with opportunities for public
                                               B. What should I consider as I prepare                  Agency also noted that experts with
                                               my comments for EPA?                                                                                           participation.
                                                                                                       specific experience in risk assessment
                                                 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI                  and dose response analysis are                         C. Process of Obtaining Nominees
                                               information to EPA through                              preferred.                                                In accordance with the provisions of
                                               regulations.gov or email. If your                          Nominees should be well published                   section 25(d) of FIFRA, EPA on April
                                               comments contain any information that                   and current in their fields of expertise.              17, 2017, requested that the NIH and the
                                               you consider to be CBI or otherwise                     FIFRA further stipulates that the Agency               NSF nominate scientists to fill vacancies
                                               protected, please contact the DFO listed                publish the name, address and                          occurring on the Panel. The Agency
                                               under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                           professional affiliation of the nominees               requested nominations of experts in the
                                               CONTACT to obtain special instructions                  in the Federal Register.                               fields of human health risk assessment,
                                               before submitting your comments.                                                                               including expertise in human exposure
                                                 2. Tips for preparing your comments.                  III. Charter
                                                                                                                                                              and physiologically-based
                                               When preparing and submitting your                        A Charter for the FIFRA Scientific                   pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling, and
                                               comments, see the commenting tips at                    Advisory Panel, dated October 17, 2016,                expertise in toxicology and veterinary
                                               https://www.epa.gov/dockets/                            was issued in accordance with the                      pathology; specifically, carcinogenicity,
                                               comments.html.                                          requirements of the Federal Advisory                   reproductive and developmental
                                               II. Background                                          Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 86                   toxicology, and neurotoxicity. The
                                                                                                       Stat. 770 (5 U.S.C. Appl. I).                          Agency also noted that experts with
                                               Purpose of FIFRA SAP                                                                                           specific experience with risk assessment
                                                                                                       A. Qualifications of Members
                                                  The FIFRA SAP serves as a scientific                                                                        and dose response analysis are
                                               peer review mechanism of EPA’s Office                     Members are scientists who have                      preferred. NIH and NSF responded
                                               of Chemical Safety and Pollution                        sufficient professional qualifications,                providing the Agency with a total of 37
                                               Prevention (OCSPP) and is structured to                 including training and experience, to                  nominees. Copies of the responses, with
                                               provide independent scientific advice,                  provide expert comments on the impact                  the listed nominees, are available in the
                                               information and recommendations to                      of pesticides on human health and the                  public docket referenced in unit I.B.1. of
                                               the EPA Administrator on pesticides                     environment. No persons shall be                       this notice. Of the 37 nominees, 17 are
                                               and pesticide-related issues as to the                  ineligible to serve on the Panel by                    interested and available to actively
                                               impact of regulatory actions on health                  reason of their membership on any other                participate in SAP meetings (see Section
                                               and the environment. FIFRA SAP is a                     advisory committee to a Federal                        IV. Nominees). One nominee, Dr. David
                                               Federal advisory committee established                  department or agency, or their                         Jett of NIH, is currently serving as a
                                               in 1975 under FIFRA that operates in                    employment by a Federal department or                  member of the FIFRA SAP and therefore
                                               accordance with requirements of the                     agency (except the EPA). The                           is not listed. Of the current 37
                                               Federal Advisory Committee Act (5                       Administrator appoints individuals to                  nominees, the following 19 individuals
                                               U.S.C. Appendix 2, FIFRA Statutory                      serve on the Panel for staggered terms of              are not available:
                                               Requirement). The FIFRA SAP is                          up to 3 years. Panel members are subject               1. John Balmes, M.D., University of
                                               composed of a permanent panel                           to the provisions of 5 CFR part 2635,                       California-Berkeley, San Francisco, CA
                                               consisting of seven members who are                     Standards of Ethical Conduct for                       2. David Bellinger, Ph.D., Harvard Medical
                                               appointed by the EPA Administrator                      Employees of the Executive Branch,                          School, Boston, MA
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                                               from nominees provided by the NIH and                   which include rules regarding conflicts                3. Nora Besansky, Ph.D., University of Notre
                                               the NSF. FIFRA established a Science                    of interest. Each nominee selected by                       Dame, Notre Dame, IN
                                               Review Board (SRB) consisting of at                     the Administrator, before being formally               4. Kim Brouwer, Pharm.D., Ph.D., University
                                                                                                                                                                   of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel
                                               least 60 scientists who are available to                appointed, is required to submit a                          Hill, NC
                                               FIFRA SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist                  confidential statement of employment                   5. David Crews, Ph.D., University of Texas at
                                               in reviews conducted by FIFRA SAP. As                   and financial interest, which shall fully                   Austin, Austin, TX
                                               a scientific peer review mechanism,                     disclose, among other financial                        6. David Eaton, Ph.D., University of



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                                                    Washington, Seattle, WA                                 Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD                   Webcast. The in-person meeting may
                                               7. Mary Beth Genter, Ph.D., University of               16. Clifford P. Weisel, Ph.D., Rutgers                 be webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA
                                                    Cincinnati College of Medicine,                         University, Piscataway, NJ                        SAP website at http://www.epa.gov/
                                                    Cincinnati, OH                                     17. Raymond S.H. Yang, Ph.D., Colorado                 scipoly/sap for information on how to
                                               8. Robyn Gilden, Ph.D., RN, University of                    State University, Fort Collins, CO
                                                    Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore,                                                                    access the webcast. Please note that the
                                                    MD                                                   Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C.           webcast is a supplementary public
                                               9. John Groopman, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins                  301 et seq.                                            process provided only for convenience.
                                                    University, Baltimore, MD                            Dated: January 11, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                              If difficulties arise resulting in
                                               10. Ramesh Gupta, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.A.B.T.,                                                                     webcasting outages, the meeting will
                                                    Murray State University, Murray, KY                Stanley Barone Jr.,
                                                                                                                                                              continue as planned.
                                               11. Bruce Hammock, Ph.D., University of                 Acting Director, Office of Science                        Special accommodations. For
                                                    California-Davis, Davis, CA                        Coordination and Policy.
                                                                                                                                                              information on access or services for
                                               12. Paul Howard, Ph.D., (Retired), Food and             [FR Doc. 2018–01496 Filed 1–25–18; 8:45 am]
                                                    Drug Administration, Chardon, OH                                                                          individuals with disabilities, and to
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                 request accommodation of a disability,
                                               13. Germaine Buck Louis, Ph.D. M.S., Eunice
                                                    Kennedy Shriver National Institute of                                                                     please contact the DFO listed under FOR
                                                    Child Health and Human Development,                                                                       FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least
                                                    Bethesda, MD
                                                                                                       ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               10 days prior to the meeting to allow
                                               14. Melissa Perry, Sc.D., M.H.S., George                AGENCY                                                 EPA time to process your request.
                                                    Washington University, Washington, DC              [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0693; FRL–9972–65]                    ADDRESSES:
                                               15. Lisa Peterson, Ph.D., University of
                                                    Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
                                                                                                                                                                 Meeting: The meeting will be held at
                                                                                                       FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel;                       the Environmental Protection Agency,
                                               16. Frank Raushel, Ph.D., Texas A&M                     Notice of Public Meeting and
                                                    University, College Station, TX                                                                           Conference Center, Lobby Level, One
                                                                                                       Nominations of Ad Hoc Panel Members                    Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
                                               17. Rick Relyea, Ph.D., Rensselaer
                                                    Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY                    AGENCY: Environmental Protection                       Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
                                               18. Justin Teeguarden, Ph.D., Pacific                   Agency (EPA).                                             Comments. Submit your comments,
                                                    Northwest Laboratories, Richland, WA                                                                      identified by docket identification (ID)
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notice.
                                               19. Sarah Woodley, Ph.D., Duquesne                                                                             number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0693, by
                                                    University, Pittsburg, PA                          SUMMARY:   There will be a 3-day in-                   one of the following methods:
                                                                                                       person meeting of the Federal                             • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                               IV. Nominees                                                                                                   www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                                                                                       Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
                                                  Following are the names, addresses,                  Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA                   instructions for submitting comments.
                                               and professional affiliations of current                SAP) to consider and review Methods                    Do not submit electronically any
                                               nominees being considered for                           for Efficacy Testing of Premises and Soil              information you consider to be
                                               membership on the FIFRA SAP. The                        Treatment for Fire Ant Pesticides. There               Confidential Business Information (CBI)
                                               Agency anticipates selecting four                       will also be a 3-hour preparatory virtual              or other information whose disclosure is
                                               individuals to fill vacancies occurring in              meeting of the FIFRA SAP to be                         restricted by statute.
                                               2018. Brief biographical sketches for the               conducted via webcast using Adobe                         • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
                                               nominees are posted on the EPA website                  Connect and telephone conferencing.                    Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
                                               at https://www.epa.gov/sap.                             Registration will be required to attend                DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
                                               1. Jonathan W. Boyd, Ph.D., West Virginia               this virtual meeting. The date and                     NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
                                                    University, Morgantown, WV                         registration instructions for the virtual                 • Hand Delivery: To make special
                                               2. Robert E. Chapin, Ph.D., Pfizer Global               meeting will be available on the FIFRA                 arrangements for hand delivery or
                                                    Research and Development, Groton, CT               SAP website http://www.epa.gov/sap by                  delivery of boxed information, please
                                               3. Weihsueh A. Chiu, Ph.D., Texas A&M                   late February to mid-March.                            follow the instructions at http://
                                                    University, College Station, TX                                                                           www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
                                                                                                       DATES: The virtual preparatory meeting
                                               4. George B. Corcoran, Ph.D., Wayne State                                                                         Additional instructions on
                                                    University, Detroit, MI                            will be announced in a future Federal
                                                                                                       Register Notice and on http://www/                     commenting or visiting the docket,
                                               5. Nikolay M. Filipov, Ph.D., University of
                                                    Georgia, Athens, GA                                epa.gov/sap.The in-person meeting will                 along with more information about
                                               6. Paul M. Foster, Ph.D., National Institutes           be held on May 8 to May 10, 2018, from                 dockets generally, is available at http://
                                                    of Health, Durham, NC                              approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.                         www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                               7. John T. Greenamyre, M.D., Ph.D.,                       Comments. Written comments on all                       Nominations, requests to present oral
                                                    University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, PA             docketed materials should be submitted                 comments, and requests for special
                                               8. William C. Griffith, Ph.D., University of            on or before March 19, 2018. FIFRA                     accommodations. Submit nominations
                                                    Washington, Seattle, WA                                                                                   to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA
                                                                                                       SAP may not be able to fully consider
                                               9. William K. Karasov, Ph.D., University of                                                                    SAP, requests for special
                                                    Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI                     written comments submitted after
                                                                                                       March 19, 2018. Requests to make oral                  accommodations, or requests to present
                                               10. Francisco J. Leyva, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.M.,
                                                    National Institutes of Health, Rockville,          comments should be submitted on or                     oral comments to the DFO listed under
                                                    MD                                                 before April 16, 2018 by contacting the                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
                                               11. Michael A. Malfatti, Ph.D., Lawrence                Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                                    Livermore National Laboratory,                     under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                          Marquea D. King, DFO, Office of
                                                    Livermore, CA                                      CONTACT. For additional instructions,                  Science Coordination and Policy
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                                               12. Daniel K. Nomura, Ph.D., University of              see Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY                     (7201M), Environmental Protection
                                                    California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA                                                                         Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
                                                                                                       INFORMATION.
                                               13. David Peden, Ph.D., University of North
                                                    Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel                  Nominations. Nominations of                          Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
                                                    Hill, NC                                           candidates to serve as ad hoc members                  number: 202–564–3626; email address:
                                               14. Beate R. Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., University of           of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should                   king.marquea@epa.gov. You may also
                                                    California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA            be provided on or before February 26,                  subscribe to the following listservs to be
                                               15. Christopher P. Weis, Ph.D., National                2018.                                                  notified when notices regarding this and


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0602, must be received on or before February 26, 2018.
ContactTamue L. Gibson, M.S., 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
FR Citation83 FR 3702 

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