83 FR 52446 - The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board: Request for Nominations
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 52446-52448] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-22651] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL_9985-54-OLEM] The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board: Request for Nominations AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Request for nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of qualified candidates for possible consideration for a three-year appointment on the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board (the ``Board''). Pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (the ``e-Manifest Act'' or the ``Act''), EPA has established the Board to provide practical and independent [[Page 52447]] advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the activities, functions, policies and regulations associated with the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) System. In accordance, with the e-Manifest Act, the EPA Administrator or designee will serve as Chair of the Board. This notice solicits nominations for possible consideration for candidates to potentially serve in the following positions on the Board: An expert in information technology (IT); An industry representative member with experience in using or representing users of the manifest system; and a state representative member responsible for processing manifests. DATES: Nominations should be received on or before November 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: Nominations should be submitted via email to Fred Jenkins, the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the e-Manifest Advisory at jenkins.fred@epa.gov, and identified with ``BOARD NOMINATION'' in the subject line of the email. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5303P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: 703-308-7049; or by email: jenkins.fred@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 2018, EPA established a national system for tracking hazardous waste shipments electronically. This system, known as ``e-Manifest,'' is modernizing the nation's cradle-to- grave hazardous waste tracking process while saving valuable time, resources, and dollars for industry and states. EPA established the e-Manifest system according to the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, enacted into law on October 5, 2012. The ``e-Manifest Act'' authorizes the EPA to implement a national electronic manifest system and requires that the costs of developing and operating the new e-Manifest system be recovered from user fees charged to those who use hazardous waste manifests to track off-site shipments of their wastes. This system enables users of the uniform hazardous waste manifest forms (EPA Form 8700-22 and Continuation Sheet 8700-22A) to have the option to more efficiently track their hazardous waste shipments electronically, in lieu of the paper manifest, from the point of generation, during transportation, and to the point of receipt by an off-site facility that is permitted to treat, store, or dispose of the hazardous waste. Electronic manifests obtained from the national system will augment or replace the paper forms that are currently used for this purpose, and that result in substantial paperwork costs and other inefficiencies. Congress intended that EPA develop a system that, among other things, meets the needs of the user community and decreases the administrative burden associated with the traditional paper-based manifest system on the user community. The EPA estimates e-Manifest will ultimately reduce the burden associated with preparing shipping manifests between 300,000 and 700,000 hours, saving state and industry users, on average, an annualized $65 million per year over the first six years of system operation, and more than $90 million once electronic manifests have been widely adopted. The system also serves as a national reporting hub and database for all manifests and shipment data. To ensure that these goals are met, the Act directs EPA to establish a Board to assess the effectiveness of the electronic manifest system and make recommendations to the Administrator for improving the system. In addition, the e-Manifest Act directs EPA to develop a system that attracts sufficient user participation and service revenues to ensure the viability of the system. As a result, the Act provides EPA broad discretion to establish reasonable user fees, as the Administrator determines are necessary, to pay costs incurred in developing, operating, maintaining, and upgrading the system, including any costs incurred in collecting and processing data from any paper manifest submitted to the system. In January 2018, EPA published its final methodology for setting user fees based on the costs of processing manifests and, in June 2018, the Agency released its user fees effective for the period between June 30, 2018, and September 30, 2019. e-Manifest aligns with the Agency's E-Enterprise business strategy. E-Enterprise for the Environment is a transformative 21st century strategy--jointly governed by states and EPA--for modernizing government agencies' delivery of environmental protection. Under this strategy, the Agency will streamline its business processes and systems to reduce reporting burden on states and regulated facilities, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of regulatory programs for EPA, states, and tribes. EPA has established the Board in accordance with the provisions of the e-Manifest Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2. The Board is in the public interest and supports EPA in performing its duties and responsibilities. Pursuant to the e-Manifest Act the Board is comprised of nine members, of which one member is the Administrator (or a designee), who serves as Chairperson of the Board, and eight members are individuals appointed by the EPA Administrator:At least two of whom have expertise in information technology (IT); At least three of whom have experience in using, or represent users of, the manifest system to track the transportation of hazardous waste under federal and state manifest programs; and; At least three state representatives responsible for processing those manifests. The Board will meet publicly at least annually to provide recommendations on matters related to the operational activities, functions, policies, and/or regulations of the EPA under the e-Manifest Act. Member Nominations: Pursuant to the e-Manifest Act, the Board assists the Agency in evaluating the effectiveness of the e-Manifest IT system and associated user fees; identifying key issues associated with the system, including the need (and timing) for user fee adjustments; recommending system enhancements; and providing independent advice on matters and policies related to the e-Manifest program. The e-Manifest Board provides recommendations on matters related to the operational activities, functions, policies, and regulations of the EPA under the e-Manifest Act, including proposing actions to encourage the use of the electronic (paperless) system, and actions related to the E-Enterprise strategy that intersect with e-Manifest. These intersections may include issues such as business-to-business communications, performance standards for mobile devices, and Cross Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) compliant e-signatures. Any interested person and/or organization may nominate qualified individuals for membership. EPA values and welcomes diversity. To obtain nominations of diverse candidates, the Agency encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. All nominations will be considered; however, applicants need to be aware of the representation from specific sectors required by the e-Manifest Act. Further, state and industry nominees should have a comprehensive knowledge of hazardous [[Page 52448]] waste generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal under RCRA Subtitle C at the federal, state, and local levels. Nominees who represent states should have comprehensive knowledge of state programs that used manifest data prior to the initiation of the federal electronic manifest, such as in-state programs and/or in- state tracking systems/databases. Nominees who represent industry should have strong knowledge of existing industry systems/devices/ approaches and business operations to provide valuable input on e- Manifest integration into current industry data systems. IT nominees should have core competencies and experience in large-scale systems and application development and integration, deployment and maintenance, user help desk and support, and expertise relevant to support the complexity of an electronic manifest system. Examples of this expertise may include but are not limited to: Expertise with web-based and mobile technologies, particularly that support large-scale operations for geographically diverse users; expertise in IT security, including perspective on federal IT security requirements; expertise in electronic signature and user management approaches; expertise with scalable hosting solutions such as cloud-based hosting; and expertise in user experience. Existing knowledge of, or willingness to gain an understanding of, EPA shared services and enterprise architecture is a plus. Another plus for any nominee is experience in setting and/or managing fee-based systems in general. Additional criteria used to evaluate nominees will include: Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; Demonstrated experience developing group recommendations; Willingness to commit time to the Board and demonstrated ability to work constructively on committees; Absence of financial conflicts of interest; Impartiality (including the appearance of a lack of impartiality); and Background and experiences that would help contribute to the diversity of perspectives on the Board, e.g., geographic, economic, social, cultural, educational backgrounds, professional affiliations and other considerations. Nominations must include a resume, which provides the nominee's background, experience and educational qualifications, as well as a brief statement (one page or less) describing the nominee's interest in serving on the Board and addressing the other criteria previously described. Nominees are encouraged to provide any additional information that they believe would be useful for consideration, such as: availability to participate as a member of the Board; how the nominee's background, skills and experience would contribute to the diversity of the Board; and any concerns the nominee has regarding membership. Nominees should provide their name, occupation, position, current business address, email, and telephone number in the application. Moreover, in accordance with the EPA Administrator's Directive issued on October 31, 2017, please describe any involvement you have with the Agency through EPA grant funded projects which you (nominee/ applicant) are currently serving as the principal investigator (PI) or co-investigator (COI). The Agency recognizes that different variables may factor into this criterion and as a result will evaluate each situation on a case by case basis. In addition to a statement regarding grant funded projects, the nominee/applicant should include previous employment and/or current contracting sources with the Agency. To help the Agency in evaluating the effectiveness of its outreach efforts, also tell us how you learned of this opportunity in your statement of interest (cover letter). Interested candidates may self-nominate. The Agency will acknowledge receipt of nominations. Persons selected for membership will receive compensation for travel and a nominal daily compensation (if appropriate) while attending meetings. Additionally, candidates selected to serve as Information Technology (IT) ``Expert'' Members will be designated as Special Government Employees (SGEs) or consultants. Candidates designated as SGEs will be required to fill out the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Environmental Protection Agency Special Government Employees'' (EPA Form 3310-48). This confidential form provides information to EPA ethics officials to determine whether there is a conflict between the SGE's public duties and their private interests, including an appearance of a loss of impartiality as defined by federal laws and regulations. One example of a potential conflict of interest may be for IT professional(s) serving in an organization that is awarded any related e-Manifest system development contract(s). Dated: October 4, 2018. Barnes Johnson, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Land and Emergency Management. [FR Doc. 2018-22651 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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TABLE 3—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION AND/OR AMENDMENTS—Continued
EPA Company Company name and address
No.
59639 ................ Valent U.S.A. LLC, 1600 Riviera Avenue, Suite 200, Walnut Creek, CA 94596–8025.
65331 ................ Merial, Inc., 3239 Satellite Blvd., Duluth, GA 30096.
66222 ................ Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., D/B/A Adama, 3120 Highwoods Blvd., Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27604.
66330 ................ Arysta LifeScience North America, LLC, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513.
70506 ................ United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
71512 ................ ISK Biosciences Corporation, 7470 Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 44077.
III. What is the agency’s authority for currently in the United States and that distribute products under the previously
taking this action? were packaged, labeled, and released for approved labeling for a period of 18
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. shipment prior to the effective date of months after the date of Federal
136d(f)(1)) provides that a registrant of the cancellation action. Register publication of the cancellation
In any order issued in response to order, unless other restrictions have
a pesticide product may at any time
these requests for cancellation of been imposed. Thereafter, registrants
request that any of its pesticide
product registrations and for will be prohibited from selling or
registrations be canceled or amended to
amendments to terminate uses, EPA distributing the products whose labels
terminate one or more uses. FIFRA
proposes to include the following include the terminated uses identified
further provides that, before acting on
provisions for the treatment of any in Table 2 of Unit II, except for export
the request, EPA must publish a notice
existing stocks of the products listed in consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for
of receipt of any such request in the
Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II. proper disposal.
Federal Register.
Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. A. For Product 432–1578 Persons other than the registrant may
136d(f)(1)(B)) requires that before acting sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of
The registrant has requested to the canceled products and products whose
on a request for voluntary cancellation, Agency via letter dated November 14,
EPA must provide a 30-day public labels include the terminated uses until
2017 to sell existing stocks for an 18- supplies are exhausted, provided that
comment period on the request for month period, until June 2019, for
voluntary cancellation or use such sale, distribution, or use is
product 432–1578. consistent with the terms of the
termination. In addition, FIFRA section
6(f)(1)(C) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)(C)) B. For Products 2217–759, 2217–766, previously approved labeling on, or that
requires that EPA provide a 180-day 2217–767, 2217–768 & 2217–802 accompanied, the canceled products
comment period on a request for and terminated uses.
The registrant has requested to the
voluntary cancellation or termination of Agency via letter, to sell existing stocks Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
any minor agricultural use before for a 2-year period for products 2217– Dated: September 19, 2018.
granting the request, unless: 759, 2217–766, 2217–767, 2217–768 & Delores Barber,
1. The registrants request a waiver of 2217–802. Director, Information Technology and
the comment period, or Resources Management Division, Office of
2. The EPA Administrator determines C. For Products 66330–24, 66330–26,
66330–27, 66330–209, 66330–235, Pesticide Programs.
that continued use of the pesticide [FR Doc. 2018–22658 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
would pose an unreasonable adverse 66330–238, & 66330–239
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effect on the environment. The registrant has requested to the
The registrants listed in Table 3 of Agency via letter, to sell existing stocks
Unit II have requested that EPA waive for an 18-month period for products ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
the 180-day comment period. 66330–24, 66330–26, 66330–27, 66330– AGENCY
Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day 209, 66330–235, 66330–238, & 66330–
comment period on the proposed 239. [FRL_9985–54–OLEM]
requests. For all other voluntary product
cancellations, identified in Table 1 of The Hazardous Waste Electronic
IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Unit II, registrants will be permitted to Manifest System Advisory Board:
Request sell and distribute existing stocks of Request for Nominations
Registrants who choose to withdraw a voluntarily canceled products for 1 year AGENCY: Environmental Protection
request for product cancellation or use after the effective date of the Agency (EPA).
termination should submit the cancellation, which will be the date of ACTION: Request for nominations.
withdrawal in writing to the person publication of the cancellation order in
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION the Federal Register. Thereafter, SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
CONTACT. If the products have been registrants will be prohibited from Protection Agency (EPA) invites
subject to a previous cancellation or selling or distributing the products nominations of qualified candidates for
termination action, the effective date of identified in Table 1 of Unit II, except possible consideration for a three-year
cancellation or termination and all other for export consistent with FIFRA section appointment on the Hazardous Waste
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provisions of any earlier cancellation or 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for proper Electronic Manifest System Advisory
termination action are controlling. disposal. Board (the ‘‘Board’’).
Once EPA has approved product Pursuant to the Hazardous Waste
V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing labels reflecting the requested Electronic Manifest Establishment Act
Stocks amendments to terminate uses, (the ‘‘e-Manifest Act’’ or the ‘‘Act’’),
Existing stocks are those stocks of identified in Table 2 of Unit II, EPA has established the Board to
registered pesticide products that are registrants will be permitted to sell or provide practical and independent
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waste generation, transportation, Board and addressing the other criteria Dated: October 4, 2018.
treatment, storage, and disposal under previously described. Nominees are Barnes Johnson,
RCRA Subtitle C at the federal, state, encouraged to provide any additional Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
and local levels. information that they believe would be Recovery, Office of Land and Emergency
Nominees who represent states useful for consideration, such as: Management.
should have comprehensive knowledge availability to participate as a member [FR Doc. 2018–22651 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
of state programs that used manifest of the Board; how the nominee’s BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
data prior to the initiation of the federal background, skills and experience
electronic manifest, such as in-state
would contribute to the diversity of the
programs and/or in-state tracking ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Board; and any concerns the nominee
systems/databases. Nominees who AGENCY
represent industry should have strong has regarding membership. Nominees
should provide their name, occupation, [EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0651; FRL–9983–90]
knowledge of existing industry systems/
devices/approaches and business position, current business address,
Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily
operations to provide valuable input on email, and telephone number in the
Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
e-Manifest integration into current application.
industry data systems. IT nominees Moreover, in accordance with the AGENCY: Environmental Protection
should have core competencies and EPA Administrator’s Directive issued on Agency (EPA).
experience in large-scale systems and October 31, 2017, please describe any ACTION: Notice.
application development and involvement you have with the Agency SUMMARY: In accordance with the
integration, deployment and through EPA grant funded projects Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
maintenance, user help desk and which you (nominee/applicant) are Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing
support, and expertise relevant to currently serving as the principal a notice of receipt of requests by
support the complexity of an electronic investigator (PI) or co-investigator (COI). registrants to voluntarily cancel certain
manifest system. Examples of this The Agency recognizes that different pesticide registrations. EPA intends to
expertise may include but are not variables may factor into this criterion grant these requests at the close of the
limited to: Expertise with web-based and as a result will evaluate each comment period for this announcement
and mobile technologies, particularly unless the Agency receives substantive
situation on a case by case basis.
that support large-scale operations for comments within the comment period
geographically diverse users; expertise In addition to a statement regarding
grant funded projects, the nominee/ that would merit its further review of
in IT security, including perspective on the requests, or unless the registrants
federal IT security requirements; applicant should include previous
withdraw its requests. If these requests
expertise in electronic signature and employment and/or current contracting
are granted, any sale, distribution, or
user management approaches; expertise sources with the Agency. To help the
use of products listed in this notice will
with scalable hosting solutions such as Agency in evaluating the effectiveness be permitted after the registrations have
cloud-based hosting; and expertise in of its outreach efforts, also tell us how been cancelled only if such sale,
user experience. Existing knowledge of, you learned of this opportunity in your distribution, or use is consistent with
or willingness to gain an understanding statement of interest (cover letter). the terms as described in the final order.
of, EPA shared services and enterprise Interested candidates may self- DATES: Comments must be received on
architecture is a plus. Another plus for
nominate. The Agency will or before April 15, 2019.
any nominee is experience in setting
acknowledge receipt of nominations. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
and/or managing fee-based systems in
general. Persons selected for membership will identified by docket identification (ID)
Additional criteria used to evaluate receive compensation for travel and a number EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0651, by
nominees will include: nominal daily compensation (if one of the following methods:
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and appropriate) while attending meetings. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
written communication skills; Additionally, candidates selected to www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
• Demonstrated experience serve as Information Technology (IT) instructions for submitting comments.
developing group recommendations; ‘‘Expert’’ Members will be designated as Do not submit electronically any
• Willingness to commit time to the Special Government Employees (SGEs) information you consider to be
Board and demonstrated ability to work or consultants. Candidates designated as Confidential Business Information (CBI)
constructively on committees; SGEs will be required to fill out the or other information whose disclosure is
• Absence of financial conflicts of ‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure restricted by statute.
interest; Form for Environmental Protection • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
• Impartiality (including the Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
Agency Special Government
appearance of a lack of impartiality); DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
Employees’’ (EPA Form 3310–48). This
and NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Background and experiences that confidential form provides information Submit written withdrawal request by
would help contribute to the diversity of to EPA ethics officials to determine mail to: Information Technology and
perspectives on the Board, e.g., whether there is a conflict between the Resources Management Division
geographic, economic, social, cultural, SGE’s public duties and their private (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
educational backgrounds, professional interests, including an appearance of a Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
affiliations and other considerations. loss of impartiality as defined by federal Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Nominations must include a resume, laws and regulations. One example of a 20460–0001. ATTN: Christopher Green.
which provides the nominee’s potential conflict of interest may be for • Hand Delivery: To make special
background, experience and educational IT professional(s) serving in an arrangements for hand delivery or
qualifications, as well as a brief organization that is awarded any related delivery of boxed information, please
statement (one page or less) describing e-Manifest system development follow the instructions at http://
the nominee’s interest in serving on the contract(s). www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
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| Action | Request for nominations. | |
| Dates | Nominations should be received on or before November 16, 2018. | |
| Contact | Fred Jenkins, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5303P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: 703-308-7049; or by email: [email protected] | |
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