[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20396-20398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8093]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9656-1]
Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA's Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and EPA's Science Advisory Board
(SAB)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites
nominations of scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplinary
areas to be considered for appointment to the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC), the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and four
SAB Committees described in this notice. Appointments are anticipated
to be filled by the start of Fiscal Year 2013.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than
May 4, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nominators unable to submit
nominations electronically as described below may submit a paper copy
by the Designated Federal Officers for the committees, as identified
below. General inquiries regarding the work of the CASAC and SAB or SAB
committees may also be directed to them.
Background: Established by statute, the CASAC (42 U.S.C. 7409) and
SAB
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(42 U.S.C. 4365) are EPA's chartered Federal Advisory Committees that
provide independent scientific and technical peer review, consultation,
advice and recommendations directly to the EPA Administrator on the
scientific bases for EPA's actions and programs. Members of the CASAC
and the SAB constitute a distinguished body of non-EPA scientists,
engineers, economists, and behavioral and social scientists that are
nationally and internationally recognized experts in their respective
fields. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator for a period of
three years. This notice specifically requests nominations for the
CASAC, the SAB, and SAB Committees from academia, industry, state and
tribal governments, research institutes, and non-governmental
organizations.
Expertise Sought for CASAC: Established in 1977 under the Clean Air
Act (CAA) Amendments, the chartered CASAC reviews and offers scientific
advice to the EPA Administrator on technical aspects of national
ambient air quality standards for criteria pollutants (ozone,
particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides; sulfur dioxide,
and lead). As required under the CAA section 109(d), CASAC will be
composed of seven members, with at least one member of the National
Academy of Sciences, one physician, and one person representing State
air pollution control agencies. The SAB Staff Office is seeking
nominations of experts to serve on the CASAC with demonstrated
experience in the following science related to the environment: Health
sciences; medicine; public health; atmospheric sciences; modeling; and/
or risk assessment. The SAB Staff Office is especially interested in
scientists with expertise described above who has knowledge and
experience in air quality relating to criteria pollutants. For further
information about the CASAC membership appointment process and
schedule, please contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at
202-564-2073 or by email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
Expertise Sought for the SAB: The SAB was established in 1978 by
the Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Act to
provide independent advice to the Administrator on general scientific
and technical matters underlying the Agency' policies and actions. All
the work of the SAB is under the direction of the Board. The chartered
SAB provides strategic advice to the EPA Administrator on a variety of
EPA science and research programs, oversees and reviews all SAB
committee and panel draft reports. The SAB Staff Office is seeking
nominations of experts to serve on the chartered SAB in the following
disciplines as they relate to the human health and the environment:
Ecological sciences and ecological assessment; economics; engineering;
medicine; health sciences; pediatrics; public health; human health risk
assessment, social, behavioral and decision sciences; and modeling and
statistics. The SAB Staff Office is especially interested in scientists
with expertise described above who have knowledge and experience in air
quality; climate change; energy and the environment; water quality;
water quantity; water re-use; ecosystem services; community
environmental health; sustainability; chemical safety; green chemistry;
and homeland security. For further information about the SAB membership
appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. Angela Nugent,
DFO, by telephone at 202-564-2218 or by email at nugent.angela@epa.gov.
The SAB Staff Office is also seeking nominations for experts for four
SAB Committees: The Drinking Water Committee, the Ecological Processes
and Effects Committee; the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee;
and the Radiation Advisory Committee.
The SAB Drinking Water Committee 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 one or more of the following
disciplines: Epidemiology; engineering; microbiology; and public
health. For further information about the DWC membership appointment
process and schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO, by
telephone at 202-564-4885 or by email at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov.
The SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee provides advice
on technical issues related to the science and research to protect and
restore the health of ecosystems. The SAB Staff Office is seeking
nominations of experts with demonstrated expertise in the following
disciplines: Aquatic ecology; ecological risk assessment,
ecotoxicology; landscape ecology, statistics; and terrestrial ecology.
For further information about the EPEC membership appointment process
and schedule, please contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, by telephone at
202-564-2155 or by email at armitage.thomas@epa.gov.
The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee provides advice
on methods and analyses related to economics, costs, and benefits of
EPA environmental programs.
The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee provides advice
on methods and analyses related to economics, costs, and benefits of
EPA environmental programs. The SAB Staff office is seeking nominations
of experts in environmental economics to serve on the EEAC. For further
information about the EEAC membership appointment process and schedule,
please contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at 202-564-2073
or by email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
The Radiation Advisory Committee provides advice on radiation
protection, radiation science, and radiation risk assessment. The SAB
Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to serve on RAC with
demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: dosimetry;
radiation biology; radiation epidemiology; radiation fate and transport
monitoring and measurement; radiological health and physical sciences;
risk assessment; and statistics. For further information about the RAC
membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. K. Jack
Kooyoomjian, DFO, by telephone at 202-564-2064 or by email at
kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov
Selection Criteria for the CASAC, SAB and four SAB Committees
includes:
--Demonstrated scientific credentials and disciplinary expertise in
their own fields;
--Willingness to commit time to the committee and demonstrated ability
to work constructively and effectively on committees;
--Absence of financial conflicts of interest;
--Absence of an appearance of a lack of impartiality;
--Background and experiences that would help members contribute to the
diversity of perspectives on the committee, e.g., geographic, economic,
social, cultural, educational backgrounds, professional affiliations;
and other considerations; and
--For the committee as a whole, consideration of the collective breadth
and depth of scientific expertise; and a balance of scientific
perspectives.
How to Submit Nominations: Any interested person or organization
may nominate qualified persons to be considered for appointment to this
advisory committee. Individuals may self-nominate. Nominations should
be submitted in electronic format (preferred) following the
instructions for ``Nominating Experts to the Chemical
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Assessment Advisory Committee'' provided on the SAB Web site. The form
can be accessed through the ``Nomination of Experts'' link on the blue
navigational bar on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. To be
considered, all nominations should include the information requested.
EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations
of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of
all racial and ethnic groups.
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 about the person
making the nomination; contact information about the nominee; the
disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the
nominee's curriculum vita; and a biographical sketch of the nominee
indicating current position, educational background; research
activities; sources of research funding; and recent service on other
national advisory committees or national professional organizations. To
help the Agency in evaluating the effectiveness of its outreach
efforts, please tell us 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 Web site, should contact the Designated
Federal Officer 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 concerns the nominee has regarding
membership. The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified
by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts
identified by the SAB Staff, will be posted in a List of Candidates on
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public comments on this
List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 days. 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
lack of impartiality, as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be
viewed and downloaded through the ``Ethics Requirements for Advisors''
link on the blue navigational bar on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
Dated: March 29, 2012.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-8093 Filed 4-3-12; 8:45 am]
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