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Dated: October 3, 2007.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
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(Mason County), KY
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition
to object to a state operating permit.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act
Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d),
the EPA Administrator signed an Order,
dated August 30, 2007, partially
granting and partially denying a petition
to object to a state operating permit
issued by the Kentucky Division for Air
Quality (KDAQ) to East Kentucky Power
Cooperative—Hugh L. Spurlock
Generating Station (Spurlock Station)
located in Maysville, Mason County,
Kentucky. This Order constitutes final
action on the petition submitted by
Sierra Club (Petitioner). Pursuant to
section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act
(the Act), any person may seek judicial
review of the Order in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit within 60 days of this notice
under section 307(b) of the Act.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order,
the petition, and all pertinent
information relating thereto are on file
at the following location: EPA Region 4,
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The final
Order is also available electronically at
the following address: https://
www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/
air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/
spurlock_decision2006.pdf.
Art
Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, EPA
Region 4, at (404) 562–9115 or
hofmeister.art@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Act
affords EPA a 45-day period to review
and, as appropriate, to object to
operating permits proposed by state
permitting authorities under title V of
the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7661–7661f. Section
505(b)(2) of the Act and 40 CFR 70.8(d)
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EPA Administrator to object to a title V
operating permit within 60 days after
the expiration of EPA’s 45-day review
period if EPA has not objected on its
own initiative. Petitions must be based
only on objections to the permit that
were raised with reasonable specificity
during the public comment period
provided by the state, unless the
petitioner demonstrates that it was
impracticable to raise these issues
during the comment period or the
grounds for the issues arose after this
period.
Petitioner submitted a petition on
August 17, 2006, requesting that EPA
object to a state title V operating permit
issued by KDAQ to Spurlock Station.
Petitioner alleges that the permit is
inconsistent with the Act for the
following reasons: (1) The permit does
not specify whether continuous opacity
monitoring data will be available (as
credible evidence) to prove a violation
of the opacity standard for Unit 1; (2)
the permit does not include a heat rate
input limit for Unit 2; (3) the permit
does not contain a compliance schedule
for bringing Unit 2 into compliance with
prevention of significant deterioration
requirements; (4) the permit improperly
omits an applicable requirement to
construct and operate Unit 3 consistent
with and in accordance to the
specifications provided in its permit
application; (5) the permit contains
erroneous best available control
technology (BACT) limits at Unit 3 for
several pollutants; (6) the permit
contains unenforceable limits related to
particulate matter and hazardous air
pollutant emissions from Unit 3; and (7)
the permit contains erroneous BACT
limits for Unit 4.
On August 30, 2007, the
Administrator issued an Order partially
granting and partially denying the
petition. The Order explains EPA’s
rationale for granting the petition with
respect to Issue 2 (heat rate input limit)
and Issue 7 (concerning the BACT
determination for sulphur dioxide and
low sulfur coal at Unit 4). The Order
also provides the basis for denying the
petition with respect to: Issue 1
(whether continuous opacity monitoring
data will be available as credible
evidence); Issue 3 (compliance schedule
for Unit 2); Issue 4 (omission of an
applicable requirement to construct and
operate Unit 3); Issue 5 (BACT limits for
several pollutants at Unit 3); Issue 6
(unenforceable limits related to
particulate matter and hazardous air
pollutants from Unit 3); and Issue 7
(concerning the BACT determination for
sulfur dioxide and coal washing,
particulate matter, mercury and
beryllium, and consideration of
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technology at Unit 4).
Dated: September 25, 2007.
J.I. Palmer, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff
Office; Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide
Review Panel; Request for
Nominations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA or Agency)
Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff
Office is announcing the formation of
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide
Review Panel (or Panel). The Panel will
provide advice to the EPA
Administrator regarding the primary
national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS) for carbon monoxide (CO).
The SAB is hereby soliciting
nominations of technical experts for
Panel membership.
DATES: New nominations should be
submitted by November 2, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing further
information regarding this Request for
Nominations may contact Ms. Kyndall
Barry, Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/
voice mail: (202) 343–9868; fax: (202)
233–0643; or e-mail at:
barry.kyndall@epa.gov. General
information concerning the CASAC or
the EPA Science Advisory Board can be
found on the EPA Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) was
established under section 109(d)(2) of
the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) (42
U.S.C. 7409) as an independent
scientific advisory committee. The
CASAC provides advice, information
and recommendations on the scientific
and technical aspects of air quality
criteria and national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) under sections 108
and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is a
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Federal advisory committee chartered
under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
Section 109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) requires that EPA carry out a
periodic review and revision, as
appropriate, of the air quality criteria
and the NAAQS for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air
pollutants, including CO. The current
primary NAAQS for CO was first
promulgated in 1971 and retained in
1985 and 1994. EPA is currently
preparing to update and revise, where
appropriate, the air quality criteria for
CO. Information on the Agency’s plans
to prepare an Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) as part of the review
of the NAAQS for CO is contained in a
recent Federal Register notice
published on September 13, 2007 (72 FR
52369–52371).
This Federal Register notice
solicitation is seeking nominations for
additional, subject-matter experts to
augment the chartered CASAC. The
Panel will review EPA’s scientific,
technical, and policy assessments that
form the basis for the Agency’s review
of the NAAQS for carbon monoxide.
The Panel will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate
EPA and SAB Staff Office procedural
policies.
Expertise Sought: In response to the
Agency’s request, the SAB Staff Office is
soliciting nominees who are nationallyrecognized experts regarding carbon
monoxide in one or more of the
following disciplines:
(1) Atmospheric Science. Expertise in
physical/chemical properties of carbon
monoxide and atmospheric processes
involved in the formation, transport on
urban to global scales, transformation
and fate of this pollutant in the
atmosphere, and movement of the
pollutant between media through
deposition and other mechanisms. Also,
expertise in the evaluation of natural
and anthropogenic sources and
emissions of carbon monoxide,
pertinent monitoring or measurement
methods for this pollutant, and spatial
and temporal trends in the atmospheric
concentrations.
(2) Exposure Modeling. Expertise in
measuring human population exposure
to carbon monoxide and/or in modeling
human exposure from ambient and
indoor sources.
(3) Risk Assessment Modeling.
Expertise in human health risk analysis
modeling for carbon monoxide related
to cardiovascular and other non-cancer
health effects.
(4) Dosimetry. Expertise in evaluation
of the dosimetry of animal and human
subjects, including identification of
factors determining differential patterns
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of inhalation and/or deposition/uptake
in respiratory tract regions that may
contribute to differential susceptibility
of human population subgroups and
animal-to-human dosimetry
extrapolations.
(5) Toxicology. Expertise in
evaluation of experimental laboratory
animal studies and in vitro studies of
the effects of carbon monoxide on cells,
tissues and organ systems.
(6) Controlled Human Exposure.
Expertise in evaluation of controlled
human exposure studies of the effects of
carbon monoxide on healthy
individuals as well as those with preexisting cardiopulmonary disease.
(7) Epidemiology. Expertise in
epidemiologic evaluation of the effects
of exposures to ambient carbon
monoxide and/or other major air
pollutants (e.g., particulate matter,
ozone) on human population groups,
including mortality and morbidity
effects.
(8) Biostatistics. Biostatistics related
to exposures to ambient carbon
monoxide and/or other major air
pollutants (e.g., particulate matter,
ozone) on human population groups,
including mortality and morbidity
effects and/or health risk analysis.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Any interested person or
organization may nominate qualified
individuals for consideration for
membership on the CO Review Panel in
the areas of expertise described above.
Nominations should be submitted in
electronic format through the SAB Web
site at the following URL: https://
www.epa.gov/sab directly via the
nomination form, the Form for
Nomination to Panel or Committee
Being Formed. Please follow the
instructions for submitting nominations
carefully. To be considered,
nominations should include all of the
information required on the associated
forms. Anyone unable to submit
nominations using the electronic form
and who has any questions concerning
the nomination process may contact Ms.
Kyndall Barry, DFO, as indicated above
in this notice. Nominations should be
submitted in time to arrive no later than
November 2, 2007.
To be considered, all nominations
should include: A current curriculum
vitae (C.V.) which provides the
nominee’s background, qualifications,
research expertise and relevant
publications for service on the Panel;
and a brief biographical sketch
(‘‘biosketch’’). The biosketch should be
no longer than two paragraphs and
should contain the following
information for the nominee:
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(a) Current professional affiliations
and positions held;
(b) Educational background,
especially advanced degrees, including
when and from which institutions these
were granted;
(c) Area(s) of expertise, and research
activities and interests relevant to the
Panel; and
(d) Leadership positions in national
associations or professional publications
or other significant distinctions and
service on other advisory committees or
professional societies, especially those
associated with issues under discussion
in this review.
The Web form will also request
information about sources of recent (i.e.,
within the preceding two years) grant
and/or other contract support, from
government, industry, academia, etc.,
including the topic area of the funded
activity. Please note that even negative
responsive information (e.g., no recent
grant or contract funding) should be
indicated on the biosketch (by ‘‘N/A’’ or
‘‘None’’). Incomplete biosketches will
not be considered. The EPA SAB Staff
Office will acknowledge receipt of
nominations.
The scientific expertise and
credentials of nominees received in
reply to this notice will be reviewed for
demonstrative experience in the
disciplines sought for the CO Review
Panel. Qualified nominees will be
included in a smaller subset (known as
the ‘‘Short List’’). The Short List will be
posted on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab, and will include, for
each candidate, the nominee’s name and
their biosketch. Public comments on the
Short List will be accepted for a
minimum of 21 calendar days. During
this comment period, the public will be
requested to provide relevant
information or other documentation on
nominees that the SAB Staff Office
should consider in evaluating
candidates. Panel members will be
selected from the Short List.
For the EPA SAB Staff Office, a
balanced subcommittee or review panel
includes candidates who possess the
necessary domains of knowledge, the
relevant scientific perspectives (which,
among other factors, can be influenced
by work history and affiliation), and the
collective breadth of experience to
adequately address the charge. In
establishing the final CO Review Panel,
the SAB Staff Office will consider
public responses to the Short List,
information provided by candidates,
and background information
independently-gathered by the SAB
Staff Office on each candidate (e.g.,
financial disclosure information, and
computer searches to evaluate a
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nominee’s prior involvement with the
topic under review). Specific criteria to
be used in evaluating Short List
candidates for Panel membership
include: (a) Scientific and/or technical
expertise, knowledge, and experience
(primary factors); (b) availability and
willingness to serve; (c) absence of
financial conflicts of interest; (d)
absence of an appearance of a lack of
impartiality; and (e) skills working on
committees, subcommittees and
advisory panels; and, for the Panel as a
whole, (f) diversity of, and balance
among, scientific expertise, viewpoints,
etc.
Prospective candidates will also be
required to fill-out 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 Government officials to
determine whether there is a statutory
conflict between that person’s public
responsibilities (which includes
membership on an EPA Federal
advisory committee) 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 from
the following URL address: https://
www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110–
48.pdf.
The approved policy under which the
EPA SAB Office selects subcommittees
and review panels is described in the
following document: Overview of the
Panel Formation Process at the
Environmental Protection Agency
Science Advisory Board (EPA–SAB–EC–
02–010), which is posted on the SAB
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab/
pdf/ec02010.pdf.
Dated: October 5, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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Environmental Impact Statements and
Regulations; Availability of EPA
Comments
Availability of EPA comments
prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section
309 of the Clean Air Act and section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
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copies of EPA comments can be directed
to the Office of Federal Activities at
202–564–7167.
An explanation of the ratings assigned
to draft environmental impact
statements (EISs) was published in FR
dated April 6, 2007 (72 FR 17156).
discussion of mitigation measures. EPA
also requests additional analysis of
impacts to wetland resources and the
potential for secondary development
impacts associated with the
commercial/industrial development that
the project is intended to catalyze.
Draft EISs
Rating EO2
EIS No. 20070331, ERP No. D–IBW–
G36112–TX, PROGRAMMATIC—Rio
Grande Flood Control Projects,
Proposing a Range of Alternatives for
Maintenances Activities and Future
Improvements, along the TexasMexico Border.
EIS No. 20070277, ERP No. D–CGD–
E02013–AL, Bienville Offshore
Energy Terminal Deepwater Port
License Application, Proposes to
Construct and Operate a Liquefied
Natural Gas Receiving and
Degasification Facility, Outer
Continental Shelf of the Gulf of
Mexico, South of Fort Morgan, AL
Summary
EPA expressed environmental
objections to the open loop regasification system due to immediate
and cumulative adverse impacts to
waters and habitat. EPA recommends
that the final EIS explore ways to
incorporate the identified closed-loop
submerged combustion vaporization
and to further consider ambient air
technology for re-heating the imported
gas.
Rating
EO2
EIS No. 20070291, ERP No. D–APH–
A84031–00, PROGRAMMATIC—
Introduction of Genetically
Engineered (GE) Organisms, To
Address Current and Future
Technological Trends Resulting GE
Plants, Implementation
Summary
EPA expressed environmental
concerns about the proposed
alternatives on issues related to GE
organism Regulation, Permit Conditions,
Interstate Movement and Shipping
Standards. EPA requested additional
information, data and analysis in the
Final PEIS on the proposed alternatives
for these issues.
Rating
EC2
EIS No. 20070317, ERP No. D–FHW–
B40099–NH, I–93 Exit 4A Interchange
Study Derry-Londonderry Project, To
Reduce Traffic Congestion Improve
Safety for Public and Promote
Economic Vitality, Rockingham
County, NH
Summary
EPA expressed environmental
objections to the proposed project due
to its high potential to violate water
quality standards. EPA requests
additional stormwater analysis
necessary to more fully describe
potential impacts and to facilitate a
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Summary
EPA expressed environmental
concerns about air quality impacts.
Rating EC2
EIS No. 20070351, ERP No. D–NSF–
A12045–00, PROGRAMMATIC—
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program—
United States Implementing
Organizations Participation in the
Development of Scientific Ocean
Drilling, IODP–USIO.
Summary
EPA has no objections to the proposed
action.
Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20070325, ERP No. F–NRC–
B06006–MA, Generic—License
Renewal of Nuclear Plants,
Supplement 29 to NUREG–1437,
Regarding the License Renewal of
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Cape
Cod Bay, Town of Plymouth,
Plymouth County, MA.
Summary
EPA expressed environmental
concerns about the effectiveness of
various mitigation measures to address
adverse impacts from continued
operation of Pilgrim over the relicensing
period. EPA also continues to believe
that more detailed information should
be provided to describe the impacts of
relicensing, to examine alternative
operating modes, technologies, and
mitigation measures.
EIS No. 20070335, ERP No. F–NRC–
B06007–VT, Generic—License
Renewal of Nuclear Plants,
Supplement 30 to NUREG1437,
Regarding Vermont Yankee Nuclear
Power Station, Vernon, VT
Summary
EPA continues to express concerns
about entrainment and impingement of
fish and other aquatic organisms and
impact from thermal discharge.
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Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel; Request for
Nominations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency)
Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing the formation
of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide
Review Panel (or Panel). The Panel will provide advice to the EPA
Administrator regarding the primary national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) for carbon monoxide (CO). The SAB is hereby
soliciting nominations of technical experts for Panel membership.
DATES: New nominations should be submitted by November 2, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Request for Nominations may contact
Ms. Kyndall Barry, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice
mail: (202) 343-9868; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at:
barry.kyndall@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC or the
EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) was
established under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act)
(42 U.S.C. 7409) as an independent scientific advisory committee. The
CASAC provides advice, information and recommendations on the
scientific and technical aspects of air quality criteria and national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) under sections 108 and 109 of the
Act. The CASAC is a
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Federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
Section 109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires that EPA
carry out a periodic review and revision, as appropriate, of the air
quality criteria and the NAAQS for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants,
including CO. The current primary NAAQS for CO was first promulgated in
1971 and retained in 1985 and 1994. EPA is currently preparing to
update and revise, where appropriate, the air quality criteria for CO.
Information on the Agency's plans to prepare an Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the NAAQS for CO is contained
in a recent Federal Register notice published on September 13, 2007 (72
FR 52369-52371).
This Federal Register notice solicitation is seeking nominations
for additional, subject-matter experts to augment the chartered CASAC.
The Panel will review EPA's scientific, technical, and policy
assessments that form the basis for the Agency's review of the NAAQS
for carbon monoxide. The Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate EPA and SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Expertise Sought: In response to the Agency's request, the SAB
Staff Office is soliciting nominees who are nationally-recognized
experts regarding carbon monoxide in one or more of the following
disciplines:
(1) Atmospheric Science. Expertise in physical/chemical properties
of carbon monoxide and atmospheric processes involved in the formation,
transport on urban to global scales, transformation and fate of this
pollutant in the atmosphere, and movement of the pollutant between
media through deposition and other mechanisms. Also, expertise in the
evaluation of natural and anthropogenic sources and emissions of carbon
monoxide, pertinent monitoring or measurement methods for this
pollutant, and spatial and temporal trends in the atmospheric
concentrations.
(2) Exposure Modeling. Expertise in measuring human population
exposure to carbon monoxide and/or in modeling human exposure from
ambient and indoor sources.
(3) Risk Assessment Modeling. Expertise in human health risk
analysis modeling for carbon monoxide related to cardiovascular and
other non-cancer health effects.
(4) Dosimetry. Expertise in evaluation of the dosimetry of animal
and human subjects, including identification of factors determining
differential patterns of inhalation and/or deposition/uptake in
respiratory tract regions that may contribute to differential
susceptibility of human population subgroups and animal-to-human
dosimetry extrapolations.
(5) Toxicology. Expertise in evaluation of experimental laboratory
animal studies and in vitro studies of the effects of carbon monoxide
on cells, tissues and organ systems.
(6) Controlled Human Exposure. Expertise in evaluation of
controlled human exposure studies of the effects of carbon monoxide on
healthy individuals as well as those with pre-existing cardiopulmonary
disease.
(7) Epidemiology. Expertise in epidemiologic evaluation of the
effects of exposures to ambient carbon monoxide and/or other major air
pollutants (e.g., particulate matter, ozone) on human population
groups, including mortality and morbidity effects.
(8) Biostatistics. Biostatistics related to exposures to ambient
carbon monoxide and/or other major air pollutants (e.g., particulate
matter, ozone) on human population groups, including mortality and
morbidity effects and/or health risk analysis.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested
person or organization may nominate qualified individuals for
consideration for membership on the CO Review Panel in the areas of
expertise described above. Nominations should be submitted in
electronic format through the SAB Web site at the following URL: http:/
/www.epa.gov/sab directly via the nomination form, the Form for
Nomination to Panel or Committee Being Formed. Please follow the
instructions for submitting nominations carefully. To be considered,
nominations should include all of the information required on the
associated forms. Anyone unable to submit nominations using the
electronic form and who has any questions concerning the nomination
process may contact Ms. Kyndall Barry, DFO, as indicated above in this
notice. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than
November 2, 2007.
To be considered, all nominations should include: A current
curriculum vitae (C.V.) which provides the nominee's background,
qualifications, research expertise and relevant publications for
service on the Panel; and a brief biographical sketch (``biosketch'').
The biosketch should be no longer than two paragraphs and should
contain the following information for the nominee:
(a) Current professional affiliations and positions held;
(b) Educational background, especially advanced degrees, including
when and from which institutions these were granted;
(c) Area(s) of expertise, and research activities and interests
relevant to the Panel; and
(d) Leadership positions in national associations or professional
publications or other significant distinctions and service on other
advisory committees or professional societies, especially those
associated with issues under discussion in this review.
The Web form will also request information about sources of recent
(i.e., within the preceding two years) grant and/or other contract
support, from government, industry, academia, etc., including the topic
area of the funded activity. Please note that even negative responsive
information (e.g., no recent grant or contract funding) should be
indicated on the biosketch (by ``N/A'' or ``None''). Incomplete
biosketches will not be considered. The EPA SAB Staff Office will
acknowledge receipt of nominations.
The scientific expertise and credentials of nominees received in
reply to this notice will be reviewed for demonstrative experience in
the disciplines sought for the CO Review Panel. Qualified nominees will
be included in a smaller subset (known as the ``Short List''). The
Short List will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/
sab, and will include, for each candidate, the nominee's name and their
biosketch. Public comments on the Short List will be accepted for a
minimum of 21 calendar days. During this comment period, the public
will be requested to provide relevant information or other
documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff Office should consider in
evaluating candidates. Panel members will be selected from the Short
List.
For the EPA SAB Staff Office, a balanced subcommittee or review
panel includes candidates who possess the necessary domains of
knowledge, the relevant scientific perspectives (which, among other
factors, can be influenced by work history and affiliation), and the
collective breadth of experience to adequately address the charge. In
establishing the final CO Review Panel, the SAB Staff Office will
consider public responses to the Short List, information provided by
candidates, and background information independently-gathered by the
SAB Staff Office on each candidate (e.g., financial disclosure
information, and computer searches to evaluate a
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nominee's prior involvement with the topic under review). Specific
criteria to be used in evaluating Short List candidates for Panel
membership include: (a) Scientific and/or technical expertise,
knowledge, and experience (primary factors); (b) availability and
willingness to serve; (c) absence of financial conflicts of interest;
(d) absence of an appearance of a lack of impartiality; and (e) skills
working on committees, subcommittees and advisory panels; and, for the
Panel as a whole, (f) diversity of, and balance among, scientific
expertise, viewpoints, etc.
Prospective candidates will also be required to fill-out 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 Government officials to determine whether there is a
statutory conflict between that person's public responsibilities (which
includes membership on an EPA Federal advisory committee) 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
from the following URL address: https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110-
48.pdf.
The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects
subcommittees and review panels is described in the following document:
Overview of the Panel Formation Process at the Environmental Protection
Agency Science Advisory Board (EPA-SAB-EC-02-010), which is posted on
the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/ec02010.pdf.
Dated: October 5, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-20146 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am]
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