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Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
6,119,259.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$452,688,716, includes $240,118,273
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 604,910 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease is primarily
attributable to the use of updated system
inventories and entry points per system
to calculate monitoring costs.
Dated: June 20, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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Clean Water Act Section 303(d):
Availability of List Decisions
AGENCY:
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Agency.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s final action
identifying water quality limited
segments and associated pollutants in
Arkansas to be listed pursuant to Clean
Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d), and
request for public comment. Section
303(d) requires that states submit and
EPA approve or disapprove lists of
waters for which existing technologybased pollution controls are not
stringent enough to attain or maintain
state water quality standards and for
which total maximum daily loads
(TMDLs) must be prepared.
On June 18, 2008, EPA partially
approved and partially disapproved
Arkansas’ 2008 303(d) submittal.
Specifically, EPA approved Arkansas’
listing of 369 water body-pollutant
combinations, and associated priority
rankings. EPA took neither an approval
or disapproval action on 34 waters
listed for beryllium and twenty (20)
water body pollutant pairs that appear
to have been listed in error. EPA
disapproved Arkansas’ decisions not to
list 73 water body-pollutant
combinations. EPA identified these
additional water body pollutantcombinations along with priority
rankings for inclusion on the 2008
Section 303(d) List.
EPA is providing the public the
opportunity to review its final decisions
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303(d) List, as required by EPA’s Public
Participation regulations (40 CFR Part
25). EPA will consider public comments
and if necessary amend its final action
on the additional water body pollutantcombinations identified for inclusion on
Arkansas’ Final 2008 Section 303(d)
List.
Comments must be submitted in
writing to EPA on or before July 28,
2008.
DATES:
Comments on the decisions
should be sent to Diane Smith,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Water Quality Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX
75202–2733, telephone (214) 665–2145,
facsimile (214) 665–7373, or e-mail:
smith.diane@epa.gov. Oral comments
will not be considered. Copies of the
documents which explain the rationale
for EPA’s decisions and a list of the 73
water quality limited segments for
which EPA disapproved Arkansas’
decision not to list can be obtained at
EPA Region 6’s Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/region06/6wq/npdes/
tmdl.htm, or by writing or calling Ms.
Smith at the above address. Underlying
documents from the administrative
record for these decisions are available
for public inspection at the above
address. Please contact Ms. Smith to
schedule an inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
303(d) of the CWA requires that each
state identify those waters for which
existing technology-based pollution
controls are not stringent enough to
attain or maintain state water quality
standards. For those waters, states are
required to establish TMDLs according
to a priority ranking.
EPA’s Water Quality Planning and
Management regulations include
requirements related to the
implementation of Section 303(d) of the
CWA (40 CFR 130.7). The regulations
require states to identify water quality
limited waters still requiring TMDLs
every two years. The list of waters still
needing TMDLs must also include
priority rankings and must identify the
waters targeted for TMDL development
during the next two years (40 CFR
130.7).
Consistent with EPA’s regulations,
Arkansas submitted to EPA its listing
decisions under Section 303(d) on April
1, 2008. On June 18, 2008, EPA
approved Arkansas’ listing of 369 water
body-pollutant combinations and
associated priority rankings. EPA took
neither an approval or disapproval
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action on 34 waters listed for beryllium
and twenty (20) water body pollutant
pairs that appear to have been listed in
error. EPA disapproved Arkansas’
decisions not to list 73 water bodypollutant combinations. EPA identified
these additional water body pollutantcombinations along with priority
rankings for inclusion on the 2008
Section 303(d) List. EPA solicits public
comment on its identification of 73
additional water body-pollutant
combinations for inclusion on Arkansas’
2008 Section 303(d) List.
Dated: June 18, 2008.
Miguel I Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division,
Region 6.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC); Ozone 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) Review Panel for
ambient ozone. The SAB Staff Office is
soliciting public nominations for this
Panel.
DATES: New nominations should be
submitted by July 17, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing further
information regarding this Request for
Nominations may contact Mr. Fred
Butterfield, CASAC 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–
9994; fax: 202–233–0643; or e-mail at
butterfield.fred@epa.gov. General
information concerning the CASAC can
be found on the EPA Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/casac.
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. CASAC
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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
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 ambient ozone.
With the release of the Final Rule for
Ozone NAAQS on March 12, 2008, and
its subsequent publication in the
Federal Register (73 FR 16436) on
March 27, 2008, the Agency has
completed its most recent review of the
NAAQS for ozone, pursuant to sections
108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC’s
Ozone Review Panel for that three-year
review was formed in April 2005. The
Ozone Panel last met on March 28,
2008, to offer its additional, unsolicited
advice to the Agency on the Final Rule
for the Ozone NAAQS. The CASAC’s
letter to the EPA Administrator from
that teleconference meeting (EPA–
CASAC–08–009, dated April 7, 2008) is
posted on the CASAC’s Web Site at
https://www.epa.gov/casac.
This Federal Register notice
solicitation is seeking nominations for
subject matter experts to serve on the
CASAC Ozone Review Panel for the
next review cycle of the Ozone NAAQS
that begins in fiscal year (FY) 2009. The
Panel will be charged with reviewing
EPA’s science and policy assessments
that form the basis for updating the
NAAQS for ozone, and will comply
with the provisions of FACA and all
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural
policies.
Nominator’s Assessment of Expertise:
The SAB Staff Office requests nominees
for the CASAC Ozone Review Panel
who are nationally-recognized experts
in one or more of the following
disciplines: (a) Atmospheric Sciences.
Expertise in: (1) Physical and chemical
properties of ozone and other
photochemical oxidants and their
precursor substances; (2) atmospheric
processes involved in the formation,
transport, and degradation of ozone and
other photochemical oxidants in the
atmosphere, including interaction with
global climate and stratospheric ozone;
(3) evaluation of natural and
anthropogenic sources and emissions of
precursors of tropospheric ozone and
other photochemical oxidants; (4)
monitoring and measurement of ozone
and other photochemical oxidants; and
(5) and spatial and temporal trends in
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atmospheric concentrations of ozone
and other photochemical oxidants.
(b) Exposure Modeling and
Assessment. Expertise in measuring
human population exposure to ozone
and/or in modeling human exposure to
ambient and indoor pollutants. (c)
Dosimetry. Expertise in measuring and/
or estimating tissue doses of reactive
gases in human and animal populations.
(d) Toxicology. Expertise in evaluation
of experimental toxicological effects and
mechanisms of action of ozone and/or
other photochemical oxidants in animal
studies. (e) Controlled Human Exposure.
Expertise in evaluation of controlled
human exposure studies and/or ex vivo
investigations of the effects of ozone
and/or other photochemical oxidants on
healthy and compromised human adults
and children. (f) Epidemiology.
Expertise in evaluation of the effects of
exposures to ambient ozone and/or
other major ambient air co-pollutants on
human population groups. (g) Risk
Assessment and Biostatistics. Expertise
in quantitative human health risk
assessment and uncertainty analysis. (h)
Ecological Effects. Expertise in
evaluation of the effects of ozone on
vegetation, terrestrial species and
populations, and ecological risk
assessment. (i) Ecological Resource
Valuation. Expertise in valuation and
benefits assessment approaches and
models of ecological resource and other
welfare effects.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Any interested person or
organization may nominate qualified
individuals to add expertise to the
CASAC Ozone Review Panel in the
areas of expertise described above.
Nominations should be submitted in
electronic format through the CASAC
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac
through the link for ‘‘Public Nomination
of Experts’’ on the blue navigation bar.
Please follow the instructions for
submitting nominations carefully. To be
considered, nominations should include
all of the information requested. Anyone
unable to submit nominations using the
electronic form and who has any
questions concerning the nomination
process may contact Mr. Fred
Butterfield, CASAC DFO, as indicated
above in this notice. Nominations
should be submitted in time to arrive no
later than July 17, 2008.
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 one page and should
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contain the following information for
the nominee: current position,
educational background, areas of
expertise and research activities related
to the panel activities, service on
advisory committees not supported by
the SAB Staff Office, and involvement
professional societies.
The EPA SAB Staff Office will post
the biosketches of qualified nominees
for public comments on the CASAC
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac
and will include, for each candidate, the
nominee’s name and their biosketch.
Public comments on this ‘‘Short List’’ of
candidates will be accepted for a
minimum of 21 calendar 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.
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 CASAC Ozone
Review Panel, the SAB Staff Office will
consider public comments on the ‘‘Short
List’’ of candidates, information
provided by the candidates themselves,
and background information
independently gathered by the SAB
Staff Office. Specific criteria to be used
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 in committees,
subcommittees and advisory panels;
and, for the Panel as a whole, (f)
diversity of, and balance among,
scientific expertise, viewpoints, etc.
The SAB Staff Office’s evaluation of
an absence of financial conflicts of
interest will include a review of 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
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may be viewed and downloaded from
the following SAB Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
WebSABSO/Form3110-48/$File/
epaform3110-48.pdf.
The approved policy under which the
EPA SAB Office selects subcommittees
and review panels is described on the
‘‘Overview of the Panel Formation
Process’’ page on the SAB Web site at
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/WebSABSO/
OverviewPanelForm?OpenDocument.
Dated: June 19, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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Draft Toxicological Review of
Tetrachloroethylene
(Perchloroethylene): In Support of
Summary Information on the
Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 90-day
public comment period for the draft
document entitled, ‘‘Toxicological
Review of Tetrachloroethylene
(Perchloroethylene): In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ (EPA/
635/R–08/011A). The document was
prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within EPA’s Office of Research and
Development. The draft
tetrachloroethylene health assessment
addresses both potential cancer and
non-cancer human health effects that
may result from chronic exposure to
tetrachloroethylene.
Tetrachloroethylene, commonly referred
to as ‘‘perc’’, is a solvent widely used in
the dry cleaning of clothes and as a
metal degreaser.
EPA intends to consider comments
and recommendations from the public
and the expert panel meeting, which
will be announced at a later date, when
EPA finalizes the draft document. The
public comment period will provide
opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document. EPA intends
to forward public comments, submitted
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in accordance with this notice, to the
external peer-review panel prior to the
peer review meeting for their
consideration.
EPA is releasing this draft document
solely for the purpose of predissemination peer review under
applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been
formally disseminated by EPA. It does
not represent and should not be
construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination. EPA will
consider any public comments
submitted in accordance with this
notice when revising the document.
The draft document is available via
the Internet on NCEA’s homepage under
the Recent Additions and the Data and
Publications menus at https://
www.epa.gov/ncea.
DATES: The 90-day public comment
period begins June 26, 2008, and ends
September 24, 2008. Technical
comments should be in writing and
must be received by EPA by September
24, 2008. EPA intends to submit
comments from the public received by
this date for consideration by the
external peer review panel.
The draft tetrachloroethylene
assessment will be independently peer
reviewed by an expert panel convened
by The National Academies’ Board on
Environmental Studies and Toxicology
(BEST). Information on the first meeting
of the BEST tetrachloroethylene panel,
expected to be held in late fall 2008,
will be posted on The National
Academies’ Web site at https://
www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/
projectview.aspx?key=48697. Note that
due to the need to provide the public
comments to the peer review panel one
month prior to their first meeting, an
extension of the public comment
beyond the 90 days provided will not be
possible. EPA has lengthened the
comment period for tetrachloroethylene
beyond the usual 60 days allotted for
IRIS assessments because of the
expected high interest in this draft
assessment.
ADDRESSES: The draft ‘‘Toxicological
Review of Tetrachloroethylene
(Perchloroethylene): In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ is
available primarily via the Internet on
NCEA’s home page under the Recent
Additions and the Data and Publications
menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. A
limited number of paper copies are
available by contacting the Information
Management Team, NCEA; telephone:
703–347–8561; facsimile: 703–347–
8691. If you are requesting a paper copy,
please provide your name, your mailing
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address, and the document title,
‘‘Toxicological Review of
Tetrachloroethylene
(Perchloroethylene): In Support of
Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS).’’
Comments may be submitted
electronically via https://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier.
Please follow the detailed instructions
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of
Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile:
202–566–1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
For technical information on the draft
assessment, contact the Information
Management Team by (phone: 703–347–
8561; fax: 703–347–8691; or e-mail:
nceadc.comment@epa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Summary Information About the
Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
IRIS is a database that contains
potential adverse human health effects
information that may result from
chronic (or lifetime) exposure to specific
chemical substances found in the
environment. The database (available on
the Internet at https://www.epa.gov/iris)
contains qualitative and quantitative
health effects information for more than
540 chemical substances that may be
used to support the first two steps
(hazard identification and doseresponse evaluation) of the risk
assessment process. When supported by
available data, the database provides
oral reference doses (RfDs) and
inhalation reference concentrations
(RfCs) for chronic non-cancer health
effects, and oral slope factors and
inhalation unit risks for carcinogenic
effects. Combined with exposure
information, government and private
entities use IRIS to help characterize the
public health risks of chemical
substances and thereby support risk
management decisions designed to
protect public health.
II. How to Submit Technical Comments
to the Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov
Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD 2008–
0461, by one of the following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
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Advisory Committee (CASAC); Ozone 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) Review Panel for
ambient ozone. The SAB Staff Office is soliciting public nominations
for this Panel.
DATES: New nominations should be submitted by July 17, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Request for Nominations may contact
Mr. Fred Butterfield, CASAC 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: 202-343-9994; fax: 202-233-0643; or e-mail at
butterfield.fred@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can
be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac.
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. CASAC
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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 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 ambient ozone. With the release of the Final Rule for Ozone
NAAQS on March 12, 2008, and its subsequent publication in the Federal
Register (73 FR 16436) on March 27, 2008, the Agency has completed its
most recent review of the NAAQS for ozone, pursuant to sections 108 and
109 of the Act. The CASAC's Ozone Review Panel for that three-year
review was formed in April 2005. The Ozone Panel last met on March 28,
2008, to offer its additional, unsolicited advice to the Agency on the
Final Rule for the Ozone NAAQS. The CASAC's letter to the EPA
Administrator from that teleconference meeting (EPA-CASAC-08-009, dated
April 7, 2008) is posted on the CASAC's Web Site at https://www.epa.gov/
casac.
This Federal Register notice solicitation is seeking nominations
for subject matter experts to serve on the CASAC Ozone Review Panel for
the next review cycle of the Ozone NAAQS that begins in fiscal year
(FY) 2009. The Panel will be charged with reviewing EPA's science and
policy assessments that form the basis for updating the NAAQS for
ozone, and will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate
SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Nominator's Assessment of Expertise: The SAB Staff Office requests
nominees for the CASAC Ozone Review Panel who are nationally-recognized
experts in one or more of the following disciplines: (a) Atmospheric
Sciences. Expertise in: (1) Physical and chemical properties of ozone
and other photochemical oxidants and their precursor substances; (2)
atmospheric processes involved in the formation, transport, and
degradation of ozone and other photochemical oxidants in the
atmosphere, including interaction with global climate and stratospheric
ozone; (3) evaluation of natural and anthropogenic sources and
emissions of precursors of tropospheric ozone and other photochemical
oxidants; (4) monitoring and measurement of ozone and other
photochemical oxidants; and (5) and spatial and temporal trends in
atmospheric concentrations of ozone and other photochemical oxidants.
(b) Exposure Modeling and Assessment. Expertise in measuring human
population exposure to ozone and/or in modeling human exposure to
ambient and indoor pollutants. (c) Dosimetry. Expertise in measuring
and/or estimating tissue doses of reactive gases in human and animal
populations. (d) Toxicology. Expertise in evaluation of experimental
toxicological effects and mechanisms of action of ozone and/or other
photochemical oxidants in animal studies. (e) Controlled Human
Exposure. Expertise in evaluation of controlled human exposure studies
and/or ex vivo investigations of the effects of ozone and/or other
photochemical oxidants on healthy and compromised human adults and
children. (f) Epidemiology. Expertise in evaluation of the effects of
exposures to ambient ozone and/or other major ambient air co-pollutants
on human population groups. (g) Risk Assessment and Biostatistics.
Expertise in quantitative human health risk assessment and uncertainty
analysis. (h) Ecological Effects. Expertise in evaluation of the
effects of ozone on vegetation, terrestrial species and populations,
and ecological risk assessment. (i) Ecological Resource Valuation.
Expertise in valuation and benefits assessment approaches and models of
ecological resource and other welfare effects.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested
person or organization may nominate qualified individuals to add
expertise to the CASAC Ozone Review Panel in the areas of expertise
described above. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format
through the CASAC Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac through the link
for ``Public Nomination of Experts'' on the blue navigation bar. Please
follow the instructions for submitting nominations carefully. To be
considered, nominations should include all of the information
requested. Anyone unable to submit nominations using the electronic
form and who has any questions concerning the nomination process may
contact Mr. Fred Butterfield, CASAC DFO, as indicated above in this
notice. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than
July 17, 2008.
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 one page and should contain the
following information for the nominee: current position, educational
background, areas of expertise and research activities related to the
panel activities, service on advisory committees not supported by the
SAB Staff Office, and involvement professional societies.
The EPA SAB Staff Office will post the biosketches of qualified
nominees for public comments on the CASAC Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/casac and will include, for each candidate, the nominee's
name and their biosketch. Public comments on this ``Short List'' of
candidates will be accepted for a minimum of 21 calendar 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.
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 CASAC Ozone Review Panel, the SAB Staff Office
will consider public comments on the ``Short List'' of candidates,
information provided by the candidates themselves, and background
information independently gathered by the SAB Staff Office. Specific
criteria to be used 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 in committees, subcommittees and
advisory panels; and, for the Panel as a whole, (f) diversity of, and
balance among, scientific expertise, viewpoints, etc.
The SAB Staff Office's evaluation of an absence of financial
conflicts of interest will include a review of 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
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may be viewed and downloaded from the following SAB Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebSABSO/Form3110-48/$File/
epaform3110-48.pdf.
The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects
subcommittees and review panels is described on the ``Overview of the
Panel Formation Process'' page on the SAB Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebSABSO/
OverviewPanelForm?OpenDocument.
Dated: June 19, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-14511 Filed 6-25-08; 8:45 am]
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