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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8788–1]
Notice of an Underground Injection
Control Program Meeting To Discuss
Innovative Ideas for Aquifer Storage
and Recovery
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of a meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Underground Injection
Control Program will be hosting a
meeting to discuss innovative ideas for
Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)
operations that would prevent
endangerment of underground sources
of drinking water. While ASR may be a
valuable tool to support public drinking
water supplies, EPA or States with
primary enforcement responsibility
regulate underground injection
activities to protect underground
sources of drinking water pursuant to
the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA is
assembling an interdisciplinary group of
experts to generate ideas regarding the
use of ASR technology in a manner that
will prevent endangerment of drinking
water resources. EPA requests those
interested in attending to register at
https://www.horsleywitten.com/EPA–
ASR.
DATES: The ASR Expert Meeting will be
held on May 5–6, 2009. The meeting
will be two (2) half days (May 5, 1 p.m.–
5 p.m., May 6, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.).
Registration must be received by April
30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the 12th floor Huron Conference room at
the EPA Region 5 Office, 77 W. Jackson
Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jyl
Lapachin, Drinking Water Protection
Division, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (4606M), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564–0327; fax
number (202) 564–3756; e-mail address:
lapachin.jyl@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aquifer
storage and recovery (ASR) is the term
used to describe the practice of
underground injection of non-hazardous
water with the intent for later recovery
as a water management tool. While ASR
has the potential to be a valuable tool
for ensuring that drinking water
supplies are available in times when
other sources of drinking water may be
unavailable, the underground injection
and storage of water has sometimes
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resulted in adverse ground water
quality.
EPA or States with primary
enforcement responsibility implement
underground injection control programs
under the Safe Drinking Water Act to
prevent endangerment of underground
sources of drinking water. EPA
recognizes that ASR can be a viable tool
to meet water demands. Therefore, EPA
is holding an expert-level meeting with
an interdisciplinary group of technical
and policy experts from a variety of
sectors such as Federal, State, private
industry, environmental organizations,
academia and public water systems. The
meeting objective is to generate
innovative ideas and individual input
from participants on the storage of water
in aquifers (i.e., underground storage
areas) for later retrieval in a manner that
is protective of underground sources of
drinking water. EPA is seeking
individual input from the meeting
attendees. EPA is not seeking advice,
group recommendations or consensus
on any matters discussed during the
meeting.
The ASR Expert Meeting will begin
with short plenary presentations
designed to provide the participants
with a common knowledge base and
terminology to encourage effective and
productive discussions. The plenary
topics will be broad and address
multiple challenges related to ASR
including: (1) Current ASR practices; (2)
scientific and technical considerations
for ASR; and (3) policy considerations
for ASR. Interactive discussion sessions
will follow the plenary presentation and
provide a forum for attendees to
communicate and develop creative
ideas for protective ASR practices.
Space is limited and EPA expects to
be able to accommodate 30 participants.
EPA will attempt to accommodate
additional registrants as observers. To
encourage productive and creative
discussion, EPA seeks individuals with
significant ASR experience to register
for the meeting. Significant ASR
experience includes: (1) Whether the
individuals have a demonstrated ability
to advance ASR knowledge and
practices through their work, including,
but not limited to, prior presentations at
professional conferences or publishing
research in peer-reviewed media; (2)
whether the individuals have at least
five years of experience performing
ASR-related work in operations, site
characterization, program
implementation, research, or system
design; and (3) whether the individuals
have significant professional experience
in managing, supervising, and leading
ASR-related projects. EPA’s goal is to
create discussion groups consisting of a
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diverse mix of participants with regard
to expertise in ASR-related policy,
science, and current practices, with the
intention of stimulating ideas for
creative and novel approaches to ASR
management and operations while
protecting underground sources of
drinking water.
Interested individuals should register
for the meeting using the form available
at https://www.horsleywitten.com/EPA–
ASR.
Special Accomodations: Any person
needing special accommodations at this
meeting, including wheelchair access,
should contact Jyl Lapachin at the
phone number or e-mail address listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this notice. Requests
for special accommodations should be
made at least five business days in
advance of the public meeting.
Dated: March 26, 2009.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Request for Nominations of Scientists
and Engineers To Augment the
Environmental Engineering Committee
(EEC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting
nominations for scientists and engineers
with expertise and direct experience in
water infrastructure assessment,
rehabilitation, and renewal to augment
expertise on the SAB Environmental
Engineering Committee (EEC).
DATES: Nominations should be
submitted by April 21, 2009 per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Any member
of the public wishing further
information regarding this Notice and
Request for Nominations may contact
Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343–9946;
by fax at (202) 233–0643 or via e-mail
at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science
Advisory Board can be found at the EPA
SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
sab. Any inquiry regarding EPA’s Aging
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Drinking Water and Wastewater
Infrastructure Research Initiative should
be directed to Mr. Thomas Speth of
EPA’s Office of Research and
Development (ORD), at
speth.thomas@epa.gov or (513) 569–
7208.
The SAB
was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to
provide independent scientific and
technical advice to the EPA
Administrator on the technical basis for
Agency positions and regulations. The
SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with
the provisions of FACA and all
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural
policies. The SAB EEC provides
scientific and technical advice to the
EPA Administrator through the
chartered SAB on risk management
technologies to control and prevent
pollution.
In support of EPA’s Sustainable Water
Infrastructure Initiative, EPA’s ORD
initiated a research program in 2007 to
improve and evaluate innovative
technologies and techniques for
reducing the cost and improving the
effectiveness of operations,
maintenance, and replacement of aging
and failing systems for drinking water
and wastewater treatment and
conveyance. The outputs from this
research program are intended to assist
EPA’s program and regional offices to
implement Clean Water Act and Safe
Drinking Water Act requirements; to
help states and tribes meet their
programmatic requirements; and to
assist utilities to more effectively
implement comprehensive management
of drinking water and wastewater
treatment and conveyance systems,
provide reliable service to their
customers, and meet their statutory
requirements. ORD’s 2007 Sustainable
Water Infrastructure Initiative research
plan proposes work relating to
infrastructure condition assessment,
system rehabilitation, infusion of
advanced design and management
concepts, and evaluation of innovative
treatment technologies. ORD requested
that the SAB review and provide advice
on the suitability and appropriateness of
completed, existing and upcoming
projects; the appropriateness of the
funding vehicles; whether additional
projects are needed; and the overall
scope and funding of the initiative. The
SAB EEC, augmented with additional
experts, will conduct the consultation.
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Request for Nominations
There is a need to supplement EEC
expertise with scientists and engineers
having experience and expertise with
water infrastructure assessment,
rehabilitation, and renewal.
Accordingly, the SAB Staff Office is
seeking nominations of nationally and
internationally recognized scientists and
engineers in multidisciplinary fields
such as microbiology, environmental
science, and chemistry; and civil,
environmental, chemical, and
mechanical engineering. We particularly
seek scientists and engineers with
specialized expertise in condition
assessment, system rehabilitation, and
in reducing the cost and improving the
effectiveness of operations,
maintenance, and replacement of aging
and failing drinking water, stormwater,
and wastewater treatment and
conveyance systems. Also, the SAB Staff
Office seeks nominations of individuals
with experience in applying this
expertise towards municipal
infrastructure systems. Qualified
nominees will be considered for serving
on the EEC augmented with additional
expertise to provide advice on EPA’s
Aging Drinking Water and Wastewater
Infrastructure Research Initiative.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Any interested person or
organization may nominate individuals
qualified in the area of science and
engineering as described above to be
considered for appointment on this SAB
Committee. Candidates may also
nominate themselves. Nominations
should be submitted in electronic
format (which is preferred over hard
copy) following the instructions for
‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels
and Ad Hoc Committees Being Formed’’
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 https://www.epa.gov/sab. To
receive full consideration, nominations
should include all of the information
requested, and should be submitted in
time to arrive no later than April 21,
2009.
EPA’s SAB Staff Office requests
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 vitae; sources of recent grant
and/or contract support; and a
biographical sketch of the nominee
indicating current position, educational
background, research activities, and
recent service on other national
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advisory committees or national
professional organizations.
Persons having questions about the
nomination procedures, or who are
unable to submit nominations through
the SAB Web site, should contact Mr.
Edward Hanlon, DFO, at the contact
information provided above in this
notice. Non-electronic submissions
must follow the same format and
contain the same information as the
electronic.
The SAB Staff Office will
acknowledge receipt of the nomination
and inform nominees of the Committee
for which they have been nominated.
From the nominees identified by
respondents to this Federal Register
notice (termed the ‘‘Widecast’’) and
other sources, the SAB Staff Office will
develop a smaller subset (known as the
‘‘Short List’’) for more detailed
consideration. 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
biosketch. Public comments on the
Short List will be accepted for 21
calendar days. During this comment
period, the public will be requested to
provide information, analysis, or other
documentation on nominees that the
SAB Staff Office should consider in
evaluating candidates for the
Committee.
For the SAB, a balanced Committee is
characterized by inclusion of 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. Public
responses to the Short List candidates
will be considered in the selection of
the Committee, along with information
provided by candidates and information
gathered by SAB Staff independently
concerning the background of each
candidate (e.g., financial disclosure
information and computer searches to
evaluate a nominee’s prior involvement
with the topic under review). Specific
criteria to be used in evaluation of an
individual Committee member include:
(a) Scientific and/or technical expertise,
knowledge, and experience (primary
factors); (b) absence of financial
conflicts of interest; (c) scientific
credibility and impartiality; (d)
availability and willingness to serve;
and (e) ability to work constructively
and effectively in committees.
Prospective candidates will be
required to fill-out the ‘‘Confidential
Financial Disclosure Form for Special
Government Employees Serving on
Federal Advisory Committees at the
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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. Ethics
information, including EPA Form 3110–
48, is available on the SAB Web site at
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/Web/
ethics?OpenDocument.
Dated: March 24, 2009.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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Notice of Proposed Administrative
Settlement Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act; U.S. Colloidal Essence Site
EPA’s Region IX offices, located at 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
California 94105.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The proposed Agreement
may be obtained from the EPA Region
9 Superfund Records Center, at 95
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
California 94105 (415) 536–2000.
Comments regarding the proposed
Agreement should be addressed to
Andrew Helmlinger at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(ORC–3), 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, California 94105, and should
reference the U.S. Colloidal Essence Site
Agreement, and Region IX Docket No.
9–2009–08.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Helmlinger, Office of Regional
Counsel, (415) 972–3904, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105.
Dated: March 16, 2009.
Keith A. Takata,
Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. E9–7190 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am]
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank
Holding Companies
In accordance with Section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), as amended, 42 U.S.C.
9622(i), notice is hereby given of a
proposed Administrative Agreement for
Recovery of Past Response Costs
(‘‘Agreement,’’ Region 9 Docket No. 9–
2009–08) pursuant to Section 122(h) of
CERCLA concerning the U.S. Colloidal
Essence Site (the ‘‘Site’’), located in
Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino
County, California. The settling party is
Walton CWCA Goldenwest 70 LLC.
Through the proposed Agreement, the
Respondent will reimburse the United
States $10,000 for response costs
incurred at the Site. The Agreement
provides Respondent with a covenant
not to sue for past response costs at the
Site, and contribution protection. For
thirty (30) days following the date of
publication of this Notice, the Agency
will receive written comments relating
to the proposed Agreement. The
administrative record and the Agency’s
response to any comments received will
be available for public inspection at
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank
holding company. The factors that are
considered in acting on the notices are
set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12
U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The notices are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
also will be available for inspection at
the office of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their
views in writing to the Reserve Bank
indicated for that notice or to the offices
of the Board of Governors. Comments
must be received not later than April 14,
2009.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:
1. David E. Carpenter, Iowa City,
Iowa; and Nancy A. Leahy, individually
and as part of the Leahy Family which
consists of Nancy A. Leahy; Timothy J.
Leahy; Brian J. Leahy; and Evan G.
Leahy; all of Idaho Falls, Idaho; to
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West Liberty, Iowa, and thereby
indirectly acquire voting shares of
Community Bank, Muscatine, Iowa,
Washington Bancorp, and Federation
Bank, both of Washington, Iowa.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, March 25, 2009.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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April 6, 2009.
PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal
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reassignments, and salary actions)
involving individual Federal Reserve
System employees.
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previously announced meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave
Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office
of Board Members at 202–452–2955.
You may
call 202–452–3206 beginning at
approximately 5 p.m. two business days
before the meeting for a recorded
announcement of bank and bank
holding company applications
scheduled for the meeting; or you may
contact the Board’s Web site at https://
www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic
announcement that not only lists
applications, but also indicates
procedural and other information about
the meeting.
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System, March 27, 2009.
Robert deV. Frierson,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of
Scientists and Engineers To Augment the Environmental Engineering
Committee (EEC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting nominations for scientists and engineers with expertise and
direct experience in water infrastructure assessment, rehabilitation,
and renewal to augment expertise on the SAB Environmental Engineering
Committee (EEC).
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by April 21, 2009 per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Any member of the public wishing further
information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may
contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff
Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343-9946; by fax at (202) 233-
0643 or via e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General information
concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab. Any inquiry regarding EPA's Aging
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Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Research Initiative should
be directed to Mr. Thomas Speth of EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD), at speth.thomas@epa.gov or (513) 569-7208.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to
provide independent scientific and technical advice to the EPA
Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and
regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB
Staff Office procedural policies. The SAB EEC provides scientific and
technical advice to the EPA Administrator through the chartered SAB on
risk management technologies to control and prevent pollution.
In support of EPA's Sustainable Water Infrastructure Initiative,
EPA's ORD initiated a research program in 2007 to improve and evaluate
innovative technologies and techniques for reducing the cost and
improving the effectiveness of operations, maintenance, and replacement
of aging and failing systems for drinking water and wastewater
treatment and conveyance. The outputs from this research program are
intended to assist EPA's program and regional offices to implement
Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act requirements; to help
states and tribes meet their programmatic requirements; and to assist
utilities to more effectively implement comprehensive management of
drinking water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems, provide
reliable service to their customers, and meet their statutory
requirements. ORD's 2007 Sustainable Water Infrastructure Initiative
research plan proposes work relating to infrastructure condition
assessment, system rehabilitation, infusion of advanced design and
management concepts, and evaluation of innovative treatment
technologies. ORD requested that the SAB review and provide advice on
the suitability and appropriateness of completed, existing and upcoming
projects; the appropriateness of the funding vehicles; whether
additional projects are needed; and the overall scope and funding of
the initiative. The SAB EEC, augmented with additional experts, will
conduct the consultation.
Request for Nominations
There is a need to supplement EEC expertise with scientists and
engineers having experience and expertise with water infrastructure
assessment, rehabilitation, and renewal. Accordingly, the SAB Staff
Office is seeking nominations of nationally and internationally
recognized scientists and engineers in multidisciplinary fields such as
microbiology, environmental science, and chemistry; and civil,
environmental, chemical, and mechanical engineering. We particularly
seek scientists and engineers with specialized expertise in condition
assessment, system rehabilitation, and in reducing the cost and
improving the effectiveness of operations, maintenance, and replacement
of aging and failing drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater
treatment and conveyance systems. Also, the SAB Staff Office seeks
nominations of individuals with experience in applying this expertise
towards municipal infrastructure systems. Qualified nominees will be
considered for serving on the EEC augmented with additional expertise
to provide advice on EPA's Aging Drinking Water and Wastewater
Infrastructure Research Initiative.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested
person or organization may nominate individuals qualified in the area
of science and engineering as described above to be considered for
appointment on this SAB Committee. Candidates may also nominate
themselves. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (which
is preferred over hard copy) following the instructions for
``Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels and Ad Hoc Committees Being
Formed'' 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 https://www.epa.gov/sab. To receive full consideration,
nominations should include all of the information requested, and should
be submitted in time to arrive no later than April 21, 2009.
EPA's SAB Staff Office requests 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 vitae; sources of recent grant and/or contract
support; and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current
position, educational background, research activities, and recent
service on other national advisory committees or national professional
organizations.
Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who
are unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site, should
contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, at the contact information provided
above in this notice. Non-electronic submissions must follow the same
format and contain the same information as the electronic.
The SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of the nomination and
inform nominees of the Committee for which they have been nominated.
From the nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register
notice (termed the ``Widecast'') and other sources, the SAB Staff
Office will develop a smaller subset (known as the ``Short List'') for
more detailed consideration. 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 biosketch. Public comments on the
Short List will be accepted for 21 calendar days. During this comment
period, the public will be requested to provide information, analysis,
or other documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff Office should
consider in evaluating candidates for the Committee.
For the SAB, a balanced Committee is characterized by inclusion of
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. Public responses to the
Short List candidates will be considered in the selection of the
Committee, along with information provided by candidates and
information gathered by SAB Staff independently concerning the
background of each candidate (e.g., financial disclosure information
and computer searches to evaluate a nominee's prior involvement with
the topic under review). Specific criteria to be used in evaluation of
an individual Committee member include: (a) Scientific and/or technical
expertise, knowledge, and experience (primary factors); (b) absence of
financial conflicts of interest; (c) scientific credibility and
impartiality; (d) availability and willingness to serve; and (e)
ability to work constructively and effectively in committees.
Prospective candidates will be required to fill-out the
``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government
Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the
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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. Ethics
information, including EPA Form 3110-48, is available on the SAB Web
site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/Web/ethics?OpenDocument.
Dated: March 24, 2009.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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