Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC); Request for Nominations of Experts, 61139-61140 [2010-24805]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2010–0622; FRL–9209–5]
Board of Scientific Counselors
(BOSC); Request for Nominations of
Experts
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The EPA Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) Staff Office is
requesting public nominations for
technical experts to fill current
vacancies on the BOSC Executive
Committee. Nominations should be
submitted via the BOSC Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/osp/bosc/
nomination.htm.
SUMMARY:
Nominations should be
submitted by November 15, 2010, per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public needing further
information regarding this Notice and
Request for Nominations may contact
Ms. Heather Drumm, Mail Code 8104–
R, Office of Science Policy, Office of
Research and Development,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice
mail at: (202) 564–8239; via fax at: (202)
565–2911; or via e-mail at:
drumm.heather@epa.gov. General
information concerning the Board of
Scientific Counselors can be found at
the BOSC Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/osp/bosc.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
The BOSC is a chartered Federal
Advisory Committee that was
established by the U.S. EPA to provide
independent scientific and technical
peer review, advice, consultation, and
recommendations about the Office of
Research and Development. As a
Federal Advisory Committee, the BOSC
conducts business in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related
regulations.
The BOSC Executive Committee is
comprised of approximately 20
members who are recognized experts in
various scientific and engineering fields.
EPA is soliciting candidates to fill
several vacancies. EPA will consider
candidates from the environmental
scientific/technical fields, human health
care professionals, academia, industry,
public and private research institutes or
organizations, non-government
organizations, and other relevant
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interest areas. Members of the BOSC
serve as special government employees.
The Executive Committee meets
approximately three to five times per
year in face-to-face meetings and via
teleconferences.
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Request for Nominations
EPA’s BOSC Staff Office is seeking
nominations of nationally and
internationally recognized scientists,
engineers, and social scientists having
experience and expertise in one or more
of the following areas: Ecology (aquatic
and terrestrial); toxicology
(environmental and developmental);
informatics (ecosystem and
bioinformatics); socioeconomics;
environmental justice, science policy
(research, policy, and outcomes
interface); endocrine disrupting
chemicals; climate change
(environmental and human health
impacts and carbon sequestration);
sustainability (systems engineering, lifecycle assessment, green chemistry/
technology); risk assessment (human
health and ecological); and risk
management.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations
Any interested person or organization
may nominate themselves or qualified
individuals in the areas of expertise
described above. Nominations should be
submitted via the BOSC Web site
(which is preferred over hard copy) at
https://www.epa.gov/osp/bosc/
nomination.htm. Nominations should
be submitted in time to arrive no later
than November 15, 2010. To receive full
consideration, nominations should
include all of the information requested.
EPA’s BOSC 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 vita and/or resume; sources
of recent grant and/or contract support;
and a biographical sketch of the
nominee indicating current position,
educational background, 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 BOSC web site, should
contact Ms. Heather Drumm, as
indicated above in this notice.
For the EPA BOSC Staff Office, a
balanced committee includes candidates
who possess the necessary domains of
knowledge, the relevant scientific
perspectives (which, among other
factors, can be influenced by work
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history and affiliation), and the
collective breadth of experience to
adequately address the charge. Selection
criteria to be used for 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; (e) skills working on
committees, subcommittees and
advisory panels; and (f) diversity of
expertise and viewpoints. 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.
The BOSC 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
may be viewed and downloaded from
the following URL address https://
www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110–
48.pdf.
Dated September 28, 2010.
Mimi Dannel.
Acting Director, Office of Science Policy .
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[EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0622; FRL-9209-5]
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Experts
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Staff Office is
requesting public nominations for technical experts to fill current
vacancies on the BOSC Executive Committee. Nominations should be
submitted via the BOSC Web site at https://www.epa.gov/osp/bosc/nomination.htm.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by November 15, 2010, per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public needing
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact Ms. Heather Drumm, Mail Code 8104-R, Office of Science
Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/
voice mail at: (202) 564-8239; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via e-
mail at: drumm.heather@epa.gov. General information concerning the
Board of Scientific Counselors can be found at the BOSC Web site at:
https://www.epa.gov/osp/bosc.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The BOSC is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee that was
established by the U.S. EPA to provide independent scientific and
technical peer review, advice, consultation, and recommendations about
the Office of Research and Development. As a Federal Advisory
Committee, the BOSC conducts business in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related
regulations.
The BOSC Executive Committee is comprised of approximately 20
members who are recognized experts in various scientific and
engineering fields. EPA is soliciting candidates to fill several
vacancies. EPA will consider candidates from the environmental
scientific/technical fields, human health care professionals, academia,
industry, public and private research institutes or organizations, non-
government organizations, and other relevant
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interest areas. Members of the BOSC serve as special government
employees. The Executive Committee meets approximately three to five
times per year in face-to-face meetings and via teleconferences.
Request for Nominations
EPA's BOSC Staff Office is seeking nominations of nationally and
internationally recognized scientists, engineers, and social scientists
having experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Ecology (aquatic and terrestrial); toxicology (environmental and
developmental); informatics (ecosystem and bioinformatics);
socioeconomics; environmental justice, science policy (research,
policy, and outcomes interface); endocrine disrupting chemicals;
climate change (environmental and human health impacts and carbon
sequestration); sustainability (systems engineering, life-cycle
assessment, green chemistry/technology); risk assessment (human health
and ecological); and risk management.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations
Any interested person or organization may nominate themselves or
qualified individuals in the areas of expertise described above.
Nominations should be submitted via the BOSC Web site (which is
preferred over hard copy) at https://www.epa.gov/osp/bosc/nomination.htm. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no
later than November 15, 2010. To receive full consideration,
nominations should include all of the information requested. EPA's BOSC
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
vita and/or resume; sources of recent grant and/or contract support;
and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current position,
educational background, 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 BOSC web site, should contact Ms. Heather
Drumm, as indicated above in this notice.
For the EPA BOSC Staff Office, a balanced committee 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. Selection criteria to be
used for 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; (e) skills
working on committees, subcommittees and advisory panels; and (f)
diversity of expertise and viewpoints. 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.
The BOSC 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 may be viewed and downloaded from the following
URL address https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110-48.pdf.
Dated September 28, 2010.
Mimi Dannel.
Acting Director, Office of Science Policy .
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