Environmental Financial Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations of Candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board, 58133-58134 [2012-23086]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 19, 2012 / Notices In accordance with the provisions of Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300g–2, public notice is hereby given that the state of Colorado has revised its Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program by adopting regulations for the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule that correspond to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR). The EPA has completed its review of this revision in accordance with the SDWA and proposes to approve Colorado’s primacy revision for the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule. Today’s approval action does not extend to public water systems in Indian country as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. Please see Supplementary Information, Item B. DATES: Any member of the public is invited to submit written comments and/or request a public hearing on this determination by [insert date 30 days after publication in the Federal Register]. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Item C, for details. Should no timely and appropriate request for a hearing be received, and the Regional Administrator (RA) does not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, this determination shall become effective October 19, 2012. If a public hearing is requested and granted, then this determination shall not become effective until such time following the hearing as the RA issues an order affirming or rescinding this action. ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for a public hearing should be addressed to: James B. Martin, Regional Administrator, c/o Robert Clement, Drinking Water Unit (8P–W–DW), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202–1129. All documents relating to this determination are available for inspection at the following locations: (1) U.S. EPA, Region 8, Drinking Water Unit (7th floor), 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202–1129; (2) Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Drinking Water Section, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246–1530. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Clement, Drinking Water Unit (8P–W–DW), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202– 1129, (303) 312–6653. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA approved Colorado’s application for tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:20 Sep 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 assuming primary enforcement authority for the PWSS program, pursuant to Section 1413 of the SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and 40 C.F.R. Part 142. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment administers Colorado’s PWSS program. A. Why are revisions to State programs necessary? States with primary PWSS enforcement authority must comply with the requirements of 40 C.F.R. Part 142 for maintaining primacy. They must adopt regulations that are at least as stringent as the NPDWRs at 40 CFR Parts 141 and 142, as well as adopt all new and revised NPDWRs in order to retain primacy (40 CFR 142.12(a)). B. How does today’s action affect Indian country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in Colorado? Colorado is not authorized to carry out its PWSS program in Indian country, as that term is defined at 18 U.S.C. 1151. Indian country includes, but is not limited to, land within the formal Indian Reservations located within or abutting the state of Colorado, including the Southern Ute Indian Reservation and the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation, any land held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe, and any other areas which are ‘‘Indian country’’ within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 1151. C. Requesting a Hearing Any request for a public hearing shall include: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; (2) a brief statement of the requester’s interest in the RA’s determination and of information that he/she intends to submit at such hearing; and (3) the signature of the requester or responsible official, if made on behalf of an organization or other entity. Notice of any hearing shall be given not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the time scheduled for the hearing and will be made by the RA in the Federal Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the state. A notice will also be sent to both the person(s) requesting the hearing and the state. The hearing notice will include a statement of purpose, information regarding time and location, and the address and telephone number where interested persons may obtain further information. The RA will issue a final determination upon review of the hearing record. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the RA. However, if a substantial request is PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58133 made within thirty (30) days after this notice, a public hearing will be held. Please bring this notice to the attention of any persons known by you to have an interest in this determination. Dated: August 13, 2012. James B. Martin, Regional Administrator, Region 8. [FR Doc. 2012–23092 Filed 9–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9729–6] Environmental Financial Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations of Candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointments to fill vacancies on the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (the Board or EFAB). The Board seeks to maintain diverse representation across all workforce sectors and geographic locations. Nominees should demonstrate experience in any of the following areas: Environmental technology investments; commercial banking, local utility management and finance, green infrastructure financing, sustainable community partnerships; environmental insurance, and water and wastewater infrastructure and program financing. Nominees are encouraged who live and work in the southeastern, southwestern, western, and northwestern parts of the United States. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain a diverse pool of candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. In addition to this notice, other sources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees. The deadline for receiving nominations is Monday, October 15, 2012. Appointments will be made by the Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and will be announced in March 2013. Nominee qualifications will be assessed under the mandates of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires Committees to maintain diversity across a broad range of constituencies, sectors, and groups. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1 58134 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 19, 2012 / Notices Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than October 15, 2012. Background Information: The Environmental Financial Advisory Board was chartered in 1989 under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on the following issues: • Reducing the cost of financing environmental facilities and discouraging polluting behavior; • Creating incentives to increase private investment in the provision of environmental services and removing or reducing constraints on private involvement imposed by current regulations; • Developing new and innovative environmental financing approaches and supporting and encouraging the use of cost-effective existing approaches; • Identifying approaches specifically targeted to small/disadvantaged community financing; • Increasing the capacity of state and local governments to carry out their respective environmental programs under current Federal tax laws; • Analyzing how new technologies can be brought to market expeditiously; • Increasing the total investment in environmental protection of public, and private environmental resources to help ease the environmental financing challenge facing our nations. The Board meets two times each calendar year (two days per meeting) at different locations within the continental United States. Board members typically contribute approximately 1–3 hours per month to the Board’s work. The Board’s membership services are voluntary and the Agency is unable to provide honoraria or compensation, according to FACA guidelines. However, Board members may receive travel and per diem allowances, where appropriate and in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations for invitational travelers. Evaluation Criteria: The following criteria will be used to evaluate nominees: D Residence in the continental United States; D Professional knowledge of, and experience with, environmental financing activities; D Senior level-experience that fills a gap in Board representation, or brings a new and relevant dimension to its deliberations; D Demonstrated ability to work in a consensus-building process with a wide range of representatives from diverse constituencies; and D Willingness to serve a two-year term as an active-contributing member, with tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:20 Sep 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 possible re-appointment to a second term. Nominations for membership must include a resume describing the professional and educational qualifications of the nominee as well as expertise/experience. Contact details should include full name and title, business mailing address, telephone, fax, and email address. A supporting letter of endorsement is encouraged but not required. Addresses/For Further Information Contact: Submit nomination materials by postal mail, electronic mail, or fax to: Pamela Scott, Membership Coordinator, Environmental Financial Advisory Board, EPA, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. (2731A), Washington, DC 20460; or email scott.pamela@epa.gov; phone 202–564–6368; or fax 202–565– 2587. Dated: September 11, 2012. Timothy P. McProuty, Acting Director, Center for Environmental Finance, Office of the Chief Financial Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–23086 Filed 9–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–1017; FRL–9361–1] Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw its requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the registration has been cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 19, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–1017, by one of the following methods: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. Submit written withdrawal request by mail to: Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. ATTN: Katie Weyrauch. • Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Weyrauch, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–0166; email address: weyrauch.katie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58133-58134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23086]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9729-6]


Environmental Financial Advisory Committee; Request for 
Nominations of Candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for 
appointments to fill vacancies on the Environmental Financial Advisory 
Board (the Board or EFAB). The Board seeks to maintain diverse 
representation across all workforce sectors and geographic locations. 
Nominees should demonstrate experience in any of the following areas: 
Environmental technology investments; commercial banking, local utility 
management and finance, green infrastructure financing, sustainable 
community partnerships; environmental insurance, and water and 
wastewater infrastructure and program financing. Nominees are 
encouraged who live and work in the southeastern, southwestern, 
western, and northwestern parts of the United States.
    EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain a diverse 
pool of candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all 
racial and ethnic groups. In addition to this notice, other sources may 
be utilized in the solicitation of nominees. The deadline for receiving 
nominations is Monday, October 15, 2012. Appointments will be made by 
the Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and 
will be announced in March 2013. Nominee qualifications will be 
assessed under the mandates of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
which requires Committees to maintain diversity across a broad range of 
constituencies, sectors, and groups.

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DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than 
October 15, 2012.
    Background Information: The Environmental Financial Advisory Board 
was chartered in 1989 under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to 
provide advice and recommendations to EPA on the following issues:
     Reducing the cost of financing environmental facilities 
and discouraging polluting behavior;
     Creating incentives to increase private investment in the 
provision of environmental services and removing or reducing 
constraints on private involvement imposed by current regulations;
     Developing new and innovative environmental financing 
approaches and supporting and encouraging the use of cost-effective 
existing approaches;
     Identifying approaches specifically targeted to small/
disadvantaged community financing;
     Increasing the capacity of state and local governments to 
carry out their respective environmental programs under current Federal 
tax laws;
     Analyzing how new technologies can be brought to market 
expeditiously;
     Increasing the total investment in environmental 
protection of public, and private environmental resources to help ease 
the environmental financing challenge facing our nations.
    The Board meets two times each calendar year (two days per meeting) 
at different locations within the continental United States. Board 
members typically contribute approximately 1-3 hours per month to the 
Board's work. The Board's membership services are voluntary and the 
Agency is unable to provide honoraria or compensation, according to 
FACA guidelines. However, Board members may receive travel and per diem 
allowances, where appropriate and in accordance with Federal Travel 
Regulations for invitational travelers.
    Evaluation Criteria: The following criteria will be used to 
evaluate nominees:
    [ssquf] Residence in the continental United States;
    [ssquf] Professional knowledge of, and experience with, 
environmental financing activities;
    [ssquf] Senior level-experience that fills a gap in Board 
representation, or brings a new and relevant dimension to its 
deliberations;
    [ssquf] Demonstrated ability to work in a consensus-building 
process with a wide range of representatives from diverse 
constituencies; and
    [ssquf] Willingness to serve a two-year term as an active-
contributing member, with possible re-appointment to a second term.
    Nominations for membership must include a resume describing the 
professional and educational qualifications of the nominee as well as 
expertise/experience. Contact details should include full name and 
title, business mailing address, telephone, fax, and email address. A 
supporting letter of endorsement is encouraged but not required.
    Addresses/For Further Information Contact: Submit nomination 
materials by postal mail, electronic mail, or fax to: Pamela Scott, 
Membership Coordinator, Environmental Financial Advisory Board, EPA, 
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 
(2731A), Washington, DC 20460; or email scott.pamela@epa.gov; phone 
202-564-6368; or fax 202-565-2587.

    Dated: September 11, 2012.
Timothy P. McProuty,
Acting Director, Center for Environmental Finance, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23086 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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