Request for Nominations of Experts for the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel, 63827-63828 [2012-25546]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 17, 2012 / Notices Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart IIII. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit initial notification, performance tests, and periodic reports and results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are required semiannually. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 91 hours per response. Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners or operator of automobile and light-duty truck surface coating facilities. Estimated Number of Respondents: 65. Frequency of Response: Initially and semiannually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 25,190. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,321,787, which includes $2,243,787 in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $78,000 in operating and maintenance costs. (37) NESHAP for Petroleum Refineries: Catalytic Cracking Units, Reforming and Sulfur Units (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUU); Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0679; EPA ICR Number 1844.05; OMB Control Number 2060–0554; expiration date September 30, 2013. Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are the owners or operators of petroleum refineries. Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart UUU. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit initial notification, performance tests, and periodic reports and results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are required semiannually. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:49 Oct 16, 2012 Jkt 229001 this collection of information is estimated to average 42 hours per response. Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners or operators of petroleum refineries. Estimated Number of Respondents: 132. Frequency of Response: Initially and semiannually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 11,040. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $8,814,941, which includes $983,339 in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $7,831,602 in operating and maintenance costs. EPA will consider any comments received and may amend any of the above ICRs, as appropriate. Then, the final ICR packages will be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue one or more Federal Register notices pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICRs to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about any of the above ICRs or the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: September 24, 2012. Lisa C. Lund, Director, Office of Compliance. [FR Doc. 2012–25544 Filed 10–16–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0489; FRL–9364–2] Cancellation of Pesticides for NonPayment of Year 2012 Registration Maintenance Fees; Correction Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; correction. AGENCY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of July 27, 2012, concerning the cancellation of pesticides for non-payment of year 2012 registration maintenance fees. This document is being issued to correct Table 1 and Table 2 of the cancellation notice by removing six entries which were inadvertently included. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Yanchulis, Information Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63827 number: (703) 347–0237; email address: yanchulis.michael@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? The Agency included in the July 27, 2012, notice a list of those who may be potentially affected by this action. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0489. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https://www.regulations.gov. II. What does this correction do? This notice is being issued to correct Table 1 and Table 2 of the cancellation notice. This correction removes six entries which were inadvertently included. FR Doc. 2012–18375 published in the Federal Register of July 27, 2012 (77 FR 44229) (FRL–9355–7) is corrected as follows: 1. On page 44230, in Table 1, remove the complete entry for: ‘‘TX–11–0003.’’ 2. On page 44230, in Table 2, remove the complete entry for: ‘‘51032–00014.’’ 3. On page 44231, in Table 2, remove the complete entry for: ‘‘72468–00003,’’ ‘‘72468–00005,’’ ‘‘82744–00001,’’ and ‘‘82744–00002.’’ List of Subjects Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Pesticides and pests. Dated: September 25, 2012. Michael Hardy, Acting Director, Information Technology and Resource Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2012–24894 Filed 10–16–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9742–2] Request for Nominations of Experts for the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1 63828 ACTION: Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 17, 2012 / Notices Notice. The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting public nominations for technical experts to form a CASAC ad hoc panel to provide advice through the chartered CASAC on primary (human healthbased) air quality standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOX). DATES: Nominations should be submitted by November 7, 2012 per instructions below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2073 or via email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA CASAC can be found at the EPA CASAC 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 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 oxides of nitrogen. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the CASAC conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. The CASAC will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists in the science of air pollution related to nitrogen oxides. Experts are sought in atmospheric science, human exposure, dosimetry, toxicology, epidemiology, medicine, public health, biostatistics and risk assessment. Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas of expertise mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:49 Oct 16, 2012 Jkt 229001 described above. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (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. If you wish to nominate yourself or another expert, please follow the instructions that can be accessed through the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link on the blue navigational bar at the CASAC Web site https:// www.epa.gov/casac. To receive full consideration, nominations should include all of the information requested below. 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 resume or 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. The bio-sketches and resume or curricula vitae of nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts identified by the SAB Staff, will be made available to the public upon request. Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who are unable to submit nominations through the CASAC Web site, should contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, as indicated above in this notice. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than November 7, 2012. 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 EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations. The names and bio-sketches of qualified nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts identified by the SAB Staff, will be posted in a List of Candidates on the CASAC Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac. Public comments on this List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 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 review panel includes candidates who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant scientific perspectives PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 (which, among other factors, can be influenced by work history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of experience to adequately address the charge. In forming this expert panel, the SAB Staff Office will consider public comments on the List of Candidates, information provided by the candidates themselves, and background information independently gathered by the SAB Staff Office. Selection 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; (e) skills working in committees, subcommittees and advisory panels; and, (f) for the panel as a whole, diversity of expertise and viewpoints. 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 a 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, 2012. Thomas Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2012–25546 Filed 10–16–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\17OCN1.SGM 17OCN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9742-2]


Request for Nominations of Experts for the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is 
requesting public nominations for technical experts to form a CASAC ad 
hoc panel to provide advice through the chartered CASAC on primary 
(human health-based) air quality standards for oxides of nitrogen 
(NOX).

DATES: Nominations should be submitted by November 7, 2012 per 
instructions below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations 
may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB 
Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2073 or via email at 
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA CASAC 
can be found at the EPA CASAC 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 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 oxides of nitrogen. As a Federal 
Advisory Committee, the CASAC conducts business in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related 
regulations. The CASAC will comply with the provisions of FACA and all 
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking 
nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists in 
the science of air pollution related to nitrogen oxides. Experts are 
sought in atmospheric science, human exposure, dosimetry, toxicology, 
epidemiology, medicine, public health, biostatistics and risk 
assessment.
    Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested 
person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas 
of expertise described above. Nominations should be submitted in 
electronic format (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. If you wish to nominate 
yourself or another expert, please follow the instructions that can be 
accessed through the ``Nomination of Experts'' link on the blue 
navigational bar at the CASAC Web site https://www.epa.gov/casac. To 
receive full consideration, nominations should include all of the 
information requested below.
    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 resume or 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. The bio-sketches and resume or curricula 
vitae of nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register 
notice, and additional experts identified by the SAB Staff, will be 
made available to the public upon request.
    Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who 
are unable to submit nominations through the CASAC Web site, should 
contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, as indicated above in this notice. 
Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than 
November 7, 2012. 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 EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations. 
The names and bio-sketches of qualified nominees identified by 
respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts 
identified by the SAB Staff, will be posted in a List of Candidates on 
the CASAC Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac. Public comments on this 
List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 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 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 forming this expert panel, the SAB 
Staff Office will consider public comments on the List of Candidates, 
information provided by the candidates themselves, and background 
information independently gathered by the SAB Staff Office. Selection 
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; (e) skills working in committees, subcommittees and 
advisory panels; and, (f) for the panel as a whole, diversity of 
expertise and viewpoints.
    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 a 
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, 2012.
Thomas Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-25546 Filed 10-16-12; 8:45 am]
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