EPA Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education; Request for Nominations of Candidates for the National Environmental Education Advisory Council, 18589-18590 [2013-07089]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 59 / Wednesday, March 27, 2013 / Notices • The data or information submitted must be presented in a legible and useable form. For example, an English translation must accompany any material that is not in English and a written transcript must accompany any information submitted as an audiographic or videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or electronic form. • Submitters must clearly identify the source of any submitted data or information. • Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However, submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider the data or information in the pesticide’s registration review. As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review docket for each pesticide case will remain publicly accessible through the duration of the registration review process; that is, until all actions required in the final decision on the registration review case have been completed. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: March 19, 2013. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2013–07076 Filed 3–26–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9794–7] EPA Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education; Request for Nominations of Candidates for the National Environmental Education Advisory Council Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education (OEAEE) Staff Office is soliciting applications for environmental education professionals for consideration on the National Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC). There is one vacancy on the Advisory Council that must be filled. This vacancy is for the State Department of Education and Natural Resources position. Additional avenues VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:10 Mar 26, 2013 Jkt 229001 and resources may be utilized in the solicitation of applications. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. DATES: Applications should be submitted by April 15, 2013 per instructions below. ADDRESSES: Submit non-electronic application materials to Javier Araujo, Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Education Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education (MC:1704A), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Room 1426(ARN), Washington, DC 20460, Ph: 202–564–2642, FAX: 202–564–2753, email:araujo.javier@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Request for Nominations, please contact Mr. Javier Araujo, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA National Environmental Education Advisory Council, at the contact information provided above. General information concerning NEEAC can be found on the EPA Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/enviroed/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Environmental Education Act requires that the Council be comprised of eleven (11) members appointed by the Administrator of EPA. Members represent a balance of perspectives, professional qualifications, and experience. The Act specifies that members must represent the following sectors: Primary and secondary education (one of whom shall be a classroom teacher)—two members; colleges and universities—two members; business and industry—two members; non profit organizations involved in environmental education— two members; state departments of education and natural resources—one member each; senior Americans—one member. Members are chosen to represent various geographic regions of the country, and the Council strives for a diverse representation. The professional backgrounds of Council members should include education, science, policy, or other appropriate disciplines. Each member of the Council shall hold office for a one (1) to three (3) year period. Members are expected to participate in up to two (2) meetings per year and monthly or more conference calls per year. Members of the Council shall receive compensation and allowances, including travel expenses, at a rate fixed by the Administrator. Expertise Sought: The OEAEE staff office seeks candidates with PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18589 demonstrated experience and/or knowledge in any of the following environmental education issue areas: (a) Integrating environmental education into state and local education reform and improvement; (b) state, local and tribal level capacity building; (c) crosssector partnerships; (d) leveraging resources for environmental education; (e) design and implementation of environmental education research; (f) evaluation methodology; professional development for teachers and other education professionals; and targeting under-represented audiences, including low-income, multi-cultural, senior citizens and other adults. Candidates should be team players who demonstrate strong analytical, communication and writing skills. How to Submit Applications: Any interested and qualified individuals may be considered for appointment on the National Environmental Education Advisory Council. Applications should be submitted in electronic format to the DFO, Javier Araujo, at: araujo.javier@epa.gov and contain the following: contact information including name, address, phone and fax numbers and an email address; a curriculum vitae or resume; the specific area of expertise in environmental education; recent service on other national advisory committees or national professional organizations and a one-page commentary on the applicant’s philosophy regarding the need for, development, implementation and/or management of environmental education nationally. Persons having questions about the application procedure or who are unable to submit applications by electronic means should contact Javier Araujo, DFO, at the contact information provided above in this notice. Nonelectronic submissions must contain the same information as electronic ones. The OEAEE Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of the application. The OEAEE Staff Office will develop a short list of candidates for more detailed consideration. The short list candidates will be required to fill out the Confidential Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving 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 include membership on a Federal advisory committee) and private interests and activities and the appearance of a lack of impartiality as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be viewed and E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1 18590 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 59 / Wednesday, March 27, 2013 / Notices downloaded from the following URL address: https://www.epa.gov/oppt/aegl/ pubs/ethics_form.pdf. Dated: March 14, 2013. Javier Araujo, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–07089 Filed 3–26–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0191; FRL–9380–4] Organic Arsenicals; Amendments to Terminate Uses; Amendment to Existing Stocks Provisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA issued a document in the Federal Register of September 30, 2009 (74 FR 50187) (FRL–8437–7) concerning the cancellations and amendments of pesticide products containing organic arsenicals. A portion of the voluntary cancellation request giving rise to the 2009 document was conditioned upon the convening of a public scientific peer review process that would address the mode of action for carcinogenic effects of inorganic arsenic. Because the peer review process has not yet occurred, the cancellations of the sod farm, golf course, and highway rights-of-way uses identified in the 2009 document were improperly finalized, and the existing stocks provisions for all remaining products containing the organic arsenical monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA) will be corrected as noted in Unit II. of this document. In addition, this document clarifies that existing stocks of products already in the hands of users as of December 31, 2010, containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way and products containing disodium methanearsonate (DSMA), calcium acid methanearsonate (CAMA), and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt, can be used legally until they are exhausted, provided that such use complies with the EPA-approved label and labeling accompanying the affected product. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Myers, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–8589; email address: myers.tom@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:10 Mar 26, 2013 Jkt 229001 action of inorganic arsenicals, and paragraph 6 of the agreement provided A. Does this action apply to me? that, before the cancellations of golf This action is directed to the public course, sod farms, and highway rightsin general, and may be of interest to a of-way uses of MSMA would take effect, wide range of stakeholders including EPA would make a written environmental, human health, and determination whether EPA believes agricultural advocates; the chemical that the science on the mode of action industry; pesticide users; and members has changed sufficiently to warrant the of the public interested in the sale, continued registration of those uses. distribution, or use of pesticides. Since Thus, a portion of the cancellation others also may be interested, the request and existing stocks provision of Agency has not attempted to describe all the 2009 document were conditioned the specific entities that may be affected upon the timely completion of the peer by this action. review process and EPA’s written B. How can I get copies of this document determination thereto. In light of a Congressional directive to and other related information? have the National Academy of Sciences The docket for this action, identified (NAS) look at the mode of action for by docket identification (ID) number carcinogenic effects by inorganic EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0191, is available arsenic, EPA and the arsenic registrants at https://www.regulations.gov or at the recently agreed to modify paragraph 3 of Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory the agreement to include the NAS as a Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the third potential peer review body, one of Environmental Protection Agency which must hold a public meeting on Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West the mode of action before the last use Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. cancellations can be finalized. It is NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The EPA’s current intention to rely on the Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 NAS for the peer review of the mode of a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through action issue although EPA retains the Friday, excluding legal holidays. The right to utilize either of the Agency’s telephone number for the Public scientific peer review bodies if it later Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and determines that would be more the telephone number for the OPP appropriate. The NAS final report is Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review currently scheduled to be completed in the visitor instructions and additional late 2015. See the letter from Richard P. information about the docket available Keigwin Jr., Director, Pesticide Reat https://www.epa.gov/dockets. evaluation Division, to Lynn Bergeson on behalf of the Organic Arsenical II. Background Products Task Force dated September The voluntary cancellation request 14, 2012 regarding the modification to identified in the 2009 document (74 FR paragraph 3 of Agreement in Principle, 50187) was based upon a negotiated located in docket number EPA–HQ– Agreement in Principle to Implement OPP–2009–0191. the Organic Arsenicals Reregistration In the cancellation order of the 2009 Eligibility Decision dated January 16, document registrants would have been 2009. Under that Agreement, certain prohibited from selling and distributing uses were to be cancelled products containing MSMA for use on unconditionally, while others were sod farms, golf courses, and highway subject to future cancellation rights-of-way after December 31, 2012. conditionally. The products that were Persons other than registrants would cancelled unconditionally in the 2009 have been prohibited from selling and document were MSMA labeled for distributing products containing MSMA residential; forestry; non-bearing fruit for use on sod farms, golf courses, and and nuts; citrus, bearing and nonhighway rights-of-way after June 30, bearing; bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass 2013, and after December 31, 2013 use grown for seed; drainage ditch banks; of products containing MSMA labeled railroad, pipeline, and utility rights-offor all uses, except cotton would have way; fence rows; storage yards; and been prohibited. All of those similar non-crop areas and all products prohibitions were predicated, among containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic other things, upon the convening of a acid and its sodium salt. Regarding the scientific peer review to evaluate the golf course, sod farms, and highway mode of action of inorganic arsenicals, rights-of-way uses, paragraph 3 of that and the agreement contained a agreement provided that EPA would provision delaying the effective date of convene a public meeting of either the cancellation (and the related existing Agency’s Scientific Advisory Board, the stocks provision) until such time as the Agency provides a written Scientific Advisory Panel, or both to determination regarding the peer review evaluate any new data on the mode of I. General Information PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18589-18590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07089]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9794-7]


EPA Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education; 
Request for Nominations of Candidates for the National Environmental 
Education Advisory Council

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) 
Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education (OEAEE) Staff 
Office is soliciting applications for environmental education 
professionals for consideration on the National Environmental Education 
Advisory Council (NEEAC). There is one vacancy on the Advisory Council 
that must be filled. This vacancy is for the State Department of 
Education and Natural Resources position. Additional avenues and 
resources may be utilized in the solicitation of applications. In an 
effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages 
nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups.

DATES: Applications should be submitted by April 15, 2013 per 
instructions below.

ADDRESSES: Submit non-electronic application materials to Javier 
Araujo, Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Education 
Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
External Affairs and Environmental Education (MC:1704A), 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Room 1426(ARN), Washington, DC 20460, Ph: 202-
564-2642, FAX: 202-564-2753, email:araujo.javier@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Request 
for Nominations, please contact Mr. Javier Araujo, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), EPA National Environmental Education Advisory Council, 
at the contact information provided above. General information 
concerning NEEAC can be found on the EPA Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/enviroed/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Environmental Education Act 
requires that the Council be comprised of eleven (11) members appointed 
by the Administrator of EPA. Members represent a balance of 
perspectives, professional qualifications, and experience. The Act 
specifies that members must represent the following sectors: Primary 
and secondary education (one of whom shall be a classroom teacher)--two 
members; colleges and universities--two members; business and 
industry--two members; non profit organizations involved in 
environmental education--two members; state departments of education 
and natural resources--one member each; senior Americans--one member. 
Members are chosen to represent various geographic regions of the 
country, and the Council strives for a diverse representation. The 
professional backgrounds of Council members should include education, 
science, policy, or other appropriate disciplines. Each member of the 
Council shall hold office for a one (1) to three (3) year period. 
Members are expected to participate in up to two (2) meetings per year 
and monthly or more conference calls per year. Members of the Council 
shall receive compensation and allowances, including travel expenses, 
at a rate fixed by the Administrator.
    Expertise Sought: The OEAEE staff office seeks candidates with 
demonstrated experience and/or knowledge in any of the following 
environmental education issue areas: (a) Integrating environmental 
education into state and local education reform and improvement; (b) 
state, local and tribal level capacity building; (c) cross-sector 
partnerships; (d) leveraging resources for environmental education; (e) 
design and implementation of environmental education research; (f) 
evaluation methodology; professional development for teachers and other 
education professionals; and targeting under-represented audiences, 
including low-income, multi-cultural, senior citizens and other adults.
    Candidates should be team players who demonstrate strong 
analytical, communication and writing skills.
    How to Submit Applications: Any interested and qualified 
individuals may be considered for appointment on the National 
Environmental Education Advisory Council. Applications should be 
submitted in electronic format to the DFO, Javier Araujo, at: 
araujo.javier@epa.gov and contain the following: contact information 
including name, address, phone and fax numbers and an email address; a 
curriculum vitae or resume; the specific area of expertise in 
environmental education; recent service on other national advisory 
committees or national professional organizations and a one-page 
commentary on the applicant's philosophy regarding the need for, 
development, implementation and/or management of environmental 
education nationally.
    Persons having questions about the application procedure or who are 
unable to submit applications by electronic means should contact Javier 
Araujo, DFO, at the contact information provided above in this notice. 
Non-electronic submissions must contain the same information as 
electronic ones. The OEAEE Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of the 
application. The OEAEE Staff Office will develop a short list of 
candidates for more detailed consideration. The short list candidates 
will be required to fill out the Confidential Disclosure Form for 
Special Government Employees Serving 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 include membership on a Federal advisory 
committee) and private interests and activities and the appearance of a 
lack of impartiality as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be 
viewed and

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    Dated: March 14, 2013.
Javier Araujo,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07089 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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