Request for Nominations of Experts for the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Particulate Matter Review Panel, 6086-6087 [2015-02265]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 6086 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2015 / Notices currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on these applications. 1. File Symbol: 70051–RRI. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0007. Applicant: Certis USA L.L.C., 9145 Guilford Rd., Suite 175, Columbia, MD 21046. Product name: BmJ TGAI. Active ingredient: Fungicide and Bacillus mycoides isolate J at 100%. Proposed classification/Use: Manufacturing use. Contact: BPPD. 2. File Symbol: 70051–RRO. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0007. Applicant: Certis USA L.L.C., 9145 Guilford Rd., Suite 175, Columbia, MD 21046. Product name: BmJ WG. Active ingredient: Fungicide that also claims to reduce plant viral infections and Bacillus mycoides isolate J at 40.0%. Proposed classification/Use: Almonds, citrus, cole crops, cucurbits, fruiting vegetables, grapes, legumes, lettuce, pecans, pome fruits, potatoes, spinach, and sugarbeets. Contact: BPPD. 3. File Symbol: 88031–EE. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0023. Applicant: CP Bio, Inc., 4802 Murrieta St., Chino, CA 91710. Product name: Choline Chloride Technical. Active ingredient: Biochemical Plant Growth Regulator and Choline Chloride (Acetyl Choline) at 98%. Proposed classification/Use: Manufacturing Use Product to be Formulated into Plant Growth Regulator End Use Products. Contact: BPPD. 4. File Symbol: 88031–EG. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0023. Applicant: CP Bio, Inc., 4802 Murrieta St., Chino, CA 91710. Product name: Choline Chloride 20% SP. Active ingredient: Biochemical Plant Growth Regulator and Choline Chloride (Acetyl Choline) at 20%. Proposed classification/Use: Plant Growth Regulator for Amelioration of Growth Reduction Caused by Sodic Soils. Contact: BPPD. 5. File Symbol: 91266–R. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0043. Applicant: United States Department of Agriculture, 10300 Baltimore Ave., Bld. 306 BARC–EAST, Beltsville, Maryland 20705. Product name: Oxalic Acid Dihydrate. Active ingredient: Oxalic Acid Dihydrate at 100%. Proposed classification/Use: Insecticide/in-hive use to control Varroa mites. Contact: RD. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Feb 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 Dated: January 27, 2015. Robert NcNally, Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2015–02209 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9922–46–OA] Request for Nominations of Experts for the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Particulate Matter Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations for scientific experts to form a CASAC ad hoc panel to provide advice through the chartered CASAC on the scientific and technical aspects of air quality criteria and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). DATES: Nominations should be submitted by February 25, 2015 per instructions below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2050 or via email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be found at the 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 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 PM. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the CASAC SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. The CASAC and the CASAC PM Review Panel 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 with demonstrated expertise and research in the field of air pollution related to PM. Experts are sought in: air quality and climate responses, atmospheric science and chemistry, dosimetry, toxicology, controlled clinical exposure, epidemiology, biostatistics, human exposure modeling, risk assessment/ modeling, characterization of PM concentrations and light extinction, and visibility impairment and related welfare effects. 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 CASAC 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. Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who are unable to submit nominations through the CASAC Web site, should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, as indicated above in this notice. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than February 25, 2015. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2015 / Notices nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups. The EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations. The names and biosketches 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 balanced 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Feb 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 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: January 28, 2015. Thomas Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2015–02265 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R05–OPPT–2014–0360; FRL–9922– 56–Region–5] TSCA Sections 402(a), 402(c), and 406(b) Program Authorization Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; final approval. AGENCY: On May 19, 2014, the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa (Bois Forte) submitted a complete application under section 404 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting authorization to administer and enforce the requirements for TSCA sections 402(a), 402(c), and 406(b) in accordance with the provisions of TSCA for trust lands located within the exterior boundaries of the reservation. Notice of the Bois Forte application, a solicitation for public comment regarding the application and background information supporting the application was published in the Federal Register of June 23, 2014. Today’s notice announces the approval of Bois Forte’s application, and the authorization of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa’s TSCA sections 402(a), 402(c) and 406(b) programs, to apply on the Bois Forte reservation, effective November 13, 2014, in lieu of the corresponding federal programs. DATES: Lead-based paint activities and renovation program authorization was granted to the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa effective on November 13, 2014. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emma Avant, Land and Chemicals Division (LCD), Toxics Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 886– 7899; email address: avant.emma@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6087 I. Background Pursuant to Title IV of TSCA, Lead Exposure Reduction, 15 U.S.C. 2681– 2692, and regulations promulgated thereunder, States and Tribes that choose to apply for authorization of a lead-based paint activities program (TSCA Section 402(a) and 40 CFR part 745, subpart L) and a renovation program (TSCA Sections 402(c) and 406(b) and 40 CFR part 745, subpart E) must submit a complete application to the appropriate Regional EPA office for review. Complete, final applications will be subject to a public comment period, and reviewed by EPA within 180 days of receipt. To receive EPA approval, a State or Tribe must demonstrate that its program is at least as protective of human health and the environment as the federal program, and will provide for adequate enforcement. As determined by EPA’s review and assessment, the Bois Forte application successfully demonstrated that the Tribe’s lead-based paint activities and renovation programs achieve the protectiveness and enforcement criteria, and have otherwise satisfied the statutory criteria required for federal authorization. Furthermore, no public comments were received, during or following the public comment period, regarding any aspect of the Bois Forte application. EPA announced solicitation for public comment regarding the application in the Federal Register of June 23, 2014 (79 FR 35540) (FRL– 9912–59–Region 5: EPA–R05–OPPT– 2014–0360). II. Federal Overfilling Section 404(b) of TSCA makes it unlawful for any person to violate, or fail or refuse to comply with, any requirement of an approved State or Tribal program. Therefore, EPA reserves the right to exercise its enforcement authority under TSCA against a violation of, or a failure or refusal to comply with, any requirement of the Bois Forte Lead Program to the extent that such requirement is consistent with federal law. III. Withdrawal of Authorization Pursuant to TSCA section 404(c), 15 U.S.C. 2684(c), the Administrator may withdraw a State or Tribal program authorization, after notice and opportunity for corrective action, if the program is not being administered or enforced in compliance with standards, regulations and other requirements established under the authorization. The procedures EPA will follow for the withdrawal of an authorization are found at 40 CFR 745.324(i). E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6086-6087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02265]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9922-46-OA]


Request for Nominations of Experts for the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) Particulate Matter Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations for scientific 
experts to form a CASAC ad hoc panel to provide advice through the 
chartered CASAC on the scientific and technical aspects of air quality 
criteria and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for 
particulate matter (PM).

DATES: Nominations should be submitted by February 25, 2015 per 
instructions below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations 
may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff 
Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2050 or via email at 
yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be 
found at the 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 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 PM. 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 and the CASAC PM 
Review Panel 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 
with demonstrated expertise and research in the field of air pollution 
related to PM. Experts are sought in: air quality and climate 
responses, atmospheric science and chemistry, dosimetry, toxicology, 
controlled clinical exposure, epidemiology, biostatistics, human 
exposure modeling, risk assessment/modeling, characterization of PM 
concentrations and light extinction, and visibility impairment and 
related welfare effects.
    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 CASAC 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.
    Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who 
are unable to submit nominations through the CASAC Web site, should 
contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, as indicated above in this notice. 
Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than 
February 25, 2015.
    EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain 
nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages

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nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups.
    The EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations. 
The names and biosketches 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 balanced 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: January 28, 2015.
Thomas Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-02265 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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