Notice of Request for Nominations of Candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board, 63874-63875 [2019-25056]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63874-63875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25056]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Request for Nominations of Candidates to the 
Environmental Financial Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations of candidates to the 
Environmental Financial Advisory Board.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites 
nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to 
the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB or the Board). The 
Board provides advice to the EPA on ways to lower the costs of, and 
increase investments in, environmental and public health protection. 
Appointments will be made by the Administrator and will be announced in 
June 2020.

DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than 
January 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent via email to 
[email protected] (preferred) or by mail to U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center 
(4202M), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the nomination process may contact 
Stephanie Sanzone, membership coordinator, via telephone/voice mail 
(202) 564-2839, or email at [email protected]. General 
information concerning the EFAB can be found on the EPA website at 
https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The EFAB is an EPA advisory committee chartered under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, to provide 
advice and recommendations to the EPA on innovative approaches to 
financing environmental programs, projects and activities. 
Administrative support for the EFAB is provided by the Water 
Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center within EPA's Office of 
Water. The Board was established in 1989 to provide advice and 
recommendations to the 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; and increasing the total investment in 
environmental protection of public and private environmental resources 
to help ease the environmental financing challenge facing our nation.
    The Board meets in-person two times each calendar year (two days 
per meeting) at different locations within the continental United 
States. In addition to the bi-annual meetings, teleconference meetings 
may be held during the year to ensure timely completion of the Board's 
work. Board members typically contribute approximately 5 to 8 hours per 
month to the activities of the Board. Members serve on the Board 
without compensation; however, Board members may receive travel and per 
diem allowances where appropriate and in accordance with Federal Travel 
Regulations.
    Members are appointed to represent the perspective of specific 
organizations, associations or groups of persons (Representative 
members) or to provide their individual expertise (Special Government 
Employee, or SGE, members).
    Candidates invited to serve as SGE members will be asked to submit 
the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Environmental 
Protection Agency Special Government Employees'' (EPA Form 3110-48). 
This confidential form allows the EPA to

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determine whether there is a statutory conflict between that person's 
public responsibilities as an SGE member and private interests and 
activities, or the appearance of a loss of impartiality as defined by 
Federal regulation. The form may be viewed at https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab, but this form should not be submitted as part 
of a nomination.
    Experience and Expertise Sought for the EFAB: The Board seeks to 
maintain diverse representation across all workforce sectors (local/
state/tribal government, business (industry and finance), and nonprofit 
organizations) and geographic regions of the United States. Nominees 
should demonstrate experience in environmental finance and/or reducing 
the cost of financing environmental protection in various environmental 
media (water, land and air). Experience and expertise sought include, 
but are not limited to, the following areas: Brownfields; commercial 
banking; energy efficiency; environmental and financial resiliency; 
infrastructure financing; insurance markets; local utility management 
and finance; public-public and public-private partnerships; regulators; 
resource conservation; sustainable community partnerships; and water 
and wastewater utility financial management.
    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. In addition to this notice, 
other sources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees. The 
deadline for receiving nominations is Monday, January 6, 2020. 
Appointments will be made by the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency and will be announced in June 2020. Nominee 
qualifications will be assessed under the mandates of the FACA, which 
requires that committees be balanced in terms of the points of view 
represented and the functions to be performed; for the Board, this 
balance includes diversity across a broad range of constituencies, 
sectors and groups.
    How to Submit Nominations: Any interested person or organization 
may nominate qualified persons to be considered for appointment to the 
EFAB. Individuals may self-nominate. Nominations should be submitted 
via email to [email protected] (preferred) or mailed to the 
address above. Nominations should include the following information: 
Contact information for the person making the nomination; contact 
information for the nominee (if different), including full name and 
title, business mailing address, telephone and email address; the 
specific areas of experience or expertise of the nominee; the nominee's 
curriculum vitae or resume; and a biographical sketch of the nominee 
indicating current position and recent service on other national 
advisory committees or national professional organizations. A 
supporting letter of endorsement is encouraged, but not required.
    Evaluation Criteria: The following criteria will be used to 
evaluate nominees: Residence in the continental United States; 
professional knowledge of, and experience with, environmental financing 
activities; senior level-experience that fills a gap in Board 
representation or brings a new and relevant dimension to its 
deliberations; demonstrated ability to work in a consensus-building 
process with a wide range of representatives from diverse 
constituencies; and willingness to serve a two or three-year term as an 
active and contributing member, with possible re-appointment to a 
second term. Under EPA policy, members of EPA advisory committees may 
not be in receipt of (or reap substantial direct benefit from) an EPA 
grant; this policy does not apply to state, tribal or local government 
agency recipients of EPA grants.

    Dated: November 7, 2019.
Andrew Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2019-25056 Filed 11-18-19; 8:45 am]
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