Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board; Contaminant Candidate List 5 Panel, 37327-37328 [2021-15013]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 133 / Thursday, July 15, 2021 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL—FRL 8679–01–OA] Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board; Contaminant Candidate List 5 Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific experts to form a Panel to review the draft EPA document titled Contaminant Candidate List 5—Draft (CCL 5—Draft). This draft document presents a list of contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems, and which may require future regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The CCL is one tool, EPA uses to identify priority contaminants for future regulatory decision making and research needs, and does not impose any requirements on any regulated entity. DATES: Nominations should be submitted by August 5, 2021 per the instructions below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may contact Carolyn Kilgore, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board by telephone/voice mail (202) 564–0230, or email at kilgore.carolyn@ epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at the EPA SAB website at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee that provides independent scientific and technical peer review, advice, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. The SAB Staff Office is forming an expert Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) 5 Panel, under the auspices of the Chartered SAB. The CCL 5 Panel will provide advice through the chartered SAB. The SAB and CCL 5 Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jul 14, 2021 Jkt 253001 The CCL 5 Panel will conduct the review of CCL 5—Draft prepared by the EPA’s Office of Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW). OGWDW develops and helps implement national drinking water standards, including the Contaminant Candidate List. EPA uses this list of unregulated contaminants to prioritize drinking water research and data collection efforts. The panel will be charged with reviewing the science, clarity, transparency and supporting documents used to develop the CCL 5—Draft. This panel will provide advice through the Chartered SAB. Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists with demonstrated expertise in: chemical assessments with expertise in one or more of the following disciplines: Microbiology (with a focus on waterborne pathogens); public health; toxicology including developmental/reproductive toxicology; expertise on new and emerging contaminants; statistical modeling and uncertainty analysis; risk assessment, and exposure of contaminants in drinking water. Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas of expertise described above for possible service on the SAB Panel. Individuals may selfnominate. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (preferred) following the instructions for ‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels and Ad Hoc Committees Being Formed,’’ provided on the SAB website (see the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link under ‘‘Current Activities’’ at https:// www.epa.gov/sab). To be considered, nominations should include the information requested below. EPA values and welcomes diversity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of sex, race, disability or ethnicity. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than August 5, 2021. The following information should be provided on the nomination form: Contact information for the person making the nomination; contact information for the nominee; and the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee. Nominees will be contacted by the SAB Staff Office and will be asked to provide a recent curriculum vitae and a narrative biographical summary that includes: Current position, educational background; research activities; sources of research funding for the last two PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37327 years; 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 SAB website, should contact the DFO at the contact information noted above. The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts identified by the SAB Staff Office, will be posted in a list of candidates for the Panel on the SAB website at https://www.epa.gov/ sab. Public comments on the 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 the expert panel, the SAB Staff Office will consider public comments on the lists 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 loss of impartiality; (e) skills working in committees, subcommittees and advisory panels; and, (f) for the panel as a whole, diversity of expertise and scientific points of view. 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 Environmental Protection Agency Special Government Employees’’ (EPA Form 3110–48). This confidential form is required and allows government officials to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between a person’s public responsibilities (which include membership on an EPA federal advisory E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1 37328 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 133 / Thursday, July 15, 2021 / Notices committee) and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a loss of impartiality, as defined by federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded through the ‘‘Ethics Requirements for Advisors’’ link on the SAB website at https://www.epa.gov/sab. This form should not be submitted as part of a nomination. The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects members for 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 website at https://www.epa.gov/ sab. V. Khanna Johnston, Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2021–15013 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 21–778; FR ID 37559] Announcement of Next Meeting of the Consumer Advisory Committee Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the next meeting date, time, and agenda of the FCC Consumer Advisory Committee (Committee), a federal advisory committee established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). SUMMARY: September 10, 2021, from 10:30AM to 2:30PM EST. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held remotely using an internet videoconferencing platform and publicly available for viewing via a live stream on the Commission’s website. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Marshall, Designated Federal Officer, FCC Consumer Advisory Committee, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554; phone: 202–418–2809 (voice or Relay); email: scott.marshall@fcc.gov; or Gregory V. Haledjian, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, FCC Consumer Advisory Committee, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554; phone: 202– khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:54 Jul 14, 2021 Jkt 253001 418–7440; email: gregory.haledjian@ fcc.gov. This is a summary of the Commission’s Public Notice, DA 21–778, released June 30, 2021, announcing the date, time, and agenda of the Committee’s September 10, 2021 meeting. At this meeting, the Committee will receive presentations regarding recent Commission activities affecting consumers and will discuss upcoming developments of interest to consumers. The meeting is open to members of the public and available via live stream at www.fcc.gov/live. The public also may follow a summary of the meeting on Twitter@fcc or via the Commission’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ fcc. Members of the public may submit questions that arise during the meeting to livequestions@fcc.gov. Open captioning will be provided for the live stream. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or call the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice). Consult the Committee’s web page at www.fcc.gov/consumer-advisorycommittee for further Committee information. Comments to the Committee may be submitted through the Designated Federal Officer or the Deputy Designated Federal Officer at the above email addresses. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal Communications Commission. Gregory Haledjian, Legal Advisor, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. 2021–15067 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [CG Docket Nos. 03–123 and 13–24; DA 21– 753; FR ID 36290] Comment Sought on Request for Freeze of IP CTS Compensation Level Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In this document, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on a request by six of the seven currently SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 certified providers of internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) to defer the reduction in the per minute level of Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund support for IP CTS previously ordered by the Commission. Comments are due July 30, 2021 and replies are due August 9, 2021. ADDRESSES: Comments and replies may be filed, identified by CG Docket Nos. 03–123 and 13–24, using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). • Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https:// www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings. • Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Æ Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. Æ Currently, the Commission does not accept any hand delivered or messenger delivered filings as a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID–19. In the event that the Commission announces the lifting of COVID–19 restrictions, a filing window will be opened at the Commission’s office located at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, Maryland 20701. Æ Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. Æ U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington DC 20554. Æ During the time the Commission’s building is closed to the general public and until further notice, if more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of a proceeding, paper filers need not submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number; an original and one copy are sufficient. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Wallace, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at: (202) DATES: E:\FR\FM\15JYN1.SGM 15JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 133 (Thursday, July 15, 2021)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL--FRL 8679-01-OA]


Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board; 
Contaminant Candidate List 5 Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific 
experts to form a Panel to review the draft EPA document titled 
Contaminant Candidate List 5--Draft (CCL 5--Draft). This draft document 
presents a list of contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur 
in public water systems, and which may require future regulation under 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The CCL is one tool, EPA uses to 
identify priority contaminants for future regulatory decision making 
and research needs, and does not impose any requirements on any 
regulated entity.

DATES: Nominations should be submitted by August 5, 2021 per the 
instructions below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations 
may contact Carolyn Kilgore, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 
Science Advisory Board by telephone/voice mail (202) 564-0230, or email 
at [email protected]. General information concerning the EPA SAB 
can be found at the EPA SAB website at https://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) is a chartered Federal 
Advisory Committee that provides independent scientific and technical 
peer review, advice, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on 
the technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, 
the SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. The SAB 
Staff Office is forming an expert Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) 5 
Panel, under the auspices of the Chartered SAB. The CCL 5 Panel will 
provide advice through the chartered SAB. The SAB and CCL 5 Panel will 
comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 
procedural policies.
    The CCL 5 Panel will conduct the review of CCL 5--Draft prepared by 
the EPA's Office of Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW). 
OGWDW develops and helps implement national drinking water standards, 
including the Contaminant Candidate List. EPA uses this list of 
unregulated contaminants to prioritize drinking water research and data 
collection efforts. The panel will be charged with reviewing the 
science, clarity, transparency and supporting documents used to develop 
the CCL 5--Draft. This panel will provide advice through the Chartered 
SAB.
    Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking 
nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists 
with demonstrated expertise in: chemical assessments with expertise in 
one or more of the following disciplines: Microbiology (with a focus on 
waterborne pathogens); public health; toxicology including 
developmental/reproductive toxicology; expertise on new and emerging 
contaminants; statistical modeling and uncertainty analysis; risk 
assessment, and exposure of contaminants in drinking water.
    Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested 
person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas 
of expertise described above for possible service on the SAB Panel. 
Individuals may self-nominate. Nominations should be submitted in 
electronic format (preferred) following the instructions for 
``Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels and Ad Hoc Committees Being 
Formed,'' provided on the SAB website (see the ``Nomination of 
Experts'' link under ``Current Activities'' at https://www.epa.gov/sab). 
To be considered, nominations should include the information requested 
below. EPA values and welcomes diversity. All qualified candidates are 
encouraged to apply regardless of sex, race, disability or ethnicity. 
Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than August 
5, 2021.
    The following information should be provided on the nomination 
form: Contact information for the person making the nomination; contact 
information for the nominee; and the disciplinary and specific areas of 
expertise of the nominee. Nominees will be contacted by the SAB Staff 
Office and will be asked to provide a recent curriculum vitae and a 
narrative biographical summary that includes: Current position, 
educational background; research activities; sources of research 
funding for the last two years; 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 SAB website, should contact the DFO at 
the contact information noted above. The names and biosketches of 
qualified nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register 
notice, and additional experts identified by the SAB Staff Office, will 
be posted in a list of candidates for the Panel on the SAB website at 
https://www.epa.gov/sab. Public comments on the 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 the expert 
panel, the SAB Staff Office will consider public comments on the lists 
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 loss of impartiality; (e) skills working in committees, 
subcommittees and advisory panels; and, (f) for the panel as a whole, 
diversity of expertise and scientific points of view.
    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 Environmental Protection Agency Special 
Government Employees'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form is 
required and allows government officials to determine whether there is 
a statutory conflict between a person's public responsibilities (which 
include membership on an EPA federal advisory

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committee) and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a 
loss of impartiality, as defined by federal regulation. The form may be 
viewed and downloaded through the ``Ethics Requirements for Advisors'' 
link on the SAB website at https://www.epa.gov/sab. This form should not 
be submitted as part of a nomination.
    The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects members 
for 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 website at https://www.epa.gov/sab.

V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-15013 Filed 7-14-21; 8:45 am]
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