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docket without change, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency
Management, Mail Code 5104A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
8794; email address: hoffman.wendy@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents, which explain
in detail the information that EPA will
be collecting, are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at https://
www.regulations.gov. Out of an
abundance of caution for members of
the public and our staff, the EPA Docket
Center and Reading Room is closed to
the public, with limited exceptions, to
reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–
19. Our Docket Center staff will
continue to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform.
For further information about the EPA’s
public docket, Docket Center services
and the current status, please visit us
online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
The telephone number for the Docket
Center is (202) 566–1744.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR,
as appropriate. The final ICR package
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
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Abstract: This information collection
is authorized by the following Clean Air
Act (CAA) sections: For on-site
documentation of Risk Management
Plans (RMPs), 112(r)(7)(B)(i) and (ii); for
submitting an RMP, 112(r)(7)(B)(iii);
and, for on-site documentation and
submittal of RMPs, 114(a)(1). State and
local authorities use the information in
RMPs to modify and enhance their
community response plans. The
agencies implementing the Risk
Management Program rule use RMPs to
evaluate compliance with the Chemical
Accident Prevention Provisions in 40
CFR part 68 and to identify sources for
inspection that may pose significant
risks to the community. Citizens may
use the information to assess and
address chemical hazards in their
communities and to respond
appropriately in the event of a release of
a regulated substance.
This request for comments relates to
the renewal of EPA ICR Number
1656.17, OMB Control Number 2050–
0144, which covers the Risk
Management Program and is being
consolidated with EPA ICR Number
2537.06, OMB Control Number 2050–
0216, which represents the Risk
Management Program information
collection requirements impacted by the
December 19, 2019 (84 FR 69834) Final
Risk Management Program
Reconsideration Rule (Reconsideration
Rule). The Reconsideration Rule
modified changes made to the Risk
Management Program by the January 13,
2017 (82 FR 4594) Final Risk
Management Program Amendments
Rule (Amendments Rule). The
consolidation covers information
collection requirements from the
Amendments Rule that were retained or
retained with modification in the
Reconsideration Rule. Once this
renewal ICR is approved, OMB Control
Number 2050–0216 will be
discontinued.
The burden estimates, numbers and
types of respondents, wage rates and
unit and total costs for this ICR renewal
will be revised and updated, if needed,
based on comments received during the
60-day comment period.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Stationary sources that manufacture,
react, mix, store, or use substances in
processes that require equipment
designed, constructed, installed,
operated, or maintained in specific ways
to prevent accidental releases and
ensure safe operations.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory under CAA section
112(r)(7)(B)(iii).
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Estimated number of respondents:
12,556.
Frequency of response: Sources are
required to register and submit an RMP
once every five years unless there are
significant changes in the information
provided.
Total estimated burden: 773,876
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $51,650,227 (per
year), which includes $25,850
annualized operation & maintenance
costs. No capital costs are associated
with this ICR.
Changes in Estimates: The estimates
presented above reflect EPA’s best
available estimates based on the
currently approved ICRs. The estimated
number of respondents comes from the
number of stationary sources and
implementing agencies subject to the
information collection requirements in
OMB Control Number 2050–0216. The
total burden and cost estimates were
calculated by adding the burden or cost
from OMB Control Number 2050–0144
to the burden or cost from the
Amendments rule provisions that were
retained or retained with modification
in OMB Control Number 2050–0216.
For example, for the total estimated
burden, 66,793 hours (per year) from
OMB Control Number 2050–0144 were
added to 707,083 hours (per year) that
were retained or retained with
modification from the Amendments rule
in OMB Control Number 2050–0216.
The number of respondents is likely to
decrease because more facilities
deregistered than became new sources
since the previous renewal. Similarly,
the annual respondent burden hours are
likely to decrease due to anticipated
changes in the respondent universe.
Any change in burden or cost resulting
from the 60-day public comment period
will be described in this section when
the updated ICR Supporting Statement
is completed.
Donna Salyer,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
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The Hazardous Waste Electronic
Manifest System Advisory Board:
Request for Nominations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) invites the
public to nominate experts to be
considered for a three-year appointment
to the Hazardous Waste Electronic
Manifest System Advisory Board (the
‘‘Board’’). Pursuant to the Hazardous
Waste Electronic Manifest
Establishment Act (the ‘‘e-Manifest Act’’
or the ‘‘Act’’), EPA has established the
Board to provide practical and
independent advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on the activities,
functions, policies, and regulations
associated with the Hazardous Waste
Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) System.
In accordance, with the e-Manifest Act,
the EPA Administrator or designee will
serve as Chair of the Board. This notice
solicits nominations for possible
consideration of candidates to
potentially serve in the following
positions on the Board: an expert in
information technology (IT); an industry
representative member with experience
in using or representing users of the
manifest system; and a state
representative member responsible for
processing manifests.
DATES: Nominations of candidates
considered for appointment must be
received on or before January 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your nominations
identified with ‘‘BOARD
NOMINATION’’ in the subject line to
Tamue Gibson, the Acting Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) of the e-Manifest
Advisory Board at gibson.tamue@
epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tamue Gibson, Acting Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Phone: 202–564–
7642; or by email: gibson.tamue@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
On June 30, 2018, EPA established a
national system for tracking hazardous
waste shipments electronically. This
system, known as ‘‘e-Manifest,’’
supports the modernization of the
nation’s cradle-to-grave hazardous waste
tracking process while saving valuable
time, resources, and dollars for industry
and states.
EPA established the e-Manifest
system according to the Hazardous
Waste Electronic Manifest
Establishment Act, enacted into law on
October 5, 2012. The ‘‘e-Manifest Act’’
authorizes the EPA to implement a
national electronic manifest system and
requires that the costs of developing and
operating the new e-Manifest system be
recovered from user fees charged to
those who use hazardous waste
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manifests to track off-site shipments of
their wastes.
This system enables users of the
uniform hazardous waste manifest
forms (EPA Form 8700–22 and
Continuation Sheet 8700–22A) to have
the option to more efficiently track their
hazardous waste shipments
electronically, in lieu of the paper
manifest, from the point of generation,
during transportation, and to the point
of receipt by an off-site facility that is
permitted to treat, store, recycle, or
dispose of the hazardous waste.
Electronic manifests obtained from the
national system augment or replace the
paper forms that have historically been
used for this purpose, and that result in
substantial paperwork costs and other
inefficiencies. Congress intended that
EPA develops a system that, among
other things, meets the needs of the user
community and decreases the
administrative burden associated with
the current paper-based manifest system
on the user community. By enabling the
transition from a paper-intensive
process to an electronic system, EPA
estimates e-Manifest will ultimately
save state and industry users more than
$50 million annually, once electronic
manifests are widely adopted. The
system also serves as a national
reporting hub and database for all
manifests and shipment data. To ensure
that these goals are met, the Act directs
EPA to establish a Board to assess the
effectiveness of the electronic manifest
system and make recommendations to
the Administrator for improving the
system.
In addition, the e-Manifest Act directs
EPA to develop a system that attracts
sufficient user participation and service
revenues to ensure the viability of the
system. As a result, the Act provides
EPA broad discretion to establish
reasonable user fees, as the
Administrator determines are necessary,
to pay costs incurred in developing,
operating, maintaining, and upgrading
the system, including any costs incurred
in collecting and processing data from
any paper manifest submitted to the
system.
e-Manifest aligns with the Agency’s EEnterprise business strategy. EEnterprise for the Environment is a
transformative 21st century strategy—
jointly governed by states and EPA—for
modernizing government agencies’
delivery of environmental protection.
Under this strategy, the Agency will
streamline its business processes and
systems to reduce reporting burden on
states and regulated facilities and
improve the effectiveness and efficiency
of regulatory programs for EPA, states,
and tribes.
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EPA has established the Board in
accordance with the provisions of the eManifest Act and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. app.2.
The Board is in the public interest and
supports EPA in performing its duties
and responsibilities. Pursuant to the eManifest Act the Board is comprised of
nine members, of which one member is
the Administrator (or a designee), who
will serve as Chair of the Board, and
eight members are individuals
appointed by the EPA Administrator:
• At least two of whom have
expertise in information technology (IT);
• At least three of whom have
experience in using, or represent users
of, the manifest system to track the
transportation of hazardous waste under
federal and state manifest programs; and
• At least three state representatives
responsible for processing those
manifests.
The Board will meet publicly at least
annually to provide recommendations
on matters related to the operational
activities, functions, policies, and/or
regulations of the EPA under the eManifest Act. Pursuant to the e-Manifest
Act, the Board will assist the Agency in
evaluating the effectiveness of the eManifest IT system and associated user
fees; identifying key issues associated
with the system, including the need
(and timing) for user fee adjustments;
recommending system enhancements;
and providing independent advice on
matters and policies related to the eManifest program. The e-Manifest Board
provides recommendations on matters
related to the operational activities,
functions, policies, and regulations of
the EPA under the e-Manifest Act,
including proposing actions to
encourage the use of the electronic
(paperless) system, and actions related
to the E-Enterprise strategy that intersect
with e-Manifest. These intersections
may include issues such as business-tobusiness communications, performance
standards for mobile devices, and Cross
Media Electronic Reporting Rule
(CROMERR) compliant e-signatures.
II. Nominations
Any interested person and/or
organization may nominate qualified
individuals for membership. EPA values
and welcomes diversity. To obtain
nominations of diverse candidates, the
agency encourages nominations of all
genders and all racial and ethnic groups.
All nominations will be considered;
however, applicants need to be aware of
the representation from specific sectors
required by the e-Manifest Act.
Nominees who represent states and
industry should have a comprehensive
knowledge of hazardous waste
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generation, transportation, treatment,
storage, and disposal under RCRA
Subtitle C at the federal, state, and local
levels. Nominees who represent states
should have comprehensive knowledge
of state programs that use manifest data.
Nominees who represent industry
should be familiar with e-Manifest and
have strong knowledge of existing
industry systems/devices/approaches
and business operations to provide
valuable input on e-Manifest integration
into current industry data systems.
IT nominees should have core
competencies and experience in largescale systems and application
development, integration, and
implementation. This may include
competency and experience with:
Managing complex systems used by
multiple user communities; ensuring
data availability, integrity, and quality;
user help desk and support; as well as
expertise relevant to the complexities of
an electronic manifest system. Examples
of this expertise may include, but are
not limited to: Expertise with web-based
and mobile technologies, particularly
those that support large scale operations
for geographically diverse users;
expertise in IT security, including
perspective on federal IT security
requirements; expertise in electronic
signature and user management
approaches; expertise with scalable
hosting solutions such as cloud-based
hosting; and expertise in user
experience. Existing knowledge of, or
willingness to gain an understanding of,
EPA shared services and enterprise
architecture is a plus.
Another plus for any nominee is
experience in setting and/or managing
fee-based systems in general.
Additional criteria used to evaluate
nominees will include:
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and
written communication skills;
• Demonstrated experience
developing group recommendations;
• Willingness to commit time to the
Board and demonstrated ability to work
constructively on committees;
• Absence of financial conflicts of
interest;
• Impartiality (including avoiding the
appearance of a loss of impartiality);
and
• Background and experiences that
would help contribute to the diversity of
perspectives on the Board, e.g.,
geographic, economic, social, cultural,
educational backgrounds, professional
affiliations, and other considerations.
Nominations must include a resume,
which provides the nominee’s
background, experience, and
educational qualifications, as well as a
brief statement (one page or less)
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describing the nominee’s interest in
serving on the Board and addressing the
other criteria previously described.
Nominees are encouraged to provide
any additional information that they feel
would be useful for consideration, such
as: Availability to participate as a
member of the Board; how the
nominee’s background, skills, and
experience would contribute to the
diversity of the Board; and any concerns
the nominee has regarding membership.
Nominees should be identified by name,
occupation, position, current business
address, email, and telephone number.
Interested candidates may selfnominate. The agency will acknowledge
receipt of nominations. Persons selected
for membership will receive
compensation for travel and a nominal
daily compensation (if appropriate)
while attending meetings in person.
Additionally, candidates selected to
serve as Information Technology (IT)
‘‘Expert’’ Members will be designated as
Special Government Employees (SGEs)
or consultants. Candidates designated as
SGEs will be required to fill out the
‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure
Form for Environmental Protection
Agency Special Government
Employees’’ (EPA Form 3310–48). This
confidential form provides information
to the EPA ethics officials to determine
whether there is a conflict between the
SGE’s public duties and their private
interests, including an appearance of a
loss of impartiality as defined by federal
laws and regulations.
One example of a potential conflict of
interest may be for IT professional(s)
serving in an organization which is
awarded any related e-Manifest system
development contract(s).
Dated: December 6, 2021.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery, Office of Land and Emergency
Management.
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White House Environmental Justice
Advisory Council; Notification of
Virtual Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification for a public
meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) hereby provides notice that the
White House Environmental Justice
Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will meet
on the dates and times described below.
EPA is announcing a two (2) day
meeting on January 26 and 27, 2022.
The meeting is open to the public.
Members of the public are encouraged
to provide comments relevant to the
specific issues being considered by the
WHEJAC. For additional information
about registering to attend the meetings
or to provide public comment, please
see ‘‘REGISTRATION’’ under
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DATES: The WHEJAC will hold a virtual
public meeting on Wednesday, January
26, 2022, and Thursday, January 27,
2022, from approximately 3:00 p.m.–
7:30 p.m., Eastern Time each day. A
public comment period relevant to the
specific issues will be considered by the
WHEJAC on Wednesday, January 26,
2022. (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
Members of the public who wish to
participate during the public comment
period must pre-register by 11:59 p.m.,
Eastern Time, one (1) week prior to the
meeting date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen L. Martin, WHEJAC Designated
Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email:
whejac@epa.gov; telephone: (202) 564–
0203. Additional information about the
WHEJAC is available at https://
www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/
white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting discussion will focus on several
topics including, but not limited to the
discussion and deliberation of draft
recommendations to the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality and
the White House Interagency Council on
Environmental Justice from the
Justice40 Work Group, Climate and
Economic Justice Screening Tool Work
Group, and the Scorecard Work Group.
The Charter of the WHEJAC states that
the advisory committee will provide
independent advice and
recommendations to the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) and to the White House
Interagency Council on Environmental
Justice (IAC). The WHEJAC will provide
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broad cross-cutting issues, related but
not limited to, issues of environmental
justice and pollution reduction, energy,
climate change mitigation and
resiliency, environmental health, and
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[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0826; FRL-9339-01-OLEM]
The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board:
Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites the
public to nominate experts to be considered for a three-year
appointment to the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory
Board (the ``Board''). Pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Electronic
Manifest Establishment Act (the ``e-Manifest Act'' or the ``Act''), EPA
has established the Board to provide practical and independent advice,
consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the
activities, functions, policies, and regulations associated with the
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) System. In accordance,
with the e-Manifest Act, the EPA Administrator or designee will serve
as Chair of the Board. This notice solicits nominations for possible
consideration of candidates to potentially serve in the following
positions on the Board: an expert in information technology (IT); an
industry representative member with experience in using or representing
users of the manifest system; and a state representative member
responsible for processing manifests.
DATES: Nominations of candidates considered for appointment must be
received on or before January 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your nominations identified with ``BOARD NOMINATION''
in the subject line to Tamue Gibson, the Acting Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) of the e-Manifest Advisory Board at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamue Gibson, Acting Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Phone: 202-564-7642; or by email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On June 30, 2018, EPA established a national system for tracking
hazardous waste shipments electronically. This system, known as ``e-
Manifest,'' supports the modernization of the nation's cradle-to-grave
hazardous waste tracking process while saving valuable time, resources,
and dollars for industry and states.
EPA established the e-Manifest system according to the Hazardous
Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, enacted into law on
October 5, 2012. The ``e-Manifest Act'' authorizes the EPA to implement
a national electronic manifest system and requires that the costs of
developing and operating the new e-Manifest system be recovered from
user fees charged to those who use hazardous waste manifests to track
off-site shipments of their wastes.
This system enables users of the uniform hazardous waste manifest
forms (EPA Form 8700-22 and Continuation Sheet 8700-22A) to have the
option to more efficiently track their hazardous waste shipments
electronically, in lieu of the paper manifest, from the point of
generation, during transportation, and to the point of receipt by an
off-site facility that is permitted to treat, store, recycle, or
dispose of the hazardous waste. Electronic manifests obtained from the
national system augment or replace the paper forms that have
historically been used for this purpose, and that result in substantial
paperwork costs and other inefficiencies. Congress intended that EPA
develops a system that, among other things, meets the needs of the user
community and decreases the administrative burden associated with the
current paper-based manifest system on the user community. By enabling
the transition from a paper-intensive process to an electronic system,
EPA estimates e-Manifest will ultimately save state and industry users
more than $50 million annually, once electronic manifests are widely
adopted. The system also serves as a national reporting hub and
database for all manifests and shipment data. To ensure that these
goals are met, the Act directs EPA to establish a Board to assess the
effectiveness of the electronic manifest system and make
recommendations to the Administrator for improving the system.
In addition, the e-Manifest Act directs EPA to develop a system
that attracts sufficient user participation and service revenues to
ensure the viability of the system. As a result, the Act provides EPA
broad discretion to establish reasonable user fees, as the
Administrator determines are necessary, to pay costs incurred in
developing, operating, maintaining, and upgrading the system, including
any costs incurred in collecting and processing data from any paper
manifest submitted to the system.
e-Manifest aligns with the Agency's E-Enterprise business strategy.
E-Enterprise for the Environment is a transformative 21st century
strategy--jointly governed by states and EPA--for modernizing
government agencies' delivery of environmental protection. Under this
strategy, the Agency will streamline its business processes and systems
to reduce reporting burden on states and regulated facilities and
improve the effectiveness and efficiency of regulatory programs for
EPA, states, and tribes.
EPA has established the Board in accordance with the provisions of
the e-Manifest Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C. app.2. The Board is in the public interest and supports EPA in
performing its duties and responsibilities. Pursuant to the e-Manifest
Act the Board is comprised of nine members, of which one member is the
Administrator (or a designee), who will serve as Chair of the Board,
and eight members are individuals appointed by the EPA Administrator:
At least two of whom have expertise in information
technology (IT);
At least three of whom have experience in using, or
represent users of, the manifest system to track the transportation of
hazardous waste under federal and state manifest programs; and
At least three state representatives responsible for
processing those manifests.
The Board will meet publicly at least annually to provide
recommendations on matters related to the operational activities,
functions, policies, and/or regulations of the EPA under the e-Manifest
Act. Pursuant to the e-Manifest Act, the Board will assist the Agency
in evaluating the effectiveness of the e-Manifest IT system and
associated user fees; identifying key issues associated with the
system, including the need (and timing) for user fee adjustments;
recommending system enhancements; and providing independent advice on
matters and policies related to the e-Manifest program. The e-Manifest
Board provides recommendations on matters related to the operational
activities, functions, policies, and regulations of the EPA under the
e-Manifest Act, including proposing actions to encourage the use of the
electronic (paperless) system, and actions related to the E-Enterprise
strategy that intersect with e-Manifest. These intersections may
include issues such as business-to-business communications, performance
standards for mobile devices, and Cross Media Electronic Reporting Rule
(CROMERR) compliant e-signatures.
II. Nominations
Any interested person and/or organization may nominate qualified
individuals for membership. EPA values and welcomes diversity. To
obtain nominations of diverse candidates, the agency encourages
nominations of all genders and all racial and ethnic groups. All
nominations will be considered; however, applicants need to be aware of
the representation from specific sectors required by the e-Manifest
Act.
Nominees who represent states and industry should have a
comprehensive knowledge of hazardous waste
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generation, transportation, treatment, storage, and disposal under RCRA
Subtitle C at the federal, state, and local levels. Nominees who
represent states should have comprehensive knowledge of state programs
that use manifest data. Nominees who represent industry should be
familiar with e-Manifest and have strong knowledge of existing industry
systems/devices/approaches and business operations to provide valuable
input on e-Manifest integration into current industry data systems.
IT nominees should have core competencies and experience in large-
scale systems and application development, integration, and
implementation. This may include competency and experience with:
Managing complex systems used by multiple user communities; ensuring
data availability, integrity, and quality; user help desk and support;
as well as expertise relevant to the complexities of an electronic
manifest system. Examples of this expertise may include, but are not
limited to: Expertise with web-based and mobile technologies,
particularly those that support large scale operations for
geographically diverse users; expertise in IT security, including
perspective on federal IT security requirements; expertise in
electronic signature and user management approaches; expertise with
scalable hosting solutions such as cloud-based hosting; and expertise
in user experience. Existing knowledge of, or willingness to gain an
understanding of, EPA shared services and enterprise architecture is a
plus.
Another plus for any nominee is experience in setting and/or
managing fee-based systems in general.
Additional criteria used to evaluate nominees will include:
Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication
skills;
Demonstrated experience developing group recommendations;
Willingness to commit time to the Board and demonstrated
ability to work constructively on committees;
Absence of financial conflicts of interest;
Impartiality (including avoiding the appearance of a loss
of impartiality); and
Background and experiences that would help contribute to
the diversity of perspectives on the Board, e.g., geographic, economic,
social, cultural, educational backgrounds, professional affiliations,
and other considerations.
Nominations must include a resume, which provides the nominee's
background, experience, and educational qualifications, as well as a
brief statement (one page or less) describing the nominee's interest in
serving on the Board and addressing the other criteria previously
described. Nominees are encouraged to provide any additional
information that they feel would be useful for consideration, such as:
Availability to participate as a member of the Board; how the nominee's
background, skills, and experience would contribute to the diversity of
the Board; and any concerns the nominee has regarding membership.
Nominees should be identified by name, occupation, position, current
business address, email, and telephone number.
Interested candidates may self-nominate. The agency will
acknowledge receipt of nominations. Persons selected for membership
will receive compensation for travel and a nominal daily compensation
(if appropriate) while attending meetings in person. Additionally,
candidates selected to serve as Information Technology (IT) ``Expert''
Members will be designated as Special Government Employees (SGEs) or
consultants. Candidates designated as SGEs will be required to fill out
the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Environmental
Protection Agency Special Government Employees'' (EPA Form 3310-48).
This confidential form provides information to the EPA ethics officials
to determine whether there is a conflict between the SGE's public
duties and their private interests, including an appearance of a loss
of impartiality as defined by federal laws and regulations.
One example of a potential conflict of interest may be for IT
professional(s) serving in an organization which is awarded any related
e-Manifest system development contract(s).
Dated: December 6, 2021.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Land
and Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-26966 Filed 12-13-21; 8:45 am]
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