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TABLE 3—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION AND/OR AMENDMENTS—Continued
EPA company
No.
73049
74229
80289
87093
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Company name and address
Valent Biosciences, LLC, 1910 Innovation Way, Suite 100, Libertyville, IL 60048–6316.
Pro Tech USA, LLC, Agent Name: KRK Consulting, LLC, 5807 Churchill Way, Medina, OH 44256.
Isagro S.P.A., D/B/A Isagro USA, Inc., Agent Name: Exigent Sciences, LLC, 370 S. Main St., Yuma, AZ 85364.
LNouvel, Inc., 4657 Courtyard Trail, Plano, TX 75024.
III. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C.
136d(f)(1)) provides that a registrant of
a pesticide product may at any time
request that any of its pesticide
registrations be canceled or amended to
terminate one or more uses. FIFRA
further provides that, before acting on
the request, EPA must publish a notice
of receipt of any such request in the
Federal Register.
Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C.
136d(f)(1)(B)) requires that before acting
on a request for voluntary cancellation,
EPA must provide a 30-day public
comment period on the request for
voluntary cancellation or use
termination. In addition, FIFRA section
6(f)(1)(C) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)(C))
requires that EPA provide a 180-day
comment period on a request for
voluntary cancellation or termination of
any minor agricultural use before
granting the request, unless:
1. The registrants request a waiver of
the comment period, or
2. The EPA Administrator determines
that continued use of the pesticide
would pose an unreasonable adverse
effect on the environment.
The registrants have requested that
EPA waive the 180-day comment
period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a
30-day comment period on the proposed
requests.
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IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of
Requests
Registrants who choose to withdraw a
request for product cancellation or use
termination should submit the
withdrawal in writing to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. If the products have been
subject to a previous cancellation
action, the effective date of cancellation
and all other provisions of any earlier
cancellation action are controlling.
V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing
Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of
registered pesticide products that are
currently in the United States and that
were packaged, labeled, and released for
shipment prior to the effective date of
the action. If the requests for voluntary
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cancellation and amendments to
terminate uses are granted, the Agency
intends to publish the cancellation
order in the Federal Register.
In any order issued in response to
these requests for cancellation of
product registrations and for
amendments to terminate uses, EPA
proposes to include the following
provisions for the treatment of any
existing stocks of the products listed in
Tables 1 and 2 of Unit II.
For voluntary product cancellations,
registrants will be permitted to sell and
distribute existing stocks of voluntarily
canceled products for 1 year after the
effective date of the cancellation, which
will be the date of publication of the
cancellation order in the Federal
Register. Thereafter, registrants will be
prohibited from selling or distributing
the products identified in Table 1 of
Unit II, except for export consistent with
FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o) or for
proper disposal.
Once EPA has approved product
labels reflecting the requested
amendments to terminate uses,
registrants will be permitted to sell or
distribute products under the previously
approved labeling for a period of 18
months after the date of Federal
Register publication of the cancellation
order, unless other restrictions have
been imposed. Thereafter, registrants
will be prohibited from selling or
distributing the products whose labels
include the terminated uses identified
in Table 2 of Unit II, except for export
consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for
proper disposal.
Persons other than the registrant may
sell, distribute, or use existing stocks of
canceled products and products whose
labels include the terminated uses until
supplies are exhausted, provided that
such sale, distribution, or use is
consistent with the terms of the
previously approved labeling on, or that
accompanied, the canceled products
and terminated uses.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: January 21, 2022.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2020–0682; FRL–9518–01–
ORD]
Request for Nomination of Experts for
the Biofuels and the Environment:
Third Triennial Report to Congress
Peer Review Panel
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; nomination of experts
for peer review panel.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting
nominations for an external expert
panel to peer review EPA’s Biofuels and
the Environment: Third Triennial
Report to Congress (RtC3). The peer
review will be conducted under the
framework of EPA’s Scientific Integrity
Policy (https://www.epa.gov/sites/
default/files/2014-02/documents/
scientific_integrity_policy_2012.pdf)
and follow procedures established in
EPA’s Peer Review Handbook 4th
Edition, 2015 (EPA/100/B–15/001). EPA
invites the public to nominate scientific
experts to be considered as peer
reviewers for this contractor-managed
peer review. Nominations of peer
review candidates will be accepted by
EPA’s contractor, Eastern Research
Group, Inc. (ERG). Relevant expertise
includes economics, engineering,
agronomics, land use change, remote
sensing, air quality, biogeochemistry,
water quality, hydrology, conservation
biology, limnology, and ecology. EPA
has instructed ERG to formulate a single
pool of eighteen (18) candidate external
reviewers to provide independent
external peer review. After
consideration of peer reviewer
nominations submitted to ERG in
response to this Federal Register notice
(FRN) and after consideration of public
comments on the List of Candidates (to
be announced in a future FRN), ERG
will select from this pool the final list
of up to nine (9) peer reviewers in a
manner consistent with EPA’s Peer
Review Handbook 4th Edition, 2015
(EPA/100/B–15/001), ensuring their
combined expertise best spans the above
disciplines.
SUMMARY:
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Nominations should be
submitted by March 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Any interested person or
organization may nominate scientific
experts to be considered as peer
reviewers. Self-nominations will also be
accepted. Nominations should be
submitted to ERG no later than March
3, 2022 by sending an email to:
peerreview@erg.com (subject line: RtC3
Peer Review). Nominations should
include all nominee information
described in section II of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning nominations of
expert peer reviewers should be
directed to EPA’s contractor, ERG, by
email to peerreview@erg.com (subject
line: RtC3 Peer Review). For information
on the period of submission, contact the
ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters
Docket Center; phone: 202–566–1752;
fax: 202–566–9744; or email:
ord.docket@epa.gov. For technical
information, contact Christopher Clark;
phone: 202–564–4183; or email:
Clark.Christopher@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DATES:
I. Information About the Document
In 2007, Congress enacted the Energy
Independence and Security Act (EISA)
with the stated goals of ‘‘mov[ing] the
United States toward greater energy
independence and security [and] to
increase the production of clean
renewable fuels.’’ In accordance with
these goals, EISA revised the Renewable
Fuel Standard (RFS) Program, which
was created under the 2005 Energy
Policy Act and is administered by EPA,
to increase the volume of renewable fuel
required to be blended into
transportation fuel to 36 billion gallons
per year by 2022. Section 204 of EISA
directs EPA, in consultation with the
U.S. Departments of Agriculture and
Energy, to assess and report triennially
to Congress on the environmental and
resource conservation impacts of the
RFS Program.
The first report to Congress (RtC1)
was completed in 2011 and provided an
assessment of the environmental and
resource conservation impacts
associated with increased biofuel
production and use (EPA/600/R–10/
183F). The overarching conclusions of
this first report were: (1) The
environmental impacts of increased
biofuel production and use were likely
negative but limited in impact; (2) there
was a potential for both positive and
negative impacts in the future; and (3)
EISA goals for biofuels production
could be achieved with minimal
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environmental impacts if best practices
were used and if technologies advanced
to facilitate the use of second-generation
biofuel feedstocks (corn stover,
perennial grasses, woody biomass,
algae, and waste).
The second report to Congress (RtC2)
was completed in 2018 and reaffirmed
the overarching conclusions of the RtC1
(EPA/600/R–18/195). The RtC2 noted
that the biofuel production and use
conditions that led to the conclusions of
the RtC1 had not materially changed,
and that the production of biofuels from
cellulosic feedstocks anticipated by both
the EISA and the RtC1 had not
materialized. Noting observed increases
in acreage for corn and soybean
production in the period prior to and
following implementation of the RFS2
Program, the RtC2 concluded that the
environmental and resource
conservation impacts associated with
land use change were likely due, at least
in part, to the RFS and associated
production of biofuel feedstocks but that
further research was needed.
This RtC3 builds on the previous two
reports and provides an update on the
impacts to date of the RFS Program on
the environment. This report assesses
air, water, and soil quality; ecosystem
health and biodiversity; and other
effects. This third report also includes
new analyses not previously included in
the first and second reports.
II. How To Submit Nominations for
Peer Reviewers
Expertise sought: EPA is seeking
candidates who are nationally and/or
internationally recognized scientific
experts to serve as external peer
reviewers for the draft report. Nominees
should possess a strong background and
demonstrated expertise in one or more
of the following areas: Economics,
engineering, agronomics, land use
change, remote sensing, air quality,
biogeochemistry, water quality,
hydrology, conservation biology,
limnology, and ecology. Economists
should have expertise in partial
equilibrium modeling (PE), computable
general equilibrium modeling (CGE),
and/or econometric studies. All
candidates should have scientific
credentials equivalent to a Ph.D., broad
expertise in biofuels, and should be
familiar with the Renewable Fuel
Standard (RFS) Program.
Selection criteria: From the pool of
nominees, EPA’s contractor, ERG, will
select nine peer reviewers, in a manner
consistent with EPA’s Peer Review
Handbook 4th Edition, 2015 (EPA/100/
B–15/001), based on the following
factors: (1) Demonstrated expertise in
the areas listed above through relevant
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peer-reviewed publications; (2)
professional accomplishments and
recognition by professional societies; (3)
demonstrated ability to work
constructively and effectively in a
committee setting; (4) absence of
conflicts of interest; (5) no appearance
of a lack of impartiality; (6) willingness
to commit adequate time for a thorough
review of the draft report, including
preparation of individual written
comments that will be made publicly
available; and (7) availability to
participate virtually in a public two-day
or three-day peer review meeting and to
provide subsequent revised individual
comments. Registration information,
meeting dates, and other logistical
information will be provided in a
subsequent FRN at least 30 days prior to
the external peer review meeting.
Required nominee information: To
receive full consideration, the following
information should be provided for each
nominee in the submission to ERG at
peerreview@erg.com (subject line: RtC3
Peer Review): (1) Contact information
for the person making the nomination;
(2) contact information for the nominee;
(3) the disciplinary and specific areas of
expertise of the nominee; (4) the
nominee’s curriculum vitae; (5) a
biographical sketch of the nominee
indicating current position, educational
background, past and current research
activities, recent service on other
advisory committees, peer review
panels, editorial boards or professional
organizations, sources of recent grant
and/or contract support, and (6) any
other comments on the relevance of the
nominee’s expertise to this peer review
topic. Compensation for non-federal
peer reviewers will be provided by ERG.
Selection process: ERG will notify
nominees of selection or non-selection.
ERG will also conduct an independent
search for candidates to assemble a
balanced group representing the
expertise needed to fully evaluate EPA’s
Third Triennial Biofuels and the
Environment Report to Congress (RtC3).
ERG will consider and screen all
nominees against the criteria previously
described. Following the screening
process, ERG will narrow the list of
potential reviewers to eighteen
candidates. Prior to selecting the final
peer reviewers, an FRN will be
published (exact date to be determined)
to solicit comments on the pool of
eighteen candidates. In that notice, the
public will be requested to provide
relevant information or documentation
on the candidate pool within 15 days of
the announcement of the interim list of
candidates. After considering the public
comments on the candidate pool, ERG
will select nine peer reviewers, carefully
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weighing a number of factors including
the candidates’ areas of expertise and
professional qualifications.
Timothy Watkins,
Acting Director, Center for Public Health and
Environmental Assessment.
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issue of Friday, January 21, 2022 make
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On page 3299, in the second column,
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Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal Agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it can
further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before March 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
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Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Your comment must be
submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the
above instructions for it to be
considered. In addition to submitting in
www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of
your comment on the proposed
information collection to Cathy
Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the web page called
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ‘‘Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the Title
of this ICR and then click on the ICR
Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. No person shall
be subject to any penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information
subject to the PRA that does not display
a valid OMB control number.
As part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork burdens, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC
invited the general public and other
Federal Agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
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information technology. Pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific
comment on how it might ‘‘further
reduce the information collection
burden for small business concerns with
fewer than 25 employees.’’
OMB Control Number: 3060–0748.
Title: Section 64.104, 64.1509,
64.1510 Pay-Per-Call and Other
Information Services.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5,125 respondents; 5,175
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 to
260 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and
on occasion reporting and
recordkeeping requirements; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority(s) for the information
collection is found at 47 U.S.C.
228(c)(7)–(10); Public Law 192–556, 106
stat. 4181 (1992), codified at 47 U.S.C.
228 (The Telephone Disclosure and
Dispute Resolution Act of 1992).
Total Annual Burden: 47,750 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 64.1504 of
the Commission’s rules incorporates the
requirements of Sections 228(c)(7)–(10)
of the Communications Act restricting
the manner in which toll-free numbers
may be used to charge telephone
subscribers for information services.
Common carriers may not charge a
calling party for information conveyed
on a toll-free number call, unless the
calling party: (1) Has executed a written
agreement that specifies the material
terms and conditions under which the
information is provided, or (2) pays for
the information by means of a prepaid
account, credit, debit, charge, or calling
card and the information service
provider gives the calling party an
introductory message disclosing the cost
and other terms and conditions for the
service. The disclosure requirements are
intended to ensure that consumers
know when charges will be levied for
calls to toll-free numbers and are able to
obtain information necessary to make
informed choices about whether to
purchase toll-free information services.
47 CFR 64.1509 of the Commission rules
incorporates the requirements of 47
U.S.C. (c)(2) and 228 (d)(2)–(3) of the
Communications Act. Common carriers
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2020-0682; FRL-9518-01-ORD]
Request for Nomination of Experts for the Biofuels and the
Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress Peer Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; nomination of experts for peer review panel.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting
nominations for an external expert panel to peer review EPA's Biofuels
and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (RtC3). The
peer review will be conducted under the framework of EPA's Scientific
Integrity Policy (https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2014-02/documents/scientific_integrity_policy_2012.pdf) and follow procedures
established in EPA's Peer Review Handbook 4th Edition, 2015 (EPA/100/B-
15/001). EPA invites the public to nominate scientific experts to be
considered as peer reviewers for this contractor-managed peer review.
Nominations of peer review candidates will be accepted by EPA's
contractor, Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG). Relevant expertise
includes economics, engineering, agronomics, land use change, remote
sensing, air quality, biogeochemistry, water quality, hydrology,
conservation biology, limnology, and ecology. EPA has instructed ERG to
formulate a single pool of eighteen (18) candidate external reviewers
to provide independent external peer review. After consideration of
peer reviewer nominations submitted to ERG in response to this Federal
Register notice (FRN) and after consideration of public comments on the
List of Candidates (to be announced in a future FRN), ERG will select
from this pool the final list of up to nine (9) peer reviewers in a
manner consistent with EPA's Peer Review Handbook 4th Edition, 2015
(EPA/100/B-15/001), ensuring their combined expertise best spans the
above disciplines.
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DATES: Nominations should be submitted by March 3, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Any interested person or organization may nominate
scientific experts to be considered as peer reviewers. Self-nominations
will also be accepted. Nominations should be submitted to ERG no later
than March 3, 2022 by sending an email to: [email protected] (subject
line: RtC3 Peer Review). Nominations should include all nominee
information described in section II of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning nominations of
expert peer reviewers should be directed to EPA's contractor, ERG, by
email to [email protected] (subject line: RtC3 Peer Review). For
information on the period of submission, contact the ORD Docket at the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center; phone: 202-566-1752; fax: 202-566-9744;
or email: [email protected]. For technical information, contact
Christopher Clark; phone: 202-564-4183; or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Document
In 2007, Congress enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act
(EISA) with the stated goals of ``mov[ing] the United States toward
greater energy independence and security [and] to increase the
production of clean renewable fuels.'' In accordance with these goals,
EISA revised the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program, which was
created under the 2005 Energy Policy Act and is administered by EPA, to
increase the volume of renewable fuel required to be blended into
transportation fuel to 36 billion gallons per year by 2022. Section 204
of EISA directs EPA, in consultation with the U.S. Departments of
Agriculture and Energy, to assess and report triennially to Congress on
the environmental and resource conservation impacts of the RFS Program.
The first report to Congress (RtC1) was completed in 2011 and
provided an assessment of the environmental and resource conservation
impacts associated with increased biofuel production and use (EPA/600/
R-10/183F). The overarching conclusions of this first report were: (1)
The environmental impacts of increased biofuel production and use were
likely negative but limited in impact; (2) there was a potential for
both positive and negative impacts in the future; and (3) EISA goals
for biofuels production could be achieved with minimal environmental
impacts if best practices were used and if technologies advanced to
facilitate the use of second-generation biofuel feedstocks (corn
stover, perennial grasses, woody biomass, algae, and waste).
The second report to Congress (RtC2) was completed in 2018 and
reaffirmed the overarching conclusions of the RtC1 (EPA/600/R-18/195).
The RtC2 noted that the biofuel production and use conditions that led
to the conclusions of the RtC1 had not materially changed, and that the
production of biofuels from cellulosic feedstocks anticipated by both
the EISA and the RtC1 had not materialized. Noting observed increases
in acreage for corn and soybean production in the period prior to and
following implementation of the RFS2 Program, the RtC2 concluded that
the environmental and resource conservation impacts associated with
land use change were likely due, at least in part, to the RFS and
associated production of biofuel feedstocks but that further research
was needed.
This RtC3 builds on the previous two reports and provides an update
on the impacts to date of the RFS Program on the environment. This
report assesses air, water, and soil quality; ecosystem health and
biodiversity; and other effects. This third report also includes new
analyses not previously included in the first and second reports.
II. How To Submit Nominations for Peer Reviewers
Expertise sought: EPA is seeking candidates who are nationally and/
or internationally recognized scientific experts to serve as external
peer reviewers for the draft report. Nominees should possess a strong
background and demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following
areas: Economics, engineering, agronomics, land use change, remote
sensing, air quality, biogeochemistry, water quality, hydrology,
conservation biology, limnology, and ecology. Economists should have
expertise in partial equilibrium modeling (PE), computable general
equilibrium modeling (CGE), and/or econometric studies. All candidates
should have scientific credentials equivalent to a Ph.D., broad
expertise in biofuels, and should be familiar with the Renewable Fuel
Standard (RFS) Program.
Selection criteria: From the pool of nominees, EPA's contractor,
ERG, will select nine peer reviewers, in a manner consistent with EPA's
Peer Review Handbook 4th Edition, 2015 (EPA/100/B-15/001), based on the
following factors: (1) Demonstrated expertise in the areas listed above
through relevant peer-reviewed publications; (2) professional
accomplishments and recognition by professional societies; (3)
demonstrated ability to work constructively and effectively in a
committee setting; (4) absence of conflicts of interest; (5) no
appearance of a lack of impartiality; (6) willingness to commit
adequate time for a thorough review of the draft report, including
preparation of individual written comments that will be made publicly
available; and (7) availability to participate virtually in a public
two-day or three-day peer review meeting and to provide subsequent
revised individual comments. Registration information, meeting dates,
and other logistical information will be provided in a subsequent FRN
at least 30 days prior to the external peer review meeting.
Required nominee information: To receive full consideration, the
following information should be provided for each nominee in the
submission to ERG at [email protected] (subject line: RtC3 Peer
Review): (1) Contact information for the person making the nomination;
(2) contact information for the nominee; (3) the disciplinary and
specific areas of expertise of the nominee; (4) the nominee's
curriculum vitae; (5) a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating
current position, educational background, past and current research
activities, recent service on other advisory committees, peer review
panels, editorial boards or professional organizations, sources of
recent grant and/or contract support, and (6) any other comments on the
relevance of the nominee's expertise to this peer review topic.
Compensation for non-federal peer reviewers will be provided by ERG.
Selection process: ERG will notify nominees of selection or non-
selection. ERG will also conduct an independent search for candidates
to assemble a balanced group representing the expertise needed to fully
evaluate EPA's Third Triennial Biofuels and the Environment Report to
Congress (RtC3). ERG will consider and screen all nominees against the
criteria previously described. Following the screening process, ERG
will narrow the list of potential reviewers to eighteen candidates.
Prior to selecting the final peer reviewers, an FRN will be published
(exact date to be determined) to solicit comments on the pool of
eighteen candidates. In that notice, the public will be requested to
provide relevant information or documentation on the candidate pool
within 15 days of the announcement of the interim list of candidates.
After considering the public comments on the candidate pool, ERG will
select nine peer reviewers, carefully
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weighing a number of factors including the candidates' areas of
expertise and professional qualifications.
Timothy Watkins,
Acting Director, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2022-02047 Filed 1-31-22; 8:45 am]
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