Request for Nominations to EPA's National and Governmental Advisory Committees, 17570-17571 [2023-06001]

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AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for approximately 12 vacancies in the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) which advises the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Vacancies on these two committees are expected to be filled by the fall of 2023. Additional sources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees. DATES: Please submit nominations by May 19, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit nominations via email to: Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Resources and Business Operations, Federal Advisory Committee Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with subject line COMMITTEE RESUME/CV 2023 to carrillo.oscar@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the NAC or GAC membership, please contact Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone at (202) 564–0347 or by email at carrillo.oscar@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Committee and the Governmental Advisory Committee advise the EPA Administrator in his capacity as the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) on the development of U.S. policy positions regarding environment and trade in North America. The NAC and GAC were established May 13, 1994 and are authorized under Article 11 of the Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) between the United States, Mexico and Canada entered into force on July 1, 2020, in parallel with the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 United States of America, United States of Mexico, and Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; and was established pursuant to Executive Order 12915, entitled ‘‘Federal Implementation of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.’’ The NAC and GAC were continued under the authority of Executive Order 14048, dated September 30, 2021, and operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 10. The committees are responsible for providing advice to the United States Representative on a wide range of strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, and economic issues related to implementation and further elaboration of the ECA and the USMCA. The NAC consists of 15 representatives from environmental non-profit groups, business and industry, and educational institutions. The GAC consists of 15 representatives from state, local, and tribal governments. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator for a two-year term. The committees usually meet three times per year and the average workload for committee members is approximately 10 to 15 hours per month. Members serve on the committees in a voluntary capacity. Although EPA is unable to provide compensation or an honorarium for services, members may receive travel and per diem allowances, according to applicable federal travel regulations and EPA’s budget. EPA is seeking nominations from various sectors, i.e., for the NAC we are seeking nominees from academia, business and industry, and nongovernmental organizations; for the GAC we are seeking nominees from state, local and tribal government sectors. Nominees will be considered according to the mandates of FACA, which requires committees to support diversity across a broad range of constituencies, sectors, and groups. In accordance with Executive Order 14035 (June 25, 2021) and consistent with law, EPA values and welcomes opportunities to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility on its federal advisory committees. EPA’s federal advisory committees strive to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the American people. Additional information about the NAC and GAC is available at https://www.epa.gov/faca/ nac-gac. Selection Criteria: The following criteria will be used to evaluate nominees: • Professional knowledge of the subjects examined by the committees, including trade & environment issues, the USMCA and ECA, and the CEC E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 56 / Thursday, March 23, 2023 / Notices • Represent a sector or group involved in trilateral environmental policy issues • Senior-level experience in the sectors represented on both committees • Demonstrated ability to work in a consensus building process with a wide range of representatives from diverse constituencies How to Submit Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified persons to be considered for appointment to these advisory committees. Individuals may self-nominate. • Nominations must include: (1) a statement of interest, (2) resume or curriculum vitae (CV) and (3) a short biography describing the professional and educational qualifications of the nominee, as well as the nominee’s current business address, email address, and daytime telephone number. The statement of interest should describe how your background, knowledge, and experience would add value to the committee’s work, and how your qualifications would contribute to the overall diversity of the NAC or GAC. To help the Agency in evaluating the effectiveness of its outreach efforts, please include in the statement of interest how you learned of this opportunity. • Candidates from the academic sector must also provide a letter of support authorizing the nominee to represent their institution. • Federal registered lobbyists are not permitted to serve on federal advisory committees. • Please be aware that EPA’s policy is that, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, members generally are appointed for a two-year term. Anyone interested in being considered for nomination should submit their application materials by May 19, 2023. Oscar Carrillo, Program Analyst. [FR Doc. 2023–06001 Filed 3–22–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0063; FRL–10797–02– OAR] Draft Guidance on the Preparation of State Implementation Plan Provisions That Address the Nonattainment Area Contingency Measure Requirements for Ozone and Particulate Matter Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Mar 22, 2023 Jkt 259001 Notice of availability and public comment period. ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted on its website a draft guidance document titled, ‘‘Draft Guidance on the Preparation of State Implementation Plan Provisions that Address the Nonattainment Area Contingency Measure Requirements for Ozone and Particulate Matter.’’ The EPA invites the public to review and provide input on certain issues in its draft guidance document during the comment period specified in the DATES section. The issues for which EPA is seeking input are identified in sections 3, 4, and 5 of the draft guidance document. SUMMARY: Comments must be received on or before April 24, 2023. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the comment period. DATES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2023–0063], at https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, Cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. ADDRESSES: For general questions concerning this draft guidance document, please contact Michael Ling, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, C539–01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541–4729, email at ling.michael@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17571 I. Purpose The purpose of the draft guidance on which the EPA is inviting public comment is to assist air agencies that are required to prepare nonattainment plan state implementation plan submissions for ozone or particulate matter under Part D of Title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Specifically, the draft guidance focuses on the requirement for those plans to include contingency measures (CMs), which are control requirements that would take effect if an area fails to attain an ozone or particulate matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard by an applicable attainment date, or fails to meet reasonable further progress requirements. These CM requirements are specified in CAA section 172(c)(9) for nonattainment areas generally, and in CAA section 182(c)(9) for ozone nonattainment areas classified Serious and higher. The draft guidance focuses on three aspects of CM guidance that the EPA is revising or updating, summarized later in this notice, for which EPA is seeking input. The document also provides additional information to summarize EPA’s existing guidance for CMs more broadly, including aspects that EPA is not changing, to ensure clarity and national consistency. In sections 3, 4 and 5 of the draft guidance, EPA is seeking input on the three key new or revised aspects of EPA’s CM guidance. First, the guidance addresses the method that air agencies should use to calculate the EPA-recommended amount of emissions reductions that CMs should provide. Second, the guidance provides recommendations for an infeasibility justification, for an air agency to use if it cannot identify feasible CMs in a sufficient quantity to produce the recommended amount of CM emission reductions. Third, the guidance changes the recommended time period within which reductions from CMs should occur, which the EPA generally recommended to be one year, but which the EPA is now recommending be changed to 2 years if there are insufficient CMs available to achieve the recommended amount of emissions reductions within 1 year. II. Instructions for Submitting Public Comments and Internet Website for Guidance Document Information A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit information containing CBI to the EPA through https://www.regulations.gov/. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on any digital E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06001]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10759-01-OMS]


Request for Nominations to EPA's National and Governmental 
Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites 
nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be 
considered for approximately 12 vacancies in the National Advisory 
Committee (NAC) and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) which 
advises the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental 
Cooperation (CEC). Vacancies on these two committees are expected to be 
filled by the fall of 2023. Additional sources may be utilized in the 
solicitation of nominees.

DATES: Please submit nominations by May 19, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations via email to: Oscar Carrillo, Designated 
Federal Officer, Office of Resources and Business Operations, Federal 
Advisory Committee Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency with subject line COMMITTEE RESUME/CV 2023 to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the NAC or GAC 
membership, please contact Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Officer, 
by telephone at (202) 564-0347 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Committee and the 
Governmental Advisory Committee advise the EPA Administrator in his 
capacity as the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental 
Cooperation (CEC) on the development of U.S. policy positions regarding 
environment and trade in North America. The NAC and GAC were 
established May 13, 1994 and are authorized under Article 11 of the 
Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA) between the United States, 
Mexico and Canada entered into force on July 1, 2020, in parallel with 
the United States of America, United States of Mexico, and Canada 
(USMCA) trade agreement; and was established pursuant to Executive 
Order 12915, entitled ``Federal Implementation of the North American 
Agreement on Environmental Cooperation.'' The NAC and GAC were 
continued under the authority of Executive Order 14048, dated September 
30, 2021, and operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 10.
    The committees are responsible for providing advice to the United 
States Representative on a wide range of strategic, scientific, 
technological, regulatory, and economic issues related to 
implementation and further elaboration of the ECA and the USMCA. The 
NAC consists of 15 representatives from environmental non-profit 
groups, business and industry, and educational institutions. The GAC 
consists of 15 representatives from state, local, and tribal 
governments. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator for a two-
year term. The committees usually meet three times per year and the 
average workload for committee members is approximately 10 to 15 hours 
per month. Members serve on the committees in a voluntary capacity. 
Although EPA is unable to provide compensation or an honorarium for 
services, members may receive travel and per diem allowances, according 
to applicable federal travel regulations and EPA's budget. EPA is 
seeking nominations from various sectors, i.e., for the NAC we are 
seeking nominees from academia, business and industry, and 
nongovernmental organizations; for the GAC we are seeking nominees from 
state, local and tribal government sectors. Nominees will be considered 
according to the mandates of FACA, which requires committees to support 
diversity across a broad range of constituencies, sectors, and groups. 
In accordance with Executive Order 14035 (June 25, 2021) and consistent 
with law, EPA values and welcomes opportunities to increase diversity, 
equity, inclusion, and accessibility on its federal advisory 
committees. EPA's federal advisory committees strive to have a 
workforce that reflects the diversity of the American people. 
Additional information about the NAC and GAC is available at https://www.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.
    Selection Criteria: The following criteria will be used to evaluate 
nominees:
     Professional knowledge of the subjects examined by the 
committees, including trade & environment issues, the USMCA and ECA, 
and the CEC

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     Represent a sector or group involved in trilateral 
environmental policy issues
     Senior-level experience in the sectors represented on both 
committees
     Demonstrated ability to work in a consensus building 
process with a wide range of representatives from diverse 
constituencies
    How to Submit Nominations: Any interested person or organization 
may nominate qualified persons to be considered for appointment to 
these advisory committees. Individuals may self-nominate.
     Nominations must include: (1) a statement of interest, (2) 
resume or curriculum vitae (CV) and (3) a short biography describing 
the professional and educational qualifications of the nominee, as well 
as the nominee's current business address, email address, and daytime 
telephone number. The statement of interest should describe how your 
background, knowledge, and experience would add value to the 
committee's work, and how your qualifications would contribute to the 
overall diversity of the NAC or GAC. To help the Agency in evaluating 
the effectiveness of its outreach efforts, please include in the 
statement of interest how you learned of this opportunity.
     Candidates from the academic sector must also provide a 
letter of support authorizing the nominee to represent their 
institution.
     Federal registered lobbyists are not permitted to serve on 
federal advisory committees.
     Please be aware that EPA's policy is that, unless 
otherwise prescribed by statute, members generally are appointed for a 
two-year term. Anyone interested in being considered for nomination 
should submit their application materials by May 19, 2023.

Oscar Carrillo,
Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-06001 Filed 3-22-23; 8:45 am]
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