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Request for Nominations of Experts to
the Office of Research and
Development’s Board of Scientific
Counselors Advisory Committee
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking
nominations for technical experts to
serve on its Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC), a Federal advisory
committee to the Office of Research and
Development (ORD). Submission of
nominations should be made via the
BOSC website at: https://www.epa.gov/
bosc.
SUMMARY:
Nominations should be
submitted by September 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations
by completing the nomination form
provided on the BOSC website at
https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public needing
additional information regarding this
Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact Mr. Tom Tracy, Office of
Science Advisor, Policy and
Engagement, Office of Research and
Development, Mail Code B343–01, 109
T.W. Alexander Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711; via phone/
voice mail at: (919) 541–4334; or via
email at: tracy.tom@epa.gov. General
information concerning the BOSC can
be found at the following website:
https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The BOSC is a chartered Federal
Advisory Committee established by the
EPA to provide independent scientific
and technical peer review, advice,
consultation, and recommendations on
ORD’s research programs. As a Federal
Advisory Committee, the BOSC
conducts business in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. app. 10) and related
regulations.
The BOSC is comprised of an
Executive Committee and one or more
supporting subcommittee(s). Current
subcommittees are: Social and
Community Science, and Climate
Change. All the work of BOSC
subcommittees and ad-hoc panels is
conducted under the auspices of the
chartered BOSC Executive Committee.
The BOSC Executive Committee
members review all BOSC
subcommittee and ad-hoc panel draft
reports and determine whether each
meets the BOSC’s criteria and highquality standards required to deliver
them to the EPA Administrator. General
information concerning the BOSC,
including its charter, current
membership, and activities can be found
on the EPA website at: https://
www.epa.gov/bosc.
BOSC Membership
Members of the BOSC constitute a
distinguished body of non-EPA
scientists, engineers, and economists
who are experts in their respective
fields. EPA will consider nominees from
industry, business, public and private
research institutes or organizations,
academia, government (Federal, State,
local, and Tribal) and non-government
organizations, and other relevant
interest areas. Members are appointed
by the EPA Administrator to serve as
special government employees and
provide independent expert advice to
the agency, for a maximum of six years
of service. EPA compensates special
government employees for their time
and provides reimbursement for travel
and other incidental expenses
associated with official government
business related to the BOSC meetings,
as allowed.
Members of the BOSC are subject to
the provisions of 5 CFR part 2634,
Executive Branch Financial Disclosure,
as supplemented by the EPA in 5 CFR
part 6401. In anticipation of this
requirement, each nominee will be
asked to submit confidential financial
information that fully discloses, among
other financial interests, the candidate’s
employment, stocks and bonds, and
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where applicable, sources of research
support. The information provided is
strictly confidential and will not be
disclosed to the public. Before a
candidate is considered further for
service on the BOSC, EPA will evaluate
each candidate to assess whether there
is any conflict of financial interest,
appearance of a lack of impartiality, or
prior involvement with matters likely to
be reviewed by the Board.
Expertise Sought
The chartered BOSC provides
scientific advice to the EPA
Administrator on a variety of EPA
science and research topics. EPA invites
nominations of individuals to serve on
the chartered BOSC with expertise or
extensive experience in the following
scientific disciplines and topic areas as
they relate to human health and the
environment:
Agronomy, Soil Science
Air Quality
Atmospheric Sciences
Biology and Microbiology
Chemistry (including Environmental)
Climate Science and Change
Community Engagement
Contaminated Site Remediation
Disaster Science
Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Emergency Management
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Justice
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
Environmental Modeling
Epidemiology
Exposure Science and Assessment
Forestry and Natural Resource Management
Information and Data Science
Materials/Waste Management
New Approach Methods
Novel Analytical Methods
Participatory Science (including Community
and Citizen Science)
Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic
(PBPK) Modeling
Public Health
Research Program Evaluation
Risk Assessment (including Human Health,
Ecological, Environmental)
Science Policy/Public Policy
Social, Behavioral and Decision Sciences
Sustainability
Systems Science
Toxicology
Water Quality (including drinking water,
surface water, groundwater)
Water Quantity and Reuse
Watershed Management
Submission of Nominations
To nominate a candidate for
consideration or self-nominate, please
visit the BOSC website at https://
www.epa.gov/bosc to access and
complete the nomination form.
Nominations should be submitted no
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later than 11:59 p.m., September 6,
2024. To receive full consideration,
nominations should include all
information requested. EPA’s
nomination form requests: contact
information about the person making
the nomination; contact information
about the nominee; the disciplinary and
specific areas of expertise of the
nominee; committee preference; the
nominee’s curriculum vita and/or
resume; and additional information that
would be useful for considering the
nomination such as background and
qualifications (e.g., current position,
educational background, expertise,
research areas), experience relevant to
one or more of ORD’s research
programs, service on other advisory
committees and professional societies,
and availability to participate as a
member of the Executive Committee
and/or Subcommittee. EPA values and
welcomes diversity. To obtain
nominations of diverse candidates, EPA
encourages all qualified candidates to
apply regardless of gender, race,
disability, or ethnicity, as well as from
a variety of backgrounds (e.g., tribal,
industry, non-profit organizations,
academia, and government). Persons
having questions about the nomination
procedures, or who are unable to submit
nominations through the BOSC website,
should contact Mr. Tom Tracy, as
indicated above under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.
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Evaluation of Nominations
The BOSC is a balanced and diverse
board of experts designed to possess the
necessary domains of expertise, depth
and breadth of knowledge, and diverse
and balanced scientific perspectives to
best support the needs of the EPA’s
ORD. Nominations will be evaluated on
the basis of several criteria including: (a)
demonstrated scientific and/or technical
credentials and disciplinary expertise,
knowledge, and experience in relevant
fields; (b) availability to serve and
willingness to commit time to the
committee (approximately one to three
meetings per year both by
teleconferences and possibly face-toface meetings); (c) absence of financial
conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an
appearance of a lack of impartiality; (e)
demonstrated ability to work
constructively and effectively on
committees; and (f) background and
experiences that would contribute to the
diversity of viewpoints on the Executive
Committee, e.g., workforce sector,
geographical location, social, cultural,
and educational backgrounds, and
professional affiliations.
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To help the Agency in evaluating the
effectiveness of its outreach efforts,
nominees and nominators are requested
to inform the Agency of how you
learned of this opportunity when
completing the nomination form.
Final selection of BOSC members is a
discretionary function of the Agency
and will be announced as soon as
selections are made on the BOSC
website at https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
Kathleen Deener,
Acting Director, Office of Science Advisor,
Policy and Engagement.
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Proposed Settlement Agreement,
Endangered Species Act and
Administrative Procedure Act Claims
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement
agreement; request for public comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)Administrator’s March 18, 2022,
memorandum regarding ‘‘Consent
Decrees and Settlement Agreements to
resolve Environmental Claims Against
the Agency,’’ notice is hereby given of
a proposed settlement agreement in
Center for Biological Diversity v. U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, et al.,
No. 1:22–cv–486–BAH (D.D.C.). On
February 24, 2022, the Plaintiff Center
for Biological Diversity filed a
complaint in the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia
against the EPA alleging that the Agency
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had violated the Administrative
Procedure Act and Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) in
connection with EPA’s 1993, 1998, and
2007 approvals under the Clean Water
Act of Washington State’s water quality
criteria for cyanide. EPA seeks public
input on a proposed settlement
agreement prior to its final decisionmaking with regard to potential
settlement of the litigation.
DATES: Written comments on the
proposed settlement agreement must be
received by September 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OGC–2024–0390 online at https://
www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred
method). Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket ID number for
this action. Comments received may be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
detailed instructions on sending
comments, see the ‘‘Additional
Information About Commenting on the
Proposed Settlement Agreement’’
heading under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eleanor Garretson, Water Law Office,
Office of General Counsel, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency;
telephone: (202) 564–9636; email
address: Garretson.Eleanor@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Additional Information About the
Proposed Settlement Agreement
On February 24, 2022, the Plaintiff
filed a complaint against the EPA, the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) (collectively ‘‘the
Agencies’’), alleging violations of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq., related to EPA’s
Clean Water Act Section 303(c) actions
to approve Washington’s water quality
criteria for cyanide in 1993, 1998 and
2007. The complaint alleges that the
EPA failed to complete ESA Section 7
consultation on its approvals of
Washington’s cyanide criteria and failed
to ensure those approvals would not
jeopardize ESA-listed species or
adversely modify critical habitat. The
complaint further alleges that the
Agencies violated the ESA by failing to
reinitiate consultation on Washington’s
cyanide criteria following the
designation and revision of critical
habitat and new information regarding
the impact of Washington’s cyanide
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0765; FRL-12151-01-ORD]
Request for Nominations of Experts to the Office of Research and
Development's Board of Scientific Counselors Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking
nominations for technical experts to serve on its Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC), a Federal advisory committee to the Office of
Research and Development (ORD). Submission of nominations should be
made via the BOSC website at: https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by September 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations by completing the nomination form
provided on the BOSC website at https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public needing
additional information regarding this Notice and Request for
Nominations may contact Mr. Tom Tracy, Office of Science Advisor,
Policy and Engagement, Office of Research and Development, Mail Code
B343-01, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
via phone/voice mail at: (919) 541-4334; or via email at:
[email protected]. General information concerning the BOSC can be found
at the following website: https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The BOSC is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee established by
the EPA to provide independent scientific and technical peer review,
advice, consultation, and recommendations on ORD's research programs.
As a Federal Advisory Committee, the BOSC conducts business in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.
app. 10) and related regulations.
The BOSC is comprised of an Executive Committee and one or more
supporting subcommittee(s). Current subcommittees are: Social and
Community Science, and Climate Change. All the work of BOSC
subcommittees and ad-hoc panels is conducted under the auspices of the
chartered BOSC Executive Committee. The BOSC Executive Committee
members review all BOSC subcommittee and ad-hoc panel draft reports and
determine whether each meets the BOSC's criteria and high-quality
standards required to deliver them to the EPA Administrator. General
information concerning the BOSC, including its charter, current
membership, and activities can be found on the EPA website at: https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
BOSC Membership
Members of the BOSC constitute a distinguished body of non-EPA
scientists, engineers, and economists who are experts in their
respective fields. EPA will consider nominees from industry, business,
public and private research institutes or organizations, academia,
government (Federal, State, local, and Tribal) and non-government
organizations, and other relevant interest areas. Members are appointed
by the EPA Administrator to serve as special government employees and
provide independent expert advice to the agency, for a maximum of six
years of service. EPA compensates special government employees for
their time and provides reimbursement for travel and other incidental
expenses associated with official government business related to the
BOSC meetings, as allowed.
Members of the BOSC are subject to the provisions of 5 CFR part
2634, Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, as supplemented by the EPA
in 5 CFR part 6401. In anticipation of this requirement, each nominee
will be asked to submit confidential financial information that fully
discloses, among other financial interests, the candidate's employment,
stocks and bonds, and where applicable, sources of research support.
The information provided is strictly confidential and will not be
disclosed to the public. Before a candidate is considered further for
service on the BOSC, EPA will evaluate each candidate to assess whether
there is any conflict of financial interest, appearance of a lack of
impartiality, or prior involvement with matters likely to be reviewed
by the Board.
Expertise Sought
The chartered BOSC provides scientific advice to the EPA
Administrator on a variety of EPA science and research topics. EPA
invites nominations of individuals to serve on the chartered BOSC with
expertise or extensive experience in the following scientific
disciplines and topic areas as they relate to human health and the
environment:
Agronomy, Soil Science
Air Quality
Atmospheric Sciences
Biology and Microbiology
Chemistry (including Environmental)
Climate Science and Change
Community Engagement
Contaminated Site Remediation
Disaster Science
Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Emergency Management
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Economics
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Justice
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
Environmental Modeling
Epidemiology
Exposure Science and Assessment
Forestry and Natural Resource Management
Information and Data Science
Materials/Waste Management
New Approach Methods
Novel Analytical Methods
Participatory Science (including Community and Citizen Science)
Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling
Public Health
Research Program Evaluation
Risk Assessment (including Human Health, Ecological, Environmental)
Science Policy/Public Policy
Social, Behavioral and Decision Sciences
Sustainability
Systems Science
Toxicology
Water Quality (including drinking water, surface water, groundwater)
Water Quantity and Reuse
Watershed Management
Submission of Nominations
To nominate a candidate for consideration or self-nominate, please
visit the BOSC website at https://www.epa.gov/bosc to access and
complete the nomination form. Nominations should be submitted no
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later than 11:59 p.m., September 6, 2024. To receive full
consideration, nominations should include all information requested.
EPA's nomination form requests: contact information about the person
making the nomination; contact information about the nominee; the
disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; committee
preference; the nominee's curriculum vita and/or resume; and additional
information that would be useful for considering the nomination such as
background and qualifications (e.g., current position, educational
background, expertise, research areas), experience relevant to one or
more of ORD's research programs, service on other advisory committees
and professional societies, and availability to participate as a member
of the Executive Committee and/or Subcommittee. EPA values and welcomes
diversity. To obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages
all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, race,
disability, or ethnicity, as well as from a variety of backgrounds
(e.g., tribal, industry, non-profit organizations, academia, and
government). Persons having questions about the nomination procedures,
or who are unable to submit nominations through the BOSC website,
should contact Mr. Tom Tracy, as indicated above under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Evaluation of Nominations
The BOSC is a balanced and diverse board of experts designed to
possess the necessary domains of expertise, depth and breadth of
knowledge, and diverse and balanced scientific perspectives to best
support the needs of the EPA's ORD. Nominations will be evaluated on
the basis of several criteria including: (a) demonstrated scientific
and/or technical credentials and disciplinary expertise, knowledge, and
experience in relevant fields; (b) availability to serve and
willingness to commit time to the committee (approximately one to three
meetings per year both by teleconferences and possibly face-to-face
meetings); (c) absence of financial conflicts of interest; (d) absence
of an appearance of a lack of impartiality; (e) demonstrated ability to
work constructively and effectively on committees; and (f) background
and experiences that would contribute to the diversity of viewpoints on
the Executive Committee, e.g., workforce sector, geographical location,
social, cultural, and educational backgrounds, and professional
affiliations.
To help the Agency in evaluating the effectiveness of its outreach
efforts, nominees and nominators are requested to inform the Agency of
how you learned of this opportunity when completing the nomination
form.
Final selection of BOSC members is a discretionary function of the
Agency and will be announced as soon as selections are made on the BOSC
website at https://www.epa.gov/bosc.
Kathleen Deener,
Acting Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy and Engagement.
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