Notice2021-19150
Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board IRIS Chloroform (Noncancer; Inhalation) Review Panel
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Published
September 7, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific experts to form a Panel to review the draft EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Chloroform (Noncancer; Inhalation). The draft assessment includes a hazard identification analysis, which summarizes the chemical properties, pharmacokinetics, and health effects associated with environmental or occupational exposure, and dose-response analysis, which characterizes the quantitative relationship between chemical exposure and each credible health hazard. The SAB Chloroform Review Panel will consider whether the conclusions found in the EPA's draft assessment are clearly presented and scientifically supported. The Panel will also be asked to provide recommendations on how the assessment may be strengthened.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50113-50114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19150]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8883-01-OA]
Request for Nominations for the Science Advisory Board IRIS
Chloroform (Noncancer; Inhalation) Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific
experts to form a Panel to review the draft EPA Integrated Risk
Information System (IRIS) Toxicological Review of Chloroform
(Noncancer; Inhalation). The draft assessment includes a hazard
identification analysis, which summarizes the chemical properties,
pharmacokinetics, and health effects associated with environmental or
occupational exposure, and dose-response analysis, which characterizes
the quantitative relationship between chemical exposure and each
credible health hazard. The SAB Chloroform Review Panel will consider
whether the conclusions found in the EPA's draft assessment are clearly
presented and scientifically supported. The Panel will also be asked to
provide recommendations on how the assessment may be strengthened.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by September 28, 2021 per the
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board via telephone/voice mail (202) 564-2057, or
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97e4fff6fbfbf6fbb9e4e2fff6fee5d7f2e7f6b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63100b020f0f020f4d10160b020a11230613024d040c15">[email protected]</span></a>. General information concerning the EPA
SAB can be found at the EPA SAB website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) is a
chartered Federal Advisory Committee that provides independent
scientific and technical peer review, advice, and recommendations to
the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA actions. As a
Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and
related regulations. The SAB Staff Office is forming an expert panel,
the SAB Chloroform Review Panel, under the auspices of the Chartered
SAB. The SAB Chloroform Review Panel will provide advice through the
chartered SAB. The SAB and the SAB Chloroform Review Panel will comply
with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies.
The SAB Chloroform Review Panel will conduct a review of the draft
EPA IRIS Toxicological Review of Chloroform (Inhalation; Noncancer).
The draft assessment includes a hazard identification analysis, which
summarizes the chemical properties, pharmacokinetics, and health
effects associated with environmental or occupational exposure, and
dose-response analysis, which characterizes the quantitative
relationship between chemical exposure and each credible health hazard.
The SAB Chloroform Review Panel will consider whether the conclusions
found in the EPA's draft assessment are clearly presented and
scientifically supported. The Panel will also be asked to provide
recommendations on how the assessment may be strengthened.
Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking
nominations of nationally and internationally recognized scientists
with demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: toxicology,
specifically inhalation toxicology/dosimetry, hepatic and nephrological
toxicology; epidemiology; systematic review; physiologically-based
pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling; carcinogenesis; risk assessment; dose
response analysis.
Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested
person or organization may nominate qualified
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individuals in the areas of expertise described above for possible
service on the SAB Panel. Individuals may self-nominate. Nominations
should be submitted in electronic format (preferred) using the online
nomination form on the SAB website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a> (see the
``Public Input on Membership'' list under ``Committees, Panels, and
Membership''). To be considered, nominations should include the
information requested below. EPA values and welcomes diversity. All
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of sex, race,
disability, or ethnicity. Nominations should be submitted in time to
arrive no later than September 28, 2021. The following information
should be provided on the nomination form: Contact information for the
person making the nomination; contact information for the nominee; and
the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee.
Nominees will be contacted by the SAB Staff Office and will be asked to
provide a recent curriculum vitae and a narrative biographical summary
that includes: Current position, educational background; research
activities; sources of research funding for the last two years; and
recent service on other national advisory committees or national
professional organizations. Persons having questions about the
nomination procedures, or who are unable to submit nominations through
the SAB website, should contact the DFO at the contact information
noted above. The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified
by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts
identified by the SAB Staff Office, will be posted in a List of
Candidates for the Panel on the SAB website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>.
Public comments on the List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 days.
The public will be requested to provide relevant information or other
documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff Office should consider in
evaluating candidates.
For the EPA SAB Staff Office a balanced review panel includes
candidates who possess the necessary domains of knowledge, the relevant
scientific perspectives (which, among other factors, can be influenced
by work history and affiliation), and the collective breadth of
experience to adequately address the charge. In forming the expert
panel, the SAB Staff Office will consider public comments on the Lists
of Candidates, information provided by the candidates themselves, and
background information independently gathered by the SAB Staff Office.
Selection criteria to be used for panel membership include: (a)
Scientific and/or technical expertise, knowledge, and experience
(primary factors); (b) availability and willingness to serve; (c)
absence of financial conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an
appearance of a loss of impartiality; (e) skills working in committees,
subcommittees and advisory panels; and, (f) for the panel as a whole,
diversity of expertise and scientific points of view.
The SAB Staff Office's evaluation of an absence of financial
conflicts of interest will include a review of the ``Confidential
Financial Disclosure Form for Environmental Protection Agency Special
Government Employees'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This confidential form is
required and allows government officials to determine whether there is
a statutory conflict between a person's public responsibilities (which
include membership on an EPA federal advisory committee) and private
interests and activities, or the appearance of a loss of impartiality,
as defined by federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded
through the ``Ethics Requirements for Advisors'' link on the SAB
website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>. This form should not be submitted as
part of a nomination.
The approved policy under which the EPA SAB Office selects members
for subcommittees and review panels is described in the following
document: Overview of the Panel Formation Process at the Environmental
Protection Agency Science Advisory Board (EPA-SAB-EC-02-010), which is
posted on the SAB website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>.
V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-19150 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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