Notice2021-26987
Notice of Request for Nominations of Candidates to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board
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December 14, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (the Board or EFAB). The Board provides advice to EPA on ways to lower the costs of, and increase investments in, environmental and public health protection. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (signed November 2021) provides funding to EPA that includes more than $50 billion for clean water projects, more than $5 billion for Superfund and brownfields cleanup work, $5 billion for decarbonizing our nation's school buses, and $100 million for pollution prevention. Board members will provide recommendations on ways EPA can implement these funds to advance environmental justice, tackle the climate crisis, and protect public health. Appointments will be made by the Administrator and will be announced in June 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71058-71059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26987]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9336-01-OW]
Notice of Request for Nominations of Candidates to the
Environmental Financial Advisory Board
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 of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to
the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (the Board or EFAB). The
Board provides advice to EPA on ways to lower the costs of, and
increase investments in, environmental and public health protection.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (signed November 2021) provides
funding to EPA that includes more than $50 billion for clean water
projects, more than $5 billion for Superfund and brownfields cleanup
work, $5 billion for decarbonizing our nation's school buses, and $100
million for pollution prevention. Board members will provide
recommendations on ways EPA can implement these funds to advance
environmental justice, tackle the climate crisis, and protect public
health. Appointments will be made by the Administrator and will be
announced in June 2022.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than
January 18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8aefecebe8caeffaeba4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0366656261436673622d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the nomination process may contact
Sandra Williams at 202-564-4999 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa9f9c9b98ba9f8a9bd49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f5a595e5d7f5a4f5e11585049">[email protected]</span></a>. General information
concerning the EFAB can be found on EPA's website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab">https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The EFAB is an EPA advisory committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., app. 2, to provide
advice and recommendations to EPA on innovative approaches to financing
environmental programs, projects, and activities. Administrative
support for the EFAB is provided by the Water Infrastructure and
Resiliency Finance Center within EPA's Office of Water. The Board was
established in 1989 to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on the
following issues: Reducing the cost of financing environmental
facilities and discouraging polluting behavior; creating incentives to
increase private investment in the provision of environmental services
and removing or reducing constraints on private involvement imposed by
current regulations; developing new and innovative environmental
financing approaches and supporting and encouraging the use of cost-
effective existing approaches; identifying approaches specifically
targeted to small/disadvantaged community financing; increasing the
capacity of state and local governments to carry out their respective
environmental programs under current Federal tax laws; analyzing how
new technologies can be brought to market expeditiously; and,
increasing the total investment in environmental protection of public
and private environmental resources to help ease the environmental
financing challenge facing our nation.
The Board meets either in-person or virtually two times each
calendar year (two days per meeting) at different locations within the
continental United States. In addition to the bi-annual meetings,
additional virtual meetings may be held during the year to ensure
timely completion of the Board's work. Board members typically
contribute approximately 3 to 8 hours per month to the activities of
the Board. This includes participation on one or more of the Board's
active workgroups. Members serve on the Board without compensation;
however, Board members may receive travel and per diem allowances where
appropriate and in accordance with Federal travel regulations.
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Members are appointed to represent the perspective of specific
organizations, associations, or groups of persons (Representative
members), or to provide their individual expertise (Special Government
Employee, or SGE, members). Candidates invited to serve as SGE members
will be asked to submit the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form
for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees
at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency'' (EPA Form 3110-48). This
confidential form allows EPA to determine whether there is a statutory
conflict between that person's public responsibilities as an SGE member
and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a loss of
impartiality as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be viewed
at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab">https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab</a>, but this form should
not be submitted as part of a nomination.
Experience and Expertise Sought for the EFAB: The Board seeks to
maintain diverse representation across all workforce sectors (state/
local/tribal government, business (industry and finance), and nonprofit
organizations) and geographic regions of the United States. Nominees
should demonstrate experience in environmental finance and/or reducing
the cost of financing environmental protection in various environmental
media (e.g., air, energy, land, and water). Experience and expertise
sought include, but are not limited to, the following areas: Air
quality; brownfields; climate change; commercial banking; energy
efficiency; environmental and financial resiliency; environmental
justice; environmental, social, and corporate governance; green
banking; infrastructure financing; insurance markets; local utility
management and finance; public-public and public-private partnerships;
regulators; resource conservation; sustainable community partnerships;
and drinking water and wastewater utility financial management.
EPA values and welcomes opportunities to increase diversity,
equity, inclusion, and accessibility on its federal advisory
committees. In an effort to obtain nominations from diverse candidates,
EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic
groups. Nominee qualifications will be assessed under the mandates of
the FACA, which requires that committees be balanced in terms of the
points of view represented and the functions to be performed; for the
Board, this balance includes diversity across a broad range of
constituencies, sectors, and groups. In addition to this notice, other
sources may be utilized in the solicitation of nominees.
How to Submit Nominations: Any interested person or organization
may nominate qualified person(s) to be considered for appointment to
the EFAB. Individuals may self-nominate. Nominations should be
submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1d4d7d0d3f1d4c1d09fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7316151211331603125d141c05">[email protected]</span></a>. Nominations should include the
following information: Contact information for the person making the
nomination; contact information for the nominee (if different),
including full name and title, business mailing address, telephone, and
email address; the specific areas of experience or expertise of the
nominee; the nominee's curriculum vitae or resume; and a biographical
sketch of the nominee indicating current position and recent service on
other federal advisory committees or national professional
organizations. A supporting letter of endorsement is encouraged, but
not required.
Evaluation Criteria: The following criteria will be used to
evaluate nominees: Residence in the continental United States;
professional knowledge of, and experience with, environmental financing
activities; senior-level experience that fills a gap in Board
representation or brings a new and relevant dimension to its
deliberations; demonstrated ability to work in a consensus-building
process with a wide range of representatives from diverse
constituencies; and willingness to serve a two or three-year term as an
active and contributing member, with possible re-appointment to a
second term. Under EPA policy, members of EPA advisory committees may
not be in receipt of (or reap substantial direct benefit from) an EPA
grant; this policy does not apply to state, local, or tribal government
agency recipients of EPA grants.
Dated: December 8, 2021.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2021-26987 Filed 12-13-21; 8:45 am]
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