Notice2023-01926
Request for Nominations to the EPA Science Advisory Board
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Published
January 31, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplines to be considered for appointment to the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB). Appointments will be announced by the Administrator.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6255-6257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01926]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10592-01-OA]
Request for Nominations to the EPA Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites
nominations of scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplines
to be considered for appointment to the EPA Science Advisory Board
(SAB). Appointments will be announced by the Administrator.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than
March 2, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the chartered
SAB membership, appointment process, and schedule, please contact Dr.
Suhair
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Shallal, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-2057 or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#106378717c7c717c3e636578717962507560713e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55263d34393934397b26203d343c27153025347b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>, or Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, by telephone at
(202) 564-2155 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6c7d4cbcfd2c7c1c388d2cec9cbc7d5e6c3d6c788c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4a5b6a9adb0a5a3a1eab0acaba9a5b784a1b4a5eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB is a chartered Federal Advisory
Committee, established in 1978, under the authority of the
Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Authorization Act
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific
and technical peer review, consultation, advice, and recommendations to
the EPA Administrator on the scientific bases for EPA's actions and
programs. Members of the SAB constitute distinguished bodies of non-EPA
scientists, engineers, economists, and behavioral scientists who are
nationally and internationally recognized experts in their respective
fields. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator for a two or
three-year term and serve as Special Government Employees who provide
independent expert advice to the agency. All the work of SAB committees
and ad-hoc panels is conducted under the auspices of the chartered SAB.
Additional information about the SAB is available at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>.
Expertise Sought for the SAB: The SAB Staff Office invites
nominations of individuals to serve on the chartered SAB with expertise
or extensive experience in the following scientific disciplines and
topics as they relate to human health and the environment: air quality;
agricultural sciences and economics; analytical chemistry; atmospheric
sciences; benefit-cost analysis; chemical safety; climate science;
citizen science; community environmental health; dose-response
assessment; drinking water; drinking water engineering; ecological
sciences and ecological assessment; ecological risk assessment;
ecosystem services; economics; energy and the environment; engineering;
environmental justice; epidemiology; exposure assessment; forestry;
geochemistry; health sciences; human health risk assessment; hydrology;
hydrogeology; medicine; microbiology; modeling; pediatrics; pesticide
risk assessment, public health; physiologically based pharmacokinetic
(PBPK) modeling; risk assessment; social, behavioral and decision
sciences; statistics; sustainability; radiological risk assessment;
toxicology; uncertainty analysis; water quality; water quantity and
reuse; and waste management.
Members selected to the chartered SAB may also participate on
standing committees of the SAB. Board members with demonstrated
scientific credentials, disciplinary expertise in relevant fields, and
experience may be asked to participate on the following SAB Standing
Committees:
(1) The Agricultural Science Committee, which provides advice to
the chartered SAB on matters that have been determined to have a
significant direct impact on farming and agriculture-related
industries.
(2) The Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee, which provides
advice to the chartered SAB regarding selected toxicological reviews of
environmental chemicals.
(3) The Climate Science Committee, which provides advice to the
chartered SAB on climate change science and the effects of climate
change.
(4) The Drinking Water Committee, which provides advice to the
chartered SAB on the scientific and technical aspects of EPA's national
drinking water program.
(5) The Economic Analysis Committee, which provides advice to the
chartered SAB on the economic analysis of EPA programs.
(6) The Environmental Justice Science Committee, which provides
advice to the chartered SAB on the scientific and technical aspects of
environmental justice to improve the environment and/or public health
in communities disproportionately impacted by environmental health
hazards and risks.
(7) The Radiation Advisory Committee, which provides advice to the
chartered SAB on radiation protection, radiation science, and radiation
risk assessment.
Selection Criteria for the SAB and the SAB Committees include:
--Demonstrated scientific credentials and disciplinary expertise in
relevant fields;
--Willingness to commit time to the committee and demonstrated ability
to work constructively and effectively on committees;
--Background and experiences that would help members contribute to the
diversity of perspectives on the committee, e.g., geographical, social,
cultural, educational backgrounds, professional affiliations; and other
considerations; and
--For the committee as a whole, the collective breadth and depth of
scientific expertise are considered.
As the SAB and its standing committees undertake specific advisory
activities, the SAB Staff Office will consider two additional criteria
for each new activity: absence of financial conflicts of interest and
absence of an appearance of a loss of impartiality.
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
should be submitted in electronic format (preferred) using the online
nomination form under the ``Nomination of Experts'' category at the
bottom of the SAB home page at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>. To be considered,
all nominations should include the information requested below. EPA
values and welcomes diversity. All qualified candidates are encouraged
to apply regardless of gender, race, disability, or ethnicity.
Nominators are asked to identify the specific committee for which
nominees are to be considered. The following information should be
provided on the nomination form: contact information for the person
making the nomination; contact information for the nominee; the
disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee. Nominees
will be contacted and asked to provide additional information,
including a curriculum vitae and a biographical sketch of the nominee
(indicating 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). To help the agency evaluate the
effectiveness of its outreach efforts, please indicate how you learned
of this nomination opportunity. Persons having questions about the
nomination process, or the public comment process described below, or
those who are unable to submit nominations through the SAB website,
should contact the DFO for the committee, as identified above. The DFO
will acknowledge receipt of nominations and in that acknowledgment,
will invite the nominee to provide any additional information that the
nominee feels would be useful in considering the nomination, such as
availability to participate as a member of the committee; how the
nominee's background, skills, and experience would contribute to the
diversity of the committee; and any questions the nominee has regarding
membership. The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified
by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and any additional
experts identified by the SAB Staff Office, will be posted in a List of
Candidates on the SAB website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>. Public comments
on each List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 days from the date
the
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list is posted. The public will be requested to provide relevant
information or other documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff
Office should consider in evaluating candidates.
Candidates invited to serve 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 a Special Government
Employee 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 home page at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>. This form should not
be submitted as part of a nomination.
V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-01926 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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