Notice2024-04941
Request for Nominations to the EPA Science Advisory Board
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Published
March 8, 2024
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).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16764-16765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04941]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-11771-01-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).
DATES: Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than
April 8, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the chartered
SAB membership, appointment process, and schedule, please contact Dr.
Suhair Shallal, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-2057, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#44372c25282825286a37312c252d36042134256a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6d5cec7cacac7ca88d5d3cec7cfd4e6c3d6c788c1c9d0">[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#c6a7b4abafb2a7a1a3e8b2aea9aba7b586a3b6a7e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7011021d19041117155e04181f1d1103301500115e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: 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 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 one of the following SAB
Standing Committees:
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> The Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee, which provides
advice to the chartered SAB regarding selected toxicological reviews of
environmental chemicals.
<bullet> The Climate Science Committee, which provides advice to
the chartered SAB on climate change science and the effects of climate
change.
<bullet> The Drinking Water Committee, which provides advice to the
chartered SAB on the scientific and technical aspects of EPA's national
drinking water program.
<bullet> The Economic Analysis Committee, which provides advice to
the chartered SAB on the economic analysis of EPA programs.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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, the collective breadth and depth of scientific
expertise are considered.
As the SAB and its standing committees undertake specific advisory
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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 heading ``Committees, Panels, and Membership'' 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.
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; the nominee's 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, 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 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. 2024-04941 Filed 3-7-24; 8:45 am]
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