Notice2025-07534
Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA Science Advisory Board
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Published
May 1, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of scientific experts from a wide range of disciplines to be considered for appointment to the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) described in this document. Appointments will be announced by the Administrator.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 83 (Thursday, May 1, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18657-18658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07534]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-12736-01-OA]
Request for Nominations of Candidates 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 wide range of disciplines to
be considered for appointment to the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB)
described in this document. Appointments will be announced by the
Administrator.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted no later than June 2, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the chartered
SAB membership, appointment process, and schedule, please contact Dr.
Shaunta Hill-Hammond, DFO, by telephone at (202) 564-3343 or by email
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b7372777736737a767674757f3568737a6e756f7a5b7e6b7a357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f29a9b9e9edf9a939f9f9d9c96dc819a93879c8693b2978293dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a> or Dr. Suhair Shallal, DFO, by
telephone at (202) 564-2057 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26554e474a4a474a0855534e474f546643564708414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f6c777e73737e73316c6a777e766d5f7a6f7e31787069">[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 about the SAB is available at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>.
Expertise Sought for the SAB: The chartered SAB provides scientific
advice to the EPA Administrator on a variety of EPA science and
research topics. All the work of SAB standing committees and ad-hoc
panels is conducted under the auspices of the chartered SAB. The
chartered SAB reviews all SAB standing committee and ad-hoc panel draft
reports and determines whether each exhibits the high quality and meets
the SAB's criteria to deliver to the EPA Administrator. 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;
biostatistics; citizen science; community environmental health; dose-
response assessment; drinking water; drinking water engineering;
ecological sciences; ecological risk assessment; ecosystem services;
economics; energy and the environment; engineering; epidemiology;
exposure assessment; forestry; geochemistry; health sciences; human
health risk assessment; hydrology; hydrogeology; medicine;
microbiology; modeling; pediatrics; chemical 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
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selected toxicological reviews of environmental chemicals.
(3) The Drinking Water Committee, which provides advice to the
chartered SAB on the scientific and technical aspects of EPA's national
drinking water program.
(4) The Economic Analysis Committee, which provides advice to the
chartered SAB on the economic analysis of EPA programs.
(5) 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 Board and/or committees and
demonstrated ability to work constructively and effectively;
--Background and experiences that would contribute to a wide range of
perspectives on the Board and/or committees, e.g., geographical,
social, cultural, educational backgrounds, professional affiliations;
and other considerations; and
--The collective breadth and depth of scientific expertise of the
entire Board and committees holistically.
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 on 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.
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; the
nominee's curriculum vitae; and a biographical sketch (if available) 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 a DFO as
identified above. The SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of
nominations and will invite the nominee to provide any additional
information that the nominee feels would be useful in considering the
nomination, such as interest to participate as a member of a committee;
and address 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. 2025-07534 Filed 4-30-25; 8:45 am]
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