[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66468-66473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30784]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00632; FRL-6392-3]


Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for 
Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the names, addresses, professional 
affiliations, and selected biographical data of persons nominated to 
serve on the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) established under section 
25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA). The Panel was created on November 28, 1975, and made a 
statutory Panel by amendment to FIFRA, dated October 25, 1988. Public 
comment on the nominations is invited, as these comments will be used 
to assist the Agency in selecting nominees to the Panel.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket control number OPP-00632, must be 
received on or before December 27, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail, electronically, or in 
person. Please follow the detailed instructions for each method as 
provided in Unit I. of the ``SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.'' To ensure 
proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket 
control number OPP-00632 in the subject line on the first page of your 
response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Laura E. Morris, Designated 
Federal Official, FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (7101C), Office of 
Science Coordination and Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office location, telephone number, and 
e-mail address: Rm. 117S, Crystal Mall 2 (CM #2), 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA; telephone number: (703) 305-5369/308-6212; e-
mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Since other 
entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to 
describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 
If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to 
a particular entity, consult the person listed above under ``FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.''

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of This 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. 
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and 
Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document under the 
``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly 
to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for 
this action under docket control number OPP-00632. The official record 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any 
public comments received during an applicable comment period, and other 
information related to this action, including any information claimed 
as Confidential Business Information (CBI). This official record 
includes the documents that are physically located in the docket, as 
well as the documents that are referenced in those documents. The 
public version of the official record does not include any information 
claimed as CBI. The public version of the official record, which 
includes printed, paper versions of any electronic comments submitted 
during an applicable comment period, is available for inspection in the 
Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, CM 
#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments through the mail, in person, or 
electronically. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that 
you identify docket control number OPP-00632 in the subject line on the 
first page of your response.
    1. By mail. Submit your comments to: Public Information and Records 
Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources and Services Division 
(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    2. In person or by courier. Deliver your comments to: Public 
Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Information Resources 
and Services Division (7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. 119, CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis 
Hwy., Arlington, VA 22202. The PIRIB is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The PIRIB telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.
    3. Electronically. You may submit your comments electronically by 
e-mail to: ``[email protected],'' or you can submit a computer disk 
formatted as described below. Do not submit any information 
electronically that you consider to be CBI. Avoid the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption. Electronic submissions will be 
accepted in WordPerfect 6.1/8.0 or ASCII file format. All comments in 
electronic form must be identified by docket control number OPP-00632. 
Electronic comments may also be filed online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries.

II. Background

    Amendments to FIFRA enacted November 28, 1975, include a 
requirement under section 25(d) that notices of intent to cancel or 
reclassify pesticide regulations pursuant to section 6(b)(2), as well 
as proposed and final forms of rulemaking pursuant to section 25(a), be 
submitted to a Scientific Advisory Panel prior to being made public or 
issued to a registrant. In accordance with section 25(d), the 
Scientific Advisory Panel is to have an opportunity to comment on the 
health and environmental impact of such actions. The Panel shall also 
make comments, evaluations, and recommendations for operating 
guidelines to improve the effectiveness and quality of analyses made by 
Agency scientists.

III. Charter

    A Charter for the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel has been issued 
(dated October 2, 1998) in accordance with the requirements of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770 (5 
U.S.C. App. I). The qualifications of members as provided by the 
Charter follow.

A. Qualifications of Members

    Members are scientists who have sufficient professional 
qualifications, including training and experience, to be capable of 
providing expert comments as to the impact on health and the 
environment of regulatory actions under sections 6(b) and 25(a) of 
FIFRA. No persons shall be ineligible to serve on the Panel by reason 
of their membership

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on any other advisory committee to a Federal department or agency or 
their employment by a Federal department or agency (except the EPA). 
The Deputy Administrator appoints individuals to serve on the Panel for 
staggered terms of 4 years. Panel members are subject to the provisions 
of 40 CFR part 3, subpart F, Standards of Conduct for Special 
Government Employees, which include rules regarding conflicts of 
interest. Each nominee selected by the Deputy Administrator, before 
being formally appointed, is required to submit a Confidential 
Statement of Employment and Financial Interests, which shall fully 
disclose, among other financial interests, the nominee's sources of 
research support, if any.
    In accordance with section 25(d) of FIFRA, the Deputy Administrator 
shall require all nominees to the Panel to furnish information 
concerning their professional qualifications, educational background, 
employment history, and scientific publications. The Agency is required 
to publish in the Federal Register the name, address, and professional 
affiliations of each nominee and to seek public comment on the 
nominees.

B. Applicability of Existing Regulations

    With respect to the requirements of section 25(d) of FIFRA that the 
Administrator promulgate regulations regarding conflicts of interest, 
the Charter provides that EPA's existing regulations applicable to 
special government employees, which include advisory committee members, 
will apply to the members of the Scientific Advisory Panel. These 
regulations appear in 40 CFR part 3, subpart F. In addition, the 
Charter provides for open meetings with opportunities for public 
participation.

C. Process of Obtaining Nominees

    In accordance with the provisions of section 25(d) of FIFRA, EPA, 
in April 1999, requested the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and 
the National Science Foundation (NSF) to nominate scientists to fill 
two vacancies occurring on the Panel. The Agency requested nomination 
of experts in the fields of veterinary pathology, toxicology and 
oncology. NIH responded by letter dated May 3, 1999, enclosing a list 
of 12 nominees; NSF responded by letter dated May 11, 1999, with a list 
of 13 nominees.

IV. Nominees

    The following are the names, addresses, and professional 
affiliations of nominees being considered for membership on the FIFRA 
Scientific Advisory Panel, along with selected biographical data. The 
Agency will consider the nominees in making selections to fill two 
vacancies occurring during the calendar year, 2000.

A. Nominees for the Field of Veterinary Pathology

    1. Nominee: Norman H. Altman, V.M.D., Vice Provost for Research, 
Office of Research, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
    Expertise: Toxicology, pathology, epidemiology, experimental 
studies on animals and humans.
    Education: B.S., Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia, PA, 
1959; V.M.D. (Veterinary Medicine), University of Pennsylvania, 
Philadelphia, PA, 1963; Military Service, Captain, 1968; Pathology 
Training Program, U.S. Army Medical Research Laboratory, Edgewood 
Arsenal, MD, 1968; Postdoctoral Fellows (Pathology; Laboratory Animal 
Medicine), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 
1970.
    Professional experience: Board Certified Veterinary Pathologist; 
has been involved in extensive bioassays for the National Cancer 
Institute; served as the Principal Investigator for numerous large-
scale grants of the National Institutes of Health; served as Director 
of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, National Cancer 
Institute; served on National Science Foundation and National 
Institutes of Health committees and councils; served as a consultant to 
Federal government agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, 
National Academy of Sciences, and the Food and Drug Administration.
    2. Nominee: Sharon M. Black, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate ACVP, 
Associate Professor, Diagnostic Laboratory Services, College of 
Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 
MS.
    Expertise: Veterinary anatomic pathology, immunology.
    Education: B.S. (Biology), University of Southern Mississippi, 
Hattiesburg, MS, 1981; D.V.M., College of Veterinary Medicine, 
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 1985; Ph.D. 
(Veterinary Anatomic Pathology), Veterinary Medical Sciences, College 
of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, MS, 1994.
    Professional experience: Associate Veterinarian, Animal Clinic of 
Oxford, Oxford, MS, 1985-1986; Laboratory Veterinarian, Veterinary 
Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, University of Georgia, 
Tifton, GA, 1987-1988; Graduate Assistant, Department of Veterinary 
Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1989-1990; Laboratory 
Veterinarian/Anatomic Pathologist, Athens Veterinary Diagnostic 
Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1990; Graduate 
Assistant/Anatomic Pathologist, College of Veterinary Medicine, 
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 1991-1993; 
Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Research Program, College of 
Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 
MS, 1993-1994; Assistant Professor/Anatomic Pathologist, College of 
Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, 
MS, 1994-1999; Associate Professor/Anatomic Pathologist, Laboratory 
Services and Field Services Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, 
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 1999-present.
    Research: Extensive research activities in the area of veterinary 
anatomic pathology.
    3. Nominee: Gregory Bradley, D.V.M., Diplomate ACVP, Assistant 
Research Specialist, University of Arizona, Veterinary Diagnostic 
Laboratory of Arizona, West Campus Agricultural Center, Tucson, AZ. 
(biographical information not provided)
    Expertise: Veterinary pathology; wildlife disease and diseases of 
the skin.
    4. Nominee: Tracie E. Bunton, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate ACVP, 
Principal Research Scientist, Life Sciences Enterprise, DuPont 
Pharmaceuticals Company, Safety Assessment, Newark, DE.
    Expertise: Veterinary pathology.
    Education: B.S., D.V.M., Michigan State University, School of 
Veterinary Medicine, East Lansing, MI, 1972-1977; Ph.D., Department of 
Comparative Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of 
California, Davis, CA, 1978-1982; Residency in Nonhuman Primate 
Pathology, California Regional Primate Research Center, Davis, CA, 
1979-1982.
    Professional experience: Small Animal Practitioner, Easthaven 
Animal Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, 1977-1978; Assistant Professor, 
Department of Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 
1982-1984; Assistant Professor, Division of Comparative Medicine, 
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 
Baltimore, MD, 1984-1990; Faculty, Graduate Program in Cellular and 
Molecular Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1994-
1999; Associate Professor, Division of Comparative Medicine, Department 
of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, 
MD,

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1990-1999; Principal Research Scientist, DuPont Pharmaceutical Company, 
Safety Assessment, Newark, DE, July 1999 - present.
    Research: Extensive research in the area of veterinary pathology.
    5. Nominee: John M. Cullen, V.M.D., Ph.D., Diplomate ACVP, 
Professor of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of 
Microbiology, Pathology, and Parasitology, North Carolina State 
University, Raleigh, NC.
    Expertise: Veterinary pathology.
    Education: A.B. (Biology), University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, 
PA, 1971; V.M.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1975; Ph.D., Comparative 
Pathology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, 1985.
    Professional experience: Resident, Anatomic Pathology, School of 
Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, 1979-1983; 
Senior Resident in Anatomic Pathology, Veterinary Medical Teaching 
Hospital, University of California, Davis, CA, 1983-1984; Assistant 
Professor of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, 
North Carolina State University, 1984-1989; Toxicology Faculty, North 
Carolina State University, 1988-present; Associate Professor of 
Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina 
State University, 1989-1994; Professor of Veterinary Pathology, College 
of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 1994-present.
    Research: Research interests in the fields of hepatic pathology, 
animal models of viral hepatitis and mycotoxicology.
    6. Nominee: Michael R. Elwell, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate ACVP, 
Pathologist, Covance Laboratories Inc., Vienna, VA.
    Expertise: Toxicologic pathology.
    Education: D.V.M., Kansas State University, 1972; Veterinary 
Pathology Preceptorship, United States Army Medical Research Institute 
of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), 1975-1978; Diplomate, American 
College of Veterinary Pathologists, 1978; Ph.D., University of Kansas, 
1982.
    Professional experience: Research Investigator, Animal Assessment 
Division, USAMRIID, Ft. Detrick, MD, 1972-1975; Pathology Preceptor, 
Pathology Branch, USAMRIID, Ft. Detrick, MD, 1975-1978; Chief, Medical 
Research Section, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Armed Forces 
Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand, 
1981-1984; Staff Pathologist, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 
1984-1985; Staff Pathologist, Toxicologic Pathology, Chemical Pathology 
Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 
Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC, 1987-1993; Head, Pathology Group, 
Environmental Toxicology Program, NIEHS, RTP, NC, 1993-1995; Director, 
Virginia Laboratory, Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Herndon, VA, 
1995-1998; Principal Pathologist, Pathology Department, Covance 
Laboratories, Inc., Vienna, VA, 1998-present. Author/coauthor of more 
than 100 manuscripts and book chapters; editorial board for 
Environmental Health Perspectives; member Society of Toxicologic 
Pathology; member of panels/committees/review groups for Food and Drug 
Administration, World Health Organization, National Institutes of 
Health, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Protection Agency, 
International Agency for Research on Cancer, International Life 
Sciences Institute and the Office of the Surgeon General.
    Research: Toxicologic pathology, design, conduct, and evaluation of 
toxicity and carcinogenicity studies for safety evaluation/hazard 
assessment, animal models of infectious diseases.
    7. Nominee: Fletcher F. Hahn, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate ACVP, Senior 
Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM.
    Expertise: Veterinary pathology.
    Education: B.S. (Biological Sciences), Washington State University, 
1964; D.V.M. (Veterinary Medicine), Washington State University, 1964; 
Ph.D. (Comparative Pathology), University of California, Davis, CA, 
1971.
    Professional experience: Veterinary Laboratory Officer, U.S. Army, 
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 
Washington, DC, 1964-1966; National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral 
Fellowship, University of California, Davis, CA, 1966-1970; 
Experimental Pathologist, Inhalation Research Institute, Albuquerque, 
NM, 1971-1996; Supervisor, Pathology Group, Inhalation Toxicology 
Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, 1980-1996; Senior Scientist, 
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM, 1996-present.
    Research: Health effects on inhaled environmental contaminants, 
studied the morphologic changes and pathogenesis of diseases in 
laboratory animals resulting from inhaled materials; the focus has been 
on pulmonary inflammation, fibrosis, and neoplasis resulting from 
inhaled chemical vapors, oxidant gases, metallic particles, fibers, and 
radioactive materials; has authored or co-authored over 245 
publications in these areas of interest. Study pathologist on studies 
that included carcinogenicity bioassays of inhaled materials, and 
safety studies of laser diodes for treatment of benign prostatic 
hypertrophy, inhaled hormones, and inhaled polyacrylics; research also 
in the area of toxicologic pathology.
    8. Nominee: Jack R. Harkema, Professor, Michigan State University. 
(biographical information not provided)
    Research: Respiratory pathology; inhalation toxicology; mechanisms 
of airway epithelial injury, adaptation and repair after exposure to 
air pollutants; toxicologic pathology; image analysis; morphometry; 
immunohistochemistry; upper airway toxicology and pathology; 
comparative pathology; airway inflammation; scientific and medical 
illustration.
    9. Nominee: Wanda Haschek-Hock, Professor and Head, College of 
Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of 
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
    Expertise: Veterinary pathology.
    Education: B.V.Sc., University of Sydney; Ph.D., Cornell 
University; Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists; 
Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology.
    Research: Mechanisms of respiratory and hepatic toxicity, natural 
toxins, mycotoxicoses, food safety, toxicologic pathology. Currently, 
the major focus of the laboratory is on fumonisins, a class of 
mycotoxins produced by Fusarium moniliforme that infests corn.
    10. Nominee: Paul C. Stromberg, D.V.M., Ph.D., Diplomate ACVP, 
Professor of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, 
Department of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University Health 
Sciences Center.
    Expertise: Veterinary pathology.
    Education: D.V.M., Ph.D., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; 
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists.
    Professional experience: Clinical Service: Necropsy, surgical 
biopsies; Professional Service: American College of Veterinary 
Pathologists Examination Committee, CL Davis Faculty of Discussants 
Participant, Member of Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer 
Center Pathology Working Groups, Continuing Education in Veterinary 
Pathology; Administrative Service: Department Promotion and Tenure 
Committee Member, College Research Day Committee Member, Sisson Hall 
Planning Committee, College Curriculum Committee Member,

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Faculty Senate (alternate), Council of Education.
    Research: Cancer Detection and Immunotherapy; Gene Therapy, 
Toxicologic Pathology, Laboratory Animal Diseases, Dermatopathology.
    11. Nominee: Brian A. Summers, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., M.R.C.V.S., 
Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, 
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
    Expertise: Veterinary pathology, neuropathology.
    Education: B.V.Sc., University of Melbourne, 1969; M.Sc., 
University of London, 1972; Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 
1980.
    Professional experience: Visiting Pathologist, Ministry of 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, 
Weybridge, England, 1972; Graduate Research Assistant, Department of 
Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, 
NY, 1976-1980; Assistant Professor of Pathology, Department of 
Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, 
NY, 1980-1986; Visiting Scholar, St. Edmund's College, University of 
Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 1987-1988; Associate Professor of 
Pathology, Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, 
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1986-1996; Professor of Pathology, 
Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell 
University, Ithaca, NY, 1996-present.
    12. Nominee: Jerrold M. Ward, D.V.M., Ph.D., Chief, Veterinary and 
Tumor Pathology Section, Office of Laboratory Animal Resources, 
National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD.
    Expertise: Veterinary pathology.
    Education: D.V.M., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1966; Ph.D., 
Comparative Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA, 1970.
    Professional experience: Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer 
(Veterinary Pathologist), Laboratory of Toxicology, Division of Cancer 
Treatment, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of 
Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 1974-1977; Veterinary Medical Officer 
(Veterinary Pathologist), Tumor Pathology Branch, Carcinogenesis 
Testing Program, Division of Cancer Cause and Prevention, NCI, NIH, 
Bethesda, MD, 1977-1978; Chief, Tumor Pathology, National Toxicology 
Program, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, 1979-1981; Chief, Tumor Pathology and 
Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis, NCI, 
Frederick, MD, 1981-1992; Chief, Veterinary and Tumor Pathology 
Section, Office of Laboratory Animal Science, Office of the Director, 
NCI and Office of Animal Resources, Division of Basic Sciences, 
National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, 1992-present.

B. Nominations in the Field of Toxicology and Oncology

    1. Nominee: Bruce N. Ames, Director, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences Center, Professor of Biochemistry and 
Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
    Expertise: Mechanisms of aging. Mitochondrial decay in aging. 
Oxidants and antioxidants in DNA damage. Micronutrient deficiencies and 
DNA damage. Chronic inflammation and Cancer.
    Education: B.A. (Chemistry), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1950; 
Ph.D. (Biochemistry), California Institute of Technology, Pomona, CA, 
1953.
    Professional experience: Postdoctoral Fellow (U.S. Public Health 
Service), National Institutes of Health, 1953-1954; Biochemist, 
National Institutes of Health, 1954-1960; National Science Foundation, 
Senior Fellow, F.H.C. Crick Laboratory, Cambridge, England; F. Jacob 
Laboratory, Paris, France, 1961; Chief, Section of Microbial Genetics, 
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institutes of Health, 1962-
1967; Chairman, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of 
California, Berkeley, 1983-1989; Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular 
Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1968-present; Director, 
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Center, University 
of California, Berkeley, 1979-present.
    Research: Identifying agents that can damage human DNA and the 
consequences for aging and cancer; endogenous oxidants and defenses 
against them; mutagenesis and carcinogenesis.
    2. Nominee: Marshall W. Anderson, Ph.D., Director and Professor, 
Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of 
Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
    Expertise: Toxicology, carcinogenicity, mathematics.
    Education: B.S. (Chemistry, Math), Emory and Henry College, Emory, 
VA, 1961; Ph.D. (Mathematics), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 
1966.
    Professional experience: Assistant Professor, Department of 
Mathematics, University of Tennessee, 1966-1967; Member of Technical 
Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1967-1969; Postdoctorate Fellow, 
Biomathematics Department, North Carolina State University, 1969-1971; 
Senior Staff Fellow, Biometry Branch, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, 
NC, 1971-1974; Senior Scientist, Laboratory of Pharmacokinetics and 
Pharmacology, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1975-1984; Head, 
Molecular Toxicology Section, Laboratory of Biochemical Risk Analysis, 
DBRA, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC, 1984-1988; Chief, Laboratory 
of Molecular Toxicology, DBRA, NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC,1989-
1993; Director of Research, Cancer Research Institute, St. Mary's 
Hospital, Grand Junction, CO, 1993-1996; Director and Professor, 
Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of 
Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1996-present.
    Research: Role of oncogenes and tumor supressor genes in 
tumorigenesis, especially in lung cancer; identification of 
susceptibility genes in human and rodent lung tumor development; early 
detection of lung cancer; mechanisms of chemical carcinogenesis; 
examination of synergistic interactions between environmental toxicants 
based on biological mechanisms of actions and the impact of these 
interactions on risk estimation to human health from exposure to 
toxicants; environmental genetics to investigate the impact of genetic 
diversity on the response of the individual to toxic environmental 
agents.
    3. Nominee: John R. Bucher, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Environmental 
Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC.
    Expertise: Design and Interpretation of Chronic Rodent Bioassays, 
Identification of Human Health Hazards through the National Toxicology 
Program (NTP) Bioassay Program, NTP Toxicity and Carcinogenesis 
Technical Reports, NTP Report on Carcinogens.
    Education: B.A. (Biology), Knox College; M.S. (Biochemistry), 
University of North Carolina; Ph.D., University of Iowa, NIH 
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Center for 
Environmental Toxicology, Michigan State University.
    Professional experience: Deputy Director, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences, National Toxicology Program, 1983 to 
present.
    Research: Characterization of the toxic and carcinogenic potential 
of substances of interest to NTP, examination of strategies to 
characterize the toxicity and carcinogenicity of chemicals using non-
traditional methods, including genetically modified mice.
    4. Nominee: Gary P. Carlson, Ph.D., Professor of Toxicology and 
Associate

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School Head, School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West 
Lafayette, IN.
    Expertise: Pharmacology, toxicology.
    Education: B.S. (Chemistry), St. Bonaventure University, 
Bonaventure, NY, 1965; Ph.D. (Pharmacology), University of Chicago, 
Chicago, IL, 1969.
    Professional experience: Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, 
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Rhode Island, 
1969-1974; Associate Professor of Pharmacology - Department of 
Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Rhode Island, 1974-1975; 
Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology 
and Toxicology, University of Rhode Island, 1975-1979; Associate 
Professor of Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 
Purdue University, 1975-1980; Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and 
Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine (Lafayette Center), 
1982-present; Professor of Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology and 
Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Purdue University, 1980-1996, Associate 
Head, 1983-1992; Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular 
Pharmacology, 1996-present; Supervisor of Laboratory Animal Facility, 
1994-1996; Professor of Toxicology, School of Health Sciences, Purdue 
University, 1995-present; Associate Head 1997-present.
    Research: Toxicology, pharmacology.
    5. Nominee: Isaiah J. Fidler, The University of Texas, M.D. 
Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Cell Biology, Houston, TX. 
(biographical information not provided)
    Expertise: Carcinogenicity.
    Research: Cancer metastasis, angiogenesis, macrophage biology, 
immunotherapy.
    6. Nominee: Donald M. Fry, Ph.D., Research Physiologist, Department 
of Animal Science, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA.
    Expertise: Physiology, toxicology. Technical expert on the effects 
of oil spills on birds, with field and laboratory research on 
reproduction and histopathology of petroleum exposure; technical expert 
for the United States on the DDT and PCB contamination of the Southern 
California Bight, Montrose Chemical Company and discharge from LA 
County outfalls.
    Education: B.A. (Zoology), University of California, Davis, CA, 
1965; Ph.D. (Animal Physiology), University of California, Davis, CA, 
1971.
    Professional experience: Twenty-eight years of post-graduate 
independent collaborative research, publication and teaching physiology 
and toxicology with emphasis on pollution effects to wildlife, effects 
of oil spills on birds, and laboratory and population effects of 
endocrine disrupting pollutants on birds. Participation in critical 
reviews of endocrine research, as a member of the National Academy of 
Sciences Panel on hormone active agents and a U.S. representative to 
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) panels 
on avian toxicology and endocrine modulators. Director, Center for 
Avian Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, 1995-1998. Research 
Physiologist, Department of Animal Sciences, University of California, 
Davis, CA, 1998-present.
    Research: Extensive research in the areas of avian physiology and 
toxicology.
    7. Nominee: Michael Gallo, Environmental and Occupational Health 
Science Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ. (biographical 
information not provided)
    8. Nominee: Lois S. Gold, Ph.D., Director, Carcinogenic Potency 
Project, University of California, Berkeley, CA, Senior Scientist, 
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
    Expertise: Toxicology, carcinogenicity.
    Education: A.B., Goucher College, Towson, MD, 1963, University of 
Geneva, Switzerland, 1961-1962; Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, 
CA, 1967; Postdoctoral Fellow, System Development Corporation, Santa 
Monica, CA, 1967-1968.
    Professional experience: Lecturer, Graduate School of Public Policy 
and Department of Political Science, University of California, 
Berkeley, 1968-1973; Senior Fellow, Carnegie Commission on the Future 
of Higher Education, Berkeley, 1970-1973; Specialist, Department of 
Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1978-1980; Senior 
Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, 1981-
present; Director of Carcinogenic Potency Project, National Institute 
of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Environmental Health Sciences 
Center, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1985-present.
    Research: Environmental Health Sciences Center: Carcinogenic 
Potency Database Project; Interspecies Extrapolation and Risk 
Assessment in Carcinogenesis; Research in disease prevention; 
Testimony, Committee on Science, U.S. House of Representatives, ``The 
Science of Risk Assessment: Implications for Federal Regulation,'' Ad 
hoc panel of expert reviewers, National Toxicology Program; Testimony 
to U.S. Senate, Hearing on Environmental Risk Factors for Cancer, 
Comments on Proposed Cancer Risk Assessment Guidelines to U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
    9. Nominee: Margaret L. Kripke, Vice President for Academic 
Programs, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 
TX. (biographical information not provided)
    Expertise: Ultraviolet light carcinogenesis; ultraviolet-induced 
immune suppression.
    10. Nominee: Michael I. Luster, Ph.D., Chief, Toxicology and 
Molecular Biology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, 
Morgantown, WV.
    Expertise: Toxicology and molecular biology, Applied and 
preventive, multifaceted laboratory-based research into the causes, 
mechanisms, prevention and control of adverse health effects due to 
workplace exposures; program areas include neuroscience, dermatology, 
molecular carcinogenesis, inflammation, molecular biomarkers, and 
immunology.
    Education: B.A. (Biology), University of Massachusetts, Amhurst, 
MA, 1969; M.S. (Microbiology), Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, 
IL, 1972; Ph.D. (Microbiology/Immunology), Loyola University of 
Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1974.
    Professional experience: Staff Fellow, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 1976-
1979; Research Scientist, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 1979-1981; Head, 
Immunotoxicology Group, STB, National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, National Institutes of Health 1981-1988; Section Head, 
Environmental Immunology and Neurobiology, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 1988-
1995; Chief, Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, Health Effects 
Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, 1995-present.
    Research: Effects of environmental and occupational agents on the 
immune system including applied research (development of methods and 
mathematical models to minimize uncertain ties in risk assessment) and 
basic research (changes in cytokines and chemokine expression as early 
indicators of toxicity and their activation by nuclear transcription 
factors).

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    11. Nominee: Edgar M. Moran, M.D., Professor of Medicine, 
University of California, Irvine; Chair, Cancer Program, Veterans 
Administration, Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA.
    Expertise: Pathology, oncology.
    Education: B.S., National College ``St. Sava,'' Bucharest, 1946; 
M.D., University of Bucharest School of Medicine, Romania, 1946-1952.
    Professional experience: Chief, Section of Hematology-Oncology, 
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, 1978-1992; 
Associate Director, UCI Cancer Center, 1988-1990; Professor of 
Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA; Chair, Cancer Program, 
Veterans Administration Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA, 
1978-present.
    Research: Environmental pathology; ecological effects on the 
structure and function of cells and tissues, with an emphasis on the 
environmental effects on carcinogenesis.
    12. Nominee: Stephen M. Roberts, Ph.D., Program Director, Center 
for Environmental and Human Toxicology; Professor, Department of 
Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of 
Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of 
Florida, Gainesville, FL.
    Expertise: Toxicology.
    Education: B.S. (Pharmacy), College of Pharmacy, Oregon State 
University, Corvallis, OR, 1968-1973; Ph.D., Department of 
Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 
UT, 1973-1977; Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pharmaceutics, School 
of Pharmacy, National Institutes of Health, State University of New 
York at Buffalo, Amherst, NY.
    Professional experience: College of Pharmacy, University of 
Cincinnati; College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical 
Sciences; Chairman, Florida Risk-Based Priority Council; Director, 
Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, 
Gainesville, FL; Professor, Department of Physiological Sciences, 
College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and 
Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL. Teaches graduate 
courses in general toxicology, advanced toxicology, risk assessment and 
issues in the responsible conduct of research, University of Florida. 
Provides advice to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection 
on issues relative to toxicology and risk assessment.
    Research: Research program funded by the National Institutes of 
Health to examine mechanisms of toxicity, primarily involving the liver 
and immune system.
    13. Nominee: Michael Smolen, Ph.D., Senior Conservation Scientist, 
Wildlife and Contaminants Program, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC.
    Expertise: Ecology, cytogenetics, population biology, toxicology.
    Education: M.S. (Mammal Ecology), Idaho State University; M.A. 
(Museum Sciences), Texas Tech University; Ph.D. (Cytogenetics, 
Molecular Genetics, Toxicology), Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 
Sciences, Texas A&M University.
    Professional experience: Has published 22 peer reviewed papers in 
the fields of ecology, population biology, natural history of mammals, 
cytogenetics and toxicology. Conducted faunal surveys in North America, 
South America, and Africa while working as a curatorial assistant in 
the Section of Mammals at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 
Pittsburgh, PA. Currently engaged in a wide range of studies with 
collaborators in academia, most of which address the endocrine 
disrupting effects of synthetic chemicals on wildlife. Works 
collaboratively with outside scientific researchers and oversees 
database development and computer support.
    Research: Ecology, population biology, natural history of mammals, 
cytogenetics, toxicology, endocrine disrupting effects of synthetic 
chemicals on wildlife.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: November 17, 1999.

Steven Galson,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 99-30784 Filed 11-24-99; 8:45 am]
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