[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 56104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27818]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7099-6]


Request for Nominations of Members and Consultants, and Notice of 
Establishment; EPA National Advisory Committee for Environmental Policy 
and Technology (NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency announces the 
establishment of the Superfund Subcommittee to be formed under the 
auspices of the EPA National Advisory Committee for Environmental 
Policy and Technology (NACEPT). EPA invites nominations for qualified 
candidates to be considered for appointment to the Subcommittee that 
will engage the public in an open dialogue about the future direction 
of the Superfund program. A critical aspect of the dialogue will be 
consideration of Superfund's relationship to other federal and state 
waste programs with an eye toward finding ways for all waste programs 
to work together in a more unified fashion.

DATES: EPA expects to make appointments by the end of the calendar year 
and will accept nomination submissions until close of business on 
December 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be submitted in writing by mail, 
electronically or in person, and must include a resume describing the 
professional, educational and/or experiential qualifications of the 
nominee. Nominations should also include the nominee's current business 
or residential address, daytime telephone number, fax, and E-mail 
address. Send nominations to: Lois Gartner, Designated Federal Officer, 
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (5103), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20460, fax 202-260-8929, E-mail [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Gartner, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (5103), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, telephone 202-260-0714, E-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACEPT is a federal advisory committee under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463. NACEPT provides 
advice and recommendations to the Administrator and other EPA officials 
on a broad range of domestic and international environmental policy 
issues.
    Under the NACEPT framework, EPA is undertaking an examination of 
fundamental issues related to the future of the Superfund program. 
These issues cover a broad spectrum of topics important to Superfund 
including, but not limited to: the role and scope of the National 
Priorities List (NPL); how to address contaminated sediment, mining, 
and other ``mega'' sites; the role of states in Superfund; non-NPL 
cleanups; and measuring program progress. An important piece of the 
Subcommittee's dialogue will entail looking at Superfund in the context 
of other federal and state waste programs. This component of the 
group's deliberations will focus on how the Nation's waste programs can 
work together in a more effective and unified fashion, so that citizens 
can be assured that federal, state, and local governments are working 
cooperatively to make sites safe for their intended uses. The Superfund 
Subcommittee will deliberate on these and other Superfund-related 
issues and make policy recommendations to the EPA Administrator and 
other EPA officials.
    EPA is soliciting qualified candidates who want to be considered 
for appointment to the Superfund Subcommittee. Any interested person or 
organization may nominate qualified persons for membership to the 
Subcommittee. Nominees should be qualified by education, training, or 
experience to participate in and contribute to a dialogue about the 
future direction of the Superfund program.
    To ensure the Subcommittee represents a full spectrum of 
stakeholder views regarding Superfund policies, EPA seeks 
representation of the following groups: public policy analysts, 
academia, community groups, environmental justice groups, environmental 
and public interest organizations, state government, local government, 
tribal governments, industry, and scientists/engineers (e.g., 
toxicologists, ecologists, risk assessors, etc.). The EPA Administrator 
determines the Subcommittee's composition. Members will serve 
approximately an eighteen-month term.

    Dated: October 31, 2001.
Marianne Lamont Horinko,
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response.
[FR Doc. 01-27818 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]
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