[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16764-16765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 
[email protected] or Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, by telephone at 
(202) 564-2155, or by email at [email protected].

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 https://sab.epa.gov.
    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:
     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.
     The Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee, which provides 
advice to the chartered SAB regarding selected toxicological reviews of 
environmental chemicals.
     The Climate Science Committee, which provides advice to 
the chartered SAB on climate change science and the effects of climate 
change.
     The Drinking Water Committee, which provides advice to the 
chartered SAB on the scientific and technical aspects of EPA's national 
drinking water program.
     The Economic Analysis Committee, which provides advice to 
the chartered SAB on the economic analysis of EPA programs.
     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.
     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 https://sab.epa.gov. 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 https://sab.epa.gov. 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 https://sab.epa.gov. 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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