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protection of aquatic life entitled ‘‘Draft 

2009 Update Aquatic Life Ambient 

Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia— 

Freshwater’’. Written scientific views on 

the draft recommended criteria were to 

be submitted to EPA on or before March 

1, 2010 (a 60-day request for scientific 

views). Since publication, the Agency 

has received several requests for 

additional time to submit comments. 

Therefore, EPA is extending the period 

of time in which the Agency will accept 

scientific views on the draft criteria 

document for an additional 30 days. 

DATES: Scientific views must be 

received on or before April 1, 2010. 

Comments postmarked after this date 

may not be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your scientific 

views, identified by Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2009–0921, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency; EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC) Water Docket, MC 28221T; 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., EPA West, 

Room 3334, Washington, DC. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2009– 

0921. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an e-mail 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Office of Water Docket/EPA/DC, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., EPA West, 

Room 3334, Washington, DC. This 

Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. 

until 4:30 p.m., EST, Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the Office of 

Water Docket is (202) 566–2426. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Huff, Health and Ecological Criteria 

Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; (202) 566–0787; 

huff.lisa@epa.gov. 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Peter S. Silva, 

Assistant Administrator for Water. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3833 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9117–9] 

Good Neighbor Environmental Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 

EPA gives notice of a meeting of the 

Good Neighbor Environmental Board 

(Board). The Board usually meets three 

times each calendar year, twice at 

different locations along the U.S. border 

with Mexico, and once in Washington, 

DC. It was created in 1992 by the 

Enterprise for the Americas Initiative 

Act, Public Law 102–532, 7 U.S.C. 

Section 5404. Implementing authority 

was delegated to the Administrator of 

EPA under Executive Order 12916. The 

Board is responsible for providing 

advice to the President and the Congress 

on environmental and infrastructure 

issues and needs within the States 

contiguous to Mexico in order to 

improve the quality of life of persons 

residing on the United States side of the 

border. The statute calls for the Board to 

have representatives from U.S. 

Government agencies; the States of 

Arizona, California, New Mexico and 

Texas; and Tribal and private 

organizations to provide advice on 

environmental and infrastructure issues 

along the U.S./Mexico Border. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

continue discussion and finalize the 

Board’s 13th report. Presentations will 

also be heard on the environmental 

impacts of the border fence. The 

meeting will include a planning session, 

a business meeting and a public 

comment session. A copy of the meeting 

agenda will be posted at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb. 

DATES: The Good Neighbor 

Environmental Board will hold an open 

meeting on Thursday, March 11, from 

8:30 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) to 5:30 

p.m. The following day, March 12, the 

Board will hold a business meeting from 

8 a.m. until 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Esplendor Resort, 1069 Camino 

Caralampi, Rio Rico, AZ 85648, phone 

number: 520–281–1901. The meeting is 

open to the public, with limited seating 

on a first-come, first-served basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dolores Wesson, Designated Federal 

Officer, wesson.dolores@epa.gov, 202– 

564–1351, U.S. EPA, Office of 

Cooperative Environmental 

Management (1601M), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you 

wish to make oral comments or submit 

written comments to the Board, please 

contact Dolores Wesson at least five 

days prior to the meeting. 

General Information: Additional 

information concerning the GNEB can 

be found on its Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Dolores 

Wesson at 202–564–1351 or by e-mail at 

wesson.dolores@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Dolores Wesson at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting to give EPA as 


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much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: February 16, 2010. 

Dolores Wesson, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3715 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9117–8] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Request for Nominations of Experts To 

Augment the SAB Ecological 

Processes and Effects Committee 

(EPEC) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting 

public nominations of non-EPA experts 

to augment the SAB Ecological 

Processes and Effects Committee (EPEC) 

to provide advice on technologies and 

systems to minimize the impacts of 

invasive species in vessel ballast water 

discharge. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by March 18, 2010 per 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

Request for Nominations may contact 

Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, 

by telephone/voice mail at (202) 343– 

9995; by fax at (202) 233–0643 or via 

e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. 

General information concerning the 

EPA Science Advisory Board can be 

found on the EPA SAB Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/sab. Inquiries as to 

the types of treatment technologies and 

information relevant to this effort 

should be directed to Ms. Robin Danesi 

of EPA’s Office of Water at: 

Danesi.Robin@epa.gov or (202) 564– 

1846 or Mr. Marcus Zobrist of EPA’s 

Office of Water (OW) at: 

zobrist.marcus@epa.gov or (202) 564– 

8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 

4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory 

Committee that provides independent 

scientific and technical peer review, 

advice, consultation, and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory 

Committee, the SAB conducts business 

in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. 

Generally, SAB meetings are announced 

in the Federal Register, conducted in 

public view, and provide opportunities 

for public input during deliberations. 

The Ecological Processes and Effects 

Committee is a standing committee of 

the chartered SAB. Additional 

information about the SAB and its 

committees can be obtained on the SAB 

Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

Vessel ballast water discharges are a 

major source of nonidigenous species 

introductions to marine, estuarine, and 

freshwater ecosystems of the United 

States. Ballast water discharges are 

regulated by EPA under authority of the 

Clean Water Act (CWA) and the U.S. 

Coast Guard under authority of the 

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance 

Prevention and Control Act, as amended 

(NANPCA). NANPCA generally requires 

vessels equipped with ballast water 

tanks and bound for ports or places in 

the United States after operating beyond 

the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone to 

conduct a mid-ocean ballast water 

exchange, retain their ballast water 

onboard, or use an alternative 

environmentally sound ballast water 

management method approved by the 

U.S. Coast Guard. Under the authority of 

the CWA, EPA’s Vessel General Permit, 

in addition to the mid-ocean exchange, 

requires the flushing and exchange of 

ballast water by vessels in Pacific nearshore voyages and saltwater flushing of 

ballast water tanks that are empty or 

contain only un-pumpable residual 

ballast water. 

While useful in reducing the presence 

of potentially invasive organisms in 

ballast water, ballast water exchange 

and saltwater flushing can have variable 

effectiveness and may not always be 

feasible due to vessel safety concerns. 

On August 28, 2009, the U.S. Coast 

Guard proposed establishing standards 

for concentrations of living organisms 

that can be discharged in vessel ballast 

water (74 FR 44632), and some States 

have established standards of their own. 

In addition, a number of studies and 

reports have been published on the 

status and efficacy of ballast water 

treatment technologies, and data 

collected on the efficacy of certain 

systems is available. 

OW has requested SAB review of 

technical documents and available data 

on the efficacy of ballast water treatment 

systems and advice on improving the 

performance of such systems. This 

advice will be provided by the SAB 

EPEC augmented with experts who have 

specialized knowledge of treatment 

processes and technologies that may be 

useful to eliminate or reduce the 

presence of living organisms in vessel 

ballast water. 

Request for Nominations: To augment 

expertise on the SAB EPEC, the SAB 

Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

nationally and internationally 

recognized scientists in fields such as 

aquatic biology, aquatic toxicology, 

microbiology, wastewater engineering, 

statistics, and naval engineering or 

architecture. We particularly seek 

scientists with specialized knowledge 

and expertise in treatment technologies 

to eliminate or reduce the presence of 

living organisms in drinking water, 

wastewater discharges, and other wateruse circumstances. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate individuals 

qualified in the area of science as 

described above to be considered for 

appointment to augment this SAB 

Committee. Candidates may also 

nominate themselves. Nominations 

should be submitted in electronic 

format (which is preferred over hard 

copy) following the instructions for 

‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels 

and Ad Hoc Committees Being Formed’’ 

provided on the SAB Web site. The form 

can be accessed through the 

‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link on the 

blue navigational bar on the SAB Web 

site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. To 

receive full consideration, nominations 

should include all of the information 

requested, and should be submitted in 

time to arrive no later than March 18, 

2010. EPA values and welcomes 

diversity. In an effort to obtain 

nominations of diverse candidates, EPA 

encourages nominations of women and 

men of all racial and ethnic groups. 

EPA’s SAB Staff Office requests 

contact information about: The person 

making the nomination; contact 

information about the nominee; the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s 

curriculum vitae; sources of recent grant 

and/or contract support; and a 

biographical sketch of the nominee 

indicating current position, educational 

background, research activities, and 

recent service on other national 

advisory committees or national 

professional organizations. 

Persons having questions about the 

nomination procedures, or who are 

unable to submit nominations through 

the SAB Web site, should contact Dr. 

Thomas Armitage, DFO, at the contact 

information provided above in this 

notice. Non-electronic submissions 

must follow the same format and 

contain the same information as the 

electronic. 


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