Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2011 / Notices 21349 

Dated: April 8, 2011. 

Steven Bradbury, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9190 Filed 4–14–11; 8:45 am] 

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates to the EPA’s Advisory 

Council on Clean Air Compliance 

Analysis (Council) EPA’s Clean Air 

Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CASAC) and EPA’s Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations of scientific experts from a 

diverse range of disciplinary areas to be 

considered for appointment to the 

Advisory Council on Clean Air 

Compliance Analysis (Council), Clean 

Air Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CASAC), the Science Advisory Board 

(SAB), or SAB Committees described in 

this notice. Appointments are 

anticipated to be filled by the start of 

Fiscal Year 2012. Sources in addition to 

this Federal Register Notice may also be 

utilized in the solicitation of nominees. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted in time to arrive no later than 

May 16, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nominators unable to submit 

nominations electronically as described 

below may submit a paper copy by the 

Designated Federal Officers for the 

committees, as identified below. 

General inquiries regarding the work of 

the Council, CASAC and SAB or SAB 

Standing Committees may also be 

directed to them. 

Background: Established by statute, 

the Council (42 U.S.C 7612), the CASAC 

(42 U.S.C. 7409), and SAB (42 U.S.C. 

4365) are EPA’s chartered Federal 

Advisory Committees that provide 

independent scientific and technical 

peer review, consultation, advice and 

recommendations directly to the EPA 

Administrator the scientific bases for 

EPA’s actions and programs. As Federal 

Advisory Committees, the Council, 

CASAC, and SAB conduct business in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 

2) and related regulations. Generally, 

Council, CASAC and SAB meetings are 

announced in the Federal Register, 

conducted in public view, and provide 

opportunities for public input during 

deliberations. Additional information 

about these Federal Advisory 

Committees may be found at http:// 

www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa, http: 

//www.epa.gov/casac and http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab, respectively. 

Members of the Council, CASAC, and 

the SAB, constitute a distinguished 

body of non-EPA scientists, engineers, 

economists, and social scientists that are 

nationally and internationally 

recognized experts in their respective 

fields. Members are appointed by the 

EPA Administrator for a period of three 

years. This notice specifically requests 

nominations for the Council, CASAC, 

the SAB, and SAB Committees from 

academia, industry, state, and tribal 

governments, research institutes, and 

non-governmental organizations 

throughout the United States. 

Expertise Sought: The Council was 

established in 1990 pursuant to the 

Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 

1990 to provide advice and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on technical and 

economic aspects of the impacts of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA) on the public 

health, economy, and environment of 

the United States. The SAB Staff office 

is seeking nominations for individuals 

to serve on the Council with 

demonstrated expertise in air pollution 

issues. A nominee’s expertise may 

include the following disciplines: 

Environmental economics; economic 

modeling; air quality modeling; 

atmospheric science and engineering; 

epidemiology; statistics, and human 

health risk assessment. For further 

information on the Council, please 

contact Ms. Stephanie Sanzone, DFO, by 

telephone at 202–564–2067 or by e-mail 

at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov. 

Established in 1977 under the Clean 

Air Act (CAA) Amendments, the 

chartered CASAC reviews and offers 

scientific advice to the EPA 

Administrator on technical aspects of 

national ambient air quality standards 

for criteria pollutants. As required 

under the CAA section 109(d), CASAC 

will be composed of seven members, 

with at least one member of the National 

Academy of Sciences, one physician, 

and one person representing State air 

pollution control agencies. The SAB 

Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

experts to serve on the CASAC with 

demonstrated experience in: Public 

health; environmental medicine; 

environmental health sciences; and risk 

assessment. For further information 

about CASAC, please contact Dr. Holly 

Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at 202– 

564–2073 or by e-mail at 

stallworth.holly@epa.gov. 

The chartered SAB was established in 

1978 by the Environmental Research, 

Development and Demonstration Act to 

provide independent advice to the 

Administrator on general scientific and 

technical matters underlying the 

Agency’ policies and actions. All the 

work of the SAB is under the direction 

of the Board. The chartered Board 

provides strategic advice to the EPA 

Administrator on a variety of EPA 

science and research programs and 

reviews and approves all SAB 

subcommittee and panel reports. The 

SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations 

of experts to serve on the chartered SAB 

in the following disciplines: Social, 

behavioral and decision sciences; 

ecological sciences and risk assessment; 

environmental modeling; environmental 

economics; environmental engineering; 

environmental medicine; pediatrics; 

public health; and human health risk 

assessment. For further information 

about the SAB, please contact Dr. 

Angela Nugent, DFO, by telephone at 

202–564–2218 or by e-mail at 

nugent.angela@epa.gov. 

The SAB Drinking Water Committee 

(DWC) provides advice on the technical 

aspects of EPA’s national drinking water 

standards program. The SAB Staff Office 

is seeking nominations of experts to 

serve on the DWC in the following 

disciplines: Microbiology; epidemiology; 

public health; and environmental 

engineering. For further information 

about the DWC, please contact Mr. 

Aaron Yeow, DFO, by telephone at 202– 

564–2050 or by e-mail at 

yeow.aaron@epa.gov. 

The SAB Environmental Economics 

Advisory Committee (EEAC) provides 

advice on methods and analyses related 

to economics, costs, and benefits of EPA 

environmental programs. The SAB Staff 

office is seeking nominations of experts 

in environmental economics to serve on 

the EEAC. For further information about 

the EEAC, please contact Dr. Holly 

Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at 202– 

564–2073 or by e-mail at 

stallworth.holly@epa.gov. 

The SAB Exposure and Human Health 

Committee (EHHC) provides advice on 

the development and use of guidelines 

for human health effects, exposure 

assessment, and human health risk 

assessment of chemical contaminants. 

The SAB Staff Office is seeking 

nominations of experts to serve on the 

EHHC in the following disciplines: 

Toxicology; biostatistics; and risk 

assessment. For further information 

about the EHHC please contact Dr. 

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202–564–2057 or by e-mail at 

shallal.suhair@epa.gov. 

The SAB Ecological Processes and 

Effects Committee (EPEC) provides 

advice on technical issues related to the 

science and research to protect and 

restore the health of ecosystems. The 

SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations 

of experts to serve on EPEC with 

demonstrated expertise in the following 

disciplines: Aquatic ecology; 

ecotoxicology; and ecological risk 

assessment. For further information 

about the EPEC please contact Dr. 

Thomas Armitage, DFO, by telephone at 

202–564–2155 or by e-mail at 

armitage.thomas@epa.gov. 

The Radiation Advisory Committee 

(RAC) provides advice on radiation 

protection, radiation science, and 

radiation risk assessment. The SAB Staff 

Office is seeking nominations of experts 

to serve on RAC with demonstrated 

expertise in the following disciplines: 

Radiation biology; radiation biophysics; 

radiation dosimetry; radiation risk 

assessment; and cancer epidemiology. 

For further information about the RAC 

please contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, 

DFO, by telephone at 202–564–2064 or 

by e-mail at kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. 

Selection criteria include: 

—Demonstrated scientific credentials 

and expertise in their own fields. 

—Willingness to commit time on 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., geographic, 

economic, social, cultural, 

educational backgrounds, and 

professional affiliations. 

—Consideration of the collective 

breadth and depth of scientific 

expertise; a balance of scientific 

perspectives; and continuity of 

knowledge and understanding of EPA 

missions and environmental programs 

in the context of the committee as a 

whole. 

How To Submit Nominations: Any 

interested person or organization may 

nominate qualified persons to be 

considered for appointment to these 

chartered advisory committees. 

Individuals may self-nominate. 

Nominations should be submitted in 

electronic format (preferred) following 

the instructions for ‘‘Nominating Experts 

to a Chartered Advisory Committee’’ 

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 be 

considered, all nominations should 

include the information requested. 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. 

Nominators are asked to identify the 

specific committee(s) for which 

nominees would like to be considered. 

The Web site 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 

vita; 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 the 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

committee, as identified above. Nonelectronic submissions must follow the 

same format and contain the same 

information as the electronic form. The 

SAB Staff Office will acknowledge 

receipt of nominations. 

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 lack of impartiality, as 

defined by Federal regulation. The form 

may be viewed and downloaded 

through the ‘‘Ethics Requirements for 

Advisors’’ link on the blue navigational 

bar on the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. This form should not 

be submitted as part of a nomination. 

To help the Agency in evaluating the 

effectiveness of its outreach efforts, 

please tell us how you learned of this 

opportunity. 

Dated: April 6, 2011. 

Anthony Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9212 Filed 4–14–11; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[AU Docket No. 10–248; DA 11–420] 

Auction of 700 MHz Band Licenses 

Scheduled for July 19, 2011; Notice 

and Filing Requirements, Minimum 

Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and 

Other Procedures for Auction 92 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

procedures and minimum opening bids 

for the upcoming auction of 16 licenses 

in the 698–806 MHz band (700 MHz 

band), designated as Auction 92, and is 

intended to familiarize prospective 

bidders with these procedures, 

minimum opening bid amounts, and 

deadlines for the auction. 

DATES: Applications to participate in 

Auction 92 and required upfront 

payments must be filed prior to 6:00 

p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on May 11, 

2011. Bidding for construction permits 

in Auction 92 is scheduled to begin on 

July 19, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 

Auctions and Spectrum Access Division: 

For legal questions: Lynne Milne at 

(202) 418–0660. Mobility Division: For 

service rules and licensing issues: 

Michael Connelly (legal) or Keith 

Harper (technical) at (202) 418–0620. To 

request materials in accessible formats 

(Braille, large print, electronic files or 

audio format) for people with 

disabilities, send an e-mail to 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer 

and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 

(202) 418–0530 or (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Auction 92 Procedures 

Public Notice which was released on 

March 16, 2011. The complete text of 

the Auction 92 Procedures Public 

Notice, including attachments, as well 

as related Commission documents, are 

available for public inspection and 

copying from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET 

Monday through Thursday and from 8 

a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday in the 

FCC Reference Information Center, 445 

12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554. The Auction 92 

Procedures Public Notice and related 

Commission documents may also be 

purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contractor, Best Copy and 

Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202– 

488–5300, facsimile 202–488–5563, or 


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