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D. How may I participate in this 

meeting? 

You may participate by providing 

comments in this meeting by following 

the instructions in this section. To 

ensure proper receipt of your comments 

by the EPA, it is imperative that you 

identify Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2012–0175 in the subject line on the 

first page of your request. 

1. Oral comments. Requests to present 

oral comments will be accepted up to 

and including Wednesday, March 21, 

2012. To the extent that time permits, 

interested persons who have not preregistered may be permitted by the 

Chair of the HSRB to present oral 

comments during the meeting. Each 

individual or group wishing to make 

brief oral comments to the HSRB is 

strongly advised to submit their request 

(preferably via email) to Jim Downing or 

Lu-Ann Kleibacker under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT no later than 

noon, Eastern Time, Wednesday, March 

21, 2012, in order to be included on the 

meeting agenda and to provide 

sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and 

HSRB Designated Federal Official to 

review the meeting agenda to provide an 

appropriate public comment period. 

The request should identify the name of 

the individual making the presentation 

and the organization (if any) the 

individual will represent. Oral 

comments before the HSRB are 

generally limited to five minutes per 

individual or organization. Please note 

that this includes all individuals 

appearing either as part of, or on behalf 

of, an organization. While it is our 

intent to hear a full range of oral 

comments on the science and ethics 

issues under discussion, it is not our 

intent to permit organizations to expand 

the time limitations by having 

numerous individuals sign up 

separately to speak on their behalf. If 

additional time is available, further 

public comments may be possible. 

2. Written comments. Please submit 

written comments prior to the meeting. 

For the HSRB to have the best 

opportunity to review and consider your 

comments as it deliberates on its report, 

you should submit your comments at 

least five business days prior to the 

beginning of this teleconference. If you 

submit comments after this date, those 

comments will be provided to the Board 

members, but you should recognize that 

the Board members may not have 

adequate time to consider those 

comments prior to making a decision. 

Thus, if you plan to submit written 

comments, the Agency strongly 

encourages you to submit such 

comments no later than noon, Eastern 

Time, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. You 

should submit your comments using the 

instructions in Section I, under 

subsection C, ‘‘What Should I Consider 

as I Prepare My Comments for the 

EPA?’’ In addition, the EPA also 

requests that persons submitting 

comments directly to the docket also 

provide a copy of their comments to Jim 

Downing or Lu-Ann Kleibacker listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. There is no limit on the length 

of written comments for consideration 

by the HSRB. 

E. Background 

The HSRB is a Federal advisory 

committee operating in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 

U.S.C. App. 2 Section 9. The HSRB 

provides advice, information, and 

recommendations to the EPA on issues 

related to scientific and ethical aspects 

of human subjects research. The major 

objectives of the HSRB are to provide 

advice and recommendations on: (1) 

Research proposals and protocols; (2) 

reports of completed research with 

human subjects; and (3) how to 

strengthen the EPA’s programs for 

protection of human subjects of 

research. The HSRB reports to the EPA 

Administrator through the EPA Science 

Advisor. 

1. Topics for Discussion. The HSRB 

will be reviewing its draft report from 

the January 26, 2012, HSRB meeting. 

The HSRB may also discuss planning 

for future HSRB meetings. Background 

on the January 26, 2012 HSRB meeting 

can be found at the HSRB Web site: 

http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb. The 

January 26, 2012 meeting draft report is 

now available. You may obtain 

electronic copies of this document, and 

certain other related documents that 

might be available electronically, from 

regulations.gov and the HSRB Web site 

at http://www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb. For 

questions on document availability or if 

you do not have Internet access, consult 

the persons listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION. 

2. Meeting minutes and reports. 

Minutes of the meeting, summarizing 

the matters discussed and 

recommendations, if any, made by the 

advisory committee regarding such 

matters, will be released within 90 

calendar days of the meeting. Such 

minutes will be available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In addition, 

information regarding the HSRB final 

meeting report will be found at http:// 

www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb or from the 

persons listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: March 7, 2012. 

Lek Kadeli, 

Acting Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6202 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0961; FRL–9332–2] 

Results From Inert Ingredient Test 

Orders Issued Under EPA’s Endocrine 

Disruptor Screening Program: New 

Data Compensation Claims; Potential 

Disapproval of Inert Uses Pending 

Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In January and February of 

2010, EPA issued test orders (Data CallIns) to companies that manufacture or 

import any of the following nine 

chemicals currently used as inert 

ingredients in pesticide products: 

Acetone, isophorone, di-sec-octyl 

phthalate, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, 

butyl benzyl phthalate, dibutyl 

phthalate, diethyl phthalate, and 

dimethyl phthalate. The test orders 

required recipients to submit specific 

screening data on hormonal effects 

under EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor 

Screening Program (EDSP) and the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA). In response to the test orders, 

companies have agreed to develop data 

and have asserted data compensation 

rights for two inert ingredients, acetone 

and isophorone. No companies are 

developing data for the remaining seven 

inert ingredients. For di-sec-octyl 

phthalate and toluene, EPA plans to 

issue new test orders as both chemicals 

meet the selection criteria for endocrine 

testing under the Safe Drinking Water 

Act (SDWA). EPA has no plans to issue 

further test orders for methyl ethyl 

ketone, butyl benzyl phthalate, dibutyl 

phthalate, diethyl phthalate, and 

dimethyl phthalate, but plans to no 

longer approve their use as inert 

ingredients in pesticide products. EPA 

is, however, offering an opportunity for 

interested parties to comment or commit 

to submitting the required data. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0961, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

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• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0961. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

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 regulations.gov or 

email. The 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 email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the comment that is placed in 

the 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. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 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, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Britten, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8179; fax number: (703) 605– 

0781; email address: 

Britten.Anthony@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer; or if you 

manufacture or import chemical 

substances that are used in pesticides. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

• Chemical manufacturers, importers 

and processors (NAICS code 325). 

• Pesticide, fertilizer, and other 

agricultural chemical manufacturing 

(NAICS code 3253). 

• Scientific research and 

development services (NAICS code 

5417), e.g., persons who conduct testing 

of chemical substances for endocrine 

effects. 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

EPA began issuing test orders (Data 

Call-Ins) on January 14, 2010, to 

companies that manufacture or import 

the following pesticide inert 

ingredients: Acetone, isophorone, disec-octyl phthalate, toluene, methyl 

ethyl ketone, butyl benzyl phthalate, 

dibutyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, and 

dimethyl phthalate. These inert 

ingredients were selected for initial 

testing based solely on their potential 

for broad public exposure. The test 


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orders required recipients to generate 

data that would allow the Agency to 

screen these chemicals for their 

potential to interact with the estrogen, 

androgen or thyroid hormonal systems. 

Extensive background on the Agency’s 

endocrine program is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/endo. 

Based on responses to the test orders, 

EPA is announcing that consortia are 

developing data for two of these inert 

ingredients, acetone and isophorone, 

and have asserted data compensation 

rights. EPA has determined that the data 

protection rights as given in FIFRA 

section 3(c)(1)(F) and FFDCA 408(i) 

apply for all data submitted in support 

of the EDSP test orders. The other inert 

ingredients that were subject to EDSP 

test orders are unsupported; no one is 

developing required data. EPA plans to 

issue new test orders for di-sec-octyl 

phthalate and toluene under the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA) because the 

chemicals meet the selection criteria. 

EPA has no plans to issue further test 

orders for the remaining five inert 

ingredients (methyl ethyl ketone, butyl 

benzyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, 

diethyl phthalate, and dimethyl 

phthalate), but plans to stop approving 

their use in pesticide products as inert 

ingredients on a timeline described later 

in this notice. EPA is, however, offering 

an opportunity for interested parties to 

comment or commit to submitting the 

required data. 

The following table lists the inert 

ingredients subject to EDSP test orders 

by chemical name and Chemical 

Abstract Service Registry Number (CAS 

Reg. No.), and identifies whether 

consortia are generating data or EPA is 

issuing new test orders. For information 

on which companies received test 

orders and their individual responses, 

see http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/ 

oscpendo/pubs/edsp_orders_status.pdf. 

TABLE OF INERT INGREDIENTS SUBJECT TO EDSP TEST ORDERS FOR TIER 1 SCREENING DATA

Inert ingredients subject to test orders: chemical name and 

CAS Reg. No. 

Date test 

orders 

issued 

Are consortia generating data, or will EPA issue new test orders under SDWA? 

Acetone (67–64–1) ..................................................................... 2/4/2010 Consortium is developing data. 

Butyl benzyl phthalate (85–68–7) ............................................... 1/21/2010 No. 

Dibutyl phthalate (84–74–2) ....................................................... 1/21/2010 No. 

Diethyl phthalate (84–66–2) ....................................................... 1/21/2010 No. 

Dimethyl phthalate (131–11–3) .................................................. 1/21/2010 No. 

Di-sec-octyl phthalate (117–81–7) ............................................. 1/21/2010 New test orders planned. 

Isophorone (78–59–1) ................................................................ 1/14/2010 Consortium is developing data. 

Methyl ethyl ketone (78–93–3) ................................................... 1/28/2010 No. 

Toluene (108–88–3) ................................................................... 2/25/2010 New test orders planned. 

The following list identifies the 

screening data that EPA required in the 

test orders for potential effects on the 

thyroid, estrogen and androgen systems, 

and the estimated number of months 

needed to develop the data. If screening 

data were to identify endocrine activity, 

additional testing might be required to 

establish dose-levels for adverse effects. 

Required Tier 1 endocrine screening 

data and estimated time (months) to 

develop 

Amphibian Metamorphosis (Frog): 15. 

Androgen Receptor Binding (Rat 

Prostate): 6. 

Aromatase (Human Recombinant): 6. 

Estrogen Receptor Binding: 6. 

Estrogen Receptor Transcriptional 

Activation (Human Cell Line (HeLa9903)): 6. 

Fish Short-term Reproduction: 12. 

Hershberger (Rat): 9. 

Female Pubertal (Rat): 15. 

Male Pubertal (Rat): 15. 

Steroidogenesis (Human Cell Line— 

H295R): 6. 

Uterotrophic (Rat): 9. 

EPA has included a sample test order 

in the docket for reference. If after 

reading this notice and the test order 

requirements, you intend to submit 

data, indicate this clearly in your 

comments. 

1. Supported inert ingredients subject 

to data compensation. Company 

consortia for isophorone (CAS Reg. No. 

78–59–1) and acetone (CAS Reg. No. 

67–64–1) are conducting all eleven Tier 

1 endocrine assays to screen for 

potential effects on the thyroid, estrogen 

and androgen systems. These data are 

due January 21, 2012, for isophorone 

and February 7, 2013, for acetone. Data 

protection rights as given in FIFRA 

section 3(c)(1)(F) and FFDCA 408(i) 

apply for all data submitted in support 

of the EDSP test orders. Registrants of 

products containing acetone or 

isophorone must identify the source of 

these chemicals on their Confidential 

Statements of Formula (CSF). If a CSF 

lists a source of isophorone or acetone 

other than a consortia member, EPA 

intends to take appropriate action to 

ensure that the registrant takes one of 

the following actions: (i) Changes the 

source to a consortia member; (ii) 

submits proof of an offer to pay the 

consortia to use their data; (iii) submits 

a commitment to generate the required 

data; (iv) reformulates; or (v) cancels. If 

necessary, EPA will issue a Data Call-In 

or a product-specific test order to ensure 

one of these actions is taken. A Federal 

Register notice, ‘‘Endocrine Disruptor 

Screening Program; Policies and 

Procedures for Initial Screening,’’ (April 

15, 2009, 74 FR 17559) (FRL–8399–9), 

addresses data compensation in more 

detail. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ 

FR-2009-04-15/pdf/E9-8706.pdf. The 

acetone and isophorone consortia are 

managed by and reachable through the 

American Chemistry Council (http:// 

www.americanchemistry.com). 

2. Unsupported inert ingredients 

subject to new test orders. EPA plans to 

issue new test orders for di-sec-octyl 

phthalate (CAS Reg. No. 117–81–7) and 

toluene (CAS Reg. No. 108–88–3) to 

require Tier 1 endocrine screening data 

because these chemicals also meet the 

criteria under SDWA. EPA plans to wait 

until the SDWA test orders are issued 

and the responses are received before 

taking further action on these two 

chemicals. For more information about 

SDWA test orders, see the Federal 

Register notice, ‘‘Endocrine Disruptor 

Screening Program; Draft Policies and 

Procedures for Screening Safe Drinking 

Water Act Chemicals’’ (November 17, 

2010; 75 FR 70558) (FRL–8848–9). 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010- 

11-17/pdf/2010-28812.pdf#page=1. 

3. Unsupported inert ingredients 

subject to disapproval pending public 

comment. Importers and manufacturers 

of the following chemicals declined to 

develop data in response to test orders: 

Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS Reg. No. 78– 

93–3); butyl benzyl phthalate (CAS Reg. 

No. 85–68–7); dibutyl phthalate (CAS 

Reg. No. 84–74–2); diethyl phthalate 

(CAS Reg. No. 84–66–2); and dimethyl 

phthalate (CAS Reg. No. 131–11–3). 

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pesticide market rather than conduct 

testing, and, under the ‘‘opt-out’’ 

provision, were required to cease, 

within 6 months of EPA issuing the test 

order, all sales and distribution of their 

chemical for use in pesticide 

formulations. 

EPA is not pursuing further test 

orders at this time for these chemicals. 

None meet the criteria for new test 

orders under SDWA, and dialogue with 

pesticide trade associations indicates 

that member companies are unlikely to 

develop data in response to further 

FFDCA test orders. Instead, EPA intends 

to no longer approve the use of these 

inert ingredients in pesticide 

registration applications or 

reformulations unless a commenter 

commits to submitting required data. 

The effective date for this action would 

be the same effective date that EPA has 

proposed for revoking the tolerance 

exemptions for methyl ethyl ketone and 

diethyl phthalate; that is, 6 months after 

the date EPA publishes the tolerance 

revocation final rule. You can find the 

proposed rule in this issue of the 

Federal Register. For products already 

in the marketplace, EPA intends to take 

appropriate action to ensure registrants 

either reformulate or cancel those 

products. If necessary, EPA will issue 

test orders (product-specific Data CallIns). EPA also is reminding registrants 

that current regulations require them to 

amend any pesticide product 

registrations before selling a pesticide 

product with a composition different 

from that listed on the approved 

Confidential Statement of Formula. 

EPA believes its proposed timeline for 

no longer approving use of these 

chemicals as inert ingredients gives 

registrants sufficient time to take 

appropriate action. Under the EDSP test 

orders, the manufacturers and importers 

that ‘‘opted out’’ of testing had to cease 

all sales and distribution to the 

pesticide market within 6 months of 

EPA issuing the test order. EPA issued 

the last test orders for these chemicals 

on January 28, 2010, so all sales and 

distribution of methyl ethyl ketone, 

butyl benzyl phthalate, dibutyl 

phthalate, diethyl phthalate, and 

dimethyl phthalate for use in pesticide 

formulations were to have ceased as of 

July 28, 2010. EPA has also been 

performing outreach to trade groups to 

inform them about the potential loss of 

these chemicals as inert ingredients. 

This Federal Register document 

provides further notice. 

To help companies avoid formulating 

new product with methyl ethyl ketone, 

butyl benzyl phthalate, dibutyl 

phthalate, diethyl phthalate, and 

dimethyl phthalate, EPA plans to 

remove them from its lists of approved 

inert ingredients. These lists, now 

consolidated in a web-searchable 

database called ‘‘InertFinder’’ (http:// 

www.epa.gov/pesticides/inertfinder), are 

informational only. Adding or removing 

a chemical from these lists is not a 

regulatory action. InertFinder points 

users to the Code of Federal Regulations 

as the legal record for uses that require 

a tolerance or tolerance exemption for 

residues on raw agricultural 

commodities or processed food. For 

inert ingredient uses that do not require 

a tolerance or exemption (such as 

nonfood- only uses), InertFinder helps 

formulators find chemicals that EPA has 

previously approved for use as inert 

ingredients in pesticide products. 

B. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

The statutory authority for the 

Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program 

is described in detail in a companion 

document in this issue of the Federal 

Register which proposes to revoke the 

tolerance exemptions for methyl ethyl 

ketone and diethyl phthalate, and in a 

Federal Register notice titled, 

‘‘Endocrine Disruptor Screening 

Program; Policies and Procedures for 

Initial Screening,’’ (74 FR 17560), 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009- 

04-15/pdf/E9-8706.pdf. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Endocrine 

disruptors, Pesticides and pests. 

Dated: February 17, 2012. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6164 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2012–0175; FRL–9647–1] 

Environmental Laboratory Advisory 

Board Membership 

AGENCY: U. S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice Soliciting Nominations 

for Membership. 

SUMMARY: The EPA invites nominations 

from a diverse range of qualified 

candidates to be considered for 

appointment to the Environmental 

Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB). The 

ELAB is a multi-stakeholder federal 

advisory committee that provides 

independent advice and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator, Science Advisor, and 

Forum on Environmental Measurements 

about cross-cutting issues related to 

enhancing measurement programs in 

the EPA, and facilitating the operation 

and expansion of national 

environmental accreditation. 

This notice solicits nominations to fill 

six new vacancies. To maintain diverse 

representation, nominees will be 

selected from the following stakeholder 

work force sectors: 

• Academia. 

• Business and industry. 

• Environmental laboratory 

commercial, municipal, small, other. 

• Environmental laboratory suppliers 

of services. 

• State and local government 

agencies. 

• Tribal governments and indigenous 

groups. 

• Trade associations. 

Within these sectors, the EPA is 

seeking nominees with knowledge in 

methods development; measurements; 

monitoring and regulatory programs; 

quality systems; and environmental 

accreditation. In an effort to obtain 

nominations of diverse candidates, the 

EPA encourages nominations of women 

and men of all racial and ethnic groups. 

All nominations will be fully 

considered. 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate qualified persons to be 

considered for appointment to this 

advisory committee. Individuals may 

self-nominate. Nominees should possess 

the following qualifications: 

• Demonstrated experience with 

environmental measurement programs 

and environmental accreditation; 

• Willingness to commit time to the 

committee, and demonstrated ability to 

work constructively and effectively on 

committees; 

• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and 

written communication and consensusbuilding skills; and 

• Ability to serve a two-year 

appointment and volunteer 

approximately five to seven hours per 

month to support the activities of the 

ELAB. 

How to Submit Nominations: 

Nominations can be submitted in 

electronic format (preferred) to Lara P. 

Autry, Designated Federal Officer, US 

EPA, MC E243–05, 109 T. W. Alexander 

Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709, or emailed to autry.lara@epa.gov 

and should be received by April 13, 

2012 for October 2012 appointment. To 

be considered, all nomination packages 

should include: 

• Current contact information for the 

nominee, including the nominee’s 

name, organization (and position within 

that organization), current business 


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