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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 

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The SAB Staff Office will 

acknowledge receipt of the nomination 

and inform nominees of the Committee 

for which they have been nominated. 

From the nominees identified by 

respondents to this Federal Register 

notice (termed the ‘‘Widecast’’) and 

other sources, the SAB Staff Office will 

develop a smaller subset (known as the 

‘‘list of candidates’’) for more detailed 

consideration. The list of candidates 

will be posted on the SAB Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/sab and will 

include, for each candidate, the 

nominee’s name and biosketch. Public 

comments on the list of candidates will 

be accepted for 21 calendar days. During 

this comment period, the public will be 

requested to provide information, 

analysis, or other documentation on 

nominees that the SAB Staff Office 

should consider in evaluating 

candidates for the Committee. 

For the SAB, a balanced Committee is 

characterized by inclusion of candidates 

who possess the necessary domains of 

knowledge, the relevant scientific 

perspectives (which, among other 

factors, can be influenced by work 

history and affiliation) and the 

collective breadth of experience to 

adequately address the charge. Public 

responses to the list of candidates will 

be considered in the selection of the 

Committee, along with information 

provided by candidates and information 

gathered by SAB Staff independently 

concerning the background of each 

candidate (e.g., financial disclosure 

information and computer searches to 

evaluate a nominee’s prior involvement 

with the topic under review). Specific 

criteria to be used in evaluation of an 

individual Committee member include: 

(a) Scientific and/or technical expertise, 

knowledge, and experience (primary 

factors); (b) absence of financial 

conflicts of interest; (c) scientific 

credibility and impartiality; 

(d) availability and willingness to serve; 

(e) ability to work constructively and 

effectively in committees; and (f) for the 

Committee as a whole, diversity of 

scientific expertise and viewpoints. 

Prospective candidates will be 

required to fill-out 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 Government officials to 

determine whether there is a statutory 

conflict between that person’s public 

responsibilities (which includes 

membership on an EPA Federal 

advisory committee) and private 

interests and activities, or the 

appearance of a lack of impartiality, as 

defined by Federal regulation. Ethics 

information, including EPA Form 

3110–48, is available on the SAB Web 

site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ 

sabproduct.nsf/Web/ 

ethics?OpenDocument. 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3718 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9118–1] 

Notice of Settlement Agreement 

Pertaining to Construction of a Waste 

Repository on the Settlors’ Property 

Pursuant to the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 

42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., notice is hereby 

given of a Settlement Agreement 

pertaining to Construction of a Waste 

Repository on Settlor’s Property located 

on the Tar Creek Superfund Site in 

Ottawa County, Oklahoma. 

The settlement requires a permanent 

waste repository on the property by 

resolving, liability the settling party 

might otherwise incur under CERCLA 

sections 106 or 107, 42 U.S.C. 9606 or 

9607, for materials placed in the 

repository on the Property after the 

effective date of the Agreement. The 

settlement includes a covenant not to 

sue pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of 

CERCLA, 42, U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, or 

other applicable law, for liability for 

response actions and/or claims for 

natural resource damages arising from 

the disposal of hazardous substances, 

pollutants, or contaminants in the 

Repository that is to be constructed on 

the Property. 

For thirty (30) days following the date 

of publication of this notice, the Agency 

will receive written comments relating 

to this notice and will receive written 

comments relating to the settlement. 

The Agency will consider all comments 

received and may modify or withdraw 

its consent to the settlement if 

comments received disclose facts or 

considerations which indicate that the 

settlement is inappropriate, improper, 

or inadequate. The Agency’s response to 

any comments received will be available 

for public inspection at 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 29, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement 

and additional background information 

relating to the settlement are available 

for public inspection at 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. A 

copy of the proposed settlement may be 

obtained from Ursula Lennox, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 

75202–2733 or by calling (214) 665– 

6743. Comments should reference Tar 

Creek Superfund site in Ottawa County, 

Oklahoma, and EPA Docket Number 06– 

02–10, and should be addressed to 

Ursula Lennox at the address listed 

above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Costello, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 

1200, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733 or call 

(214) 665–8045. 

Dated: February 12, 2010. 

Al Armendariz, 

Regional Administrator (6RA). 

[FR Doc. 2010–3843 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9116–4] 

Settlement Agreement for Recovery of 

Past Response Costs Colorado 

Bumper Exchange Site, Pueblo, Pueblo 

County, CO 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

Comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of section 122(h)(1) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 

9622(h)(1), notice is hereby given of a 

Settlement Agreement under sections 

104, 106(a), 107, and 122 of CERCLA, 42 

U.S.C. 9604, 9606(a), 9607, and 9622, 

between the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

and Colorado Bumper Exchange, Inc. 

(Settling Party) regarding the Colorado 

Bumper Exchange Site (Site), located at 

4804 Dillon Drive, Pueblo, Colorado. 

This Settlement Agreement proposes to 

compromise a claim the United States 

has at this Site for Past Response Costs, 

as those terms are defined in the 

Settlement Agreement. Under the terms 


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