48952 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 185 / Friday, September 25, 2009 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

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National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council: Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) 

invites all interested persons to 

nominate qualified individuals to serve 

a three-year term as members of the 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council (Council). This 15-member 

Council was established by the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to provide 

practical and independent advice, 

consultation and recommendations to 

the Agency on the activities, functions, 

policies, and regulations required by the 

SDWA. The terms of four (4) members 

expire in December 2009. To maintain 

the representation required in the 

statute, nominees for the 2010 Council 

should represent state and local officials 

concerned with public water supply and 

public health protection (two (2) 

vacancies) and the general public (two 

(2) vacancies). All nominations will be 

fully considered, but applicants need to 

be aware of the specific representation 

needed as well as geographical balance 

so that all major areas of the U.S. (East, 

Mid-West, South, Mountain, SouthWest, and West) will be represented. 

The EPA strongly encourages 

nominations from women and 

minorities. The current list of members 

is available on the EPA Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ndwac. 

DATES: Submit nominations via U.S. 

mail on or before October 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The preferred form of 

communication is via e-mail to Veronica 

Blette, Designated Federal Officer, 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council, @ Blette.veronica@epa.gov. The 

mailing address is Veronica Blette, 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water (Mail Code 4601–M), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

E-mail your questions to Jacquelyn 

Springer, @ springer.jacquelyn@epa.gov 

or call 202–564–9904. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council: The Council consists of 15 

members, including a Chairperson, 

appointed by the Deputy Administrator. 

Five members represent the general 

public; five members represent 

appropriate State and local agencies 

concerned with public water supply and 

public health protection; and five 

members represent private organizations 

or groups demonstrating an active 

interest in the field of public water 

supply and public health protection. 

SDWA requires that at least two 

members of the Council represent small, 

rural public water systems. 

Additionally, members may be asked to 

serve on one of the Council’s 

workgroups that are established on an 

as-needed basis to assist EPA in 

addressing specific program issues. On 

December 15 of each year, some 

members complete their appointment. 

Therefore, this notice solicits 

nominations to fill four vacancies with 

terms ending on December 15, 2012. 

Persons selected for membership will 

receive compensation for travel and a 

nominal daily compensation (if 

appropriate) while attending meetings. 

The Council holds two face-to-face 

meetings each year, generally in the 

spring and fall. Conference calls will be 

scheduled if needed. 

Nomination of a Member: Any 

interested person or organization may 

nominate qualified individuals for 

membership. Self-nominations are also 

welcome. The EPA strongly encourages 

nominations from women and 

minorities. Nominees should be 

identified by name, occupation, 

position, address and telephone 

number. To be considered, all 

nominations must include a current 

resume, providing the nominee’s 

background, experience and 

qualifications. 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. 

Dated: September 21, 2009. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office 

Request for Nominations of Experts To 

Provide Advice on Ecological Impacts 

Associated With Mountaintop Mining 

and Valley-Fill Operations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting 

nominations to form an ad hoc panel, 

under the auspices of the SAB, to 

provide expert advice to the EPA on a 

draft assessment of the ecological 

impacts associated with a surface coal 

mining technique known as 

mountaintop mining and valley-fill 

where mining overburden is placed in 

adjacent valleys. This assessment is 

being prepared by EPA’s Office of 

Research and Development (ORD) at the 

request of EPA’s Regional Office in 

Philadelphia, PA (Region 3). 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by October 16, 2009 per the 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this request for 

nominations may contact Mr. Edward 

Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/ 

voice mail at (202) 343–9946; by fax at 

(202) 233–0643 or via e-mail at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA Science 

Advisory Board can be found at the EPA 

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

sab. Any inquiry regarding EPA’s 

Region 3 activities related to 

mountaintop mining and valley-fill 

operations should be directed to Mr. 

John Forren, Associate Director for 

Monitoring and Assessment, 

Environmental Assessment and 

Innovation Division, Region 3 EPA, who 

may be contacted via telephone at (215) 

814–2705 or by e-mail at 

forren.john@epa.gov. Any inquiry 

regarding EPA’s ORD draft assessment 

on the ecological impacts of 

mountaintop mining and valley-fill 

operations should be directed to Dr. 

Michael Slimak, Associate Director of 

Ecology, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment, who may be 

contacted via telephone at (703) 347– 

8524 or by e-mail at 

slimak.michael@epa.gov. The public 

release of this assessment, which is 

expected in mid-November 2009, will 

be announced in the Federal Register 


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