21922 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 75 / Friday, April 18, 2014 / Notices 

Region 4, Safe Drinking Water Branch, 

61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 

30303. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Burns, EPA Region 4, Safe 

Drinking Water Branch, by mail at the 

Atlanta address given above, by 

telephone at (404) 562–9456, or by 

email at burns.robert@epa.gov. 

EPA Analysis: On February 5, 2013, 

the State of Alabama submitted a 

request that the Region approve a 

revision to the State’s Safe Drinking 

Water Act Public Water System 

Supervision Program to include the 

authority to implement and enforce the 

Ground Water Rule. For the revision to 

be approved, the EPA must find the 

State Rules, contained within ADEM 

Administrative Code Division 335–7, to 

be no less stringent than the Federal 

Rules, codified at 40 CFR part 141, 

Subpart S—Ground Water Rule. The 

EPA reviewed the application using the 

Federal statutory provisions (Section 

1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act), 

Federal regulations (at 40 CFR part 142), 

State regulations, rule crosswalks, and 

the EPA regulatory guidance to 

determine whether the request for 

revision is approvable. The EPA 

determined that the Alabama revision is 

no less stringent than the corresponding 

Federal regulation. 

EPA Action: The EPA is tentatively 

approving this revision. If the EPA does 

not receive a timely and appropriate 

request for a hearing and the Regional 

Administrator does not elect to hold a 

hearing on her own motion, this 

tentative approval will become final and 

effective on May 19, 2014. 

Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act, as amended (1996), and 

40 CFR part 142. 

Dated: March 26, 2014. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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Request for Nominations of 

Candidates to the 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 disciplines to be 

considered for appointment to the Clean 

Air Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CASAC), the Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) and four SAB committees 

described in this notice. Appointments 

are anticipated to be filled by the start 

of Fiscal Year 2015 (October 2015). 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted in time to arrive no later than 

May 19, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nominators unable to submit 

nominations electronically as described 

below may submit a paper copy to the 

Designated Federal Officers for the 

committees, as identified below. 

General inquiries regarding the work of 

the CASAC and SAB or SAB committees 

may also be directed to the designated 

DFOs. 

Background: Established by statute, 

the CASAC (42 U.S.C. 7409) and SAB 

(42 U.S.C. 4365) are chartered Federal 

Advisory Committees that provide 

independent scientific and technical 

peer review, consultation, advice and 

recommendations directly to the EPA 

Administrator on the scientific bases for 

EPA’s actions and programs. Members 

of the CASAC and the SAB constitute 

distinguished bodies of non-EPA 

scientists, engineers, economists, and 

behavioral and social scientists who are 

nationally and internationally 

recognized experts in their respective 

fields. Members are appointed by the 

EPA Administrator for a three-year term. 

Expertise Sought for CASAC: 

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 

(ozone; particulate matter; carbon 

monoxide; nitrogen oxides; sulfur 

dioxide; and lead). As required under 

the CAA section 109(d), CASAC is 

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. Accordingly, 

the SAB Staff Office is seeking 

nominations of experts to serve on the 

CASAC who are members of the 

National Academy of Sciences as well 

as physicians who have a special 

expertise in health effects of air 

pollution. The SAB Staff Office is also 

seeking nominations of experts who 

have demonstrated experience in the 

following science related to air 

pollution: Atmospheric sciences; 

ecological and welfare effects; 

engineering; health sciences; medicine; 

public health; modeling; and/or risk 

assessment. 

The SAB Staff Office is especially 

interested in scientists with expertise 

described above who have knowledge 

and experience in air quality relating to 

criteria pollutants. For further 

information about the CASAC 

membership appointment process and 

schedule, please contact Mr. Aaron 

Yeow, DFO, by telephone at 202–564– 

2050 or by email at yeow.aaron@

epa,gov. 

Expertise Sought for the SAB: The 

SAB was established in 1978 by the 

Environmental Research, Development 

and Demonstration Authorization Act to 

provide independent advice to the 

Administrator on scientific and 

technical matters underlying the 

agency’s policies and actions. The 

chartered SAB provides strategic advice 

to the EPA Administrator on a variety of 

EPA science and research programs. All 

the work of SAB committees and panels 

is under the direction of the chartered 

SAB. The chartered SAB reviews all 

SAB committee and panel draft reports 

and determines whether they are 

appropriate to send to the EPA 

Administrator. 

The SAB Staff Office is seeking 

nominations of experts to serve on the 

chartered SAB in the following 

disciplines as they relate to the human 

health and the environment: Analytical 

chemistry; ecological sciences and 

ecological assessment; economics; 

engineering; geochemistry, health 

disparities; health sciences; hydrology; 

hydrogeology; medicine; microbiology; 

modeling; pediatrics; public health; risk 

assessment; social, behavioral and 

decision sciences; and statistics. The 

SAB Staff Office is especially interested 

in scientists with expertise described 

above who have knowledge and 

experience in air quality; agricultural 

sciences; climate change; drinking 

water; energy and the environment; 

water quality; water quantity; water reuse; ecosystem services; community 

environmental health; sustainability; 

chemical safety; green chemistry; 

human health risk assessment; 

homeland security; and waste and waste 

management. For further information 

about the SAB membership 

appointment process and schedule, 

please contact Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, 

by telephone at 202–564–2218 or by 

email at nugent.angela@epa.gov. 

The SAB Staff Office is also seeking 

nominations for experts for four SAB 

committees: The Chemical Assessment 

Advisory Committee; the Drinking 

Water Committee; the Ecological 

Processes and Effects Committee; and, 

the Radiation Advisory Committee. 

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(1) The SAB Chemical Assessment 

Advisory Committee (CAAC) provides 

advice through the chartered SAB 

regarding selected toxicological reviews 

of environmental chemicals available on 

EPA’s Integrated Risk Information 

System (IRIS). The SAB Staff Office is 

seeking nominations of experts with 

experience in chemical assessments. 

Members should have expertise in one 

or more of the following disciplines: 

Public health; epidemiology; toxicology; 

modeling; biostatistics; risk assessment; 

and health disparities. For further 

information about the CAAC 

membership appointment process and 

schedule, please contact Dr. Suhair 

Shallal, DFO, by telephone at 202–564– 

2057 or by email at shallal.suhair@

epa.gov. 

(2) The SAB Drinking Water 

Committee (DWC) provides advice on 

the scientific and technical aspects of 

EPA’s national drinking water program. 

The SAB Staff Office is seeking 

nominations of experts with experience 

on drinking water issues. Members 

should have one or more of the 

following disciplines: Environmental 

chemistry; environmental engineering, 

epidemiology; microbiology; public 

health; risk assessment; and toxicology. 

For further information about the DWC 

membership appointment process and 

schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas 

Carpenter, DFO, by telephone at 202– 

564–4885 or by email at 

carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. 

(3) The SAB Ecological Processes and 

Effects Committee (EPEC) provides 

advice on science and research to 

assess, protect and restore the health of 

ecosystems. The SAB Staff Office is 

seeking nominations of experts with 

demonstrated expertise in the following 

disciplines: Aquatic ecology; landscape 

ecology; terrestrial ecology; systems 

ecology; ecotoxicology; and ecological 

risk assessment. For further information 

about the EPEC membership 

appointment process and schedule, 

please contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, 

DFO, by telephone at 202–564–2155 or 

by email at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. 

(4) 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 the RAC with 

demonstrated expertise in the following 

disciplines: Fate and transport of 

radionuclides; radiation carcinogenesis; 

radiation exposure; radiation worker 

health and safety; radiological 

emergency response; radiological risk 

assessment; and radon exposure. For 

further information about the RAC 

membership appointment process and 

schedule, please contact Mr. Edward 

Hanlon, DFO, by telephone at 202–564– 

2134 or by email at hanlon.edward@

epa.gov. 

Selection Criteria for the CASAC, SAB 

and Four SAB Committees Includes: 

—Demonstrated scientific credentials 

and disciplinary expertise in relevant 

fields; 

—Willingness to commit time to 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, professional 

affiliations; and other considerations; 

and 

—For the committee as a whole, 

consideration of the collective breadth 

and depth of scientific expertise; and 

a balance of scientific perspectives. 

As these committees undertake specific 

advisory activities, the SAB Staff Office 

will consider two additional criteria for 

each new activity: absence of financial 

conflicts of interest and absence of an 

appearance of a loss of impartiality. 

How to Submit Nominations: Any 

interested person or organization may 

nominate qualified persons to be 

considered for appointment to these 

advisory committees. Individuals may 

self-nominate. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format 

(preferred) following the instructions for 

‘‘Nominating Experts for Annual 

Membership’’ 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 for which nominees 

are to be considered. The following 

information should be provided on the 

nomination form: contact information 

for the person making the nomination; 

contact information for the nominee; the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s 

curriculum vitae; a biographical sketch 

of the nominee indicating current 

position, educational background; 

research activities; sources of research 

funding for the last two years; and 

recent service on other national 

advisory committees or national 

professional organizations. To help the 

agency evaluate the effectiveness of its 

outreach efforts, please indicate how 

you learned of this nomination 

opportunity. Persons having questions 

about the nomination process or the 

public comment process described 

below, or who are unable to submit 

nominations through the SAB Web site, 

should contact the Designated Federal 

Officer for the committee, as identified 

above. The DFO will acknowledge 

receipt of nominations and in that 

acknowledgement will invite the 

nominee to provide any additional 

information that the nominee feels 

would be useful in considering the 

nomination, such as: Availability to 

participate as a member of the 

committee; how the nominee’s 

background, skills and experience 

would contribute to the diversity of the 

committee; and any questions the 

nominee has regarding membership. 

The names and biosketches of qualified 

nominees identified by respondents to 

this Federal Register notice, and 

additional experts identified by the SAB 

Staff, will be posted in a List of 

Candidates on the SAB Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public 

comments on this List of Candidates 

will be accepted for 21 days from the 

date the list is posted. The public will 

be requested to provide relevant 

information or other documentation on 

nominees that the SAB Staff Office 

should consider in evaluating 

candidates. 

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 loss 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. 

Dated: April 14, 2014. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

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