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submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at www.regulations.gov, as EPA 

receives them and without change, 

unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, CBI, or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: NSPS for Nitric Acid Plants 

(Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1056.09, OMB Control Number 2060–

0019. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on April 30, 2007. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. An Agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The OMB control numbers for EPA’s 

regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after 

appearing in the Federal Register when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

are displayed either by publication in 

the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: The New Source 

Performance Standards (NSPS) for 

Nitric Acid Plants were proposed on 

August 17, 1971, and promulgated on 

June 14, 1974. These standards apply to 

nitric acid production units, which 

commenced construction, modification 

or reconstruction after the date of 

proposal. The standards require 

periodic recordkeeping to document 

process information relating to the 

source’s ability to meet the requirements 

of the standard and to note the 

operational conditions under which 

compliance was achieved. 

Owners or operators of the affected 

facilities described must make the 

following one-time only reports: 

Notification of the date of construction 

or reconstruction; notification of the 

actual dates of startup, notification of 

any physical or operational change to an 

existing facility which may increase the 

regulated pollutant emission rate; 

notification of the date of the initial 

performance test; and the results of the 

initial performance test. 

Owners or operators are also required 

to maintain records of the occurrence 

and duration of any startup, shutdown, 

or malfunction in the operation of an 

affected facility or any period during 

which the monitoring system is 

inoperative. These notifications, reports, 

records and semiannual reports are 

required of all sources subject to NSPS. 

This information is used by the Agency 

to identify sources subject to the 

standards to insure that the best 

demonstrated technology is being 

properly applied. 

In the Administrator’s judgment, 

volatile organic compound (VOC) 

emissions from nitric acid plants cause 

or contribute to air pollution that may 

reasonably be anticipated to endanger 

public health or welfare. Therefore, 

NSPS were promulgated for this source 

category. 

An Agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. The OMB Control 

Number for EPA’s regulations are listed 

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, 

and are identified on the form and/or 

instrument, if applicable. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information are 

estimated to average 25 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements; train personnel to be able 

to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: Nitric 

acid plants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

24. 

Frequency of Response: Initially and 

semiannually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

1,290. 

Estimated Total Costs: $2,549,639, 

which includes $68,000 annualized 

Capital Start up costs, $2,400,000 

annualized Operations & Maintenance 

(O & M) costs, and $81,639 annualized 

Labor costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in the labor hours or cost in this 

ICR compared to the previous ICR. This 

is due to two considerations. First, the 

regulations have not changed over the 

past three years and are not anticipated 

to change over the next three years. 

Secondly, the growth rate for the 

industry is very low, negative or nonexistent, so there is no significant 

change in the overall burden. 

Since there are no changes in the 

regulatory requirements and there is no 

significant industry growth, the labor 

hours and cost figures in the previous 

ICR are used in this ICR and there is no 

change in burden to industry. 

Dated: March 14, 2007. 

Oscar Morales, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–5490 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0143; FRL–8291–5] 

Request for Nominations to the EPA 

Human Studies Review Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) 

Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) is 

soliciting nominations of qualified 

individuals in the area of biostatistics to 

serve on the Human Studies Review 

Board (HSRB). The HSRB is a Federal 

advisory committee, operating in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) 5 U.S.C. App. 2 

section 9, providing advice, 

information, and recommendations to 

EPA on issues related to scientific and 

ethical aspects of human subjects 

research. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted to EPA no later than April 25, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your nominations 

(‘‘comments’’), identified by Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0143, by one 

of the following methods: 

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: 

Follow the on-line instructions for 

submitting comments. 

E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC), Room 3304, EPA West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–

0143. Deliveries are only accepted from 

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. 


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Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your nominations 

to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–

0143. EPA’s policy is that all 

nominations received will be included 

in the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the nomination 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.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 

nomination. If you send an e-mail 

nomination directly to EPA, without 

going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the nomination 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit a nomination electronically, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your nomination and with 

any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your nomination due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider it. 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. 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, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the ORD Docket, EPA/DC, Room 3334, 

EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number 

for the Public Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the ORD Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

I. Lewis, Office of the Science Advisor, 

Mail Code 8105R, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8381, fax 

number: (202) 564–2070, e-mail: 

lewis.paul@epa.gov. 

I. General Information 

A. Does This Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to persons who conduct or 

assess human studies, especially studies 

on substances regulated by EPA or to 

persons who are or may be required to 

conduct testing of substances under the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA) or the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA). Since other entities may also 

be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 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. How Can I Access Electronic Copies 

of This Document and Other Related 

Information? 

In addition to using regulations.gov, 

you may access this Federal Register 

document electronically through the 

EPA Internet under the ‘‘Federal 

Register’’ listings at http:// 

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. 

C. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Nomination for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

nomination: 

1. Providing as much supporting 

information as possible about the 

nominee, including contact information. 

2. Make sure to submit your 

nomination by the deadline in this 

document. 

3. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date 

and Federal Register citation. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 2, 2005, the President 

signed into law the Department of 

Interior, Environment, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, 

Pub. L. 109–54 (Appropriations Act), 

which provided appropriated funds for 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

and other Federal departments and 

agencies. The Appropriations Act, 

among other points, addressed 

intentional dosing human toxicity 

studies for pesticides and directed the 

Agency to establish an independent 

Human Subjects Review Board to 

review such studies. On February 6, 

2006 the Agency published a final rule 

for protections for subjects in human 

research (71 FR 6138) that called for 

creating a new, independent Human 

Studies Review Board and described its 

responsibilities in the following 

language: 

The Human Studies Review Board shall 

comment on the scientific and ethical aspects 

of research proposals and reports of 

completed research with human subjects 

submitted by EPA for its review and on 

request, advise EPA on ways to strengthen its 

programs for protection of human subjects of 

research. 40 CFR 26.1603(b) 

A charter for the Human Studies 

Review Board dated February 21, 2006 

was issued in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2 

Section 9(c) stating that the HSRB will: 

Provide advice, information and 

recommendations on issues related to 

scientific and ethical aspects of human 

subjects research. The major objectives are to 

provide advice and recommendations on: (a) 

Research proposals and protocols; (b) reports 

of completed research with human subjects; 

and (c) how to strengthen EPA’s programs for 

protection of human subjects. 

This notice requests nominations of 

candidates to serve as a member of the 

HSRB in the area of biostatistics. 

General information concerning the 

HSRB can be found on the EPA Web site 

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

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate individuals to be 

considered as prospective candidates for 

the HSRB. Additional avenues and 

resources may be utilized in the 

solicitation of nominees to encourage a 

broad pool of expertise. Nominees 

should be experts who have sufficient 

professional qualifications, including 

training and experience, to be capable of 

providing expert comments on the 

ethical and/or scientific issues that may 

be considered by the HSRB. EPA is 

seeking nominees who are nationally 

recognized experts in biostatistics, 

specifically expertise in statistical 

design and analysis of research 

involving human subjects. 

All nominations should include: (1) A 

current curriculum vitae (C.V.) which 

provides the nominee’s educational 

background, qualifications, leadership 

positions in national associations or 

professional publications, relevant 

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and (2) a summary of the above in a 

biographical sketch (‘‘biosketch’’) of no 

more than one page. 

The qualifications of nominees 

received in reply to this notice will be 

assessed in terms of the specific 

expertise sought for the HSRB. Qualified 

nominees who agree to be considered 

further will be included in a smaller 

subset (known as the ‘‘Short List’’). This 

Short List consisting of nominee’s name 

and biosketch will be posted for public 

comment on the OSA Web site http:// 

www.epa.gov/osa/index.htm. The public 

will be requested to provide relevant 

information or other documentation on 

nominees that OSA should consider in 

evaluating the candidates. Public 

comments will be accepted for 14 

calendar days on the Short List. Board 

members will be selected from the Short 

List. Short List candidates not selected 

for HSRB membership may be 

considered for future HSRB membership 

as vacancies become available or as 

HSRB consultants for future HSRB 

meetings. The Agency estimates posting 

the names of Short List candidates 

sometime in late May. However, please 

be advised that this is an approximate 

time frame and the date could change. 

Thus, if you have any questions 

concerning posting of Short List 

candidates on the OSA Web site, please 

consult the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

For the HSRB, a balanced panel is 

characterized by inclusion of members 

who possess the necessary domains of 

knowledge, the relevant technical 

perspectives, and the collective breadth 

of experience to adequately address the 

Agency’s charge. Interested candidates 

who are employees of a federal 

department or agency (other than EPA) 

or are members of another federal 

advisory committee are eligible to serve 

on the HSRB, and their nominations are 

welcome. Other factors that will be 

considered include: Availability to 

participate in the Board’s scheduled 

meetings, absence of any conflicts of 

interest and absence of an appearance of 

a lack of impartiality, independence 

with respect to the matters under 

review, and public comments in 

response to the Short List. Though 

financial conflicts of interest or the 

appearance of a lack of impartiality, lack 

of independence, or bias may lead to 

nonselection, the absence of such 

concerns does not ensure that a 

candidate will be selected to serve on 

the HSRB. Numerous qualified 

candidates are likely to be identified. 

Selection decisions will involve careful 

weighing a number of factors including, 

but not limited to, the candidates’ areas 

of expertise and professional 

qualifications, and responses to the 

Short List in achieving an overall 

balance of different perspectives on the 

Board. 

People who are hired to serve on the 

Board are subject to the provisions of 5 

CFR part 2634, Executive Branch 

Financial Disclosure, as supplemented 

by the EPA in 5 CFR part 6401. In 

anticipation of this requirement, each 

nominee will be asked to submit a 

Confidential Financial Disclosure Form 

for Special Government Employees 

Serving on Federal Advisory 

Committees at the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA Form 3110–48 

[5–02]). This form seeks information 

regarding the candidate’s financial 

interests, the candidate’s employment, 

stocks, and bonds, and where 

applicable, sources of research support. 

However, this form is confidential and 

will not be disclosed to the public. The 

EPA will evaluate the candidate’s 

financial disclosure form to assess 

whether there are financial conflicts of 

interest, appearance of a lack of 

impartiality, or any prior involvement 

with the development of the documents 

under consideration, including previous 

scientific peer review, before the 

candidate is considered further for 

service on the HSRB. 

Candidates selected from the Short 

List will be appointed to the HSRB. 

HSRB members are to perform several 

activities including reviewing extensive 

background materials between meetings 

of the Board, preparing draft responses 

to Agency charge questions, attending 

Board meetings, participating in the 

discussion and deliberations at these 

meetings, drafting assigned sections of 

meeting reports, and reviewing and 

helping to finalize Board reports. 

Nominations should be submitted by 

one of the methods listed under 

ADDRESSEES. 

The Agency will consider all 

nominations for HSRB membership that 

are received on or before April 25, 2007. 

However, final selection of members is 

a discretionary function of the Agency 

and will be announced on the OSA Web 

site http://www.epa.gov/osa/index.htm 

soon after comments are received on the 

Short List. 

Dated: March 19, 2007. 

George M. Gray, 

Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E7–5484 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0216; FRL–8291–4] 

Human Studies Review Board; Notice 

of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA or Agency) 

Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) 

announces a public meeting of the 

Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to 

advise the Agency on EPA’s scientific 

and ethical reviews of human subjects’

research. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on April 18, 2007 from 10 a.m. to 

approximately 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time 

and April 19–20, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 

approximately 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time. 

Location: Environmental Protection 

Agency, Conference Center—Lobby 

Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 

22202. 

Meeting Access: Seating at the 

meeting will be on a first-come basis. To 

request accommodation of a disability 

please contact the person listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at 

least 10 business days prior to the 

meeting, to allow EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written or oral 

comments for the HSRB to consider 

during the advisory process. Additional 

information concerning submission of 

relevant written or oral comments is 

provided in Unit I.D. of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wishes 

further information should contact Paul 

Lewis, EPA, Office of the Science 

Advisor, (8105R), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8381; fax: 

(202) 564 2070; e-mail addresses: 

lewis.paul@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA HSRB 

can be found on the EPA Web site at 

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

ADDRESSES: Submit your written 

comments, identified by Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0216, by one of 

the following methods: 

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov: 

Follow the on-line instructions for 

submitting comments. 

E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 


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