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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] 

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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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ORD Docket, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public 

Reading Room is located in the EPA 

Headquarters Library, Room Number 

3334 in the EPA West Building, located 

at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington DC. The hours of operation 

are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time (EST), Monday through 

Friday, excluding Federal holidays. 

Please call (202) 566–1744 or e-mail the 

ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for 

instructions. Updates to Public Reading 

Room access are available on the Web 

site (http://www.epa.gov/epahome/ 

dockets.htm). 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–

0216. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

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 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 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 comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA, without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Meeting 

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 chemical 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/. 

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, Public 

Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public 

Reading Room is located in the EPA 

Headquarters Library, Room Number 

3334 in the EPA West Building, located 

at 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The hours of operation 

are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday, 

excluding Federal holidays. Please call 

(202) 566–1744 or e-mail the ORD 

Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for 

instructions. Updates to Public Reading 

Room access are available on the Web 

site (http://www.epa.gov/epahome/ 

dockets.htm). 

EPA’s position paper(s), charge/ 

questions to the HSRB, and the meeting 

agenda will be available by late March 

2007. In addition, the Agency may 

provide additional background 

documents as the materials become 

available. You may obtain electronic 

copies of these documents, and certain 

other related documents that might be 

available electronically, from the 

regulations.gov Web site and the HSRB 

Internet Home Page at http:// 

www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/. For questions 

on document availability or if you do 

not have access to the Internet, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

C. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

a. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible. 

b. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

c. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

d. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

e. 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. 

D. How May I Participate in This 

Meeting? 

You may participate in this meeting 

by following the instructions in this 

section. To ensure proper receipt by 

EPA, it is imperative that you identify 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–

0216 in the subject line on the first page 

of your request. 

a. Oral comments. Requests to present 

oral comments will be accepted up to 

April 11, 2007. To the extent that time 

permits, interested persons who have 

not pre-registered may be permitted by 

the Chair of the HSRB to present oral 

comments at 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 the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT no later than noon, Eastern 

Standard Time, April 11, 2007 in order 

to be included on the meeting agenda 

and to provide sufficient time for the 

HSRB Chair and HSRB Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) to review the 

agenda to provide an appropriate public 

comment period. The request should 

identify the name of the individual 

making the presentation, the 

organization (if any) the individual will 

represent, and any requirements for 

audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead 

projector, LCD projector, chalkboard). 

Oral comments before the HSRB are 

limited to five minutes per individual or 

organization. Please note that this limit 

applies to the cumulative time used by 

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 


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our intent to permit organizations to 

expand these time limitations by having 

numerous individuals sign up 

separately to speak on their behalf. If 

additional time is available, there may 

be flexibility in time for public 

comments. Each speaker should bring 

25 copies of his or her comments and 

presentation slides for distribution to 

the HSRB at the meeting. 

b. Written comments. Although you 

may submit written comments at any 

time, 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 the meeting. 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 

Standard Time, April 11, 2007. You 

should submit your comments using the 

instructions in Unit I.C. of this notice. 

In addition, the Agency also requests 

that person(s) submitting comments 

directly to the docket also provide a 

copy of their comments to the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. There is no limit on the length 

of written comments for consideration 

by the HSRB. 

E. Background 

A. Topics for Discussion 

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. The 

HSRB provides advice, information, and 

recommendations to 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: (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 of 

research. The HSRB reports to the EPA 

Administrator through EPA’s Science 

Advisor. 

At the April 2007 meeting of the 

HSRB, EPA will present for HSRB 

review: 

• The results of two completed insect 

repellent efficacy studies on an aerosol 

formulation of the active ingredient 

IR3535, studies which the Agency 

intends to rely in making registration 

decisions. Protocols for this research 

were reviewed by the Board at its June 

and October 2006 meetings. 

• A proposal for a new field study of 

the effectiveness of products containing 

oil of lemon eucalyptus in repelling 

mosquitoes. 

• Completed studies of human skin 

irritation and skin sensitization on two 

pending pesticide products whose use 

would involve extensive dermal 

exposure. These studies were conducted 

before the effective date of EPA’s human 

studies rules (April 7, 2006). 

• EPA’s assessment of the need for 

new research on the exposure received 

by occupational handlers who mix, 

load, or apply agricultural or 

antimicrobial pesticides. 

• An EPA ‘‘draft framework’’

concerning best practices for recruiting 

and enrolling subjects in studies of 

occupational exposure. 

In addition, at the Board’s request, 

EPA will present its interpretation and 

application of the standard in 40 CFR 

26.1705: ‘‘EPA shall not rely on data 

from any research initiated after April 7, 

2006, unless EPA has adequate 

information to determine that the 

research was conducted in substantial 

compliance with [EPA’s human studies 

rules].’’ Finally, the Board may also 

discuss planning for future HSRB 

meetings. 

B. 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 concerning a Board meeting 

report, if applicable, can be found at 

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

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: March 19, 2007. 

George M. Gray, 

Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. E7–5492 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act—Collaboration Handbook 

AGENCY: Council On Environmental 

Quality. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) used an 

interagency work group to develop a 

handbook to help NEPA practitioners 

improve the effectiveness of their NEPA 

processes through collaboration. The 

handbook focuses on collaboration in 

the context of the NEPA process, 

outlines general principles, presents 

useful steps, and provides information 

on methods of collaboration. CEQ 

invites comments on the proposed 

handbook, ‘‘Collaboration in NEPA—A 

Handbook for NEPA Practitioners,’’ that 

is available from CEQ directly or at 

http://www.NEPA.gov in the Current 

Developments section. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted on or before May 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

handbook can be requested from CEQ. 

Electronic comments on the proposed 

handbook and requests for a copy of the 

proposed handbook can be sent to 

horst_greczmiel@ceq.eop.gov with the 

subject line reading ‘‘NEPA 

Modernization (Collaboration).’’ Fax 

written comments and requests to (202) 

456–0753 with the subject line reading 

‘‘NEPA Modernization (Collaboration).’’

Electronic or facsimile comments or 

requests are preferred because Federal 

offices experience intermittent mail 

delays caused by security screening. 

Written comments and requests may 

also be submitted to ‘‘NEPA 

Modernization (Collaboration), Attn: 

Associate Director for NEPA Oversight, 

722 Jackson Place, NW., Washington, 

DC 20503.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Horst Greczmiel, 202–395–5750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) established a National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Task 

Force and is now implementing 

recommendations designed to 

modernize the implementation of NEPA 

and make the NEPA process more 

effective and efficient. Additional 

information is available on the task 

force Web site at http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/ 

ntf. 

The proposed handbook, 

‘‘Collaboration in NEPA—A Handbook 

for NEPA Practitioners,’’ was developed 

to assist those responsible for 

conducting National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) analyses in 

expanding the effective use of 

collaboration as part of the NEPA 

process. Collaboration is defined for 

purposes of the handbook as seeking 

agreements at one or more stages of the 

NEPA process by cultivating shared 

vision, trust, and communication. The 

main goal of the handbook is to 


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