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and benefits of EPA environmental 

programs. The SAB Staff Office is 

cseeking nominations of experts in 

environmental economics to serve on 

the EEAC. In particular, expertise will 

be sought in the following areas: 

Eonomic approaches for health risk 

valuation, e.g., stated preference 

approaches, hedonic analyses, averting 

behavior analyses, and/or cost of illness 

approaches; meta-analytic approaches to 

assessing and aggregating valuation 

estimates, e.g., expertise in metaregression models; and approaches for 

treating uncertainty in benefit cost 

analyses, particularly for health risks. 

For further information about the EEAC 

membership appointment process and 

schedule, please contact Dr. Holly 

Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at 202– 

564–2073 or by email at 

stallworth.holly@epa.gov. 

(5) The SAB Environmental 

Engineering Committee (EEC) provides 

advice on risk management technologies 

to control and prevent pollution. The 

SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations 

of experts in chemical fate and 

transport; chemical engineering; civil 

engineering; environmental engineering; 

environmental system modeling; and 

wastewater treatment systems to serve 

on the EEC. For further information 

about the EEC 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. 

(6) 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; nuclear waste 

remediation; radiation biostatistics; 

radiation dosimetry; and radiation 

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 SAB and six 

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; and a biographical 

sketch of the nominee indicating current 

position, educational background; 

research activities; sources of research 

funding for the last 2 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. This form should not 

be submitted as part of a nomination. 

Dated: April 20, 2015. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

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AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces a public 

teleconference of the Chartered SAB to 

discuss information provided in the 

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objectives and loading targets for Lake 

Erie. 

DATES: The public teleconference for the 

Chartered SAB will be held on 

Wednesday, May 27, 2015, from 1:00 

p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard 

Time). 

Location: The public teleconference 

will be conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing to obtain 

information concerning the public 

teleconferences may contact Mr. 

Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory 

Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail at 

(202) 564–4885 or at carpenter.thomas@

epa.gov. General information about the 

SAB as well as any updates concerning 

the teleconferences announced in this 

notice may be found on the EPA Web 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB 

was established pursuant to the 

Environmental Research, Development, 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, 

to provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the Administrator on 

the technical basis for Agency positions 

and regulations. The SAB is a federal 

advisory committee chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to 

FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby 

given that the Chartered SAB will hold 

a public teleconference for two 

purposes. 

The first purpose is to discuss 

recommendations regarding the 

information provided in the agency’s 

Fall 2014 regulatory agenda, specifically 

planned actions and their supporting 

science. Information about this advisory 

activity can be found on the Web at 

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

sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/

SAB%20Fall%202014%20

Reg%20Agenda?OpenDocument. 

The second purpose of this public 

teleconference is to review a draft SAB 

consultation report on the scientific and 

technical merit of the EPA’s draft 

approach to develop preliminary binational phosphorous objectives and 

loading targets for Lake Erie. Quality 

review is a key function of the chartered 

SAB. Draft reports prepared by SAB 

committees, panels, or work groups 

must be reviewed and approved by the 

chartered SAB before transmittal to the 

EPA Administrator. Consistent with 

FACA, the chartered SAB makes a 

determination in a public meeting about 

each draft report and determines 

whether the report is ready to be 

transmitted to the EPA Administrator. 

The SAB review will focus on a draft 

report on the EPA’s plan to use an 

ensemble modeling approach to develop 

preliminary binational phosphorous 

objectives, loading targets and 

allocations for nearshore and offshore 

waters. Information about this advisory 

activity can be found on the Web at 

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

sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/

GLWQA?OpenDocument. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

agenda and materials in support of these 

teleconferences will be available on the 

EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab 

in advance of the teleconferences. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. 

Federal advisory committees and 

panels, including scientific advisory 

committees, provide independent 

advice to EPA. Members of the public 

can submit comments for a federal 

advisory committee to consider as it 

develops advice for EPA. Input from the 

public to the SAB will have the most 

impact if it provides specific scientific 

or technical information or analysis for 

SAB panels to consider or if it relates to 

the clarity or accuracy of the technical 

information. Members of the public 

wishing to provide comment should 

contact the Designated Federal Officer 

as noted above. Oral Statements: In 

general, individuals or groups 

requesting an oral presentation at a 

teleconference will be limited to three 

minutes. Each person making an oral 

statement should consider providing 

written comments as well as their oral 

statement so that the points presented 

orally can be expanded upon in writing. 

Interested parties should contact Mr. 

Carpenter, DFO, in writing (preferably 

via email) at the contact information 

noted above one week before the 

teleconference to be placed on the list 

of public speakers. Written Statements: 

Written statements should be supplied 

to the DFO, preferably via email, at the 

contact information noted above one 

week before each of the teleconferences 

so that the information may be made 

available to the Board members for their 

consideration. It is the SAB Staff Office 

general policy to post written comments 

on the Web page for the advisory 

meeting or teleconference. Submitters 

are requested to provide an unsigned 

version of each document because the 

SAB Staff Office does not publish 

documents with signatures on its Web 

sites. Members of the public should be 

aware that their personal contact 

information, if included in any written 

comments, may be posted to the SAB 

Web site. Copyrighted material will not 

be posted without explicit permission of 

the copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Mr. Thomas 

Carpenter at (202) 564–4885 or 

carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Mr. Carpenter preferably at least 

ten days prior to the teleconference to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: April 20, 2015. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff 

Office. 

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