Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 143 / Thursday, July 25, 2013 / Notices 44947 

Dated: June 5, 2013. 

Glenn Paulson, 

Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17922 Filed 7–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9838–8] 

Request for Nominations for 2014 

Clean Air Excellence Awards Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for nominations for 

Clean Air Excellence Awards. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

competition for the 2014 Clean Air 

Excellence Awards Program. EPA 

established the Clean Air Excellence 

Awards Program in February 2000 to 

recognize outstanding and innovative 

efforts that support progress in 

achieving clean air. 

DATES: All submissions of entries for the 

Clean Air Excellence Awards Program 

must be postmarked by September 27, 

2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information on this awards 

program, including the entry form, can 

be found on EPA’s Clean Air Act 

Advisory Committee (CAAAC) Web site: 

http://www.epa.gov/oar/ 

cleanairawards/index.html. Any 

member of the public who wants further 

information may contact Ms. Jeneva 

Craig, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 

Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. EPA by 

telephone at (202) 564–1674 or by email 

at craig.jeneva@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Awards 

Program Notice: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

7403(a)(1) and (2) and sections 103(a)(1) 

and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 

notice is hereby given that the EPA’s 

Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) 

announces the opening of competition 

for the 2014 Clean Air Excellence 

Awards Program (CAEAP). The intent of 

the program is to recognize and honor 

outstanding, innovative efforts that help 

to make progress in achieving cleaner 

air. The CAEAP is open to both public 

and private entities. Entries are limited 

to efforts related to air quality in the 

United States. There are five general 

award categories: (1) Clean Air 

Technology; (2) Community Action; (3) 

Education/Outreach; (4) Regulatory/ 

Policy Innovations; and (5) 

Transportation Efficiency Innovations. 

There are also two special awards 

categories: (1) Thomas W. Zosel 

Outstanding Individual Achievement 

Award; and (2) Gregg Cooke Visionary 

Program Award. Awards are given 

periodically and are for recognition 

only. 

Entry Requirements: All applicants 

are asked to submit their entry on a 

CAEAP entry form, contained in the 

CAEAP Entry Package, which may be 

obtained from the CAAAC Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/air/cleanairawards/ 

entry.html. Applicants can also contact 

Ms. Jeneva Craig, Office of Air and 

Radiation, U.S. EPA by telephone at 

(202) 564–1674 or by email at 

craig.jeneva@epa.gov. The entry form is 

a simple, three-part form asking for 

general information on the applicant; a 

narrative description of the project; and 

three (3) independent references for the 

proposed entry. Applicants should also 

submit additional supporting 

documentation as necessary. Specific 

directions and information on filing an 

entry form are included in the Entry 

Package. 

Judging and Award Criteria: EPA staff 

will use a screening process, with input 

from outside subject experts, as needed. 

Members of the CAAAC will provide 

advice to EPA on the entries. The EPA 

Assistant Administrator for Air and 

Radiation will make the final award 

decisions. Entries will be judged using 

both general criteria and criteria specific 

to each individual category. These 

criteria are listed in the 2014 Entry 

Package. 

Dated July 18, 2013. 

Jeneva Craig, 

Designated Federal Officer, Clean Air Act 

Advisory Committee, Office of Air and 

Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17923 Filed 7–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9838–5] 

Children’s Health Protection Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for Nominations to the 

Children’s Health Protection Advisory 

Committee. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations from a range of qualified 

candidates to be considered for 

appointment to its Children’s Health 

Protection Advisory Committee. 

Vacancies are anticipated to be filled by 

December 2013. Sources in addition to 

this Federal Register Notice may also be 

used to solicit nominees. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Children’s Health Protection Advisory 

Committee is chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), Public Law 92–463. EPA 

established this Committee in 1997 to 

provide independent advice to the EPA 

Administrator on a broad range of 

environmental issues affecting 

children’s health. 

Members are appointed by the EPA 

Administrator for two year terms with a 

cap on service at six years. The 

Committee meets 2–3 times annually 

and the average workload is 

approximately 10 to 15 hours per 

month. EPA provides reimbursement for 

travel and other incidental expenses 

associated with official government 

business, but members must be able to 

cover expenses prior to reimbursement. 

The CHPAC is looking for 

representatives from the private sector, 

state and local government, academia 

(including a graduate level student 

representative), NGOs, public health 

practitioners, pediatricians, obstetrics, 

occupational medicine, community 

nurses, environmental groups, health 

groups, health research, epidemiology 

and toxicology. 

We are looking for experience in 

children’s environmental health policy, 

research, and in specific issues such as 

lead poisoning and asthma, prenatal 

environmental exposures, chemical 

exposures, public health information 

tracking, knowledge of EPA regulation 

development, risk assessment, exposure 

assessment, tribal children’s 

environmental health and children’s 

environmental health disparities. EPA 

encourages nominations from all racial 

and ethnic groups. 

The following criteria will be used to 

evaluate nominees: 

—The ability of candidate to effectively 

contribute to discussions and provide 

useful recommendations on the 

following issues: Risk assessment, 

exposure assessment and children’s 

health; Air quality, both indoor and 

outdoor, regulations, policies, 

outreach and communication; Water 

quality, regulations, policies, outreach 

and communication; Prenatal 

exposures and health outcomes; 

Chemical exposures, pesticide 

exposures, health outcomes, policy 

and regulation; Asthma disparities 

and other environmental health 

disparities; Data and information 

collection issues; Lead, mercury and 

other heavy metal concerns for 

children’s health; Exposures that 

affect children’s health in homes, 

schools, child care centers; Building 

capacity among health providers to 


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