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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21877-21878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9470]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management Advisory Board

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations for appointment to the 
Environmental Management Advisory Board.

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SUMMARY: This notice constitutes an open call to the public to submit 
nominations for membership on the Environmental Management Advisory 
Board.

DATES: Nominations will be accepted through May 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Environmental Management Advisory Board (EM-42), U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen G. Ellis, Designated Federal 
Officer, Environmental Management Advisory Board (EM-42), U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585. Phone (202) 586-5810; fax (202) 586-0293 or e-mail: 
kristen.ellis@em.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of 
Environmental Management is accepting nominations through May 13, 2011, 
to fill vacancies on its Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB 
or Board). Applicants with expertise in project management, acquisition 
management, human capital management, environmental management and 
engineering, or other related fields are preferred; this expertise may 
be drawn from service in the private sector, academia, research 
institutions, professional organizations, or local and state 
governments. The Board seeks to have a balanced membership so that a 
diversity of perspectives is represented on the issues that come before 
it. This membership

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balance is not static, however, and may change depending on the work of 
the committee.
    EMAB provides advice to the Assistant Secretary for the Office of 
Environmental Management on a broad range of programmatic issues, 
including project management and oversight, cost/benefit analyses, 
program performance, human capital development, and contracts and 
acquisition strategies. The Board is comprised of up to 15 members who 
are appointed by the Secretary of Energy as special Government 
employees or as representatives of entities including, among others, 
research facilities, academic institutions, regulatory entities, and 
stakeholder organizations, should the Board's tasks require such 
representation.
    EMAB meets the criteria for, and is subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), Title 5, Appendix of the United States Code. 
Members are selected in accordance with FACA requirements and serve on 
an uncompensated, volunteer basis. Members, however, may be reimbursed 
in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations for per diem and 
travel expenses incurred while attending Board meetings.
    Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified 
individuals for membership. Self-nominations are also welcome. 
Nominations must include a resume and short biography describing the 
educational and professional qualifications of the nominee and the 
nominee's current occupation, position, address and daytime telephone 
number. Nominations can be sent by U.S. Mail or electronically to Ms. 
Kristen G. Ellis, Designated Federal Officer, at the address above. For 
further information on EMAB, please visit http://www.em.doe.gov/emab or 
contact Ms. Ellis directly.

    Issued at Washington, DC on April 13, 2011.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-9470 Filed 4-18-11; 8:45 am]
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