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such as regulated companies andfacilities; academic researchers and nongovernmental organizations; information technologists; and members of the public interested in environmental conditions. EPA has not attempted to describe all the specificentities that may have interest in the EEnterprise portal. If you have any questions regarding this notice, consult Shana Harbour, whose contact information is listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT**

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C. Written Comments

What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

To ensure proper receipt by EPA, please be sure to identify the Docket ID number assigned to this action [EPA– HQ–OEI–2015–0039] in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal Register citation.

Your comments will be particularly helpful if you identify yourself and yoursector (regulated entity, nongovernmental organization, academic, general public, other (explain). For more information on the E-Enterprise portal, please visit www2.epa.gov/e-enterprise/ e-enterprise-portal. EPA is particularly interested in comments on the following:

1. How frequently and for what purpose do you visit epa.gov, state and other government environmental Web
sites?

2. List the government Web sites you frequently visit for environmental information and identify opportunities for potential integration of information from those Web sites.

3. Cite examples of successful portals or portal-like information systems.

4. Discuss what you consider to be significant obstacles to business information transactions with EPA and state co-regulators.

5. Discuss what you view as significant opportunities for streamlining transactions with EPA or states and how a portal may or may not facilitate them.

6. Identify requirements for capabilities of the portal and for each requirement indicate:

a. The extent to which the requirement involves transactions or aspects of transactions that are common across organizational or programmatic units when reporting to environmental regulatory agencies ( e.g. registration, logging in, resubmitting common contact or facility information, etc.).

b. Relationship of the requirement to regulatory obligations. c. Priority of the requirement, and whether the requirement is ‘‘must-have’’ or ‘‘nice-to-have.’’

d. Urgency of the requirement, as in how soon the capability is needed.

e. Any information on how a portal could reduce the time you spend to report environmental information or process transactions and an estimate of this time.

7. Discuss any positive/negative impacts of using a portal as the required or voluntary means for interacting with EPA and states for business transactions required to fulfill environmental regulatory obligations.

8. In order to provide a more streamlined/personalized/customized experience in the portal for retrieving publically available information, would you be willing to establish an electronic credential (user ID) or reuse an existing ID such as one used on social media?

You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments: —Explain your views as clearly as possible. —Describe any assumptions that you used. —Provide copies of any technical information and/or data that you used to support your views.

Dated: January 16, 2015.
David A. Bloom, Acting Chief Financial Officer.

[FR Doc. 2015–01277 Filed 1–23–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9922–02–OA]**

**Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board**  **Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee Augmented for the**  **Ethylene Oxide Review**

**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 SAB Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC) Augmented for the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Review to discuss its draft report concerning EPA’s Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (Revised External Review Draft—August 2014).

**DATES :**  The public teleconference will be held on Friday, February 20, 2015 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). **ADDRESSES :**  The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564–2050 or email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the SAB can be found on the SAB Web site

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

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App., notice is hereby given that the SAB Augmented CAAC for EtO will hold a public teleconference to discuss its draft report regarding EPA’s Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (Revised External Review Draft— August 2014). The EPA SAB Staff Office augmented the SAB CAAC with subject matter experts to provide advice through the chartered SAB regarding this review.

The SAB was established pursuant to 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 FACA. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.

The SAB Augmented CAAC for EtO held a public meeting on November 18– 20, 2014 to peer review the EPA’s Evaluation of the Inhalation Carcinogenicity of Ethylene Oxide (Revised External Review Draft—August 2014). The purpose of this public teleconference is for the Augmented CAAC for EtO to discuss its draft report peer reviewing the agency’s draft document.

Availability of Meeting Materials: Additional background on this SAB activity, the teleconference agenda, draft report, and other materials for the teleconference will be posted on the SAB Web site at http:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ fedrgstr

_activites/Eto%20Inhalation %20Carcinogenicity?OpenDocument.

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


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scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the group conducting this SAB activity or meeting materials. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it consists of comments that provide specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker. To be placed on the public speaker list for the teleconference, interested parties should notify Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, by email no later than February 13, 2015. Written
Statements: Written statements for these
teleconferences should be received in the SAB Staff Office by the same deadline given above for requesting oral
comments. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). 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. Yeow at the phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconferences, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

Dated: January 14, 2015.

Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.

[FR Doc. 2015–01286 Filed 1–23–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**[FRL–9922–03–OA]**

**Request for Nominations of Candidates to the EPA’s Science**  **Advisory Board (SAB) Agricultural Science Committee: Additional Time to** 
**Nominate**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites public nominations of scientific experts to be considered for appointment to the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) Agricultural Science Committee to provide advice to the Chartered SAB regarding matters referred to the SAB that will have a significant direct impact on farming and agriculture-related industries.

**DATES :**  Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than March 30, 2015.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Nominators unable to submit nominations electronically as described below may submit a paper copy to Ms. Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, by email at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov or by telephone at 202–564–2067.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Background: The chartered SAB (the Board) was established in 1978 by the Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Authorization Act (42 U.S.C. 4365) to provide independent advice to the Administrator on general scientific and technical matters underlying the Agency’ policies and actions. Members of the SAB and its subcommittees constitute a distinguished body of non-EPA scientists, engineers, economists, and social scientists that are nationally and internationally recognized experts in their respective fields. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator, generally for a period of three years. The SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. Generally, SAB meetings are announced in the Federal Register, conducted in public view, and provide opportunities for public input during deliberations. All the work of the SAB subcommittees is performed under the direction of the Board. The chartered Board provides strategic advice to the EPA Administrator on a variety of EPA science and research programs and reviews and approves all SAB subcommittee and panel reports. Additional information about the SAB Federal Advisory Committees may be found at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

The EPA previously announced (79 FR 73304–73305, December 10, 2014) the opportunity for the public to nominate experts to the SAB Agricultural Science Committee, with nominations requested by January 30, 2015. Due to the high level of interest in the new committee from organizations in the agricultural sector, the EPA has extended the date to receive nominations of candidates for the committee until March 30, 2015.

Pursuant to section 12307 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 133– 79), the EPA is establishing a new agriculture-related standing committee of the SAB. The SAB Agricultural Science Committee will provide advice to the chartered SAB on matters referred to the Board that EPA and the Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, determine will have a significant direct impact on farming and agriculture-related industries. Initial appointments to the committee will be for a mix of 2 and 3 year terms to ensure rotation and staggered terms for future

years.

Expertise Sought: The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to serve on the SAB Agricultural Science Committee with demonstrated expertise in agriculture-related sciences, including: agricultural economics, including valuation of ecosystem goods and services; agricultural chemistry; agricultural engineering; agronomy, including soil science; aquaculture science; biofuels engineering; biotechnology; crop and animal science; environmental chemistry; forestry; and hydrology. For further information, please contact Ms. Sanzone, DFO, as identified above.

Selection criteria include: —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 contribute to the diversity of perspectives on the committee, e.g., geographic, economic, social, cultural, educational backgrounds, and professional affiliations; and —For the committee as a whole,

consideration of the collective breadth and depth of scientific expertise; and a balance of scientific perspectives. As the committee undertakes specific advisory activities, the SAB Staff Office will consider two additional criteria for