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perchlorate in drinking water. Nominees 

should possess and demonstrate 

background knowledge and experience 

in one or more of the following areas: 

(1) PBPK, PBPK/PD and/or BBDR 

modeling, (2) fetal and neonatal thyroid 

endocrinology (clinical and 

experimental), (3) iodide homeostasis, 

and (4) perchlorate toxicology and mode 

of action or adverse outcome pathway. 

Selection Criteria: Selection criteria 

for individuals nominated to serve as 

external peer reviewers of the draft 

BBDR model and draft model support 

document include the following: (1) 

Demonstrated expertise through 

relevant peer reviewed publications, (2) 

professional accomplishments and 

recognition by professional societies, (3) 

demonstrated ability to work 

constructively and effectively in a 

committee setting, (4) absence of 

financial conflicts of interest, (5) no 

actual conflicts of interest or the 

appearance of lack of impartiality, (6) 

willingness to commit adequate time for 

the thorough review of the draft BBDR 

model and draft model support 

document, commencing approximately 

in June 2016 (exact date to be 

determined), and (7) availability to 

participate in-person in a one-day peer 

review meeting in the Washington, DC 

metro area, projected to occur in 

approximately August 2016 (exact date 

will be published in the Federal 

Register at least 30 days prior to the 

external peer review meeting). Further 

logistical information regarding the 

external peer review meeting will be 

announced at a later date in the Federal 

Register. 

Required Nominee Information: To 

receive full consideration, the following 

information should be submitted to 

Versar (perchlorate@versar.com) (the 

subject line should read: BBDR Model 

Peer Review): (1) Contact information 

for the person making the nomination; 

(2) contact information for the nominee; 

(3) the disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee; (4) the 

nominee’s curriculum vitae; and (5) a 

biographical sketch of the nominee 

indicating current position, educational 

background, past and current research 

activities, recent service on other 

advisory committees, peer review 

panels, editorial boards or professional 

organizations, sources of recent grant 

and/or contract support and other 

comments on the relevance of the 

nominee’s expertise to this peer review 

topic. Compensation for non-federal 

peer reviewers will be provided by 

Versar. 

Selection Process: EPA’s contractor, 

Versar, will notify candidates of 

selection or non-selection. Versar may 

also conduct an independent search for 

candidates to assemble a balanced group 

representing the expertise needed to 

fully evaluate EPA’s draft BBDR model 

and draft model support document for 

perchlorate in drinking water. Versar 

will consider and screen all candidates 

against the criteria previously listed. 

Following the screening process, Versar 

will narrow the list of potential 

reviewers to approximately 10–15 

candidates. Prior to selecting the final 

peer reviewers, a Federal Register 

notice will be published (exact date to 

be determined) to solicit comments on 

the interim list of candidates. In that 

notice, the public will be requested to 

provide relevant information or 

documentation on the nominees within 

30 days of the announcement of the 

interim list of candidates. Once Versar 

has considered the public comments on 

the interim list of candidates, Versar 

will select the final list of peer 

reviewers, based on who, collectively, 

will best provide expertise spanning the 

disciplines previously listed and (to the 

extent feasible) best provide a balance of 

perspectives. 

Dated: February 21, 2016. 

Joel Beauvais, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9943–11–ORD] 

Environmental Laboratory Advisory 

Board (ELAB) Membership 

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice soliciting nominations 

for membership. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) invites 

nominations from a diverse range of 

qualified candidates to be considered 

for appointment to its Environmental 

Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB). The 

ELAB is a multi-stakeholder federal 

advisory committee that provides 

independent advice and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator, Science Advisor, and 

Forum on Environmental Measurements 

(FEM) about cross-cutting issues related 

to enhancing EPA’s measurement 

programs, and facilitating the operation 

and expansion of national 

environmental accreditation. 

This notice solicits nominations to fill 

eight–nine (8–9) new vacancies. To 

maintain diverse representation, 

nominees will be selected from the 

following stakeholder work force 

sectors: 

• Academia 

• Business and industry 

• Environmental laboratory 

commercial, municipal, small, other 

• Environmental laboratory suppliers of 

services 

• State and local Government agencies 

• Tribal governments and indigenous 

groups 

• Trade associations 

Within these sectors, EPA is seeking 

nominees with knowledge in methods 

development; measurements; 

monitoring and regulatory programs; 

quality systems; and environmental 

accreditation. In an effort to obtain 

nominations of diverse candidates, the 

agency encourages nominations of 

women and men of all racial and ethnic 

groups. All nominations will be fully 

considered. 

Any interested person or organization 

may nominate qualified persons to be 

considered for appointment to this 

advisory committee. Individuals may 

self-nominate. Nominees should possess 

the following qualifications: 

• Demonstrated experience with 

environmental measurement programs 

and environmental accreditation; 

• Willingness to commit time to the 

committee, and demonstrated ability to 

work constructively and effectively on 

committees; 

• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and 

written communication and consensusbuilding skills; and 

• Ability to serve a 2-year 

appointment and volunteer 

approximately 5–7 hours per month to 

support the Board’s activities. 

How to Submit Nominations: 

Nominations can be submitted in 

electronic format (preferred) to Ms. Lara 

P. Phelps, Designated Federal Officer, 

US EPA, MC E243–05, 109 T. W. 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27709, or email to 

phelps.lara@epa.gov and should be 

received by April 1, 2016 for October 

2016 appointment. To be considered, all 

nomination packages should include: 

• Current contact information for the 

nominee, including the nominee’s 

name, organization (and position within 

that organization), current business 

address, email address, and daytime 

telephone number. 

• Brief statement describing the 

nominee’s interest in serving on the 

ELAB. 

• Resume describing the professional 

and educational qualifications of the 

nominee, including a list of relevant 

activities, and any current or previous 

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• Letter(s) of recommendation from a 

third party supporting the nomination. 

For further questions regarding this 

notice, please contact Lara P. Phelps at 

(919) 541–5544 or phelps.lara@epa.gov. 

Dated: February 23, 2016. 

Thomas Burke, 

EPA Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04445 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9942–97–OA] 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

Chartered Science Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces a public 

meeting of the chartered SAB to: (1) 

Conduct a quality review of a draft SAB 

report on an accounting framework for 

biogenic carbon dioxide emissions; (2) 

discuss information provided by the 

EPA on planned actions in the Fall 2015 

semi-annual regulatory agenda and their 

supporting science; and (3) receive 

briefings from the EPA Office of 

Research and Development and the 

Office of the Science Advisor. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Thursday, March 31, 2016, from 1:30 

p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday April 1, 

2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Westin Crystal City, 1800 Jefferson 

Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wants further 

information concerning the meeting 

may contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 

Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail 

(202) 564–4885, or email at 

carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the SAB can be 

found on the EPA Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: 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 scientific and 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. The SAB will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 

notice is hereby given that the SAB will 

hold a public meeting to discuss and 

deliberate on the topics below. 

(1) Quality Review of a Draft SAB 

Review Report on the Framework for 

Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions From 

Stationary Sources 

In 2012, the SAB completed a review 

of the first draft accounting framework 

addressing scientific and technical 

issues associated with biogenic carbon 

dioxide (CO2) emissions, Accounting 

Framework for Biogenic CO2 Emissions 

from Stationary Sources (September 

2011). The EPA subsequently revised 

the 2011 framework and requested the 

SAB to conduct a review of the 

Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2

Emissions from Stationary Sources 

(November 2014). The purpose of the 

2014 framework is to develop a method 

for calculating the adjustment, or 

Biogenic Assessment Factor (BAF), for 

carbon emissions associated with the 

combustion of biogenic feedstocks 

taking into account the biological 

carbon cycle effects associated with 

their growth, harvest and processing. 

The SAB convened the Biogenic Carbon 

Emissions Panel to review the 

framework. 

The chartered SAB will conduct a 

quality review of the panel’s draft report 

before it is transmitted to the EPA 

Administrator. The SAB quality review 

process ensures that all draft reports 

developed by SAB panels, committees 

or workgroups are reviewed and 

approved by the Chartered SAB before 

being finalized and transmitted to the 

EPA Administrator. These reviews are 

conducted in a public meeting as 

required by FACA. Background on the 

current advisory activity, Biogenic 

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from 

Stationary Sources—Assessment 

Framework can be found on the SAB 

Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ 

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OpenDocument. 

(2) Discussion of Information in the 

Agency’s Semiannual Regulatory 

Agenda 

As part of the EPA’s effort to routinely 

inform the SAB about proposed and 

planned agency actions that have a 

scientific or technical basis, the agency 

provided notice to the SAB that the 

Office of Management and Budget 

published the ‘‘Unified (Regulatory) 

Agenda’’ on the Web on November 20, 

2015 available at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

eAgendaMain. 

The SAB convened a Work Group to 

review information provided in the 

agency’s Fall 2015 regulatory agenda 

regarding EPA planned actions and their 

supporting science. The SAB will 

discuss recommendations and 

information developed by the Work 

Group regarding the adequacy of the 

science supporting the planned actions. 

Information about this advisory activity 

can be found on the Web at http://

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/

fedrgstr_activites/SAB%20Fall%20

2015%20Reg%20

Agenda?OpenDocument. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: A 

meeting agenda and other materials for 

the meeting will be placed on the SAB 

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

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 the EPA. Members of the 

public can submit relevant comments 

pertaining to the EPA’s charge, meeting 

materials, or the group providing 

advice. Input from the public to the SAB 

will have the most impact if it provides 

specific scientific or technical 

information or analysis for the SAB 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 

DFO directly. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public meeting will be 

limited to five minutes. Persons 

interested in providing oral statements 

at the March 31–April 1, 2016, meeting 

should contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, 

DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at 

the contact information noted above by 

March 23, 2016 to be placed on the list 

of registered speakers. Written 

Statements: Written statements for the 

March 31–April 1, 2016, meeting should 

be received in the SAB Staff Office by 

March 23, 2016, so that the information 

can be made available to the SAB for its 

consideration prior to the meeting. 

Written statements should be supplied 


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