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community-based/grassroots organizations to identify and address environmental justice concerns?

2. What organizational, regulatory, or policy hurdles exist that impede, complicate, or discourage tribal governments and indigenous organizations from effectively working together to address environmental and public health concerns.

3. What are the recommended means and mechanisms for EPA to coordinate and collaborate with other federal agencies to effectively provide environmental justice for indigenous people?

For additional information about registering to attend the meeting or to provide public comment, please see the ‘‘Registration’’ and **SUPPLEMENTARY**

**INFORMATION** sections below. Due to a limited number of telephone lines,attendance will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. Pre-registration is required. Registration for the teleconference meeting closes at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 17, 2012. The deadline to sign up for public comment, or to submit written public comments, is also Monday, September 17, 2012.

**DATES :**  The NEJAC teleconference meeting on Friday, September 21, 2012, will begin promptly at 1 p.m. Eastern
Time.

Registration: To register by email, send an email to NEJACTelecon Sept2012@AlwaysPursuing Excellence.com with ‘‘Register for the NEJAC September 2012 Teleconference’’ in the subject line. Please provide your name, organization, city and state, email address, and telephone number for follow-up. To register by phone or fax, send a fax (please print) or leave a voice message with your name, organization, city and state, email address, and telephone number at 877–773–1489. Please specify which meeting you are registering to attend (e.g., NEJAC September 2012 Teleconference). Please also state whether you would like to be put on the list to provide public comment, and whether you are submitting written comments before the Monday, September 17, 2012, deadline. Non-English speaking attendees wishing to arrange for a foreign language interpreter may also make appropriate arrangements using the email address or telephone/fax number.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Questions or correspondence concerning the teleconference meeting should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. (MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at 202–564–1044; via email at Bell.Aaron@epa.gov; or by fax at 202–564–1624. Additional information about the NEJAC and upcoming meetings is available on the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ environmentaljustice/nejac.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Charter of the NEJAC states that the advisory committee shall provide independent advice to the Administrator on areas that may include, among other things, ‘‘advice about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice, including environment-related strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, and economic issues related to environmental justice.’’

A. Public Comment: Members of the public who wish to attend the Friday, September 21, 2012, public teleconference or provide public comment must pre-register by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 17, 2012. Individuals or groups making remarks during the public comment period will be limited to five minutes. To accommodate the large number of people who want to address the NEJAC, only one representative of a particular community, organization, or group will be allowed to speak. Written comments also can be submitted for the record. The suggested format for individuals providing public comments is as follows: name of speaker; name of organization/community; city and state; and email address; brief description of the concern, and what you want the NEJAC to advise EPA to do. Written comments received by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 17, 2012, will be included in the materials distributed to the members of the NEJAC prior to the teleconference. Written comments received after that time will be provided to the NEJAC as time allows. All written comments should be sent to EPA’s support contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., via email or fax as listed in the **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT** section above.

B. Information about Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information about access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Ms. Estela Rosas, EPA Contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., at 877– 773–1489 or via email at NEJACTelecon Sept2012@AlwaysPursuing Excellence.com. To request special accommodations for a disability, please contact Ms. Rosas at least seven working days prior to the meeting, to give EPA sufficient time to process your request. All requests should be sent to the address, email, or phone/fax number listed in the ‘‘Registration’’ section above. Dated: August 22, 2012.
Victoria Robinson, Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council.

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**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9723–7]**

**Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement Under Section 122 of the**  **Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability**  **Act for the Federal Creosote Superfund Site, Located in Manville,**  **Somerset County, NJ**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency.

**ACTION :**  Notice of proposed administrative settlement and opportunity for public comment.

**SUMMARY :**  The United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) is proposing to enter into an administrative settlement agreement (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’) with Rustic Mall, LLC and Mr. Joseph Wilf (the ‘‘Settling Parties’’) pursuant to Section 122 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622. The Settlement Agreement provides for Settling Parties’ payment of certain response costs incurred at the Federal Creosote Superfund Site located within the Borough of Manville, Somerset County, New Jersey (‘‘Site’’).

In accordance with Section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), this notice is being published to inform the public of the proposed Settlement Agreement and of the opportunity to comment. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed Settlement Agreement. EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate. EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, New York 10007–1866.

**DATES :**  Comments must be provided by September 28, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments should reference the Federal Creosote Superfund Site, EPA Docket No. CERCLA–02–2012–


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2012 and should be sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, 290 Broadway—17th Floor, New York, NY 10007.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  A copy of the proposed administrative settlement, as well as background information relating to the settlement, may be obtained from Elizabeth La Blanc, Assistant Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. Telephone: 212–637–3106.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Elizabeth La Blanc, Assistant Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. Telephone: 212–637–

3106.

Dated: August 8, 2012. Walter Mugdan, Director, Emergency and Remedial Response
Division.

[FR Doc. 2012–21351 Filed 8–28–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9722–1]**

**Request for Additional Nominations of Candidates for the EPA’s Science**  **Advisory Board (SAB), Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites public nominations of additional scientific experts to be considered for appointment to the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee (CAAC) to provide advice through the chartered SAB regarding Toxicological Reviews of environmental chemicals available on EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).

**DATES :**  Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than September 19, 2012.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Nominators unable to submit nominations electronically as described below may submit a paper copy to the Designated Federal Officer for the committee, Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO by email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov or contact him by telephone at 202–564–2050. Background: The chartered SAB (the Board) was established in 1978 by the Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Act (42 U.S.C. 4365) to provide independent advice to the Administrator on general scientific and technical matters underlying the Agency’s policies and actions. Members of the SAB and its subcommitteesconstitute a distinguished body of nonEPA scientists, engineers, economists, and social scientists that are nationally and internationally-recognized experts in their respective fields from academia, industry, state, and tribal governments,research institutes, and nongovernmental organizations. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator 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 on the SAB Web site at http:// www.epa.gov/sab.

The U.S. EPA SAB Staff Office announced in a Federal Register Notice (Vol. 76, No. 223, pp. 71561–62) published on November 18, 2011, that it was forming a new committee under the auspices of the SAB to provide advice to EPA through the chartered SAB regarding the development of IRIS Toxicological Reviews. The SAB Staff Office sought public nominations of nationally and internationally recognized experts with knowledge in human health risk assessment and expertise in a range of disciplines including, but not limited to: public health; epidemiology; toxicology; modeling; biostatistics; and risk assessment. The SAB Staff Office invited public comments on the list of candidates being considered for appointment to the CAAC, which was announced in a Federal Register Notice (Vol. 77, No. 40, p. 12302) published on February 29, 2012. The list of candidates is available at: http:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ WebBOARD/CAACListofCandidates/ $File/bio%20list%20of%20candidateswmemo022912.pdf. The SAB Staff Office is seeking additional scientific experts to be considered for appointment to the
CAAC.

Expertise Sought: The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of additional experts to serve on the SAB CAAC with expertise in health disparities to sensitive and susceptible populations. There is no need to resubmit nominations for individuals already on the list of candidates. For further information, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, by telephone at 202– 564–2050 or by email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov.

Selection criteria include:

—Demonstrated scientific credentials

and disciplinary expertise in their own fields; —Willingness to commit time to the

committee and demonstrated ability to work constructively and effectively on committees; —Absence of financial conflicts of

interest; —Absence of an appearance of a lack of

impartiality; —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. How to Submit Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified persons to be considered for appointment to this advisory committee. Individuals may self-nominate. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (preferred) following the instructions for ‘‘Nominating Experts to the Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee’’ 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 about the person making the nomination; contact information about the nominee; the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the