Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 7, 2009 / Notices 15723 

Dated: April 1, 2009. 

Michael H. Shapiro, 

Acting Assistant Administrator for Water. 

[FR Doc. E9–7828 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8790–3] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Request for Nominations of Experts To 

Provide Advice on Mold Issues in 

Indoor Environments 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting 

nominations to form an Ad Hoc panel, 

under the auspices of the SAB, to 

provide advice to the EPA on mold 

issues in indoor environments. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by April 28, 2009 per the 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Request for 

Nominations may contact Dr. K. Jack 

Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), via telephone/voice mail 

at (202) 343–9984; via e-mail at 

kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov or at the U.S. 

EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. General 

information about the SAB can be found 

in the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. The EPA technical 

contact for this review is Dr. Mary E. 

Clark, Assistant Director for Science, 

Office of Radiation and Indoor Air 

(ORIA), who may be contacted via 

telephone at (202) 343–9348 or by email at clark.marye@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Physical inspection for 

water damage and mold is a key part of 

the Office of Radiation and Indoor Air’s 

(ORIA’s) mold remediation guidance 

(http://www.epa.gov/mold/). EPA’s 

current indoor air guidance does not 

recommend routine sampling for mold. 

Rather, guidance for mitigating indoor 

mold states that if mold growth occurs 

in a building, the water problem must 

be fixed and the mold growth removed. 

The Agency’s Office of Research and 

Development (ORD) has developed a 

tool, the Environmental Relative 

Moldiness Index (ERMI) (http:// 

www.epa.gov/microbes/moldtech.htm) 

to screen indoor environments. The 

ERMI relies on collection of a dust 

sample from the building in question. 

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) from 

mold in the dust is analyzed using a 

mold-specific quantitative Polymerase 

Chain Reaction (PCR) methodology. The 

analytical results are then compared to 

the ERMI, which generates a numeric 

score that predicts whether the tested 

space is likely to have higher or lower 

mold levels than outdoors, and by 

extension, predicts whether occupants 

are more or less likely to be exposed to 

mold. The analysis also indicates some 

of the types of mold present. The ERMI 

may also have utility in screening 

buildings where mold is suspected, but 

not visible. 

ORD and ORIA view the ERMI as a 

prototype research tool at the current 

state of development. However, the 

Agency has received questions from the 

general public, other government 

agencies and non-governmental 

organizations concerning mold issues. 

There have also been requests for 

guidance on the broader use of the ERMI 

and its relationship to existing EPA 

mold sampling, as well as other mold 

issues. Since the ERMI has not been 

validated for such applications, the 

Agency is interested in clarifying the 

role and use of ERMI in mold 

remediation guidance, especially in the 

aftermath of water-related emergencies, 

such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 

The Agency has requested that the SAB 

provide advice on the technical 

applicability and limitations of the 

ERMI; its utility for identifying natural 

background and mold contaminated 

environments, identifying mold species 

and associated mycotoxins; the need for 

guidance on the use of ERMI for 

emergency response situations (such as 

flooding); the pros and cons of ERMI; 

and other approaches that might be 

employed. 

Request for Nominations: The SAB 

Staff Office is requesting nominations to 

form an Ad Hoc panel to provide advice 

to the Agency on mold issues as 

described above. The SAB was 

established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide 

independent scientific and technical 

advice, consultation, and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

Ad Hoc panel will provide advice 

through the chartered SAB, and will 

comply with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) and all appropriate SAB 

procedural policies. 

To address EPA’s need for scientific 

and technical advice, the SAB Staff 

Office is seeking individuals with 

nationally recognized expertise, 

experience, knowledge, and field 

experience in the following disciplinary 

areas with a specific focus on mold 

growth, exposure, effects, 

biodeterioration, building evaluation, 

and mold remediation in indoor 

environments: 

(1) Epidemiology related to molds, 

fungi and bacteria; Microbiology related 

to molds, fungi and bacteria; 

(2) Toxicology of molds, fungi and 

bacteria; 

(3) Risk assessment related to indoor 

air quality, dampness and mold 

producing and mold biodeterioration 

conditions; 

(4) Measurement statistics, biostatistics, modeling and analysis of data 

on mold remediation; 

(5) Emergency response and 

remediation associated with 

environmental microbiology and bioaerosols; 

(6) Environmental medicine, 

industrial hygiene, public health, or 

other medical fields related to mold 

exposures; and 

(7) Risk perception and risk 

communication. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate qualified 

individuals to this Ad Hoc panel in the 

areas of expertise described above. 

Nominations should be submitted in 

electronic format through the SAB Web 

site at the following URL http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab; or directly via the 

Form for Nominating Individuals to 

Panels of the EPA Science Advisory 

Board link found at URL: http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab/panels/ 

paneltopics.html. Please follow the 

instructions for submitting nominations 

carefully. To be considered, 

nominations should include all of the 

information required on the associated 

forms. Anyone unable to submit 

nominations using the electronic form 

and who has any questions concerning 

the nomination process may contact Dr. 

K. Jack Kooyoomjian, DFO, as indicated 

above in this notice. Nominations 

should be submitted in time to arrive no 

later than April 28, 2009. 

For nominees to be considered, please 

include: Contact information; a 

curriculum vitae; a biosketch of no more 

than two paragraphs (containing 

information on the nominee’s current 

position, educational background, areas 

of expertise and research activities, 

service on other advisory committees 

and professional societies; the 

candidate’s special expertise related to 

the panel being formed; and sources of 

recent grant and/or contract support). 

The EPA SAB Staff Office will 

acknowledge receipt of nominations. 

The names and biosketches of qualified 

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nominees identified by respondents to 

the Federal Register notice and 

additional experts identified by the SAB 

Staff will be posted on the SAB Web site 

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

comments on this ‘‘Short List’’ of 

candidates will be accepted for 21 

calendar days. The public will be 

requested to provide relevant 

information or other documentation on 

nominees that the SAB Staff Office 

should consider in evaluating 

candidates. 

For the EPA SAB Staff Office, a 

balanced subcommittee or review panel 

includes candidates who possess the 

necessary domains of knowledge, the 

relevant scientific perspectives (which, 

among other factors, can be influenced 

by work history and affiliation), and the 

collective breadth of experience to 

adequately address the charge. In 

establishing the final Ad Hoc panel, the 

SAB Staff Office will consider public 

comments on the ‘‘Short List’’ of 

candidates, information provided by the 

candidates themselves, and background 

information independently gathered by 

the SAB Staff Office. Specific criteria to 

be used for panel membership include: 

(a) Scientific and/or technical expertise, 

knowledge, and experience (primary 

factors); (b) availability and willingness 

to serve; (c) absence of financial 

conflicts of interest; (d) absence of an 

appearance of a lack of impartiality; and 

(e) skills working in committees, 

subcommittees and advisory panels; 

and, for the panel as a whole, (f) 

diversity of, and balance among, 

scientific expertise, viewpoints, etc. 

The SAB Staff Office’s evaluation of 

an absence of financial conflicts of 

interest will include a review of the 

‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Form for Special Government 

Employees Serving on Federal Advisory 

Committees at the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’’ (EPA Form 3110– 

48). This confidential form allows 

Government officials to determine 

whether there is a statutory conflict 

between that person’s public 

responsibilities (which includes 

membership on an EPA Federal 

advisory committee) and private 

interests and activities, or the 

appearance of a lack of impartiality, as 

defined by Federal regulation. The form 

may be viewed and downloaded from 

the following URL address http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/epaform3110– 

48.pdf. 

The approved policy under which the 

EPA SAB Office selects subcommittees 

and review panels is described in the 

following document: Overview of the 

Panel Formation Process at the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Science Advisory Board (EPA–SAB–EC– 

02–010), which is posted on the SAB 

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

ec02010.pdf. 

Dated: March 31, 2009. 

Anthony F. Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–7829 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S. 

[Public Notice 109] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the U.S. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (‘‘Ex-Im Bank’’), as a 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. This collection allows 

insured/guaranteed parties and 

insurance brokers to report overdue 

payments from the borrower and/or 

guarantor. Our customers will submit 

this form electronically through Ex-Im 

Online, replacing paper reporting. In 

this form, Ex-Im Bank has simplified 

reporting of payment defaults by 

including checkboxes and providing for 

many fields to be self-populated by ExIm Online. Ex-Im Bank provides 

insurance, loans and guarantees for the 

financing of exports of goods and 

services. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before June 8, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments and 

requests for additional information to 

Mauricio Paredes, Export-Import Bank 

of the U.S., 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20571, (202) 565–3266. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Numbers: EIB 09–01 

Payment Default Report (Online). 

OMB Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Need and Use: The information 

requested enables insured/guaranteed 

parties and insurance brokers to report 

overdue payments from the borrower 

and/or guarantor. 

Affected Public: Insured/guaranteed 

parties and brokers. 

Estimated Annual Respondents: 200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 50 hours. 

Frequency of Reporting or Use: On 

occasion. 

Solomon Bush, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–7830 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank 

holding company. The factors that are 

considered in acting on the notices are 

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The notices are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 

also will be available for inspection at 

the office of the Board of Governors. 

Interested persons may express their 

views in writing to the Reserve Bank 

indicated for that notice or to the offices 

of the Board of Governors. Comments 

must be received not later than April 22, 

2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 

(Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice 

President) 230 South LaSalle Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 

1. Montfort Bancorporation, Inc. 

Voting Trust (‘‘Voting Trust’’); Patrick 

M. Clare, as trustee of Voting Trust, 

various Clare Family trusts as 

beneficiaries of Voting Trust; Patrick M. 

Clare; Timothy J. Clare; Kelly A. Clare, 

as trustees of the Clare Family trusts, 

together as a group acting in concert; 

and Patrick M. Clare, all of Platteville, 

Wisconsin, individually; to acquire at 

least 25 percent of the voting shares of 

Montfort Bancorporation, Inc., and 

thereby indirectly acquire control of 

Clare Bancorporation, Inc., and Clare 

Bank, National Association, all of 

Platteville, Wisconsin. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, April 2, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–7838 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S