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and will be notified of meetings 

associated with he Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commenter’s will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentary, 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) 

under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Persons 

unable to file electronically should 

submit original and 5 copies of the 

protest or intervention to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Dated: April 20, 2015. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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AGENCY 

[FRL–9926–84–OA] 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates to the EPA’s Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations of scientific experts from a 

diverse range of disciplines to be 

considered for appointment to the 

Science Advisory Board (SAB) and six 

SAB committees described in this 

notice. Appointments are anticipated to 

be filled by the start of Fiscal Year 2016 

(October 2015). 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted in time to arrive no later than 

May 27, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nominators unable to submit 

nominations electronically as described 

below may submit a paper copy to the 

Designated Federal Officers for the 

committees, as identified below. 

General inquiries regarding the work of 

the SAB or SAB committees may also be 

directed to the designated DFOs. 

Background: The SAB is a chartered 

Federal Advisory Committee, 

established in 1978 under the authority 

of the Environmental Research, 

Development and Demonstration 

Authorization Act (ERDDAA), codified 

at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide 

independent scientific and technical 

peer review, consultation, advice and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the scientific bases for 

EPA’s actions and programs. Members 

of the SAB constitute a distinguished 

body of non-EPA scientists, engineers, 

economists, and behavioral and social 

scientists who are nationally and 

internationally recognized experts in 

their respective fields. Members are 

appointed by the EPA Administrator for 

a 3-year term. Additional information 

about the SAB is available at http://

www.epa.gov/sab. 

Expertise Sought for the SAB: The 

chartered SAB provides strategic advice 

to the EPA Administrator on a variety of 

EPA science and research programs. All 

the work of SAB committees and panels 

is under the direction of the chartered 

SAB. The chartered SAB reviews all 

SAB committee and panel draft reports 

and determines whether they are 

appropriate to send to the EPA 

Administrator. The SAB Staff Office is 

seeking nominations of experts to serve 

on the chartered SAB in the following 

disciplines as they relate to human 

health and the environment: Analytical 

chemistry; ecological sciences and 

ecological assessment; economics; 

engineering; geochemistry; health 

disparities; health sciences; hydrology; 

hydrogeology; medicine; microbiology; 

modeling; pediatrics; public health; risk 

assessment; social, behavioral and 

decision sciences; statistics; and 

toxicology. 

The SAB Staff Office is especially 

interested in scientists with expertise 

described above who have knowledge 

and experience in air quality; 

agricultural sciences; climate change; 

drinking water; energy and the 

environment; water quality; water 

quantity; water reuse; ecosystem 

services; community environmental 

health; sustainability; chemical safety; 

green chemistry; human health risk 

assessment; homeland security; and 

waste and waste management. 

For further information about the 

chartered SAB membership 

appointment process and schedule, 

please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, 

DFO, by telephone at 202–564–4885 or 

by email at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. 

The SAB Staff Office is also seeking 

nominations for experts for six SAB 

committees: The Chemical Assessment 

Advisory Committee; the Drinking 

Water Committee; the Ecological 

Processes and Effects Committee; the 

Environmental Economics Advisory 

Committee; the Environmental 

Engineering Committee; and the 

Radiation Advisory Committee. 

(1) The SAB Chemical Assessment 

Advisory Committee (CAAC) provides 

advice through the chartered SAB 

regarding selected toxicological reviews 

of environmental chemicals available on 

EPA’s Integrated Risk Information 

System (IRIS). The SAB Staff Office is 

seeking nominations of experts with 

experience in chemical assessments. 

Members should have expertise in one 

or more of the following disciplines: 

Public health; epidemiology; toxicology, 

including neurotoxicology, 

developmental/reproductive toxicology, 

and inhalation toxicology; 

carcinogenesis; PBPK modeling; 

biostatistics; risk assessment; and health 

disparities. For further information 

about the CAAC membership 

appointment process and schedule, 

please contact Dr. Suhair Shallal, DFO, 

by telephone at 202–564–2057 or by 

email at shallal.suhair@epa.gov. 

(2) The SAB Drinking Water 

Committee (DWC) provides advice on 

the scientific and technical aspects of 

EPA’s national drinking water program. 

The SAB Staff Office is seeking 

nominations of experts with experience 

on drinking water issues. Members 

should have expertise in one or more of 

the following disciplines: 

Environmental chemistry; 

environmental engineering; 

epidemiology; microbiology; public 

health; risk assessment; and toxicology. 

For further information about the DWC 

membership appointment process and 

schedule, please contact Ms. Iris 

Goodman, DFO, by telephone at 202– 

564–2164 or by email at goodman.iris@

epa.gov. 

(3) The SAB Ecological Processes and 

Effects Committee (EPEC) provides 

advice on science and research to 

assess, protect and restore the health of 

ecosystems. The SAB Staff Office is 

seeking nominations of experts with 

demonstrated expertise in the following 

disciplines: Aquatic ecology; marine 

and estuarine ecology; ecological risk 

assessment; ecotoxicology; systems 

ecology; and statistics. For further 

information about the EPEC 

membership appointment process and 

schedule, please contact Dr. Thomas 

Armitage, DFO, by telephone at 202– 

564–2155 or by email at 

armitage.thomas@epa.gov. 

(4) The SAB Environmental 

Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) 

provides advice on methods and 

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and benefits of EPA environmental 

programs. The SAB Staff Office is 

cseeking nominations of experts in 

environmental economics to serve on 

the EEAC. In particular, expertise will 

be sought in the following areas: 

Eonomic approaches for health risk 

valuation, e.g., stated preference 

approaches, hedonic analyses, averting 

behavior analyses, and/or cost of illness 

approaches; meta-analytic approaches to 

assessing and aggregating valuation 

estimates, e.g., expertise in metaregression models; and approaches for 

treating uncertainty in benefit cost 

analyses, particularly for health risks. 

For further information about the EEAC 

membership appointment process and 

schedule, please contact Dr. Holly 

Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at 202– 

564–2073 or by email at 

stallworth.holly@epa.gov. 

(5) The SAB Environmental 

Engineering Committee (EEC) provides 

advice on risk management technologies 

to control and prevent pollution. The 

SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations 

of experts in chemical fate and 

transport; chemical engineering; civil 

engineering; environmental engineering; 

environmental system modeling; and 

wastewater treatment systems to serve 

on the EEC. For further information 

about the EEC membership appointment 

process and schedule, please contact 

Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, by telephone 

at 202–564–2134 or by email at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. 

(6) The Radiation Advisory 

Committee (RAC) provides advice on 

radiation protection, radiation science, 

and radiation risk assessment. The SAB 

Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

experts to serve on the RAC with 

demonstrated expertise in the following 

disciplines: Fate and transport of 

radionuclides; nuclear waste 

remediation; radiation biostatistics; 

radiation dosimetry; and radiation 

exposure. For further information about 

the RAC membership appointment 

process and schedule, please contact 

Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, by telephone 

at 202–564–2134 or by email at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. 

Selection Criteria for the SAB and six 

SAB Committees includes: 

—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 help members contribute to the 

diversity of perspectives on the 

committee, e.g., geographic, economic, 

social, cultural, educational 

backgrounds, professional affiliations; 

and other considerations; and 

—For the committee as a whole, 

consideration of the collective breadth 

and depth of scientific expertise; and a 

balance of scientific perspectives. 

As these committees undertake 

specific advisory activities, the SAB 

Staff Office will consider two additional 

criteria for each new activity: Absence 

of financial conflicts of interest and 

absence of an appearance of a loss of 

impartiality. 

How to Submit Nominations: Any 

interested person or organization may 

nominate qualified persons to be 

considered for appointment to these 

advisory committees. Individuals may 

self-nominate. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format 

(preferred) following the instructions for 

‘‘Nominating Experts for Annual 

Membership’’ 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 

for the person making the nomination; 

contact information for the nominee; the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s 

curriculum vitae; and a biographical 

sketch of the nominee indicating current 

position, educational background; 

research activities; sources of research 

funding for the last 2 years; and recent 

service on other national advisory 

committees or national professional 

organizations. To help the agency 

evaluate the effectiveness of its outreach 

efforts, please indicate how you learned 

of this nomination opportunity. Persons 

having questions about the nomination 

process or the public comment process 

described below, or who are unable to 

submit nominations through the SAB 

Web site, should contact the Designated 

Federal Officer for the committee, as 

identified above. The DFO will 

acknowledge receipt of nominations and 

in that acknowledgement will invite the 

nominee to provide any additional 

information that the nominee feels 

would be useful in considering the 

nomination, such as availability to 

participate as a member of the 

committee; how the nominee’s 

background, skills and experience 

would contribute to the diversity of the 

committee; and any questions the 

nominee has regarding membership. 

The names and biosketches of qualified 

nominees identified by respondents to 

this Federal Register notice, and 

additional experts identified by the SAB 

Staff, will be posted in a List of 

Candidates on the SAB Web site at 

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

comments on this List of Candidates 

will be accepted for 21 days from the 

date the list is posted. The public will 

be requested to provide relevant 

information or other documentation on 

nominees that the SAB Staff Office 

should consider in evaluating 

candidates. 

Candidates invited to serve will be 

asked to submit 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 EPA to determine whether 

there is a statutory conflict between that 

person’s public responsibilities as a 

Special Government Employee and 

private interests and activities, or the 

appearance of a loss of impartiality, as 

defined by Federal regulation. The form 

may be viewed and downloaded 

through the ‘‘Ethics Requirements for 

Advisors’’ link on the blue navigational 

bar on the SAB Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/sab. This form should not 

be submitted as part of a nomination. 

Dated: April 20, 2015. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

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[FRL–9926–83–OA] 

Notification of a Public Teleconference 

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 

teleconference of the Chartered SAB to 

discuss information provided in the 

agency’s Fall 2014 regulatory agenda 

and to review the draft SAB report on 

the EPA’s approach to develop 

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