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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL—FRL 8679–01–OA] 

Request for Nominations for the 

Science Advisory Board; Contaminant 

Candidate List 5 Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office requests public 

nominations of scientific experts to form 

a Panel to review the draft EPA 

document titled Contaminant Candidate 

List 5—Draft (CCL 5—Draft). This draft 

document presents a list of 

contaminants that are known or 

anticipated to occur in public water 

systems, and which may require future 

regulation under the Safe Drinking 

Water Act (SDWA). The CCL is one tool, 

EPA uses to identify priority 

contaminants for future regulatory 

decision making and research needs, 

and does not impose any requirements 

on any regulated entity. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by August 5, 2021 per the 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

Request for Nominations may contact 

Carolyn Kilgore, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory 

Board by telephone/voice mail (202) 

564–0230, or email at kilgore.carolyn@

epa.gov. General information 

concerning the EPA SAB can be found 

at the EPA SAB website at http://

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 

4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory 

Committee that provides independent 

scientific and technical peer review, 

advice, and recommendations to the 

EPA Administrator on the technical 

basis for EPA actions. As a Federal 

Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts 

business in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. 

The SAB Staff Office is forming an 

expert Contaminant Candidate List 

(CCL) 5 Panel, under the auspices of the 

Chartered SAB. The CCL 5 Panel will 

provide advice through the chartered 

SAB. The SAB and CCL 5 Panel will 

comply with the provisions of FACA 

and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 

procedural policies. 

The CCL 5 Panel will conduct the 

review of CCL 5—Draft prepared by the 

EPA’s Office of Office of Ground Water 

and Drinking Water (OGWDW). 

OGWDW develops and helps implement 

national drinking water standards, 

including the Contaminant Candidate 

List. EPA uses this list of unregulated 

contaminants to prioritize drinking 

water research and data collection 

efforts. The panel will be charged with 

reviewing the science, clarity, 

transparency and supporting documents 

used to develop the CCL 5—Draft. This 

panel will provide advice through the 

Chartered SAB. 

Request for Nominations: The SAB 

Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

nationally and internationally 

recognized scientists with demonstrated 

expertise in: chemical assessments with 

expertise in one or more of the 

following disciplines: Microbiology 

(with a focus on waterborne pathogens); 

public health; toxicology including 

developmental/reproductive toxicology; 

expertise on new and emerging 

contaminants; statistical modeling and 

uncertainty analysis; risk assessment, 

and exposure of contaminants in 

drinking water. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate qualified 

individuals in the areas of expertise 

described above for possible service on 

the SAB Panel. Individuals may selfnominate. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format 

(preferred) following the instructions for 

‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels 

and Ad Hoc Committees Being 

Formed,’’ provided on the SAB website 

(see the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link 

under ‘‘Current Activities’’ at http://

www.epa.gov/sab). To be considered, 

nominations should include the 

information requested below. EPA 

values and welcomes diversity. All 

qualified candidates are encouraged to 

apply regardless of sex, race, disability 

or ethnicity. Nominations should be 

submitted in time to arrive no later than 

August 5, 2021. 

The following information should be 

provided on the nomination form: 

Contact information for the person 

making the nomination; contact 

information for the nominee; and the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee. Nominees will 

be contacted by the SAB Staff Office and 

will be asked to provide a recent 

curriculum vitae and a narrative 

biographical summary that includes: 

Current position, educational 

background; research activities; sources 

of research funding for the last two 

years; and recent service on other 

national advisory committees or 

national professional organizations. 

Persons having questions about the 

nomination procedures, or who are 

unable to submit nominations through 

the SAB website, should contact the 

DFO at the contact information noted 

above. The names and biosketches of 

qualified nominees identified by 

respondents to this Federal Register 

notice, and additional experts identified 

by the SAB Staff Office, will be posted 

in a list of candidates for the Panel on 

the SAB website at http://www.epa.gov/ 

sab. Public comments on the list of 

candidates will be accepted for 21 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 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 

forming the expert panel, the SAB Staff 

Office will consider public comments 

on the lists of candidates, information 

provided by the candidates themselves, 

and background information 

independently gathered by the SAB 

Staff Office. Selection 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 loss of impartiality; (e) 

skills working in committees, 

subcommittees and advisory panels; 

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

diversity of expertise and scientific 

points of view. 

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 Environmental Protection 

Agency Special Government 

Employees’’ (EPA Form 3110–48). This 

confidential form is required and allows 

government officials to determine 

whether there is a statutory conflict 

between a person’s public 

responsibilities (which include 

membership on an EPA federal advisory 


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committee) 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 

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

This form should not be submitted as 

part of a nomination. 

The approved policy under which the 

EPA SAB Office selects members for 

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

sab. 

V. Khanna Johnston, 

Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15013 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[DA 21–778; FR ID 37559] 

Announcement of Next Meeting of the 

Consumer Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

next meeting date, time, and agenda of 

the FCC Consumer Advisory Committee 

(Committee), a federal advisory 

committee established under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA). 

DATES: September 10, 2021, from 

10:30AM to 2:30PM EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

remotely using an internet 

videoconferencing platform and 

publicly available for viewing via a live 

stream on the Commission’s website. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Marshall, Designated Federal 

Officer, FCC Consumer Advisory 

Committee, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal 

Communications Commission, 45 L 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20554; 

phone: 202–418–2809 (voice or Relay); 

email: scott.marshall@fcc.gov; or 

Gregory V. Haledjian, Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer, FCC 

Consumer Advisory Committee, 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau, Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554; phone: 202– 

418–7440; email: gregory.haledjian@

fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Public 

Notice, DA 21–778, released June 30, 

2021, announcing the date, time, and 

agenda of the Committee’s September 

10, 2021 meeting. At this meeting, the 

Committee will receive presentations 

regarding recent Commission activities 

affecting consumers and will discuss 

upcoming developments of interest to 

consumers. 

The meeting is open to members of 

the public and available via live stream 

at www.fcc.gov/live. The public also 

may follow a summary of the meeting 

on Twitter@fcc or via the Commission’s 

Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ 

fcc. Members of the public may submit 

questions that arise during the meeting 

to livequestions@fcc.gov. 

Open captioning will be provided for 

the live stream. Other reasonable 

accommodations for people with 

disabilities are available upon request. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to 

FCC504@fcc.gov or call the FCC’s 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice). 

Consult the Committee’s web page at 

www.fcc.gov/consumer-advisorycommittee for further Committee 

information. 

Comments to the Committee may be 

submitted through the Designated 

Federal Officer or the Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer at the above 

email addresses. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Gregory Haledjian, 

Legal Advisor, Consumer and Governmental 

Affairs Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15067 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[CG Docket Nos. 03–123 and 13–24; DA 21– 

753; FR ID 36290] 

Comment Sought on Request for 

Freeze of IP CTS Compensation Level 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) seeks comment on a 

request by six of the seven currently 

certified providers of internet Protocol 

(IP) Captioned Telephone Service (IP 

CTS) to defer the reduction in the per 

minute level of Telecommunications 

Relay Service (TRS) Fund support for IP 

CTS previously ordered by the 

Commission. 

DATES: Comments are due July 30, 2021 

and replies are due August 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and replies may 

be filed, identified by CG Docket Nos. 

03–123 and 13–24, using the 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS). 

• Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the internet by 

accessing the ECFS: https://

www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings. 

• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy of each filing. If more than one 

docket or rulemaking number appears in 

the caption of this proceeding, filers 

must submit two additional copies for 

each additional docket or rulemaking 

number. 

Æ Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

Æ Currently, the Commission does not 

accept any hand delivered or messenger 

delivered filings as a temporary measure 

taken to help protect the health and 

safety of individuals, and to mitigate the 

transmission of COVID–19. In the event 

that the Commission announces the 

lifting of COVID–19 restrictions, a filing 

window will be opened at the 

Commission’s office located at 9050 

Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, 

Maryland 20701. 

Æ Commercial overnight mail (other 

than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail 

and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 

Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 

20701. 

Æ U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 45 L Street NE, 

Washington DC 20554. 

Æ During the time the Commission’s 

building is closed to the general public 

and until further notice, if more than 

one docket or rulemaking number 

appears in the caption of a proceeding, 

paper filers need not submit two 

additional copies for each additional 

docket or rulemaking number; an 

original and one copy are sufficient. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Wallace, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at: (202) 


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