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costs. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19433 Filed 9–7–21; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8926–01–OA] 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates for Two Review Panels of 

the Clean Air Scientific Advisory 

Committee (CASAC) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public 

nominations of scientific experts for two 

ad hoc review panels of the Clean Air 

Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CASAC). The review panels will 

provide advice through the chartered 

CASAC on the scientific and technical 

aspects of air quality criteria and the 

primary and secondary National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for lead and the secondary 

NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen, oxides of 

sulfur, and particulate matter (PM). 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by September 29, 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 

Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by 

telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2050 

or via email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. 

General information concerning the 

CASAC can be found on the following 

website: https://casac.epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The CASAC was 

established pursuant to the Clean Air 

Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, 

codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to 

review air quality criteria and NAAQS 

and recommend to the EPA 

Administrator any new NAAQS and 

revisions of existing criteria and 

NAAQS as may be appropriate. The 

CASAC shall also: Advise the EPA 

Administrator of areas in which 

additional knowledge is required to 

appraise the adequacy and basis of 

existing, new, or revised NAAQS; 

describe the research efforts necessary 

to provide the required information; 

advise the EPA Administrator on the 

relative contribution to air pollution 

concentrations of natural as well as 

anthropogenic activity; and advise the 

EPA Administrator of any adverse 

public health, welfare, social, economic, 

or energy effects which may result from 

various strategies for attainment and 

maintenance of such NAAQS. As 

amended, 5 U.S.C., App. Section 

109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

requires that EPA carry out a periodic 

review and revision, as appropriate, of 

the air quality criteria and the NAAQS 

for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, 

including lead, oxides of nitrogen 

oxides, oxides of sulfur, and PM. 

The CASAC is a Federal advisory 

committee chartered under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As a 

Federal Advisory Committee, the 

CASAC conducts business in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 

2) and related regulations. The CASAC 

and the CASAC Review Panels will 

comply with the provisions of FACA 

and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 

procedural policies. 

History of the Lead NAAQS Review: 

With the publication of the National 

Ambient Standards for lead (81 FR 

71906) on October 18, 2016, the Agency 

completed its most recent review of the 

lead NAAQS. The CASAC’s Lead 

Review Panel for that review was 

formed in July 2010 and completed its 

work in June 2013. In July 2020, the 

EPA publicly announced the initiation 

of the current primary and secondary 

NAAQS review for lead (85 FR 40641). 

This Federal Register notice 

solicitation is seeking nominations for 

subject matter experts to serve on the 

CASAC Lead Review Panel for the next 

review of the lead NAAQS that began 

with a call for information in July 2020 

(85 FR 40641). The Panel will be 

charged with reviewing the science and 

policy assessments, and related 

documents, that form the basis for the 

EPA’s review of the lead NAAQS, and 

will provide advice through the 

Chartered CASAC. 

History of the Current Oxides of 

Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and PM 

Secondary NAAQS Review: In August 

2013, the EPA publicly announced the 

initiation of the NAAQS review for 

oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur 

(78 FR 53452). In the Integrated Review 

Plan for the Secondary NAAQS for 

Ecological Effects of Oxides of Nitrogen, 

Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter 

(IRP), EPA recognized the combined 

contribution of oxides of nitrogen, 

oxides of sulfur and PM to deposition of 

nitrogen and sulfur and the overlap of 

effects of these air pollutants on 

ecological systems. As such, EPA stated 

the plan to review the ecological effects 

of these three criteria pollutants together 

in this review and the IRP was finalized 

in 2017 following consultation with the 

CASAC and the CASAC Secondary 

NAAQS Review Panel for Oxides of 

Nitrogen and Sulfur. The first and 

second drafts of the Integrated Science 

Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, 

Oxides of Sulfur and Particulate 

Matter—Ecological Criteria were 

released in 2017 and 2018 and reviewed 

by the CASAC and the CASAC 

Secondary NAAQS Review Panel for 

Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur. The final 

ISA was published in 2020 (85 FR 

66328). In addition, EPA released the 

Review of the Secondary Standards for 

Ecological Effects of Oxides of Nitrogen, 

Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate 

Matter: Risk and Exposure Assessment 

Planning Document in 2018 (83 FR 

42497), which the CASAC Secondary 

NAAQS Review Panel for Oxides of 

Nitrogen and Sulfur provided 

consultative advice on. 

On March 31, 2021, the Administrator 

reset membership of the Chartered 

CASAC and existing CASAC panels, 

including the CASAC Secondary 

NAAQS Review Panel for Oxides of 

Nitrogen and Sulfur. On June 17, 2021, 

the new Chartered CASAC members 

were announced. 

This Federal Register notice 

solicitation is seeking nominations for 

subject matter experts to serve on the 

CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of 

Sulfur, and PM Secondary NAAQS 

Panel to review the Policy Assessment 

for the EPA’s review of the Oxides of 

Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and PM 

Secondary NAAQS, and will provide 

advice through the Chartered CASAC. 

Request for Nominations: The SAB 

Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

nationally and internationally 

recognized scientists with demonstrated 

expertise and research in the field of air 

pollution related to criteria pollutants. 

For the Lead Panel, experts are being 

sought in the following fields, especially 

with respect to lead: Air quality; 

environmental fate and transport; 

exposure and biomarker assessment; 

biokinetic modeling; toxicology; 

epidemiology; risk assessment; 

biostatistics; and ecology. 

For the Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of 

Sulfur, and PM Secondary NAAQS 

Panel, experts are being sought in the 

following fields, especially with respect 

to nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and 

PM: Ecological effects of atmospheric 

concentrations and deposition to 

terrestrial, wetland and aquatic 

ecosystems; ecosystem exposure and 

risk assessment/modeling; ecosystem 

service and resource valuation; and 

atmospheric sciences. 


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Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate qualified 

individuals in the areas of expertise 

described above. Individuals may selfnominate. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format 

(preferred) using the online nomination 

form under ‘‘Public Input on 

Membership’’ on the CASAC web page 

at https://casac.epa.gov. To be 

considered, all 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 by 

September 29, 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 SABSO 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 

process or the public comment process 

described below, or who are unable to 

submit nominations through the CASAC 

website, should contact the DFO, as 

identified 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 on the CASAC website at 

https://casac.epa.gov. Public comments 

on each 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. 

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 this expert panel, the SAB Staff 

Office will consider public comments 

on the List 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 lack of impartiality; (e) 

skills working in committees, 

subcommittees and advisory panels; and 

(f) for the panel as a whole, diversity of 

expertise and viewpoints. 

Candidates may 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 is required 

for Special Government Employees 

(SGEs) and allows EPA to determine 

whether there is a statutory conflict 

between that person’s public 

responsibilities as an SGE 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 CASAC home 

page at https://casac.epa.gov. This form 

should not be submitted as part of a 

nomination. 

V. Khanna Johnston, 

Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R03–CBP–2021–0235; FRL–8955–01– 

OMS] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen 

Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, 

and Local Leadership Surveys 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Chesapeake Bay Program Citizen 

Stewardship Index, Diversity Profile, 

and Local Leadership Surveys (EPA ICR 

Number 2679.01, OMB Control Number 

2003–NEW) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 

request for approval of a new collection. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

May 3, 2021 during a 60-day comment 

period. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

A fuller description of the ICR is given 

below, including its estimated burden 

and cost to the public. An agency may 

not conduct or sponsor and a person is 

not required to respond to a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before October 8, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–CBP–2021–0235 online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method) or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI), or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

Submit written comments and 

recommendations to OMB for the 

proposed information collection within 

30 days of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tuana Phillips, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency Region III— 

Chesapeake Bay Program Office, mail 

code: 3CB10, Annapolis City Marina, 

Suite 109, 410 Severn Ave., Annapolis, 

MD 21403; telephone number: (410)– 

267–5704; fax number: 1–410–267– 

5777; email address: Phillips.tuana@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents, which explain 

in detail the information that the EPA 

will be collecting, are available in the 

public docket for this ICR. The docket 

can be viewed online at 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC. The telephone number 

for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. 

For additional information about EPA’s 


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