26198 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 3, 2022 / Notices 

Abstract: The New Source 

Performance Standards (NSPS) for 

Stationary Compression Ignition 

Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR 

part 60, subpart IIII) regulations apply to 

manufacturers, owners, and operators of 

new stationary compression ignition 

internal combustion engines. In general, 

all NSPS standards require initial 

notifications, performance tests, and 

periodic reports by the owners/ 

operators of the affected facilities. They 

are also required to maintain records of 

the occurrence and duration of any 

startup, shutdown, or malfunction in 

the operation of an affected facility, or 

any period during which the monitoring 

system is inoperative. These 

notifications, reports, and records are 

essential in determining compliance, 

and are required of all affected facilities 

subject to NSPS. 

Form Numbers: Form 5900–558. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Manufacturers, owners, and operators of 

new stationary compression ignition 

internal combustion engines. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart IIII). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

207,240 (total). 

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Total estimated burden: 408,000 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $48,400,000 (per 

year), which includes $242,000 in 

annualized capital/startup and/or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

significant change in burden from the 

most-recently approved ICR. The change 

in burden is primarily due to an 

increase in the total number of sources 

and correction of calculation errors in 

the most-recently approved ICR. First, 

the number of respondents was updated 

to reflect new respondents based on 

continuous growth within the stationary 

CI engine industry. However, this ICR 

also corrects errors from the currentlyapproved ICR, including the number of 

manufacturers conducting certification 

recordkeeping and the total number of 

stationary CI engines. The number of 

manufacturers conducting certification 

recordkeeping has been adjusted 

downwards to reflect that this applies to 

those engine families for which 

manufacturers are requesting 

certification annually. The total number 

of stationary CI engines is adjusted to 

reflect growth that was not incorporated 

in the currently approved ICR, and more 

accurately reflects the number of 

respondents submitting an annual 

report. Due to these adjustments, there 

is an overall decrease in burden, 

although the rounded burden hours 

have not changed from the prior ICR. 

There was no change in capital costs. 

This ICR also adjusts the operation and 

maintenance costs to reflect more 

accurately the cost assumptions for 

certification activities, based on 

documentation from the final rules and 

as applied to the current estimate of 

respondents. The overall result is an 

increase in costs. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09411 Filed 5–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9762–01–ORD] 

Request for Nominations of Experts to 

the EPA Office of Research and 

Development’s Human Studies Review 

Board Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations from a diverse range of 

qualified candidates with expertise in 

the areas of toxicology, bioethics, and 

statistics to be considered for 

appointment to its Human Studies 

Review Board (HSRB) federal advisory 

committee. Submission of nominations 

will be made via the HSRB website at: 

https://www.epa.gov/osa/humanstudies-review-board. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by May 31, 2022, per 

instructions below. 

ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to 

submit nomination will be provided at 

the HSRB website at https://

www.epa.gov/osa/human-studiesreview-board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public needing 

additional information regarding this 

Notice and Request for Nominations 

may contact Mr. Tom Tracy, Office of 

Science Policy, Office of Research and 

Development, Mail Code B343–01, 109 

T.W. Alexander Drive, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27711; via phone/ 

voice mail at: (919) 541–4334; or via 

email at: tracy.tom@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the HSRB can 

be found at the following website: 

https://www.epa.gov/osa/humanstudies-review-board. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 6, 2006, the Agency 

published a final rule for the protection 

of human subjects in research (71 FR 24 

6138) that called for creating a new, 

independent human studies review 

board (i.e., HSRB). The HSRB is a 

federal advisory committee operating in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) 5 U.S.C. App. 2 

§ 9 (Pub. L. 92–463). The HSRB 

provides advice, information, and 

recommendations to EPA on issues 

related to scientific and ethical aspects 

of human subjects research. The major 

objectives of the HSRB are to provide 

advice and recommendations on: (1) 

Research proposals and protocols that 

include human subjects; and (2) reports 

of completed research with human 

subjects. Typically, the HSRB reviews 

protocols and completed studies 

involving pesticide studies, such as 

worker exposure studies with 

agricultural handlers applying 

pesticides in field conditions; janitorial 

maintenance personnel applying 

antimicrobial pesticides in commercial 

settings; and field efficacy studies for 

skin applied insect repellent products. 

The HSRB reports to the EPA 

Administrator through EPA’s Chief 

Scientist. General information 

concerning the HSRB, including its 

charter, current membership, and 

activities can be found on the EPA 

website at https://www.epa.gov/osa/ 

human-studies-review-board. 

HSRB members serve as special 

government employees or regular 

government employees. Members are 

appointed by the EPA Administrator for 

either two or three year terms with the 

possibility of reappointment for 

additional terms, for a maximum of six 

years of service. The HSRB convenes on 

average four times a year, with all of the 

meetings being virtual. The average 

workload for HSRB members is 

approximately 20 hours per meeting, 

including the time spent at the meeting. 

Responsibilities of HSRB members 

include reviewing extensive background 

materials prior to meetings of the Board, 

preparing draft responses to Agency 

charge questions, attending Board 

meetings, participating in the discussion 

and deliberations at these meetings, 

drafting assigned sections of meeting 

reports, and assisting with the 

finalization of HSRB reports. EPA 

compensates special government 

employees for their time and provides 

reimbursement for travel and other 

incidental expenses associated with 

official government business related to 

the HSRB meetings. EPA values and 

welcomes diversity. In an effort to 


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obtain nominations of diverse 

candidates, EPA encourages 

nominations of women and men of all 

racial and ethnic groups, as well as from 

a variety of backgrounds (e.g., industry, 

non-profit organizations, academia, and 

government). 

Candidates not selected for HSRB 

membership at this time may be 

considered for HSRB membership as 

vacancies arise in the future or for 

service as consultants to the HSRB. 

Members of the HSRB are subject to the 

provisions of 5 CFR part 2634, 

Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, 

as supplemented by the EPA in 5 CFR 

part 6401. In anticipation of this 

requirement, each nominee will be 

asked to submit confidential financial 

information that fully discloses, among 

other financial interests, the candidate’s 

employment, stocks and bonds, and 

where applicable, sources of research 

support. The information provided is 

strictly confidential and will not be 

disclosed to the public. Before a 

candidate is considered further for 

service on the HSRB, EPA will evaluate 

each candidate to assess whether there 

is any conflict of financial interest, 

appearance of a lack of impartiality, or 

prior involvement with matters likely to 

be reviewed by the Board. 

Nominations will be evaluated on the 

basis of several criteria, including: 

Professional background, expertise, and 

experience that would contribute to the 

diversity of perspectives of the 

committee; interpersonal, oral, and 

written communication skills and other 

attributes that would contribute to the 

HSRB’s collaborative process; consensus 

building skills; absence of any financial 

conflicts of interest or the appearance of 

a lack of impartiality, or lack of 

independence, or bias; and the 

availability to participate in meetings 

and administrative sessions, participate 

in teleconferences, develop policy 

recommendations to the Administrator, 

and prepare recommendations and 

advice in reports. 

Nominations should include a resume 

or curriculum vitae providing the 

nominee’s educational background, 

qualifications, leadership positions in 

national associations or professional 

societies, relevant research experience 

and publications along with a short (one 

page) biography describing how the 

nominee meets the above criteria and 

other information that may be helpful in 

evaluating the nomination, as well as 

the nominee’s current business address, 

email address, and daytime telephone 

number. Interested candidates may selfnominate. 

To help the Agency in evaluating the 

effectiveness of its outreach efforts, 

nominees are requested to inform the 

Agency of how you learned of this 

opportunity. 

Final selection of HSRB members is a 

discretionary function of the Agency 

and will be announced on the HSRB 

website at https://www.epa.gov/osa/ 

human-studies-review-board as soon as 

selections are made. 

Mary Ross, 

Director, Office of Science Advisor, Policy 

and Engagement. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09470 Filed 5–2–22; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0365 and EPA–HQ– 

OW–2022–0366; FRL 8310–01–OW] 

Draft Recommended Aquatic Life 

Ambient Water Quality Criteria for 

Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and 

Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: As part of the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) commitment 

to safeguard the environment from perand polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), 

the agency is announcing the 

availability of Clean Water Act (CWA) 

national ‘‘Draft Recommended Aquatic 

Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for 

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)’’ and 

‘‘Draft Recommended Aquatic Life 

Ambient Water Quality Criteria for 

Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)’’ 

for a 30-day public comment period. 

These draft criteria are a priority action 

identified in EPA’s PFAS Strategic 

Roadmap and reflect the latest scientific 

knowledge regarding the effects of 

PFOA and PFOS on freshwater 

organisms. These draft criteria have 

undergone external peer review, and 

EPA has revised the documents 

accordingly. When these draft CWA 

recommended criteria are finalized, they 

will provide information that states and 

tribes may consider when adopting 

water quality standards. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

Docket: EPA has established dockets 

for these actions under Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0365 for the ‘‘Draft 

Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient 

Water Quality Criteria for 

Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)’’ and 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0366 

for the ‘‘Draft Recommended Aquatic 

Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for 

Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS).’’ 

You may send comments, identified by 

the Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2022– 

0365 for the draft PFOA criteria or 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0366 

for the draft PFOS criteria, through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket ID No. for this 

rulemaking. Comments received may be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on sending 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. Out of an abundance of 

caution for members of the public and 

our staff, the EPA Docket Center and 

Reading Room are open to the public by 

appointment only to reduce the risk of 

transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket 

Center staff also continue to provide 

remote customer service via email, 

phone, and webform. Hand deliveries 

and couriers may be received by 

scheduled appointment only. For 

further information on EPA Docket 

Center services and the current status, 

please visit us online at https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Justice, Health and Ecological 

Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail 

Code 4304T), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 

(202) 566–0275; or email: 

justice.jamesr@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation—Written 

Comments 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0365 

for the draft PFOA criteria or Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0366 for the 

draft PFOS criteria, at https://

www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, 

comments cannot be edited or removed 

from the docket. EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. EPA will generally not consider 

comments or comment contents located 


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