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may be viewed and downloaded from 

the following URL address: http:// 

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/

WebSABSO/ethics?OpenDocument. 

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://yosemite.epa.gov/ 

sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebSABSO/ 

OverviewPanelForm?OpenDocument. 

Dated: January 24, 2008. 

Anthony F. Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. E8–1772 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8522–9] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office, 

SAB Particulate Matter (PM) Research 

Centers Program Review Panel; 

Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) 

Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff 

Office is announcing the formation of an 

SAB panel to advise the Agency 

concerning the future direction of its 

Particulate Matter (PM) Research 

Centers Program. The SAB Staff Office 

is soliciting public nominations for this 

Panel. 

DATES: New nominations should be 

submitted by February 21, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Request for 

Nominations may contact Mr. Fred 

Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 

(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; via 

telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–9994; 

fax: (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at: 

butterfield.fred@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA Science 

Advisory Board can be found on the 

EPA Web Site: http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background: The SAB was 

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

independent scientific and technical 

advice to the Administrator on the 

technical basis for Agency positions and 

regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

advisory Committee chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The 

SAB will comply with the provisions of 

FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 

Office procedural policies. 

In EPA’s 1998 appropriations bill, 

Congress directed EPA to establish as 

many as five university-based 

particulate matter (PM) research centers 

as part of the expanded Office of 

Research and Development (ORD) PM 

research program. The first research 

centers were funded from 1999 to 2005. 

The total budget for each center over 

five years was $8 million, for a program 

total of $40 million. In the original 

Request for Applications (RFA), 

prospective Centers were asked to 

propose an integrated research program 

on the health effects of PM, including 

exposure, dosimetry, toxicology and 

epidemiology. In 2004, a second 

competition was held. This RFA asked 

respondents to address the central 

theme of ‘‘linking health effects to PM 

sources and components,’’ and to focus 

on the research priorities of 

susceptibility, biological mechanisms, 

exposure-response relationships, and 

source linkages. From the second 

competition, five current centers are 

funded for 2005–2010 (the budget 

remains $40 million total). 

ORD’s PM Research Centers program 

was initially shaped by 

recommendations from the National 

Research Council. The SAB conducted 

an interim review of the Centers 

program in 2002 (see: http:// 

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ec02008.pdf), which was instrumental 

in providing additional guidance for the 

second phase of the program (2005–

2010). The Agency now seeks the advice 

of an SAB expert panel on the structure 

and strategic direction for the program 

as ORD contemplates funding a third 

round of air pollution research centers 

into the future. This Federal Register 

notice solicitation is seeking 

nominations for the SAB PM Research 

Centers Program Review Panel. 

Request for Nominations: The SAB 

Staff Office is requesting nominations 

for nationally- and internationallyrecognized, non-EPA scientists with 

extensive research program management 

expertise and experience related to 

airborne pollution and the application 

of research results in reducing air 

pollution in protection human health 

and the environment. The experts 

should also have had direct research 

experience related to PM. 

Process and Deadline for Submitting 

Nominations: Any interested person or 

organization may nominate qualified 

individuals to add expertise to the SAB 

PM Research Centers Program Review 

Panel in the areas of expertise listed 

above. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format through 

the SAB Web site: http:// 

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/

Web/participatepanelformation?

OpenDocument. 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 Mr. 

Fred Butterfield, DFO, as indicated 

above in this notice. Nominations 

should be submitted in time to arrive no 

later than February 21, 2008. 

To be considered, all nominations 

should include: A current curriculum 

vitae (C.V.) which provides the 

nominee’s background, qualifications, 

research expertise and relevant 

publications for service on the Panel; 

and a brief biographical sketch 

(‘‘biosketch’’). The biosketch should be 

no longer than one page and should 

contain the following information for 

the nominee: 

(a) Current professional affiliations 

and positions held; 

(b) Area(s) of expertise, and research 

activities and interests relevant to the 

Panel; 

(c) Leadership positions in national 

associations or professional publications 

or other significant distinctions; 

(d) Educational background, 

especially advanced degrees, including 

when and from which institutions these 

were granted; and 

(e) Service on other advisory 

committees or professional societies, 

especially those associated with issues 

under discussion in this review. 

Incomplete biosketches will not be 

considered. The EPA SAB Staff Office 

will acknowledge receipt of 

nominations. 

The EPA SAB Staff Office will post 

the biosketches of qualified nominees 

for public comment on the SAB Web 

site. Information will be made available 

via the link to this panel found at: 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ 

sabproduct.nsf/WebBoard/ 

SABAdHocCommitteesandPanels?

OpenDocument, and will include, for 

each candidate, the nominee’s name and 

their biosketch. Public comments on 

this ‘‘Short List’’ of candidates will be 

accepted for 21 calendar days. The 


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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 SAB PM Research 

Centers Program Review 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 SAB Web site: http:// 

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ 

Web/Ethics?OpenDocument. 

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, September 2002), which is 

posted on the SAB Web site: http:// 

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/

WebSABSO/ 

OverviewPanelForm?OpenDocument. 

Dated: January 25, 2008. 

Anthony Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. E8–1774 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0002; FRL–8349–3] 

System Research and Application 

Corporation; Transfer of Data 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

pesticide related information submitted 

to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) pursuant to the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including 

information that may have been claimed 

as Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) by the submitter, will be tranferred 

to the System Research and Application 

Corporation, in accordance with 40 CFR 

2.309(c) and 2.308(h)(2). The System 

Research and Application Corporation, 

will perform work for OPP under an 

Interagency Agreement (IAG). Access to 

this information will enable System 

Research and Application Corporation, 

to fulfill the obligations of the IAG. 

DATES: The System Research and 

Application Corporation, will be given 

access to this information on or before 

February 11, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Felicia Croom, Information Technology 

and Resources Management Division 

(7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 305–0786; e-mail address: 

croom.felicia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action applies to the public in 

general. As such, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–

OPP–2008–0002. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either in 

the electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory 

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of 

operation of this Docket Facility are 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

II. Contractor Requirements 

Under IAG No. EP-W-050-24, which 

supports the OPP’s regulatory efforts, 

the System Research and Application 

Corporation, will perform configuration 

management and monitor tasks for the 

Office of Information Technology 

Resources Management Division. 

The OPP has determined that the IAG 

described involves work that is being 

conducted in connection with FIFRA, in 

that pesticide chemicals will be the 

subject of certain evaluations to be made 

under this IAG. These evaluations may 

be used in subsequent regulatory 

decisions under FIFRA. 

Some of this information may be 

entitled to confidential treatment. The 

information has been submitted to EPA 

under sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 of FIFRA 

and under sections 408 and 409 of 

FFDCA. 

In accordance with the requirements 

of 40 CFR 2.309(c), 2.307(h), and 

2.308(h)(2), this IAG with the System 

Research and Application Corporation, 

prohibits use of the information for any 

purpose not specified in the IAG; 

prohibits disclosure of the information 

to a third party without prior written 

approval from the Agency; and requires 

that each official and employee of the 

subcontractor sign an agreement to 

protect the information from 

unauthorized release and to handle it in 

accordance with the FIFRA Information 

Security Manual. In addition, the 

System Research and Application 

Corporation, are required to submit for 

EPA approval a security plan under 

which any CBI will be secured and 

protected against unauthorized release 


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