Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-16140
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Requests for Nominations: National Drinking Water Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2014-08-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49312-49313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19772]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9915-41-OW]

The National Drinking Water Advisory Council: Request for 
Nominations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites 
nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for a three-year 
appointment to the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC or 
Council). The 15-member Council was established by the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (SDWA) to provide practical and independent advice, 
consultation and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the 
activities, functions, policies and regulations required by the SDWA. 
This notice solicits nominations to fill six new vacancies from 
December 2014 through December 2017. To maintain the representation 
required by statute, nominees will be selected to represent: State and 
local agencies concerned with water hygiene and public water supply 
(one vacancy); private organizations or groups demonstrating an active 
interest in the field of water hygiene and public water supply--of 
which two such members shall be associated with small, rural public 
water systems (two vacancies); and the general public (three 
vacancies).

DATES: Nominations should be submitted on or before October 6, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations to Roy Simon, Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO), The National Drinking Water Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, William 
Jefferson Clinton East (Mail Code 4601-M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20460. You may also email nominations with the 
subject line NDWACResume2014 to Simon.Roy@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Email your questions to Roy Simon or 
call him at 202-564-3868.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    National Drinking Water Advisory Council: The Council was created 
by Congress on December 16, 1974, as part of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act of 1974, Public Law 93-523, 42 U.S.C. 300j-5 and is operated in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2. The Council consists of 15 members, including a 
Chairperson, all of whom are appointed by the EPA's Administrator. Five 
members represent appropriate State and local agencies concerned with 
water hygiene and public water supply; five members represent private 
organizations or groups demonstrating an active interest in the field 
of water hygiene and public water supply--of which two such members 
shall be associated with small, rural public water systems; and five 
members represent the general public. The current list of members is 
available

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on the EPA Web site at: http://water.epa.gov/drink/ndwac/.
    The Council will meet in person once each year and may hold a 
second meeting during the year either in person or by video/
teleconferencing. These meetings generally occur in the spring and 
fall. Additionally, members may be asked to participate in ad hoc 
workgroups to develop policy recommendations, advice letters and 
reports to address specific program issues.
    Member Nominations: Any interested person and/or organization may 
nominate qualified individuals for membership. The EPA values and 
welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse 
candidates, the agency encourages nominations of women and men of all 
racial and ethnic groups.
    All nominations will be fully considered, but applicants need to be 
aware of the specific representation required by the SDWA for the 
current vacancies: State and local agencies concerned with water 
hygiene and public water supply (one vacancy); private organizations or 
groups demonstrating an active interest in the field of water hygiene 
and public water supply--of which two such members shall be associated 
with small, rural public water systems (two vacancies with at least one 
associated with small, rural public water systems); and the general 
public (three vacancies). Other criteria used to evaluate nominees will 
include:
     Demonstrated experience with drinking water issues at the 
national, State or local level;
     Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication 
and consensus-building skills;
     Willingness to commit time to the Council and demonstrated 
ability to work constructively on committees;
     Absence of financial conflicts of interest;
     Absence of appearance of a lack of impartiality; and
     Background and experiences that would help members 
contribute to the diversity of perspectives on the Council, e.g., 
geographic, economic, social, cultural, educational backgrounds, 
professional affiliations and other considerations.
    Nominations must include a resume, which provides the nominee's 
background, experience and educational qualifications, as well as a 
brief statement (one page or less) describing the nominee's interest in 
serving on the Council and addressing the other criteria previously 
described. Nominees are encouraged to provide any additional 
information that they feel would be useful for consideration, such as: 
availability to participate as a member of the Council; how the 
nominee's background, skills and experience would contribute to the 
diversity of the Council; and any concerns the nominee has regarding 
membership. Nominees should be identified by name, occupation, 
position, current business address, email and telephone number. 
Interested candidates may self-nominate. The DFO will acknowledge 
receipt of nominations.
    Persons selected for membership will receive compensation for 
travel and a nominal daily compensation (if appropriate) while 
attending meetings. Additionally, all selected candidates will be 
designated as Special Government Employees (SGEs) and will be required 
to fill out the ``Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for 
Environmental Protection Agency Special Government Employees'' (EPA 
Form 3310-48). This confidential form provides information to the EPA 
ethics officials to determine whether there is a conflict between the 
SGE's public duties and their private interests, including an 
appearance of a loss of impartiality as defined by Federal laws and 
regulations. The form may be viewed and downloaded through the ``Ethics 
Requirements for Advisors'' link on the EPA NDWAC Web site, http://water.epa.gov/drink/ndwac/fact.cfm.
    Other sources, in addition to this Federal Register notice, may 
also be utilized in the solicitation of nominees. To help the EPA in 
evaluating the effectiveness of its outreach efforts, please tell us 
how you learned of this opportunity.

    Dated: August 12, 2014.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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