[Federal Register: November 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 215)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7099-6]
Request for Nominations of Members and Consultants, and Notice of
Establishment; EPA National Advisory Committee for Environmental Policy
and Technology (NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency announces the
establishment of the Superfund Subcommittee to be formed under the
auspices of the EPA National Advisory Committee for Environmental
Policy and Technology (NACEPT). EPA invites nominations for qualified
candidates to be considered for appointment to the Subcommittee that
will engage the public in an open dialogue about the future direction
of the Superfund program. A critical aspect of the dialogue will be
consideration of Superfund's relationship to other federal and state
waste programs with an eye toward finding ways for all waste programs
to work together in a more unified fashion.
DATES: EPA expects to make appointments by the end of the calendar year
and will accept nomination submissions until close of business on
December 6, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Nominations must be submitted in writing by mail,
electronically or in person, and must include a resume describing the
professional, educational and/or experiential qualifications of the
nominee. Nominations should also include the nominee's current business
or residential address, daytime telephone number, fax, and E-mail
address. Send nominations to: Lois Gartner, Designated Federal Officer,
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (5103), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20460, fax 202-260-8929, E-mail gartner.lois@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Gartner, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (5103), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, telephone 202-260-0714, E-mail
gartner.lois@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACEPT is a federal advisory committee under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92463. NACEPT provides
advice and recommendations to the Administrator and other EPA officials
on a broad range of domestic and international environmental policy
issues.
Under the NACEPT framework, EPA is undertaking an examination of
fundamental issues related to the future of the Superfund program.
These issues cover a broad spectrum of topics important to Superfund
including, but not limited to: the role and scope of the National
Priorities List (NPL); how to address contaminated sediment, mining,
and other ``mega'' sites; the role of states in Superfund; non-NPL
cleanups; and measuring program progress. An important piece of the
Subcommittee's dialogue will entail looking at Superfund in the context
of other federal and state waste programs. This component of the
group's deliberations will focus on how the Nation's waste programs can
work together in a more effective and unified fashion, so that citizens
can be assured that federal, state, and local governments are working
cooperatively to make sites safe for their intended uses. The Superfund
Subcommittee will deliberate on these and other Superfund-related
issues and make policy recommendations to the EPA Administrator and
other EPA officials.
EPA is soliciting qualified candidates who want to be considered
for appointment to the Superfund Subcommittee. Any interested person or
organization may nominate qualified persons for membership to the
Subcommittee. Nominees should be qualified by education, training, or
experience to participate in and contribute to a dialogue about the
future direction of the Superfund program.
To ensure the Subcommittee represents a full spectrum of
stakeholder views regarding Superfund policies, EPA seeks
representation of the following groups: public policy analysts,
academia, community groups, environmental justice groups, environmental
and public interest organizations, state government, local government,
tribal governments, industry, and scientists/engineers (e.g.,
toxicologists, ecologists, risk assessors, etc.). The EPA Administrator
determines the Subcommittee's composition. Members will serve
approximately an eighteen-month term.
Dated: October 31, 2001.
Marianne Lamont Horinko,
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response.
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