EPA Requests Public Nominations Of Experts To Review New Chemicals Research Program

By  Lynn L. Bergeson and Ligia Duarte Botelho, M.A.

On May 27, 2022, EPA announced that it is seeking nominations for technical experts to serve as Special Government Employees (SGE) to participate in the review of the New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program with the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), a federal advisory committee to the Office of Research and Development (ORD). EPA will consider nominees from industry, business, public and private research institutes or organizations, academia, government (federal, state, local, and Tribal), non-governmental organizations, and other relevant interest areas. EPA notes that it values and welcomes diversity. EPA encourages all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, race, disability, or ethnicity. The deadline to submit nominations is June 30, 2022, and submissions should be made via the BOSC website. More information on EPA’s Draft Document on “Modernizing the Process and Bringing Innovative Science to Evaluate New Chemicals Under TSCA” is available in Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C^®) March 14, 2022, memorandum.