View all text of Subchapter III [§ 4361 - § 4370j]
§ 4365. Science Advisory Board
(a) Establishment; requests for advice by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency and Congressional committees
(b) Membership; Chairman; meetings; qualifications of members
(c) Proposed environmental criteria document, standard, limitation, or regulation; functions respecting in conjunction with Administrator
(1) The Administrator, at the time any proposed criteria document, standard, limitation, or regulation under the Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.], the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.], the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 [42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.], the Noise Control Act [42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.], the Toxic Substances Control Act [15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.], or the Safe Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.], or under any other authority of the Administrator, is provided to any other Federal agency for formal review and comment, shall make available to the Board such proposed criteria document, standard, limitation, or regulation, together with relevant scientific and technical information in the possession of the Environmental Protection Agency on which the proposed action is based.
(2) The Board may make available to the Administrator, within the time specified by the Administrator, its advice and comments on the adequacy of the scientific and technical basis of the proposed criteria document, standard, limitation, or regulation, together with any pertinent information in the Board’s possession.
(d) Utilization of technical and scientific capabilities of Federal agencies and national environmental laboratories for determining adequacy of scientific and technical basis of proposed criteria document, etc.
(e) Committees
(1) Member committees
(A) In general
(B) Chairmanship
(2) Agriculture-related committees
(A) In generalThe Administrator and the Board—
(i) shall establish a standing agriculture-related committee; and
(ii) may establish such additional agriculture-related committees and investigative panels as the Administrator and the Board determines to be necessary to carry out the duties under subparagraph (C).
(B) MembershipThe standing committee and each agriculture-related committee or investigative panel established under subparagraph (A) shall be—
(i) composed of—(I) such quantity of members as the Administrator and the Board determines to be necessary; and(II) individuals who are not members of the Board on the date of appointment to the committee or investigative panel; and
(ii) appointed by the Administrator and the Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.
(C) Duties
(f) Appointment and compensation of secretary and other personnel; compensation of members
(1) Upon the recommendation of the Board, the Administrator shall appoint a secretary, and such other employees as deemed necessary to exercise and fulfill the Board’s powers and responsibilities. The compensation of all employees appointed under this paragraph shall be fixed in accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
(2) Members of the Board may be compensated at a rate to be fixed by the President but not in excess of the maximum rate of pay for grade GS–18, as provided in the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5.
(g) Consultation and coordination with Scientific Advisory Panel
(h) Public participation and transparency
(i) Report to Congress
(Pub. L. 95–155, § 8, Nov. 8, 1977, 91 Stat. 1260; Pub. L. 96–569, § 3, Dec. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 3337; Pub. L. 103–437, § 15(o), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4593; Pub. L. 104–66, title II, § 2021(k)(3), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 728; Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12307, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 989.)