[Nhcoll-l] FW: Science Policy News from AIBS
Bentley, Andrew Charles
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AIBS Public Policy Report
AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 21, Issue 23, November 9, 2020
* Science in the U.S. Elections
* AIBS Submits Comments Opposing Proposed Student Visa Restrictions
* Trump Administration Delists Gray Wolves from Endangered Species Act Protections
* OSTP Highlights Science & Technology Achievements during Trump Administration
* Webinar Series: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World
* Now Online: AIBS Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science
* Four Biologists Included in MacArthur Fellows Class of 2020
* Short Takes
* USGS Director Retaliated Against Whistleblower, Says Watchdog
* NIH Announces Final Policy for Data Management and Sharing
* U.S. Leaves Paris Climate Agreement
* From the Federal Register
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Science in the U.S. Elections
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) has won the 2020 U.S. Presidential elections after securing narrow but crucial victories in the battleground states of Arizona and Pennsylvania. He is also currently leading in the vote tallies in Georgia.
President Donald Trump has not yet conceded. His campaign has filed multiple lawsuits challenging vote counting processes and attempting to block counting efforts in a number of states. He has questioned the legitimacy of mail-in ballots since before the election, and has now accused Democrats of “stealing” the election without offering any evidence. Several Republican lawmakers have expressed support for Trump’s assertions, including Senator Lindsey Graham (R–SC), Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R–CA). Only two Republican Senators, namely Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Mitt Romney (UT), have acknowledged Biden’s win.
Science was not a priority for President Trump during his term. He consistently proposed drastic budget cuts to a number of federal science agencies and delayed the appointment of a White House science advisor for 19 months. Furthermore, his Administration made attempts to bar scientists<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=76a183d148&e=6708ed45cf> funded by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from serving on advisory panels, prevent<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=fe40c486ab&e=6708ed45cf> EPA from formulating regulatory decisions on studies for which the underlying data is not publicly available; censor<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=c19c903636&e=6708ed45cf> government science; withdraw from the Paris Climate agreement; and discredit<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=e5da97fa79&e=6708ed45cf> the nation’s leading epidemiologist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, during a pandemic. President-Elect Biden, on the other hand, has pledged to “put scientists and public health leaders front and center” and ensure that government scientists “do not fear retribution or public disparagement for performing their jobs.” However, he could face hurdles in implementing his science priorities, depending on which party controls the Senate.
Control of the Senate will likely not be determined until January. The two Georgia Senate races are headed towards runoff elections with no candidate in either contest securing the required 50 percent threshold in votes to win. According to current projections, Democrats will keep their majority in the House of Representatives despite losing some seats. Several congressional candidates and incumbents with science backgrounds are likely to lose their reelection bids. Here is how some of the key science candidates have fared in the elections so far:
* Representative Sean Casten (D–IL), a biochemical engineer, has defeated the Republican challenger for his seat.
* Representative Elaine Luria (D–VA), a nuclear engineer, has won against former House member Scott Taylor.
* Representative Kim Schrier (D–WA), a pediatrician, is leading against her opponent and is expected to retain her seat.
* Representative Bill Foster (D–IL), a physicist who also chairs the House Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, has been re-elected for his fifth term.
* Representative Joe Cunningham (D–SC), an environmental engineer who was elected to the House in 2018, lost his seat to Republican challenger Nancy Mace.
* Representative Lauren Underwood (D–IL), a former registered nurse and health policy expert, is narrowly leading the Republican challenger, State Senator Jim Oberweis.
* Nancy Goroff, a chemistry professor at Stony Brook University and Democratic challenger to Representative Lee Zeldin (R–NY) is currently trailing by a significant margin.
* Kathleen Williams, a water resource management expert from Montana, has lost to Republican Matt Rosendale for a seat on the House.
* Cameron Webb, a physician and health care advocate, was defeated by Republican Robert Good in Virginia.
* Democrat Hiral Tipirneni, an emergency room physician, has lost to Representative David Schweikert (R–AZ) in Arizona.
* Democrat Merav Ben-David, who is an ecologist, lost her bid for a Senate seat in Wyoming to former Representative Cynthia Lummis.
Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D–TX) and Frank Lucas (R–OK) will remain Chair and Ranking Member, respectively, of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Representative Haley Stevens (D–MI), who chairs the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Representative Lizzie Fletcher (D–TX), who chairs the Energy Subcommittee, and Representative Mikie Sherrill (D–NJ), who leads the environmental panel, have also retained their seats. However, Representative Kendra Horn (D–OK), who currently chairs the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, has lost her seat.
In the Senate, two members of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee were up for reelection this year. Senator Cory Gardner (R–CO), who is an ardent advocate for research, lost to John Hickenlooper (D). Senator Gary Peters (D–MI) narrowly won against Republican challenger John James.
AIBS Submits Comments Opposing Proposed Student Visa Restrictions
The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security opposing a recent proposal to impose new visa restrictions on international students.
The proposed rule<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=b0b25f0c23&e=6708ed45cf> would establish fixed terms of two to four years for international students and exchange visitors to complete their degrees and research, forcing students to reapply during their course of study and potentially leading to delays in degree completion.
“If finalized, this rule would unnecessarily create uncertainty for many international students and exchange visitors about their ability to maintain their legal status in the United States during the course of their studies or program,” argued<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=72e3ce557a&e=6708ed45cf> AIBS. “This policy undermines our ability to recruit the best science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) students who may instead choose to study in China or Europe. Instead of creating additional complications and barriers, the federal government should be encouraging international students to study in the U.S.” It was also noted that the new requirements would increase the burden on the immigration system, which already closely monitors international students and visiting scholars.
AIBS has called for the proposed rule to be withdrawn in its entirety.
Trump Administration Delists Gray Wolves from Endangered Species Act Protections
On October 29, 2020, the Trump Administration announced the removal of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act list, ending federal protections for one of the first species safeguarded by the Act and placing the responsibility of overseeing the predators on states and tribes. The delisting would affect gray wolf populations in the lower 48 states.
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt claimed that this removal was based on the “best scientific and commercial data available.” However, scientists that independently reviewed the proposal<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=034d1cceb7&e=6708ed45cf>, which was issued in March 2019, raised concerns about lifting protections citing lack of scientific justification. Dr. Adrian Treves, one of the reviewers and Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the proposal did not accurately estimate how many wolves would be killed by people. Another reviewer, Dr. Carlos Carroll, an independent biologist with the Klamath Center for Conservation Research, said the proposal was “critically flawed” and ignored the importance of genetic variation in species. Drs. Treves and Carroll also published an article<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=aabb50e7d1&e=6708ed45cf> in BioScience rebutting the proposal. An upcoming BioScience Talks<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=8c30bff9dd&e=6708ed45cf> podcast, featuring the article’s authors, will be released on Wednesday, November 11.
Conservation groups have also criticized the rule. “Instead of pursuing further wolf recovery, the Fish and Wildlife Service has just adopted the broadest, most destructive delisting rule yet,” said Collette Adkins, Carnivore Conservation Director at the Center for Biological Diversity.
Farmers and hunters welcomed the new rule<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=2c4ffc762e&e=6708ed45cf>, citing their ability to protect their livestock from the predators. “Producers have endured unacceptable personal stress, ongoing chronic confirmed and unconfirmed predation as well as loss of production in the cattle they work so hard to protect,” stated Oregon Cattlemen’s Association’s Wolf Committee Co-Chair Roger Huffman.
Gray wolf protections have had a contentious standing, with the most recent attempt at delisting the species occurring during the Obama administration in 2013. A federal court order in 2014 eventually reinstated Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves after there was a sharp decline in their population due to hunting.
Parts of the nation have seen significant increases in gray wolf populations but the population remains absent from much of their historical range. The current delisting highlights the underlying disagreement on the scope of the Endangered Species Act itself; whether it should raise endangered species out of extinction or should they be restored until they occupy a significant role in their ecosystem.
The final rule delisting the gray wolf will go into effect on January 4, 2021. Environmental groups are planning to challenge the rule in the courts.
OSTP Highlights Science & Technology Achievements during Trump Administration
On October 27, 2020, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a report describing President Trump’s science and technology (S&T) accomplishments during his first term in office. Notably, a press statement released along with the report highlighted “ending the COVID-19 pandemic” as one of the achievements.
The report<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=765709a2b1&e=6708ed45cf>, Advancing America’s Global Leadership in Science and Technology – Trump Administration Highlights: 2017-2020, enumerates “significant investments, policies, and other actions” undertaken by the Administration to advance science and technology progress.
“President Trump has solidified America’s standing as the most scientifically and technologically advanced nation the world has ever known,” stated OSTP Director, Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier. “We’ve announced unprecedented investments in artificial intelligence and quantum information science, launched new workforce initiatives and public-private collaborations, and established first-of-their-kind international alliances to develop critical technologies with our allies,” said U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios.
The largest section of the report was dedicated to the achievements in promoting the five “Industries of the Future” which included artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and biotechnology. Specifically, the Trump Administration boasts its efforts in modernizing the regulatory approval process for agricultural biotechnology products and the creation of a new interagency Subcommittee on Bioeconomy S&T within the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).
The report highlights the Administration’s efforts in improving health security and innovation, including measures undertaken to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike the press statement, the report itself does not specify ending the pandemic as an achievement, but it does expound on the efforts made by the administration to fast-track a vaccine against COVID-19, through the Operation Warp Speed<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=60dd468840&e=6708ed45cf> program, and its critical role in supporting research and development and related activities.
In addition, the document highlights the many different ways in which the “the federal government has taken action to understand and protect our environment to ensure that the American people will have clean air, clean water, and a resilient environment for generations to come.” The report describes actions taken in “exploring, preserving, & protecting our oceans,” the Trillion Tree’s Initiative, along with the Administration’s efforts in predicting “extreme environmental events.”
Another section of the report discusses efforts in “building the S&T workforce.” The Administration highlights its efforts to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, including creating the Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan released by the NSTC Committee on STEM Education in 2018, “expanding access to high-quality STEM and computer science education to K-12 students” through a 2017 Presidential Memorandum, and partnering with different institutions to launch the National Q-12 Education Partnership.
Despite the Administration’s repeated proposals to drastically cut funding for scientific research, the report touts its efforts in “promoting & protecting the research enterprise”. Specifically, the document discusses how the Trump Administration initiated the Joint Committee on Research Environment (JCORE) in 2019 to bring “together government, academia, and many others to address administrative burdens on federally funded research; improve rigor and integrity in research; create safe, inclusive, and equitable research settings; and protect our research assets while ensuring the research enterprise remains open and collaborative.”
Webinar Series: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World
Recognizing the rapid changes happening within museum communities and the efforts being made throughout the community to adapt to these changes, iDigBio is organizing a webinar series, entitled Adapting to COVID-19: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World. The webinar series aims to help provide insight into how different groups and institutions are adapting to life in a quickly evolving world. AIBS, the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), and the Natural Science Collections Alliance contributed to the planning of these programs.
The next webinar will be held on November 18 from 2:00–3:00 PM ET. All webinars will be recorded and held in Zoom.
Engaging Public Participation in Collections Digitization
Learn about opportunities to use the Zooniverse platform for collections digitization, including examples of Notes from Nature related to transcription and phenology scoring projects. There will be a demo of available project management tools for NfN, followed by a higher-level explanation of the technology behind the platform that makes it all possible.
Speakers:
* Austin Mast; iDigBio, Florida State University
* Katie Pearson, Project Manager California Phenology TCN
Zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/99571640979?pwd=V0VwbDBySEtBYUptNUZ2L0RQNGh0UT09<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=c4a18a1f86&e=6708ed45cf>
Visit the webinar series page for more information: https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-series-adapting-covid-resources-natural-history-collections-new-virtual-world<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=bcfa802ab6&e=6708ed45cf>
Now Online: Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science
Reports abound from professional societies, the Academies, government agencies, and researchers calling attention to the fact that science is increasingly an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international endeavor. In short, science has become a “team sport.”
Team science is increasingly common in the 21st century to develop convergent solutions to complex problems. Collaboration is no longer limited to sharing ideas with the biologist in the lab next door. The questions confronting science often require teams that may include a mix of computer and information scientists, physical and social scientists, mathematicians, ethicists, policy and management experts, as well as community stakeholders and citizen scientists. Adding to this complexity, teams span programs within organizations, cross organization boundaries to form institutional consortia, and often include international partners.
There is a real and present need to better prepare scientists for success in this new collaborative environment. The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has responded to this call with a program for scientists, educators, and individuals who work with or participate in scientific teams. This intensive, two-day, interactive, professional development course was developed by scientists and other experts focusing on collaboration and teamwork to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to become productive and effective members of scientific teams.
Nothing teaches collaboration like practicing collaboration. This is not a course that asks you to learn in isolation. It is a microcosm of scientific collaboration, with extensive hands-on learning as part of a scientific team, with scientific case studies and examples.
The Enabling Interdisciplinary and Team Science course is designed for anyone involved in collaborative scientific endeavors. Team leaders will find the course especially helpful. Because participants will work on “real-world” team science concerns, we encourage multiple members of a team to attend together.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we now offer an online version of the workshop. We can also customize the course and bring it to your university, department, lab, or research team. If you are interested in organizing a workshop for your institution, please contact Scott Glisson at sglisson at aibs.org<mailto:sglisson at aibs.org> for more information.
Additional information, including a course outline, is available at https://www.aibs.org/news/2020/200420-team-science.html<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=a5fad5e8c7&e=6708ed45cf>.
Four Biologists Included in MacArthur Fellows Class of 2020
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced twenty one recipients of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowships this year, including four with biological expertise:
* Nels Elde<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=eec09f8a25&e=6708ed45cf> is an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Utah. He investigates host-pathogen interactions and the evolutionary processes that enable organisms to better attack others or defend themselves.
* Polina V. Lishko<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=b5b0569067&e=6708ed45cf> is a cellular and developmental biologist at the University of California, Berkeley investigating the molecular mechanisms that guide mammalian fertilization.
* Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=cc6112659d&e=6708ed45cf> is a biological chemist in the Department of Chemistry at Princeton University investigating the synthesis of new small molecules with bioactive or therapeutic properties. Seyedsayamdost is increasing access to previously unknown and potentially therapeutic biochemical compounds.
* Damien Fair<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=789e00f1d3&e=6708ed45cf> is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Minnesota Medical School, He investigates resting state brain connectivity—the brain’s intrinsic or spontaneous neural activity by combining technical advances in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), advanced mathematical techniques, and expertise in psychology and neuroscience.
The MacArthur Fellows Program rewards people of extraordinary talent and promise in their field with a five-year grant to help them continue their pursuits. More information on the MacArthur Fellows Program can be found here<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=d788141c51&e=6708ed45cf>.
Short Takes
* According to a report<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=9423ee859f&e=6708ed45cf> by the Department of the Interior Inspector General, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Director James Reilly violated federal whistleblower protection statute by reassigning an employee to a different position after learning that the employee had filed a complaint against him with the Inspector General. “The agency did not meet its burden of establishing by clear and convincing evidence that it would have reassigned the complainant to a different position even if the complainant had not engaged in a protected activity,” reads the report. Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Carolyn Maloney (D–NY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations Gerald Connolly (D–VA), and Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources Raúl M. Grijalva (R–AZ), have called for<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=6ab0cbb367&e=6708ed45cf> Reilly’s removal from USGS. It seems unlikely that Interior Secretary David Bernhardt will take any disciplinary action. “The Inspector General's report is wrong in its legal and factual conclusions,” said Interior spokesman Nicholas Goodwin.
* The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a new Policy for Data Management and Sharing<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=69e19ffab1&e=6708ed45cf>, which requires researchers to “plan prospectively” for managing and sharing scientific data generated with NIH funds. The new policy “establishes the baseline expectation that data sharing is a fundamental component of the research process, which is in line with NIH’s longstanding commitment to making the research it funds available to the public.” The policy will go into effect on January 25, 2023.
* The United States officially withdrew from the Paris climate agreement on November 4, 2020. The landmark agreement was forged in 2015 to limit global warming to below 2 °C above pre-industrial temperatures. President Donald Trump first announced that the United States would pull out from the agreement in June 2017. President-Elect Joe Biden has vowed to rejoin the Paris accord early in his term.
From the Federal Register
The following items appeared in the Federal Register from October 26 to November 6, 2020.
Week Ending November 6, 2020
Commerce
* Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB) Meeting<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=99ddffb1bb&e=6708ed45cf>
Health and Human Services
* Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis Meeting (ACET)<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=384ce4acea&e=6708ed45cf>
* Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=76ab476b66&e=6708ed45cf>
* Review and Revision of the Screening Framework Guidance for Providers of Synthetic Double-Stranded DNA<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=919160a1e8&e=6708ed45cf>
* Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group; Extension of Nomination Period<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=2262e7581f&e=6708ed45cf>
Interior
* Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force Meeting<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=63d3dcc8bb&e=6708ed45cf>
* Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Final Rule<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=090b244518&e=6708ed45cf>
National Science Foundation
* Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=ef25547790&e=6708ed45cf>
Office of Science and Technology Policy
* Implementing the Freedom of Information Act<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=d3e3cf29a7&e=6708ed45cf>
Week Ending October 30, 2020
Commerce
* Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Sea Grant Program Application Requirements for Grants, for Sea Grant Fellowships<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=de6cab8db0&e=6708ed45cf>
* Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=b63994c287&e=6708ed45cf>
* New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=d427220c9d&e=6708ed45cf>
* North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=b138a0a899&e=6708ed45cf>
* Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the General Advisory Committee and General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission; Meeting Announcements<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=6ae9a5e1c0&e=6708ed45cf>
* Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the World Trade Center Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=4550ccb492&e=6708ed45cf>
Environmental Protection Agency
* Notification of Public Meetings of the Science Advisory Board Radiation Advisory Committee Augmented for the Review of Revision 2 of the Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) (Draft for Public Comment)<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=af67486f5e&e=6708ed45cf>
Health and Human Services
* Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=cf87a332e3&e=6708ed45cf>
* Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=6145cbb821&e=6708ed45cf>
* Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health Notice of Meeting<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=ecfa7868fb&e=6708ed45cf>
* Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Lead Exposure and Prevention Advisory Committee (LEPAC)<https://aibs.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a2886d199362c2554974f78af&id=ed0e61876c&e=6708ed45cf>
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