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<p style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">EPA’s Pruitt Takes Aim at Science Advisers</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
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The objectivity of the experts who serve on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) science advisory boards is a major concern for Administrator Scott Pruitt. During remarks at the conservative Heritage Foundation, Pruitt previewed a forthcoming directive
that targets science advisers who have received research grants from the EPA. Pruitt said that some advisers have received “substantial” amounts of funding.<br>
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Although the new policy has not yet been released, Pruitt suggested that he would remove advisory committee members who receive grants from the EPA.<br>
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Scientists quickly defended the existing rules regarding conflict of interest, which require an adviser to recuse themself if a conflict exists.<br>
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“To simply disqualify a whole bunch of excellent scientists is throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” said Deborah Swackhamer, chair of the EPA Board of Scientific Counselors. “It guarantees a less qualified set of advisers and is a clear attempt by the
Administrator to remold these boards to his own liking, so that they will support his deregulation agenda rather than provide objective advice.”<br>
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Ana Diez Roux, who until recently chaired the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, said “The top scientists, the ones most qualified to provide objective and transparent scientific advice to EPA, are of course the scientists who will likely be most successful
at obtaining highly competitive federal grants. It would be a disservice to the American public to exclude those most qualified from serving on these panels.”<br>
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There is concern that Pruitt may look to legislation passed by the House of Representatives (H.R. 1431) that would bar any scientist who currently has EPA grants or contracts from serving on an advisory body. Moreover, advisory board members would be barred
for three years from applying for agency funding. Although the bill passed the House in March 2017, it has not yet moved in the Senate.<br>
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EPA has already asked members of two advisory panels whether they are currently receiving grants from the EPA. An agency employee said that Pruitt “is in the process of making final decisions” on membership for those panels and “additional clarification is
needed. Membership selection will reflect potential policy changes concerning whether the member or candidate has a current active EPA grant.”<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Bill Targets ‘Silly’ Science</span></strong><br>
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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced legislation to reform the review process for federal research grants. S. 1973, the
<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">BASIC Research Act </span></em>would overhaul the grant award process to end supposedly wasteful government spending.<br>
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Notably, the bill would also require all grant applications to be available to the public and would prohibit subgrants unless the recipient is disclosed on a publicly accessible website.<br>
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The bill would require grant review panels to include a taxpayer advocate as well as an expert “in a field unrelated to the field of research under which the grant proposal was submitted” who is “not professionally affiliated with any academic or research institution.”<br>
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A new watchdog office would be created to replace the Office of the Inspector General of the National Science Foundation. The new office would “review Federal grant projects to determine if the research will deliver value to the taxpayers by randomly selecting
Federal grants for review after awards are made but prior to distribution of funds.”<br>
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The legislation would also codify current federal requirements regarding open access. All results of federally supported research would have to be available to the public within 12 months of publication in a peer-reviewed journal.<br>
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Senator Paul’s bill was considered during a recent hearing by the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management.<br>
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“From my point of view, we do have a problem. We do have silly research going on,” said Senator Paul.<br>
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Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-MI) pushed back on that notion. “While certain basic research projects that have received federal funding have some very silly-sounding titles, further examination may reveal the true scientific merit and potential broader impacts
of that work.”<br>
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S. 1973 currently has no co-sponsors and its prospects are unclear.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">NSF Recruiting for Head of BIO</span></strong><br>
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The National Science Foundation is seeking candidates to serve as Assistant Director for Biological Sciences. The position oversees five biological sciences divisions: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure, Division
of Integrative Organismal Systems, Division of Environmental Biology, and Emerging Frontiers Office.<br>
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Dr. James Olds has served as assistant director since October 2014.<br>
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The search committee is seeking recommendations for individuals who are outstanding leaders, have a deep sense of scholarship, and a grasp of the issues facing the biological sciences. Recommendations from academia, industry, and government are welcome. Recommendations
are due by 10 November 2017 to <a href="mailto:biosrch@nsf.gov" target="_blank">
biosrch@nsf.gov</a>.<br>
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The new assistant director may be hired on a temporary or permanent basis.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Government Report: Climate Change is Costly
</span></strong><br>
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A new report from the Government Accountability Office found that climate change is already costing the U.S. billions of dollars. More than $350 billion was spent over the past decade on natural disaster assistance and to cover claims filed under flood and
crop insurance programs. This estimate does not include the costly damages from the hurricanes or wildfires in 2017.<br>
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“Climate change impacts are already costing the federal government money, and these costs will likely increase over time as the climate continues to change,” the report said.<br>
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The report was requested by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME).<br>
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“Our government cannot afford to spend more than $300 billion each year in response to severe weather events that are connected to warming waters,” Collins wrote in a statement. “I hope the release of this analysis will cause all of us to think more broadly
about this issue, take a harder look at the economic consequences of inaction, and use what is known about climate risks to inform federal policy.”<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Short Takes</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Environmental Protection Agency barred two agency scientists and an EPA contractor from speaking at a conference on the health of Narragansett Bay. Agency spokesperson John
Konkus said, “EPA scientists are attending, they simply are not presenting, it is not an EPA conference.” One of the scientists was scheduled to deliver the keynote address.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Association of Ecosystem Research Centers held a science briefing for policymakers on Capitol Hill on 24 October 2017. The event highlighted how ecosystem research is helping
to combat emerging infectious diseases, such as Ebola and Lyme disease. Copies of the presentations are available online at
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https://www.aibs.org/rsvp/aerc.html</a>. Members of the Association also received a half-day of communications training from AIBS.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">From the Federal Register</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
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The following items appeared in the Federal Register from 16 to 27 October 2017. For more information on these or other recent items, please visit the AIBS Federal Register Resource at
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www.aibs.org/federal-register-resource/index.html</a>.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Week Ending 27 October 2017</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Agriculture</span></strong>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Meeting of the National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">Commerce</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research, Display, and Shark Research Fishery; Letters of Acknowledgment<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), NIDIS Executive Council Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Infectious Diseases<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo5">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations To Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">Week Ending 20 October 2017</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333"><br>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Notice of Availability of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Texas Trustee Implementation Group Final 2017 Restoration Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Protocol for Access to Tissue Specimen Samples From the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">Environmental Protection Agency</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Extension of Comment Period on Draft Documents Related to the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Oxides<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo7">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Science Advisory Board Risk and Technology Review (RTR) Methods Review Panel<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Request for Nominations for Individuals and Consumer Organizations for Advisory Committees<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">Institute of Museum and Library Services
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">National Science Foundation</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333333">
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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