<div><div><div dir="auto"><div><div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>This vacancy is a re-posting for a position at the US EPA that was posted several weeks ago. </span><span style="font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)">There was a clerical error in several job postings that required EPA to repost the positions.  Below is the second of those positions to get reposted.  This position is located in the Emissions Inventory and Analysis Group in the Air Quality Analysis Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.  The new closing date for this posting is Sept 30</span><span style="font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)">. Additional postings may follow.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue"">The vacancy announcement can be found at </span><a href="https://www.usajobs.gov/job/810351300" style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue"" target="_blank">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/810351300</a></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(49,49,49)" dir="auto"><br></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="450" style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;width:337.5pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right:6.75pt;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><tbody style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><tr style="height:14.35pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border:1pt solid rgb(191,191,191);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.35pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem;color:black">Title:</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:1pt 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid solid none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.35pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue"">Environmental Engineer <u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></span></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""> </b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem;color:black">Series and Grade Announced:</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";color:black">GS/819/12-13</span><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";color:black"> </span><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem;color:black">Promotional Potential:</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue"">GS-13 <u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></span></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""> <u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem;color:black">Announcement#</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";color:black"></span></b></p><div style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"source sans pro","helvetica neue",helvetica,roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important;color:rgb(33,33,33)">EPA-LA-DE-2024-0058</span></b></div><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><p></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem">Location of Position:</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue"">Durham, NC <u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></span></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""> <u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem;color:black">Position Type:</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";color:black">Permanent </span><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";color:black"> </span><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem;color:black">Opening Date:</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue"">09/19/2024 <u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></span></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""> <u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem;color:black">Closing Date:</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";color:black">09/30/2024</span><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";color:black"> </span><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.05pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.05pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem;color:black">Number of Vacancies:</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.05pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue"">FEW<u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></span></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""> </b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><td width="216" valign="top" style="width:2.25in;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><b style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:1rem;color:black">Position Risk Designation:</span></b><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p></td><td width="234" valign="top" style="width:175.5pt;border-width:medium 1pt 1pt medium;border-style:none solid solid none;background:repeat rgb(242,242,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:9.2pt;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";border-color:rgb(191,191,191)"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";color:black">Moderate Risk </span><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u><u style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""></u></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";color:black"> </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="font-family:-apple-system,helveticaneue"><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><strong style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;background:repeat white;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></strong></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><strong style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;background:repeat white;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></strong></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><strong style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;background:repeat white;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></strong></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><strong style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;background:repeat white;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></strong></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><strong style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;background:repeat white;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></strong></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><strong style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;background:repeat white;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></strong></p><p style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:1px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(49,49,49)"><strong style="font-family:-apple-system,"helvetica neue""><span style="font-size:1rem;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;background:repeat white;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