[Federal Register: October 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 200)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC) Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting
(Teleconference)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC or Committee) to
review and approve the advisory report of the CASAC Ambient Air
Monitoring and Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee (Subcommittee) on its recent
peer review of the Federal Reference Method (FRM) for thoracic coarse
particulate matter (PM10-2.5).
DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on November 3, 2005,
from 1 to 4 p.m. (eastern time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
obtain the teleconference call-in numbers and access codes; would like
to submit written or brief oral comments; or wants further information
concerning this teleconference meeting, should contact Mr. Fred
Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-
9994; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: butterfield.fred@epa.gov.
General information concerning the CASAC or the EPA SAB can be found on
the EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
CASAC and the AAMM Subcommittee
The CASAC, which comprises seven members appointed by the EPA
Administrator, was established under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air
Act (CAA or Act) (42 U.S.C. 7409) as an independent scientific advisory
committee, in part to provide advice, information and recommendations
on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related to air
quality criteria and national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
under sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC, which is
administratively located under the SAB Staff Office, is a Federal
advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
The SAB Staff Office established the CASAC AAMM Subcommittee in
early 2004 as a standing subcommittee to provide the EPA Administrator,
through the CASAC, with advice and recommendations, as necessary, on
topical areas related to ambient air monitoring, methods and networks.
The Committee and the Subcommittee comply with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Background
In response to a request from EPA's Office of Air and Radiation
(OAR), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), the CASAC
AAMM Subcommittee conducted a peer review on the FRM for
PM10-2.5 and a consultation on various particulate matter
(PM) monitoring-related issues at a public meeting held September 21-
22, 2005 in Durham, NC. Subsequent to that meeting, the Subcommittee
drafted an advisory report for the CASAC's consideration. Detailed
summary information on EPA's proposed FRM for thoracic coarse
particulate matter is contained in a previous Federal Register notice
(70 FR 51353, August 30, 2005).
Availability of Meeting Materials
The CASAC AAMM Subcommittee's draft advisory report and the final
agenda for this teleconference meeting will be posted on the SAB Web
site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_aamm_subcom.html and
http://www.epa.gov/sab (under ``Meeting Agendas''), respectively, in
advance of the CASAC teleconference. Written meeting materials and
background information from the Subcommittee's September 21-22, 2005
meeting are posted on the ``CASAC File Area'' page of EPA's Ambient
Monitoring Technology Information Center (AMTIC) Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/casacinf.html
.
Questions concerning EPA's ambient air monitoring efforts should be
directed to Mr. Tim Hanley, OAQPS, at phone: (919) 541-4417; or e-mail:
hanley.tim@epa.gov. Questions concerning the Agency's FRM development
efforts and PM10-2.5 measurement methods evaluation should
be directed to Dr. Robert Vanderpool of EPA's Office of Research and
Development (ORD), National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), at
phone: (919) 541-7877; or e-mail: vanderpool.robert@epa.gov.
Procedures for Providing Public Comment
The SAB Staff Office accepts written public comments of any length,
and will accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. The SAB
Staff Office expects that the public will not repeat previously-
submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: Requests to
provide oral comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and
received by Mr. Butterfield no later than October 27, 2005 to reserve
time on the November 3, 2005 meeting agenda. Opportunities for oral
comments will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Written Comments:
Written comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office by October
28, 2005 so that the comments may be made available to the members of
the members of the CASAC for their consideration. Comments should be
supplied to Mr. Butterfield at the contact information provided above,
in the following formats: one hard copy (original signature optional),
or one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe
Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows
98/2000/XP format)).
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Accessibility
For information on access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Mr. Butterfield at the phone number or e-
mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
Dated: October 11, 2005.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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