[Federal Register: July 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 136)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; EPA Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) CASAC Lead Review Panel; Notification of a
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) Lead Review Panel
(CASAC Panel) to review the updated Executive Summary and Chapter 7
(Integrative Synthesis) of EPA's Air Quality Criteria for Lead (Second
External Review Draft), Volumes I and II (EPA/600/R-05/144aB-bB, May
2006).
DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 15,
2006, from 12 to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes
to: Obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code; submit a
written or brief oral statement (three minutes or less); or receive
further information concerning this teleconference meeting, must
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 URL: http://www.epa.gov/sab
.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The CASAC, which is comprised of
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 NAAQS under
sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is a Federal advisory
committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The CASAC Lead Review Panel, which consists of
the seven CASAC members supplemented by subject-matter-expert
Panelists, provides EPA with advice and recommendations concerning lead
in ambient air. The CASAC Panel complies with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
EPA is in the process of updating, and revising where appropriate,
the air quality criteria document (AQCD) for Lead. Section 109(d)(1) of
the CAA requires that EPA carry out a periodic review and revision, as
appropriate, of the air quality criteria and the national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants,
including Lead. On December 1, 2005, EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment National, Research Triangle Park (NCEA-RTP),
within the Agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD), made
available for public review and comment a first draft document, Air
Quality Criteria for Lead, Volumes I and II (EPA/600/R-05/144aA-bA).
This AQCD represented an update to the previous EPA document, Air
Quality Criteria for Lead, EPA-600/8-83/028aF-dF (published in June
1986) and an associated supplement (EPA-600/8-89/049F) published in
1990. Under CAA sections 108 and 109, the purpose of the updated AQCD
is to provide an assessment of the latest scientific information on the
effects of ambient Lead on the public health and welfare, for use in
EPA's current review of the NAAQS for Lead. Detailed summary
information on this first draft AQCD for lead is contained in a
previous EPA Federal Register notice (70 FR 72300, December 2, 2005).
The CASAC Panel met in a public meeting on February 28 and March 1,
2006 to conduct its initial peer review of the first draft Lead AQCD.
The report from that meeting, dated April 26, 2006, is posted on the
SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/casac-06-005.pdf. In May
2006, NCEA-RTP released a second draft Lead AQCD (EPA/600/R-05/144aB-
bB) for public review and comment. The CASAC Panel met in a public
meeting on June 28 and 29, 2006 to conduct a peer review of the second
draft Lead AQCD. The CASAC's report from that meeting is still under
development and will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/fiscal06.htm
upon completion. At its June 2006 public
meeting, the CASAC Panel requested an opportunity to provide additional
review of the revised draft Executive Summary and Chapter 7
(Integrative Synthesis) of the AQCD. The purpose of this teleconference
is for the CASAC Panel to conduct this review.
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Availability of Meeting Materials: The Air Quality Criteria for
Lead (Second External Review Draft), Volumes I and II (May 2005) can be
accessed via the Agency's NCEA Web site at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=141779http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/
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Site by August 1, 2006. Any questions concerning the second draft Lead
AQCD should be directed to Dr. Lori White, NCEA-RTP, at phone: (919)
541-3146, or e-mail: white.lori@epa.gov. A copy of the draft agenda for
the CASAC teleconference and other meeting materials will be posted on
the SAB Web site prior to this meeting at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_lead_review_panel.htm
.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC
Lead Review Panel to consider during the advisory process. Oral
Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three
minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of 30 minutes for all
speakers. Interested parties should contact Mr. Butterfield, CASAC DFO,
in writing (preferably via e-mail), by August 8, 2006, at the contact
information noted above, to be placed on the list of public speakers
for this meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be
received in the SAB Staff Office by August 11, 2006, so that the
information may be made available to the CASAC Panel for their
consideration prior to this teleconference. Written statements should
be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: one hard copy with
original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file
format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich
Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
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: July 11, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
[FR Doc. E6-11247 Filed 7-14-06; 8:45 am]
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