[Federal Register: July 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 140)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8443-8]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office EPA Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) Panel for Review of EPA's Lead Renovation,
Repair, and Painting (LRRP) Activities; 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) Panel for Review of
EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (LRRP) Activities (CASAC
Panel) to hold follow-on discussions to inform the CASAC's forthcoming
letter to the EPA Administrator resulting from its July 9-10, 2007
meeting to conduct a peer review of EPA's Draft Approach for Estimating
Changes in Children's IQ from Lead Dust Generated During Renovation,
Repair, and Painting in Residences and Child-Occupied Facilities (Draft
LRRP Activity IQ-Change Methodology, June 2007), and the Draft Final
Report on Characterization of Dust Lead Levels After Renovation,
Repair, and Painting Activities (OPPT Dust Study, January 2007).
DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 7,
2007, from 1 p.m. to 5 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). Mr.
Butterfield may be contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; or 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:
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. The CASAC provides 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 chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The CASAC Panel
consists of the seven CASAC members supplemented by subject-matter-
experts. The CASAC Panel provides advice and recommendations to EPA
concerning the Agency's proposed rule for LRRP activities. The Panel
complies with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff
Office procedural policies.
On July 9-10, 2007, at the request of EPA's Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), within the Agency's Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS), the CASAC Panel met in a
public meeting in Durham, NC to conduct a peer review of the Agency's
Draft LRRP Activity IQ-Change Methodology and the OPPT Dust Study. The
purpose of this public teleconference meeting is to hold follow-on
discussions to inform the CASAC's forthcoming letter to the
Administrator resulting from its July 9-10 meeting.
Availability of Meeting Materials: Materials for this CASAC Panel
teleconference will be posted on the SAB Web Site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_adv_tech_
assessment--lrrp.htm prior to
the meeting. In addition, the Draft LRRP Activity IQ-Change Methodology
is posted on EPA's ``Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil: Renovation, Repair,
and Painting Program'' Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/casac.htm
; and the OPPT Dust Study is posted on the Agency's ``Lead
Safe Work Requirements to Protect Children During Renovation, Repair
and Painting Activities'' Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm#info
.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC
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 July 31, 2007, 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 3, 2007, 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 (optional), 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 16, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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