[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 216 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63177-63178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21933]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8493-8]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Advisory Committee Meeting (Teleconference) of the EPA Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Particulate Matter Review Panel
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) Particulate Matter
(PM) Review Panel (CASAC Panel) to conduct a consultation on EPA's
Draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Particulate Matter (Draft Integrated Plan for Review of
the PM NAAQS, October 16, 2007).
DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Friday, November 30,
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;
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fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: [email protected]. 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 Review Panel consists of the seven members of the chartered CASAC
supplemented by subject-matter-experts. The CASAC Panel provides advice
and recommendations to EPA concerning particulate matter in ambient air
relevant to the Agency's review of the primary (human health-based) and
secondary (welfare-based) PM NAAQS. The Panel complies with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural
policies.
Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires that the Agency periodically
review and revise, as appropriate, the air quality criteria and the
NAAQS for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants, including airborne PM.
EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment in Research Triangle
Park, NC (NCEA-RTP), a component of the Agency's Office of Research and
Development (ORD), and the Agency's Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards (OAQPS), within the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), have
jointly developed the Draft Integrated Plan for Review of the PM NAAQS,
as the first step in EPA's five-year, statutorily-mandated review cycle
of airborne particulate matter. As stated in the draft integrated
review plan, the purpose of this document is to communicate the plan
for reviewing the air quality criteria for PM associated with human
health and welfare effects and the primary and secondary standards for
PM.
On March 8, 2007, the SAB Staff Office announced the formation of
the CASAC PM Review Panel in the Federal Register (72 FR 10527) and
sought public nominations for nationally-recognized experts in various
scientific and technical disciplines to supplement the expertise of the
statutory CASAC. The SAB Staff Director announced the establishment of
this CASAC Panel on October 23, 2007. The purpose of this public
teleconference meeting, which is the first meeting of the new CASAC PM
Review Panel, is to conduct a consultation on the Agency's draft
integrated plans for the review of the NAAQS for particulate matter.
The SAB Staff Office has developed the consultation as a mechanism to
provide early input and advice to EPA on technical issues that should
be considered in the development of regulations, guidelines, or
technical guidance before the Agency has taken a position.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The Draft Integrated Plan for
Review of the PM NAAQS is posted on the Agency's Technology Transfer
Network (TTN) Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_cr_pd.html, in the ``Documents from Current Review'' section
under ``Planning Documents'' on this Web page. A copy of the draft
agenda and other materials for this CASAC teleconference will be posted
on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_pm_review_panel_2007-.html prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC PM
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, DFO, in writing (preferably via
e-mail), by November 26, 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 November 26, 2007, so that the information may be made
available to the CASAC Panel for its 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, MS Word, WordPerfect, 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: November 2, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-21933 Filed 11-7-07; 8:45 am]
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