[Federal Register: February 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 36)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8280-7]
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 and approve the CASAC's draft letter to the EPA
Administrator resulting from its February 6-7, 2007 meeting to conduct
a peer review of the Draft Review of the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Lead: Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical
Information (1st Draft Lead Staff Paper, December 2006) and a related
draft technical support document, Lead Human Exposure and Health Risk
Assessments and Ecological Risk Assessment for Selected Areas: Pilot
Phase, Draft Technical Report (Draft Lead Exposure and Risk
Assessments, December 2006).
DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Friday, March 9,
2007, from 1 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 Lead Review
Panel consists of the seven CASAC members augmented by subject-matter-
experts. The CASAC Panel provides advice and recommendations to EPA
concerning lead in ambient air. 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
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for the six ``criteria''
air pollutants, including Lead. On February 6-7, 2007, the CASAC Panel
met in a public meeting in Durham, NC to conduct a peer review of the
Agency's 1st Draft Lead Staff Paper and a related Draft Lead Exposure
and Risk Assessments technical support document. The purpose of this
public teleconference meeting is to review and approve the CASAC's
draft letter to the Administrator resulting from its February 6-7
meeting.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A copy of the CASAC's draft
letter to the Administrator, 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_lead_review_panel.htm
prior to the
meeting.
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 March 2, 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 March 6, 2007, so
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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: February 16, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-3115 Filed 2-22-07; 8:45 am]
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