[Federal Register: May 23, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 101)]
[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
Meetings (Teleconferences) of the CASAC Lead Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference meeting of
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Lead Review Panel
(Panel) to provide comments concerning EPA's proposed rule for the
revision of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Lead
(May 1, 2008) and a follow-on public teleconference meeting for the
CASAC Panel to review the draft letter to the EPA Administrator and for
the chartered CASAC to approve the letter.
DATES: Public teleconference meetings of the CASAC Lead Review Panel
will be held on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern
Time) and on Tuesday, July 8, 2008 from 1 p.m. 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; submit a
written or brief oral statement (three minutes or less); or receive
further information concerning this teleconference meeting, must
contact Mr. Fred Butterfield, CASAC 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 can be found on the EPA Web
site at: http://www.epa.gov/casac.
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
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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 members of the chartered
CASAC supplemented by subject-matter-experts. The CASAC Lead Review
Panel provides advice and recommendations to EPA concerning lead in
ambient air. The CASAC 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 ``criteria'' air pollutants, including lead. In December
2007, the CASAC Panel met to review the Agency's Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the NAAQS for Lead. In addition, the
Panel also reviewed EPA's Final Lead Staff Paper and the Final Lead
Risk Assessment. The CASAC's letter to the Administrator from that
meeting (EPA-CASAC-08-007, dated January 22, 2008) is posted on the
CASAC's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/casac. On May 1, 2008, the
Agency released the proposed rule for the revision of the NAAQS for
Lead. The proposed rule and supplemental materials can be accessed from
the ``Regulatory Actions'' page for the Lead NAAQS found on EPA's Web
site at URL: http://epa.gov/air/lead/actions.html. This proposed rule
is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on or about May
21, 2008.
The purpose of the public teleconference meeting on June 9, 2008 is
for the CASAC Panel to provide comments concerning the proposed rule
for the revision of the NAAQS for lead. The purpose of the public
teleconference meeting on July 8, 2008 is for the CASAC Panel to review
the draft letter to the EPA Administrator and for the chartered CASAC
to approve the letter.
Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the Agency's proposed
rule for the revision of the NAAQS for lead should be directed to Dr.
Deirdre Murphy, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, EPA's Office
of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), at phone: 919-541-0729,
or e-mail: murphy.deirdre@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft agendas and other
materials for these public teleconference meetings of the CASAC Panel
will be posted on the CASAC's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/casac
prior to the meetings.
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 on the topics included in this advisory
activity and/or the group conducting the activity. Oral Statements: In
general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a
public teleconference meeting 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 June 2, 2008, at the contact
information noted above, to be placed on the list of public speakers
for the June 9 public teleconference meeting of the CASAC Panel; and by
July 1, 2008 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the CASAC
Panel's July 8 public teleconference meeting. Written Statements:
Written statements for the June 9 public teleconference meeting should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by June 5, 2008, so that the
information may be made available to the CASAC Panel for its
consideration prior to this teleconference. Written statements for the
July 8 public teleconference meeting should be received in the SAB
Staff Office by July 3, 2008, so that the information may be made
available to the CASAC Panel in advance of this teleconference. Written
statements should be supplied to the Mr. Butterfield electronically via
e-mail (acceptable file formats: Adobe PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, MS
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista
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: April 15, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-11606 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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