[Federal Register: June 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 118)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8581-6]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee
Meeting and Teleconference of the CASAC Sulfur Oxides (SOx) 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 meeting and a
teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC)
Sulfur Oxides (SOx) Review Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of
both EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health
Criteria (Second External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R-08/047) as well as
EPA's forthcoming document: Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the
Review of the SO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards: First
Draft.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, July 31, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(Eastern time). The public teleconference will be held on August 12,
2008 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: The meeting will take place at the Marriott at Research
Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 27703, telephone (919)
941-6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or brief oral statement (5 minutes or less) or wants
further information concerning this meeting must contact Dr. Holly
Stallworth, 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-
9867; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at Stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
General information concerning the CASAC or the EPA Science Advisory
Board can be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) 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. CASAC
provides advice, information and recommendations on the scientific and
technical aspects of air quality criteria and national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) under section 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 Panel will comply
with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies.
Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to carry out a periodic
review and revision, as appropriate, of the air quality criteria and
the NAAQS for six criteria air pollutants, which include sulfur oxides.
Primary standards set limits to protect public health, including the
health of ``sensitive'' populations such as asthmatics, children, and
the elderly.
EPA is in the process of reviewing the primary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur oxides. As part of that process,
EPA's Office of Research and Development (EPA-ORD) issued the first
draft of its Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health
Criteria (EPA/600/R-07/108) in September of 2007 and received CASAC's
advice in a public meeting on December 6-7, 2007 as well as in a letter
to the Administrator on January 9, 2008. EPA-ORD has now updated and
revised its draft document, Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur
Oxides--Health Criteria (Second External Review Draft, EPA/600/R-08/
047). EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (EPA-OAR) released its Sulfur
Oxides Health Assessment Plan: Scope and Methods for Exposure and Risk
Assessment in November 2007 and received consultative advice from CASAC
in the public meeting of December 6-7, 2007. EPA-OAR is completing its
draft document: Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of
the SO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards:
First Draft. The purpose of the July 30-31 meeting is for the CASAC
Panel to conduct a review of these two documents. The purpose of the
August 12, 2008 teleconference is for the CASAC to finalize its draft
advisory report on the Agency's Risk and Exposure Assessment.
Technical Contact: Any questions concerning EPA's Integrated
Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria (Second External
Review Draft) should be directed to Dr. Jee Young Kim in EPA's Office
of Research and Development at 919-541-4157 or kim.jee-young@epa.gov.
Any questions concerning EPA's Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support
the Review of the SO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards: First Draft should be
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directed to Dr. Stephen Graham in EPA's Office of Air and Radiation at
919-541-4344 or graham.stephen@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-ORD's Integrated Science
Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria (Second External Review
Draft) can be accessed at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/
recordisplay.cfm?deid=190346. EPA-OAR's Risk and Exposure Assessment to
Support the Review of the SO2 Primary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards: First Draft will be available at http://www.epa.gov/
ttn/naaqs/standards/so2/s_so2_index.html. Agendas and materials in
support of the CASAC meeting and teleconference will be available on
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting.
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 meeting will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker, with no more
than a total of 1 hour for all speakers. Interested parties should
contact Dr. Stallworth, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) by July
25, 2008 at the contact information noted above, to be placed on the
public speaker list for this meeting. Written Statements: Written
statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by July 25, 2008,
so that the information may be made available to the Panel for their
consideration prior to this meeting. 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 Dr. Stallworth 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: June 11, 2008.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-13843 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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