[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 231 (Monday, December 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72796-72797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28453]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8747-4]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
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 of the
chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to consider
and approve the CASAC Panel's draft report regarding its peer review of
EPA's Risk and Exposure Assessment for Review of the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of
Sulfur: First Draft (August 2008). The CASAC will also discuss the
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Agency's schedule and process for National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) review of criteria pollutants with EPA's Office of
Air and Radiation and Office (OAR) and Office of Research and
Development (ORD).
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Friday, December 19,
2008 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the teleconference meeting may 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
[email protected]. General information concerning the CASAC can
be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
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 sections 108 and 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.
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 Nitrogen Oxide
(NOX) and Sulfur Oxides (SOX). EPA is in the
process of reviewing the secondary NAAQS for NOX and
SOX. Welfare effects as defined in the CAA include, but are
not limited to, effects on soils, water, wildlife, vegetation,
visibility, weather, and climate, as well as effects on materials,
economic values, and personal comfort and well-being. As part of that
process, EPA's OAR completed the Risk and Exposure Assessment (REA) for
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: First Draft (August 2008). The
CASAC NOX and SOX Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel held a public meeting on October
1-2, 2008 to conduct a peer review of EPA's first draft REA. The panel
discussed its draft letter report on November 19, 2008. The purpose of
this conference call is for the chartered CASAC to review and approve
the Panel's draft letter. In addition, CASAC will also publicly discuss
the entire NAAQS schedule and process with EPA's Office OAR and ORD.
Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning EPA's Risk and
Exposure Assessment for Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: First
Draft should be directed to Dr. Anne Rea, OAR, at (919) 541-0053 or
[email protected].
Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-Risk and Exposure Assessment
for Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: First Draft can be accessed at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_rea.html. The
Panel's draft letter and the CASAC agenda for the teleconference will
be posted in advance of the meeting on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for
consideration on the topics included in this advisory activity. Oral
Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the December
19, 2008 teleconference, interested parties should notify Dr. Holly
Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no later than December 12, 2008. Individuals
making oral statements will be limited to three minutes per speaker.
Written Statements: Written statements for the December 19, 2008
teleconference should be received in the SAB Staff Office by December
12, 2008, so that the information may be made available to the CASAC
Panel for its consideration prior to this meeting. 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, 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 Dr. Stallworth at the
phone number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten
days prior to the face-to-face meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
Dated: November 24, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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