[Federal Register: April 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 71)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8553-2]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee
Meeting of the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel and
Public Teleconference of the 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 meeting of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary
NAAQS Review Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of EPA's Integrated
Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (Second
External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R-07/093aB and EPA/600/R-07/903bB,
March 2008) and to conduct a review of the EPA's Risk and Exposure
Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard: First Draft and Risk and Exposure
Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard: Draft Technical Support Document (TSD).
The chartered CASAC will review and approve the Panel's report by
teleconference.
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DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on
Thursday, May 1, 2008 through 2 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, May 2,
2008. The chartered CASAC will meet by public teleconference from 3
p.m. to 5 p.m. on June 11, 2008 (Eastern Time).
Location: The May 1-2, 2008 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. Angela
Nugent, 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-
9981; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: nugent.angela@epa.gov. For
information on the CASAC teleconference on June 11, 2008, please
contact Mr. Fred Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at the
above listed address, via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9994 or e-
mail at: butterfield.fred@epa.gov. General information concerning the
CASAC and the CASAC documents cited below 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 oxides of
nitrogen (NOX). EPA is in the process of reviewing the
primary NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) as an indicator for
NOX. Primary standards set limits to protect public health,
including the health of ``sensitive'' populations such as asthmatics,
children, and the elderly.
EPA previously released an integrated plan for all aspects of this
review of the primary NO2 standard, Integrated Review Plan
for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen
Dioxide (August 2007), which reflected advice provided by CASAC through
a consultation, which resulted in the CASAC letter, Scientific Advisory
Committee's (CASAC) Consultation on the Draft Integrated Plans for
Review of the Primary NAAQS for NO2 and SO2 EPA-
CASAC-07-005. The CASAC also previously peer reviewed EPA's Integrated
Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (First
External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R-07/093, August 2007) and issued a
peer review report, Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC)
Peer Review of EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of
Nitrogen--Health Criteria (First External Review Draft, August 2007),
EPA-CASAC-08-002. The CASAC also provided consultative advice on the
EPA's Nitrogen Dioxide Health Assessment Plan: Scope and Methods for
Exposure and Risk Assessment and issued a consultation letter, Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Consultation on EPA's
Nitrogen Dioxide Health Assessment Plan: Scope and Methods for Exposure
and Risk Assessment (September 2007 Draft), EPA-CASAC-08-001.
As the next step in that review process, EPA's Office of Research
and Development (ORD) has completed a draft document, Integrated
Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (Second
External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R-07/093aB and EPA/600/R-07/903bB,
March 2008) and has requested that CASAC review the document. EPA's
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) has also completed two draft
documents entitled (1) Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the
Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: First
Draft and (2) Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the
NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Draft
Technical Support Document (TSD). OAR has requested that CASAC review
this assessment of human exposure and health risk for nitrogen dioxide
(NO2). After the panel has drafted its reports, the
chartered CASAC will meet by conference call to review and approve the
drafts.
Technical Contact: Any questions concerning EPA's Integrated
Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (Second
External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R-07/093aB and EPA/600/R-07/903bB,
March 2008) should be directed to Dr. Dennis Kotchmar, ORD (by
telephone: (919) 541-4158, or e-mail: Kotchmar.dennis@epa.gov). Any
questions concerning EPA's Risk and Exposure Assessment To Support the
Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: First
Draft and Risk and Exposure Assessment To Support the Review of the NO2
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Draft Technical Support
Document (TSD) should be directed to Dr. Scott Jenkins, OAR (by
telephone: (919) 541-1167, or e-mail: jenkins.scott@epa.gov).
Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-ORD's Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (Second External
Review Draft) can be accessed on EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment Web site at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/
recordisplay.cfm?deid=189147. EPA-OAR's Risk and Exposure Assessment To
Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standard: First Draft and Risk and Exposure Assessment To Support the
Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard:
Technical Support Document (TSD) will be accessible via the Agency's
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Web site at: http://
www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/nox/s_nox_cr_rea.html. Agendas and
materials in support of the meeting and teleconference will be placed
on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/casac in advance.
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 five minutes per speaker, with no
more than a total of one hour for all speakers. Interested parties
should contact Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-
mail) by April 24, 2008 at the contact information noted above to be
placed on the public speaker list for this meeting. To be placed on the
public speaker list for the June 11, 2008 teleconference, interested
parties should notify Mr. Fred Butterfield, DFO, by e-mail no later
than June 6, 2008. Oral presentations will be limited to a total of 30
minutes for all speakers.
Written Statements: Written statements for the public meeting
should be received by Dr. Angela Nugent at the contact information
above by April 24, 2008, so that the information may be made available
to
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the Panel for their consideration prior to this meeting. Written
statements for the teleconference should be received by Mr. Fred
Butterfield, DFO, by June 6, 2008. Written statements should be
supplied to the appropriate DFO by June 6, 2008. Written statements
should be supplied to the appropriate 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, 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. Nugent 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 7, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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