[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 14 (Friday, January 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4196-4197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1396]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8765-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of Public Teleconferences; of
the Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee
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 two public teleconferences
of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ambient Air
Monitoring & Methods Subcommittee (AAMMS or Subcommittee) to conduct
consultations concerning ambient air monitoring issues related to the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and
particulate matter.
DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, February 10, 2009, from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Wednesday, February 11, 2009, from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
obtain further information concerning this public teleconference may
contact: Ms. Kyndall Barry, 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) 343-9868; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at
barry.kyndall@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 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 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 CASAC Ambient Air
Monitoring & Methods Subcommittee (AAMMS) was established in 2004 as a
standing subcommittee of CASAC to provide advice and recommendations to
the EPA Administrator on topics specific to ambient air monitoring,
methods and networks. The Subcommittee 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 both ozone
(O3) and particulate matter (PM).
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a. AAMMS Teleconference, February 10, 2009--Ozone Network Design
In March 2008, the final rule for the Ozone NAAQS was published (73
FR 16436). The rule revised both the primary and secondary standards
and set identical, 8-hour standards of 0.075 ppm expressed to three
decimal places for both public health and welfare. In the March 2008
rule, EPA committed to develop separate rulemaking to support changes
in the monitoring network requirements based on the revisions of the
primary and secondary O3 NAAQS. EPA is also considering
changes to the required O3 monitoring season. EPA's Office
of Air and Radiation (OAR) requested the consultative advice of the
AAMMS on the options for network design and O3 monitoring
season to guide the development of potential monitoring requirements.
Additional information on the O3 monitoring issues is
available on the OAR Web page at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/ozone/s_o3_index.html.
b. AAMMS Teleconference, February 11, 2009--Coarse Particle Speciation
In October 2006, EPA issued the final rule to revise both the
primary and secondary NAAQS for PM (71 FR 61144). The Agency decided to
retain PM10 as the indicator for thoracic coarse particles as
promulgated in July 1997 (62 FR 38652). The final rule establishes
ambient air monitoring requirements for a PM10-2.5 indicator
of thoracic coarse particles to support research on particle
distribution, sources, and health effects. A new Federal Reference
Method (FRM) was also promulgated in the rule for measuring the mass
concentration of PM10-2.5 in ambient air. As part of the
revisions to the Ambient Air Monitoring Regulations,
PM10-2.5 speciation monitoring will be required at National
Core (NCore) multi-pollutant monitoring stations by January 1, 2011.
EPA OAR requested AAMMS consultative advice on the issues related to
PM10-2.5 speciation and monitoring. Additional information
on the monitoring issues specific to coarse particles is available on
the OAR Web page at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_index.html.
Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the
indicator and ambient air monitoring issues related to the
O3 or PM NAAQS can be directed Mr. Lewis Weinstock, OAQPS,
at phone: (919) 541-3661, or e-mail weinstock.lewis@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The Agency documents for both
consultations will be posted on the EPA Technology Transfer Network
(TTN) Web site on the respective pages for the Ozone and PM NAAQS at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/. Prior to the meetings, the agendas and
other materials for these AAMMS teleconferences will be accessible
through the calendar link on the blue navigation bar 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: 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 Ms. Barry, DFO, in writing
(preferably via e-mail), by February 6, 2009, 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 the same date, so that the information may be made
available to the CASAC Panel for its 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 formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF,
MS Word, WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Submitters are asked to provide versions of each document submitted
with and without signatures, because the SAB Staff Office does not
publish documents with signatures on its Web sites.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Ms. Barry 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: January 15, 2009.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-1396 Filed 1-22-09; 8:45 am]
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