[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54146-54147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22073]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9196-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), Ambient
Air Methods and Monitoring Subcommittee (AAMMS)
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 a public meeting on
September 29-30, 2010, of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC) Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods Subcommittee (AAMMS) to
provide advice concerning the development of a guidance document on
network design for near-road ambient air monitoring and the
implementation of an associated pilot monitoring study.
DATES: The CASAC AAMMS meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 29,
2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and on Thursday, September
30, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held 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 wants
further information concerning the September 29-30, 2010 public meeting
may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/
voice mail (202) 546-2073; fax (202) 565-2098; or e-mail at
[email protected]. General information concerning the CASAC and
the CASAC documents 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
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under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C.,
App. 2. The CASAC AAMMS 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. On February 9, 2010, EPA
promulgated monitoring requirements as part of a final rule supporting
the revision to the primary (health-based) NAAQS for nitrogen oxides.
As part of the rulemaking, certain State and local air agencies are
required to operate near-road nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
monitors. To assist States and local air agencies, EPA is developing
near-road monitoring guidance materials and planning an associated
pilot monitoring study for which they have requested AAMMS' advice.
This review will cover the multi-pollutant aspects of near-road
monitoring, supplementing the NO2 focus with discussion of
carbon monoxide, particulate matter and related measurements.
Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the near-
road monitoring requirements, planned guidance document, and pilot
monitoring study can be directed to Mr. Nealson Watkins at 919-541-5522
or [email protected].
Availability of Meeting Materials: The EPA draft guidance documents
are posted at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/casacinf.html. Prior to the
meetings, the agenda, charge questions and other materials for these
AAMMS meetings will be accessible through the calendar link on the blue
navigation bar at http://www.epa.gov/casac/.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for
consideration by EPA's Federal advisory committees and panels has a
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices.
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a Federal advisory
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including
scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA.
Members of the public can submit comments for a Federal advisory
committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. They should send
their comments directly to the Designated Federal Officer for the
relevant advisory committee. Oral Statements: To be placed on the
public speaker list for the meeting, interested parties should notify
Dr. Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no later than September 22, 2010.
Individuals making oral statements will be limited to five minutes per
speaker. Written Statements: Written statements for the meeting should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by September 22, 2010, so that the
information may be made available to the CASAC AAMMS for its
consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements should be
supplied to the DFO 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 meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: August 27, 2010.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-22073 Filed 9-2-10; 8:45 am]
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