[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54871-54872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22485]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9199-3]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) NOX & SOX Secondary NAAQS Review
Panel Meeting
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 NOX and SOX
Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel
(CASAC Panel) to peer review EPA's Policy Assessment for the Review of
the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for NOX
and SOX: Second External Review Draft (September 2010).
DATES: The Panel meeting will be held Wednesday, October 6, 2010 from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, October 7, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The October 6 and 7, 2010 public 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 or wants further information
concerning the October 6 and 7, 2010 meeting may contact Dr. Angela
Nugent, 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) 564-
2218; 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: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
Public Law 92-463 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the
CASAC NOX & SOX Secondary NAAQS Review Panel will
hold a public meeting to provide advice on the policy implications of
welfare standards for NOX and SOX. 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
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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 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 NOX
and SOX. EPA is in the process of reviewing welfare effects
for NOX and SOX 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.
The CASAC NOX & SOX Secondary NAAQS Review
Panel has provided advice and review of EPA's review of the secondary
NAAQS for NOX and SOX since 2008. Information
about these activities can be found on the CASAC Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebProjectsbyTopicCASAC Open View.
Most recently, the CASAC NOX & SOx Secondary
NAAQS Review Panel held a meeting on April 1 and 2, 2010, at the
request of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation to review EPA's draft
document entitled Policy Assessment for the Review of the Secondary
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for NOX and
SOX: First External Review Draft (March 2010) (75 FR 10479-
10481). CASAC provided EPA with an advisory report reviewing that draft
document on June 22, 2010 [Review of the Policy Assessment for the
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
NOX and SOX: First Draft (March 2010) (EPA-CASAC-
10-014)], available at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
33219585C42C55218525777A006DE787/$File/EPA-CASAC-10-014-unsigned.pdf.
EPA has revised the draft Policy Assessment in light of CASAC's
comments and has requested review of a second draft. The panel will
meet on October 6 and 7, 2010 to review the second draft Policy
Assessment.
Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning EPA's Policy
Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for NOX and SOX: Second External Review
Draft (September 2010) should be directed to Dr. Byran Hubbell, OAR, at
919-541-0621 or [email protected].
Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-OAR's Policy Assessment for
the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
NOX and SOX: Second External Review Draft
(September 2010) will be accessible at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/index.html. The agenda and other materials for the
CASAC meetings will be posted on the CASAC Web site 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 October 6 and 7, 2010 meeting, interested
parties should notify Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, by e-mail no later than
October 1, 2010. Written Statements: Written statements should be
received in the SAB Staff Office by October 1, 2010 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 appropriate 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). 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 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: September 1, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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