[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65480-65481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26877]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9217-3]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public
Teleconferences of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
NOX & SOX Secondary NAAQS Review Panel and a Public Teleconference of
the Chartered 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 two public teleconferences of the
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee NOX and
SOx Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Review Panel (CASAC Panel) to continue its peer review of 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) and a teleconference for the chartered CASAC to review the
Panel's draft report.
DATES: The CASAC Panel will hold a teleconference on November 9, 2010
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) and, if additional time is needed,
on November 10, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). The
chartered CASAC will hold a teleconference on December 6, 2010 from 10
a.m. to 11 a.m. to review the Panel's draft report.
ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or provide a brief oral statement or wants further
information concerning the November 9 and 10, 2010 teleconferences 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]. Any member of the public who wishes to submit a
written or provide a brief oral statement or wants further information
concerning the December 6, 2010 teleconference may contact Dr. Holly
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW.,
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Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 564-2073; 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 Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate
SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
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 teleconference on November 9, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern
Time) and, if additional time is needed, on November 10, 2010 from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) to continue its review of EPA's second
draft Policy Assessment supporting development of secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for NOX and
SOX. The chartered CASAC will review the Panel's draft
report on December 6, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Eastern Time)
rather than on November 8, 2010 from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m. (75 FR 63471-
63472), as previously announced.
The CASAC NOX & SOX Secondary NAAQS Review
Panel held a public meeting on October 6-7, 2010 (75 FR 54871-54872) to
review EPA's draft document entitled Policy Assessment for the Review
of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
NOX and SOX: Second External Review Draft
(September 2010).
Background on the CASAC panel's advice and review of other EPA
documents related to the secondary NAAQS review for NOX &
SOX can be found on the CASAC Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebProjectsbyTopicCASAC.
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) is
accessible at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/index.html. The agenda and other materials for the CASAC teleconference
will be posted on the CASAC Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/NOx%2FSOx%20Secondary%20NAAQS%20Review?OpenDocument.
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: In general, individuals
or groups requesting an oral presentation at a teleconference meeting
will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no more than a total
of one hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Dr.
Nugent at the contact information provided above by November 5, 2010,
to be placed on the public speaker list for the teleconferences on
November 9, 2010. Interested parties should contact Dr. Stallworth at
the contact information provided above by December 2, 2010, to be
placed on the public speaker list for the teleconferences on December
6, 2010. Written Statements: Written statements for the November
teleconferences should be received by Dr. Nugent by November 5, 2010 so
that the information can be made available to the Panel for their
consideration prior to the teleconference call. Written statements for
the December teleconference should be received by Dr. Stallworth by
December 2, 2010. 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 November 5, 2010 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 or Dr.
Stallworth, as appropriate, 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: October 18, 2010.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-26877 Filed 10-22-10; 8:45 am]
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