[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10243-10244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3613]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8533-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee
Meeting and Teleconference of the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen
(NOX) & Sulfur Oxides (SOX) Secondary NAAQS
Review Panel
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 Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) and
Sulfur Oxides (SOX) Secondary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel (CASAC Panel) and a public
teleconference of the chartered CASAC. The CASAC Panel will conduct a
peer review of EPA's Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of
Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria (First External Review
Draft) (EPA/600/R-07/145, December 2007) and a consultation on the
EPA's draft Scope and Methods Plan for Risk/Exposure Assessment:
Secondary NAAQS Review for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur. The
chartered CASAC will review and approve the Panel's report by public
teleconference.
DATES: The CASAC Panel will meet from 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2,
2008 through 4 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2008 (Eastern Time). The
chartered CASAC will meet by public teleconference at 10 a.m. on
Monday, May 5, 2008 (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The April 2-3, 2008 public meeting, will take place at the
Marriott at Research Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC
27703, telephone: (919) 941-6200. The May 5, 2008 public
teleconference, will be conducted by phone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the April 2-3, 2008 meeting, 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:
[email protected]. For information on the CASAC teleconference on
May 5, 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: [email protected]. General
information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/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 NOX and SOX.
EPA published the Integrated Review Plan for the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide
(Final) in December 2007. The CASAC Panel provided a consultation on
the draft Plan in October 2007: (http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/77B813F50BDD96C1852573A70005BAF3/$File/casac-08-
003.pdf). EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) has completed
the Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Sulfur--Environmental Criteria (ISA) and EPA's Office of Air and
Radiation (OAR) will also release a Scope and Methods Plan for Risk/
Exposure Assessment. The purpose of the April 2-3, 2008 meeting,
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is for the CASAC Panel to provide advice on these two documents. The
chartered CASAC will meet by conference call to review and approve the
Panel's draft report on the ISA.
Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning EPA's Draft Integrated
Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental
Criteria (First External Review Draft) should be directed to Dr. Tara
Greaver, ORD, at (919) 541-2435 or [email protected]. Any questions
concerning EPA's Scope and Methods Plan for Risk/Exposure Assessment:
Secondary NAAQS Review for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
should be directed to Dr. Anne Rea, OAR, at (919) 541-0053 or
[email protected].
Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-ORD's Draft Integrated
Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental
Criteria (First External Review Draft) can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_pd.html. EPA-OAR's Scope
and Methods Plan for Risk/Exposure Assessment: Secondary NAAQS Review
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur will be accessible at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_pd.html. The
agenda and other materials for this CASAC teleconference will be posted
on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab prior to the meeting.
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: To be placed on the public speaker list for the
April 2-3, 2008 meeting, interested parties should notify Ms. Kyndall
Barry, DFO, by e-mail no later than March 28, 2008. Oral presentations
will be limited to one-half hour for all speakers. To be placed on the
public speaker list for the May 5, 2008 teleconference, interested
parties should notify Mr. Fred Butterfield, DFO, by e-mail no later
than May 1, 2008. Oral presentations will be limited to a total of 30
minutes for all speakers.
Written Statements: Written statements for the April 2-3, 2008
meeting should be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 28, 2008 so
that the information may be made available to the CASAC Panel for its
consideration prior to this meeting. For the teleconference meeting of
the chartered CASAC on May 5, 2008, statements should be received in
the SAB Staff Office by May 1, 2008. 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 formats: 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 Ms. Barry at the phone
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the face-to-face meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible
to process your request.
Dated: February 15, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-3613 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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