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[FR Doc No: 94-29153]


[Federal Register: November 28, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5113-6]


Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Science Advisory Board; 
Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting; Open Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee 
(CASAC) of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will meet on December 12 
and 13, 1994 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center, 4700 
Emperor Boulevard, Morrisville, NC (919) 941-5050. The meeting will 
begin at 9:00 a.m. and end no later than 5:00 p.m. on both days (times 
noted are Eastern Time). The meeting is open to the public. Due to 
limited space, seating at the meeting will be on a first-come first-
served basis. Important Notice: Documents that are the subject of SAB 
reviews are normally available from the originating EPA office and are 
not available from the SAB Office--information concerning document 
availability from the relevant Program area is included.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The Committee will meet to:
    1--Review and provide advice to the EPA on the October 1994 draft 
EPA document, Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Nitrogen Dioxide: Assessment of Scientific and Technical Information - 
Draft Staff Paper (this issue is presently scheduled for the morning 
session on December 12th). Single copies of this document may be 
obtained from Chebryll C. Edwards, Air Quality Strategies and Standards 
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (MD-12), U.S. 
EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Mrs. Edwards can also be reached 
by phone at (919) 541-5428 or by FAX at (919) 541-0237. Written 
comments on the draft staff paper will be accepted through January 15, 
1995. Comments should be sent to Mrs. Chebryll C. Edwards at the 
previously stated address.
    2--Discuss EPA plans for development of the document Air Quality 
Criteria for Airborne Particulate Matter. That document is being 
prepared by EPA as part of the process to meet Clean Air Act statutory 
requirements for the periodic review and revision, as appropriate, of 
criteria and National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Particulate 
Matter. The process for developing the subject criteria document is 
described in a draft document entitled Program Work Plan for 
Preparation of Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter, which will 
be summarized and discussed at the meeting. Single copies of the draft 
Work Plan can be obtained from Ms. Diane Ray, Environmental Criteria 
and Assessment Office (MD-52), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711. Ms. Ray can also be reached by phone at 919-541-3637 or by FAX 
at 919-541-1818. In addition, the CASAC will be briefed on the plan for 
the development of the associated particulate matter staff paper. 
Questions concerning the Staff Paper Development Plan should be 
addressed to Mr. Eric Smith, Air Quality Strategies and Standards 
Division (MD-15), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Mr. Smith 
can also be reached by phone at 919-541-5135 or by FAX at 919-541-0237.
    3--Finally, a summary of the EPA's Particulate Matter (PM) Research 
Strategy for Health Exposure Issues will also be presented to the 
Committee. A strategy document has been prepared which briefly 
describes the problem of concern, the research mission, the research 
program goals and objectives, presents a research planning framework, 
lists criteria for ranking research and identifies research priorities. 
The strategy articulated in the document will be used: (a) To focus 
EPA's PM research efforts on issues surrounding recent mortality and 
morbidity observations associated with PM; (b) to structure and guide 
EPA's research activities over the next five years; and (c) to 
communicate and coordinate with other public and private research 
organizations and, thereby, help shape a national PM research agenda. 
Copies of the strategy document can be obtained from Ms. Diane Ray, 
Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office (MD-52), U.S. EPA, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Ms. Ray can also be reached by phone 
at 919-541-3637 or by FAX at 919-541-1818.
    The Committee anticipates a full, formal review of the document Air 
Quality Criteria for Airborne Particulate Matter at a meeting in the 
summer of 1995. Further information on that meeting will be available 
in early spring 1995. Please contact the SAB staff at one of the 
numbers listed below at that time for further information.

For Further Information

    Members of the public desiring additional information about the 
meeting should contact Mr. Robert Flaak, Assistant Staff Director and 
Acting Designated Federal Official, Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20460, by telephone at (202) 260-6552, or by FAX at 
(202) 260-7118, or via the INTERNET at [email protected]. 
Those individuals requiring a copy of the draft Agenda should contact 
Ms. Lori Anne Gross at (202) 260-8414 or by FAX at (202) 260-1889 or by 
way of INTERNET at [email protected]. Additional information 
concerning the Science Advisory Board, its structure, function, and 
composition, may be found in The Annual Report of the Staff Director 
which is available by contacting Ms. Gross at the previously stated 
address.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to 
the Committee must contact Mr. Flaak in writing (by letter or by fax - 
see previously stated information) no later than 12 noon Eastern Time, 
Friday, December 2, 1994 in order to be included on the Agenda. Public 
comments will be limited to five minutes per speaker or organization. 
The request should identify the name of the individual who will make 
the presentation, the organization (if any) they will represent, any 
requirements for audio visual equipment (e.g., overhead projector, 35mm 
projector, chalkboard, etc.), and at least 35 copies of an outline of 
the issues to be addressed or a copy of the presentation itself.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented 
at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or 
written statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral 
presentation will be limited to a total time of five minutes. For 
conference call meetings, opportunities for oral comment are limited to 
no more than five minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes 
total. Written comments of any length (at least 35 copies) received in 
the SAB Staff Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date, may be 
mailed to the relevant SAB committee or subcommittee prior to its 
meeting; comments received too close to the meeting date will normally 
be provided to the committee at its meeting. Written comments may be 
provided to the relevant committee or subcommittee up until the time of 
its meeting, unless other publicly announced arrangements have been 
made.

    Dated: November 16, 1994.
A. Robert Flaak,
Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 94-29153 Filed 11-25-94; 8:45 am]
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