[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19935-19936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11076]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5466-7]


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

May 16-17, 1996.
    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 Thursday and 
Friday, May 16 and 17, 1996. On May 16th, the meeting will be held at 
the Omni Europa Hotel, One Europa Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514. The 
hotel phone number is (919) 968-4900. On May 17th, the meeting will be 
held at the USEPA, Main Auditorium, Environmental Research Center 
(ERC), corner of Route 54 and Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27711. The meeting will begin at 8:30 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-serve 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 below. See 60 FR 62089-62090 for further information.

Purpose of the Meeting

    At this meeting, the Committee will review and provide advice to 
EPA on the draft staff paper for particulate matter (Review of National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter: Policy Assessment 
of Scientific and Technical Information). The purpose of the staff 
paper is to evaluate and interpret the most relevant scientific and 
technical information reviewed in the air quality criteria document in 
order to better specify the critical elements which the EPA staff 
believes should be considered in any possible revisions to the national 
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter. This 
document is intended to bridge the gap between the scientific review 
contained in the criteria document and the judgments required of the 
Administrator in setting a NAAQS. The Committee will also review draft 
the technical support document: A Particulate Matter Risk Analysis for 
Philadelphia and Los Angeles. The Committee will consider presentations 
from Agency staff and the interested public prior to making 
recommendations to the Administrator.

Availability of Review Materials

    (a) Review of National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Particulate Matter: Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical 
Information (The Draft Staff Paper)--Single copies of the draft 
particulate matter staff paper may be obtained from Ms. Tricia 
Crabtree, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (MD-15), U.S. 
EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Ms. Crabtree can also be reached 
by telephone at (919) 541-5655 or by fax at (919) 541-0237. The Office 
of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) will accept written 
comments from the public on all aspects of their revised external 
review draft particulate matter staff paper through June 7, 1996. 
Written comments should be sent to Dr. Jane Caldwell at address stated 
above.
    This draft document will also be available on the Agency's TTN 
Bulletin Board (reachable via modem on (919) 541-5742). To access the 
TTN Bulletin Board, a modem and communications software will be 
necessary. The terminal emulation needs to be VT100, VT102 or ANSI. The 
following parameters on the communications software are required: Data 
bits-8; Parity-N; and Stop Bits-1. The document will be located under 
the Clean Air Act Amendments BBS under Title I, Policy and Guidance. 
For INTERNET access--go to Telenet Site and enter TTNBBS.RTPNC.EPA.GOV 
or IP Number 134.67.234.17. For INTERNET, we do not have FTP to 
download documents. Requester must have Kermit Protocol Program or pay 
a fee for SLIP account for downloading capabilities. Once in the TTN 
Bulletin Board, you must register (there is no charge for this). At the 
prompt for name, you should enter your name; at the prompt for 
password, make up a password (8 characters); select registration and 
enter registration information including company name. Then follow 
instructions. For assistance in assessing the draft materials, please 
contact the Help Desk at (919) 541-5384 in Research Triangle Park, NC. 
To arrange for copies of specific figures/graphs, not adequately 
reproduced with the TTN Bulletin Board, contact Ms. Trish Crabtree at 
the previously stated location/phone number.
    (b) A Particulate Matter Risk Analysis for Philadelphia and Los 
Angeles.--Single copies of this draft document will be available from 
Ms. Tricia Crabtree (see above). The OAQPS will accept written comments 
from the public on both documents through June 7, 1996. Written 
comments should be sent to Mr. Eric Smith at the above address.

For Further Information

    Members of the public desiring additional information about the 
meeting should contact Mr. Robert Flaak, Designated Federal Official, 
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board 
(1400F), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone/
voice mail at (202) 260-5133; fax at (202) 260-7118; or via the 
INTERNET at [email protected]. Those individuals requiring a 
copy of the draft Agenda should contact Ms. Dorothy Clark at (202) 260-
6552 or by FAX at (202) 260-7118 or via the INTERNET at CLARK.DOROTHY @ 
EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV. 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 from the SAB 
Publications Staff at (202) 260-8414.
    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, May 10, 1996 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 the presentation itself.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

    The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented 
at its

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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: April 23, 1996.
John R. Fowle, III,
Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 96-11076 Filed 5-2-96; 8:45 am]
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