[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19320-19321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10218]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board; Notice of Public Teleconference Meetings
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Advisory
Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (ACCACA, or the ``Council'')
and its Air Quality Models Subcommittee (AQMS) will hold three public
teleconference meetings on the dates and times described below. All
meetings are open to the public, however, the number of available phone
lines is limited. All times noted are Eastern Time. For further
information concerning the specific meetings described in this notice,
please contact the individuals listed below. Documents that are the
subject of SAB reviews are normally available from the originating EPA
office and are not available from the SAB Office (see information
provided below). These teleconferences are a follow-up to earlier
Council discussions held on November 7 & 8, 1996 concerning the 1990
Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 812 Retrospective and Prospective Studies
(See 61 FR 54196, Thursday, October 17, 1996, and 62 FR 10045,
Wednesday, March 5, 1997, for further information).
1. Air Quality Models Subcommittee
The Air Quality Models Subcommittee (AQMS) of the Advisory Council
on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (ACCACA, or ``the Council'' will
conduct a public teleconference meeting on Monday, May 5, 1997, between
the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be
coordinated through a conference call connection in Room 2103 of the
Mall at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW,
Washington, DC 20460. The public is welcome to attend the meeting
physically or through a telephonic link. Additional instructions about
how to participate in the conference call can be obtained by calling
Ms. Diana L. Pozun at (202) 260-8414 prior to the meeting.
In this meeting the AQMS plans to review the draft documents
pertaining to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 812 Prospective Study
emissions modeling assumptions, methodology, results and documentation.
In a previous public teleconference meeting of the Council on March 14,
1997 (See 61 FR 54196, Thursday, October 17, 1996, and 62 FR 10045,
Wednesday, March 5, 1997 for further information), the Council advised
the Agency staff that the AQMS should review the emissions modeling
information before proceeding to conduct any model runs. This
forthcoming May 5, 1997 public teleconference of the AQMS is for this
purpose.
Any member of the public wishing further information concerning the
meeting or who wishes to submit comments should contact Dr. K. Jack
Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Official for the AQMS of the Council,
Science Advisory Board (1400), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Washington DC 20460; telephone (202) 260-2560; FAX (202) 260-7118; or
via the INTERNET at [email protected].
2. Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis
The Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (ACCACA, or
the ``Council'') of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) plans to hold two
public teleconference meetings on the dates and times described below.
(a) Thursday, May 15, 1997 (11:00 am to 2:00 pm): Prospective Study
and Retrospective Study: The major topic planned for this
teleconference is review of the Retrospective Study closure issues. The
Council is anticipating receiving a completely revised text of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 812 Retrospective Study in April, 1997. The
Council anticipates that review of this draft document will be the
major topic of the teleconference. If additional time is available, the
Council may also discuss the emissions estimates, modeling assumptions,
methodology, results and documentation. The revised draft Retrospective
Study document, dated April, 1997 is not available from the Science
Advisory Board, but may be obtained by contacting Ms. Michelle Olawuyi
(see below for ordering information). The Prospective Study emissions
estimates draft documents are available from Mr. James DeMocker, Office
of Air and Radiation (see below for ordering information).
(b) Friday, May 16, 1997 (11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.): Prospective
Study and Retrospective Study: The major topics for this teleconference
are to complete review of the Prospective Study emissions modeling
assumptions, methodology, results and documentation (if more time is
needed after the discussions of May 15), and to complete closure review
on the Retrospective Study issues. The timing of which specific issues
are to be discussed at each teleconference will be planned at the
previous (May 15, 1997) teleconference. The Council identified a number
of Retrospective Study issue areas, some of which are listed here as
follows: valuation of bronchitis and heart disease; presentation of
baseline (``but for'' issues, that is, but for the presence of the 1990
Clean Air Act), choice of study for estimating PM-related mortality
(includes physical effects); costs (operations and maintenance costs,
cost-of-clean, etc.); ecological effects; valuing changes in
intelligence quotient (IQ) issues; presentation of life years lost
calculations (life years remaining issue); methodological effects;
morbidity effects by age; and research needs. Other related issues are
planned to be discussed as time permits.
Please contact the SAB staff (see below) to determine the logistics
and details of the individual public teleconference meetings, or if the
later planned meetings will be necessary.
To discuss technical aspects or obtain copies of the draft
documents pertaining to the CAA Section 812 Prospective Study emissions
estimates, or the Appendices and select text edits for the
Retrospective Study, please contact Mr. James DeMocker, Office of
Policy Analysis and Review (OAR) (MC 6103), US Environmental Protection
Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 260-8980;
FAX (202) 260-9766, or via the Internet at:
[email protected]. To obtain copies of the latest complete
draft of the Retrospective Study Report to Congress dated April 1997
and entitled ``The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1970 to
1990,'' please contact Ms. Michelle Olawuyi, Secretary, Office of
Economy and Environment (MC 2172), US Environmental Protection Agency,
401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Tel. (202) 260-5488; FAX (202)
260-5732, or via the Internet at [email protected].
To obtain copies of the teleconference agendas, please contact Mrs.
Diana L. Pozun, Secretary to the Council at Tel. (202) 260-8414; FAX
(202) 260-7118; or via the Internet: [email protected]. To
discuss technical or logistical aspects of the Council's review
process, please contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal
Official, Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (the
``Council''), Tel. (202) 260-2560; FAX (202) 260-7118; or via the
Internet: kooyoomjian.jack @epamail.epa.gov. Members of the public who
wish to physically be present at the teleconferences may do so at the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters Building,
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401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, Waterside Mall Room Number
2103. Members of the public who wish to obtain teleconference logging-
on procedures should contact Mrs. Diana L. Pozun at least one week
prior to the teleconference(s) of interest.
Public Speaking
To request time for public comments at the Council teleconferences,
please contact Mrs. Diana L. Pozun in writing at the mail, FAX or E-
Mail addresses given above no later than one week prior to each of the
teleconferences.
Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings
The Science Advisory Board (SAB) expects that public statements
presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously
submitted oral or written statements. In general, opportunities for
oral comment at teleconference meetings will be usually limited to
three minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes total.
Written comments (at least 35 copies) received in the SAB Staff Office
sufficiently prior to a meeting date (usually one week prior to a
meeting), may be mailed to the Council prior to its meeting; comments
received too close to the meeting date will normally be provided to the
Council at its meeting, except for teleconferences, where brief written
materials may be FAXed to the participants, with more detailed or
lengthy materials received too close to the teleconference to be mailed
to the Council or its appropriate subcommittee participants shortly
after the teleconference. Written comments may be provided up until the
time of the meeting.
Dated: April 14, 1997.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 97-10218 Filed 4-18-97; 8:45 am]
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