[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37966-37967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17977]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Advisory Committee Teleconference Meeting of the Clean 
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Technical Subcommittee for 
Fine Particle Monitoring

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Technical 
Subcommittee for Fine Particle Monitoring will meet via teleconference 
on Thursday, July 29, 1999. The teleconference will be hosted out of 
the Science Advisory Board Conference Room (Room 3709 Mall), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460. The meeting will begin at 11:00 am and end no later than 2:00 pm 
Eastern time.
    Background: This technical subcommittee of CASAC was established in 
1996 to provide advice and comment to EPA (through CASAC) on 
appropriate methods and network strategies for monitoring fine 
particles in the context of implementing the revised national ambient 
air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter. The Subcommittee 
provided such advice on the Federal Reference Method and mass based 
fine particle network in July 1996. In November 1998, the Subcommittee 
met to examine EPA's plans and guidance for several components of the 
fine particle monitoring network and how these components are linked to 
research priorities for particulate matter (see 63 FR 57295 dated 
October 27, 1998 for more details). The primary purpose of the July 29, 
1999 teleconference meeting will be to review the last half year of 
progress in the chemical speciation and Supersites programs, with an 
emphasis on the speciation program and the recent results from the 
intercomparison study. Review materials will be posted at EPA's 
internet site: (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/In).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Members of the public desiring additional 
information about the meeting should contact Mr. Robert Flaak, 
Designated Federal Officer, Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, 
Science Advisory Board (1400), Room 3702G, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (202) 260-5133; fax at 
(202) 260-7118; or via e-mail at <[email protected]>. A copy of the 
draft agenda is available from Ms. Diana Pozun at (202) 260-8432 or by 
FAX at (202) 260-7118 or via e-mail at <[email protected]>.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to 
the Subcommittee must contact Mr. Flaak in writing (by letter or by 
fax--see previously stated information) no later than 12 noon Eastern 
Time, Friday, July 23, 1999 in order to be included on the Agenda. 
Public comments will be limited to five minutes per speaker or 
organization, with a total time allocated to oral public comments of 
fifteen minutes. The request should identify the name of the individual 
making 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 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 ten minutes. For 
conference call meetings, opportunities for oral comment will be 
limited to no more than five 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, 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 
the meeting.
    Additional information concerning the Science Advisory Board, its 
structure, function, and composition, may be found on the SAB Website 
(http://www.epa.gov/sab) and in The Annual Report of the Staff Director 
which is available from the SAB Publications Staff at (202) 260-4126 or 
via fax at (202) 260-1889.
    Individuals requiring special accommodation at SAB meetings, 
including wheelchair access, should contact the appropriate DFO at 
least five business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.


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    Dated: July 8, 1999.
John R. Fowle, III,
Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 99-17977 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am]
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