[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16916-16917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7882]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6567-9]


Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee 
(CASAC) Technical Subcommittee for Fine Particle Monitoring will meet 
on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 18-19, 2000 at the Governor's Inn, 
Route 54 and Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC. The meeting will 
begin at 7:30 am and end no later than 5:00 pm on April 18th and begin 
at 9:00 am and end no later than 1:00 pm on April 19th. All times noted 
are Eastern Daylight Savings Time. The meeting is open to the public, 
however, due to limited space, seating will be on a first-come basis. 
For further information concerning specific meetings, please contact 
the individuals listed below. Important Notice: Documents that are the 
subject of CASAC reviews are normally available from the originating 
EPA office and are not available from the CASAC Office--information 
concerning availability of documents from the relevant Program Office 
is included below.
    Purpose of the Meeting--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 and is now meeting 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.
    At the meeting, staff from the Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards (OAQPS) and the Office of Research and Development (ORD) will 
provide briefings regarding status for the fine particle monitoring 
program with an emphasis on the chemical speciation and ``Supersites'' 
study programs. These briefings will include a review of the assessment 
of initial performance of chemical speciation samplers and progress 
reports on the chemical speciation and supersites networks. In 
addition, EPA will provide preliminary plans for developing coarse 
particle monitoring methods. The Agency staff and Subcommittee members 
will discuss the specific issues for the Charge to the Subcommittee 
during the meeting.
    Availability of Review Materials: Hard copies of any background 
materials will be available from Ms. Brenda Millar, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards (MD-14), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711. Ms. Millar can also be reached by telephone at (919) 
541-4036 or by fax at (919) 541-1903. Electronic versions of the 
materials will be available on the Agency's TTN Bulletin Board, at 
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 (1400A), Suite 6450, U.S. EPA, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at 
(202) 564-4546; fax at (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at 
[email protected]>. A copy of the draft agenda is available from Ms. 
Diana Pozun at (202) 564-4544 or by FAX at (202) 501-0582 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 
Daylight Savings Time, Tuesday, April 11, 2000 in order to be included 
on the Agenda. Public comments will be limited to ten minutes per 
speaker or organization. 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) 564-4533 or 
via fax at (202) 501-0256.
    Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting, 
including wheelchair access, should contact Mr. Flaak at least five 
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made.


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    Dated: March 22, 2000.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 00-7882 Filed 3-29-00; 8:45 am]
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