[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35926-35927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14178]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6711-3]


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 Wednesday, June 21, 2000 from 11 am to 2 pm Eastern Daylight Time. 
The meeting will be coordinated through a conference call connection in 
Room 6013 in the USEPA, Ariel Rios Building North, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. The public is encouraged to attend 
the meeting in the conference room noted above. However, the public may 
also attend through a telephonic link, to the extent that lines are 
available (phone lines will be very limited). Additional instructions 
about how to participate in the meeting can be obtained by calling Ms. 
Diana Pozun prior to the meeting at (202) 564-4544, or via e-mail at 
[email protected]>. 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 (FRM) 
and mass-based fine particle network in July 1996, and has recently 
examined 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 65 FR 16916, March 30, 
2000 for more details).

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    In May 2000, Staff from EPA's Office of Research and Development 
(ORD) requested that CASAC, through its Technical Subcommittee on Fine 
Particle Monitoring, conduct a peer review of the report prepared in 
response to Section 6102(e) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century, which states: ``The Administrator shall conduct a field 
study of the ability of the PM2.5 Federal Reference Method to 
differentiate those particles that are larger than 2.5 micrograms [sic] 
in diameter. This study shall be completed and provided to the 
Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate no later 
than two years from the date of enactment of this Act.'' 
    Charge to the Subcommittee: ORD has had the draft report reviewed 
by two external expert reviewers, incorporating their comments prior to 
submitting the report to the CASAC Subcommittee for a full independent 
peer review. The Agency has asked that the Subcommittee respond to the 
following questions: (a) Has the proper methodology been used to 
address the requirement in the Transportation Equity Act? (b) Was the 
methodology applied correctly? and (c) Is the Report's interpretation 
correct? The Subcommittee may also address other issues.
    Availability of Review Materials: Single copies of the review 
document are available from Mr. Frank McElroy, Office of Research and 
Development (MD-46), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Mr. 
McElroy can also be reached by telephone at (919) 541-2622, fax at 
(919) 541-1153, or e-mail: [email protected]>. Please ask for: 
``Response to Section 6102(e) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century'' dated May 2000, EPA 600/R-00/033, prepared by USEPA's 
National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), RTP, NC.
    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 (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 (in Room 6013 only) must contact Mr. Flaak in writing 
(by letter or by fax--see previously stated information) no later than 
12 noon Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Wednesday, June 14, 2000 in 
order to be included on the Agenda. Public comments will be limited to 
five minutes per speaker or organization; 15 minutes total. The request 
should identify the name of the individual making the presentation, and 
the organization (if any) they will represent.

    Please note: If we receive more requests than we can 
accommodate, time of receipt in the CASAC office will determine 
priority, with the first three requests granted time. All others 
will have to provide written comments. Written comments of any 
length may be submitted to Mr. Flaak at any time until the date of 
the meeting. Please provide at least 25 copies. The Science Advisory 
Board expects that public statements presented at its meetings will 
not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written 
statements.

    Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting, 
including wheelchair access to the conference room, should contact Mr. 
Flaak at least five business days prior to the meeting so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: May 31, 2000.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
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