[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51850-51851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20227]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7257-3]


EPA Science Advisory Board Notification of Public Advisory 
Committee Teleconference Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee 
(CASAC) Particulate Matter (PM) Review Panel will meet via public 
teleconference on Wednesday, August 28, 2002. For those in the 
Washington DC metro area, the meeting will be hosted out of the SAB 
Conference Room (Room 6013, USEPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004). The meeting will begin 
at 11 a.m. and adjourn no later than 2 p.m. Eastern Time. This meeting 
is open to the public; however, seating and teleconference lines are 
limited and available on a first come basis. Information on how to 
access the meeting via conference call is available from Ms. Zisa 
Lubarov-Walton (see contact information below). 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 availability of documents from the 
relevant Program Office is included below.

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Purpose of the Meeting

    The CASAC PM Review Panel will be briefed by Agency staff on plans 
to address issues raised at the July 18-19, 2002 Panel meeting (see 67 
FR 41722, June 19, 2002 for details of that meeting). At that meeting, 
the Panel conducted a peer review of the EPA Air Quality Criteria for 
Particulate Matter (Third External Review Draft) prepared by EPA's 
National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA).
    The focus of this meeting is for the EPA to (a) inform the Panel of 
its plans to coordinate the process of updating recent research 
identified at the July 18-19, 2002 meeting; (b) make necessary changes 
to the draft document (EPA Air Quality Criteria for Particulate 
Matter--Third External Review Draft); and (c) estimate the future 
review schedule for the revised draft document.

Availability of Review Materials

    The draft review document (reviewed on July 18-19, 2002), EPA Air 
Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter (Third External Review Draft) 
assesses the latest available scientific information on the effects of 
airborne particulate matter (PM) on human health and welfare. To obtain 
a copy of the draft document, or to obtain further information 
concerning this document, please refer to 67 FR 31303, May 9, 2002. 
This review document is not available from the EPA Science Advisory 
Board.
    The transcript of the July 18-19, 2002 will be available on the EPA 
Science Advisory Board website (http://www.epa.gov/sab/casacpmpanel.html) on or about the time this notice is published in the 
Federal Register.
    A draft meeting agenda for the teleconference meeting will be 
available on the SAB website (http://www.epa.gov/sab/casacpmpanel.html) 
approximately one week prior to the meeting.

For Further Information

    Any member of the public wishing further information concerning 
this meeting should contact Mr. A. Robert Flaak, Acting Deputy 
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone (202) 564-4546; FAX (202) 501-0852; or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. For information on connecting to the 
teleconference, please contact Ms. Zisa Lubarov-Walton, EPA Science 
Advisory Board, Mail Code 1400A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20460 telephone (202) 564-
4537, FAX (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at [email protected].

Public Comments

    Since this meeting is a briefing on process and schedule, no public 
comments will be taken (oral or written). A public comment period will 
be part of the next formal peer review meeting of the Panel. This next 
meeting will be announced in the Federal Register and on the SAB 
website 
(http://www.epa.gov/sab).

Meeting Access

    Individuals attending in person, and who will require special 
accommodation, 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: August 5, 2002.
A. Robert Flaak,
Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 02-20227 Filed 8-8-02; 8:45 am]
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