[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53734-53735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23274]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7557-6]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting 
(Teleconference)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency), Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a publicly-accessible 
teleconference: for the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) 
to review, deliberate on, and approve the report of the CASAC National 
Ambient Air Monitoring Strategy (NAAMS) Subcommittee; and for the CASAC 
Particulate Matter (PM) Review Panel to discuss follow-on matters 
related to its review of the EPA Air Quality Criteria Document for 
Particulate Matter (Fourth External Review Draft).

DATES: The teleconference will take place on Friday, October 3, 2003, 
from 2 to 5 pm (Eastern Time). The CASAC will discuss the report of the 
CASAC NAAMS Subcommittee from 2 to 3 pm; and the CASAC PM Review Panel 
will discuss follow-on matters related to the draft PM Air Quality 
Criteria Document from 3 to 5 pm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the teleconference call-in numbers and access codes should 
contact Ms. Delores Darden, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff, at 
telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2282, or e-mail: 
[email protected], or Ms. Sandra Friedman, EPA Science Advisory 
Board Staff, at telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-2526, or e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Any member of the public who wants further information concerning 
this teleconference, or who wishes to submit written or brief oral 
comments (five minutes or less), must contact Mr. Fred Butterfield, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail: (202) 564-4561; fax: (202) 
501-0582; or e-mail: [email protected]. Requests to provide oral 
comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Mr. 
Butterfield no later than noon Eastern Time five business days prior to 
the teleconference in order to reserve time on the meeting agenda. 
Written comments (preferably via e-mail) should be sent to Mr. 
Butterfield by the same deadline so that these comments can be provided 
to the CASAC or the CASAC PM Review Panel, as applicable, prior to the 
teleconference. See additional instructions in the section below 
entitled, ``Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings.'' 
General information concerning the CASAC or the EPA Science Advisory 
Board can be found on the EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary: The Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee, which comprises seven members appointed by the EPA 
Administrator, was established under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7409) as an independent scientific advisory committee, 
in part to provide advice, information and recommendations on the 
scientific and technical aspects of issues related to air quality 
criteria and national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) under 
sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC, which is administratively 
located under the EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office, is a Federal 
advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The CASAC and CASAC Particulate 
Matter Review Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all 
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Background: The CASAC NAAMS Subcommittee is charged with providing 
advice, information and recommendations to the Agency on the technical 
bases and design aspects of the National Ambient Air Monitoring 
Strategy. The NAAMS Subcommittee held a public meeting in Research 
Triangle Park, North Carolina, on July 8-9, 2003 (68 FR 34945, June 11, 
2003) to review the NAAMS document. The Subcommittee will report to the 
Administrator of EPA through the CASAC.
    The CASAC PM Review Panel is charged in part with providing advice, 
information and recommendations on the scientific and technical aspects 
of issues related to air quality criteria and NAAQS for particulate 
matter, under sections 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act. The PM Review 
Panel reports directly to the Administrator of EPA. This teleconference 
is a follow-on to the Panel's review of the EPA Air Quality Criteria 
Document for Particulate Matter (Fourth External Review Draft), which 
review took place in a public meeting held in Research Triangle Park on 
August 25-26, 2003 (68 FR 47060, August 7, 2003), and specifically to 
discuss the restructuring of Chapter 9 (Integrative Synthesis) of that 
document.
    Availability of Additional Meeting Materials: The draft agenda for 
the CASAC and CASAC PM Review Panel teleconference will be posted on 
the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab (under the ``Agendas'' 
subheading) in advance of the meeting. The draft report of the CASAC 
NAAMS Subcommittee, and any other materials that may be available, will 
also be posted on the SAB Web site during this time-frame.
    Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings: It is the 
policy of the

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EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office to accept written public 
comments of any length, and to accommodate oral public comments 
whenever possible. The EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office expects 
that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive 
of previously-submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: In 
general, for teleconference meetings, opportunities for oral comment 
will usually be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker and 
no more than fifteen minutes total for all speakers. The deadline for 
getting on the public speaker list for this teleconference is given 
above. Speakers who attend the teleconference in person should bring at 
least 35 copies of their comments and presentation slides for 
distribution to the reviewers and public at the meeting. Written 
Comments: Although the SAB Staff Office will accept written comments 
until the date of the teleconference (unless otherwise stated), written 
comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office at least one week 
prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to 
the committee for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to 
the DFO at the address/contact information noted above in the following 
formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy 
via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, 
or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 95/98 format). Those providing 
written comments and who attend the teleconference in person are also 
asked to bring 35 copies of their comments for public distribution.
    Meeting Access. Individuals requiring special accommodation to 
access this teleconference, or who wish to attend this teleconference 
in person, should contact Mr. Butterfield at the telephone or e-mail 
address provided above at least five business days prior to the meeting 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

    Dated: September 8, 2003.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 03-23274 Filed 9-11-03; 8:45 am]
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