[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51841-51842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19323]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7804-6]


Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter (External Review 
Draft)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Draft of Particulate Matter Criteria Document Chapter 
for Public Review and Comment.

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SUMMARY: On or about August 27, 2004, the National Center for 
Environmental Assessment (NCEA), within EPA's Office of Research and 
Development, will make available for public review and comment a 
revised draft of Chapter 9 (integrative synthesis) of EPA's draft Air 
Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter (EPA/600/P-99/002bD). The 
revised draft chapter incorporates revisions made in response to 
earlier public external and Clean Air Act Scientific Advisory Committee 
(CASAC) reviews of the draft document. Under sections 108 and 109 of 
the Clean Air

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Act, the purpose of the Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter is 
to provide an assessment of the latest scientific information on the 
effects of airborne particulate matter (PM) on the public health and 
welfare for use in EPA's current review of the National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM.

DATES: Comments on the revised draft Chapter 9 (dated August, 2004) 
must be submitted in writing no later than September 30, 2004. Send the 
written comments to the Project Manager for Particulate Matter, 
National Center for Environmental Assessment-RTP (B243-01), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711.

ADDRESSES: The revised draft Chapter 9 of the Air Quality Criteria for 
Particulate Matter will be available on CD ROM from NCEA-RTP. Contact 
Ms. Diane Ray by phone (919-541-3637), fax (919-541-1818), or e-mail 
([email protected]) to request the chapter. Please provide the 
document's title, Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter, and the 
EPA number for the revised chapter (EPA/600/P-99/002bD, August 2004 
Draft), as well as your name and address, to properly process your 
request. Internet users will be able to download a copy from the NCEA 
home page. The URL is http://www.epa.gov/ncea/. Hard copies of the 
revised chapter can also be made available upon request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Robert Elias, National Center for 
Environmental Assessment-RTP (B243-01), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-4167; fax: 
919-541-1818; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The revised draft Chapter 9 will be reviewed 
by CASAC on September 20, 2004, via a publically accessible 
teleconference. The arrangements for the CASAC meeting will be 
announced in a separate Federal Register notice.

    Dated: August 18, 2004.
Charles Ris,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 04-19323 Filed 8-20-04; 8:45 am]
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