[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11629-11630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4583]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7882-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office, Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC), 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 public teleconference of 
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee to conduct a consultation 
on the draft Project Work Plan for Revised Air Quality Criteria for 
Lead.

DATES: March 28, 2005. The teleconference meeting will be held on March 
28, 2005, from 1 to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
obtain the teleconference call-in numbers and access codes; would like 
to submit written or brief oral comments (five minutes or less); or 
wants further information concerning this teleconference meeting, must 
contact Mr. Fred Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 
Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/
voice mail: (202) 343-9994; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: 
[email protected]. 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The CASAC, 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 SAB Staff Office, is 
a Federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The CASAC complies 
with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 
procedural policies.
    The Clean Air Act requires periodic update of the Air Quality 
Criteria Document (AQCD) for Lead. Air quality criteria documents for 
the ``criteria'' air pollutants for which national ambient air quality 
standards are established provide the scientific bases for these NAAQS 
and are to reflect the latest scientific information useful in 
indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public 
health or welfare that may be expected from the presence of such a 
criteria air pollutant. The previous version of the AQCD for Lead was 
completed in 1986, with a Supplement completed in 1990. EPA's National 
Center for Environmental Assessment, Research Triangle Park, NC (NCEA-
RTP), completed the Project Work Plan for the current revision of the 
Lead AQCD and released it for public comment in January 2005. EPA has 
prepared this Project Work Plan for Revised Air Quality Criteria for 
Lead to communicate the process and timeline for development of a 
revised AQCD for Lead.
    Technical Contact: Any questions concerning EPA's Project Work Plan 
for Revised Air Quality Criteria for Lead should be directed to Dr. 
Robert Elias, NCEA-RTP, at phone: (919) 541-4167; or e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: NCEA-RTP has posted the draft 
Project Work Plan for Revised Air Quality Criteria for Lead on the 
National Center for Environmental Assessment Web site at URL: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=113963. In addition, the 
SAB Staff Office will post a copy of the final agenda for this 
teleconference consultative meeting on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab (under ``Meeting Agendas'') in advance of the CASAC 
teleconference.
    Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings: It is the 
policy of the SAB Staff Office to accept written public comments of any 
length, and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. The 
SAB Staff Office expects that public statements presented at its 
meetings or teleconferences will not be repetitive of previously-
submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: In general, each 
individual or group requesting an oral presentation at a meeting or 
teleconference will be limited to a total time of five minutes (unless 
otherwise indicated). Requests to provide oral comments must be in 
writing (preferably via e-mail) and received by Mr. Butterfield no 
later than noon Eastern Time five business days prior to the meeting or 
teleconference in order to reserve time on the meeting agenda. Written 
Comments: The SAB Staff Office accepts written comments until the date 
of the meeting or teleconference (unless otherwise stated). Copies of 
both oral and written public comments and other presentation materials 
should be provided to Mr. Butterfield (preferably via e-mail) at the 
address/contact information noted above, as follows: One hard copy with 
original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file 
format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and 
Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format)). All comments 
should be received in the SAB Staff Office no later than noon Eastern 
Time five business days prior to the meeting or teleconference so that 
these comments may be made available to the CASAC for their 
consideration.

    Dated: February 28, 2005.
Richard Albores,
Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 05-4583 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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