[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60519-60520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20826]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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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 (CASAC or Committee) to 
review and approve the advisory report of the CASAC Ambient Air 
Monitoring and Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee (Subcommittee) on its recent 
peer review of the Federal Reference Method (FRM) for thoracic coarse 
particulate matter (PM10-2.5).

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on November 3, 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; or wants further information 
concerning this teleconference meeting, should 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 SAB can be found on 
the EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

CASAC and the AAMM Subcommittee

    The CASAC, which comprises seven members appointed by the EPA 
Administrator, was established under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air 
Act (CAA or 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 SAB Staff Office established the CASAC AAMM Subcommittee in 
early 2004 as a standing subcommittee to provide the EPA Administrator, 
through the CASAC, with advice and recommendations, as necessary, on 
topical areas related to ambient air monitoring, methods and networks. 
The Committee and the Subcommittee comply with the provisions of FACA 
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.

Background

    In response to a request from EPA's Office of Air and Radiation 
(OAR), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), the CASAC 
AAMM Subcommittee conducted a peer review on the FRM for 
PM10-2.5 and a consultation on various particulate matter 
(PM) monitoring-related issues at a public meeting held September 21-
22, 2005 in Durham, NC. Subsequent to that meeting, the Subcommittee 
drafted an advisory report for the CASAC's consideration. Detailed 
summary information on EPA's proposed FRM for thoracic coarse 
particulate matter is contained in a previous Federal Register notice 
(70 FR 51353, August 30, 2005).

Availability of Meeting Materials

    The CASAC AAMM Subcommittee's draft advisory report and the final 
agenda for this teleconference meeting will be posted on the SAB Web 
site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_aamm_subcom.html and 
http://www.epa.gov/sab (under ``Meeting Agendas''), respectively, in 
advance of the CASAC teleconference. Written meeting materials and 
background information from the Subcommittee's September 21-22, 2005 
meeting are posted on the ``CASAC File Area'' page of EPA's Ambient 
Monitoring Technology Information Center (AMTIC) Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/casacinf.html.
    Questions concerning EPA's ambient air monitoring efforts should be 
directed to Mr. Tim Hanley, OAQPS, at phone: (919) 541-4417; or e-mail: 
[email protected]. Questions concerning the Agency's FRM development 
efforts and PM10-2.5 measurement methods evaluation should 
be directed to Dr. Robert Vanderpool of EPA's Office of Research and 
Development (ORD), National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), at 
phone: (919) 541-7877; or e-mail: [email protected].

Procedures for Providing Public Comment

    The SAB Staff Office accepts written public comments of any length, 
and will accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. The SAB 
Staff Office expects that the public will not repeat previously-
submitted oral or written statements. Oral Comments: Requests to 
provide oral comments must be in writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and 
received by Mr. Butterfield no later than October 27, 2005 to reserve 
time on the November 3, 2005 meeting agenda. Opportunities for oral 
comments will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Written Comments: 
Written comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office by October 
28, 2005 so that the comments may be made available to the members of 
the members of the CASAC for their consideration. Comments should be 
supplied to Mr. Butterfield at the contact information provided above, 
in the following formats: one hard copy (original signature optional), 
or one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe 
Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 
98/2000/XP format)).

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Accessibility

    For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact Mr. Butterfield at the phone number or e-
mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the 
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: October 11, 2005.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
[FR Doc. 05-20826 Filed 10-17-05; 8:45 am]
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