[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2924-2925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-467]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8022-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee (CASAC) CASAC Particulate Matter Review Panel; Notification 
of a 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) Particulate Matter 
(PM) Review Panel (Panel) to consider providing the Agency with 
additional advice and recommendations concerning EPA's proposed 
revisions to the PM National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Friday, February 3, 
2006, from 1 to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code, would like to 
submit written or brief oral comments or want 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: Summary: The CASAC, which is comprised of 
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 NAAQS under sections 108 
and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is a Federal advisory committee chartered 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., 
App. The CASAC PM Review Panel--which consists of the seven members of 
the statutory, chartered CASAC supplemented by fifteen subject-matter-
expert Panelists--complies with the provisions of FACA and all 
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    This teleconference meeting is being held for the CASAC to consider 
providing the Agency with additional advice and recommendations 
concerning EPA's December 20, 2005, proposal to revise the PM NAAQS.
    Background: Under section 108 of the CAA, the Agency is required to 
establish NAAQS for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria, 
including PM. Section 109(d) of the Act subsequently requires periodic 
review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria 
to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the 
pollutant on public health and welfare. EPA is also to revise the 
NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised criteria.
    This teleconference meeting is a continuation of the CASAC PM 
Review Panel's ongoing advisory activities in this present NAAQS review 
cycle for particulate matter. The CASAC's most recent final reports to 
the Administrator on this issue--from the Panel's peer review of the 
second draft PM Staff Paper and the second draft PM Risk Assessment 
(EPA-SAB-CASAC-05-007, dated June 6, 2005) and pursuant to the Panel's 
August 11, 2005, teleconference to review EPA Staff recommendations 
concerning a potential thoracic coarse PM standard in the final PM 
Staff Paper (EPA-SAB-CASAC-05-012, dated September 15, 2005)--are 
posted on the SAB Web site at: (searchable at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/fiscal05.html). The Agency proposed revisions to the PM NAAQS on 
December 20, 2005.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA's proposal to revise the PM 
NAAQS can be accessed at: http://www.epa.gov/air/particlepollution/actions.html. In addition, it is expected that this proposed Agency 
rule will be published in the Federal Register on or about January 17, 
2006, at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. Finally, a copy of 
the draft meeting agenda will be posted at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/agendas.htm in advance of this CASAC PM Review Panel teleconference.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC PM 
Review Panel to consider during the advisory process. Oral Statements: 
In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a 
public teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker with 
no more than a total of thirty minutes for all speakers.

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Interested parties should contact Mr. Butterfield, DFO (preferably via 
e-mail) at the contact information noted above, by January 27, 2006, to 
be placed on the public speaker list for the teleconference. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by January 27, 2006, so that the information may be made 
available to the Panel for their consideration. Written statements 
should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: one hard copy 
with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable 
file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or 
Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
    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: January 12, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
 [FR Doc. E6-467 Filed 1-17-06; 8:45 am]
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