[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21026-21027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6103]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8161-3]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting (Teleconference) of the CASAC Ozone Review Panel

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) Ozone Review Panel 
(Ozone Panel) to provide additional advice to the Agency concerning 
Chapter 8 (Integrative Synthesis) of the Final Air Quality Criteria for 
Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (EPA/600/R-05/004aF-cF, 
February 2006).

DATES: The teleconference will be held on May 12, 2006, 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 number and access code; would like to 
submit written or brief (less than five minutes) oral comments; or 
wants further information concerning this teleconference, 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 SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at URL: http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: 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 national ambient 
air quality standards (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 
Ozone Review Panel, which consists of the members of the chartered 
CASAC supplemented by subject-matter-experts, complies with the 
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 
policies.
    Under section 108 of the CAA, the Agency is required to establish 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for each of six 
pollutants for which EPA has issued criteria, including ambient ozone 
(O3). Section 109(d) of the Act subsequently requires 
periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality 
criteria and NAAQS to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the 
effects of the pollutant on public health and welfare. The Ozone Panel 
met in a public meeting in Durham, North Carolina on December 6-7, 
2005, to conduct a peer review on EPA's 2nd draft Air Quality Criteria 
for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (August 2005). In a 
February 10, 2006, letter to the Administrator (EPA-CASAC-06-003), the 
CASAC indicated that it may need to provide additional advice related 
to chapter 8 of the AQCD which integrates human health effects and 
exposure. The CASAC's review of the 2nd draft is available on the SAB 
Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/oasac_ozone_casac-06-003.pdf.
    On March 21, 2006, EPA's National Center for Environmental 
Assessment, Research Triangle Park (NCEA–RTP), released the Final 
O3 AQCD. Concomitantly, EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards (OAQPS) is completing work on a 2nd draft of A Review of 
the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Policy Assessment 
of Scientific and Technical Information. The latter document evaluates 
the policy implications of the scientific information in the Final 
O3 AQCD, and the results of the quantitative risk/exposure 
analysis. CASAC will hold a conference call to provide additional 
advice to the Agency as it works to complete the 2nd Draft NAAQS for 
O3.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The Final O3 AQCD can 
be accessed via the Agency's NCEA Web site at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=149923. Any questions concerning the 
Final O3 AQCD should be directed to Dr. Mary Ross, NCEA-RTP, 
at phone: (919) 541-

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5170, or e-mail: [email protected]. In addition, a copy of the draft 
agenda for this teleconference meeting will be posted on the SAB Web 
site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab (under the ``Agendas'' subheading) in 
advance of this Ozone Panel meeting. Other meeting materials, including 
the discussion questions for the Ozone Panel, will be posted on the SAB 
Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casacorpanel.html prior to 
this teleconference.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC 
Ozone Review Panel to consider during the advisory process. Oral 
Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral 
presentation at a teleconference meeting will be limited to five 
minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of 30 minutes for all 
speakers. Interested parties should contact Mr. Butterfield, DFO 
(preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above, no 
later than May 5, 2006, to be placed on the public speaker list for 
this meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be received 
in the SAB Staff Office by May 5, 2006, so that the information may be 
made available to the Ozone Panel for their consideration prior to this 
meeting. 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: April 18, 2006.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
[FR Doc. E6-6103 Filed 4-21-06; 8:45 am]
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