[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34130-34131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9188]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8183-5]


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

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 meeting of the 
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to provide input on the 
Agency's process for reviewing National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
(NAAQS) for criteria air pollutants.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) on 
Thursday, June 29, 2006.
    Location: The meeting will take place at the Marriott at Research 
Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC, 27703, Phone: (919) 
941-6200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
submit written or brief oral comments (three minutes or less) or wants 
further information concerning this 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.

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) (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.
    On December 15, 2005, the EPA Deputy Administrator initiated a 
review of the process that the Agency uses to periodically review and 
revise, as appropriate, the air quality criteria and NAAQS for the six 
criteria air pollutants, pursuant to section 109(d)(1) of the CAA. In 
response to the Agency's request, on February 17, 2006 the SAB Staff 
Office Director solicited individual input from current and former 
CASAC members into this review of the NAAQS review process. These 
individual responses, which were compiled by the SAB Staff Office and 
provided to the Agency from March 16 to March 29, 2006, are available 
on the SAB Web site at URL: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/epa_rev_naaqs_rev_proc.htm. On April 3, 2006, EPA made publicly-available a

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March 2006 report of the Agency's NAAQS Process Review Workgroup, along 
with the recommendations of EPA's Office of Research and Development 
(ORD) and Office of Air and Radiation (OAR).
    In response to the Agency's request, the CASAC is holding the 
public meeting to provide its input for EPA's recommended changes to 
the NAAQS review process. To facilitate the discussion at this June 29 
meeting, on May 12, 2006 the CASAC provided the Administrator with its 
preliminary thoughts on the recommended changes to the NAAQS review 
process. The CASAC's May 12, 2006 letter to the Administrator is also 
posted on the SAB Web site at the above URL.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A copy of the draft agenda for 
this meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab (under the ``Agendas'' subheading) in advance of this public CASAC 
meeting. Other background and meeting-related materials, including 
discussion questions for the CASAC, will be posted prior to this 
meeting at URL: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/epa_rev_naaqs_rev_proc.htm.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC to 
consider during this public meeting. Oral Statements: Individuals or 
groups requesting an oral presentation at this meeting will be limited 
to three minutes per speaker, with a total of no more than 30 minutes 
for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Mr. Butterfield, 
DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), by June 22, 2006, at the 
contact information noted above, to be placed on the public speaker 
list for this meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by June 22, 2006, so that the information may be made 
available to the CASAC members 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: June 7, 2006.
Vanessa Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
 [FR Doc. E6-9188 Filed 6-12-06; 8:45 am]
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