[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40516-40517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11247]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; EPA Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) CASAC Lead 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) Lead Review Panel 
(CASAC Panel) to review the updated Executive Summary and Chapter 7 
(Integrative Synthesis) of EPA's Air Quality Criteria for Lead (Second 
External Review Draft), Volumes I and II (EPA/600/R-05/144aB-bB, May 
2006).

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 15, 
2006, from 12 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; submit a 
written or brief oral statement (three minutes or less); or receive 
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 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 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 Lead Review Panel, which consists of 
the seven CASAC members supplemented by subject-matter-expert 
Panelists, provides EPA with advice and recommendations concerning lead 
in ambient air. The CASAC Panel complies with the provisions of FACA 
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    EPA is in the process of updating, and revising where appropriate, 
the air quality criteria document (AQCD) for Lead. Section 109(d)(1) of 
the CAA requires that EPA carry out a periodic review and revision, as 
appropriate, of the air quality criteria and the national ambient air 
quality standards (NAAQS) for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants, 
including Lead. On December 1, 2005, EPA's National Center for 
Environmental Assessment National, Research Triangle Park (NCEA-RTP), 
within the Agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD), made 
available for public review and comment a first draft document, Air 
Quality Criteria for Lead, Volumes I and II (EPA/600/R-05/144aA-bA). 
This AQCD represented an update to the previous EPA document, Air 
Quality Criteria for Lead, EPA-600/8-83/028aF-dF (published in June 
1986) and an associated supplement (EPA-600/8-89/049F) published in 
1990. Under CAA sections 108 and 109, the purpose of the updated AQCD 
is to provide an assessment of the latest scientific information on the 
effects of ambient Lead on the public health and welfare, for use in 
EPA's current review of the NAAQS for Lead. Detailed summary 
information on this first draft AQCD for lead is contained in a 
previous EPA Federal Register notice (70 FR 72300, December 2, 2005).
    The CASAC Panel met in a public meeting on February 28 and March 1, 
2006 to conduct its initial peer review of the first draft Lead AQCD. 
The report from that meeting, dated April 26, 2006, is posted on the 
SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/casac-06-005.pdf. In May 
2006, NCEA-RTP released a second draft Lead AQCD (EPA/600/R-05/144aB-
bB) for public review and comment. The CASAC Panel met in a public 
meeting on June 28 and 29, 2006 to conduct a peer review of the second 
draft Lead AQCD. The CASAC's report from that meeting is still under 
development and will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/fiscal06.htm upon completion. At its June 2006 public 
meeting, the CASAC Panel requested an opportunity to provide additional 
review of the revised draft Executive Summary and Chapter 7 
(Integrative Synthesis) of the AQCD. The purpose of this teleconference 
is for the CASAC Panel to conduct this review.

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    Availability of Meeting Materials: The Air Quality Criteria for 
Lead (Second External Review Draft), Volumes I and II (May 2005) can be 
accessed via the Agency's NCEA Web site at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=141779http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=154041. NCEA-RTP plans to post the revised draft 
Executive Summary and Chapter 7 (Integrative Synthesis) on the NCEA Web 
Site by August 1, 2006. Any questions concerning the second draft Lead 
AQCD should be directed to Dr. Lori White, NCEA-RTP, at phone: (919) 
541-3146, or e-mail: [email protected]. A copy of the draft agenda for 
the CASAC teleconference and other meeting materials will be posted on 
the SAB Web site prior to this meeting at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_lead_review_panel.htm.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC 
Lead 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 30 minutes for all 
speakers. Interested parties should contact Mr. Butterfield, CASAC DFO, 
in writing (preferably via e-mail), by August 8, 2006, at the contact 
information noted above, to be placed on the list of public speakers 
for this meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be 
received in the SAB Staff Office by August 11, 2006, so that the 
information may be made available to the CASAC Panel for their 
consideration prior to this teleconference. 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: July 11, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
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