[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 151 (Monday, August 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44696-44697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12759]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8206-5]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Advisory Council on Clean 
Air Compliance Analysis; 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

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announces a public teleconference of the Advisory Council on Clean Air 
Compliance Analysis and its Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee.

DATES: The teleconference will take place on August 31, 2006 from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Any member of the public who wishes to obtain 
the teleconference call-numbers and access codes or who wishes to 
submit a written or a brief oral statement (five minutes or less), must 
contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 
Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice 
mail: (202) 343-9867. Requests to provide oral comments must be in 
writing (e-mail, fax or mail) and received by Dr. Stallworth no later 
than five business days prior to the teleconference in order to reserve 
time on the meeting agenda. It is the policy of the EPA Science 
Advisory Board Staff Office to accept written public comments of any 
length, and to accommodate oral public comments whenever possible.
    The technical contact for this review is Dr. Linda Chappell, 
Economist in the Office of Air and Radiation's Air Quality Analysis 
Division. Dr. Chappell may be reached at 919-541-2864 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Advisory Council on Clean 
Air Compliance Analysis (Council) is a Federal advisory committee 
chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 
5 U.S.C., App. The Council is charged with providing advice, 
information and recommendations to the Agency on the economic issues 
associated with programs implemented under the Clean Air Act and its 
Amendments. Pursuant to a requirement under section 812 of the 1990 
Clean Air Act Amendments, EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) 
conducts periodic studies to assess the benefits and the costs of the 
Clean Air Act. The Council has been the chief reviewing body for these 
studies and has issued advice on a retrospective study issued in 1997, 
a prospective study issued in 1999, and, since 2003, analytic 
blueprints for a second prospective study on the costs and benefits of 
clean air programs covering the years 1990--2020.
    EPA's Office of Air and Radiation is conducting a regulatory impact 
analysis to support a final regulation for the National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards on particulate matter. As part of this effort, EPA is 
requesting the Council to provide advice regarding an interim method 
for estimating future air emissions. In response to this request, the 
Council will conduct a consultation on this topic. Background 
document(s) for this review will be posted on the OAR Web site at: 
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/ecas/articles.html. For additional technical 
information, Dr. Chappell may be contacted at the e-mail and phone 
number noted above. The meeting agenda and any other background 
materials will be posted on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab/ prior to the meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Members of the public may 
submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB 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 fifteen minutes for all speakers. Interested 
parties should contact the DFO, contact information provided above, in 
writing via e-mail at least seven days before the teleconference in 
order to be places on the public speaker list.

    Dated: August 1, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 
Office.
[FR Doc. E6-12759 Filed 8-4-06; 8:45 am]
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