[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1988-1989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-523]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8269-5]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; EPA Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting and Consultation on EPA's Technical Assessment in Support of 
the Draft Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) 
Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of 
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Panel (CASAC Panel) 
to conduct a consultation on EPA's Draft Assessment to Support the Lead 
Renovation, Repair, and Painting (LRRP) Rule (1st Draft LRRP 
Assessment, January 2007).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, February 5, 2007 from 9 a.m. 
to 4 a.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: 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 a written or brief oral statement (five minutes or less) or 
wants further information concerning this meeting must contact Mr. Fred 
Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Mr. Butterfield may be 
contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
or via telephone/voice mail: 202-343-9994; fax: 202-233-0643; or e-mail 
at: [email protected]. General information concerning the CASAC 
can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Information 
concerning EPA technical contacts appears below in this Federal 
Register notice.

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. The CASAC is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The CASAC Panel consists of the 
seven CASAC members supplemented by subject-matter-experts. The CASAC 
Panel provides advice and recommendations to EPA concerning lead in 
ambient air. The Panel complies with the provisions of FACA and all 
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    EPA has proposed new requirements to reduce exposure to lead 
hazards created by renovation, repair, and painting activities that 
disturb lead-based paint. The Federal Register notice for the LRRP 
proposed rule is available at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-71.htm. This action supports the attainment of the Federal government's 
goal of eliminating childhood lead poisoning by 2010. The proposed rule 
would establish requirements for training renovators and dust sampling 
technicians; certifying renovators, dust sampling technicians, and 
renovation firms; accrediting providers of renovation and dust sampling 
technician training; and for renovation work practices. In support of 
this rule-making activity, EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (OPPT), within the Agency's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 
Toxic Substances (OPPTS), has requested that the CASAC conduct a 
consultation and a subsequent peer review on the Draft LRRP Assessment, 
and has made available for public review and comment a draft document, 
Draft Assessment to Support the Lead

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Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule. This 1st Draft LRRP Assessment 
consists of three parts: A draft Assessment Plan, a draft Hazard 
Assessment; and a draft Exposure Assessment for Lead Dust Generated 
During Renovation, Repair, and Painting in Residences and Child-
Occupied Facilities. In addition, the CASAC Panel will subsequently be 
asked to conduct a peer review of the 2nd Draft LRRP Assessment. For 
the purposes of this consultation, the CASAC will be augmented with 
members of the CASAC Panel and Science Advisory Board (SAB) Committee, 
who have expertise in indoor air exposure assessment. Biosketches of 
these experts and the members of the CASAC Panel are available on the 
SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

Technical Contacts

    Any questions concerning the Agency's 1st Draft LRRP Assessment 
should be directed to Ms. Cathy Fehrenbacher, OPPT, at phone: 202-564-
8551, or e-mail: [email protected]; or to Dr. Jennifer Seed, 
OPPT, at phone: 202-564-7634, or e-mail: [email protected].

Availability of Meeting Materials

    The 1st Draft LRRP Assessment can be accessed via EPA's Lead Web 
site at http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/casac.htm. In addition, a copy of 
the draft agenda and other materials for this CASAC meeting will be 
posted on the SAB Web Site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casacorpanel.html prior to the meeting.

Procedures for Providing Public Input

    Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or 
oral information for the CASAC Panel to consider during the advisory 
process.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes 
per speaker, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers. 
Interested parties should contact Mr. Butterfield, DFO, in writing 
(preferably via e-mail), by January 29, 2007, 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 Thursday, February 1, 2007, so that 
the information may be made available to the CASAC 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: January 9, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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