[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 36 (Friday, February 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8155-8156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3115]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8280-7]


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 and approve the CASAC's draft letter to the EPA 
Administrator resulting from its February 6-7, 2007 meeting to conduct 
a peer review of the Draft Review of the National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Lead: Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical 
Information (1st Draft Lead Staff Paper, December 2006) and a related 
draft technical support document, Lead Human Exposure and Health Risk 
Assessments and Ecological Risk Assessment for Selected Areas: Pilot 
Phase, Draft Technical Report (Draft Lead Exposure and Risk 
Assessments, December 2006).

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Friday, March 9, 
2007, from 1 to 5 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). 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 or the EPA SAB 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 or Act) (42 U.S.C. 7409) as an 
independent scientific advisory committee. The CASAC provides 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 chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The CASAC Lead Review 
Panel consists of the seven CASAC members augmented 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.
    Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires that the Agency periodically 
review and revise, as appropriate, the air quality criteria and the 
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for the six ``criteria'' 
air pollutants, including Lead. On February 6-7, 2007, the CASAC Panel 
met in a public meeting in Durham, NC to conduct a peer review of the 
Agency's 1st Draft Lead Staff Paper and a related Draft Lead Exposure 
and Risk Assessments technical support document. The purpose of this 
public teleconference meeting is to review and approve the CASAC's 
draft letter to the Administrator resulting from its February 6-7 
meeting.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A copy of the CASAC's draft 
letter to the Administrator, the draft agenda, and other materials for 
this CASAC teleconference will be posted on the SAB Web Site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_lead_review_panel.htm prior to the 
meeting.
    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 March 2, 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 March 6, 2007, so

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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: February 16, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-3115 Filed 2-22-07; 8:45 am]
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