[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 110 (Friday, June 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31823-31824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11118]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8323-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office EPA Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting of the CASAC Panel for Review of EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair 
and Painting (LRRP) Activities

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 for Review of 
EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (LRRP) Activities (CASAC 
Panel) to conduct a peer review of EPA's Draft Approach for Estimating 
Changes in Children's IQ from Lead Dust Generated During Renovation, 
Repair, and Painting in Residences and Child-Occupied Facilities (Draft 
LRRP Activity IQ-Change Methodology, June 2007) and the Draft Final 
Report on Characterization of Dust Lead Levels After Renovation, 
Repair, and Painting Activities (OPPT Dust Study, January 2007).

DATES: The meeting dates are Monday and Tuesday, July 9 and 10, 2007 
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Standard).
    Location: The meeting will take place at the Marriott at Research 
Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 27703, telephone: 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 the Agency's proposed rule for LRRP 
activities. The Panel complies with the provisions of FACA and all 
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    On February 5, 2007, the CASAC Panel conducted a consultation on 
EPA's Draft Assessment to Support the Lead Renovation, Repair, and 
Painting (LRRP) Rule (1st Draft LRRP Assessment, January 2007). 
Detailed summary information on this CASAC consultation is contained in 
a previous EPA Federal Register notice (72 FR 1988, January 17, 2007). 
The CASAC's final letter from this consultation on the 1st Draft LRRP 
Assessment (EPA-CASAC-07-004, dated April 3, 2007) is posted on the SAB 
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/casac-07-004.pdf. 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 peer 
review on EPA's Draft LRRP Activity IQ-Change Methodology and the OPPT 
Dust Study.
    Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning the Agency's Draft 
LRRP Activity IQ-Change Methodology should be directed to Dr. Jennifer 
Seed, OPPT, at telephone: 202-564-7634, or e-mail: 
[email protected]; or to Ms. Cathy Fehrenbacher, OPPT, at 
telephone: 202-564-8551, or e-mail: [email protected]. Any 
questions concerning the Agency's OPPT Dust Study should be directed to 
Ms. Jackie Mosby, OPPT, at telephone: 202-566-2228, or e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: On or about June 11, 2007, the 
Draft LRRP Activity IQ-Change Methodology will be posted on EPA's 
``Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil: Renovation, Repair, and Painting 
Program'' Web site at http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/casac.htm. The OPPT 
Dust Study is available both on the aforementioned Web site and the 
Agency's ``Lead Safe Work Requirements to Protect Children During 
Renovation, Repair and Painting Activities'' Web site at http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/renovation.htm#info. In addition, a copy of the 
draft agenda and other materials for this CASAC Panel meeting will be 
posted on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_adv_tech_assessment_lrrp.htm prior to the meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for this 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 Monday, July 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 Thursday, July 5, 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

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(optional), 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 1, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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