[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57568-57569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19938]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8480-4]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Teleconference of 
the NOX and SOX Secondary NAAQS Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science

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Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of 
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen 
(NOX) and Sulfur Oxides (SOX) Secondary National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel (CASAC Panel) to 
conduct a consultation on EPA's Draft Plan for Review of the Secondary 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur 
Dioxide (September 2007).

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 30, 
2007, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference may 
contact Ms. Kyndall Barry, 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) 343-9868; 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 Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) 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. CASAC provides 
advice, information and recommendations on the scientific and technical 
aspects of air quality criteria and national ambient air quality 
standards (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 Panel will comply 
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 
NAAQS for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants, including NOX 
and SOX. EPA is currently reviewing the secondary (welfare-
based) NAAQS for NOX and SOX. The purpose of this 
public teleconference meeting is to provide consultative advice on the 
Agency's Draft Plan for Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide (September 
2007).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The Draft Plan for Review of the 
Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide 
and Sulfur Dioxide (September 2007) is available on the EPA's Web site 
at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_pd.html. For 
questions and information regarding the Agency's draft document, please 
contact Dr. Anne Rea at (919) 541-0053 or [email protected]. The agenda 
and other materials for this CASAC teleconference will be posted on the 
SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_nox_and_sox_secondary 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 
NOX and SOX Secondary NAAQS 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 Ms. Barry, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), by 
October 23, 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 the 
same date, so that the information may be made available to the CASAC 
Panel for its 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, MS Word, WordPerfect, 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 Ms. Barry 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: October 2, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-19938 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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