[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 216 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63177-63178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21933]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8493-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Advisory Committee Meeting (Teleconference) of the EPA Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Particulate Matter Review Panel

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) Particulate Matter 
(PM) Review Panel (CASAC Panel) to conduct a consultation on EPA's 
Draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Particulate Matter (Draft Integrated Plan for Review of 
the PM NAAQS, October 16, 2007).

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Friday, November 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 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;

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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 Review Panel consists of the seven members of the chartered CASAC 
supplemented by subject-matter-experts. The CASAC Panel provides advice 
and recommendations to EPA concerning particulate matter in ambient air 
relevant to the Agency's review of the primary (human health-based) and 
secondary (welfare-based) PM NAAQS. 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 
NAAQS for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants, including airborne PM. 
EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment in Research Triangle 
Park, NC (NCEA-RTP), a component of the Agency's Office of Research and 
Development (ORD), and the Agency's Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards (OAQPS), within the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), have 
jointly developed the Draft Integrated Plan for Review of the PM NAAQS, 
as the first step in EPA's five-year, statutorily-mandated review cycle 
of airborne particulate matter. As stated in the draft integrated 
review plan, the purpose of this document is to communicate the plan 
for reviewing the air quality criteria for PM associated with human 
health and welfare effects and the primary and secondary standards for 
PM.
    On March 8, 2007, the SAB Staff Office announced the formation of 
the CASAC PM Review Panel in the Federal Register (72 FR 10527) and 
sought public nominations for nationally-recognized experts in various 
scientific and technical disciplines to supplement the expertise of the 
statutory CASAC. The SAB Staff Director announced the establishment of 
this CASAC Panel on October 23, 2007. The purpose of this public 
teleconference meeting, which is the first meeting of the new CASAC PM 
Review Panel, is to conduct a consultation on the Agency's draft 
integrated plans for the review of the NAAQS for particulate matter. 
The SAB Staff Office has developed the consultation as a mechanism to 
provide early input and advice to EPA on technical issues that should 
be considered in the development of regulations, guidelines, or 
technical guidance before the Agency has taken a position.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The Draft Integrated Plan for 
Review of the PM NAAQS is posted on the Agency's Technology Transfer 
Network (TTN) Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_cr_pd.html, in the ``Documents from Current Review'' section 
under ``Planning Documents'' on this Web page. A copy of 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_pm_review_panel_2007-.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 PM 
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, DFO, in writing (preferably via 
e-mail), by November 26, 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 November 26, 2007, 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 (optional), 
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 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: November 2, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-21933 Filed 11-7-07; 8:45 am]
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