[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12998-12999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4826]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8540-7]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference Meeting of the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee CASAC Ozone 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 
meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone 
Review Panel (Panel) to hold follow-on discussions concerning the Final 
Rule for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Friday, March 28, 
2008, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
obtain the teleconference meeting 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 SAB can be found on the 
EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/casac or http://www.epa.gov/sab, 
respectively.

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

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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 Ozone Review Panel 
consists of the seven CASAC members supplemented by subject-matter-
experts. The Panel provides advice and recommendations to EPA 
concerning ground-level ozone and related photochemical oxidants 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 ambient ozone. Pursuant to sections 108 and 
109 of the Act, EPA is in the process of reviewing the ozone NAAQS, 
which the Agency most recently revised in July 1997. The CASAC Ozone 
Review Panel last met in March 2007 to review the Agency's Final Ozone 
Staff Paper and, in particular, to offer additional, unsolicited advice 
to EPA on the chapters in this document concerning the primary (human 
health-related) and secondary (welfare effects-related) Ozone NAAQS. 
The purpose of such advice was to advise EPA as it developed its 
Proposed Rule for the NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC's letter to the 
Administrator from that teleconference review (EPA-CASAC-07-002, dated 
March 26, 2007) is posted on the CASAC's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/casac. On June 20, 2007, EPA released the Proposed Rule for 
the NAAQS for Ozone.
    The purpose of this teleconference meeting is for the Panel to hold 
follow-on discussions concerning the Final Rule for the NAAQS for ozone 
and, prospectively, to offer additional, unsolicited advice to the EPA 
Administrator on this final rule.
     Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the Agency's Final 
Rule for the NAAQS for ozone should be directed to Dr. David McKee, EPA 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), at phone: (919) 
541-5288, or e-mail: [email protected].
     Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA's Final Rule for the NAAQS 
for ozone will be posted on or before March 12, 2008 on the Agency's 
``Ground-level Ozone--Regulatory Actions'' Web site at: http://epa.gov/air/ozonepollution/actions.html. A copy of the draft agenda and other 
materials for this CASAC teleconference meeting will be posted on the 
SAB Web site at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebCASAC/recentadditions prior to the teleconference meeting.
     Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC 
Ozone Review Panel to consider the topics included in this advisory 
activity and/or the group conducting the activity. 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 March 21, 2008, at the contact information noted above, to 
be placed on the list of public speakers for this teleconference 
meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in 
the SAB Staff Office by March 25, 2008, so that the information may be 
made available to the Panel for its consideration prior to this 
teleconference meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the 
DFO electronically via e-mail (acceptable file formats: Adobe 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 teleconference meeting, to give EPA as much time as 
possible to process your request.

    Dated: March 5, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-4826 Filed 3-10-08; 8:45 am]
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