[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 101 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30101-30102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11606]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8570-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of Public Advisory Committee 
Meetings (Teleconferences) of the CASAC Lead Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference meeting of 
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Lead Review Panel 
(Panel) to provide comments concerning EPA's proposed rule for the 
revision of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Lead 
(May 1, 2008) and a follow-on public teleconference meeting for the 
CASAC Panel to review the draft letter to the EPA Administrator and for 
the chartered CASAC to approve the letter.

DATES: Public teleconference meetings of the CASAC Lead Review Panel 
will be held on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern 
Time) and on Tuesday, July 8, 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 call-in numbers and access codes; submit a 
written or brief oral statement (three minutes or less); or receive 
further information concerning this teleconference meeting, must 
contact Mr. Fred Butterfield, CASAC 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/casac.

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

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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 members of the chartered 
CASAC supplemented by subject-matter-experts. The CASAC Lead Review 
Panel provides advice and recommendations to EPA concerning lead in 
ambient air. The CASAC 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 ``criteria'' air pollutants, including lead. In December 
2007, the CASAC Panel met to review the Agency's Advance Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the NAAQS for Lead. In addition, the 
Panel also reviewed EPA's Final Lead Staff Paper and the Final Lead 
Risk Assessment. The CASAC's letter to the Administrator from that 
meeting (EPA-CASAC-08-007, dated January 22, 2008) is posted on the 
CASAC's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/casac. On May 1, 2008, the 
Agency released the proposed rule for the revision of the NAAQS for 
Lead. The proposed rule and supplemental materials can be accessed from 
the ``Regulatory Actions'' page for the Lead NAAQS found on EPA's Web 
site at URL: http://epa.gov/air/lead/actions.html. This proposed rule 
is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on or about May 
21, 2008.
    The purpose of the public teleconference meeting on June 9, 2008 is 
for the CASAC Panel to provide comments concerning the proposed rule 
for the revision of the NAAQS for lead. The purpose of the public 
teleconference meeting on July 8, 2008 is for the CASAC Panel to review 
the draft letter to the EPA Administrator and for the chartered CASAC 
to approve the letter.
    Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the Agency's proposed 
rule for the revision of the NAAQS for lead should be directed to Dr. 
Deirdre Murphy, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, EPA's Office 
of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), at phone: 919-541-0729, 
or e-mail: [email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft agendas and other 
materials for these public teleconference meetings of the CASAC Panel 
will be posted on the CASAC's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/casac 
prior to the meetings.
    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 on 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 meeting 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 June 2, 2008, at the contact 
information noted above, to be placed on the list of public speakers 
for the June 9 public teleconference meeting of the CASAC Panel; and by 
July 1, 2008 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the CASAC 
Panel's July 8 public teleconference meeting. Written Statements: 
Written statements for the June 9 public teleconference meeting should 
be received in the SAB Staff Office by June 5, 2008, so that the 
information may be made available to the CASAC Panel for its 
consideration prior to this teleconference. Written statements for the 
July 8 public teleconference meeting should be received in the SAB 
Staff Office by July 3, 2008, so that the information may be made 
available to the CASAC Panel in advance of this teleconference. Written 
statements should be supplied to the Mr. Butterfield 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/Vista 
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: April 15, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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