[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34739-34740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13843]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8581-6]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting and Teleconference of the CASAC Sulfur Oxides (SOx) 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 meeting and a 
teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) 
Sulfur Oxides (SOx) Review Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of 
both EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health 
Criteria (Second External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R-08/047) as well as 
EPA's forthcoming document: Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the 
Review of the SO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards: First 
Draft.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, July 31, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
(Eastern time). The public teleconference will be held on August 12, 
2008 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    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 (5 minutes or less) or wants 
further information concerning this meeting must contact Dr. Holly 
Stallworth, 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-
9867; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at [email protected]. 
General information concerning the CASAC or the EPA Science Advisory 
Board can be found on the SAB 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 section 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.
    Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to carry out a periodic 
review and revision, as appropriate, of the air quality criteria and 
the NAAQS for six criteria air pollutants, which include sulfur oxides. 
Primary standards set limits to protect public health, including the 
health of ``sensitive'' populations such as asthmatics, children, and 
the elderly.
    EPA is in the process of reviewing the primary National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur oxides. As part of that process, 
EPA's Office of Research and Development (EPA-ORD) issued the first 
draft of its Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health 
Criteria (EPA/600/R-07/108) in September of 2007 and received CASAC's 
advice in a public meeting on December 6-7, 2007 as well as in a letter 
to the Administrator on January 9, 2008. EPA-ORD has now updated and 
revised its draft document, Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur 
Oxides--Health Criteria (Second External Review Draft, EPA/600/R-08/
047). EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (EPA-OAR) released its Sulfur 
Oxides Health Assessment Plan: Scope and Methods for Exposure and Risk 
Assessment in November 2007 and received consultative advice from CASAC 
in the public meeting of December 6-7, 2007. EPA-OAR is completing its 
draft document: Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of 
the SO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards: 
First Draft. The purpose of the July 30-31 meeting is for the CASAC 
Panel to conduct a review of these two documents. The purpose of the 
August 12, 2008 teleconference is for the CASAC to finalize its draft 
advisory report on the Agency's Risk and Exposure Assessment.
    Technical Contact: Any questions concerning EPA's Integrated 
Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria (Second External 
Review Draft) should be directed to Dr. Jee Young Kim in EPA's Office 
of Research and Development at 919-541-4157 or [email protected]. 
Any questions concerning EPA's Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support 
the Review of the SO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards: First Draft should be

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directed to Dr. Stephen Graham in EPA's Office of Air and Radiation at 
919-541-4344 or [email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-ORD's Integrated Science 
Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria (Second External Review 
Draft) can be accessed at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=190346. EPA-OAR's Risk and Exposure Assessment to 
Support the Review of the SO2 Primary National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards: First Draft will be available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/so2/s_so2_index.html. Agendas and materials in 
support of the CASAC meeting and teleconference will be available on 
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the 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 5 minutes per speaker, with no more 
than a total of 1 hour for all speakers. Interested parties should 
contact Dr. Stallworth, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) by July 
25, 2008 at the contact information noted above, to be placed on the 
public speaker list for this meeting. Written Statements: Written 
statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by July 25, 2008, 
so that the information may be made available to the 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 (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 Dr. Stallworth 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 11, 2008.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
 [FR Doc. E8-13843 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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