[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18230-18231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9122]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8894-4]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the 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) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean 
Air Scientific Advisory Committee Particulate Matter Review Panel (the 
CASAC PM Review Panel) to review and approve its draft letters on three 
EPA documents: Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter--
First External Review Draft, Dec 2008; PM NAAQS: Scope and Methods Plan 
for Health 88Risk and Exposure Assessment (February 2009); and PM 
NAAQS: Scope and Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact Assessment 
(February 2009) developed for the PM National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS) review.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Thursday May 7, 2009 
from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the CASAC public teleconference may 
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 can 
be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.

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 CASAC 
will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 
Office procedures.
    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 particulate 
matter (PM). EPA conducts scientific assessments to determine both 
primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) standards for each 
of these pollutants.
    The CASAC PM Review Panel will hold a public teleconference on May 
7, 2009 to review and approve draft letters reviewing three EPA draft 
documents supporting EPA's review of the PM National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard: (1) Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate 
Matter--First External Review Draft, Dec 2008; (2) PM NAAQS: Scope and 
Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment (February 2009); 
and (3) PM NAAQS: Scope and Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact 
Assessment (February 2009).
    The CASAC PM Panel previously held a public meeting on April 1-2, 
2009 (announced in 74 FR 7688-7689) to review these documents. The 
purpose of the May 7, 2009 teleconference is to

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review and approve the CASAC PM Panel's draft letters on the above-
referenced documents.
    Additional information about the CASAC PM panel's review and advice 
in support of EPA's NAAQS review for PM can be found on the CASAC Web 
site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebProjectsbyTopicCASAC!OpenView.
    Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning EPA's Integrated 
Science Assessment for Particulate Matter should be directed to Dr. 
Lindsay Stanek at [email protected] or 919-541-7792. Any questions 
concerning EPA's Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure 
Assessment should be directed to Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple at [email protected] or 919-541-4605. Any questions concerning 
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and 
Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact Assessment (February 2009) 
should be directed to Ms. Vicki Sandiford at [email protected] or 
919-541-2629.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The CASAC panel draft reports, 
teleconference agenda, and other materials for the teleconference will 
be placed on the CASAC Web site prior to the meeting at http://www.epa.gov/casac. Select the calendar link on the left to access 
agenda and meeting materials for May 7, 2009. The Integrated Science 
Assessment for Particulate Matter: First External Review Draft 
(December 2008) is available at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=201805. Both of the PM NAAQS Scope and Methods 
Plans (February 2009) are available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_2007_pd.html.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for 
consideration on the topics included in this advisory activity. Oral 
Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the May 7, 2009 
teleconference meeting, interested parties should notify Dr. Holly 
Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no later than May 1, 2009. Individuals 
making oral statements will be limited to three minutes per speaker. 
Written Statements: Written statements for the May 7, 2009 
teleconference should be received in the SAB Staff Office by May 1, 
2009 so that the information may be made available to the CASAC Panel 
for its consideration prior to this meeting. 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). Submitters are asked 
to provide versions of each document submitted with and without 
signatures, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents 
with signatures on its Web sites.
    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 teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible 
to process your request.

    Dated: April 15, 2009.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-9122 Filed 4-20-09; 8:45 am]
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