[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 227 (Friday, November 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62307-62308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28407]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8985-8]


EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a 
Meeting of the Health Effects Subcommittee of the Advisory Council on 
Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public face-to-face meeting of the Health Effects Subcommittee (HES) of 
the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council). The 
HES, supplemented with additional members from the Council, will review 
technical assessments related to health benefits analyses and 
uncertainty analyses to support of the Office of Air and Radiation's 
Second Section 812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean Air Act.

DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, December 15, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, December 16, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the SAB Conference Center 
at 1025 F Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information about this meeting may contact Dr. Marc 
Rigas, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice 
mail: (202) 343-9978 or at [email protected]. General information 
about the Council may be found on the Council Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that the 
Health Effects Subcommittee (HES) of the Advisory Council on Clean Air 
Compliance Analysis (Council) will hold a public meeting to evaluate 
draft documents regarding Human Health Benefits and Uncertainty 
Analyses to Support the Second Section 812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the 
Clean Air Act. The Council was established in 1991 pursuant to the 
Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1990 (see 42 U.S.C. 7612) to provide 
advice, information and recommendations on technical and economic 
aspects of analyses and reports EPA prepares on the impacts of the CAA 
on the public health, economy, and environment of the United States. 
The Council is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under FACA. The 
HES will provide advice through the Council and will comply with the 
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 
policies.
    Pursuant to Section 812 of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, EPA 
conducts periodic studies to assess benefits and costs of the EPA's 
regulatory actions under the Clean Air Act. The Council has provided 
advice on an EPA retrospective study published in 1997 and an EPA 
prospective study completed in 1999. EPA initiated a second prospective 
study to evaluate the costs and benefits of EPA Clean Air programs for 
years 1990-2020. The Council has previously provided advice on analytic 
blueprints for this study. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation is now 
nearing completion of the analytical work for the second prospective 
study. The December 15-16, 2009 meeting will provide the HES the 
opportunity to review the technical documents pertaining to human 
health benefits as well as uncertainty in the benefits and costs 
estimates.
    Technical Contacts: The Office of Air and Radiation technical 
contact for the Second Section 812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean 
Air Act is Mr. Jim DeMocker at (202) 564-1673 or [email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA draft documents (Benefits 
Analyses to Support the Second Section 812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the 
Clean Air Act--Draft (Chapter 1: Introduction and Chapter 2: Human 
Health Benefits) and Uncertainty Analyses to Support the Second Section 
812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean Air Act--Draft)

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may be found at: http://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/prospective2.html.
    The meeting agenda for December 15-16, 2009 and any background 
materials will be posted on the Council Web site (http://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa) prior to the meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the HES to 
consider on the topics of this advisory activity and/or the group 
conducting the activity. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or 
groups requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be 
limited to five minutes per speaker, with no more than one hour for all 
speakers. Interested parties should contact Dr. Rigas at the contact 
information provided above by December 8, 2009, to be placed on the 
public speaker list for the December 15-16, 2009 meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by December 8, 2009, so that the information may be 
made available to the HES for their consideration prior to this 
meeting. Written statements should be supplied to Dr. Rigas via e-mail 
to [email protected] (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS 
Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files). Submitters are requested to 
provide two versions of each document submitted with and without 
original 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. Marc Rigas at (202) 
343-9978, or via e-mail at [email protected], preferably at least ten 
(10) days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: November 19, 2009.
Vanessa T. Vu,
 Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E9-28407 Filed 11-25-09; 8:45 am]
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