[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1381-1382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-261]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9101-8]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) 
Ozone Review Panel for the Reconsideration of the 2008 NAAQS

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 (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel for the 
Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
(NAAQS) to conduct a review of EPA's proposed rule that reconsiders the 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone set in March 
2008.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Monday, January 25, 
2010 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the 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 
Panel on the Ozone NAAQS Reconsideration will comply 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 ozone.
    From 2005 to 2008, the CASAC Ozone Review Panel conducted 
scientific reviews of EPA's scientific assessments of the health and 
welfare effects of Ozone and other Photochemical Oxidants. This panel 
last met on March 28, 2008 to provide comments on EPA's Final Rule for 
the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone (73 FR 
16436). CASAC advisory reports on this subject are available on the 
CASAC Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebProjectsbyTopicCASAC!OpenView under completed topics, specifically 
Ozone 2005-2008.
    On September 16, 2009, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced her 
decision to reconsider the March 12, 2008 primary and secondary Ozone 
NAAQS to ensure they are scientifically sound and protective of public 
health and the environment. Pursuant to this decision, EPA has proposed 
on January 6, 2009 to set different primary and secondary standards 
than those set in 2008 to provide requisite protection of public health 
and welfare, respectively (see http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/ozone/s_o3_cr_fr.html). Since the proposed standards are based on 
the scientific record from the 2008 rulemaking, including public 
comments and CASAC advice, EPA's Office of Air and Radiation requested 
the former Ozone Review Panel to provide comments and advice on the 
proposed Ozone standards. Accordingly, the SAB Staff Office is 
reconvening the former Ozone Review Panel to provide advice on the 
proposed Ozone NAAQS. This panel is renamed ``Ozone Review Panel for 
the Reconsideration of the 2008 NAAQS.'' The roster for this panel can 
be viewed at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebCASAC/CommitteesandMembership?OpenDocument. The purpose of the January 25, 
2010 teleconference is for this Panel for the Reconsideration of the 
2008 NAAQS to review EPA's proposed rule.
    Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning EPA's proposed rule 
for the NAAQS for Ozone should be directed to Ms. Susan Stone, Office 
of Air and Radiation (OAR) or by e-mail at (919) 541-1146 or 
[email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: A meeting agenda and other 
materials for the meeting will be placed on the CASAC Web site on the 
page reserved for the January 25, 2010 teleconference, accessible 
through the calendar link on the blue navigation bar. The proposed rule 
is available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/ozone/s_o3_cr_fr.html.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information on the group 
conducting the review and the topics included in this advisory 
activity. Oral Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for 
the January 25, 2010 teleconference, interested parties should notify 
Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no later than January 20, 2010. 
Individuals making oral statements will be limited to three minutes per 
speaker. Written Statements: Written statements for the January 25, 
2010 teleconference should be received in the SAB Staff Office by 
January 20, 2010 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

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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: January 5, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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