[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 39 (Monday, March 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9206-9207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4141]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9120-4]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel 
Meeting and CASAC Teleconference

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 of the Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide Review Panel to 
peer review EPA's Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of 
the Carbon Monoxide Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards: 
Second External Review Draft and EPA's Policy Assessment for the Review 
of the Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards: External 
Review Draft. The chartered CASAC will subsequently hold a public 
teleconference to review and approve the Panel's reports.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Monday, March 22, 2010 from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 8 
a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time). The public teleconference will be held 
on April 19, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the Marriott at 
Research Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 27703, 
telephone (919) 941-6200. The April 19, 2010 teleconference will be 
conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
submit a written or brief oral statement or wants further information 
concerning the March 22 and 23, 2010 meeting may contact Ms. Kyndall 
Barry, 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-
9868; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at [email protected]. For 
information on the CASAC teleconference on April 19, 2010, please 
contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at the 
above listed address; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9867 or e-mail 
at [email protected]. General information concerning the CASAC 
and the CASAC documents can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463 5 U.S.C., App. 2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that the 
CASAC Carbon Monoxide Panel will hold a public meeting to peer review 
two draft documents related to the NAAQS review for carbon monoxide and 
that the chartered CASAC will hold a public teleconference to review 
and approve the Panel's draft reports. 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 Panel and chartered CASAC 
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 Standard (NAAQS) for the six ``criteria'' 
air pollutants, including carbon monoxide (CO). EPA is conducting 
scientific assessments to

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review the primary (health-based) NAAQS for CO. CASAC has previously 
provided consultative advice on EPA's Plan for Review of the National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide, the first document 
in this review of the CO NAAQS. CASAC held a public meeting in Chapel 
Hill, North Carolina on May 12-13, 2009 (as announced in 74 FR 15265-
15266) to review the first draft Integrated Science Assessment for 
Carbon Monoxide and provide consultative advice on the Carbon Monoxide 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Risk 
and Exposure Assessment. CASAC reviewed the second draft Integrated 
Science Assessment for Carbon Monoxide and the first draft Risk and 
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the Carbon Monoxide 
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards during the November 16-
17, 2009 public meeting (as announced in 74 FR 54042-54043). The CASAC 
advisory reports are available on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
    The purpose of the March 22 and 23, 2010 meeting is for the CASAC 
Panel to conduct peer reviews of the Risk and Exposure Assessment to 
Support the Review of the Carbon Monoxide Primary National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards: Second External Review Draft and the Policy 
Assessment for the Review of the Carbon Monoxide National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards: External Review Draft recently issued by EPA's 
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR). The purpose of the Policy Assessment 
is to ``bridge the gap'' between the scientific information and the 
judgments required of the Administrator in determining whether it is 
appropriate to retain or revise the carbon monoxide standards. The 
draft Policy Assessment builds upon the key scientific and technical 
information contained in the Agency's final Integrated Science 
Assessment for Carbon Monoxide (January 2010), as well as the Risk and 
Exposure Assessment. The chartered CASAC will review and approve the 
Panel's draft reports by a public conference call on April 19, 2010.
    Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning EPA's Risk and 
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the Carbon Monoxide 
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Second External Review 
Draft or Policy Assessment for the Review of the Carbon Monoxide 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards: External Review Draft should be 
directed to Dr. Deirdre Murphy, OAR, [email protected] or (919) 
541-0729 or Dr. Ines Pagan, OAR, at [email protected] or (919) 541-
5469.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Both EPA-OAR's Risk and Exposure 
Assessment to Support the Review of the Carbon Monoxide Primary 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Second External Review Draft 
and Policy Assessment for the Review of the Carbon Monoxide National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards: External Review Draft will be available 
at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/co/s_co_index.html. The 
agenda and other materials for the CASAC meetings will be posted on the 
SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
    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 March 22 
and 23, 2010 meeting, interested parties should notify Ms. Kyndall 
Barry, DFO, by e-mail no later than March 15, 2010. To be placed on the 
public speaker list for the April 19, 2010 teleconference, interested 
parties should notify Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no later 
than April 13, 2010. Individuals making oral statements will be limited 
to five minutes per speaker. Written Statements: Written statements for 
the March 22 and 23, 2010 meeting should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by March 15, 2010, so that the information may be made available 
to the CASAC Panel for its consideration prior to this meeting. Written 
statements for the April 19, 2010 meeting should be received in the SAB 
Staff Office by April 13, 2010. Written statements should be supplied 
to the appropriate 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 Ms. Barry 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: February 23, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-4141 Filed 2-26-10; 8:45 am]
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