[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 47595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19415]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9185-8]


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 on August 
25, 2010 of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Particulate 
Matter Review Panel (Panel) to discuss its draft letter on the Policy 
Assessment for the Review of Particulate Matter National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards--Second External Review Draft (June 2010).

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the public teleconference may contact 
Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice 
mail (202) 564-2073; fax (202) 565-2098; or e-mail at 
[email protected]. General information concerning the CASAC can 
be found on the EPA Web site at http:[sol][sol]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 2. The Panel 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 
NAAQS for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants, including particulate 
matter (PM). EPA conducts scientific and policy assessments related to 
both primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) standards for 
each of these pollutants. As part of that process, the CASAC 
Particulate Matter Review Panel has been reviewing a series of EPA's 
assessments that provide the basis for EPA rulemaking on particulate 
matter.
    At the August 25, 2010 teleconference, the CASAC Particulate Matter 
Review Panel will discuss its draft letter on the review of EPA's 
Policy Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards--Second External Review Draft (June 
2010). Background information on previous meetings and teleconferences 
of the CASAC Particulate Matter Review Panel may be found in 72 FR 
63177-63178 (November 8, 2007), 74 FR 7688-7689 (February 19, 2009), 74 
FR 46586-46587 (September 10, 2009), 75 FR 8062-8063 (February 23, 
2010), 75 FR19971 (April 16, 2010) and 75 FR 32763-32764 (June 9, 
2010).
    Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning Policy Assessment for 
the Review of Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards--Second External Review Draft (June 2010) should be directed 
to Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple, OAR, at [email protected] or 919-
541-4605.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials (agenda, 
public comments, draft letter to the Administrator) for the August 25, 
2010 teleconference will be placed on the CASAC Web site. To find the 
web page for this meeting, go to the CASAC web page at 
http:[sol][sol]www.epa.gov/casac and click on the calendar link on the 
blue navigational bar on the left hand side.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a 
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. 
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory 
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an 
EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including 
scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. 
Members of the public can submit comments for a federal advisory 
committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. They should send 
their comments directly to the Designated Federal Officer for the 
relevant advisory committee. Oral Statements: In general, individuals 
or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public teleconference 
will be limited to three minutes per speaker. To be placed on the 
public speaker list for the August 25, 2010 teleconference, interested 
parties should notify Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no later 
than August 20, 2010. Written Statements: Written statements for the 
August 25, 2010 teleconference should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by August 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 (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 electronic 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 meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: August 2, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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