[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51807-51808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20840]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9192-1]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) 
Ambient Air Methods and Monitoring Subcommittee (AAMMS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public teleconference 
on September 15, 2010, of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee 
(CASAC) Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods Subcommittee (AAMMS or 
Subcommittee) to provide advice on EPA's white paper, Approach for the 
Development of a New Federal Reference Method for Lead (Pb) in Total 
Suspended Particulates (TSP).

DATES: The teleconference will be held on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by phone 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 teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, 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) 564-2050; fax 
(202) 565-2098; 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 AAMMS will hold a public meeting to provide advice on EPA's white 
paper, Approach for the Development of a New Federal Reference Method 
for Lead (Pb) in Total Suspended Particulates (TSP). 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 AAMMS 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 lead. In 
November 2008, EPA published the final rule for the NAAQS for lead (73 
FR 66934), revising the primary standard from 1.5 [micro]g/m\3\ to 0.15 
[micro]g/m\3\, and setting the secondary standard equal to the primary 
standard. The indicator for the Lead NAAQS did not change and remains 
as lead in total suspended particles (Pb-TSP). The Federal Reference 
Method (FRM) for Pb-TSP (40 CFR part 50, Appendix G) was promulgated in 
1979 and is based on Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS). There 
is a need for a new FRM due to advances in analytical measurement 
technologies, such as improved analytical sensitivity, more efficient 
extraction methods, and new analytical instrumentation. EPA has 
developed the white paper, Approach for the Development of a New 
Federal Reference Method (FRM) for Lead (Pb) in Total Suspended 
Particles (TSP), which outlines the approach for the development a new 
FRM for lead. The AAMMS has been asked to provide advice on several 
issues in the white paper including: Extraction methods, analytical 
methods, validation and testing, and inter-laboratory variability.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning EPA's white 
paper can be directed to Ms. Joann Rice, OAQPS, at [email protected] 
or (919) 541-3372.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The Agency review document is 
posted on the EPA Technology Transfer Network Web site on the 
respective page for Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center at 
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/casacinf.html. Prior to the 
teleconference, the agenda and other materials for the CASAC AAMMS 
teleconference will be accessible through the calendar link on the blue 
navigation bar at http://www.epa.gov/casac/.
    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.

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    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. Each person making an oral statement should 
consider providing written comments as well as their oral statement so 
that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. 
Interested parties should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing 
(preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above by 
September 8, 2010 to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email 
at the contact information noted above by September 8, 2010 for the 
teleconference so that the information may be made available to the 
AAMMS members for their consideration. Written statements should be 
supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 
MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 
format. Submitters are requested to provide versions of signed 
documents, 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 Mr. Yeow 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 16, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-20840 Filed 8-20-10; 8:45 am]
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