[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4661-4662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1664]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9258-2]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone 
Review Panel

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 announces two public teleconferences 
of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review 
Panel for the Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard (NAAQS).

DATES: The CASAC teleconferences will be held on Friday, February 18, 
2011 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and on Thursday, March 3, 
2011 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will take place by phone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the teleconferences may contact Dr. 
Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004; via telephone/voice 
mail (202) 546-2073; fax (202) 565-2098; or e-mail at 
[email protected]. General information concerning the CASAC may 
be found on the EPA Web site at  http://www.epa.gov/casac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is 
hereby given that the CASAC Ozone Review Panel will hold two public 
teleconferences to provide additional advice on the strengths and 
limitations of the scientific evidence and technical information for 
EPA's reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone NAAQS. 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 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 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. On April 7, 2008 letter, the 
Panel provided comments on EPA's Final Rule for the National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone (73 FR 16436). The April 7, 
2008 letter (EPA-CASAC-08-009) is one of several CASAC advisory reports 
provided to EPA to support the 2005-2008 Ozone review). The CASAC 
reports are available on the CASAC Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebReportsbyTopicCASAC!OpenView.
    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 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 (75 FR 2938-3052; January 19, 2010). 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 Ozone Review Panel that conducted the 
2005-2008 review to provide comments on EPA's 2010 proposed Ozone 
standards. Accordingly, the SAB Staff Office reconvened the Ozone 
Review Panel to provide advice on the proposed reconsideration of the 
2008 Ozone NAAQS. As discussed in 75 FR 1381-1382, this Panel (renamed 
``Ozone Review Panel for the Reconsideration of the 2008 NAAQS'') held 
a public teleconference on January 25, 2010. A letter dated February 
28, 2010 (EPA-CASAC 10-007), posted at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/610BB57CFAC8A41C852576CF007076BD/$File/EPA-CASAC-10-007-
unsigned.pdf, was transmitted to the EPA Administrator providing 
comment on EPA's proposed reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone standards. 
The purpose of the February 18, 2011 and March 3, 2011 teleconferences 
is for this Panel to respond to additional charge questions from EPA 
regarding reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone NAAQS.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning EPA's charge 
questions may be directed to Susan Stone at [email protected] or 
(919) 541-1146.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda, charge questions and 
any other meeting materials may be found posted at http://www.epa.gov/casac through the calendar link on the blue navigation bar.
    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: To be placed on the 
public speaker list for the February 18, 2011 teleconference, 
interested parties should notify Dr. Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no 
later than February 11, 2011. To be placed on the public speaker list 
for the March 3, 2011 teleconference, interested parties should notify 
Dr. Stallworth no later than February 24, 2011. Individuals making oral 
statements will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Written 
Statements: Written statements for the meeting should be received in 
the SAB Staff Office by February 7, 2011 so that the information may be 
made available to the Panel for its consideration prior to this 
meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO 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).
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr.

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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: January 20, 2011.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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