[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17123-17124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7200]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis 
Augmented for Review of the Report to Congress on Black Carbon

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 a public face-to-face 
meeting of the Black Carbon Review Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 18, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
and April 19, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The Panel meeting will be held at the Omni Shoreham, 2500 
Calvert Street NW., Washington, DC 20008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information regarding this meeting must contact Ms. 
Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Ms. Sanzone may be 
contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
or by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2067; fax at (202) 565-2098; or 
e-mail at [email protected]. General information concerning the 
Council can be found at the EPA Council Web site at http://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa. Any inquiry regarding EPA's Draft Report to 
Congress on Black Carbon should be directed to Erika Sasser, EPA Office 
of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), at [email protected] 
or (919) 541-3889.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis 
(Council) was established pursuant to Section 812 of the Clean Air Act 
(CAA) Amendments of 1990 (codified as 42 U.S.C. 7612) to provide 
independent advice to the Administrator on technical and economic 
aspects of analyses and reports EPA prepares on the impacts of the CAA 
on the public health, economy, and environment of the United States. 
The Council is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and 
EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the Council augmented with 
additional experts (hereafter referred to as the Black Carbon Review 
Panel) will hold a public meeting to review EPA's Draft Report to 
Congress on Black Carbon. The Panel will comply with the provisions of 
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    The October 2009 Interior Appropriations bill (Pub. L. 111-88) 
requires the EPA, in consultation with other Federal agencies, to 
prepare a comprehensive report to Congress on the climate effects of 
black carbon. Black carbon, or soot, results from incomplete combustion 
of organic matter such as fossil fuels and biomass. The report to 
Congress will evaluate and synthesize available information on sources 
of black carbon, impacts of black carbon on global and regional 
climate, and the potential utility and cost-effectiveness of mitigation 
options for reducing climate and public health impacts of black carbon.
    EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) 
requested that the Council review the draft Report to Congress on Black 
Carbon to evaluate the report's scientific rigor, completeness, and 
technical accuracy. To conduct this review, the Council was augmented 
with additional experts in climate modeling and black carbon emissions, 
impacts, and control strategies. Information about formation of the 
Black Carbon Review Panel can

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be found at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/BC%20Report%20to%20Congress?OpenDocument.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda, the EPA Draft Report 
to Congress on Black Carbon, and other meeting materials will be 
available on the Council Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/BC%20Report%20to%20Congress?OpenDocument in advance of the meeting.
    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. Input from the public to the Council 
will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or 
technical information or analysis for Council panels to consider or if 
it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. 
Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the 
Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee 
directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting 
an oral presentation at this public meeting will be limited to five 
minutes per speaker. Interested parties should contact Ms. Stephanie 
Sanzone, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), at the contact 
information noted above, by April 8, 2011 to be placed on the list of 
public speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements 
should be received in the SAB Staff Office by April 8, 2011 so that the 
information may be made available to the Panel for their consideration. 
Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in electronic format 
via e-mail (acceptable file formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS 
Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 
format). It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written 
comments on the Web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. 
Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each 
document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with 
signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public should be aware that 
their personal contact information, if included in any written 
comments, may be posted to the SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will 
not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Ms. Stephanie Sanzone 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: March 16, 2011.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-7200 Filed 3-25-11; 8:45 am]
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