[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23809-23810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10287]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9299-5]


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 a public meeting on May 19 
and 20, 2011, of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) 
Ozone Review Panel to conduct a peer review on EPA's Integrated Science 
Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (March 2011 
Draft), and a consultation on EPA's Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure 
Assessment (April 2011 Draft), and Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Welfare Risk and Exposure 
Assessment (April 2011 Draft).

DATES: The CASAC Ozone Review Panel meeting will be held on Thursday, 
May 19, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and on Friday, 
May 20, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Carolina Inn, 211 
Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the May 19 and 20, 2011 public meeting 
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 can 
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 NAAQS Review Panel will hold a public meeting to peer 
review EPA's first external review draft of the Integrated Science 
Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (March 2011) 
(http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/isa/recordisplay.cfm?deid=217463). The Panel 
will also provide consultative advice on two draft EPA documents: Ozone 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for 
Health Risk and Exposure Assessment (April 2011), and Ozone National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Welfare Risk 
and Exposure Assessment (April 2011). These are being prepared as part 
of the review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone. 
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. The 
CASAC Ozone Review Panel previously reviewed EPA's Integrated Review 
Plan for the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Review 
(External Review Draft, September 2009) in a teleconference on November 
13, 2009 (74 FR 54562-54563) as reported in a letter to the EPA 
Administrator, dated December 3, 2009 (EPA-CASAC-10-004).
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the 
Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical 
Oxidants (March 2011) should be directed to Dr. James Brown 
([email protected]). Any technical questions concerning the Ozone 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for

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Health Risk and Exposure Assessment (April 2011) should be directed to 
Mr. John Langstaff ([email protected]). Any technical questions 
concerning the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and 
Methods Plan for Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment (April 2011) 
should be directed to Dr. Travis Smith ([email protected]).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review 
documents, agenda and other materials 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. 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 CASAC will have the most impact if it provides specific 
scientific or technical information or analysis for CASAC panels to 
consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical 
information. Members of the public 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 
meeting, interested parties should notify Dr. Stallworth, DFO, by e-
mail no later than May 12, 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 May 12, 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). 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 CASAC Web site. 
Copyrighted materials will not be posted without explicit permission of 
the copyright holder.
    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: April 22, 2011.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-10287 Filed 4-27-11; 8:45 am]
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