[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4693-4694]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01723]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9905-98-OA]


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 EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public meeting of the CASAC Ozone Review Panel to conduct a peer review 
of three draft EPA documents: (1) Health Risk and Exposure Assessment 
for Ozone--Second External Review Draft (January 2014), (2) Welfare 
Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone--Second External Review Draft 
(January 2014) and (3) Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards--Second External Review Draft 
(January 2014).

DATES: The CASAC Ozone Review Panel meeting will be held on Tuesday, 
March 25, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time), Wednesday, 
March 26, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and on 
Thursday, March 27, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the public meeting may contact Dr. Holly 
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 
564-2073 or email at [email protected]. General information 
concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CASAC was established pursuant to the 
Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
7409D(d)(2), to provide advice, information, and recommendations to the 
Administrator on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related 
to the criteria for air quality standards, research related to air 
quality, sources of air pollution, and the strategies to attain and 
maintain air quality standards and to prevent significant deterioration 
of air quality. The CASAC 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 
chartered CASAC augmented with additional experts, known as the CASAC 
Ozone Review Panel, will hold a public meeting to peer review EPA's 
draft documents referenced above. These EPA draft documents are 
prepared as part of the agency's review of the National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
    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. EPA is 
currently reviewing the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-
based) NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC previously reviewed EPA's Health Risk 
and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External Review Draft--Updated 
August 2012) and Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First 
External Review Draft--Updated August 2012). CASAC's comments on both 
of these documents are reported in a letter to the EPA Administrator, 
dated November 19, 2012 (EPA-CASAC-13-

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002). CASAC also previously reviewed EPA's Policy Assessment for the 
Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (First 
External Review Draft--August 2012) as reported in a letter to the EPA 
Administrator, dated November 26, 2012 (EPA-CASAC-13-003).
    The CASAC Ozone Review Panel will comply with the provisions of 
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the Health 
Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone--Second External Review Draft 
(January 2014) or concerning the Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment 
for Ozone--Second External Review Draft (January 2014) should be 
directed to Dr. Bryan Hubbell ([email protected]). Any questions 
concerning the Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards--Second External Review Draft (January 
2014) should be directed to Ms. Susan Lyon Stone ([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 relevant comments for a federal 
advisory committee to consider pertaining to EPA's charge to the 
committee or review materials. Input from the public to the CASAC will 
have the most impact if it provides specific scientific, technical 
information or analysis or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of 
the technical information for the CASAC's consideration. Members of the 
public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal 
Officer directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups 
requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to 
five minutes. Interested parties should contact Dr. Stallworth, DFO, in 
writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above 
by March 13, 2014, to be placed on the list of public speakers for the 
meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be submitted to 
the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by March 13, 
2014 for the meeting so that the information may be made available to 
the CASAC Panel 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. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post public 
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 material 
will not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder.
    Accessibility: The public can view the March 25-27, 2014 meeting 
via a non-interactive webcast that will be broadcast on the internet. 
The connection information to view the meeting via webcast will be 
provided on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac in advance of 
the meeting. For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact Dr. Holly Stallworth at (202) 564-2073 or 
[email protected]. To request accommodation of a disability, 
please contact Dr. Stallworth preferably at least ten days prior to the 
meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: January 16, 2014.
Christopher Zarba,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-01723 Filed 1-28-14; 8:45 am]
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