[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14245-14246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05524]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9907-89-OA]


Notification of Public Teleconferences of the Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces three public teleconferences of the 
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Air Monitoring and 
Methods Subcommittee (AMMS) to conduct a review of the scientific and 
technical aspects of a draft document that supports a recommendation to 
adopt the Nitric Oxide (NO)-Chemiluminescence method as a second 
Federal Reference Method (FRM) for measuring Ozone.

DATES: The three CASAC AMMS public teleconferences will be held on 
Thursday, April 3, 2014; Tuesday, April 8, 2014; and, Thursday, June 
12, 2014, with all three occurring from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The three CASAC AMMS public teleconferences will take place 
via telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the CASAC AMMS public teleconferences 
may contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 
Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/
voicemail at (202) 564-2134, fax at (202) 565-2098; 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. The 
CASAC AMMS and the CASAC will comply with the provisions of FACA and 
all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. The CASAC AMMS 
will provide advice to the Administrator through the chartered CASAC. 
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the CASAC 
AMMS will hold three public teleconferences to discuss and deliberate 
on the topic below.

Background

    The EPA is developing scientific and technical documents associated 
with the Ozone (O3) National Ambient Air Quality Standard 
(NAAQS). The O3 NAAQS FRM serves as the standard protocol 
for measuring ambient O3 concentration values. The 
O3 NAAQS FRM is used to assess whether a given geographic 
region is in full regulatory compliance with the appropriate 
O3 NAAQS standard. The O3 NAAQS FRM is also used 
to help assess the operational and laboratory-based performance of 
emerging monitoring technologies. The current O3 NAAQS FRM 
(Ethylene-Chemiluminescence method) is no longer being manufactured, 
and the EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) is proposing 
addition of the Nitric Oxide (NO)-Chemiluminescence method as a second 
FRM for O3. During the April 3, 2014 teleconference call, 
the CASAC AMMS will review the scientific and technical aspects of a 
draft document that supports ORD's recommendation to adopt the NO-
Chemiluminescence method as a second FRM for measuring O3. 
The April 8, 2014 AAMS teleconference will only be held if the 
subcommittee does not complete its deliberations on the topic being 
considered during the April 3, 2014 public teleconference.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning EPA's 
proposal to add the NO-Chemiluminescence method as a second FRM for 
O3 should be directed to Mr. Eric S. Hall, National Exposure 
Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA, 109 
T.W. Alexander Drive, MD E205-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711-
0001, telephone (919) 541-3147 or via email at [email protected].

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    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review 
document, 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. 
The intended use of comments submitted to a federal advisory committee 
is different from the purpose of comments submitted to the EPA's 
program offices. Federal advisory committees and panels, including 
scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. 
Members of the public may submit relevant comments pertaining to the 
group conducting the review to the SAB Staff Office or provide relevant 
comments pertaining to the topics being considered including the charge 
to the CASAC Subcommittee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. 
Input from the public to the CASAC Subcommittee will have the most 
impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or 
analysis for the CASAC Subcommittee 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 DFO directly.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation will be limited to three minutes for the public 
teleconferences. 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. Edward Hanlon, DFO, in writing (preferably 
via email) at the contact information noted above by April 2, 2014, to 
be placed on the list of public speakers for the April 3, 2014 public 
teleconference, and by June 5, 2014, to be placed on the list of public 
speakers for the June 12, 2014 public teleconference.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to Mr. 
Hanlon, DFO, via email at the contact information noted above by April 
2, 2014 for the April 3, 2014 public teleconference, and by June 5, 
2014 for the June 12, 2014 public teleconference so that the 
information may be made available to the AMMS 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. 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 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 Mr. Edward Hanlon at 
(202) 564-2134 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Hanlon preferably at least ten days 
prior to the public meeting and/or teleconference to give EPA as much 
time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: March 5, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-05524 Filed 3-12-14; 8:45 am]
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