[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16325-16326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06550]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9908-75-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee 
(CASAC) Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review to review the EPA's 
Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft--March 2014).

DATES: The CASAC Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review will hold a 
public teleconference on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The CASAC public teleconference will take place via 
telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the CASAC's public teleconference may 
contact Dr. Diana Wong, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) via telephone 
at (202) 564-2049 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 review air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend any 
new NAAQS and revisions of existing criteria and NAAQS as may be 
appropriate. The CASAC shall also 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 of 
adverse effects which may result from various strategies to attain and 
maintain air quality standards . The CASAC is a Federal Advisory 
Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 
U.S.C., App. 2. 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 oxides of sulfur. EPA is currently reviewing the primary 
(health-based) NAAQS for sulfur dioxide (SO2), as an 
indicator for health effects caused by the presence of oxides of sulfur 
in the ambient air.
    For purposes of the review of the sulfur oxides air quality 
criteria for health and the primary NAAQS for sulfur dioxide, the CASAC 
Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review was formed following a request 
for public nominations of experts (78 FR 43880--43881, July 22, 2013). 
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the CASAC 
Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review will hold a public 
teleconference to peer review EPA's Integrated Review Plan for the 
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide 
(External Review Draft--March, 2014). The CASAC and the CASAC Augmented 
for the Sulfur Oxides Review will comply with the provisions of FACA 
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the 
Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard for Sulfur

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Dioxide (External Review Draft--March 2014) should be directed to Dr. 
Michael Stewart ([email protected]).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the teleconference, 
EPA's Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft--March 
2014), the 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 panel or meeting materials. 
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 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 public teleconferences. Interested parties should 
contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the 
contact information noted above by April 14, 2014 to be placed on the 
list of public speakers for the public teleconference. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be supplied to Dr. Diana Wong, 
DFO, via email at the contact information noted above by April 14, 2014 
for the public teleconference. 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 advisory meetings or teleconferences. 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 Dr. Diana Wong at (202) 
564-2049 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Diana Wong preferably at least ten days 
prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: March 14, 2014.
Christopher Carbo,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-06550 Filed 3-24-14; 8:45 am]
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