[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17538-17539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06958]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9908-90-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean 
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Oxides of 
Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the 
Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC 
Oxides of Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
(NAAQS) Review Panel to discuss its draft reviews of EPA's Integrated 
Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Nitrogen Dioxide (External Review Draft) and Integrated Science 
Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (External 
Review Draft--November 2013).

DATES: The teleconference will be held on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    Location: The public teleconference will be held by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public

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teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO), via telephone at (202) 564-2050 or at [email protected]. 
General information about the CASAC, as well as any updates concerning 
the meeting announced in this notice, may 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. 
7409(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 nitrogen. EPA is currently reviewing the primary 
(health-based) NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), as an 
indicator for health effects caused by the presence of oxides of 
nitrogen in the ambient air.
    For purposes of the review of the oxides of nitrogen air quality 
criteria for health and the primary NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide, the 
CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
Review Panel was formed following a request for public nominations of 
experts (77 FR 63827-63828) and met on March 12-13, 2014 (as noticed in 
79 FR 8701-8703) to peer review EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for 
Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (External Review Draft--November 
2013) and Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide (External Review Draft). 
Information about these review activities may be found on the CASAC Web 
site at http://www.epa.gov/casac. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 
notice is hereby given that the Chartered CASAC and the CASAC Oxides of 
Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel will hold a public teleconference 
to discuss its draft reviews of these two EPA documents. The CASAC 
Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel and the CASAC will comply 
with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 
procedural policies.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the 
Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria 
(External Review Draft--November 2013) should be directed to Dr. Molini 
Patel ([email protected]) and technical questions concerning the 
Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide (External Review Draft) should be 
directed to Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple ([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. Interested members of the public may 
submit relevant written or oral information on the topic of this 
advisory activity, and/or the group conducting the activity, for the 
CASAC to consider during the advisory process. 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 on a public teleconference will be limited to 
three minutes. 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. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via 
email) at the contact information noted above by April 30, 2014 to be 
placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written 
statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact 
information noted above by April 30, 2014 so that the information may 
be made available to the Panel 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. Aaron Yeow at (202) 
564-2050 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior 
to each meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

    Dated: March 20, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
 Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-06958 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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