[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 19613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07921]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9909-21-OAR]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean 
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Ozone 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 CASAC and the CASAC Ozone Review Panel to provide additional 
time, if needed, for the CASAC and Panel to complete deliberations 
announced for their May 28, 2014 teleconference.

DATES: If additional time is needed following the May 28, 2014 
teleconference, CASAC and the CASAC Panel will hold a teleconference on 
Monday, June 2, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    Location: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the public teleconference 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. 
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 ozone.
    For purposes of the review of the ozone air quality criteria for 
health and welfare, the EPA established the CASAC Ozone National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards Review Panel. 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 teleconference to provide additional time, if needed, for the 
CASAC and Panel to complete deliberations announced for their May 28, 
2014 teleconference. As stated in the March 13, 2014 (79 FR 14246) 
Federal Register notice, the purpose of the May 28, 2014 teleconference 
is to review and finalize draft letters reviewing the three EPA draft 
documents cited in the March 13, 2014 notice. The EPA's draft documents 
were prepared as part of the agency's review of the National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The CASAC and the Panel will 
comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 
procedural policies.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: There will be no additional 
meeting materials for the June 2, 2014 teleconference. It will be held 
only if additional time is needed following the May 28, 2014 
teleconference. For the May 28, 2014 teleconference, CASAC's draft 
letters, agenda and other materials, including background materials 
from EPA, will be accessible through the calendar link on the blue 
navigation bar at http://www.epa.gov/casac/.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: The two teleconferences will 
be conducted as one complete meeting. As stated in the March 13, 2014 
notice, public comments will be taken for the May 28, 2014 
teleconference according to the procedures enumerated therein. The June 
2, 2014 teleconference time is being reserved only if insufficient time 
is available on the May 28, 2014 teleconference.
    Accessibility: 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: April 1, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-07921 Filed 4-8-14; 8:45 am]
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