[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30137-30138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12166]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9911-39-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee Augmented Sulfur Oxides 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 Clean 
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Augmented Sulfur Oxides 
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel to 
discuss its draft review of EPA's Integrated Review Plan for the 
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide 
(External Review Draft).

DATES: The CASAC will hold a teleconference on Wednesday, June 11, 
2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 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 and has requested CASAC advice.
    For purposes of the review of the sulfur oxides air quality 
criteria for health and the primary NAAQS for sulfur dioxide, the CASAC 
Augmented Sulfur Oxides Review Panel was formed following a request for 
public nominations of experts (78 FR 43880--43881, July 22, 2013), and 
held a public teleconference on April 22, 2014 (as noticed in 79 FR 
16325-16326) to peer review EPA's Integrated Review Plan for the 
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide 
(External Review Draft- March 2014). Information about this review 
activity may be found on the CASAC Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/SO_2%20Primary%20NAAQS%20Review?OpenDocument.
    Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the 
CASAC Augmented Sulfur Oxides Primary NAAQS Review Panel will hold a 
public teleconference to discuss CASAC's draft review of this EPA 
document. The CASAC Augmented Sulfur Oxides Review Panel 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 Dioxide (External Review Draft--March 2014) should 
be directed to Dr. Michael Stewart ([email protected]).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the teleconference, the 
CASAC draft report, 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 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 Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, in 
writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above 
by June 4, 2014 to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be supplied to Dr. Diana Wong, 
DFO, via email at the contact information noted above by June 4, 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 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

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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: May 13, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-12166 Filed 5-23-14; 8:45 am]
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