[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13362-13363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05758]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9943-70-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee Particulate Matter 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) Particulate Matter (PM) Panel 
to peer review the EPA's Draft Integrated Review Plan (IRP) for the 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter.

DATES: The public teleconference will be held on Monday, May 23, 2016, 
from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public meeting may contact Mr. Aaron 
Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail 
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. 
7409D(d)(2), in part 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 is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. 
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the CASAC 
PM Panel will hold a public meeting to peer review EPA's Draft 
Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
for Particulate Matter. The CASAC PM Panel and the CASAC will comply 
with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 
procedural policies.
    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 PM. EPA is 
currently reviewing the NAAQS for PM. Accordingly, the SAB Staff Office 
solicited nominations for the CASAC PM Panel on February 4, 2015 (80 FR 
6086-6089). Membership of the Panel is listed at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebExternalSubCommitteeRosters?OpenView&committee=CASAC&subcommittee=CASAC Particulate Matter Review Panel (2015-2018).
    EPA will develop several documents in support of its review of the 
NAAQS for PM, drafts of which will be subject to review or consultation 
by the CASAC panel. These documents include the Draft Integrated Review 
Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate 
Matter; an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA); Health and Welfare Risk 
and Exposure Assessment (REA) Planning Documents; Health and/or Welfare 
REAs, as warranted; and a Policy Assessment (PA). The purpose of the 
teleconference announced in this notice is for the CASAC PM Panel to 
peer review the Draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support 
of this meeting will be placed on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac in advance of the meeting. For technical questions 
and information concerning the Draft PM Integrated Review Plan, please 
contact Dr. Scott Jenkins of EPA's Office of Air and Radiation at (919) 
541-1167 or [email protected].
    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. 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 at a 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 May 16, 2016, 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 May 16, 2016, 
so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for 
their consideration. 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

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preferably at least ten days prior to each meeting to give EPA as much 
time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: March 8, 2016.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-05758 Filed 3-11-16; 8:45 am]
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