[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58713-58714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23945]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10001-58-OA]


Notification of a Public Meeting of the Chartered Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public face-to-face meeting of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC). The CASAC will discuss its Draft Report on 
EPA's Policy Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter (External Review 
Draft--September 2019) and will peer review EPA's Integrated Science 
Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (External 
Review Draft--September 2019) and EPA's Policy Assessment for the 
Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (External 
Review Draft).

DATES: The public face-to-face meeting will be held on Tuesday, 
December 3, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET), Wednesday, December 
4, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET), Thursday, December 5, 2019, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET), and Friday, December 6, 2019, from 
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (ET).

ADDRESSES: The public face-to-face meeting will be held at the Embassy 
Suites by Hilton Raleigh Durham Research Triangle, 201 Harrison Oaks 
Boulevard, Cary, North Carolina 27513.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning these public meetings may contact Mr. 
Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), 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 CASAC website at http://www.epa.gov/casac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) was 
established under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) 
(42 U.S.C. 7409) as a scientific advisory committee. The CASAC provides 
independent advice, information and recommendations on the scientific 
and technical aspects of air quality criteria and the National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The CASAC shall also: Advise the EPA 
Administrator of areas in which additional knowledge is required to 
appraise the adequacy and basis of existing, new, or revised NAAQS; 
describe the research efforts necessary to provide the required 
information; advise the EPA Administrator on the relative contribution 
to air pollution concentrations of natural as well as anthropogenic 
activity; and advise the EPA Administrator of any adverse public 
health, welfare, social, economic, or energy effects which may result 
from various strategies for attainment and maintenance of such NAAQS. 
The CAA requires that the Agency, at five-year intervals, review and 
revise, as appropriate, the air quality criteria and the NAAQS for the 
six ``criteria'' air pollutants, including particulate matter and 
ozone. EPA is currently reviewing the NAAQS for particulate matter and 
the NAAQS for ozone.
    The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The Chartered 
CASAC will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB 
Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 
notice is hereby given that the Chartered CASAC will hold a public 
face-to-face meeting to discuss its Draft Report on EPA's Policy 
Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
(NAAQS) for Particulate Matter (External Review Draft--September 2019) 
and to peer review

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EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical 
Oxidants (External Review Draft--September 2019) and EPA's Policy 
Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (External Review Draft).
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the Policy 
Assessment for the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
for Particulate Matter (External Review Draft--September 2019) should 
be directed to Dr. Scott Jenkins ([email protected]). Any technical 
questions concerning the Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and 
Related Photochemical Oxidants (External Review Draft--September 2019) 
should be directed to Dr. Tom Luben ([email protected]) and Dr. 
Meredith Lassiter ([email protected]). Any technical questions 
concerning the Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards (External Review Draft) should be 
directed to Dr. Deirdre Murphy ([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 relevant comments on the topic of this 
advisory activity, including the charge to the CASAC and the EPA review 
documents, for the CASAC 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 to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the 
technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment 
should follow the instructions below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: Individuals or groups requesting an oral 
presentation during the face-to-face meeting will be limited to five 
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 November 26, 2019, to be 
placed on the list of public speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by CASAC 
members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via 
email) at the contact information noted above by November 26, 2019. 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 
websites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal 
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted 
to the CASAC website. 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: October 22, 2019.
Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-23945 Filed 10-31-19; 8:45 am]
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