[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15989-15990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04648]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-11764-01-OA]
Public Meetings of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC) Nitrogen Oxides Panel and the Chartered CASAC
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing two public meetings of the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Nitrogen Oxides
(NOX) Panel and the Chartered CASAC. The purpose of the
CASAC NOX Panel meeting is to provide consultative advice on
the Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for NOX, Volume 2. The purpose of the
Chartered CASAC meeting is to provide advice on the NAAQS review
process.
DATES:
Public meetings: The CASAC NOX Panel will meet on April
16, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. eastern time. The Chartered CASAC will
meet on April 25, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. eastern time.
Comments: See the section titled ``Procedures for providing public
input'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions and deadlines.
ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be conducted virtually. Please refer to
the CASAC website at https://casac.epa.gov for information on how to
attend the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information concerning this notice may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564-2050, or
email at [email protected]. General information about the CASAC, as
well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in this document,
can be found on the CASAC website at https://casac.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: 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 to the EPA Administrator
any new NAAQS and revisions of existing criteria and NAAQS as may be
appropriate. As amended, 5 U.S.C., app. Section 109(d)(1) of the Clean
Air Act (CAA) requires that EPA carry out a periodic review and
revision, as appropriate, of the air quality criteria and the NAAQS for
the six ``criteria'' air pollutants, including NOX. The
CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S. Code 10. The CASAC and CASAC
NOX panel 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 CASAC NOX Panel
will hold a public meeting to provide consultative advice on the IRP
Vol. 2, and the Chartered CASAC will provide advice on the NAAQS review
process.
Availability of meeting materials: All meeting materials, including
the agendas, will be available on the CASAC web page at https://casac.epa.gov.
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 the EPA.
Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the
committee's charge or meeting materials. Input from the public to the
CASAC will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or
technical information or analysis for the CASAC to consider or if it
relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information.
Members of the public wishing to provide comments should follow the
instruction below to submit comments.
Oral statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at the 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. Persons interested in providing
oral statements should contact the DFO, in writing (preferably via
email) at the contact information noted under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, by April 9, 2024, for the April 16, 2024 meeting, and by April
18, 2024, for the April 25, 2024 meeting, to be placed on the list of
registered speakers.
Written statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by CASAC
members, statements should be submitted to the DFO by April 9, 2024,
for consideration at the April 16, 2024 meeting, and by April 18, 2024,
for consideration at the April 25, 2024 meeting. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO at the contact information above via
email. 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
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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 the explicit permission of the
copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact the DFO, at the contact
information noted above, preferably at least ten days before the
meetings, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
V. Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2024-04648 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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