[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23809-23810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10287]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9299-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone
Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting on May 19
and 20, 2011, of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Ozone Review Panel to conduct a peer review on EPA's Integrated Science
Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (March 2011
Draft), and a consultation on EPA's Ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure
Assessment (April 2011 Draft), and Ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Welfare Risk and Exposure
Assessment (April 2011 Draft).
DATES: The CASAC Ozone Review Panel meeting will be held on Thursday,
May 19, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and on Friday,
May 20, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Carolina Inn, 211
Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the May 19 and 20, 2011 public meeting
may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004; via telephone/
voice mail (202) 546-2073; fax (202) 565-2098; or e-mail at
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can
be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
Public Law 92-463 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the
CASAC Ozone NAAQS Review Panel will hold a public meeting to peer
review EPA's first external review draft of the Integrated Science
Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (March 2011)
(http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/isa/recordisplay.cfm?deid=217463). The Panel
will also provide consultative advice on two draft EPA documents: Ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for
Health Risk and Exposure Assessment (April 2011), and Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Welfare Risk
and Exposure Assessment (April 2011). These are being prepared as part
of the review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone.
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 an independent scientific advisory committee. CASAC provides
advice, information and recommendations on the scientific and technical
aspects of air quality criteria and national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) under sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC
Panel 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 Ozone. The
CASAC Ozone Review Panel previously reviewed EPA's Integrated Review
Plan for the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Review
(External Review Draft, September 2009) in a teleconference on November
13, 2009 (74 FR 54562-54563) as reported in a letter to the EPA
Administrator, dated December 3, 2009 (EPA-CASAC-10-004).
Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the
Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical
Oxidants (March 2011) should be directed to Dr. James Brown
(brown.james@epa.gov). Any technical questions concerning the Ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for
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Health Risk and Exposure Assessment (April 2011) should be directed to
Mr. John Langstaff (langstaff.john@epa.gov). Any technical questions
concerning the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and
Methods Plan for Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment (April 2011)
should be directed to Dr. Travis Smith (smith.jtravis@epa.gov).
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 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 should send their comments directly
to the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee.
Oral Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the
meeting, interested parties should notify Dr. Stallworth, DFO, by e-
mail no later than May 12, 2011. Individuals making oral statements
will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Written Statements:
Written statements for the meeting should be received in the SAB Staff
Office by May 12, 2011 so that the information may be made available to
the Panel for its consideration prior to this meeting. Written
statements should be supplied to the DFO via e-mail (acceptable file
format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, 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 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 materials 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. Stallworth at the
phone number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: April 22, 2011.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-10287 Filed 4-27-11; 8:45 am]
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