[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64334-64335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25791]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL--9743-3]
Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the CASAC Ozone Review Panel to discuss its
draft reviews of four EPA documents: Integrated Science Assessment for
Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (Third External Review Draft--
June 2012), Health Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First
External Review Draft--Updated August
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2012), Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External
Review Draft--Updated August 2012), and Policy Assessment for the
Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (First
External Review Draft--August 2012).
DATES: The CASAC Ozone Review Panel teleconference will be held on
Monday, November 5, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will take place by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the public teleconference may contact
Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone
at (202) 564-2073 or email 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: The CASAC was established pursuant to the
Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C.
7409D(d)(2), to 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 the strategies to attain and
maintain air quality standards and to prevent significant deterioration
of air quality. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The
CASAC Ozone Review 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 ozone. EPA is
currently reviewing the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-
based) NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel held a face-to-
face meeting on September 11-13, 2012 (as noticed in 77 FR 46755-46756)
to review four EPA documents: Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone
and Related Photochemical Oxidants (Third External Review Draft--June
2012), Health Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External
Review Draft--Updated August 2012), Welfare Risk and Exposure
Assessment for Ozone (First External Review Draft--Updated August
2012), and Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (First External Review Draft--August
2012). Information about these review activities may be found on the
CASAC Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac. Pursuant to FACA and EPA
policy, notice is hereby given that the CASAC Ozone Review Panel will
hold a follow-up public teleconference to discuss its draft reviews of
these four EPA documents.
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 for a federal advisory committee to
consider pertaining to EPA's charge to the panel 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
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 public teleconference will be limited to three
minutes. Interested parties should contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO,
in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted
above by October 29, 2012, to be placed on the list of public speakers
for the teleconference.
Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the
DFO via email at the contact information noted above by October 29,
2012 for the teleconference 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 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 Dr. Holly Stallworth at
(202) 564-2073 or stallworth.holly@epa.gov. To request accommodation of
a disability, please contact Dr. Stallworth preferably at least ten
days prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible
to process your request.
Dated: October 10, 2012.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-25791 Filed 10-18-12; 8:45 am]
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