[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14246-14247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05530]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9907-90-OA]
Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Ozone Review
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
Chartered CASAC and the CASAC Ozone Review Panel to review and finalize
CASAC draft letters on three EPA documents: (1) Health Risk and
Exposure Assessment for Ozone--Second External Review Draft (January
2014); (2) Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone--Second
External Review Draft (January 2014); and (3) Policy Assessment for the
Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards--Second
External Review Draft (January 2014).
DATES: The CASAC teleconference will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The public teleconference will be conducted 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 [email protected]. 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.
7409(d)(2), 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 shall also 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 of
adverse effects which may result from various strategies to attain and
maintain air quality standards. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory
Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C., App. 2. 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's draft documents for CASAC review were prepared
as part of the agency's review of the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the
Chartered CASAC augmented with additional experts, known as the CASAC
Ozone Review Panel, will hold a public teleconference to review and
finalize its letters on the three EPA documents cited above. The CASAC
and the CASAC Ozone 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. EPA is
currently reviewing the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-
based) NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC reviewed the first drafts of the
EPA's Health Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone (First External
Review Draft--Updated August 2012) and Welfare Risk and Exposure
Assessment for Ozone (First External
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Review Draft--Updated August 2012). CASAC's comments on both of these
documents are reported in a letter to the EPA Administrator, dated
November 19, 2012 (EPA-CASAC-13-002). CASAC also reviewed the first
draft of the EPA's Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (First External Review Draft--
August 2012) as reported in a letter to the EPA Administrator, dated
November 26, 2012 (EPA-CASAC-13-003).
Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the Health
Risk and Exposure Assessment for Ozone--Second External Review Draft
(January 2014) or concerning the Welfare Risk and Exposure Assessment
for Ozone--Second External Review Draft (January 2014) should be
directed to Dr. Bryan Hubbell ([email protected]). Any questions
concerning the Policy Assessment for the Review of the Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards--Second External Review Draft (January
2014) should be directed to Ms. Susan Lyon Stone ([email protected]).
Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the draft
letters, 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
committee or review materials. Input from the public to the CASAC will
have the most impact if it provides specific scientific, technical
information or analysis or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of
the technical information for the CASAC's consideration. 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 meeting will be limited to three minutes.
Interested parties should contact Dr. Stallworth, DFO, in writing
(preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by May
19, 2014 to be placed on the list of public speakers for the
teleconference. Written Statements: Written statements should be
submitted to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above
by May 19, 2014 for the teleconference so that the information may be
made available to the CASAC Panel 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 public 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 [email protected]. To request accommodation of
a disability, please contact Dr. Stallworth preferably at least ten
days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: March 5, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-05530 Filed 3-12-14; 8:45 am]
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