[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 95137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31217]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9957-38-OA]
Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Oxides of
Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) 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 Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC
Oxides of Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) Review Panel to discuss the CASAC draft review of EPA's Policy
Assessment for the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide (External Review Draft--September 2016).
DATES: The teleconference will be held on Tuesday, January 24, 2017,
from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The public teleconference will be held by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain information concerning the public teleconference may contact Mr.
Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail
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 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 any
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 oxides of nitrogen. EPA is currently reviewing the primary
(health-based) NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), as an
indicator for health effects caused by the presence of oxides of
nitrogen in the ambient air.
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the
Chartered CASAC and the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review
Panel will hold a public teleconference to discuss the CASAC draft
review of the EPA's Policy Assessment for the Review of the Primary
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide (External
Review Draft--September 2016). The Chartered CASAC and CASAC Oxides of
Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel will comply with the provisions of
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the Policy
Assessment for the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide (External Review Draft--September 2016)
should be directed to Dr. Scott Jenkins ([email protected]), EPA
Office of Air and Radiation.
Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review
documents, agenda and other materials will be accessible on the CASAC
Web site 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. Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral information on the topic of this
advisory activity, and/or the group conducting the activity, for the
CASAC to consider during the advisory process. 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: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation on a public
teleconference will be limited to three 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 January 17, 2017, to be placed on the list of public
speakers. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to
the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by January 17,
2017, so that the information may be made available to the Committee/
Panel members for their consideration. 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 Mr. Aaron Yeow at the
contact information provided above. 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: December 19, 2016.
Khanna Johnston,
Acting Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-31217 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am]
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