[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8701-8703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03180]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9906-63-OAR]
Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary 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
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meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides
of Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Review Panel to peer review EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA)
for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (External Review Draft--
November 2013) and Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide (External Review
Draft).
DATES: The CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel meeting
will be on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time) and on Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn
Durham Southpoint, 7007 Fayetteville Road, Durham, North Carolina.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain information concerning the public meeting 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 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 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.
For purposes of the review of the oxides of nitrogen air quality
criteria for health and the primary NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide, the
CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Review Panel was formed following a request for public nominations of
experts (77 FR 63827, October 17, 2012). Pursuant to FACA and EPA
policy, notice is hereby given that the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen
Primary NAAQS Review Panel will hold a public meeting to peer review
EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen--
Health Criteria (External Review Draft--November 2013) and Integrated
Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Nitrogen Dioxide (External Review Draft). The CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen
Primary NAAQS Review Panel and the CASAC will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural
policies.
The CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel previously
provided individual consultative comments on EPA's Draft Plan for the
Development of the Integrated Science Assessment for Nitrogen Oxides--
Health Criteria (May 2013) as reported in a letter to the EPA
Administrator, dated June 18, 2013 (EPA-CASAC-13-006).
Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the
Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria
(External Review Draft--November 2013) should be directed to Dr. Molini
Patel ([email protected]) and technical questions concerning the
Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide (External Review Draft) should be
directed to Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple ([email protected]).
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. 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 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 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. Interested parties
should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via email)
at the contact information noted above by March 5, 2014 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 March 5, 2014 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 Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202)
564-2050 or [email protected]. 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.
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Dated: February 5, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-03180 Filed 2-12-14; 8:45 am]
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