[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65223-65224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27160]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL 9936-15-OA]
Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee Secondary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards Review Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur
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 Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Secondary National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Sulfur to peer review EPA's Integrated Review Plan (IRP) for the
Secondary (welfare-based) National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur.
DATES: The CASAC Secondary NAAQS Review Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen
and Sulfur will hold a teleconference on Tuesday December 1, 2015 from
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
Location: The public teleconference will take place by telephone
only.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain information concerning the public meeting may contact Dr. Sue
Shallal, 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) 564-2057 or at [email protected]. General information
about the CASAC, as well as any updates concerning the teleconference
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), in part 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 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 and oxides of sulfur. EPA is currently reviewing the secondary
(welfare-based) ambient air quality standards for oxides of nitrogen
and sulfur and has requested CASAC advice. Accordingly, the SAB Staff
Office solicited nominations for the CASAC Secondary NAAQS Review Panel
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur on March 27, 2014 (79 FR 17147-
17149). Membership of the Panel is listed at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommitteesSubcommittees/Secondary%20NAAQS%20Review%20Panel%20for%20Oxides%20of%20Nitrogen%20and%20Sulfur. EPA will develop several documents in support of its review
of the secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and
sulfur, drafts of which will be subject to review by the CASAC panel.
These documents include the Integrated Review Plan (IRP) for the
secondary NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, the Integrated
Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Ecological
Criteria; a Risk and Exposure Assessment (REA), as warranted; and the
Policy Assessment (PA).
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the
CASAC Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards Review Panel for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur will hold a public teleconference to peer
review EPA's Integrated Review Plan (IRP) for the Secondary (welfare-
based) National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen
and Oxides of Sulfur. The CASAC Panel will comply with the provisions
of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the
Integrated Review Plan (IRP) for the Secondary (welfare-based) National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of
Sulfur should be directed to Ms. Ginger Tennant
([email protected]), EPA Office Air Quality Planning and
Standards.
Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the teleconference, 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 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 Dr. Sue Shallal, DFO, in writing (preferably via email)
at the contact information noted above by November 17, 2015 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 November 17,
2015 so that the information may be made available to the 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 Dr. Sue Shallal at the
contact information provided above. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Dr. Shallal preferably at least ten days
prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: October 15, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-27160 Filed 10-23-15; 8:45 am]
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