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Staff Office (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–9867.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Advisory Council on
Clean Air Compliance Analysis
(Council) is a Federal advisory
committee chartered under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The Council is
charged with providing advice,
information and recommendations to
the Agency on the economic issues
associated with programs implemented
under the Clean Air Act and its
Amendments. Pursuant to a requirement
under section 812 of the 1990 Clean Air
Act Amendments, EPA conducts
periodic studies to assess the benefits
and the costs of the Clean Air Act. The
Council has been the chief reviewing
body for these studies and has issued
advice on a retrospective study issued
in 1997, a prospective study issued in
1999, and, since 2003, analytic
blueprints for a second prospective
study on the costs and benefits of clean
air programs covering the years 1990–
2020. EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation
(OAR) is proceeding to implement past
advice offered by the Council on its
forthcoming ‘‘Second Prospective
Analysis.’’ OAR’s Web site on these
section 812 studies may be found at
https://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/.
The Council teleconference will
provide an opportunity for members to
receive an update from EPA/OAR on the
status of its Second Prospective
Analysis. Council members will discuss
whether any additional advisory
activities are needed prior to OAR’s
issuance of a full draft report. The
meeting agenda and any background
materials will be posted on the SAB
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab
prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Members of the public may submit
relevant written or oral information for
the Council to consider during the
advisory process. Oral Statements: In
general, individuals or groups
requesting an oral presentation at a
public teleconference will be limited to
three minutes per speaker with no more
than a total of fifteen minutes for all
speakers. Interested parties should
contact the DFO, contact information
provided above, in writing via e-mail at
least by June 22, 2006, in order to be
placed on the public speaker list.
Meeting Accommodations: For
information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please
contact Dr. Holly Stallworth at (202)
343–9867, or via e-mail at
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accommodation of a disability, please
contact Dr. Stallworth, preferably at
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: June 7, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC); Notification of a
Public Advisory Committee Meeting of
the CASAC Lead Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
meeting of the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee’s (CASAC) Lead
Review Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer
review of EPA’s Air Quality Criteria for
Lead (Second External Review Draft),
Volumes I and II (EPA/600/R–05/
144aB–bB, May 2006); and to conduct a
consultation on the Agency’s Analysis
Plan for Human Health and Ecological
Risk Assessment for the Review of the
Lead National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (Draft, May 31, 2006).
DATES: The meeting will be held from
8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday,
June 28, 2006, through 12 p.m. (Eastern
Time) on Thursday, June 29, 2006.
Location: The meeting will take place
at the Marriott at Research Triangle
Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham,
NC, 27703, Phone: (919) 941–6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or brief oral statement
(five minutes or less) or wants further
information concerning this meeting
must contact Mr. Fred Butterfield,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/
voice mail: (202) 343–9994; fax: (202)
233–0643; or e-mail at:
butterfield.fred@epa.gov. General
information concerning the CASAC or
the EPA Science Advisory Board can be
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found on the EPA Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: EPA is in the process of
updating, and revising where
appropriate, the air quality criteria
document (AQCD) for lead. Section
109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
requires that EPA carry out a periodic
review and revision, as appropriate, of
the air quality criteria and the national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants,
including lead. On December 1, 2005,
EPA’s National Center for
Environmental Assessment National,
Research Triangle Park (NCEA–RTP),
within the Agency’s Office of Research
and Development (ORD), made available
for public review and comment a
revised draft document, Air Quality
Criteria for Lead (First External Review
Draft), Volumes I and II (EPA/600/R–05/
144aA–bA). This first draft Lead air
quality criteria document (AQCD)
represented a revision to the previous
EPA document, Air Quality Criteria for
Lead, EPA–600/8–83/028aF–dF
(published in June 1986) and an
associated supplement (EPA–600/8–89/
049F) published in 1990. Under CAA
sections 108 and 109, the purpose of the
revised AQCD is to provide an
assessment of the latest scientific
information on the effects of ambient
lead on the public health and welfare,
for use in EPA’s current review of the
NAAQS for lead. Detailed summary
information on the revised draft AQCD
for lead is contained in a previous EPA
Federal Register notice (70 FR 72300,
December 2, 2005).
EPA is soliciting advice and
recommendations from the CASAC by
means of a peer review of the revised
draft Lead AQCD. The CASAC, which is
comprised of seven members appointed
by the EPA Administrator, was
established under section 109(d)(2) of
the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) (42
U.S.C. 7409) as an independent
scientific advisory committee, in part to
provide advice, information and
recommendations on the scientific and
technical aspects of issues related to air
quality criteria and NAAQS under
sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The
CASAC is a Federal advisory committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C., App. Earlier this year, the SAB
Staff Office established a CASAC Lead
Review Panel to provide EPA with
advice and recommendations
concerning lead in ambient air. The
Panel complies with the provisions of
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff
Office procedural policies.
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This meeting is a continuation of the
CASAC Lead Review Panel’s peer
review of the current draft Lead AQCD.
The Lead Panel met in a public meeting
on February 28 and March 1, 2006 to
conduct its initial peer review of the
first draft Lead AQCD. The report from
that meeting, dated April 26, 2006, is
posted on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/casac-06-005.pdf.
In addition, in conjunction with its
preparation of the Lead Staff Paper,
EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS), within the
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), on
May 31, 2006 released a draft Analysis
Plan for Human Health and Ecological
Risk Assessment for the Review of the
Lead National Ambient Air Quality
Standards. The purpose of this analysis
plan is to outline the scope, approaches,
and methods that Agency staff are
planning to use for the human health
and ecological risk assessments for lead.
This plan also highlights key issues in
the estimation of human health and
ecological exposure and risks posed by
lead under existing air quality levels
(‘‘as is’’ exposures and health risks).
Furthermore, this analysis plan is
intended to facilitate consultation with
the CASAC, as well as public review, for
the purpose of obtaining advice on the
overall scope, approaches, and key
issues in advance of the completion of
such analyses and presentation of
results in the first draft Lead Staff Paper.
Technical Contact: Any questions
concerning the second draft Lead AQCD
should be directed to Dr. Lori White,
NCEA–RTP, at phone: (919) 541–3146,
or e-mail: white.lori@epa.gov. Any
questions concerning the Analysis Plan
for Human Health and Ecological Risk
Assessment for the Review of the Lead
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards should be directed to Ms.
Ginger Tennant, OAQPS, at phone:
(919) 541–4072, or e-mail:
tennant.ginger@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The
Air Quality Criteria for Lead (Second
External Review Draft), Volumes I and
II (May 2005) can be accessed via the
Agency’s NCEA Web site at: https://
cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/
recordisplay.cfm?deid=154041. The
Analysis Plan for Human Health and
Ecological Risk Assessment for the
Review of the Lead National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (Draft, May 31,
2006) can be accessed via EPA’s
Technology Transfer Network (TTN)
Web Site at: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/
naaqs/standards/pb/s_pb_cr_pd.html.
In addition, a copy of the draft agenda
for this meeting will be posted on the
SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/
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in advance of this CASAC Lead Review
Panel meeting. Other meeting materials,
including the charge to the CASAC Lead
Review Panel, will be posted on the
SAB Web site prior to this meeting at:
https://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/
casac_lead_review_panel.htm.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the CASAC Lead Review
Panel to consider during the advisory
process. Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public meeting will be
limited to five minutes per speaker,
with no more than a total of one hour
for all speakers. Interested parties
should contact Mr. Butterfield, DFO, in
writing (preferably via e-mail), by June
21, 2006, at the contact information
noted above, to be placed on the public
speaker list for this meeting. Written
Statements: Written statements should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by
June 23, 2006, so that the information
may be made available to the Panel for
their consideration prior to this meeting.
Written statements should be supplied
to the DFO in the following formats: one
hard copy with original signature, and
one electronic copy via e-mail
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat
PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM–
PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Mr.
Butterfield at the phone number or email address noted above, preferably at
least ten days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: June 7, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC); Notification of a
Public Meeting of the CASAC
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
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announces a public meeting of the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC) to provide input on the
Agency’s process for reviewing National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for criteria air pollutants.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 1
to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday,
June 29, 2006.
Location: The meeting will take place
at the Marriott at Research Triangle
Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham,
NC, 27703, Phone: (919) 941–6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wishes to
submit written or brief oral comments
(three minutes or less) or wants further
information concerning this meeting
must contact Mr. Fred Butterfield,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/
voice mail: (202) 343–9994; fax: (202)
233–0643; or e-mail at:
butterfield.fred@epa.gov. General
information concerning the CASAC or
the EPA Science Advisory Board can be
found on the EPA Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The CASAC, which is
comprised of seven members appointed
by the EPA Administrator, was
established under section 109(d)(2) of
the Clean Air Act (CAA) (42 U.S.C.
7409) as an independent scientific
advisory committee, in part to provide
advice, information and
recommendations on the scientific and
technical aspects of issues related to air
quality criteria and NAAQS under
sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The
CASAC is a Federal advisory committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C., App.
On December 15, 2005, the EPA
Deputy Administrator initiated a review
of the process that the Agency uses to
periodically review and revise, as
appropriate, the air quality criteria and
NAAQS for the six criteria air
pollutants, pursuant to section 109(d)(1)
of the CAA. In response to the Agency’s
request, on February 17, 2006 the SAB
Staff Office Director solicited individual
input from current and former CASAC
members into this review of the NAAQS
review process. These individual
responses, which were compiled by the
SAB Staff Office and provided to the
Agency from March 16 to March 29,
2006, are available on the SAB Web site
at URL: https://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/
epa_rev_naaqs_rev_proc.htm. On April
3, 2006, EPA made publicly-available a
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Meeting of the CASAC Lead 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 meeting of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Lead Review Panel (Panel) to
conduct a peer review of EPA's Air Quality Criteria for Lead (Second
External Review Draft), Volumes I and II (EPA/600/R-05/144aB-bB, May
2006); and to conduct a consultation on the Agency's Analysis Plan for
Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for the Review of the Lead
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Draft, May 31, 2006).
DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on
Wednesday, June 28, 2006, through 12 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday,
June 29, 2006.
Location: The meeting will take place at the Marriott at Research
Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC, 27703, Phone: (919)
941-6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or brief oral statement (five minutes or less) or
wants further information concerning this meeting must contact Mr. Fred
Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-
9994; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: butterfield.fred@epa.gov.
General information concerning the CASAC or the EPA Science Advisory
Board can be found on the EPA Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: EPA is in the process of
updating, and revising where appropriate, the air quality criteria
document (AQCD) for lead. Section 109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
requires that EPA carry out a periodic review and revision, as
appropriate, of the air quality criteria and the national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants,
including lead. On December 1, 2005, EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment National, Research Triangle Park (NCEA-RTP),
within the Agency's Office of Research and Development (ORD), made
available for public review and comment a revised draft document, Air
Quality Criteria for Lead (First External Review Draft), Volumes I and
II (EPA/600/R-05/144aA-bA). This first draft Lead air quality criteria
document (AQCD) represented a revision to the previous EPA document,
Air Quality Criteria for Lead, EPA-600/8-83/028aF-dF (published in June
1986) and an associated supplement (EPA-600/8-89/049F) published in
1990. Under CAA sections 108 and 109, the purpose of the revised AQCD
is to provide an assessment of the latest scientific information on the
effects of ambient lead on the public health and welfare, for use in
EPA's current review of the NAAQS for lead. Detailed summary
information on the revised draft AQCD for lead is contained in a
previous EPA Federal Register notice (70 FR 72300, December 2, 2005).
EPA is soliciting advice and recommendations from the CASAC by
means of a peer review of the revised draft Lead AQCD. The CASAC, which
is comprised of seven members appointed by the EPA Administrator, was
established under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act)
(42 U.S.C. 7409) as an independent scientific advisory committee, in
part to provide advice, information and recommendations on the
scientific and technical aspects of issues related to air quality
criteria and NAAQS under sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is
a Federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. Earlier this year, the
SAB Staff Office established a CASAC Lead Review Panel to provide EPA
with advice and recommendations concerning lead in ambient air. The
Panel complies with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB
Staff Office procedural policies.
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This meeting is a continuation of the CASAC Lead Review Panel's
peer review of the current draft Lead AQCD. The Lead Panel met in a
public meeting on February 28 and March 1, 2006 to conduct its initial
peer review of the first draft Lead AQCD. The report from that meeting,
dated April 26, 2006, is posted on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/casac-06-005.pdf.
In addition, in conjunction with its preparation of the Lead Staff
Paper, EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS),
within the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), on May 31, 2006 released
a draft Analysis Plan for Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment
for the Review of the Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The
purpose of this analysis plan is to outline the scope, approaches, and
methods that Agency staff are planning to use for the human health and
ecological risk assessments for lead. This plan also highlights key
issues in the estimation of human health and ecological exposure and
risks posed by lead under existing air quality levels (``as is''
exposures and health risks). Furthermore, this analysis plan is
intended to facilitate consultation with the CASAC, as well as public
review, for the purpose of obtaining advice on the overall scope,
approaches, and key issues in advance of the completion of such
analyses and presentation of results in the first draft Lead Staff
Paper.
Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the second draft Lead
AQCD should be directed to Dr. Lori White, NCEA-RTP, at phone: (919)
541-3146, or e-mail: white.lori@epa.gov. Any questions concerning the
Analysis Plan for Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for the
Review of the Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards should be
directed to Ms. Ginger Tennant, OAQPS, at phone: (919) 541-4072, or e-
mail: tennant.ginger@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The Air Quality Criteria for
Lead (Second External Review Draft), Volumes I and II (May 2005) can be
accessed via the Agency's NCEA Web site at: https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/
cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=154041. The Analysis Plan for Human Health
and Ecological Risk Assessment for the Review of the Lead National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (Draft, May 31, 2006) can be accessed via
EPA's Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Web Site at: https://
www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/s_pb_cr_pd.html. In addition, a
copy of the draft agenda for this meeting will be posted on the SAB Web
site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab (under the ``Agendas'' subheading) in
advance of this CASAC Lead Review Panel meeting. Other meeting
materials, including the charge to the CASAC Lead Review Panel, will be
posted on the SAB Web site prior to this meeting at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_lead_review_panel.htm.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC
Lead Review Panel to consider during the advisory process. Oral
Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes per
speaker, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers.
Interested parties should contact Mr. Butterfield, DFO, in writing
(preferably via e-mail), by June 21, 2006, at the contact information
noted above, to be placed on the public speaker list for this meeting.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB
Staff Office by June 23, 2006, so that the information may be made
available to the Panel for their consideration prior to this meeting.
Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in the following
formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy
via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS
Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP
format).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Butterfield at the
phone number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: June 7, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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