Science Advisory Board Staff Office; EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting (Teleconference) of the Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee, 11113-11114 [E8-3933]
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Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information concerning the Consumer
Products Environmental Partnerships
Program, contact Mr. Bruce Moore, U.S.
EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Sector Policies and Programs
Division, Natural Resources and
Commerce Group (E143–03), Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711,
telephone number: (919) 541–5460, fax
number (919) 541–3470, e-mail address:
moore.bruce@epa.gov. If you plan to
attend the meeting, please submit your
name and affiliation by e-mail or by
telephone to Mr. Moore no later than
Thursday, March 13, 2008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
Docket. EPA has established a docket
for this program under Docket ID
Number EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0142.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the EPA Docket Center, Public Reading
Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the Air
Docket is (202) 566–1742.
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II. Background
EPA envisions that the consumer
products of interest to the working
group will encompass a wide array of
personal care products, household
cleaners, automotive aftermarket
chemicals, non-agricultural pesticides,
non-industrial adhesives and sealants,
aerosol spray paints, architectural
coatings, and other formulated products.
These products are used by consumers
in and around homes, offices, schools,
and in a variety of other settings. These
important products can enhance the
quality of life of consumers, make
household chores easier, and have
beneficial health functions through
control of household pests and
pathogens in and around living spaces.
However, as these products are used,
stored, and are disposed of, some or all
of their ingredients evaporate and enter
the air. One concern that has been
raised is the effect of household and
institutional consumer product use on
indoor air quality. In addition to
personal exposure during use, consumer
products also contribute to ground-level
ozone formation, have solid waste and
groundwater impacts due to disposal of
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spent packaging, are sources of fine
particulate matter through secondary
aerosol formation, and in some cases
can contribute to stratospheric ozone
depletion and global warming.
Furthermore, increased use of
nanomaterials in consumer products is
an emerging issue. With such potential
multimedia and multipollutant impacts,
consumer products are ripe for
additional environmental attention.
Since the late 1980s, a substantial
segment of these products (e.g.,
architectural coatings, aerosol coatings,
and many categories of household and
institutional consumer products) have
been regulated intensely by EPA and
several States for purposes of
controlling ground-level ozone
formation through limits placed on the
volatile organic compound content of
the products. We commend the States
and the consumer products and coatings
industries for their cooperative efforts to
reduce ozone formation resulting from
use of these products. Furthermore,
some manufacturers voluntarily have
improved the environmental
performance of their products over the
years. However, other potential
environmental effects generally have not
been addressed.
The EPA believes that consumer
choice in the marketplace can be an
effective means of bringing about
change in the environmental
performance of household and
institutional products. Key elements of
such a market-based approach include
educating consumers and making
information available concerning the
environmental attributes of the products
they use. We also believe that reliable
information concerning the degree of
environmental stewardship exhibited by
consumer products and coatings
manufacturers should play a role in
consumers’ purchasing decisions. For
this information to be useful,
manufacturers who are good
environmental stewards should be
recognized in a manner that is readily
apparent to the consumer in the
marketplace.
III. Structure of the Meeting
The EPA envisions this meeting to
consist of three major phases: (1)
Presentation of background information
on consumer products, existing
stewardship programs, constraints on
environmental marketing claims, and
EPA’s initial thoughts on a few possible
partnership approaches; (2) several
concurrent breakout sessions to explore
these approaches; and (3) formation of
the Consumer Products Partnerships
Working Group, including subgroups for
specific approaches.
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Dated: February 26, 2008.
Jennifer N. Edmonds,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC); Notification of
Public Advisory Committee Meeting
(Teleconference) of the Ambient Air
Monitoring & Methods (AAMM)
Subcommittee
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
announces a public teleconference of
the Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods
(AAMM) Subcommittee of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
to conduct a consultation concerning
ambient air monitoring issues related to
the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for lead, including
issues associated with alternative lead
indicators.
DATES: The teleconference meeting will
be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2008,
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wishes to
obtain the teleconference call-in number
and access code; submit a written or
brief oral statement (three minutes or
less); or receive further information
concerning this teleconference meeting,
must contact Mr. Fred Butterfield,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Mr.
Butterfield may be contacted at the EPA
Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; or 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 SAB can be found on the EPA
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/casac
or https://www.epa.gov/sab, respectively.
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 or Act) (42
U.S.C. 7409) as an independent
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scientific advisory committee. The
CASAC provides 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 chartered under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The SAB Staff
Office established the CASAC AAMM
Subcommittee in 2004 as a standing
subcommittee to provide the EPA
Administrator, through the CASAC,
with advice and recommendations, as
necessary, on topical areas related to
ambient air monitoring, methods and
networks. The Subcommittee complies
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 lead.
The current review of the Lead NAAQS
was initiated in early 2005. In December
2007, the CASAC Lead Review Panel
met to conduct a review of the Advance
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR)
on the NAAQS for Lead. The Lead Panel
also reviewed the Agency’s Final Lead
Staff Paper and the Final Lead Risk
Assessment Report. The CASAC’s report
to the EPA Administrator concerning
this review (EPA–CASAC–08–007,
dated January 22, 2008) is posted on the
CASAC Web page that can be accessed
at the URL address provided above.
In this report, the CASAC noted that
Agency staff, in its Final Lead Staff
Paper, had recommended that the
Administrator consider retaining lead in
total suspended particulates (Pb-TSP) as
the indicator for ambient lead. While,
historically, the Lead NAAQS has relied
on TSP samples for quantifying ambient
lead concentrations, the CASAC
recommended that EPA should
transition to lead in PM10 (Pb-PM10)
sampling for quantifying ambient lead
concentrations. In particular, the
CASAC observed that Pb-PM10 is a
much more accurate and precisely
measured indicator and represents the
fraction of lead that is more relevant for
human exposures. Furthermore, the
CASAC noted that there is a greater
availability of Pb-PM10 samplers than
Pb-TSP samplers throughout the U.S.
Additionally, the CASAC found the
existing Pb-TSP network inadequate in
its ability to characterize population
exposures, conditions around large
sources, and concentrations at typical
ambient concentrations in many parts of
the country. CASAC also indicated in
the letter that its AAMM Subcommittee
would be better-suited to provide advice
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on lead monitoring and network design
issues. Accordingly, the purpose of this
public teleconference meeting is for the
Subcommittee to conduct a consultation
with Agency staff on several draft EPA
documents relating to the ambient air
monitoring of Pb-PM10, including
options for the Lead NAAQS indicator,
a draft Federal Reference Method (FRM)
for Pb-PM10, lead monitoring network
design, and sampling frequency. The
SAB Staff Office has developed the
consultation as a mechanism to provide
early input and advice to EPA on
technical issues that should be
considered in the development of
regulations, guidelines, or technical
guidance before the Agency has taken a
position.
Technical Contacts: Any technical
questions concerning these Lead
NAAQS indicator and ambient air
monitoring issues can be directed to Mr.
Kevin Cavender, OAQPS, at phone:
(919) 541–2364, or e-mail:
cavender.kevin@epa.gov; or to Mr.
Lewis Weinstock, OAQPS, at phone:
(919) 541–3661, or e-mail:
weinstock.lewis@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: On
or about March 3, 2008, the Agency will
post the documents to be discussed
during this consultation on the EPA
Technology Transfer Network (TTN)
Web page for the Lead NAAQS, ‘‘Lead
(Pb)—Documents from Current
Review—Technical Documents,’’ found
at: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/
standards/pb/s_pb_cr_td.html. In
addition, the Agency will announce the
availability of these materials, to
include the process for submitting
public comments on these documents,
by means of a separate Federal Register
notice to be published around the first
week in March. Furthermore, a copy of
the draft agenda and other materials for
this CASAC teleconference will be
posted on the SAB Web site at: https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
WebCASAC/recentadditions prior to the
meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the CASAC AAMM
Subcommittee to consider on the topics
included in this advisory activity and/
or the group conducting the activity.
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 30
minutes for all speakers. Interested
parties should contact Mr. Butterfield,
DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail),
by March 18, 2008, at the contact
information noted above, to be placed
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on the list of public speakers for this
meeting. Written Statements: Written
statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by March 21, 2008, so
that the information may be made
available to the Subcommittee for its
consideration prior to this
teleconference. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO
electronically via e-mail (acceptable file
formats: Adobe PDF, MS Word,
WordPerfect, 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: February 25, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; EPA Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of Public Advisory Committee
Meeting (Teleconference) of the Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods (AAMM)
Subcommittee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of
the Ambient Air Monitoring & Methods (AAMM) Subcommittee of the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) to conduct a consultation
concerning ambient air monitoring issues related to the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for lead, including issues
associated with alternative lead indicators.
DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 25,
2008, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code; submit a
written or brief oral statement (three minutes or less); or receive
further information concerning this teleconference meeting, must
contact Mr. Fred Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Mr.
Butterfield may be contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; or 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 SAB can be found on the EPA
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/casac or https://www.epa.gov/sab,
respectively.
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 or Act) (42 U.S.C. 7409) as an
independent
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scientific advisory committee. The CASAC provides 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 chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The SAB Staff Office established
the CASAC AAMM Subcommittee in 2004 as a standing subcommittee to
provide the EPA Administrator, through the CASAC, with advice and
recommendations, as necessary, on topical areas related to ambient air
monitoring, methods and networks. The Subcommittee complies 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 lead. The
current review of the Lead NAAQS was initiated in early 2005. In
December 2007, the CASAC Lead Review Panel met to conduct a review of
the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the NAAQS for Lead.
The Lead Panel also reviewed the Agency's Final Lead Staff Paper and
the Final Lead Risk Assessment Report. The CASAC's report to the EPA
Administrator concerning this review (EPA-CASAC-08-007, dated January
22, 2008) is posted on the CASAC Web page that can be accessed at the
URL address provided above.
In this report, the CASAC noted that Agency staff, in its Final
Lead Staff Paper, had recommended that the Administrator consider
retaining lead in total suspended particulates (Pb-TSP) as the
indicator for ambient lead. While, historically, the Lead NAAQS has
relied on TSP samples for quantifying ambient lead concentrations, the
CASAC recommended that EPA should transition to lead in PM10 (Pb-PM10)
sampling for quantifying ambient lead concentrations. In particular,
the CASAC observed that Pb-PM10 is a much more accurate and precisely
measured indicator and represents the fraction of lead that is more
relevant for human exposures. Furthermore, the CASAC noted that there
is a greater availability of Pb-PM10 samplers than Pb-TSP samplers
throughout the U.S. Additionally, the CASAC found the existing Pb-TSP
network inadequate in its ability to characterize population exposures,
conditions around large sources, and concentrations at typical ambient
concentrations in many parts of the country. CASAC also indicated in
the letter that its AAMM Subcommittee would be better-suited to provide
advice on lead monitoring and network design issues. Accordingly, the
purpose of this public teleconference meeting is for the Subcommittee
to conduct a consultation with Agency staff on several draft EPA
documents relating to the ambient air monitoring of Pb-PM10, including
options for the Lead NAAQS indicator, a draft Federal Reference Method
(FRM) for Pb-PM10, lead monitoring network design, and sampling
frequency. The SAB Staff Office has developed the consultation as a
mechanism to provide early input and advice to EPA on technical issues
that should be considered in the development of regulations,
guidelines, or technical guidance before the Agency has taken a
position.
Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning these Lead
NAAQS indicator and ambient air monitoring issues can be directed to
Mr. Kevin Cavender, OAQPS, at phone: (919) 541-2364, or e-mail:
cavender.kevin@epa.gov; or to Mr. Lewis Weinstock, OAQPS, at phone:
(919) 541-3661, or e-mail: weinstock.lewis@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: On or about March 3, 2008, the
Agency will post the documents to be discussed during this consultation
on the EPA Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Web page for the Lead
NAAQS, ``Lead (Pb)--Documents from Current Review--Technical
Documents,'' found at: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pb/s_
pb_cr_td.html. In addition, the Agency will announce the availability
of these materials, to include the process for submitting public
comments on these documents, by means of a separate Federal Register
notice to be published around the first week in March. Furthermore, a
copy of the draft agenda and other materials for this CASAC
teleconference will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebCASAC/recentadditions prior to
the meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC
AAMM Subcommittee to consider on the topics included in this advisory
activity and/or the group conducting the activity. 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 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested
parties should contact Mr. Butterfield, DFO, in writing (preferably via
e-mail), by March 18, 2008, at the contact information noted above, to
be placed on the list of public speakers for this meeting. Written
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff
Office by March 21, 2008, so that the information may be made available
to the Subcommittee for its consideration prior to this teleconference.
Written statements should be supplied to the DFO electronically via e-
mail (acceptable file formats: Adobe PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, 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: February 25, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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