Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference Meeting of the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee CASAC Ozone Review Panel, 12998-12999 [E8-4826]

Download as PDF 12998 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 11, 2008 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8540–8] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Carbon Monoxide NAAQS Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. yshivers on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Carbon Monoxide (CO) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel (CASAC Panel) to conduct a consultation on EPA’s Draft Integrated Plan for Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide (March 2008). DATES: The CASAC Panel will meet by public telephone from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to obtain further information concerning this public teleconference may contact: Ms. Kyndall Barry, 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– 9868; fax: (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at: barry.kyndall@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC or the EPA SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) 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. CASAC provides advice, information and recommendations on the scientific and technical aspects of air quality criteria and national ambient air quality standards (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. The Panel will comply 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:44 Mar 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 criteria and the NAAQS for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including carbon monoxide. EPA is currently reviewing the primary (health-based) NAAQS for CO. The current primary NAAQS for CO was first promulgated in 1971 and retained in 1985 and 1994. The purpose of this public teleconference meeting of the CASAC CO Review Panel is to provide consultative advice on the Agency’s Draft Integrated Plan for Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide (March 2008). Background information about the CASAC CO review activities and about the formation of the CASAC CO Panel was published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2007 (72 FR 58078–58080). Availability of Meeting Materials: The Draft Integrated Plan for Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Carbon Monoxide (March 2008) will be available on the EPA’s Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/ naaqs/standards/co/s_co_index.html. For questions and information regarding the Agency’s draft document, please contact Ms. Chris Trent at (919) 541– 5337 or trent.chris@epa.gov. The agenda and other materials for this CASAC teleconference will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/ sab/ prior to the meeting. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for consideration on the topics included in this advisory 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 Ms. Barry, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), by April 1, 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 the same date, so that the information may be made available to the CASAC Panel for its consideration prior to this teleconference. 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 formats: Adobe Acrobat 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 Ms. Barry at PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: March 4, 2008. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. E8–4825 Filed 3–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8540–7] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference Meeting of the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee CASAC Ozone Review Panel 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 meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel (Panel) to hold follow-on discussions concerning the Final Rule for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Friday, March 28, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to obtain the teleconference meeting callin 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 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 E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1 yshivers on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 11, 2008 / Notices 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 CASAC Ozone Review Panel consists of the seven CASAC members supplemented by subject-matter-experts. The Panel provides advice and recommendations to EPA concerning ground-level ozone and related photochemical oxidants in ambient air. The Panel 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 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including ambient ozone. Pursuant to sections 108 and 109 of the Act, EPA is in the process of reviewing the ozone NAAQS, which the Agency most recently revised in July 1997. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel last met in March 2007 to review the Agency’s Final Ozone Staff Paper and, in particular, to offer additional, unsolicited advice to EPA on the chapters in this document concerning the primary (human health-related) and secondary (welfare effects-related) Ozone NAAQS. The purpose of such advice was to advise EPA as it developed its Proposed Rule for the NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC’s letter to the Administrator from that teleconference review (EPA–CASAC– 07–002, dated March 26, 2007) is posted on the CASAC’s Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/casac. On June 20, 2007, EPA released the Proposed Rule for the NAAQS for Ozone. The purpose of this teleconference meeting is for the Panel to hold followon discussions concerning the Final Rule for the NAAQS for ozone and, prospectively, to offer additional, unsolicited advice to the EPA Administrator on this final rule. Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the Agency’s Final Rule for the NAAQS for ozone should be directed to Dr. David McKee, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), at phone: (919) 541–5288, or e-mail: mckee.dave@epa.gov. Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA’s Final Rule for the NAAQS for ozone will be posted on or before March 12, 2008 on the Agency’s ‘‘Ground-level Ozone—Regulatory Actions’’ Web site at: https://epa.gov/air/ozonepollution/ actions.html. A copy of the draft agenda VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:44 Mar 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 and other materials for this CASAC teleconference meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ WebCASAC/recentadditions prior to the teleconference meeting. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC Ozone Review Panel to consider 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 21, 2008, at the contact information noted above, to be placed on the list of public speakers for this teleconference meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 25, 2008, so that the information may be made available to the Panel for its consideration prior to this teleconference meeting. 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 teleconference meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: March 5, 2008. Anthony F. Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. E8–4826 Filed 3–10–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8540–6] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference and Face-to-Face Meeting of the Drinking Water Committee Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 12999 (SAB) Staff Office announces two meetings of the SAB Drinking Water Committee (DWC): A public teleconference to discuss the Waterborne Diseases—Measures to Link Drinking Water Programs to Public Health Outcomes (Measures) and a faceto-face meeting to review Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3 (CCL3) Draft document. DATES: The SAB will hold the public teleconference on April 2, 2008. The teleconference will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). A face-toface meeting will be held on April 23, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and will continue on April 24, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time). The April 2, 2008 teleconference will be conducted by phone only. The April 23–24, 2008 faceto-face meeting will be held at the SAB Conference Center, 1025 F Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain general information concerning this public teleconference or meeting should contact Dr. Sue Shallal, 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) 343–9977; fax: (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at: shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web Site at: https://www.epa.gov/ sab. ADDRESSES: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given that the EPA SAB Drinking Water Committee will hold a public teleconference to provide a consultation on the Waterborne Diseases—Measures to Link Drinking Water Programs to Public Health Outcomes document and a face-to-face meeting to review its Draft Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3 document. Background: EPA’s Office of Water has requested that the SAB conduct a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12998-12999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4826]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference Meeting of the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee CASAC Ozone Review Panel

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 
meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone 
Review Panel (Panel) to hold follow-on discussions concerning the Final 
Rule for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Friday, March 28, 
2008, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to 
obtain the teleconference meeting 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 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 CASAC Ozone Review Panel 
consists of the seven CASAC members supplemented by subject-matter-
experts. The Panel provides advice and recommendations to EPA 
concerning ground-level ozone and related photochemical oxidants in 
ambient air. The Panel 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 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the six ``criteria'' 
air pollutants, including ambient ozone. Pursuant to sections 108 and 
109 of the Act, EPA is in the process of reviewing the ozone NAAQS, 
which the Agency most recently revised in July 1997. The CASAC Ozone 
Review Panel last met in March 2007 to review the Agency's Final Ozone 
Staff Paper and, in particular, to offer additional, unsolicited advice 
to EPA on the chapters in this document concerning the primary (human 
health-related) and secondary (welfare effects-related) Ozone NAAQS. 
The purpose of such advice was to advise EPA as it developed its 
Proposed Rule for the NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC's letter to the 
Administrator from that teleconference review (EPA-CASAC-07-002, dated 
March 26, 2007) is posted on the CASAC's Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/casac. On June 20, 2007, EPA released the Proposed Rule for 
the NAAQS for Ozone.
    The purpose of this teleconference meeting is for the Panel to hold 
follow-on discussions concerning the Final Rule for the NAAQS for ozone 
and, prospectively, to offer additional, unsolicited advice to the EPA 
Administrator on this final rule.
     Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the Agency's Final 
Rule for the NAAQS for ozone should be directed to Dr. David McKee, EPA 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), at phone: (919) 
541-5288, or e-mail: mckee.dave@epa.gov.
     Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA's Final Rule for the NAAQS 
for ozone will be posted on or before March 12, 2008 on the Agency's 
``Ground-level Ozone--Regulatory Actions'' Web site at: https://epa.gov/
air/ozonepollution/actions.html. A copy of the draft agenda and other 
materials for this CASAC teleconference meeting will be posted on the 
SAB Web site at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebCASAC/
recentadditions prior to the teleconference meeting.
     Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC 
Ozone Review Panel to consider 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 21, 2008, at the contact information noted above, to 
be placed on the list of public speakers for this teleconference 
meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in 
the SAB Staff Office by March 25, 2008, so that the information may be 
made available to the Panel for its consideration prior to this 
teleconference meeting. 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 teleconference meeting, to give EPA as much time as 
possible to process your request.

    Dated: March 5, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-4826 Filed 3-10-08; 8:45 am]
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