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AGENCY: 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) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review E:\FR\FM\25JYN1.SGM 25JYN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 144 / Friday, July 25, 2008 / Notices Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of the EPA’s Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Second Draft. DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 through 2 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. ADDRESSES: The September 9–10, 2008 meeting will take place at the Marriott at Research Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 27703, telephone (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 Dr. Angela Nugent, 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) 343–9981; fax (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC and the CASAC documents cited below can be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac. 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 criteria and the NAAQS for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including oxides of nitrogen (NOX). EPA is in the process of reviewing the primary NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) as an indicator for NOX. Primary standards set limits to protect public health, including the health of ‘‘sensitive’’ populations such as asthmatics, children, and the elderly. CASAC has previously provided consultative advice on EPA’s Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:15 Jul 24, 2008 Jkt 214001 Ambient Air Quality Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide (August 2007) and conducted peer review of the first and second drafts of EPA’s Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria. CASAC also provided consultative advice on EPA’s Nitrogen Dioxide Health Assessment Plan: Scope and Methods for Exposure and Risk Assessment and conducted peer review of EPA’s Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: First Draft. The CASAC advisory reports are available on the EPA Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/casac. The purpose of this meeting is for CASAC to conduct a peer review of the Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Second Draft. Technical Contact: Any questions concerning EPA’s Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Second Draft should be directed to Dr. Scott Jenkins, OAR (by telephone (919) 541–1167, or e-mail jenkins.scott@epa.gov. Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA–OAR’s Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Second Draft will be accessible via the Agency’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ standards/nox/s_nox_cr_rea.html on or about August 12, 2008. Agendas and materials supporting the meeting will be placed on the EPA Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/casac before the meeting. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC 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 Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) by September 2, 2008 at the contact information noted above to be placed on the public speaker list for this meeting. Written Statements: Written statements for the public meeting should be received by Dr. Angela Nugent at the contact information above by September 2, 2008, so that the information may be made available to the Panel for their consideration prior to this meeting. 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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 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 meeting of the Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary 
NAAQS Review

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Panel (Panel) to conduct a peer review of the EPA's Risk and Exposure 
Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient 
Air Quality Standard: Second Draft.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on 
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 through 2 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, 
September 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The September 9-10, 2008 meeting will take place at the 
Marriott at Research Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 
27703, telephone (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 Dr. 
Angela Nugent, 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-
9981; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General 
information concerning the CASAC and the CASAC documents cited below 
can be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac.

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 criteria and the 
NAAQS for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants, including oxides of 
nitrogen (NOX). EPA is in the process of reviewing the 
primary NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) as an indicator for 
NOX. Primary standards set limits to protect public health, 
including the health of ``sensitive'' populations such as asthmatics, 
children, and the elderly.
    CASAC has previously provided consultative advice on EPA's 
Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide (August 2007) and conducted peer review 
of the first and second drafts of EPA's Integrated Science Assessment 
for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria. CASAC also provided 
consultative advice on EPA's Nitrogen Dioxide Health Assessment Plan: 
Scope and Methods for Exposure and Risk Assessment and conducted peer 
review of EPA's Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of 
the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: First Draft. The 
CASAC advisory reports are available on the EPA Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/casac. The purpose of this meeting is for CASAC to conduct 
a peer review of the Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review 
of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Second Draft.
    Technical Contact: Any questions concerning EPA's Risk and Exposure 
Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient 
Air Quality Standard: Second Draft should be directed to Dr. Scott 
Jenkins, OAR (by telephone (919) 541-1167, or e-mail 
jenkins.scott@epa.gov.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-OAR's Risk and Exposure 
Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National Ambient 
Air Quality Standard: Second Draft will be accessible via the Agency's 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/nox/s_nox_cr_rea.html on or about 
August 12, 2008. Agendas and materials supporting the meeting will be 
placed on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac before the 
meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC 
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 Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-
mail) by September 2, 2008 at the contact information noted above to be 
placed on the public speaker list for this meeting.
    Written Statements: Written statements for the public meeting 
should be received by Dr. Angela Nugent at the contact information 
above by September 2, 2008, 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 (optional), and one 
electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 
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 Dr. Nugent 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: July 21, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-17093 Filed 7-24-08; 8:45 am]
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