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Water Division (WTR–2), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
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303d.html or by writing or calling Karen
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metals. EPA will establish TMDLs for
metals in Los Cerritos Channel by
March 2012 because of deadlines under
a consent decree (Heal the Bay Inc., et
al. v. Browner C 98–4825 SBA, entered
March 24, 1999).
Dated: November 28, 2008.
Alexis Strauss,
Director, Water Division, Region IX.
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Final Risk and Exposure Assessment
Report for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of final
report.
SUMMARY: On November 21, 2008, the
Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards (OAQPS) of EPA made
available a final report titled, Risk and
Exposure Assessment to Support the
Review of the NO2 Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard: Final
Report. This final report has two
primary purposes. The first is to convey
the approaches taken to characterize
human exposures and health risks
associated with ambient NO2 and to
present the results of these analyses.
The second is to present a discussion of
the NO2 scientific evidence and the
exposure- and risk-based information
specifically as it relates to the current
and potential alternative NO2 standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Scott Jenkins, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (Mail Code
C504–06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
Jenkins.scott@epa.gov; telephone: 919–
541–1167; fax: 919–541–0237.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
A. How Can I Get Copies of This
Document and Other Related
Information
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0922.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through
https://www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
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Under section 108(a) of the Clean Air
Act (CAA), the Administrator identifies
and lists certain pollutants which
‘‘cause or contribute to air pollution
which may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health or welfare.’’ The
EPA then issues air quality criteria for
listed pollutants, which are commonly
referred to as ‘‘criteria pollutants.’’ The
air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately
reflect the latest scientific knowledge
useful in indicating the kind and extent
of all identifiable effects on public
health or welfare which may be
expected from the presence of [a]
pollutant in the ambient air, in varying
quantities.’’ Under section 109 of the
CAA, EPA establishes national ambient
air quality standards (NAAQS) for each
listed pollutant, with the NAAQS based
on the air quality criteria. Section 109(d)
of the CAA requires periodic review
and, if appropriate, revision of existing
air quality criteria. The revised air
quality criteria reflect advances in
scientific knowledge on the effects of
the pollutant on public health or
welfare. The EPA is also required to
periodically review and revise the
NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the
revised criteria.
Air quality criteria have been
established for the nitrogen oxides
(NOX) and NAAQS have been
established for nitrogen dioxide (NO2),
an indicator for gaseous NOX. Presently,
EPA is in the process of reviewing the
NAAQS for NO2. As part of its review
of the NAAQS, EPA prepared an
assessment of exposures and health
risks associated with ambient NO2. A
draft plan describing the proposed
approaches to assessing exposures and
risks is described in the draft document,
Nitrogen Dioxide Health Assessment
Plan: Scope and Methods for Exposure
and Risk Assessment. This document
was released for public review and
comment in September, 2007 and was
the subject of a consultation with the
Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC) on October 24 and
25, 2007. Comments received from that
consultation were considered in
developing the document titled, Risk
and Exposure Assessment to Support
the Review of the NO2 Primary National
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Ambient Air Quality Standard: First
Draft, which was released for public
review and comment in April 2008.
This document was the subject of a
CASAC review on May 1 and 2, 2008.
Comments received from that review
were considered in developing the
document titled, Risk and Exposure
Assessment to Support the Review of the
NO2 Primary National Ambient Air
Quality Standard: Second Draft, which
was released for public review and
comment in two parts, the first in
August, 2008 and the second in October,
2008. This document was the subject of
CASAC reviews on May 1 and 2, 2008
and on October 22, 2008. In preparing
the final risk and exposure assessment
report, EPA has considered comments
received from the CASAC and the
public at those meetings.
This final report has two primary
purposes. The first is to convey the
approaches taken to characterize human
exposures and health risks associated
with ambient NO2 and to present the
results of these analyses. The second is
to present a discussion of the NO2
scientific evidence and the exposureand risk-based information specifically
as it relates to the current and potential
alternative NO2 standards. This final
document is available online at: https://
www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/nox/
s_nox_cr_rea.html.
Dated: December 1, 2008.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922; FRL-8748-5]
Final Risk and Exposure Assessment Report for Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of final report.
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SUMMARY: On November 21, 2008, the Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards (OAQPS) of EPA made available a final report titled, Risk and
Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of the NO2 Primary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard: Final Report. This final report has two
primary purposes. The first is to convey the approaches taken to
characterize human exposures and health risks associated with ambient
NO2 and to present the results of these analyses. The second
is to present a discussion of the NO2 scientific evidence
and the exposure- and risk-based information specifically as it relates
to the current and potential alternative NO2 standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Scott Jenkins, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail Code C504-06), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail:
Jenkins.scott@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-1167; fax: 919-541-0237.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
A. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0922. Publicly available docket materials
are available either electronically through https://www.regulations.gov
or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center
Public
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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 Office
of Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.
2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
Under section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator
identifies and lists certain pollutants which ``cause or contribute to
air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public
health or welfare.'' The EPA then issues air quality criteria for
listed pollutants, which are commonly referred to as ``criteria
pollutants.'' The air quality criteria are to ``accurately reflect the
latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of
all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be
expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air, in
varying quantities.'' Under section 109 of the CAA, EPA establishes
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for each listed
pollutant, with the NAAQS based on the air quality criteria. Section
109(d) of the CAA requires periodic review and, if appropriate,
revision of existing air quality criteria. The revised air quality
criteria reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the
pollutant on public health or welfare. The EPA is also required to
periodically review and revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the
revised criteria.
Air quality criteria have been established for the nitrogen oxides
(NOX) and NAAQS have been established for nitrogen dioxide
(NO2), an indicator for gaseous NOX. Presently,
EPA is in the process of reviewing the NAAQS for NO2. As
part of its review of the NAAQS, EPA prepared an assessment of
exposures and health risks associated with ambient NO2. A
draft plan describing the proposed approaches to assessing exposures
and risks is described in the draft document, Nitrogen Dioxide Health
Assessment Plan: Scope and Methods for Exposure and Risk Assessment.
This document was released for public review and comment in September,
2007 and was the subject of a consultation with the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) on October 24 and 25, 2007.
Comments received from that consultation were considered in developing
the document titled, Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review
of the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: First Draft,
which was released for public review and comment in April 2008. This
document was the subject of a CASAC review on May 1 and 2, 2008.
Comments received from that review were considered in developing the
document titled, Risk and Exposure Assessment to Support the Review of
the NO2 Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Second Draft,
which was released for public review and comment in two parts, the
first in August, 2008 and the second in October, 2008. This document
was the subject of CASAC reviews on May 1 and 2, 2008 and on October
22, 2008. In preparing the final risk and exposure assessment report,
EPA has considered comments received from the CASAC and the public at
those meetings.
This final report has two primary purposes. The first is to convey
the approaches taken to characterize human exposures and health risks
associated with ambient NO2 and to present the results of these
analyses. The second is to present a discussion of the NO2 scientific
evidence and the exposure- and risk-based information specifically as
it relates to the current and potential alternative NO2 standards. This
final document is available online at: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/
standards/nox/s_nox_cr_rea.html.
Dated: December 1, 2008.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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