Extension of Public Comment Period: Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter, 44842-44843 [E9-20921]

Download as PDF 44842 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 167 / Monday, August 31, 2009 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. ER08–1113–004; ER08–1113– 005] California Independent System Operator Corporation; Notice of Technical Conference Comment Dates August 21, 2009. On August 20, 2009, the Commission convened a staff technical conference in the above-captioned proceedings. The purpose of the technical conference was to explore issues concerning Market Efficiency Enhancement Agreements between the California Independent System Operator Corporation and eligible market participants. During the course of the technical conference, the Commission instructed the presenting parties to file their presentations in the above dockets. All interested persons may file written comments on these presentations and/or issues addressed in the technical conference on or before September 10, 2009. Reply comments will be due on or before September 17, 2009. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–20849 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8951–4; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2007–0517] Extension of Public Comment Period: Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter cprice-sewell on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Extension of public comment period. SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period for the draft document titled, ‘‘Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter—Second External Review Draft’’ (EPA/600/R–08/139B and EPA/600/R–08/139BA). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development as part of the review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter. On July 31, 2009 (74 FR 38185), EPA released this draft document to seek VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:57 Aug 28, 2009 Jkt 217001 review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the public (meeting date and location to be specified in a separate Federal Register notice). The draft document does not represent and should not be construed to represent any final EPA policy, viewpoint, or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in response to this notice when revising the document. DATES: The public comment period started on July 31, 2009 (74 FR 38185). This notice announces the extension of the deadline for public comment from September 30, 2009, to October 12, 2009. Comments must be received on or before October 12, 2009. ADDRESSES: The ‘‘Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter’’ is available primarily via the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment’s home page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD–ROM or paper copies will be available. Contact Ms. Debbie Wales by phone (919–541–4731), fax (919–541–5078), or e-mail (wales.deborah@epa.gov) to request either of these, and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the document title, ‘‘Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter’’ (EPA/600/R–08/139B and EPA/600/R– 08/139C) to facilitate processing of your request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact Dr. Lindsay Wichers Stanek, NCEA; telephone: 919–541–7792; fax: 919– 541–2985; or e-mail: stanek.lindsay@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Document Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to identify certain pollutants which, among other things, ‘‘cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare’’ and to issue air quality criteria for them. These 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. * * *’’ Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d) of the Act subsequently requires periodic review PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. EPA is also to revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised air quality criteria. Particulate matter (PM) is one of six ‘‘criteria pollutants’’ for which EPA has established NAAQS. Periodically, EPA reviews the scientific basis for these standards by preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) (formerly called an Air Quality Criteria Document). The ISA and supplementary annexes, in conjunction with additional technical and policy assessments, provide the scientific basis for EPA decisions on the adequacy of the current NAAQS and the appropriateness of possible alternative standards. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), an independent science advisory committee whose existence and whose review and advisory functions are mandated by Section 109(d)(2) of the Act, is charged (among other things) with independent scientific review of EPA’s air quality criteria. On June 28, 2007 (72 FR 35462), EPA formally initiated its current review of the air quality criteria for PM, requesting the submission of recent scientific information on specified topics. A draft of EPA’s ‘‘Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Particulate Matter’’ (EPA/452/P–08–006) was made available in October 2007 for public comment and was discussed by the CASAC PM Review Panel via a publicly accessible teleconference consultation on November 30, 2007 (72 FR 63177). EPA finalized the plan and made it available in March 2008 (EPA/452/R– 08–004; https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ standards/pm/s_pm_2007_pd.html). In June 2008 (73 FR 30391), EPA held a workshop to discuss, with invited scientific experts, initial draft materials prepared in the development of the PM ISA and its supplementary annexes. The First External Review Draft ISA for PM (EPA/600/R–08/139 and EPA/ 600/R–08/139A; https://cfpub.epa.gov/ ncea/cfm/ recordisplay.cfm?deid=201805) was released on December 22, 2008 (73 FR 77686). This document was reviewed by the CASAC and discussed at a public meeting on April 1 and 2, 2009 (74 FR 7688). The CASAC held a follow-up public teleconference on May 7, 2009 (74 FR 18230) to review and approve the CASAC PM Review Panel’s draft letter providing comments to the Agency on the First External Review Draft ISA for PM (https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 167 / Monday, August 31, 2009 / Notices cprice-sewell on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES sabproduct.nsf/73ACCA834AB44 A10852575BD0064346B/$File/EPA– CASAC–09–008–unsigned.pdf). The Second External Review Draft ISA for PM was released on July 31, 2009 (74 FR 38185), and an updated version was posted on August 13, 2009 that included linkage of references in all chapters and annexes. The updated version of the draft ISA also included corrections to formatting issues in the text and some figures, but no substantive changes were made. In addition, the annexes were posted on August 13, 2009. The Second External Review Draft ISA for PM will be reviewed and discussed by CASAC at a public meeting. A future Federal Register notice will inform the public of the exact date and time of that CASAC meeting. II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at https:// www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007– 0517, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. • Fax: 202–566–1753. • Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202–566–1752. • Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2007– 0517. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA’s policy to VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:57 Aug 28, 2009 Jkt 217001 include all comments it receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. The https:// www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through https:// www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials, such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center. Dated: August 18, 2009. Rebecca Clark, Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. E9–20921 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44843 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 09–1287 and DA 09–1844] Consumer Advisory Committee AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice; announcement of meeting. SUMMARY: This document announces the appointment of the National Consumers League, represented by Debra R. Berlyn, to its Consumer Advisory Committee (‘‘Committee’’), and the continuation of Debra R. Berlyn as Committee Chairperson. This document also announces the date and agenda of the Committee’s next meeting. DATES: The next meeting of the Committee will take place on September 10, 2009, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Commission’s Headquarters Building, Room TW–C305, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Marshall, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418–2809 (voice), (202) 418–0179 (TTY), or e-mail scott.marshall@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s Public Notices DA 09–1287 and DA 09–1844. The Public Notice (DA 09–1287) released on June 5, 2009, announced the appointment of the National Consumers League represented by Debra R. Berlyn to the Committee. The Public Notice also announced that Debra R. Berlyn would continue as the Committee’s chairperson and that the membership of the Digital Television Transition Coalition was terminated. On August 24, 2009, the Commission released a Public Notice, DA 09–1844, announcing the agenda, date and time of the Committee’s next meeting. The Committee is organized under and will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (1988). On November 17, 2008, the Committee was rechartered for another two-year term. The mission of the Committee is to make recommendations to the Commission regarding consumer issues within the jurisdiction of the Commission and to facilitate the participation of consumers (including people with disabilities and underserved populations, such as American Indians and persons living in E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8951-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0517]


Extension of Public Comment Period: Second External Review Draft 
Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment 
period for the draft document titled, ``Integrated Science Assessment 
for Particulate Matter--Second External Review Draft'' (EPA/600/R-08/
139B and EPA/600/R-08/139BA). The document was prepared by the National 
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of 
Research and Development as part of the review of the national ambient 
air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter.
    On July 31, 2009 (74 FR 38185), EPA released this draft document to 
seek review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and 
the public (meeting date and location to be specified in a separate 
Federal Register notice). The draft document does not represent and 
should not be construed to represent any final EPA policy, viewpoint, 
or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in 
response to this notice when revising the document.

DATES: The public comment period started on July 31, 2009 (74 FR 
38185). This notice announces the extension of the deadline for public 
comment from September 30, 2009, to October 12, 2009. Comments must be 
received on or before October 12, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The ``Second External Review Draft Integrated Science 
Assessment for Particulate Matter'' is available primarily via the 
Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home 
page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD-ROM or paper copies will be 
available. Contact Ms. Debbie Wales by phone (919-541-4731), fax (919-
541-5078), or e-mail (wales.deborah@epa.gov) to request either of 
these, and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the 
document title, ``Second External Review Draft Integrated Science 
Assessment for Particulate Matter'' (EPA/600/R-08/139B and EPA/600/R-
08/139C) to facilitate processing of your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact Dr. 
Lindsay Wichers Stanek, NCEA; telephone: 919-541-7792; fax: 919-541-
2985; or e-mail: stanek.lindsay@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Document

    Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to 
identify certain pollutants which, among other things, ``cause or 
contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to 
endanger public health or welfare'' and to issue air quality criteria 
for them. These 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. * * *'' 
Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish national ambient 
air quality standards (NAAQS) for each pollutant for which EPA has 
issued criteria. Section 109(d) of the Act subsequently requires 
periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality 
criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of 
the pollutant on public health or welfare. EPA is also to revise the 
NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised air quality criteria.
    Particulate matter (PM) is one of six ``criteria pollutants'' for 
which EPA has established NAAQS. Periodically, EPA reviews the 
scientific basis for these standards by preparing an Integrated Science 
Assessment (ISA) (formerly called an Air Quality Criteria Document). 
The ISA and supplementary annexes, in conjunction with additional 
technical and policy assessments, provide the scientific basis for EPA 
decisions on the adequacy of the current NAAQS and the appropriateness 
of possible alternative standards. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee (CASAC), an independent science advisory committee whose 
existence and whose review and advisory functions are mandated by 
Section 109(d)(2) of the Act, is charged (among other things) with 
independent scientific review of EPA's air quality criteria.
    On June 28, 2007 (72 FR 35462), EPA formally initiated its current 
review of the air quality criteria for PM, requesting the submission of 
recent scientific information on specified topics. A draft of EPA's 
``Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standard 
for Particulate Matter'' (EPA/452/P-08-006) was made available in 
October 2007 for public comment and was discussed by the CASAC PM 
Review Panel via a publicly accessible teleconference consultation on 
November 30, 2007 (72 FR 63177). EPA finalized the plan and made it 
available in March 2008 (EPA/452/R-08-004; https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_2007_pd.html). In June 2008 (73 FR 30391), 
EPA held a workshop to discuss, with invited scientific experts, 
initial draft materials prepared in the development of the PM ISA and 
its supplementary annexes.
    The First External Review Draft ISA for PM (EPA/600/R-08/139 and 
EPA/600/R-08/139A; https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=201805) was released on December 22, 2008 (73 FR 
77686). This document was reviewed by the CASAC and discussed at a 
public meeting on April 1 and 2, 2009 (74 FR 7688). The CASAC held a 
follow-up public teleconference on May 7, 2009 (74 FR 18230) to review 
and approve the CASAC PM Review Panel's draft letter providing comments 
to the Agency on the First External Review Draft ISA for PM (https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/

[[Page 44843]]

sabproduct.nsf/73ACCA834AB44A10852575BD0064346B/$File/EPA-CASAC-09-008-
unsigned.pdf).
    The Second External Review Draft ISA for PM was released on July 
31, 2009 (74 FR 38185), and an updated version was posted on August 13, 
2009 that included linkage of references in all chapters and annexes. 
The updated version of the draft ISA also included corrections to 
formatting issues in the text and some figures, but no substantive 
changes were made. In addition, the annexes were posted on August 13, 
2009. The Second External Review Draft ISA for PM will be reviewed and 
discussed by CASAC at a public meeting. A future Federal Register 
notice will inform the public of the exact date and time of that CASAC 
meeting.

II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at https://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-
0517, by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
     Fax: 202-566-1753.
     Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket 
(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-
566-1752.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA 
Headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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. Such deliveries are only accepted during 
the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should 
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit 
three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number 
pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original 
and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2007-0517. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the 
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will 
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is 
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket 
without change and to make the comments available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 
protected. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous 
access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket 
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic 
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact 
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you 
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to 
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special 
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or 
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the 
EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials, 
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the 
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: August 18, 2009.
Rebecca Clark,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. E9-20921 Filed 8-28-09; 8:45 am]
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