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implementation of the Clean Air Act of
1990. The Committee advises on
economic, environmental, technical
scientific, and enforcement policy
issues.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Open meeting
notice; Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2
Section 10(a)(2), notice is hereby given
that the Clean Air Act Advisory
Committee will hold their next open
meeting on Wednesday February 3,
2010 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Double
Tree at National Airport, located at 300
Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia.
Seating will be available on a first come,
first served basis. The Economic
Incentives and Regulatory Innovations
subcommittee will meet on Tuesday
February 2, 2010 from 9:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. The Permits, New Source Reviews
and Toxics subcommittee will meet on
Tuesday February 2, 2010 from
approximately 12:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. The
meetings will also be held at the Double
Tree at National Airport, located at 300
Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Virginia.
The Mobile Sources Technical Review
Subcommittee (MSTRS) will not be
meeting in February. The agenda for the
CAAAC full committee meeting on
February 3, 2010 will be posted on the
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
Inspection of Committee Documents:
The Committee agenda and any
documents prepared for the meeting
will be publicly available at the
meeting. Thereafter, these documents,
together with CAAAC meeting minutes,
will be available by contacting the
Office of Air and Radiation Docket and
requesting information under docket
OAR–2004–0075. The Docket office can
be reached by e-mail at: a-and-rDocket@epa.gov or FAX: 202–566–9744.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Concerning the CAAAC, please contact
Pat Childers, Office of Air and
Radiation, U.S. EPA (202) 564–1082,
FAX (202) 564–1352 or by mail at U.S.
EPA, Office of Air and Radiation (Mail
code 6102 A), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.
For information on the Subcommittees,
please contact the following
individuals: (1) Permits/NSR/Toxics—
Liz Naess, (919) 541–1892; (2) Economic
Incentives and Regulatory Innovations—
Carey Fitzmaurice, (202) 564–1667 and;
(3) Mobile Source Technical Review—
John Guy, (202) 343–9276. Additional
Information on these meetings, CAAAC,
and its Subcommittees can be found on
the CAAAC Web site: https://
www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/.
For information on access or services
for individuals with disabilities, please
contact Mr. Pat Childers at (202) 564–
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request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Mr. Childers, preferably
at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: January 5, 2010.
Pat Childers,
Designated Federal Official, Clean Air Act
Advisory Committee, Office of Air and
Radiation.
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National Drinking Water Advisory
Council’s Climate Ready Water Utilities
Working Group Meeting
Announcement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing
the second in-person meeting of the
Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU)
Working Group of the National Drinking
Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). The
purpose of this meeting is for the
Working Group to discuss the attributes
and enabling environment of climate
ready water utilities and to identify
climate-related tools, training, and
products.
DATES: The second in-person CRWU
Working Group meeting will take place
on February 3, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time (PST)
and on February 4, 2010, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m., PST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Springs Preserve, which is located
at 333 S. Valley View Blvd. between
U.S. 95 and Alta Drive in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Interested participants from the public
should contact Lauren Wisniewski,
Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, Water Security Division (Mail
Code 4608T), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20460.
Please contact Lauren Wisniewski at
wisniewski.lauren@epa.gov or call 202–
564–2918. For more information about
the CRWU Working Group including
meeting summaries and agendas, please
visit EPA’s contractor’s Web site at:
https://client-ross.com/crwuwg/.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation: There will be an
opportunity for public comment during
the CRWU Working Group meeting.
Oral statements will be limited to five
minutes, and it is preferred that only
one person present the statement on
behalf of a group or organization. Any
person who wishes to file a written
statement can do so before or after the
CRWU Working Group meeting. Written
statements received prior to the meeting
will be distributed to all members of the
Working Group before any final
discussion or vote is completed. Any
statements received after the meeting
will become part of the permanent
meeting file and will be forwarded to
the CRWU Working Group members for
their information. For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Lauren
Wisniewski at 202–564–2918 or by
e-mail at wisniewski.lauren@epa.gov. To
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Lauren Wisniewski,
preferably, at least 10 days prior to the
meeting to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
Background: The Agency’s National
Water Program Strategy: Response to
Climate Change (2008) identified the
need to provide drinking water and
wastewater utilities with easy-to-use
resources to assess the risk associated
with climate change and to identify
potential adaptation strategies. The
NDWAC, established under the Safe
Drinking Water Act, as amended (42
U.S.C. 300f et seq.), provides practical
and independent advice, consultation
and recommendations to the Agency on
the activities, functions and policies
related to the implementation of the
Safe Drinking Water Act. On May 28,
2009, the NDWAC voted on and
approved the formation of the CRWU
Working Group. EPA anticipates that
the Working Group will have five faceto-face meetings between December
2009 and September 2010 in addition to
conference calls and/or video
conferencing on an as needed basis.
After the Working Group completes its
charge, it will make recommendations
to the full NDWAC. The full NDWAC
will, in turn, make appropriate
recommendations to the EPA.
Working Group Charge: The charge
for the CRWU Working Group is to
evaluate the concept of ‘‘Climate Ready
Water Utilities’’ and provide
recommendations to the full NDWAC on
the development of an effective program
for drinking water and wastewater
utilities, including recommendations to:
(1) Define and develop a baseline
understanding of how to use available
information to develop climate change
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adaptation and mitigation strategies,
including ways to integrate this
information into existing
complementary programs such as the
Effective Utility Management and
Climate Ready Estuaries Program; (2)
Identify climate change-related tools,
training, and products that address
short-term and long-term needs of water
and wastewater utility managers,
decision makers, and engineers,
including ways to integrate these tools
and training into existing programs; and
(3) Incorporate mechanisms to provide
recognition or incentives that facilitate
broad adoption of climate change
adaptation and mitigation strategies by
the water sector into existing EPA Office
of Water recognition and awards
programs or new recognition programs.
Dated: January 6, 2010.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Notification of a Public Teleconference
of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review
Panel for the Reconsideration of the
2008 NAAQS
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
teleconference of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Ozone Review Panel for the
Reconsideration of the 2008 National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) to conduct a review of EPA’s
proposed rule that reconsiders the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for Ozone set in March 2008.
DATES: The public teleconference will
be held on Monday, January 25, 2010
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference
will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wants further
information concerning the
teleconference may contact Dr. Holly
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
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telephone/voice mail (202) 343–9867;
fax (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General
information concerning the CASAC 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 CASAC Panel on the Ozone
NAAQS Reconsideration 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 National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the six
‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including
ozone.
From 2005 to 2008, the CASAC Ozone
Review Panel conducted scientific
reviews of EPA’s scientific assessments
of the health and welfare effects of
Ozone and other Photochemical
Oxidants. This panel last met on March
28, 2008 to provide comments on EPA’s
Final Rule for the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone
(73 FR 16436). CASAC advisory reports
on this subject are available on the
CASAC Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
WebProjectsbyTopicCASAC!OpenView
under completed topics, specifically
Ozone 2005–2008.
On September 16, 2009, EPA
Administrator Lisa Jackson announced
her decision to reconsider the March 12,
2008 primary and secondary Ozone
NAAQS to ensure they are scientifically
sound and protective of public health
and the environment. Pursuant to this
decision, EPA has proposed on January
6, 2009 to set different primary and
secondary standards than those set in
2008 to provide requisite protection of
public health and welfare, respectively
(see https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/
standards/ozone/s_o3_cr_fr.html). Since
the proposed standards are based on the
scientific record from the 2008
rulemaking, including public comments
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and CASAC advice, EPA’s Office of Air
and Radiation requested the former
Ozone Review Panel to provide
comments and advice on the proposed
Ozone standards. Accordingly, the SAB
Staff Office is reconvening the former
Ozone Review Panel to provide advice
on the proposed Ozone NAAQS. This
panel is renamed ‘‘Ozone Review Panel
for the Reconsideration of the 2008
NAAQS.’’ The roster for this panel can
be viewed at https://yosemite.epa.gov/
sab/sabproduct.nsf/WebCASAC/
CommitteesandMembership?
OpenDocument. The purpose of the
January 25, 2010 teleconference is for
this Panel for the Reconsideration of the
2008 NAAQS to review EPA’s proposed
rule.
Technical Contacts: Any questions
concerning EPA’s proposed rule for the
NAAQS for Ozone should be directed to
Ms. Susan Stone, Office of Air and
Radiation (OAR) or by e-mail at (919)
541–1146 or stone.susan@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: A
meeting agenda and other materials for
the meeting will be placed on the
CASAC Web site on the page reserved
for the January 25, 2010 teleconference,
accessible through the calendar link on
the blue navigation bar. The proposed
rule is available at https://www.epa.gov/
ttn/naaqs/standards/ozone/s_o3
_cr_fr.html.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information on the group conducting
the review and the topics included in
this advisory activity. Oral Statements:
To be placed on the public speaker list
for the January 25, 2010 teleconference,
interested parties should notify Dr.
Holly Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no
later than January 20, 2010. Individuals
making oral statements will be limited
to three minutes per speaker. Written
Statements: Written statements for the
January 25, 2010 teleconference should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by
January 20, 2010 so that the information
may be made available to the CASAC
Panel for its consideration prior to this
meeting. Written statements should be
supplied to the DFO in the following
formats: one hard copy with original
signature and one electronic copy via email (acceptable file format: Adobe
Acrobat PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect,
MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in
IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Submitters are asked to provide versions
of each document submitted with and
without signatures, because the SAB
Staff Office does not publish documents
with signatures on its Web sites.
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
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National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Climate Ready Water
Utilities Working Group Meeting Announcement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is
announcing the second in-person meeting of the Climate Ready Water
Utilities (CRWU) Working Group of the National Drinking Water Advisory
Council (NDWAC). The purpose of this meeting is for the Working Group
to discuss the attributes and enabling environment of climate ready
water utilities and to identify climate-related tools, training, and
products.
DATES: The second in-person CRWU Working Group meeting will take place
on February 3, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time
(PST) and on February 4, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., PST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Springs Preserve, which
is located at 333 S. Valley View Blvd. between U.S. 95 and Alta Drive
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested participants from the
public should contact Lauren Wisniewski, Designated Federal Officer,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Water Security Division (Mail Code 4608T), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20460. Please contact Lauren
Wisniewski at wisniewski.lauren@epa.gov or call 202-564-2918. For more
information about the CRWU Working Group including meeting summaries
and agendas, please visit EPA's contractor's Web site at: https://client-ross.com/crwuwg/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation: There will be an opportunity for public
comment during the CRWU Working Group meeting. Oral statements will be
limited to five minutes, and it is preferred that only one person
present the statement on behalf of a group or organization. Any person
who wishes to file a written statement can do so before or after the
CRWU Working Group meeting. Written statements received prior to the
meeting will be distributed to all members of the Working Group before
any final discussion or vote is completed. Any statements received
after the meeting will become part of the permanent meeting file and
will be forwarded to the CRWU Working Group members for their
information. For information on access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Lauren Wisniewski at 202-564-2918 or by e-
mail at wisniewski.lauren@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Lauren Wisniewski, preferably, at least 10
days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Background: The Agency's National Water Program Strategy: Response
to Climate Change (2008) identified the need to provide drinking water
and wastewater utilities with easy-to-use resources to assess the risk
associated with climate change and to identify potential adaptation
strategies. The NDWAC, established under the Safe Drinking Water Act,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), provides practical and independent
advice, consultation and recommendations to the Agency on the
activities, functions and policies related to the implementation of the
Safe Drinking Water Act. On May 28, 2009, the NDWAC voted on and
approved the formation of the CRWU Working Group. EPA anticipates that
the Working Group will have five face-to-face meetings between December
2009 and September 2010 in addition to conference calls and/or video
conferencing on an as needed basis. After the Working Group completes
its charge, it will make recommendations to the full NDWAC. The full
NDWAC will, in turn, make appropriate recommendations to the EPA.
Working Group Charge: The charge for the CRWU Working Group is to
evaluate the concept of ``Climate Ready Water Utilities'' and provide
recommendations to the full NDWAC on the development of an effective
program for drinking water and wastewater utilities, including
recommendations to: (1) Define and develop a baseline understanding of
how to use available information to develop climate change
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adaptation and mitigation strategies, including ways to integrate this
information into existing complementary programs such as the Effective
Utility Management and Climate Ready Estuaries Program; (2) Identify
climate change-related tools, training, and products that address
short-term and long-term needs of water and wastewater utility
managers, decision makers, and engineers, including ways to integrate
these tools and training into existing programs; and (3) Incorporate
mechanisms to provide recognition or incentives that facilitate broad
adoption of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies by the
water sector into existing EPA Office of Water recognition and awards
programs or new recognition programs.
Dated: January 6, 2010.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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