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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
particulate matter. The EPA Office of
Air and Radiation requested AAMMS
advice on monitoring issues related to
urban visibility. In October 2006, EPA
issued the final rule to revise both the
primary and secondary NAAQS for PM
(71 FR 61144) and retain PM10 as the
indicator for thoracic coarse particles.
The secondary standards for PM2.5 and
PM10 were set identical to the respective
primary standards to address PM-related
welfare effects including visibility
impairment, effects on vegetation and
ecosystems, materials damage and
soiling, and effects on climate change.
The Agency is considering development
of a specific indicator for urban
visibility in support of a future
secondary NAAQS. CASAC has been
asked to provide advice on proposed
options for an urban visibility indicator,
and any methods and equipment for its
direct measurement. The Agency is also
seeking advice from AAMMS on options
for a potential pilot monitoring network
and/or a nationwide enforcement
network for PM welfare effects. The
chartered CASAC will hold a public
teleconference to review the AAMMS
draft report on March 26, 2010.
Technical Contacts: Any technical
questions concerning the indicator and
ambient air monitoring issues related to
the PM NAAQS can be directed to Mr.
Tim Hanley, OAQPS, at
hanley.tim@epa.gov or (919) 541–4417.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The
Agency document, PM Light Extinction
Measurements for a Possible Secondary
PM NAAQS, will be posted on the EPA
Technology Transfer Network Web site
on the respective page for Ambient
Monitoring Technology Information
Center at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/
casacinf.html. Prior to the meetings, the
agendas and other materials for these
CASAC meetings will be accessible
through the calendar link on the blue
navigation bar at https://www.epa.gov/
casac/.
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: To be placed on the
public speaker list for the
February 24–25, 2010 meeting,
interested parties should notify Ms.
Kyndall Barry, DFO, by e-mail no later
than February 12, 2009. To be placed on
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the public speaker list for the March 26,
2010 teleconference, interested parties
should notify Dr. Holly Stallworth,
DFO, by e-mail no later than March 15,
2010. Individuals making oral
statements will be limited to five
minutes per speaker. Written
Statements: Written statements for the
February 24–25, 2010 meeting should be
received in the SAB Staff Office by
February 12, 2010, so that the
information may be made available to
the CASAC Panel for its consideration
prior to this meeting. Written statements
for the March 26, 2010 meeting should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by
March 12, 2010. Written statements
should be supplied to the appropriate
DFO in the following formats: one hard
copy with original signature and one
electronic copy via e-mail (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
disabilities, please contact Ms. Barry 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: January 20, 2010.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Notification of a Public Meeting of the
Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee
Advisory Council on Clean Air
Compliance Analysis (Council)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the Air Quality
Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) of the
Advisory Council on Clean Air
Compliance Analysis (Council). The
AQMS, supplemented with additional
members from the Council, will review
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air quality modeling results for
scenarios with and without EPA’s
regulatory programs implemented under
the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
The air quality modeling work has been
developed in support of the Office of
Air and Radiation’s Second Section 812
Prospective Analysis of the benefits and
costs of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: The meeting date is Friday,
February 19, 2010, beginning at 8:30
a.m. and ending no later than 5 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held in the Science Advisory Board
Conference Center, 1025 F Street, NW.,
Suite 3705, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this
meeting may contact Ms. Stephanie
Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
by telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–
9697 or at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov.
General information about the Council
may be found on the Council Web site
at https://www.epa.gov/
advisorycouncilcaa.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App.
2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that
the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee
(AQMS) of the Advisory Council on
Clean Air Compliance Analysis
(Council) will hold a public meeting to
evaluate draft documents regarding air
quality modeling and evaluation of
modeling performance analyses to
support the Second Prospective Section
812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean
Air Act. The Council was established in
1991 pursuant to the Clean Air Act
(CAA) Amendments of 1990 (see 42
U.S.C. 7612) to provide advice,
information and recommendations on
technical and economic aspects of
analyses and reports EPA prepares on
the impacts of the CAA on the public
health, economy, and environment of
the United States. The Council is a
Federal Advisory Committee chartered
under FACA. The AQMS will provide
advice through the Council and will
comply with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies.
Pursuant to Section 812 of the 1990
Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA),
EPA conducts periodic studies to assess
benefits and costs of the EPA’s
regulatory actions under the Clean Air
Act. The Council has provided advice
on an EPA retrospective study
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published in 1997 and an EPA
prospective study completed in 1999.
EPA initiated a second prospective
study to evaluate the benefits and costs
of EPA Clean Air programs for years
1990—2020. The Council has previously
provided advice on the analytical
blueprint for this study. EPA’s Office of
Air and Radiation (OAR) is now nearing
completion of the analytical work for
the second prospective study. At the
February 19, 2010 meeting, the AQMS
will review technical documents
pertaining to modeling of air quality for
seven emissions scenarios: a 1990
baseline simulation; and simulations for
2000, 2010 and 2020 with and without
the CAAA. The analyses use the
Community Multiscale Air Quality
(CMAQ) model to simulate national and
regional-scale (Western U.S. and Eastern
U.S.) concentrations of ozone and fine
particulates (PM2.5).
OAR is requesting that the AQMS
review the data choices, methodological
choices for analyzing the data, and the
overall validity and utility of the
estimated changes in air quality
conditions between the with-CAAA90
and without-CAAA90 scenarios. The
following documents are provided to
the AQMS: (1) Second Prospective
Analysis of Air Quality in the U.S. Air
Quality Modeling. Draft Report,
September 30, 2008. Prepared by ICF
International for James B. DeMocker,
EPA Office of Policy Analysis and
Review, and (2) Evaluation of CMAQ
Model Performance for the 812
Prospective II Study, Memorandum from
Sharon Douglas and Tom Myers, ICF
International to Jim DeMocker, EPA
Office of Policy Analysis and Review,
November 24, 2009.
Technical Contacts: The Office of Air
and Radiation technical contact for the
Second Section 812 Benefit-Cost
Analysis of the Clean Air Act is Mr. Jim
DeMocker at (202) 564–1673 or
democker.jim@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA
draft documents provided to the AQMS
are available at https://www.epa.gov/oar/
sect812/prospective2.html.
The meeting agenda for February 19,
2010 and any background materials will
be posted on the SAB Web site
(https://www.epa.gov/
advisorycouncilcaa) prior to the
meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the AQMS to consider
on the topics of this advisory activity
and/or the group conducting the
activity. Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public meeting will be
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limited to five minutes per speaker,
with no more than one hour for all
speakers. Interested parties should
contact Ms. Sanzone at the contact
information provided above by February
10, 2010, to be placed on the public
speaker list for the February 19, 2010
meeting. Written Statements: Written
statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by February 10, 2010,
so that the information may be made
available to the AQMS for their
consideration prior to the meeting.
Written statements should be supplied
to Ms. Sanzone in the following formats:
One hard copy with original signature
and one electronic copy via e-mail
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat
PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, MS
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files).
Submitters are asked to provide
electronic 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
disabilities, please contact Ms. Sanzone
at (202) 343–9697, or via e-mail at
sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov, preferably
at least ten (10) days prior to the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
Dated: January 19, 2010.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff
Office.
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Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, as Amended by the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
SUMMARY: In accordance with Section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, as
amended by the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given that
a proposed administrative cost recovery
settlement concerning the T.H.
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Superfund Site (THAN Site) in Fresno,
California was executed by the Agency
on November 24, 2009. The proposed
settlement resolves an EPA claim under
Section 107 of CERCLA against the
following Respondents: T.H. Agriculture
& Nutrition, LLC, Syngenta Crop
Protection, Inc., and Olin Corporation.
The proposed settlement was entered
into under the authority granted EPA in
Section 122(h) of CERCLA, and requires
the Respondents to pay $600,000.00 to
the Hazardous Substances Superfund in
settlement of past costs. For thirty (30)
days following the date of publication of
this notice, the Agency will receive
written comments relating to the
settlement. The Agency’s response to
any comments received will be available
for public inspection at: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Superfund Records Center, 95
Hawthorne Street, Suite 403S, San
Francisco, CA 94105, Phone 415–536–
2000.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 25, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement as
set forth in the Administrative Consent
Order, Docket No. 2009–12 is available
for public inspection at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency at
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Superfund Records Center, 95
Hawthorne Street, Suite 403S, San
Francisco, CA 94105, Phone 415–536–
2000. A copy of the Administrative
Settlement Agreement for Recovery of
Past Costs may be obtained from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX, Superfund Records Center at
the above address. Comments regarding
the proposed settlement should be
addressed to Larry Bradfish at the
address below, and should reference the
THAN Site located in Fresno, California
(EPA Docket No. 2009–12).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Bradfish, Assistant Regional
Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel
(ORC–3), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105, Phone 415–
972–3934, E-Mail:
bradfish.larry@epa.gov.
Dated: January 15, 2010.
Keith Takata,
Director, Superfund Division, Region 9.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public
Meeting of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee Advisory Council on
Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) of the
Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council). The AQMS,
supplemented with additional members from the Council, will review air
quality modeling results for scenarios with and without EPA's
regulatory programs implemented under the Clean Air Act Amendments of
1990. The air quality modeling work has been developed in support of
the Office of Air and Radiation's Second Section 812 Prospective
Analysis of the benefits and costs of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: The meeting date is Friday, February 19, 2010, beginning at 8:30
a.m. and ending no later than 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in the Science Advisory
Board Conference Center, 1025 F Street, NW., Suite 3705, Washington, DC
20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information about this meeting may contact Ms. Stephanie
Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice
mail: (202) 343-9697 or at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov. General
information about the Council may be found on the Council Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C., App. 2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that the Air Quality
Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) of the Advisory Council on Clean Air
Compliance Analysis (Council) will hold a public meeting to evaluate
draft documents regarding air quality modeling and evaluation of
modeling performance analyses to support the Second Prospective Section
812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean Air Act. The Council was
established in 1991 pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of
1990 (see 42 U.S.C. 7612) to provide advice, information and
recommendations on technical and economic aspects of analyses and
reports EPA prepares on the impacts of the CAA on the public health,
economy, and environment of the United States. The Council is a Federal
Advisory Committee chartered under FACA. The AQMS will provide advice
through the Council and will comply with the provisions of FACA and all
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Pursuant to Section 812 of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments
(CAAA), EPA conducts periodic studies to assess benefits and costs of
the EPA's regulatory actions under the Clean Air Act. The Council has
provided advice on an EPA retrospective study
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published in 1997 and an EPA prospective study completed in 1999. EPA
initiated a second prospective study to evaluate the benefits and costs
of EPA Clean Air programs for years 1990--2020. The Council has
previously provided advice on the analytical blueprint for this study.
EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) is now nearing completion of
the analytical work for the second prospective study. At the February
19, 2010 meeting, the AQMS will review technical documents pertaining
to modeling of air quality for seven emissions scenarios: a 1990
baseline simulation; and simulations for 2000, 2010 and 2020 with and
without the CAAA. The analyses use the Community Multiscale Air Quality
(CMAQ) model to simulate national and regional-scale (Western U.S. and
Eastern U.S.) concentrations of ozone and fine particulates
(PM2.5).
OAR is requesting that the AQMS review the data choices,
methodological choices for analyzing the data, and the overall validity
and utility of the estimated changes in air quality conditions between
the with-CAAA90 and without-CAAA90 scenarios. The following documents
are provided to the AQMS: (1) Second Prospective Analysis of Air
Quality in the U.S. Air Quality Modeling. Draft Report, September 30,
2008. Prepared by ICF International for James B. DeMocker, EPA Office
of Policy Analysis and Review, and (2) Evaluation of CMAQ Model
Performance for the 812 Prospective II Study, Memorandum from Sharon
Douglas and Tom Myers, ICF International to Jim DeMocker, EPA Office of
Policy Analysis and Review, November 24, 2009.
Technical Contacts: The Office of Air and Radiation technical
contact for the Second Section 812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean
Air Act is Mr. Jim DeMocker at (202) 564-1673 or democker.jim@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA draft documents provided to
the AQMS are available at https://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/prospective2.html.
The meeting agenda for February 19, 2010 and any background
materials will be posted on the SAB Web site (https://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa) prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the AQMS to
consider on the topics of this advisory activity and/or the group
conducting the activity. 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 one hour for all
speakers. Interested parties should contact Ms. Sanzone at the contact
information provided above by February 10, 2010, to be placed on the
public speaker list for the February 19, 2010 meeting. Written
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff
Office by February 10, 2010, so that the information may be made
available to the AQMS for their consideration prior to the meeting.
Written statements should be supplied to Ms. Sanzone in the following
formats: One hard copy with original signature and one electronic copy
via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word,
WordPerfect, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files). Submitters are asked
to provide electronic 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 disabilities, please contact Ms. Sanzone at (202) 343-
9697, or via e-mail at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov, preferably at least
ten (10) days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
Dated: January 19, 2010.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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