Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting and Public Teleconference(s) of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Particulate Matter Review Panel, 8062-8063 [2010-3518]

Download as PDF 8062 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2010 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9115–3] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Meeting and Public Teleconference(s) of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Particulate Matter Review Panel mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting on March 10–11, 2010 of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Particulate Matter Review Panel to review EPA’s Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment-Second External Review Draft (January 2010) and Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter—Second External Review Draft (February 2010). The SAB Staff Office also announces a teleconference of the CASAC Particulate Matter Review Panel on April 8, 2010 to review EPA’s Policy Assessment for the Review of Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards—First External Review Draft (February 2010). An optional public teleconference will be held on April 9, 2010 in the event more time is needed to discuss EPA’s Policy Assessment following the April 8, 2010 teleconference. DATES: The public meeting will be held on March 10, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and March 11, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time). A public teleconference will be held on April 8, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time). An additional public teleconference will be held on April 9, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern Time) in the event more time is needed. ADDRESSES: The March 10–11, 2010 meeting will be held at the Marriott in Research Triangle Park, NC, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27703. The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the public meeting or public teleconferences may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, 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) 343–9867; fax (202) VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:25 Feb 22, 2010 Jkt 220001 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 2. 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 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including particulate matter (PM). EPA conducts scientific and policy assessments related to both primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) standards for each of these pollutants. As part of that process, the CASAC Particulate Matter Review Panel reviews a series of EPA’s assessments that provide the basis for EPA rulemaking. The purpose of the March 10–11, 2010 meeting is to review second drafts of the Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment (January 2010) and Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter (February 2010). In addition the March 10–11, 2010 meeting will also include a presentation on a first draft of EPA’s Policy Assessment for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Policy Assessment, February 2010). The Policy Assessment will serve to ‘‘bridge the gap’’ between the scientific information and the judgments required of the Administrator in determining whether it is appropriate to retain or revise the standards. The first draft Policy Assessment builds upon the key scientific and technical information contained in the Agency’s Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (Final Report) (ISA, December 2009) as well as the two draft assessment documents titled Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment: Second External Review Draft (January 2010) and Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Matter: Second External Review Draft (February 2010). CASAC’s deliberations on the first draft Policy Assessment will take place during the teleconference scheduled for April 8, 2010 and if more time is needed, on April 9, 2010. Background information about the formation of the CASAC Particulate Matter Review Panel was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 2007 (72 FR 10527–10528). The Panel previously held a public teleconference on November 30, 2007 (announced in 72 FR 63177–63178) to provide consultative advice on EPA’s draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (October 2007) the first document in this review of the PM NAAQS. On April 1–2, 2009, CASAC reviewed the Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter—First External Review Draft (December 2008), and provided consultative advice on Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment (February 2009) and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact Assessment (February 2009). The April 1–2, 2009 meeting was announced February 19, 2009 in 74 FR 7688–7689. As announced in 74 FR 46586—46587, on October 5–6, 2009, CASAC reviewed the Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter—Second External Review Draft (July 2009) and Particulate Matter Urban Focused Visibility Assessment-External Review Draft (September 2009) and Risk Assessment to Support the Review of the PM Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards-External Review Draft (September 2009). Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning Particulate Matter UrbanFocused Visibility Assessment—Second External Review Draft (January 2010) should be directed to Ms. Vicki Sandiford, OAR, at sandiford.vicki@epa.gov or 919–541– 2629. Any questions concerning EPA’s Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter—Second External Review Draft (February 2010) should be directed to Dr. Zachary Pekar, OAR, at pekar.zachary@epa.gov or 919–541– 3704. Any questions concerning Policy Assessment for the Review of Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards—First External Review Draft (February 2010) should be directed to Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple, OAR, at hassett-sipple.beth@epa.gov or 919– 541–4605. Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials (agenda, charge E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2010 / Notices questions, preliminary comments and other materials) for the March 10–11, 2010 meeting and the April 8, 2010 and April 9, 2010 teleconferences will be placed on the CASAC Web site on the Web pages for those public meetings, accessible through the calendar link on the blue navigational bar at https:// www.epa.gov/casac. The Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment: (January 2010) is available at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ standards/pm/s_pm_2007_risk.html. The Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter— Second External Review Draft (February 2010) will be available on or about February 5, 2010 at https://www.epa.gov/ ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/ s_pm_2007_risk.html. The Policy Assessment for the Review of Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: First External Review Draft (February 2010) will be available on or about February 26, 2010 at https:// www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/ s_pm_2007_pa.html. 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 March 10–11, 2010 meeting, interested parties should notify Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by email no later than March 4, 2010. Individuals making oral statements will be limited to five minutes per speaker. To be placed on the public speaker list for the April 8, 2010 teleconference, interested parties should notify Dr. Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no later than April 1, 2010. Individuals making oral statements on the teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker. Written Statements: Written statements for the March 10–11, 2010 meeting should be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 4, 2010, so that the information may be made available to the CASAC Panel for its consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements for the April 8, 2010 teleconference should be received in the SAB Staff Office by April 1, 2010. Written statements should be supplied to the 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:25 Feb 22, 2010 Jkt 220001 publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Stallworth at the phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: February 16, 2010. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2010–3518 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9116–5] RIN 2040–AF10 Stakeholder Meeting Regarding Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. 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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting and Public Teleconference(s) of the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) Particulate Matter 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 on March 10-11, 
2010 of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Particulate 
Matter Review Panel to review EPA's Particulate Matter Urban-Focused 
Visibility Assessment-Second External Review Draft (January 2010) and 
Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter--Second 
External Review Draft (February 2010). The SAB Staff Office also 
announces a teleconference of the CASAC Particulate Matter Review Panel 
on April 8, 2010 to review EPA's Policy Assessment for the Review of 
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards--First 
External Review Draft (February 2010).
    An optional public teleconference will be held on April 9, 2010 in 
the event more time is needed to discuss EPA's Policy Assessment 
following the April 8, 2010 teleconference.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on March 10, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and March 11, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
(Eastern Time). A public teleconference will be held on April 8, 2010 
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time). An additional public 
teleconference will be held on April 9, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
(Eastern Time) in the event more time is needed.

ADDRESSES: The March 10-11, 2010 meeting will be held at the Marriott 
in Research Triangle Park, NC, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, North 
Carolina 27703. The public teleconferences will be conducted by 
telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the public meeting or public 
teleconferences may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, 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) 343-9867; 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 2. 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 
National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for the six ``criteria'' 
air pollutants, including particulate matter (PM). EPA conducts 
scientific and policy assessments related to both primary (health-
based) and secondary (welfare-based) standards for each of these 
pollutants. As part of that process, the CASAC Particulate Matter 
Review Panel reviews a series of EPA's assessments that provide the 
basis for EPA rulemaking.
    The purpose of the March 10-11, 2010 meeting is to review second 
drafts of the Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment 
(January 2010) and Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate 
Matter (February 2010). In addition the March 10-11, 2010 meeting will 
also include a presentation on a first draft of EPA's Policy Assessment 
for the Review of the Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (Policy Assessment, February 2010). The Policy Assessment 
will serve to ``bridge the gap'' between the scientific information and 
the judgments required of the Administrator in determining whether it 
is appropriate to retain or revise the standards. The first draft 
Policy Assessment builds upon the key scientific and technical 
information contained in the Agency's Integrated Science Assessment for 
Particulate Matter (Final Report) (ISA, December 2009) as well as the 
two draft assessment documents titled Particulate Matter Urban-Focused 
Visibility Assessment: Second External Review Draft (January 2010) and 
Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter: Second 
External Review Draft (February 2010). CASAC's deliberations on the 
first draft Policy Assessment will take place during the teleconference 
scheduled for April 8, 2010 and if more time is needed, on April 9, 
2010.
    Background information about the formation of the CASAC Particulate 
Matter Review Panel was published in the Federal Register on March 8, 
2007 (72 FR 10527-10528). The Panel previously held a public 
teleconference on November 30, 2007 (announced in 72 FR 63177-63178) to 
provide consultative advice on EPA's draft Integrated Review Plan for 
the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter 
(October 2007) the first document in this review of the PM NAAQS. On 
April 1-2, 2009, CASAC reviewed the Integrated Science Assessment for 
Particulate Matter--First External Review Draft (December 2008), and 
provided consultative advice on Particulate Matter National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure 
Assessment (February 2009) and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact 
Assessment (February 2009). The April 1-2, 2009 meeting was announced 
February 19, 2009 in 74 FR 7688-7689. As announced in 74 FR 46586--
46587, on October 5-6, 2009, CASAC reviewed the Integrated Science 
Assessment for Particulate Matter--Second External Review Draft (July 
2009) and Particulate Matter Urban Focused Visibility Assessment-
External Review Draft (September 2009) and Risk Assessment to Support 
the Review of the PM Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards-
External Review Draft (September 2009).
    Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning Particulate Matter 
Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment--Second External Review Draft 
(January 2010) should be directed to Ms. Vicki Sandiford, OAR, at 
sandiford.vicki@epa.gov or 919-541-2629. Any questions concerning EPA's 
Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter--Second 
External Review Draft (February 2010) should be directed to Dr. Zachary 
Pekar, OAR, at pekar.zachary@epa.gov or 919-541-3704. Any questions 
concerning Policy Assessment for the Review of Particulate Matter 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards--First External Review Draft 
(February 2010) should be directed to Ms. Beth Hassett-Sipple, OAR, at 
hassett-sipple.beth@epa.gov or 919-541-4605.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials (agenda, 
charge

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questions, preliminary comments and other materials) for the March 10-
11, 2010 meeting and the April 8, 2010 and April 9, 2010 
teleconferences will be placed on the CASAC Web site on the Web pages 
for those public meetings, accessible through the calendar link on the 
blue navigational bar at https://www.epa.gov/casac. The Particulate 
Matter Urban-Focused Visibility Assessment: (January 2010) is available 
at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_2007_risk.html. 
The Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter--Second 
External Review Draft (February 2010) will be available on or about 
February 5, 2010 at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_2007_risk.html. The Policy Assessment for the Review of Particulate 
Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: First External Review 
Draft (February 2010) will be available on or about February 26, 2010 
at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/s_pm_2007_pa.html.
    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 March 10-
11, 2010 meeting, interested parties should notify Dr. Holly 
Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no later than March 4, 2010. Individuals 
making oral statements will be limited to five minutes per speaker. To 
be placed on the public speaker list for the April 8, 2010 
teleconference, interested parties should notify Dr. Stallworth, DFO, 
by e-mail no later than April 1, 2010. Individuals making oral 
statements on the teleconference will be limited to three minutes per 
speaker. Written Statements: Written statements for the March 10-11, 
2010 meeting should be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 4, 
2010, so that the information may be made available to the CASAC Panel 
for its consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements for the 
April 8, 2010 teleconference should be received in the SAB Staff Office 
by April 1, 2010. Written statements should be supplied to the 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 Dr. Stallworth at the 
phone number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten 
days prior to the teleconference, to give EPA as much time as possible 
to process your request.

    Dated: February 16, 2010.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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