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supply boat. EPA sampled more
commercial fishing vessels than any
other vessel class due to the large
number of fishing vessels subject to the
Public Law 110–299 permitting
moratorium. Vessels were sampled in 15
separate cities and towns in nine States
across multiple geographic regions,
including New England, the MidAtlantic, the Gulf Coast, the Mississippi
River, and Alaska.
EPA sampled a total of nine discharge
types from the various vessel classes.
These were bilgewater, stern tube
packing gland effluent, deck runoff and/
or washdown, fish hold effluent (both
refrigerated seawater effluent and ice
slurry), effluent from the cleaning of fish
holds, graywater, propulsion and
generator engine effluent, engine
dewinterizing effluent, and firemain
effluent.
EPA typically sampled one to four
discharge types on each vessel,
depending on applicability,
accessibility, and logistical
considerations. Vessel discharge
samples were analyzed for a variety of
pollutants, including classical
pollutants such as biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD5), total suspended solids
(TSS), residual chlorine, and oil and
grease; nutrients; total and dissolved
metals; volatile and semivolatile organic
compounds (VOCs and SVOCs);
nonylphenols ethoxylates (used as
surfactants in detergents), which are
converted to nonylphenols (a class of
endocrine-disrupting compounds); and
pathogen indicators (i.e., E. coli,
enterococci, fecal coliforms).
EPA found that some vessel
discharges from commercial fishing
vessels and commercial vessels less
than 79 feet in length may have the
potential to impact the aquatic
environment and/or human health or
welfare. The discharges with the
greatest potential to impact surface
water quality include deck washdown,
fish hold effluent, graywater, bilgewater,
and marine engine effluent. Review of
available literature also indicates that
leachate from antifouling hull coatings
used on certain vessels to prevent
buildup of organisms, such as barnacles
and algae, as well as underwater hull
cleaning, also likely impact surface
water quality, particularly in areas
where a large number of vessels are
concentrated in a relatively small water
body.
Using the results obtained in this
study, EPA used a simple model to
evaluate how the nine vessel discharge
types EPA sampled may impact water
quality in a large, hypothetical harbor.
Based on this evaluation, EPA
determined that the incidental
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discharges from study vessels are not
likely to solely cause an exceedance of
any National Recommended Water
Quality Criteria (NRWQC) to a relatively
large water body. This finding suggests
that these discharges are unlikely to
pose acute or chronic exceedances of
the NRWQC across an entire large water
body. However, since many of the
pollutants present in the vessel
discharges were at end-of-pipe
concentrations that exceeded an
NRWQC, there is the potential for these
discharges to contribute a water quality
impact on a more localized scale. The
study results indicate that total arsenic
and dissolved copper are the most
significant water quality concerns for
the study vessels as a whole, and that
they are more likely than other
pollutants to contribute to exceedances
of water quality criteria. This is
especially true if there are other sources
of pollutants or the receiving water
already has high background
concentrations.
IV. Request for Public Input and
Comment
In addition to generally requesting
comment on all aspects of the draft
report, in order to maximize the quality
of the report, EPA is specifically
requesting comment on the following:
(1) Are there additional existing data
or data sources which EPA should
incorporate into or analyze in the final
report? If so, please provide the specific
data sets, papers, and/or citations EPA
should consider.
(2) Did EPA accurately summarize
how these vessels generate these
discharges, and accurately summarize
how mariners and fishermen manage
the discharges (e.g., fishermen in the
Northeast holding bilgewater discharges
until they are more than 3 nm from
shore)?
(3) Did EPA present the information
clearly and concisely? Do you have
suggestions to better present these data
for both technical and non-technical
audiences?
(4) Should EPA consider other
approaches to summarizing the data
collected for this study, and if so, what
specific alternative approaches are
suggested?
(5) Are there additional data sources
that identify specific environmental
impacts that result from discharges
incidental to normal operation of
commercial fishing vessels and other
non-recreational vessels less than 79
feet in length (other than ballast water)?
If so, please provide the specific data
sets, papers, and/or citations EPA
should consider.
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(6) Are there any additional existing
data sources outlining usage patterns
and discharge locations of commercial
fishing vessels and other nonrecreational vessels less than 79 feet in
length that EPA should consider? If so,
please provide specific data sets, papers,
and or citations for EPA review.
(7) Has EPA sufficiently analyzed the
extent to which the discharges are
currently subject to regulation under
Federal law or a binding international
obligation of the United States? Does the
report appropriately convey which
discharges and vessel types are already
regulated and unregulated?
Dated: March 1, 2010.
Peter A. Silva,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Notification of a Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) NOX &
SOX Secondary NAAQS Review Panel
Meeting and CASAC Teleconference
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
meeting of the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee NOX and SOX
Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review
Panel (CASAC Panel) to peer review
EPA’s Policy Assessment for the Review
of the Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for NOx and SOx:
First External Review Draft (March
2010). The chartered CASAC will
subsequently hold a public
teleconference to review and approve
the Panel’s report.
DATES: The Panel meeting will be held
Thursday, April 1, 2010 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and Friday, April, 2, 2010 from
8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time). The
chartered CASAC will meet by public
teleconference from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
Monday, May 3, 2010 (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The April 1 and 2, 2010
public meeting will take place at the
Marriott at Research Triangle Park, 4700
Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 27703,
telephone (919) 941–6200. The May 3,
2010 public teleconference will be
conducted by telephone only.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or brief oral statement
or wants further information concerning
the April 1 and 2, 2010 meeting may
contact Ms. Kyndall Barry, 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) 343–9868; fax (202)
233–0643; or e-mail at
barry.kyndall@epa.gov. For information
on the CASAC teleconference on May 3,
2010, please contact Dr. Holly
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), at the above listed address; via
telephone/voice mail (202) 343–9867 or
e-mail at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
General information concerning the
CASAC and the CASAC documents can
be found on the EPA Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/casac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public
Law 92–463 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is
hereby given that the CASAC NOX &
SOX Secondary NAAQS Review Panel
will hold a public meeting to provide
advice on the policy implications of
welfare standards for NOX and SOX and
the chartered CASAC will hold a public
teleconference to review and approve
the Panel’s draft report. 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 Panel
and chartered CASAC 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 NOX
and SOX. EPA is in the process of
reviewing the secondary NAAQS for
NOX and SOx. Welfare effects as defined
in the CAA include, but are not limited
to, effects on soils, water, wildlife,
vegetation, visibility, weather, and
climate, as well as effects on materials,
economic values, and personal comfort
and well-being.
The purpose of the April 1 and 2,
2010 meeting is to review EPA’s Policy
Assessment for the Review of the
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Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for NOX and SOX:
First External Review Draft (March
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
Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur—
Ecological Criteria (EPA/600/R–08/
082F) finalized December 2008 as well
as the assessment document titled Risk
and Exposure Assessment for Review of
the Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Oxides of
Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur-Main
Content—Final Report (September
2009). The Panel’s deliberations on the
first draft Policy Assessment will take
place during the public meeting
scheduled for April 1 and 2, 2010.
CASAC previously provided
consultative advice on EPA’s Draft Plan
for Review of the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide
during a public teleconference on
October 30, 2007 (announced in 72 FR
57568–57569). On April 2 and 3, 2008,
the Panel reviewed the Integrated
Science Assessment fox Oxides of
Nitrogen and Sulfur—Environmental
Criteria: First External Review Draft
(December 2007), and provided
consultative advice on EPA’s Scope and
Methods Plan for Risk/Exposure
Assessment (March 2008). The April 2
and 3, 2008 meeting was announced in
73 FR 10243–10244). The Panel
reviewed the Integrated Science
Assessment fox Oxides of Nitrogen and
Sulfur—Environmental Criteria: Second
External Review Draft (August 2008)
and EPA’s Risk and Exposure
Assessment for Review of the Secondary
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Oxides of Sulfur: First Draft (August
2008) as announced in 73 FR 53242–
54243 on October 1 and 2, 2008. The
Panel reviewed Risk and Exposure
Assessment for Review of the Secondary
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Oxides of Sulfur: Second Draft (June
2009) as announced in 74 FR 29693–
29694 on July 22 and 23, 2009. The
CASAC advisory reports are available
on the EPA Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/casac.
Technical Contacts: Any questions
concerning EPA’s Policy Assessment for
the Review of the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for NOX
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and SOX: First External Review Draft
(March 2010) should be directed to Dr.
Byran Hubbell, OAR, at 919–541–0621
or hubbell.bryan@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials:
EPA–OAR’s Policy Assessment for the
Review of the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for NOX
and SOX: First External Review Draft
(March 2010) can be accessed at
https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/
standards/no2so2sec/. The
agenda and other materials for the
CASAC meetings will be posted on the
SAB Web site 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 April 1 and
2, 2010 meeting, interested parties
should notify Ms. Kyndall Barry, DFO,
by e-mail no later than March 26, 2010.
To be placed on the public speaker list
for the May 3, 2010 teleconference,
interested parties should notify Dr.
Holly Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no
later than April 23, 2010. Individuals
making oral statements will be limited
to five minutes per speaker. Written
Statements: Written statements for the
April 1 and 2, 2010 meeting should be
received in the SAB Staff Office by
March 26, 2010, so that the information
may be made available to the CASAC
Panel for its consideration prior to this
meeting. Written statements for the May
3, 2010 teleconference should be
received in the SAB Staff Office by
April 23, 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.
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Dated: March 1, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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James T. Owens, III,
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Cost Recovery Settlement: Sherwood
Motors, Inc.; West Site/Hows Corner
Superfund Site, Plymouth, ME
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9622(i), notice is hereby given of a
proposed administrative settlement of
past response costs concerning the West
Site/Hows Corner Superfund Site in
Plymouth, Maine with the following
settling party: Sherwood Motors, Inc.
The settling party agrees to reimburse
the Agency $5,000 in past costs. This
settlement amount is based on the
ability to pay of the settling party. This
settlement includes a covenant not to
sue the settling party pursuant to
Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9607(a). For thirty (30) days following
the date of publication of this notice, the
Agency will receive written comments
relating to the settlement. The Agency
will consider all comments received and
may modify or withdraw its consent to
the settlement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations which
indicate that the settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
The Agency’s response to any
comments received will be available for
public inspection at U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post
Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA
02109–3912.
DATES: Comments must be submitted by
April 7, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100
(Mailcode: ORA18–1), Boston,
Massachusetts 02109–3912 and should
refer to: The West Site/Hows Corner
Superfund Site, U.S. EPA Docket
Number 01–2009–0092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of the proposed settlement may be
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Enforcement Counsel, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region I, Office of Environmental
Stewardship, 5 Post Office Square, Suite
100 (OES04–3), Boston, MA 02109–
2023, (617) 918–1438.
Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Request for Nominations of Experts To
Augment the SAB Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards
Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting
public nominations for scientists and
engineers to augment the SAB Scientific
and Technological Achievement
Awards (STAA) Committee.
DATES: Nominations should be
submitted by March 29, 2010 per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing further
information regarding this Notice and
Request for Nominations may contact
Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 343–9946;
by fax at (202) 233–0643 or via e-mail
at hanlon.edward @epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science
Advisory Board can be found at the EPA
SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C.
4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory
Committee that provides independent
scientific and technical peer review,
advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on the technical basis for
EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory
Committee, the SAB conducts business
in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations.
The SAB will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate
SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
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EPA’s STAA Program was established
in 1980 to recognize Agency scientists
and engineers who published their work
in the peer-reviewed literature. The
STAA Program is an annual Agencywide competition to promote and
recognize scientific and technological
achievements by EPA employees. The
STAA program is administered and
managed by EPA’s Office of Research
and Development (ORD). ORD requested
SAB to review scientific publications
nominated by EPA managers and make
recommendations to the Administrator
for STAA awards. The SAB STAA
Committee, augmented with additional
experts, will conduct this review and
provide these recommendations.
In a Federal Register Notice (Volume
74, Number 22, Pages 6033–6034)
published on February 4, 2009, the SAB
Staff Office solicited public nominations
to form the SAB STAA Committee that
would review publications and make
recommendations for STAA awards
during 2009, 2010 and 2011. The 2009–
2011 STAA Committee was formed in
June 2009 and provided advice to the
Administrator regarding the 2009 STAA
awards.
Request for Nominations: There is a
need to supplement the STAA
Committee with additional expertise to
review the 2010 and 2011 nominations.
Accordingly, the SAB Staff Office is
seeking nominations of nationally and
internationally recognized scientists and
engineers having experience and
expertise in ecosystems and ecological
risk assessment.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Any interested person or
organization may nominate qualified
individuals in the areas of expertise
described above for possible service on
this expert ad hoc Committee.
Nominations should be submitted in
electronic format (which is preferred
over hard copy) following the
instructions for ‘‘Nominating Experts to
Advisory Panels and Ad Hoc
Committees Being Formed’’ provided on
the SAB Web site. The instructions can
be accessed through the ‘‘Nomination of
Experts’’ link on the blue navigational
bar on the SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab. To receive full
consideration, nominations should
include all of the information requested.
EPA’s SAB Staff Office requests:
contact information about the person
making the nomination; contact
information about the nominee; the
disciplinary and specific areas of
expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s
curriculum vita; sources of recent grant
and/or contract support; and a
biographical sketch of the nominee
indicating current position, educational
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) NOX & SOX
Secondary NAAQS Review Panel Meeting and CASAC Teleconference
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 of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee NOX and SOX
Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel
(CASAC Panel) to peer review EPA's Policy Assessment for the Review of
the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for NOx and SOx:
First External Review Draft (March 2010). The chartered CASAC will
subsequently hold a public teleconference to review and approve the
Panel's report.
DATES: The Panel meeting will be held Thursday, April 1, 2010 from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, April, 2, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(Eastern Time). The chartered CASAC will meet by public teleconference
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, May 3, 2010 (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The April 1 and 2, 2010 public meeting will take place at
the Marriott at Research Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC
27703, telephone (919) 941-6200. The May 3, 2010 public teleconference
will be conducted by telephone only.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or brief oral statement or wants further information
concerning the April 1 and 2, 2010 meeting may contact Ms. Kyndall
Barry, 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-
9868; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at barry.kyndall@epa.gov. For
information on the CASAC teleconference on May 3, 2010, please contact
Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at the above
listed address; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9867 or e-mail at
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC and
the CASAC documents can be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
Public Law 92-463 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the
CASAC NOX & SOX Secondary NAAQS Review Panel will
hold a public meeting to provide advice on the policy implications of
welfare standards for NOX and SOX and the
chartered CASAC will hold a public teleconference to review and approve
the Panel's draft report. 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 Panel and chartered CASAC 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 NOX
and SOX. EPA is in the process of reviewing the secondary
NAAQS for NOX and SOx. Welfare effects as defined
in the CAA include, but are not limited to, effects on soils, water,
wildlife, vegetation, visibility, weather, and climate, as well as
effects on materials, economic values, and personal comfort and well-
being.
The purpose of the April 1 and 2, 2010 meeting is to review EPA's
Policy Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for NOX and SOX: First External Review Draft (March
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 Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--
Ecological Criteria (EPA/600/R-08/082F) finalized December 2008 as well
as the assessment document titled Risk and Exposure Assessment for
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur-Main Content--Final Report
(September 2009). The Panel's deliberations on the first draft Policy
Assessment will take place during the public meeting scheduled for
April 1 and 2, 2010.
CASAC previously provided consultative advice on EPA's Draft Plan
for Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide during a public teleconference on
October 30, 2007 (announced in 72 FR 57568-57569). On April 2 and 3,
2008, the Panel reviewed the Integrated Science Assessment fox Oxides
of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria: First External Review
Draft (December 2007), and provided consultative advice on EPA's Scope
and Methods Plan for Risk/Exposure Assessment (March 2008). The April 2
and 3, 2008 meeting was announced in 73 FR 10243-10244). The Panel
reviewed the Integrated Science Assessment fox Oxides of Nitrogen and
Sulfur--Environmental Criteria: Second External Review Draft (August
2008) and EPA's Risk and Exposure Assessment for Review of the
Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen
and Oxides of Sulfur: First Draft (August 2008) as announced in 73 FR
53242-54243 on October 1 and 2, 2008. The Panel reviewed Risk and
Exposure Assessment for Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: Second
Draft (June 2009) as announced in 74 FR 29693-29694 on July 22 and 23,
2009. The CASAC advisory reports are available on the EPA Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/casac.
Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning EPA's Policy
Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for NOX and SOX: First External Review
Draft (March 2010) should be directed to Dr. Byran Hubbell, OAR, at
919-541-0621 or hubbell.bryan@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-OAR's Policy Assessment for
the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
NOX and SOX: First External Review Draft (March 2010) can be accessed
at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/. The
agenda and other materials for the CASAC meetings will be posted on the
SAB Web site 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 April 1 and
2, 2010 meeting, interested parties should notify Ms. Kyndall Barry,
DFO, by e-mail no later than March 26, 2010. To be placed on the public
speaker list for the May 3, 2010 teleconference, interested parties
should notify Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by e-mail no later than April
23, 2010. Individuals making oral statements will be limited to five
minutes per speaker. Written Statements: Written statements for the
April 1 and 2, 2010 meeting should be received in the SAB Staff Office
by March 26, 2010, so that the information may be made available to the
CASAC Panel for its consideration prior to this meeting. Written
statements for the May 3, 2010 teleconference should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by April 23, 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.
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Dated: March 1, 2010.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-4818 Filed 3-5-10; 8:45 am]
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