Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council), 37794-37795 [2010-15894]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 37794 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 30, 2010 / Notices (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via telephone/voice mail; (202) 564–2155; fax (202) 565–2098; or e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given that the SAB EPEC augmented with other experts will hold a public meeting to provide advice on technologies and systems to minimize the impacts of invasive species in vessel ballast water discharge. The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background: Vessel ballast water discharges are a major source of nonidigenous species introductions to marine, estuarine, and freshwater ecosystems of the United States. Ballast water discharges are regulated by EPA under authority of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the U.S. Coast Guard under authority of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act, as amended (NANPCA). NANPCA generally requires vessels equipped with ballast water tanks and bound for ports or places in the United States after operating beyond the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone to conduct a mid-ocean ballast water exchange, retain their ballast water onboard, or use an alternative environmentally sound ballast water management method approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. Under the authority of the CWA, EPA’s Vessel General Permit, in addition to the mid-ocean exchange, requires the flushing and exchange of ballast water by vessels in Pacific near-shore voyages and saltwater flushing of ballast water tanks that are empty or contain only unpumpable residual ballast water. While useful in reducing the presence of potentially invasive organisms in ballast water, ballast water exchange and saltwater flushing can have variable effectiveness and may not always be feasible due to vessel safety concerns. On August 28, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard proposed establishing standards for concentrations of living organisms that can be discharged in vessel ballast water (74 FR 44632), and some States have established standards of their own. In addition, a number of studies and VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 Jun 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 reports have been published on the status and efficacy of ballast water treatment technologies, and data collected on the efficacy of certain systems is available. EPA’s Office of Water (OW) has requested SAB review of technical documents and available data on the efficacy of ballast water treatment systems and advice on improving the performance of such systems. In response, the SAB Staff Office requested public nomination of experts and formed an augmented SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee [Federal Register Notice dated February 25, 2010 (75 FR 8700–8701)]. The augmented EPEC will provide advice on technologies and systems to minimize the impacts of invasive species in vessel ballast water discharge. The purpose of the meeting on July 29–30, 2010 is to receive background briefings and formulate preliminary comments on this subject. Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agenda, SAB Committee roster, charge to the Committee, and other meeting material will be posted on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ sab in advance of the meeting. Inquiries regarding the technical information for this advisory should be directed to Dr. Ryan Albert of EPA’s Office of Water at albert.ryan@epa.gov or (202) 564–0763 or Mr. Marcus Zobrist of EPA’s Office of Water at zobrist.marcus@epa.gov or (202) 564–8311. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s Federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a Federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit comments for a Federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. They should send their comments directly to the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes per speaker. Interested parties should contact Dr. Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above by July 22, 2010 to be placed on a list of public speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Office no later than July 22, 2010 so that the information may be made available to the SAB Committee members for their consideration. 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, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are requested to provide two 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. Armitage 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: June 24, 2010. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2010–15896 Filed 6–29–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9170–1] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee of the 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 teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) to review additional information on particulate matter inventories for EPA’s air quality modeling work for the Second Section 812 Prospective BenefitCost Study of the Clean Air Act. DATES: The AQMS will conduct a public teleconference on August 11, 2010. The teleconference will begin at 12 noon and end by 2 p.m. (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain general information concerning the E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 30, 2010 / Notices public teleconference may contact Ms. Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 343–9697 or e-mail at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov. General information about the Council can be found on the EPA Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, 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 teleconference to discuss additional information on estimates of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions and air quality changes for the Second 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. Background: Pursuant to Section 812 of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA), EPA conducts periodic studies to assess benefits and costs of programs implemented pursuant to the Clean Air Act. The Council has provided advice on an EPA retrospective study 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. The AQMS met on February 19, 2010 [Federal Register Notice dated January 26, 2010 (75 FR 4070–4071)] to 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 AQMS held a follow-up teleconference meeting on March 15, 2010 to discuss information provided by EPA on proposed adjustments to estimated emissions of primary PM2.5 from particular sources and the effects VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 Jun 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 on the estimated air quality changes between scenarios based on those revised emissions estimates. Materials for the February 19 and March 15 meetings are available on the Council Web site at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ 2nd%20Prospective%20812%20%20AQMS?OpenDocument. In a resulting advisory report (EPA– COUNCIL–10–002), the AQMS recommended that ‘‘the scaling procedure [for PM2.5] should be clearly documented in the draft modeling report * * * or in a separate document that also describes the MATS [Modeled Attainment Test Software] adjustment procedure and results, including the results of MATS with and without scaling of emissions.’’ In response to this recommendation, the EPA has provided a memorandum (dated June 14, 2010) that documents the adjustment procedure and PM2.5 results for a number of metropolitan areas. The purpose of the August 11, 2010 teleconference meeting is to discuss the MATS memorandum and provide final advice to the Council and the Agency on the reasonableness of the primary PM2.5 emissions revisions and the resulting reestimated air quality concentration changes between scenarios that will be used for benefit estimation in the Second Section 812 Prospective Study. 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: The meeting materials, including the review materials and meeting agenda for the August 2010 teleconference, will be posted to the Council Web site at https://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa prior to the meeting. EPA draft documents provided to the AQMS also are available at https://www.epa.gov/oar/ sect812/prospective2.html. 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. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a teleconference meeting will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Ms. Sanzone at the contact information provided above by August 4, 2010, to be placed on the public speaker list for the August 11, 2010 meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by August 4, PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37795 2010, so that the information can 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: June 23, 2010. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee of the 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 teleconference of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) 
of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) to 
review additional information on particulate matter inventories for 
EPA's air quality modeling work for the Second Section 812 Prospective 
Benefit-Cost Study of the Clean Air Act.

DATES: The AQMS will conduct a public teleconference on August 11, 
2010. The teleconference will begin at 12 noon and end by 2 p.m. 
(Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning the

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public teleconference may contact Ms. Stephanie Sanzone, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 343-9697 or e-mail at 
sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov. General information about the Council can be 
found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, 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 teleconference to 
discuss additional information on estimates of fine particulate matter 
(PM2.5) emissions and air quality changes for the Second 
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.
    Background: Pursuant to Section 812 of the 1990 Clean Air Act 
Amendments (CAAA), EPA conducts periodic studies to assess benefits and 
costs of programs implemented pursuant to the Clean Air Act. The 
Council has provided advice on an EPA retrospective study 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. The AQMS met on 
February 19, 2010 [Federal Register Notice dated January 26, 2010 (75 
FR 4070-4071)] to 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 
AQMS held a follow-up teleconference meeting on March 15, 2010 to 
discuss information provided by EPA on proposed adjustments to 
estimated emissions of primary PM2.5 from particular sources 
and the effects on the estimated air quality changes between scenarios 
based on those revised emissions estimates. Materials for the February 
19 and March 15 meetings are available on the Council Web site at 
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/2nd%20Prospective%20812%20-%20AQMS?OpenDocument.
    In a resulting advisory report (EPA-COUNCIL-10-002), the AQMS 
recommended that ``the scaling procedure [for PM2.5] should 
be clearly documented in the draft modeling report * * * or in a 
separate document that also describes the MATS [Modeled Attainment Test 
Software] adjustment procedure and results, including the results of 
MATS with and without scaling of emissions.'' In response to this 
recommendation, the EPA has provided a memorandum (dated June 14, 2010) 
that documents the adjustment procedure and PM2.5 results 
for a number of metropolitan areas. The purpose of the August 11, 2010 
teleconference meeting is to discuss the MATS memorandum and provide 
final advice to the Council and the Agency on the reasonableness of the 
primary PM2.5 emissions revisions and the resulting re-
estimated air quality concentration changes between scenarios that will 
be used for benefit estimation in the Second Section 812 Prospective 
Study.
    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: The meeting materials, including 
the review materials and meeting agenda for the August 2010 
teleconference, will be posted to the Council Web site at https://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa prior to the meeting. EPA draft 
documents provided to the AQMS also are available at https://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/prospective2.html.
    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. Oral Statements: In 
general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a 
teleconference meeting will be limited to three minutes per speaker, 
with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers. Interested 
parties should contact Ms. Sanzone at the contact information provided 
above by August 4, 2010, to be placed on the public speaker list for 
the August 11, 2010 meeting. Written Statements: Written statements 
should be received in the SAB Staff Office by August 4, 2010, so that 
the information can 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: June 23, 2010.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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