Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur, 61486-61487 [2010-24922]

Download as PDF 61486 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 5, 2010 / Notices The training will be held on November 9 through November 10, 2010. An additional training session will be provided in early 2011. ADDRESSES: The training will be held at the Rosslyn Holiday Inn at 1900 North Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (703) 807–2000 Extension 220. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Reed at (202) 564–4719, or email at reed.matthew@epa.gov. Information about the final Aircraft Drinking Water Rule may be found at https://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/ sdwa/airlinewater/index.cfm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Matthew Reed at (202) 564–4791 or by e-mail at reed.matthew@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Matthew Reed preferably at least 10 days prior to the training to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. DATES: Dated: September 30, 2010. Cynthia C. Dougherty, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. [FR Doc. 2010–24921 Filed 10–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145; FRL–9209–6] Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability of supplementary materials. AGENCY: The Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA recently made available a draft report, Policy Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: Second External Review Draft (75 FR 57463, September 21, 2010). The EPA released this preliminary draft document to seek early consultation with the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and to solicit public comment on the overall structure, framing of key issues and conclusions regarding options for key elements of the standards. The four supplementary materials being released at this time are: an errata sheet for Chapter 5; an addendum for Chapter 5; an additional Table 7–1 (summary of key uncertainties); and an additional mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:36 Oct 04, 2010 Jkt 223001 table for Chapter 9 (summary of options for elements of the nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur oxides (SOX) standard). DATES: Comments on the Policy Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: Second External Review Draft along with the supplementary materials should be submitted on or before November 12, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2007–1145, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to a-and-rdocket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145. • Fax: Fax your comments to 202– 566–9744, Attention Docket ID. No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145. • Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007– 1145. The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https:// www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov, Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through https:// www.regulations.gov,, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https:// www.regulations.gov, index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at the Air Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is 202–566– 1742; fax 202–566–9744. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bryan Hubbell, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504–02), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail: hubbell.bryan@epa.gov; telephone: 919– 541–0621; fax: 919–541–0804. General Information A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through https:// www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. 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Under section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator identifies and lists certain pollutants which ‘‘cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.’’ The EPA then issues air quality criteria for listed pollutants, which are commonly referred to as ‘‘criteria pollutants.’’ The air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air, in varying quantities.’’ Under section 109 of the CAA, EPA establishes national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for each listed pollutant, with the NAAQS based on the air quality criteria. Section 109(d) of the CAA requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria. The revised air quality criteria reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. The EPA is also required to periodically review and revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised criteria. The EPA is currently conducting a joint review of the existing secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for NOX and SOX. Because NOX, SOX, and their associated transformation products are linked from an atmospheric chemistry perspective as well as from an environmental effects perspective, and because of the National Research VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:36 Oct 04, 2010 Jkt 223001 Council’s 2004 recommendations to consider multiple pollutants in forming the scientific basis for the NAAQS, EPA has decided to jointly assess the science, risks, and policies relevant to protecting the public welfare associated with NOX and SOX. This is the first time since NAAQS were established in 1971 that a joint review of these two pollutants has been conducted. Since both the CASAC and EPA have recognized these interactions historically, and the science related to these interactions has continued to evolve and grow to the present day, there is a strong basis for considering them together. As part of this review of the current secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for NOX and SOX, EPA’s OAQPS staff prepared a second draft Policy Assessment. The objective of this assessment is to evaluate the policy implications of the key scientific information contained in the document Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and SulfurEcological Criteria (https:// cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ recordisplay.cfm?deid=201485), prepared by EPA’s National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) and the results from the analyses contained in the Risk and Exposure Assessment for Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur (https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ standards/no2so2sec/cr_rea.html). The second draft Policy Assessment plus the supplementary materials are available online at: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/ naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/. This second draft Policy Assessment will be reviewed by the CASAC during a public meeting to be held October 6 and 7, 2010. Information about this public meeting will be available at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/CASAC. Dated: September 28, 2010. Jennifer Noonan Edmonds, Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2010–24922 Filed 10–4–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 61487 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested [September 29, 2010]. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145; FRL-9209-6]


Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of supplementary materials.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of 
EPA recently made available a draft report, Policy Assessment for the 
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur: Second External Review Draft 
(75 FR 57463, September 21, 2010). The EPA released this preliminary 
draft document to seek early consultation with the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) and to solicit public comment on the overall 
structure, framing of key issues and conclusions regarding options for 
key elements of the standards. The four supplementary materials being 
released at this time are: an errata sheet for Chapter 5; an addendum 
for Chapter 5; an additional Table 7-1 (summary of key uncertainties); 
and an additional table for Chapter 9 (summary of options for elements 
of the nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur oxides 
(SOX) standard).

DATES: Comments on the Policy Assessment for the Review of the 
Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen 
and Oxides of Sulfur: Second External Review Draft along with the 
supplementary materials should be submitted on or before November 12, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-1145, by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) 
to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-
1145.
     Fax: Fax your comments to 202-566-9744, Attention Docket 
ID. No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
     Mail: Send your comments to: Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: EPA 
Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-1145. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed 
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov, Web 
site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know 
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body 
of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without 
going through https://www.regulations.gov,, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov, index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in https://www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at the Air Docket in the 
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
telephone number is 202-566-1742; fax 202-566-9744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bryan Hubbell, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C504-02), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail: 
hubbell.bryan@epa.gov; telephone: 919-541-0621; fax: 919-541-0804.

General Information

A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
https://www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of 
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk 
or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM 
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

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    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other 
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and 
page number).
     Follow directions--The Agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.
    Under section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator 
identifies and lists certain pollutants which ``cause or contribute to 
air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public 
health or welfare.'' The EPA then issues air quality criteria for 
listed pollutants, which are commonly referred to as ``criteria 
pollutants.'' The air quality criteria are to ``accurately reflect the 
latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of 
all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be 
expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air, in 
varying quantities.'' Under section 109 of the CAA, EPA establishes 
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for each listed 
pollutant, with the NAAQS based on the air quality criteria. Section 
109(d) of the CAA requires periodic review and, if appropriate, 
revision of existing air quality criteria. The revised air quality 
criteria reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the 
pollutant on public health or welfare. The EPA is also required to 
periodically review and revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the 
revised criteria.
    The EPA is currently conducting a joint review of the existing 
secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for NOX and SOX. 
Because NOX, SOX, and their associated 
transformation products are linked from an atmospheric chemistry 
perspective as well as from an environmental effects perspective, and 
because of the National Research Council's 2004 recommendations to 
consider multiple pollutants in forming the scientific basis for the 
NAAQS, EPA has decided to jointly assess the science, risks, and 
policies relevant to protecting the public welfare associated with 
NOX and SOX. This is the first time since NAAQS 
were established in 1971 that a joint review of these two pollutants 
has been conducted. Since both the CASAC and EPA have recognized these 
interactions historically, and the science related to these 
interactions has continued to evolve and grow to the present day, there 
is a strong basis for considering them together.
    As part of this review of the current secondary (welfare-based) 
NAAQS for NOX and SOX, EPA's OAQPS staff prepared 
a second draft Policy Assessment. The objective of this assessment is 
to evaluate the policy implications of the key scientific information 
contained in the document Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of 
Nitrogen and Sulfur-Ecological Criteria (https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=201485), prepared by EPA's National Center for 
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) and the results from the analyses 
contained in the Risk and Exposure Assessment for Review of the 
Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen 
and Oxides of Sulfur (https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_rea.html). The second draft Policy Assessment plus the 
supplementary materials are available online at: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/. This second draft Policy 
Assessment will be reviewed by the CASAC during a public meeting to be 
held October 6 and 7, 2010. Information about this public meeting will 
be available at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/CASAC.

    Dated: September 28, 2010.
Jennifer Noonan Edmonds,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2010-24922 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]
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