Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Ozone Review Panel for the Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), 10895-10896 [2011-4377]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 39 / Monday, February 28, 2011 / Notices During the public comment period for both permits, which ended April 5, 2010, EPA received comments on the draft title V permit, and revised the draft permit based on the comments. EPA mailed the final permit to the Mille Lacs Band Corporate Commission on January 4, 2011. ADDRESSES: The final signed permits are available for public inspection online at https://yosemite.epa.gov/r5/r5ard.nsf/ Tribal+Permits!OpenView, or during normal business hours at the following address: EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard (AR–18J), Chicago, Illinois 60604. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kaushal Gupta, Environmental Engineer, EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard (AR–18J), Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6803 or gupta.kaushal@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This supplemental information is organized as follows: DATES: srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES A. What is the background information? B. What is the purpose of this Notice? A. What is the background information? The three engines are Caterpillar Model 3516B turbocharged engines, each having 16 cylinders. Each engine operates at a rated speed of 1,800 revolutions per minute, produces shaft power of 2,593 brake horsepower, and drives a 1,825 kilowatt generator to produce electricity. When operating at capacity, each engine burns approximately 130.2 gallons per hour of diesel fuel with maximum sulfur content of 0.05%. The engines and facility are owned by Mille Lacs Band Corporate Commission doing business as Grand Casino Hinckley. EPA received an application for a Federal title V Permit on December 8, 2005. On February 25, 2010, EPA made available for public comment a draft title V Permit (permit no. V–ML– 2711500031–2010–01) and a draft modification of the PSD permit (permit no. PSD–ML–2711500031–2010–02). The title V permit incorporated all applicable air quality requirements for the engines, including the monitoring necessary to ensure compliance with these requirements. The draft modification of the PSD permit was issued because the facility, during the title V permit application process, requested a change to the PSD permit’s emissions testing frequency from every three years to every five years. EPA provided the public with 30 days to comment on the draft permits. EPA received comments on the title V permit from the permit applicant requesting VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:30 Feb 25, 2011 Jkt 223001 minor, clarifying revisions to the permit and requesting removal of the initial performance testing requirement in light of the more stringent testing required by the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, subpart ZZZZ. EPA made the minor, clarifying revisions and changed the initial performance testing requirement’s deadline from ‘‘within 180 days of issuance of this permit’’ to ‘‘upon request of the EPA,’’ which makes this term consistent with the PSD permit. EPA did not receive comments on the modification to the PSD permit. EPA finalized the permits and provided copies to the applicant pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(i). The final permits and EPA’s responses to public comments can be viewed online at https:// yosemite.epa.gov/r5/r5ard.nsf/ Tribal+Permits!OpenView. B. What is the purpose of this Notice? EPA is notifying the public of the issuance of the title V and PSD permits to Grand Casino Hinckley on December 30, 2010. The permits became effective on January 29, 2011. Dated: February 14, 2011. Susan Hedman, Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. 2011–4378 Filed 2–25–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9271–1] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Ozone Review Panel for the Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel for the Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) to continue the discussion of their advice regarding EPA’s reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone NAAQS. DATES: The CASAC teleconference will be held on March 23, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10895 The teleconference will take place by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the teleconferences may contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004; via telephone/voice mail (202) 564–2073; fax (202) 565–2098; or e-mail at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC may be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The CASAC was established pursuant to the under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409D(d)(2), to provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Administrator on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related to the criteria for air quality standards, research related to air quality, sources of air pollution, and the strategies to attain and maintain air quality standards and to prevent significant deterioration of air quality. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. 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 Ozone. As described in 75 FR 1381–1382, the CASAC Ozone Review Panel conducted scientific reviews of EPA’s scientific assessments of the health and welfare effects of Ozone and other Photochemical Oxidants from 2005 through 2008. On September 16, 2009, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced her decision to reconsider the March 12, 2008 primary and secondary Ozone NAAQS to ensure they are scientifically sound and protective of public health and the environment. EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation requested the Ozone Review Panel that conducted the 2005–2008 review to provide comments on EPA’s 2010 proposed Ozone standards. This Panel (renamed ‘‘CASAC Ozone Review Panel for the Reconsideration of the 2008 NAAQS’’) held a public teleconference on January 25, 2010. A letter dated February 29, 2010 (EPA– CASAC 10–007), posted at https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ 610BB57CFAC8A41C8 52576CF007076BD/$File/EPA-CASAC10-007-unsigned.pdf, was transmitted to ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES 10896 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 39 / Monday, February 28, 2011 / Notices the EPA Administrator providing comment on the Administrator’s proposed Ozone NAAQS. As previously announced (76 FR 4661–4662), the CASAC Panel has been asked to discuss its responses to additional charge questions regarding the Ozone reconsideration at the teleconferences on February 18, 2011 and March 3, 2011. The purpose of the March 23, 2011 teleconference is for the Panel to continue its discussion of their advice on EPA’s reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone NAAQS. Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning EPA’s charge questions may be directed to Susan Stone at stone.susan@epa.gov or (919) 541–1146. Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda, charge questions, public comments and any other meeting materials may be found posted at https://www.epa.gov/casac through the calendar link on the blue navigation bar. 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. Written statements for the meeting should be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 14, 2011 so that the information may be made available to the Panel for its consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via e-mail, preferably as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. 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 meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: February 22, 2011. Anthony Maciorowski, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2011–4377 Filed 2–25–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:30 Feb 25, 2011 Jkt 223001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9270–9] Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations; CASAC Mercury Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting public nominations of experts to serve on the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) panel to conduct an independent review of EPA’s Mercury Technical Support Document. DATES: Nominations should be submitted by March 21, 2011 per instructions below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2188; by fax at (202) 565–2098 or via e-mail at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee can be found at the EPA CASAC Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The CASAC was established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409D(d)(2), to provide advice, information, and recommendations to the Administrator on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related to the criteria for air quality standards, research related to air quality, sources of air pollution, and the strategies to attain and maintain air quality standards and to prevent significant deterioration of air quality. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. EPA is considering regulating the emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) released from coal-burning electric generating units in the United States (U.S. EGUs) under Section 112(n)(1)(A) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This regulation may potentially use a Maximally Achievable Control Device (MACT) approach to set a technologybased standard for reducing HAP emissions. EPA is developing a draft risk assessment for mercury, entitled Technical Support Document: NationalScale Mercury Risk Assessment. This draft assessment considers the nature SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and magnitude of the potential risk to public health posed by current U.S. EGU mercury emissions and the nature and magnitude of the potential risk posed by U.S. EGU mercury emissions in the future, once all anticipated CAArelated regulations potentially reducing mercury from U.S. EGUs are in place. EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation has requested CASAC review of this draft document. Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of nationally and internationally recognized experts with research experience and expertise in the following disciplines, particularly related to mercury: atmospheric fate, transport and modeling; aquatic fate, transport and modeling; bioaccumulation; human exposure; epidemiology; toxicology, including reproductive and neurotoxicology, biostatistics, and risk assessment. EPA Contact for Background Information Pertaining to This Review: For questions concerning the development of EPA’s mercury assessment, please contact Dr. Zachary Pekar at (919) 541–3704 or pekar.zachary @epa.gov. 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 Panel. 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 CASAC Web site. The instructions can be accessed through the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link on the blue navigational bar on the CASAC Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac. 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 background, research activities, and recent service on other national advisory committees or national professional organizations. Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who are unable to submit nominations through the CASAC Web site, should contact Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, as indicated above E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4377]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9271-1]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); 
Ozone Review Panel for the Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient 
Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of 
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Ozone Review Panel 
for the Reconsideration of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard (NAAQS) to continue the discussion of their advice regarding 
EPA's reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone NAAQS.

DATES: The CASAC teleconference will be held on March 23, 2011 from 
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will take place by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the teleconferences may contact Dr. 
Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1300 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004; via telephone/voice 
mail (202) 564-2073; fax (202) 565-2098; or e-mail at 
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC may 
be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The CASAC was established pursuant to the under the 
Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
7409D(d)(2), to provide advice, information, and recommendations to the 
Administrator on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related 
to the criteria for air quality standards, research related to air 
quality, sources of air pollution, and the strategies to attain and 
maintain air quality standards and to prevent significant deterioration 
of air quality. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. 
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 Ozone. As 
described in 75 FR 1381-1382, the CASAC Ozone Review Panel conducted 
scientific reviews of EPA's scientific assessments of the health and 
welfare effects of Ozone and other Photochemical Oxidants from 2005 
through 2008. On September 16, 2009, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson 
announced her decision to reconsider the March 12, 2008 primary and 
secondary Ozone NAAQS to ensure they are scientifically sound and 
protective of public health and the environment. EPA's Office of Air 
and Radiation requested the Ozone Review Panel that conducted the 2005-
2008 review to provide comments on EPA's 2010 proposed Ozone standards.
    This Panel (renamed ``CASAC Ozone Review Panel for the 
Reconsideration of the 2008 NAAQS'') held a public teleconference on 
January 25, 2010. A letter dated February 29, 2010 (EPA-CASAC 10-007), 
posted at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
610BB57CFAC8A41C852576CF007076BD/$File/EPA-CASAC-10-007-unsigned.pdf, 
was transmitted to

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the EPA Administrator providing comment on the Administrator's proposed 
Ozone NAAQS.
    As previously announced (76 FR 4661-4662), the CASAC Panel has been 
asked to discuss its responses to additional charge questions regarding 
the Ozone reconsideration at the teleconferences on February 18, 2011 
and March 3, 2011. The purpose of the March 23, 2011 teleconference is 
for the Panel to continue its discussion of their advice on EPA's 
reconsideration of the 2008 Ozone NAAQS.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning EPA's charge 
questions may be directed to Susan Stone at stone.susan@epa.gov or 
(919) 541-1146.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda, charge questions, 
public comments and any other meeting materials may be found posted at 
https://www.epa.gov/casac through the calendar link on the blue 
navigation bar.
    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. Written statements for the meeting should 
be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 14, 2011 so that the 
information may be made available to the Panel for its consideration 
prior to this meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO 
via e-mail, preferably as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file.
    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 meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: February 22, 2011.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-4377 Filed 2-25-11; 8:45 am]
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