Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public Teleconferences of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee, 21345-21346 [2011-9198]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21345-21346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9198]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public 
Teleconferences of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) 
Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science

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Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconference 
calls of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Air 
Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee (AMMS) to provide advice on EPA's 
draft plans for Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) 
Network Re-engineering.

DATES: Two public teleconference calls will be held on Monday, May 16, 
2011 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 from 
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing 
further information regarding this Notice and public teleconference may 
contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff 
Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2134; by fax at (202) 565-
2098 or via e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General information 
concerning the EPA CASAC can be found at the EPA CASAC Web site at 
https://www.epa.gov/casac. Any inquiry regarding EPA's PAMS Network Re-
engineering Project should be directed to Mr. Kevin Cavender, EPA 
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), at 
cavender.kevin@epa.gov or 919-541-2364.

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. Pursuant to FACA and 
EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the CASAC AMMS will hold two 
public teleconference calls to provide advice on EPA's draft plans for 
PAMS Network Re-engineering. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) 
designed the PAMS network in the 1990s to provide comprehensive 
monitoring data in areas not in attainment for ozone. The PAMs network 
monitors for ozone and its precursors, such as oxides of nitrogen and 
volatile organic compounds and tracks progress for ozone control 
strategies. Since the promulgation of the PAMS network, there have been 
changes to the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) 
including a shift from a 1-hour averaging time to an 8-hour averaging 
time, as well as changes in the ozone standard. EPA is planning an in-
depth review of the PAMS requirements in the context of the revised 
NAAQS, improvements in monitoring technology, and changes in emissions 
of ozone precursors that have all occurred over the past 10-15 years. 
OAR requested CASAC advice on potential revisions to the scientific and 
technical aspects of EPA's PAMS program, including changes to required 
measurements and associated network design requirements, technology, 
sampling frequency, and overall program objectives in the context of 
the most recently revised ozone NAAQS.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The agenda and materials in 
support of these teleconference calls will be placed on the EPA CASAC 
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac in advance of the teleconference 
calls.
    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. Input from the public to the CASAC will 
have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical 
information or analysis for CASAC to consider or if it relates to the 
clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public 
wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal 
Officer for the relevant advisory committee directly.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at this public teleconference will be limited to 
three minutes per speaker. Interested parties should contact Mr. Edward 
Hanlon, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), at the contact 
information noted above, by May 9, 2011 to be placed on the list of 
public speakers for the teleconference. Written Statements: Written 
statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by May 9, 2011 so 
that the information may be made available to the Panel for their 
consideration. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in 
electronic format via e-mail (acceptable file formats: Adobe Acrobat 
PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format). It is the SAB Staff Office general policy 
to post written comments on the Web page for the advisory meeting or 
teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version 
of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish 
documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public 
should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in 
any written comments, may be posted to the SAB Web site. Copyrighted 
material will not be posted without explicit permission of the 
copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon 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: March 28, 2011.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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