Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Ozone Review Panel, 76725-76726 [2011-31398]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 236 / Thursday, December 8, 2011 / Notices Dated: November 30, 2011. Ira W. Leighton, Deputy Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. Dated: November 30, 2011. John Filippelli, Acting Division Director, Division of Environmental Planning and Protection, EPA Region 2. Dated: November 30, 2011. ´ Jose C. Font, Acting Director, Caribbean Environmental Protection Division, EPA Region 2. Dated: November 30, 2011. Jon M. Capacasa, Director, Water Protection Division, EPA Region 3. Dated: November 30, 2011. Douglas F. Mundrick, Deputy Director, Water Protection Division, EPA Region 4. Dated: November 30, 2011. Timothy C. Henry, Acting Director, Water Division, EPA Region 5. Dated: November 30, 2011. Troy C. Hill, Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6. Dated: November 30, 2011. Karen Flournoy, Director, Water, Wetlands and Pesticides Division, EPA Region 7. Dated: November 30, 2011. Stephen S. Tuber, Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Partnerships and Regulatory Assistance, EPA Region 8. Dated: November 30, 2011. Alexis Strauss, Director Water Division, EPA Region 9. Dated: November 30, 2011. Michael A. Bussell, Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, EPA Region 10. [FR Doc. 2011–31576 Filed 12–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9502–7] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Ozone Review Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the CASAC Ozone Review Panel to conduct a peer review of EPA’s Integrated Science Assessment SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:59 Dec 07, 2011 Jkt 226001 for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (Second External Review Draft—September 2011). DATES: The CASAC Ozone Review Panel meeting will be held on Monday January 9, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and on Tuesday January 10, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Marriott at Research Triangle Park hotel, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27703 (919) 941–6200. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning the public meeting may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564–2050 or email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Ozone Review Panel will hold a public meeting to peer review EPA’s second external review draft of the Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (September 2011). This is being prepared as part of the review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel and the 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 ozone. EPA is currently reviewing the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel previously reviewed EPA’s first external review draft of the Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (March 2011) PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76725 as reported in a letter to the EPA Administrator, dated August 10, 2011 (EPA–CASAC–11–009). Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (Second External Review Draft— September 2011) should be directed to Dr. James Brown (brown.james@epa.gov). Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review documents, agenda and other materials will be accessible through the calendar link on the blue navigation bar at https://www.epa.gov/casac/. 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 relevant comments for a federal advisory committee to consider pertaining to EPA’s charge to the panel or meeting materials. Input from the public to the CASAC will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for CASAC panels 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 directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes. Interested parties should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by January 3, 2012, to be placed on the list of public speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by January 3, 2012 for the meeting so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 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 E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1 76726 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 236 / Thursday, December 8, 2011 / Notices 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 CASAC 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. Aaron Yeow at (202) 564–2050 or yeow.aaron@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: December 1, 2011. Vanessa T. Vu, Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2011–31398 Filed 12–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and Request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502– 3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s). Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:59 Dec 07, 2011 Jkt 226001 The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid OMB control number. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before January 9, 2012. If you anticipate that you will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395–5167 or via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, via the Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing Director, FCC, at (202) 418–0214. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–1151. Title: Sections 1.1420, 1.1422 and 1.1424, Pole Attachment Access Requirements. Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents: 1,278 respondents; 54,932 responses. Estimated Time Per Response: 20–45 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. section 224. Total Annual Burden: 683,169 hours. Total Annual Cost: N/A. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No questions of a confidential nature are asked. Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during this 30 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The Commission is requesting OMB approval for an extension (no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements). PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 There is no change in the Commission’s previous burden estimates. In Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, FCC 11–50, the Commission adopted rules that related to implementation of section 224 pole attachment access rules. Specifically, the pole attachment access rules create a series of deadlines or ‘‘timelines’’ by which communications providers (‘‘attachers’’) request and receive permission from electric utilities and incumbent LECs (‘‘pole owners’’ or ‘‘utilities’’) to attach facilities to utility poles (‘‘access’’). A denial (or partial grant) of access by a utility must include all relevant evidence and information, and explain how the evidence and information relate to lack of capacity, safety, reliability, or engineering standards. In practice, this requirement causes the utility to survey the requested poles where access is requested and to perform an engineering analysis. Other paperwork burdens are triggered during the pole-preparation stage of the timeline (‘‘make-ready’’). These include sending letters of notification to any known entities with existing attachments and the requesting attacher. Such notification letters are sent when a make-ready schedule is established. If the make-ready period is interrupted; and if the pole owner asserts its right to one 15-day extension of time, notification letters are also required. Pole owners both perform and coordinate make-ready work. Additionally, the Order adopted a rule requiring utilities to post a list of approved contractors, and required new attachers that use contractors to perform pole attachment surveys or make-ready work in lieu of the utility using its own workers to choose from among approved contractors. If an attacher uses a utilityapproved contractor, it must notify the utility, and invite the utility to send a representative to oversee the work. Finally, the Order also broadens the existing enforcement process by permitting incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) to file complaints alleging that the attachment rates demanded by electric utilities are unreasonable. The Order also encourages incumbent LECs that benefit from lower pole attachment costs to file data at the Commission that demonstrate that the benefits are being passed on to consumers. E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76725-76726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31398]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9502-7]


Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Ozone Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public meeting of the CASAC Ozone Review Panel to conduct a peer review 
of EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related 
Photochemical Oxidants (Second External Review Draft--September 2011).

DATES: The CASAC Ozone Review Panel meeting will be held on Monday 
January 9, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and on 
Tuesday January 10, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Marriott at Research 
Triangle Park hotel, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27703 
(919) 941-6200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the public meeting may contact Mr. Aaron 
Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone at (202) 564-2050 
or email at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information concerning the 
CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
Ozone Review Panel will hold a public meeting to peer review EPA's 
second external review draft of the Integrated Science Assessment for 
Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (September 2011). This is 
being prepared as part of the review of the National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel and 
the 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 ozone. EPA is 
currently reviewing the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-
based) NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel previously 
reviewed EPA's first external review draft of the Integrated Science 
Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (March 2011) as 
reported in a letter to the EPA Administrator, dated August 10, 2011 
(EPA-CASAC-11-009).
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the 
Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical 
Oxidants (Second External Review Draft--September 2011) should be 
directed to Dr. James Brown (brown.james@epa.gov).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review 
documents, agenda and other materials will be accessible through the 
calendar link on the blue navigation bar at https://www.epa.gov/casac/.
    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 relevant comments for a federal advisory committee to 
consider pertaining to EPA's charge to the panel or meeting materials. 
Input from the public to the CASAC will have the most impact if it 
provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for 
CASAC panels 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 directly. Oral 
Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral 
presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five minutes. 
Interested parties should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing 
(preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by 
January 3, 2012, to be placed on the list of public speakers for the 
meeting. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to 
the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by January 3, 
2012 for the meeting so that the information may be made available to 
the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be 
supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 
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

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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 
CASAC 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. Aaron Yeow at (202) 
564-2050 or yeow.aaron@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior 
to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: December 1, 2011.
Vanessa T. Vu,
 Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-31398 Filed 12-7-11; 8:45 am]
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