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Workshop To Review Initial Draft
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Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Workshop.
AGENCY:
As part of the review of the
air quality criteria for nitrogen oxides
(NOX) and primary (health-based)
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2),
EPA is announcing a workshop to
evaluate preliminary draft materials that
will inform the development of the NOX
Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for
health effects. The workshop is being
organized by EPA’s National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within the Office of Research and
Development and will be held on June
11, 2013, in Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina and will be open to
attendance by interested public
observers on a first-come, first-served
basis up to the limits of available space.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
June 11, 2013, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
and ending at 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
in the auditorium of EPA’s main
campus, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding information,
registration, and logistics for the
workshop should be directed to Ms.
Brianna Young, telephone: 919–541–
9765; facsimile: 919–541–1818; email:
young.brianna@epa.gov. Questions
regarding the scientific and technical
aspects of the workshop should be
directed to Dr. Molini Patel, telephone:
919–541–1492; facsimile: 919–541–
1818; email: patel.molini@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
such reviews, EPA is to retain or revise
the NAAQS for a given pollutant as
appropriate. As part of these reviews,
NCEA assesses newly available
scientific information and develops ISA
documents (formerly known as Air
Quality Criteria Documents) that
provide the scientific basis for the
reviews of the NAAQS.
NCEA-Research Triangle Park is
holding this workshop to inform the
Agency’s evaluation of the scientific
evidence for the review of the primary
NAAQS for NO2. Section 109(b)(1) of
the CAA defines primary NAAQS as
standards, ‘‘the attainment and
maintenance of which in the judgment
of the Administrator, based on such
criteria and allowing an adequate
margin of safety, are requisite to protect
the public health.’’ EPA intends to
develop a separate ISA, and NAAQS
review, for the secondary (welfarebased) NAAQS for NO2, in conjunction
with a review of the secondary NAAQS
for sulfur dioxide. The purpose of the
workshop is to obtain review of the
scientific content of preliminary draft
materials that will inform the
development of the draft health effects
ISA. Workshop sessions will include
review and discussion of preliminary
draft materials on the atmospheric
chemistry of and human exposure to
NOX as well as health effects evidence
from in vivo and in vitro animal
toxicology, human clinical, and
epidemiology studies. In addition,
roundtable discussions will help
identify key studies or concepts within
each discipline to assist EPA in
integrating relevant literature within
and across disciplines. These
preliminary materials are not being
released as an external draft but will be
used to guide workshop discussions and
inform the development of the draft
health effects ISA. This workshop is
planned to help ensure that the ISA,
once developed, is up-to-date and
focuses on the key evidence to inform
the scientific understanding for the
review of the primary NAAQS for NOX.
EPA is planning to release the first
external review draft health effects ISA
for NOX for review by the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee and the
public in August 2013.
I. Summary of Information About the
Workshop
II. Workshop Information
Section 109(d) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) requires the U.S. EPA to conduct
periodic reviews of the air quality
criteria for each air pollutant listed
under section 108 of the Act. Based on
Members of the public may attend the
workshop as observers. Space is limited,
and reservations will be accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis.
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Dated: March 1, 2013.
Debra B. Walsh,
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interpretations that EPA has made
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SUMMARY:
Background
The General Provisions of the NSPS
in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
part 60 and the General Provisions of
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that a source owner or operator may
request a determination of whether
certain intended actions constitute the
commencement of construction,
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determinations. See 40 CFR 60.5 and
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regulations [which include Maximum
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The NSPS and NESHAP also allow
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monitoring or recordkeeping that is
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EPA’s written responses to these
inquiries are commonly referred to as
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Furthermore, EPA responds to written
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and NESHAP regulatory requirements as
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These inquiries may pertain, for
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to the applicability, monitoring,
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Users can search for letters and
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of 63 such documents added to the ADI
on March XX, 2013. This notice lists the
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of the letter or memorandum. Complete
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OECA Web site at: www.epa.gov/
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Summary of Headers and Abstracts
The following table identifies the
database control number for each
document posted on the ADI database
system on March XX, 2013; the
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or subpart(s) of 40 CFR part 60, 61, or
63 (as applicable) addressed in the
document; and the title of the
document, which provides a brief
description of the subject matter.
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particular source into a nationwide rule.
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binding.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9812-6]
Workshop To Review Initial Draft Materials for the Nitrogen
Oxides (NOX) Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Health
Effects
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Workshop.
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SUMMARY: As part of the review of the air quality criteria for nitrogen
oxides (NOX) and primary (health-based) National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), EPA is
announcing a workshop to evaluate preliminary draft materials that will
inform the development of the NOX Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) for health effects. The workshop is being organized by
EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the
Office of Research and Development and will be held on June 11, 2013,
in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and will be open to
attendance by interested public observers on a first-come, first-served
basis up to the limits of available space.
DATES: The workshop will be held on June 11, 2013, beginning at 9:30
a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the auditorium of EPA's main
campus, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information,
registration, and logistics for the workshop should be directed to Ms.
Brianna Young, telephone: 919-541-9765; facsimile: 919-541-1818; email:
young.brianna@epa.gov. Questions regarding the scientific and technical
aspects of the workshop should be directed to Dr. Molini Patel,
telephone: 919-541-1492; facsimile: 919-541-1818; email:
patel.molini@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Summary of Information About the Workshop
Section 109(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the U.S. EPA to
conduct periodic reviews of the air quality criteria for each air
pollutant listed under section 108 of the Act. Based on such reviews,
EPA is to retain or revise the NAAQS for a given pollutant as
appropriate. As part of these reviews, NCEA assesses newly available
scientific information and develops ISA documents (formerly known as
Air Quality Criteria Documents) that provide the scientific basis for
the reviews of the NAAQS.
NCEA-Research Triangle Park is holding this workshop to inform the
Agency's evaluation of the scientific evidence for the review of the
primary NAAQS for NO2. Section 109(b)(1) of the CAA defines
primary NAAQS as standards, ``the attainment and maintenance of which
in the judgment of the Administrator, based on such criteria and
allowing an adequate margin of safety, are requisite to protect the
public health.'' EPA intends to develop a separate ISA, and NAAQS
review, for the secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for NO2, in
conjunction with a review of the secondary NAAQS for sulfur dioxide.
The purpose of the workshop is to obtain review of the scientific
content of preliminary draft materials that will inform the development
of the draft health effects ISA. Workshop sessions will include review
and discussion of preliminary draft materials on the atmospheric
chemistry of and human exposure to NOX as well as health
effects evidence from in vivo and in vitro animal toxicology, human
clinical, and epidemiology studies. In addition, roundtable discussions
will help identify key studies or concepts within each discipline to
assist EPA in integrating relevant literature within and across
disciplines. These preliminary materials are not being released as an
external draft but will be used to guide workshop discussions and
inform the development of the draft health effects ISA. This workshop
is planned to help ensure that the ISA, once developed, is up-to-date
and focuses on the key evidence to inform the scientific understanding
for the review of the primary NAAQS for NOX. EPA is planning
to release the first external review draft health effects ISA for
NOX for review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee and the public in August 2013.
II. Workshop Information
Members of the public may attend the workshop as observers. Space
is limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-
served basis.
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Dated: March 1, 2013.
Debra B. Walsh,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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