Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC); Ozone Review Panel
Federal Register, Volume 76 Issue 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)
Federal Register Volume 76, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)
Notices
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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 http://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 http://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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