[Federal Register: October 9, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 194)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8480-1]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee
Meeting of the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) and Sulfur
Oxides (SOx) Primary NAAQS Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee's (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen
(NOX) and Sulfur Oxides (SOx) Primary NAAQS Review Panel
(Panel) to conduct a peer review of EPA's Integrated Science Assessment
for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (First External Review Draft)
(EPA/600/R-07/093, August 2007) and to conduct a consultation on the
EPA's Nitrogen Dioxide Health Assessment Plan: Scope and Methods for
Exposure and Risk Assessment.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 through 4 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
on Thursday, October 25, 2007.
Location: The meeting will take place at the Marriott at Research
Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC, 27703, telephone: (919)
941-6200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
submit a written or brief oral statement (five minutes or less) or
wants further information concerning this meeting must contact Dr.
Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-
9981; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: nugent.angela@epa.gov. General
information concerning the CASAC or the EPA Science Advisory Board can
be found on the EPA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
EPA is in the process of reviewing the primary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for nitrogen oxides (NOX). Under
the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to carry out a periodic review and
revision, as appropriate, of the air quality criteria and the NAAQS for
six criteria air pollutants, which include NOX. Primary
standards set limits to protect public health, including the health of
``sensitive'' populations such as asthmatics, children, and the
elderly.
As part of that process, EPA's Office of Research and Development
(ORD) has completed a draft document, Integrated Science Assessment for
Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (First External Review Draft) (EPA/
600/R-07/093, August 2007, 72 FR 50107) and has requested that CASAC
peer review the document. EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) has
also completed a document entitled Nitrogen Dioxide Health Assessment
Plan: Scope and Methods for Exposure and Risk Assessment and has
requested that the CASAC provide consultative advice to assist the
Agency in developing human exposure and health risk assessments for
nitrogen dioxide (NO2). EPA has released an integrated plan
for all aspects of this review of the primary NO2 standard,
Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide (August 2007), which reflects advice
provided by the CASAC panel through a consultation on a draft of that
document, Draft Plan for Review of the Primary National Ambient Air
Quality Standard for Nitrogen Dioxide (February 2007). Background
information about the CASAC NOX review activities and about
formation of the CASAC Panel was published in the Federal Register on
August 7, 2006 (71 FR 44695-44696).
Technical Contact: Any questions concerning EPA's Integrated
Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (First
External Review Draft) should be directed to Dr. Dennis Kotchmar, ORD
(by telephone: 919-541-4158, or e-mail: kotchmar.dennis@epa.gov). Any
questions concerning EPA's Nitrogen Dioxide Health Assessment Plan:
Scope and Methods for Exposure and Risk Assessment should be directed
to Dr. Scott Jenkins, OAR (by telephone: 919-541-1167, or e-mail:
jenkins.scott@epa.gov).
Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-ORD's Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (First External
Review Draft) can be accessed on EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment Web site at: http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=181712.
EPA-OAR's Nitrogen Dioxide Health
Assessment Plan: Scope and Methods for Exposure and Risk Assessment
will be accessible via the Agency's Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/nox/s_nox_cr_pd.html.
Agendas and materials in support of meeting will be
placed on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the
meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC
Panel to consider during the advisory process. Oral Statements: In
general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a
public meeting will be limited to five minutes per speaker, with no
more than a total of one hour for all speakers. Interested parties
should contact Dr. Nugent, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) by
October 19, 2007 at the contact information noted above, to be placed
on the public speaker list for this meeting. Written Statements:
Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by
October 19, 2007, so that the information may be made available to the
Panel for their consideration prior to this meeting. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: one hard copy
with original signature (optional), and one electronic copy via e-mail
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Nugent 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: September 28, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E7-19815 Filed 10-5-07; 8:45 am]
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