[Federal Register: October 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 195)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Teleconference of
the NOX and SOX Secondary NAAQS Review Panel
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 a public teleconference of
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen
(NOX) and Sulfur Oxides (SOX) Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel (CASAC Panel) to
conduct a consultation on EPA's Draft Plan for Review of the Secondary
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur
Dioxide (September 2007).
DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 30,
2007, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference may
contact Ms. Kyndall Barry, 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) 343-9868; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at:
barry.kyndall@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC or the
EPA SAB can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) was established
under section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) (42 U.S.C.
7409) as an independent scientific advisory committee. CASAC provides
advice, information and recommendations on the scientific and technical
aspects of air quality criteria and national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) under sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is a
Federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The Panel 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 NOX
and SOX. EPA is currently reviewing the secondary (welfare-
based) NAAQS for NOX and SOX. The purpose of this
public teleconference meeting is to provide consultative advice on the
Agency's Draft Plan for Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide (September
2007).
Availability of Meeting Materials: The Draft Plan for Review of the
Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide
and Sulfur Dioxide (September 2007) is available on the EPA's Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_pd.html. For
questions and information regarding the Agency's draft document, please
contact Dr. Anne Rea at (919) 541-0053 or rea.anne@epa.gov. The agenda
and other materials for this CASAC teleconference will be posted on the
SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab/panels/casac_nox_and_sox_secondary
panel.htm prior to the meeting.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC
NOX and SOX Secondary NAAQS Review Panel to
consider during the advisory process. Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public
teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no
more than a total of 30 minutes for all speakers. Interested parties
should contact Ms. Barry, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), by
October 23, 2007, at the contact information noted above, to be placed
on the list of public speakers for this meeting. Written Statements:
Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff Office by the
same date, so that the information may be made available to the CASAC
Panel for its consideration prior to this teleconference. Written
statements should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: One
hard copy with original signature and one electronic copy via e-mail
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, WordPerfect, 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 Ms. Barry 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: October 2, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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