Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US 

05/01/2008 12:24 PM

	

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Fw: DOT edits attached.--one change









Upon further reflection, David believes we should not accept DOT's last
edit.  Please see his note below.

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To: Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

From: David Orlin/DC/USEPA/US

Date: 05/01/2008 12:20PM

cc: Larry Wallace/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

Subject: Fw: DOT edits attached.

I would now recommend not  accepting that last edit because the sentence
doesn't make any sense that way (i.e., trans. conformity doesn't apply
to lead because it's not emitted from tailpipes-- not because of
anything about fugitive dust).

 

To: Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA

From: "King, Heidi R." <Heidi_R._King@omb.eop.gov>

Date: 05/01/2008 11:48AM

cc: Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA,
Mike Clark/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Charlotte Bertrand/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Zachary
Pekar/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Robert Meyers/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Jason
Burnett/DC/USEPA/US@EPA

Subject: We'll discuss air-to-blood ratio further. DOT edits attached.

Thanks all for your time;  Attached are DOT requested edits 

We’re further discussing ratio 1:7. 

Best, 

heidi 

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Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section 

Yes, 11:15 is fine.  Should I set up a call-in number so Jennifer and
the RTP folks can tie-in?  Let's plan on using 4407 unless I hear
otherwise from you. 

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From: "King, Heidi R." <Heidi_R._King@omb.eop.gov> 

Date: 05/01/2008 10:34AM 

cc: " Fraas, Arthur G. " <Arthur_G._Fraas@omb.eop.gov>, Tricia
Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Robert
Meyers/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Jason Burnett/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Mike
Clark/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Charlotte Bertrand/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Zachary
Pekar/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA 

Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section 

Lydia et al, 

How about a short 11:15 am conversation, agenda items below.  Could Zack
pls invite Jennifer Seed from OPPTS?  Maria Doa is on travel,
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        Lead RRP rule baseline issue (should be quick) 

        Tables:  Agreed upon edits in Tbl 1 are not reflected in
the version we rec’d this morning; Tbl 6 looks good 

        Dept of Transportation comments – how to resolve 

        Ratios 

        Timing of next draft for review preamble 

        RIA review status 

 

Thanks, 

heidi 

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Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section 

We have talked to Jennifer Seed and Maria Doa at OPPTS.  They agree with
the footnote as written.  They are available to talk with you and us at
any time.  When would you like to talk? 

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From: "King, Heidi R." <Heidi_R._King@omb.eop.gov> 

Date: 05/01/2008 07:33AM 

cc: Tricia Crabtree/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA, Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US@EPA,
Robert Meyers/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Jason Burnett/DC/USEPA/US@EPA 

Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section 

I haven’t heard from OPPTS yet on the LRRP rule language; I’ll keep
trying, but if someone else has made contact pls let me know. 

Thank you, 

heidi 

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Subject: Re: air-to-blood ratio section 

We'll plan to discuss this later this morning.   

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 Cc: Tricia Crabtree; Karen Martin; Robert Meyers; Jason Burnett 

 Subject: RE: air-to-blood ratio section 

Lydia , 

Thank you for this draft.  Two comments: 

1.  We failed to note additional or clarified support for the higher
ratios.  We remain somewhat uncomfortable with characterizing the
science-based support for a ratio of 1:7 as equivalently robust to the
science-based support for standards ranging up to 1:6.  I believe
we’ll pick up the conversation in the morning. 

2.  Questions regarding “reanalysis” and “potentially” on p 4: 

More recently, a study of changes in children’s blood Pb levels
associated with reduced Pb emissions and associated air concentrations
near a Pb smelter in Canada (for children through age six in age)
reports a ratio of 1:6 and reanalysis << Did the Agency mean to say
additional analysis ??  Our conversation had not left me with the
impression that the Hilts dataset has been reanalyzed by the Agency >>
of the data by EPA for the initial time period of the study resulted in
a ratio of 1:7 (CD, pp. 3-23 to 3-24; Hilts, 2003). [1]   Ambient air
and blood Pb levels associated with the Hilts (2003) study range from
1.1 to 0.03 µg/m 3 , and associated population mean blood Pb levels
range from 11.5 to 4.7 µg/dL, which are lower than levels associated
with the older studies cited in the 1986 Criteria Document (USEPA,
1986). 

Sources of uncertainty potentially  << The sentence reads well without
“potentially”.  I believe these uncertainties are not potentially
related; they were identified by the author as related >> related to
air-to-blood ratios obtained from Hilts (2003) study have been
identified.   

Best regards, 

heidi 

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Subject: Fw: air-to-blood ratio section 

-----Forwarded by Lydia Wegman/RTP/USEPA/US on 04/30/2008 11:24PM ----- 

To: Wegman Lydia@EPA 

From: Karen Martin/RTP/USEPA/US 

Date: 04/30/2008 10:28PM 

Subject: air-to-blood ratio section 

Karen Martin, Ph.D. 

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

U.S. EPA (C504-06) 

Research Triangle Park , NC 27711 

phone:  (919) 541-5274 

fax:  (919) 541-0237 

martin.karen@epa.gov 

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different age group at that time and a shorter time period (3 months) at
these lower ambient air Pb levels prior to collection of blood Pb
levels. Consequently, EPA calculated an alternate air-to-blood Pb ratio
based on consideration for ambient air Pb and blood Pb reductions in the
first time period (after opening of the new facility in 1997).   

