
[Federal Register: February 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 38)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8533-5]

 
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC); Notification of a Public Advisory Committee 
Meeting and Teleconference of the CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen 
(NOX) & Sulfur Oxides (SOX) Secondary 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 Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) and 
Sulfur Oxides (SOX) Secondary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel (CASAC Panel) and a public 
teleconference of the chartered CASAC. The CASAC Panel will conduct a 
peer review of EPA's Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of 
Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental Criteria (First External Review 
Draft) (EPA/600/R-07/145, December 2007) and a consultation on the 
EPA's draft Scope and Methods Plan for Risk/Exposure Assessment: 
Secondary NAAQS Review for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur. The 
chartered CASAC will review and approve the Panel's report by public 
teleconference.

DATES: The CASAC Panel will meet from 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 
2008 through 4 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2008 (Eastern Time). The 
chartered CASAC will meet by public teleconference at 10 a.m. on 
Monday, May 5, 2008 (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The April 2-3, 2008 public meeting, will take place at the 
Marriott at Research Triangle Park, 4700 Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 
27703, telephone: (919) 941-6200. The May 5, 2008 public 
teleconference, will be conducted by phone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning the April 2-3, 2008 meeting, 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. For information on the CASAC teleconference on 
May 5, 2008, please contact Mr. Fred Butterfield, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), at the above listed address; via telephone/voice mail: 
(202) 343-9994 or e-mail at: butterfield.fred@epa.gov. General 
information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at: 
http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/CASAC.

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 published the Integrated Review Plan for the Secondary National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide 
(Final) in December 2007. The CASAC Panel provided a consultation on 
the draft Plan in October 2007: (http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/77B813F50BDD96C1852573A70005BAF3/$File/casac-08-
003.pdf). EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) has completed 
the Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and 
Sulfur--Environmental Criteria (ISA) and EPA's Office of Air and 
Radiation (OAR) will also release a Scope and Methods Plan for Risk/
Exposure Assessment. The purpose of the April 2-3, 2008 meeting,

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is for the CASAC Panel to provide advice on these two documents. The 
chartered CASAC will meet by conference call to review and approve the 
Panel's draft report on the ISA.
    Technical Contacts: Any questions concerning EPA's Draft Integrated 
Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental 
Criteria (First External Review Draft) should be directed to Dr. Tara 
Greaver, ORD, at (919) 541-2435 or greaver.tara@epa.gov. Any questions 
concerning EPA's Scope and Methods Plan for Risk/Exposure Assessment: 
Secondary NAAQS Review for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur 
should be directed to Dr. Anne Rea, OAR, at (919) 541-0053 or 
rea.anne@epa.gov.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA-ORD's Draft Integrated 
Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Environmental 
Criteria (First External Review Draft) can be accessed at http://
www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_pd.html. EPA-OAR's Scope 
and Methods Plan for Risk/Exposure Assessment: Secondary NAAQS Review 
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur will be accessible at 
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_pd.html. The 
agenda and other materials for this CASAC teleconference will be posted 
on the SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab prior to the meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for 
consideration on the topics included in this advisory activity.
    Oral Statements: To be placed on the public speaker list for the 
April 2-3, 2008 meeting, interested parties should notify Ms. Kyndall 
Barry, DFO, by e-mail no later than March 28, 2008. Oral presentations 
will be limited to one-half hour for all speakers. To be placed on the 
public speaker list for the May 5, 2008 teleconference, interested 
parties should notify Mr. Fred Butterfield, DFO, by e-mail no later 
than May 1, 2008. Oral presentations will be limited to a total of 30 
minutes for all speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements for the April 2-3, 2008 
meeting should be received in the SAB Staff Office by March 28, 2008 so 
that the information may be made available to the CASAC Panel for its 
consideration prior to this meeting. For the teleconference meeting of 
the chartered CASAC on May 5, 2008, statements should be received in 
the SAB Staff Office by May 1, 2008. Written statements should be 
supplied to the appropriate DFO in the following formats: one hard copy 
with original signature and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable 
file formats: 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 face-to-face meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible 
to process your request.

    Dated: February 15, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-3613 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]

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