
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35200-35201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15972]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9965-40-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean 
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Secondary 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards Review Panel for Oxides of 
Nitrogen and Sulfur

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee (CASAC) and CASAC Secondary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards Review Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur to discuss the 
CASAC draft review of the EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for 
Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter--
Ecological Criteria (First External Review Draft--February 2017).

DATES: The teleconference will be held on August 31, 2017, from 1:00 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be held by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public meeting may contact Dr. Thomas 
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 
564-2155 or at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General information about the 
CASAC, as well as any updates concerning the meeting

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announced in this notice, may be found on the CASAC Web page 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. 
7409(d)(2), to review air quality criteria and National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards (NAAQS) and recommend any new NAAQS and revisions of 
existing criteria and NAAQS as may be appropriate. The CASAC is a 
Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. 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. EPA is currently reviewing the secondary 
(welfare-based) ambient air quality standards for oxides of nitrogen, 
oxides of sulfur, and particulate matter.
    Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the 
Chartered CASAC and the CASAC Secondary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards Review Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur will hold a 
public teleconference to discuss the draft CASAC review of the EPA's 
Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, 
and Particulate Matter--Ecological Criteria (First External Review 
Draft--February 2017). The CASAC Secondary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards Review Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur and the CASAC 
will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 
Office procedural policies.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the 
Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, 
and Particulate Matter--Ecological Criteria (First External Review 
Draft--February 2017) should be directed to Dr. Tara Greaver 
(greaver.tara@epa.gov), EPA Office of Research and Development.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the teleconference, the 
teleconference agenda, draft panel report, and other materials will be 
available on the CASAC Web page 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 on the topic of this advisory 
activity for the CASAC to consider as it develops advice for EPA. 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 follow the instructions below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation on a public teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing 
written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points 
presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties 
should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably via 
email) at the contact information noted above by August 24, 2017, to be 
placed on the list of public speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by CASAC 
members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via 
email) at the contact information noted above by August 24, 2017. 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 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 Dr. Thomas Armitage at 
(202) 564-2155 or armitage.thomas@epa.gov. To request accommodation of 
a disability, please contact Dr. Armitage preferably at least ten days 
prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

    Dated: July 18, 2017.
Khanna Johnston,
Acting Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-15972 Filed 7-27-17; 8:45 am]
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