[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 14638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06992]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9976-33-OA]


Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean 
Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Sulfur Oxides 
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 teleconference of the 
Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and CASAC 
Sulfur Oxides Panel to discuss the CASAC draft reviews of the EPA's 
Risk and Exposure Assessment for the Review of the Primary National 
Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft) 
and Policy Assessment for the Review of the Primary National Ambient 
Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft).

DATES: The teleconference will be held on Friday, April 20, 2018, from 
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

LOCATION:  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 Mr. Aaron 
Yeow, 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) 
564-2050 or at [email protected]. General information about the CASAC, 
as well as any updates concerning the meetings 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, including sulfur oxides. EPA is currently 
reviewing the primary (health-based) NAAQS for sulfur dioxide 
(SO2), as an indicator for health effects caused by the 
presence of sulfur oxides in the ambient air.
    Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the 
Chartered CASAC and the CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel will hold a public 
teleconference to discuss the draft CASAC reviews of the EPA's Risk and 
Exposure Assessment for the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft) and Policy 
Assessment for the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft). The CASAC Sulfur 
Oxides Panel and CASAC will comply with the provisions of FACA and all 
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the Risk and 
Exposure Assessment for the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft) and Policy 
Assessment for the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft) should be directed 
to Dr. Nicole Hagan ([email protected]), EPA Office of Air and 
Radiation.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review 
documents, agenda 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, including the charge to the panel and the EPA review 
documents, and/or the group conducting the 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 Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) 
at the contact information noted above by April 13, 2018, 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 April 13, 2018. 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 
websites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal 
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted 
to the CASAC website. 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 Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 
564-2050 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior 
to each meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

    Dated: March 26, 2018.
Khanna Johnston,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-06992 Filed 4-4-18; 8:45 am]
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