80 FR 22993 - Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 79 (April 24, 2015)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel to peer review EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (Second External Review Draft--January 2015) and Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide: Risk and Exposure Assessment Planning Document.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22993-22994]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09631]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9926-82-OA]


Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary 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 (CASAC) Oxides of Nitrogen Primary 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review Panel to peer 
review EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of 
Nitrogen--Health Criteria (Second External Review Draft--January 2015) 
and Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen 
Dioxide: Risk and Exposure Assessment Planning Document.

DATES: The CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel meeting 
will be on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern 
Standard Time) and on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
    Location: The public meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by 
Hilton Hotel Raleigh-Brownstone-University, 1707 Hillsborough Street, 
Raleigh, North Carolina.

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/voice mail 
at (202) 564-2050 or at [email protected]. General information about 
the CASAC, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in 
this notice, may be found on the EPA Web site 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 NAAQS and recommend any 
new NAAQS and revisions of existing criteria and NAAQS as may be 
appropriate. The CASAC shall also provide advice, information, and 
recommendations to the Administrator on the scientific and technical 
aspects of issues related to the criteria for air quality standards, 
research related to air quality, sources of air pollution, and of 
adverse effects which may result from various strategies to attain and 
maintain air quality standards. 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 oxides of nitrogen. EPA is currently reviewing the primary 
(health-based) NAAQS for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) as an 
indicator for health effects caused by the presence of oxides of 
nitrogen in the ambient air.
    Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the 
CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel will hold a public 
meeting to peer review EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for 
Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria (Second External Review Draft--
January 2015) and Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
for Nitrogen Dioxide: Risk and Exposure Assessment Planning Document. 
The CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel and the CASAC 
will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 
Office procedural policies.
    The CASAC Oxides of Nitrogen Primary NAAQS Review Panel previously 
peer reviewed EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of 
Nitrogen--Health Criteria (External Review Draft--November 2013) as 
reported in a letter to the EPA Administrator, dated June 10, 2014 
(EPA-CASAC-14-002).
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the 
Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen--Health Criteria 
(Second External Review Draft--January 2015)

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should be directed to Dr. Molini Patel ([email protected]), EPA 
Office of Research and Development, and technical questions concerning 
the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen 
Dioxide: Risk and Exposure Assessment Planning Document should be 
directed to Dr. Scott Jenkins ([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 accessible through the 
calendar link on the blue navigation bar 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 comments for a federal advisory committee to consider 
as it develops advice for EPA. Interested members of the public may 
submit relevant written or oral information on the topic of this 
advisory activity, and/or the group conducting the activity, for the 
CASAC to consider during the advisory process. 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 contact the DFO 
directly.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to five 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 May 26, 2015 to be placed on the 
list of public speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the 
DFO via email at the contact information noted above by May 26, 2015 so 
that the information may be made available to the Panel members for 
their consideration. 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 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: April 16, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-09631 Filed 4-23-15; 8:45 am]
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