80 FR 79330 - Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Sulfur Oxides Panel and a Public Teleconference of the Chartered CASAC and the CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 244 (December 21, 2015)

Page Range		79330-79331
FR Document		2015-31996

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Sulfur Oxides Panel and a public teleconference of the Chartered CASAC and CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel to review of EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Sulfur Oxides-- Health Criteria (External Review Draft--November 2015).

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notification of a Public Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) Sulfur Oxides Panel and a Public 
Teleconference of the Chartered 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 meeting of the Clean Air 
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Sulfur Oxides Panel and a public 
teleconference of the Chartered CASAC and CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel to 
review of EPA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Sulfur Oxides--
Health Criteria (External Review Draft--November 2015).

DATES: The face-to-face meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 
2016, and Thursday, January 28, 2016. The teleconference will be held 
on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    Location: The face-to-face meeting will be held at the DoubleTree 
by Hilton Hotel Raleigh-Brownstone-University, 1707 Hillsborough 
Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. The public teleconference will be held 
by telephone only. Call-in information will be available on the 
respective CASAC meeting Web pages or by contacting the Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public

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meeting or teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, 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 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 CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel will 
hold a public face-to-face meeting to review EPA's Integrated Science 
Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria (External Review Draft--
November 2015). The CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel will hold a public 
teleconference to discuss its draft peer review report and the 
Chartered CASAC will discuss the disposition of the panel's report at 
the end of the teleconference. The Chartered CASAC and CASAC Sulfur 
Oxides Panel 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 Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria 
(External Review Draft--November 2015) should be directed to Dr. Tom 
Long ([email protected]), EPA Office of Research and Development.
    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 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 face-to-face meeting will be limited 
to five minutes and 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 January 20, 2016, to be 
placed on the list of public speakers for the face-to-face meeting and 
by March 30, 2016, for the teleconference. Written Statements: Written 
statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact 
information noted above by January 20, 2016, for the face-to-face 
meeting and by March 30, 2016, for the teleconference 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: December 14, 2015.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
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handled in accordance with EPA’s information claimed as CBI, will ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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system security plans (SSPs) that are continue for the remainder of the Notification of a Public Meeting of the
consistent with those regulations. When contract without further notice. Clean Air Scientific Advisory
the EPA has determined that disclosure OTAQ utilizes the services of Committee (CASAC) Sulfur Oxides
of information claimed as CBI to enrollees under the Senior Panel and a Public Teleconference of
contractors is necessary, the Environmental Employment (SEE) the Chartered CASAC and the CASAC
corresponding contract must address the program. Some SEE enrollees are Sulfur Oxides Panel
appropriate use and handling of the provided through Grant Number CQ–
information by the contractor and the 834621, the National Association for AGENCY: Environmental Protection
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disclosure agreements before they are SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Numbers CQ–835372 and CQ–835572, Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
granted access to data. the Senior Service America, Inc. (SSAI),
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), (SAB) Staff Office announces a public
located at 8403 Colesville Road, Suite
we have determined that the meeting of the Clean Air Scientific
1200, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Access
contractors, subcontractors, and Advisory Committee (CASAC) Sulfur
to data relating to all of OTAQ’s
grantees (collectively referred to as Oxides Panel and a public
programs and to subparts A, LL, and
‘‘contractors’’) listed below require teleconference of the Chartered CASAC
MM of the Mandatory GHG Reporting
access to CBI submitted to us under the and CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel to
Rule, including information claimed as
Clean Air Act and in connection with review of EPA’s Integrated Science
CBI, is ongoing until December 31, 2016
the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Assessment (ISA) for Sulfur Oxides—
for Grant Number CQ–834621, October
Reporting Rule [40 CFR part 98, Health Criteria (External Review Draft—
14, 2016 for Grant Number CQ–835372,
subparts A (general registration and and September 30, 2016 for Grant November 2015).
reporting provisions) LL, and MM], as Number CQ–835572. If these grants are DATES: The face-to-face meeting will be
well as various OTAQ programs related extended, this access will continue for held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016,
to fuels, vehicles, and engines (40 CFR the remainder of the grants and any and Thursday, January 28, 2016. The
parts 79 and 80) and we are providing future extensions without further notice. teleconference will be held on
notice and an opportunity to comment. OTAQ also has fellows provided via Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 2:00
OTAQ collects this data in order to the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
monitor compliance with Clean Air Act Education (ORISE) Intern/Research Location: The face-to-face meeting
programs and, in many cases, to permit Participation Program. Some will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton
regulated parties flexibility in meeting participants are provided through Hotel Raleigh-Brownstone-University,
regulatory requirements. For example, Interagency Agreement Number 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North
data that may contain CBI are collected DW89924039, the ORISE, located at Carolina. The public teleconference will
be held by telephone only. Call-in
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to register fuels and fuel additives prior 1299 Bethel Valley Road, Building SC–
to introduction into commerce. Certain 200, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Access to information will be available on the
programs are designed to permit data relating to all of OTAQ’s programs respective CASAC meeting Web pages
regulated parties an opportunity to and to subparts A, LL, and MM of the or by contacting the Designated Federal
comply on average, or to engage in Mandatory GHG Reporting Rule, Officer (DFO).
transactions using various types of including information claimed as CBI, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
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meeting or teleconference may contact panels has a different purpose from Accessibility: For information on
Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, EPA Science public comment provided to EPA access or services for individuals with
Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), program offices. Therefore, the process disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for submitting comments to a federal Yeow at (202) 564–2050 or yeow.aaron@
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., advisory committee is different from the epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/ process used to submit comments to an disability, please contact Mr. Yeow
voice mail at (202) 564–2050 or at EPA program office. preferably at least ten days prior to each
yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General Federal advisory committees and meeting to give EPA as much time as
information about the CASAC, as well panels, including scientific advisory possible to process your request.
as any updates concerning the meetings committees, provide independent Dated: December 14, 2015.
announced in this notice, may be found advice to EPA. Members of the public Thomas H. Brennan,
on the CASAC Web page at http://www. can submit comments for a federal Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff
epa.gov/casac. advisory committee to consider as it Office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The develops advice for EPA. Interested [FR Doc. 2015–31996 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am]
CASAC was established pursuant to the members of the public may submit BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of relevant written or oral information on
1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to the topic of this advisory activity, and/
review air quality criteria and National or the group conducting the activity, for ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Ambient Air Quality Standards the CASAC to consider during the AGENCY
(NAAQS) and recommend any new advisory process. Input from the public
NAAQS and revisions of existing to the CASAC will have the most impact [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0588; FRL–9940–38–
ORD]
criteria and NAAQS as may be if it provides specific scientific or
appropriate. The CASAC is a Federal technical information or analysis for Human Studies Review Board;
Advisory Committee chartered under CASAC panels to consider or if it relates Notification of Public Meetings
the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the clarity or accuracy of the
(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Section technical information. Members of the AGENCY: Environmental Protection
109(d)(1) of the CAA requires that the public wishing to provide comment Agency (EPA).
Agency periodically review and revise, should contact the DFO directly. Oral ACTION: Notice.
as appropriate, the air quality criteria Statements: In general, individuals or
and the NAAQS for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air groups requesting an oral presentation SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
pollutants, including sulfur oxides. EPA at a public face-to-face meeting will be Agency (EPA) Office of the Science
is currently reviewing the primary limited to five minutes and on a public Advisor announces two separate public
(health-based) NAAQS for sulfur teleconference will be limited to three meetings of the Human Studies Review
dioxide (SO2), as an indicator for health minutes. Each person making an oral Board to advise the Agency on the
effects caused by the presence of sulfur statement should consider providing ethical and scientific reviews of EPA
oxides in the ambient air. Pursuant to written comments as well as their oral research with human subjects.
FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby statement so that the points presented DATES: A public virtual meeting will be
given that the CASAC Sulfur Oxides orally can be expanded upon in writing. held on January 12–13, 2016, from 1:00
Panel will hold a public face-to-face Interested parties should contact Mr. p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern
meeting to review EPA’s Integrated Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing Standard Time each day. A separate
Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides— (preferably via email) at the contact teleconference meeting is planned for
Health Criteria (External Review Draft— information noted above by January 20, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, from 1:00
November 2015). The CASAC Sulfur 2016, to be placed on the list of public p.m. to approximately 2:30 p.m. for the
Oxides Panel will hold a public speakers for the face-to-face meeting and HSRB to finalize its Final Report of the
teleconference to discuss its draft peer by March 30, 2016, for the January 12–13, 2016 meeting.
review report and the Chartered CASAC teleconference. Written Statements: ADDRESSES: Both of these meetings will
will discuss the disposition of the Written statements should be supplied be conducted entirely on the Internet
panel’s report at the end of the to the DFO via email at the contact using Adobe Connect. For detailed
teleconference. The Chartered CASAC information noted above by January 20, access information visit the HSRB Web
and CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel will 2016, for the face-to-face meeting and by site: http://www2.epa.gov/osa/human-
comply with the provisions of FACA March 30, 2016, for the teleconference studies-review-board.
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office so that the information may be made Comments: Submit your written
procedural policies. available to the Panel members for their comments, identified by Docket ID No.
Technical Contacts: Any technical consideration. It is the SAB Staff Office EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0588, by one of
questions concerning the Integrated general policy to post written comments the following methods:
Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides— on the Web page for the advisory Internet: http://www.regulations.gov:
Health Criteria (External Review Draft— meeting or teleconference. Submitters Follow the online instructions for
November 2015) should be directed to are requested to provide an unsigned submitting comments.
Dr. Tom Long (long.tom@epa.gov), EPA version of each document because the Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
Office of Research and Development. SAB Staff Office does not publish Mail: The EPA Docket Center EPA/
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Availability of Meeting Materials: documents with signatures on its Web DC, ORD Docket, Mail code: 28221T,
Prior to the meeting, the review sites. Members of the public should be 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
documents, agenda and other materials aware that their personal contact Washington, DC 20460.
will be available on the CASAC Web information, if included in any written Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public
page at http://www.epa.gov/casac/. comments, may be posted to the CASAC Reading Room is located in the EPA
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Web site. Copyrighted material will not Headquarters Library, Room Number
Public comment for consideration by be posted without explicit permission of 3334 in the EPA WJC West, at 1301
EPA’s federal advisory committees and the copyright holder. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

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Action		Notice.
Dates		The face-to-face meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, and Thursday, January 28, 2016. The teleconference will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Contact		Any member of the public wishing to obtain information concerning the public meeting or teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, 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 meetings announced in this notice, may be found on the CASAC Web page at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
FR Citation		80 FR 79330