82 FR 15702 - First External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter-Ecological Criteria
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 60 (March 30, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 60 (Thursday, March 30, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 15702-15704] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-06317] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2013-0620 and Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2014- 0128; FRL-9959-72-ORD] First External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter-- Ecological Criteria AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public comment period for the draft document titled, ``First External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter--Ecological Criteria'' (EPA/600/R-16/ 372). The draft document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) as part of the review of the secondary (welfare- based) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for oxides of nitrogen, oxides of sulfur, and particulate matter. The Integrated Science Assessment (ISA), in conjunction with additional technical and policy assessments, provides the scientific basis for EPA's decisions on the adequacy of the current NAAQS and the appropriateness of possible alternative standards. On January 28, 2016, EPA released a separate ISA as part of an independent review for the primary (health- based) NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen (EPA/600/R-15/068). In addition, EPA is currently developing separate ISAs to support the primary NAAQS review for oxides of sulfur and the primary and non-ecological secondary (e.g., visibility, climate, materials damage) NAAQS review for particulate matter. EPA is releasing this draft document to seek review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the public (meeting date and location to be specified in a separate Federal Register notice). This draft document is not final, as described in EPA's information quality guidelines, and it does not represent, and should not be construed to represent, Agency policy or views. When revising the document, EPA will consider any public comments submitted during the public comment period specified in this notice. DATES: The public comment period begins on March 30, 2017, and ends on May 24, 2017. Comments must be received on or before May 24, 2017. ADDRESSES: The ``First External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter--Ecological Criteria'' will be available primarily via the internet on EPA's Integrated Science Assessment home page at https://www.epa.gov/isa/integrated-science-assessment-isa-oxides-nitrogen-and-sulfur-ecological or the public docket at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2013-0620 and Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2014- 0128. A limited number of CD-ROM copies will be available. Contact Ms. Marieka Boyd by phone: 919-541-0031; fax: 919-541-5078; or email: [email protected] to request a CD-ROM, and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the document title, ``First External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter--Ecological Criteria'' to facilitate processing of your request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; phone: 202-566-1752; fax: 202-566-9744; or email: [email protected]. For technical information, contact Dr. Tara Greaver, NCEA; phone: 919-541-2435; fax: 919-541-1818; or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Information About the Document Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to identify certain pollutants which, among other things, ``cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or [[Page 15703]] welfare'' and to issue air quality criteria for them. These air quality criteria are to ``accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air. . .'' Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish NAAQS for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d) of the Act subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. EPA is also required to review and, if appropriate, revise the NAAQS (for more information on the NAAQS review process, see https://www.epa.gov/naaqs). Oxides of nitrogen, oxides of sulfur, and particulate matter are three of six criteria pollutants for which EPA has established NAAQS. Periodically, EPA reviews the scientific basis for these standards by preparing an ISA (formerly called an Air Quality Criteria Document). The ISA, in conjunction with additional technical and policy assessments, provides the scientific basis for EPA's decisions on the adequacy of the current NAAQS and the appropriateness of possible alternative standards. The CASAC, an independent science advisory committee whose review and advisory functions are mandated by Section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act, is charged (among other things) with independent scientific review of the EPA's air quality criteria. On August 21, 2013 (78 FR 53452), EPA formally initiated its current review of the air quality criteria for the ecological effects of oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur, and the associated secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS, requesting the submission of recent scientific information on specified topics. Similarly, on December 3, 2014 (79 FR 71764), EPA formally initiated its current review of the air quality criteria for the particulate matter NAAQS. EPA conducted two workshops--the first on March 4 to 6, 2014, for oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur (79 FR 8644, February 13, 2014), and the second on February 11, 2015 (79 FR 71764, December 3, 2014), for particulate matter--to gather input from invited scientific experts, both internal and external to EPA, as well as from the public, regarding key science and policy issues relevant to the review of the these secondary NAAQS. These science and policy issues were incorporated into EPA's ``Draft Integrated Review Plan for the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur'' as well as the ``Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter.'' The Draft Integrated Review Plan (IRP) for oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur was available for public comment (80 FR 69220, November 9, 2015) and discussion by the CASAC via publicly accessible teleconference consultation (80 FR 65223, February 10, 2016). The Draft IRP for particulate matter was available for public comment (81 FR 2297, April 19, 2016) and discussion by the CASAC via publicly accessible teleconference consultation (81 FR 13362, March 14, 2016) prior to release of the final document (81 FR 87933, December 6, 2016). The final ``Integrated Review Plan for the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter'' will be announced by a separate Federal Register notice. Teleconference workshops with invited scientific experts, both internal and external to EPA, were held on August 25, 26, and 27, 2015 (80 FR 48316, August 12, 2015), and June 13, 2016 (81 FR 89262, May 11, 2016), to discuss initial draft materials prepared in the development of the draft ISA. The ``First External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter-- Ecological Criteria'' will be discussed at a public meeting for review by CASAC and the public. In addition to the public comment period announced in this notice, the public will have an opportunity to address the CASAC. A separate Federal Register notice will inform the public of the exact date and time of the CASAC meeting and of the procedures for public participation. II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at www.regulations.gov Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2013- 0620 and Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0128, by one of the following methods:www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Email: [email protected]. Fax: 202-566-9744. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-566-1752. Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The phone number for the Public Reading Room is 202-566-1744. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD- 2013-0620 and Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0128. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket without change and to make the comments available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information through www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. 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Particulate Matter—Ecological Criteria its Web sites. Members of the public NAAQS review for oxides of sulfur and
(First External Review Draft) should be should be aware that their personal the primary and non-ecological
directed to Dr. Tara Greaver contact information, if included in any secondary (e.g., visibility, climate,
(greaver.tara@epa.gov), EPA Office of written comments, may be posted to the materials damage) NAAQS review for
Research and Development. CASAC Web site. Copyrighted material particulate matter.
Availability of Meeting Materials: will not be posted without explicit EPA is releasing this draft document
Prior to the meeting, the review permission of the copyright holder. to seek review by the Clean Air
documents, agenda and other materials Accessibility: For information on Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
will be available on the CASAC Web access or services for individuals with and the public (meeting date and
page at http://www.epa.gov/casac/. disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage location to be specified in a separate
Procedures for Providing Public Input: at (202) 564–2155 or armitage.thomas@ Federal Register notice). This draft
Public comment for consideration by epa.gov. To request accommodation of a document is not final, as described in
EPA’s federal advisory committees and disability, please contact Dr. Armitage EPA’s information quality guidelines,
panels has a different purpose from preferably at least ten days prior to each and it does not represent, and should
public comment provided to EPA meeting to give EPA as much time as not be construed to represent, Agency
program offices. Therefore, the process possible to process your request. policy or views. When revising the
for submitting comments to a federal Dated: March 10, 2017. document, EPA will consider any public
advisory committee is different from the comments submitted during the public
Khanna Johnston,
process used to submit comments to an comment period specified in this notice.
Acting Deputy Director, EPA Science
EPA program office. Advisory Staff Office. DATES: The public comment period
Federal advisory committees and
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panels, including scientific advisory
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received on or before May 24, 2017.
advice to EPA. Members of the public
can submit relevant comments on the ADDRESSES: The ‘‘First External Review
topic of this advisory activity, including ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Draft Integrated Science Assessment for
the charge to the panel and the EPA AGENCY Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur,
review documents, and/or the group [Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013–0620 and Particulate Matter—Ecological
conducting the activity, for the CASAC and Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014– Criteria’’ will be available primarily via
to consider as it develops advice for 0128; FRL–9959–72–ORD] the internet on EPA’s Integrated Science
EPA. Input from the public to the Assessment home page at https://
CASAC will have the most impact if it First External Review Draft Integrated www.epa.gov/isa/integrated-science-
provides specific scientific or technical Science Assessment for Oxides of assessment-isa-oxides-nitrogen-and-
information or analysis for CASAC Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and sulfur-ecological or the public docket at
panels to consider or if it relates to the Particulate Matter—Ecological Criteria http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID
clarity or accuracy of the technical AGENCY: Environmental Protection No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013–0620 and
information. Members of the public Agency (EPA). Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–
wishing to provide comment should 0128. A limited number of CD–ROM
ACTION: Notice of public comment
follow the instructions below to submit copies will be available. Contact Ms.
period.
comments. Marieka Boyd by phone: 919–541–0031;
Oral Statements: In general, SUMMARY: Environmental Protection fax: 919–541–5078; or email:
individuals or groups requesting an oral Agency (EPA) is announcing a public boyd.marieka@epa.gov to request a CD–
presentation at a public meeting will be comment period for the draft document ROM, and please provide your name,
limited to five minutes. Each person titled, ‘‘First External Review Draft your mailing address, and the document
making an oral statement should Integrated Science Assessment for title, ‘‘First External Review Draft
consider providing written comments as Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, Integrated Science Assessment for
well as their oral statement so that the and Particulate Matter—Ecological Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur,
points presented orally can be expanded Criteria’’ (EPA/600/R–16/372). The draft and Particulate Matter—Ecological
upon in writing. Interested parties document was prepared by the National Criteria’’ to facilitate processing of your
should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Center for Environmental Assessment request.
DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
the contact information noted above by and Development (ORD) as part of the information on the public comment
May 17, 2017, to be placed on the list review of the secondary (welfare-based) period, contact the ORD Docket at the
of public speakers. National Ambient Air Quality Standards EPA Headquarters Docket Center;
Written Statements: Written (NAAQS) for oxides of nitrogen, oxides phone: 202–566–1752; fax: 202–566–
statements will be accepted throughout of sulfur, and particulate matter. The 9744; or email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
the advisory process; however, for Integrated Science Assessment (ISA), in For technical information, contact Dr.
timely consideration by CASAC conjunction with additional technical Tara Greaver, NCEA; phone: 919–541–
members, statements should be and policy assessments, provides the 2435; fax: 919–541–1818; or email:
supplied to the DFO (preferably via scientific basis for EPA’s decisions on greaver.tara@epa.gov.
email) at the contact information noted the adequacy of the current NAAQS and
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above by May 17, 2017. It is the SAB the appropriateness of possible
Staff Office general policy to post alternative standards. On January 28, I. Information About the Document
written comments on the Web page for 2016, EPA released a separate ISA as Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act
the advisory meeting or teleconference. part of an independent review for the directs the Administrator to identify
Submitters are requested to provide an primary (health-based) NAAQS for certain pollutants which, among other
unsigned version of each document oxides of nitrogen (EPA/600/R–15/068). things, ‘‘cause or contribute to air
because the SAB Staff Office does not In addition, EPA is currently developing pollution which may reasonably be
publish documents with signatures on separate ISAs to support the primary anticipated to endanger public health or
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welfare’’ and to issue air quality criteria and Oxides of Sulfur’’ as well as the 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,
for them. These air quality criteria are ‘‘Integrated Review Plan for the National Washington, DC 20004.
to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific Ambient Air Quality Standards for The EPA Docket Center Public
knowledge useful in indicating the kind Particulate Matter.’’ The Draft Integrated Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
and extent of all identifiable effects on Review Plan (IRP) for oxides of nitrogen 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
public health or welfare which may be and oxides of sulfur was available for excluding legal holidays. The phone
expected from the presence of [a] public comment (80 FR 69220, number for the Public Reading Room is
pollutant in the ambient air. . .’’ Under November 9, 2015) and discussion by 202–566–1744. Deliveries are only
section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to the CASAC via publicly accessible accepted during the docket’s normal
establish NAAQS for each pollutant for teleconference consultation (80 FR hours of operation, and special
which EPA has issued criteria. Section 65223, February 10, 2016). The Draft arrangements should be made for
109(d) of the Act subsequently requires IRP for particulate matter was available deliveries of boxed information. If you
periodic review and, if appropriate, for public comment (81 FR 2297, April provide comments by mail or hand
revision of existing air quality criteria to 19, 2016) and discussion by the CASAC delivery, please submit three copies of
reflect advances in scientific knowledge via publicly accessible teleconference the comments. For attachments, provide
on the effects of the pollutant on public consultation (81 FR 13362, March 14, an index, number pages consecutively
health or welfare. EPA is also required 2016) prior to release of the final with the comments, and submit an
to review and, if appropriate, revise the document (81 FR 87933, December 6, unbound original and three copies.
NAAQS (for more information on the 2016). The final ‘‘Integrated Review Instructions: Direct your comments to
NAAQS review process, see https:// Plan for the Secondary National Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013–
www.epa.gov/naaqs). Ambient Air Quality Standard for 0620 and Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–
Oxides of nitrogen, oxides of sulfur, Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, 2014–0128. Please ensure that your
and particulate matter are three of six and Particulate Matter’’ will be comments are submitted within the
criteria pollutants for which EPA has announced by a separate Federal specified comment period. Comments
established NAAQS. Periodically, EPA Register notice. received after the closing date will be
reviews the scientific basis for these Teleconference workshops with marked ‘‘late,’’ and may only be
standards by preparing an ISA (formerly invited scientific experts, both internal considered if time permits. It is EPA’s
called an Air Quality Criteria and external to EPA, were held on policy to include all comments it
Document). The ISA, in conjunction August 25, 26, and 27, 2015 (80 FR receives in the public docket without
with additional technical and policy 48316, August 12, 2015), and June 13,
assessments, provides the scientific change and to make the comments
2016 (81 FR 89262, May 11, 2016), to available online at www.regulations.gov,
basis for EPA’s decisions on the discuss initial draft materials prepared
adequacy of the current NAAQS and the including any personal information
in the development of the draft ISA. provided, unless a comment includes
appropriateness of possible alternative The ‘‘First External Review Draft
standards. The CASAC, an independent information claimed to be Confidential
Integrated Science Assessment for Business Information (CBI) or other
science advisory committee whose Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur,
review and advisory functions are information whose disclosure is
and Particulate Matter—Ecological restricted by statute. Do not submit
mandated by Section 109(d)(2) of the Criteria’’ will be discussed at a public
Clean Air Act, is charged (among other information through
meeting for review by CASAC and the www.regulations.gov or email that you
things) with independent scientific public. In addition to the public
review of the EPA’s air quality criteria. consider to be CBI or otherwise
comment period announced in this protected. The www.regulations.gov
On August 21, 2013 (78 FR 53452), notice, the public will have an
EPA formally initiated its current Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’
opportunity to address the CASAC. A system, which means EPA will not
review of the air quality criteria for the separate Federal Register notice will
ecological effects of oxides of nitrogen know your identity or contact
inform the public of the exact date and information unless you provide it in the
and oxides of sulfur, and the associated time of the CASAC meeting and of the
secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS, body of your comment. If you send an
procedures for public participation. email comment directly to EPA without
requesting the submission of recent
scientific information on specified II. How To Submit Technical Comments going through www.regulations.gov,
topics. Similarly, on December 3, 2014 to the Docket at www.regulations.gov your email address will be
(79 FR 71764), EPA formally initiated its Submit your comments, identified by automatically captured and included as
current review of the air quality criteria Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013– part of the comment that is placed in the
for the particulate matter NAAQS. EPA 0620 and Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– public docket and made available on the
conducted two workshops—the first on 2014–0128, by one of the following internet. If you submit an electronic
March 4 to 6, 2014, for oxides of methods: comment, EPA recommends that you
nitrogen and oxides of sulfur (79 FR • www.regulations.gov: Follow the include your name and other contact
8644, February 13, 2014), and the online instructions for submitting information in the body of your
second on February 11, 2015 (79 FR comments. comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
71764, December 3, 2014), for • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. you submit. If EPA cannot read your
particulate matter—to gather input from • Fax: 202–566–9744. comment due to technical difficulties
invited scientific experts, both internal • Mail: U.S. Environmental and cannot contact you for clarification,
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issues relevant to the review of the these Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, the use of special characters, any form
secondary NAAQS. These science and DC 20460. The phone number is 202– of encryption, and be free of any defects
policy issues were incorporated into 566–1752. or viruses. For additional information
EPA’s ‘‘Draft Integrated Review Plan for • Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
the Secondary National Ambient Air located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Docket Center homepage at https://
Quality Standard for Oxides of Nitrogen Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, www.epa.gov/dockets.
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| Dates | The public comment period begins on March 30, 2017, and ends on May 24, 2017. Comments must be received on or before May 24, 2017. | |
| Contact | For information on the public comment period, contact the ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters Docket Center; phone: 202-566-1752; fax: 202-566-9744; or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 15702 |
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