83 FR 53472 - Webinar Workshop To Review Initial Draft Materials for the Ozone Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Health and Welfare Effects

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 205 (October 23, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-23126

As part of the review of the air quality criteria and the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a webinar workshop to evaluate initial draft materials for the Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for ozone, which is being organized by EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the Office of Research and Development. The workshop will be held over four days: October 29th, 31st, November 1st, and 5th, 2018. The workshop will be open to webinar attendance by interested public observers on a first-come, first-served basis.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2018-0274; FRL-9985-64-ORD]


Webinar Workshop To Review Initial Draft Materials for the Ozone 
Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Health and Welfare Effects

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

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SUMMARY: As part of the review of the air quality criteria and the 
primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is announcing a webinar workshop to

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evaluate initial draft materials for the Integrated Science Assessment 
(ISA) for ozone, which is being organized by EPA's National Center for 
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the Office of Research and 
Development. The workshop will be held over four days: October 29th, 
31st, November 1st, and 5th, 2018. The workshop will be open to webinar 
attendance by interested public observers on a first-come, first-served 
basis.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Monday, October 29, 2018; 
Wednesday, October 31, 2018; Thursday, November 1, 2018; and Monday, 
November 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held by teleconference and webinar. The 
call-in number and website information for the webinar are available to 
registered participants. Please register by going to https://epa-naaqs-isa-ozone.eventbrite.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct questions regarding 
workshop registration or logistics to Ms. Canden Byrd at 
[email protected] or by phone at 919-293-1660. Questions 
regarding the scientific and technical aspects of the workshop should 
be directed to Ms. Rebecca Daniels; telephone: 919-541-5734; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary of Information About the Workshop

    Section 109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to periodically review, and if 
appropriate, revise, the air quality criteria for each air pollutant 
listed under section 108 of the Act. Under the same provision, EPA is 
also to periodically review, and if appropriate, revise the NAAQS, 
based on the revised air quality criteria. As part of these reviews, 
NCEA assesses newly available scientific information and develops ISA 
documents that provide the scientific basis for the reviews of the 
NAAQS.
    NCEA is holding this webinar workshop to inform EPA's evaluation of 
the scientific evidence for the review of the primary and secondary 
NAAQS for ozone. Section 109(b)(1) of the CAA defines primary NAAQS as 
standards ``the attainment and maintenance of which in the judgment of 
the Administrator, based on such [air quality] criteria and allowing an 
adequate margin of safety, are requisite to protect the public 
health.'' Under section 109(b)(2) of the CAA a secondary standard must 
``specify a level of air quality the attainment and maintenance of 
which in the judgment of the Administrator, based on such criteria, is 
requisite to protect the public welfare from any known or anticipated 
adverse effects associated with the presence of [the] pollutant in the 
ambient air.''
    The purpose of the webinar workshop is to obtain review and discuss 
the scientific content of initial draft written materials prepared for 
the draft ozone ISA for health and welfare effects to help ensure that 
the ISA is up-to-date and focuses on the key evidence to inform the 
scientific understanding for the review of the primary and secondary 
NAAQS for ozone. Workshop sessions will include review and discussion 
of preliminary draft written materials on the atmospheric chemistry and 
background sources of ozone, welfare effects of ozone, human exposure 
to ozone and animal toxicological studies, and the health effects 
evidence from human clinical and epidemiological studies.
    In addition, roundtable discussions will help identify key studies 
or concepts within each discipline to assist EPA in integrating 
relevant literature within and across disciplines. These preliminary 
materials are not being released to the public as external review 
drafts, but they will be used to guide workshop discussions. EPA is 
planning to release an external review draft ISA for health and welfare 
effects of ozone for review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory 
Committee (CASAC) and the public in 2019.

II. Workshop Information

    Members of the public may attend the webinar as observers. Space in 
the webinar may be limited, and reservations will be accepted on a 
first-come, first-served basis. Registration for the workshop is 
available online at https://epa-naaqs-isa-ozone.eventbrite.com.

    Dated: October 12, 2018.
 James Avery,
Acting Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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NAAQS review process, see https:// addition to the public comment period know your identity or contact
www.epa.gov/criteria-air-pollutants/ announced in this notice, the public information unless you provide it in the
process-reviewing-national-ambient-air- will have an opportunity to address body of your comment. If you send an
quality-standards). CASAC at this meeting. A separate email comment directly to EPA without
Particulate matter is one of six criteria Federal Register notice will inform the going through www.regulations.gov,
pollutants for which EPA has public of the exact date and time of the your email address will be
established NAAQS. Periodically, EPA CASAC meeting and of the procedures automatically captured and included as
reviews the scientific basis for these for public participation. part of the comment that is placed in the
standards by preparing an ISA (formerly public docket and made available on the
called an Air Quality Criteria II. How To Submit Technical Comments
to the Docket at www.regulations.gov internet. If you submit an electronic
Document). The ISA, in conjunction comment, EPA recommends that you
with additional technical and policy Submit your comments, identified by include your name and other contact
assessments, provides the scientific Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2014– information in the body of your
basis for EPA’s decisions on the 0859, by one of the following methods: comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
adequacy of the current NAAQS and the • www.regulations.gov: Follow the you submit. If EPA cannot read your
appropriateness of possible alternative online instructions for submitting comment due to technical difficulties
standards. The CASAC, an independent comments. and cannot contact you for clarification,
science advisory committee whose • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. EPA may not be able to consider your
review and advisory functions are • Fax: 202–566–9744.
• Mail: U.S. Environmental comment. Electronic files should avoid
mandated by Section 109(d)(2) of the the use of special characters, any form
Clean Air Act, is charged (among other Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center
(ORD Docket), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 of encryption, and be free of any defects
things) with independent scientific or viruses. For additional information
review of the EPA’s air quality criteria. Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20460. The phone number is 202– about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
On December 3, 2014 (79 FR 71764), Docket Center homepage at http://
EPA formally initiated its current 566–1752.
• Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is www2.epa.gov/dockets.
review of the air quality criteria for the Docket: Documents in the docket are
health and welfare effects of particulate located in the EPA Headquarters Docket
Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, listed in the www.regulations.gov index.
matter and the primary (health-based) Although listed in the index, some
and secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20004. information is not publicly available,
requesting the submission of recent e.g., CBI or other information whose
scientific information on specified The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to disclosure is restricted by statute.
topics. EPA conducted a workshop from Certain other materials, such as
February 9 through 11, 2015 to gather 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The phone copyrighted material, are publicly
input from invited scientific experts,
number for the Public Reading Room is available only in hard copy. Publicly
both internal and external to EPA, as
202–566–1744. Such deliveries are only available docket materials are available
well as from the public, regarding key
accepted during the docket’s normal either electronically on
science and policy issues relevant to the
hours of operation, and special www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
review of the primary and secondary
arrangements should be made for the ORD Docket in the EPA
NAAQS (79 FR 71764). These science
deliveries of boxed information. If you Headquarters Docket Center.
and policy issues were incorporated
into EPA’s ‘‘Draft Integrated Review provide comments by mail or hand Dated: October 16, 2018.
Plan for the National Ambient Air delivery, please submit three copies of James Avery,
Quality Standards for Particulate the comments. For attachments, provide Acting Deputy Director, National Center for
Matter,’’ which was available for public an index; number pages consecutively Environmental Assessment.
comment (81 FR 22977) and discussion with the comments; and submit an [FR Doc. 2018–23125 Filed 10–22–18; 8:45 am]
by the CASAC via publicly accessible unbound original; and three copies. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
teleconference consultation (81 FR Instructions: Direct your comments to
13362). The ‘‘Final Integrated Review Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–
Plan for the National Ambient Air 0859. Please ensure that your comments ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Quality Standards for Particulate are submitted within the specified AGENCY
Matter’’ was released December 6, 2016 comment period. Comments received
(81 FR 87933). after the closing date will be marked [EPA–HQ–ORD–2018–0274; FRL–9985–64–
‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if ORD]
Subsequent webinar workshops were
held on June 9th, 13th, 20th, and 22nd, time permits. It is EPA’s policy to
Webinar Workshop To Review Initial
2016, to discuss initial draft materials include all comments it receives in the
Draft Materials for the Ozone
prepared in the development of the public docket without change and to
Integrated Science Assessment (ISA)
particulate matter ISA with invited EPA make the comments available online at
for Health and Welfare Effects
and external scientific experts (81 FR www.regulations.gov, including any
29262, May 11, 2016). The input personal information provided, unless a AGENCY: Environmental Protection
received during these webinar comment includes information claimed Agency (EPA).
workshops aided in the development of to be Confidential Business Information ACTION: Notice of workshop.
(CBI) or other information whose
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the materials presented in the
‘‘Integrated Science Assessment for disclosure is restricted by statute. Do SUMMARY: As part of the review of the
Particulate Matter (External Review not submit information through air quality criteria and the primary
Draft).’’ www.regulations.gov or email that you (health-based) and secondary (welfare-
The ‘‘Integrated Science Assessment consider to be CBI or otherwise based) National Ambient Air Quality
for Particulate Matter (External Review protected. The www.regulations.gov Standards (NAAQS) for ozone,
Draft)’’ will be discussed at a public website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
meeting for review by CASAC. In system, which means EPA will not is announcing a webinar workshop to

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evaluate initial draft materials for the secondary standard must ‘‘specify a FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for level of air quality the attainment and ADVISORY BOARD
ozone, which is being organized by maintenance of which in the judgment
EPA’s National Center for of the Administrator, based on such Notice of Request for Comment on the
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) criteria, is requisite to protect the public Exposure Draft of a Proposed
within the Office of Research and welfare from any known or anticipated Statement of Federal Financial
Development. The workshop will be adverse effects associated with the Accounting Concepts, Materiality
held over four days: October 29th, 31st, presence of [the] pollutant in the AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards
November 1st, and 5th, 2018. The ambient air.’’ Advisory Board.
workshop will be open to webinar
The purpose of the webinar workshop ACTION: Notice.
attendance by interested public
observers on a first-come, first-served is to obtain review and discuss the
Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the
basis. scientific content of initial draft written
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
materials prepared for the draft ozone
DATES: The workshop will be held on L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB
ISA for health and welfare effects to
Monday, October 29, 2018; Wednesday, Rules Of Procedure, as amended in
help ensure that the ISA is up-to-date October 2010, notice is hereby given
October 31, 2018; Thursday, November
and focuses on the key evidence to that the Federal Accounting Standards
1, 2018; and Monday, November 5,
inform the scientific understanding for Advisory Board (FASAB) has released
2018.
the review of the primary and secondary an exposure draft of a proposed
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held NAAQS for ozone. Workshop sessions Statement of Federal Financial
by teleconference and webinar. The call- will include review and discussion of Accounting Concepts (SFFAC),
in number and website information for preliminary draft written materials on Materiality, for public comment.
the webinar are available to registered the atmospheric chemistry and The proposed SFFAC is available on
participants. Please register by going to background sources of ozone, welfare the FASAB website at http://
https://epa-naaqs-isa- effects of ozone, human exposure to www.fasab.gov/documents-for-
ozone.eventbrite.com. comment/. Copies can be obtained by
ozone and animal toxicological studies,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and the health effects evidence from contacting FASAB at (202) 512–7350.
Please direct questions regarding human clinical and epidemiological Respondents are encouraged to
workshop registration or logistics to Ms. studies. comment on any part of the exposure
Canden Byrd at EPA_NAAQS_ draft and to provide the reasons for their
In addition, roundtable discussions
Workshop@icf.com or by phone at 919– positions. Written comments are
293–1660. Questions regarding the will help identify key studies or requested by January 23, 2019, and
scientific and technical aspects of the concepts within each discipline to assist should be sent to fasab@fasab.gov or
workshop should be directed to Ms. EPA in integrating relevant literature Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director,
Rebecca Daniels; telephone: 919–541– within and across disciplines. These Federal Accounting Standards Advisory
5734; email: daniels.rebecca@epa.gov. preliminary materials are not being Board, 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
released to the public as external review Washington, DC 20548.
drafts, but they will be used to guide FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
I. Summary of Information About the workshop discussions. EPA is planning Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director,
Workshop to release an external review draft ISA 441 G Street NW, Suite 1155,
Section 109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act for health and welfare effects of ozone Washington, DC 20548, or call (202)
(CAA) requires the U.S. Environmental for review by the Clean Air Scientific 512–7350.
Protection Agency (EPA) to periodically Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the Authority: Federal Advisory Committee
review, and if appropriate, revise, the public in 2019. Act, Pub. L. 92–463.
air quality criteria for each air pollutant
listed under section 108 of the Act. II. Workshop Information Dated: October 15, 2018.
Under the same provision, EPA is also Wendy M. Payne,
Members of the public may attend the
to periodically review, and if Executive Director.
webinar as observers. Space in the
appropriate, revise the NAAQS, based webinar may be limited, and
[FR Doc. 2018–23109 Filed 10–22–18; 8:45 am]
on the revised air quality criteria. As reservations will be accepted on a first- BILLING CODE 1610–02–P
part of these reviews, NCEA assesses come, first-served basis. Registration for
newly available scientific information
the workshop is available online at FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
and develops ISA documents that
https://epa-naaqs-isa- ADVISORY BOARD
provide the scientific basis for the
reviews of the NAAQS. ozone.eventbrite.com.
NCEA is holding this webinar Dated: October 12, 2018. Notice of Request for Comment on the
workshop to inform EPA’s evaluation of Exposure Draft Interpretation,
James Avery,
the scientific evidence for the review of Guidance on Recognizing Liabilities
Acting Deputy Director, National Center for Involving Multiple Component
the primary and secondary NAAQS for Environmental Assessment.
ozone. Section 109(b)(1) of the CAA Reporting Entities
[FR Doc. 2018–23126 Filed 10–22–18; 8:45 am]
defines primary NAAQS as standards
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‘‘the attainment and maintenance of Advisory Board.
which in the judgment of the ACTION: Notice.
Administrator, based on such [air
quality] criteria and allowing an Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the
adequate margin of safety, are requisite Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
to protect the public health.’’ Under L. 92–463), as amended, and the FASAB
section 109(b)(2) of the CAA a Rules Of Procedure, as amended in

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Action		Notice of workshop.
Dates		The workshop will be held on Monday, October 29, 2018; Wednesday, October 31, 2018; Thursday, November 1, 2018; and Monday, November 5, 2018.
Contact		Please direct questions regarding workshop registration or logistics to Ms. Canden Byrd at [email protected] or by phone at 919-293-1660. Questions regarding the scientific and technical aspects of the workshop should be directed to Ms. Rebecca Daniels; telephone: 919-541-5734; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 53472