Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting; Open Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Science Advisory Board;

Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting; Open Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,

notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee

(CASAC) of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) will meet on December 12

and 13, 1994 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center, 4700

Emperor Boulevard, Morrisville, NC (919) 941-5050. The meeting will

begin at 9:00 a.m. and end no later than 5:00 p.m. on both days (times

noted are Eastern Time). The meeting is open to the public. Due to

limited space, seating at the meeting will be on a first-come first-

served basis. Important Notice: Documents that are the subject of SAB

reviews are normally available from the originating EPA office and are

not available from the SAB Office--information concerning document

availability from the relevant Program area is included.

Purpose of the Meeting

The Committee will meet to:

1--Review and provide advice to the EPA on the October 1994 draft

EPA document, Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for

Nitrogen Dioxide: Assessment of Scientific and Technical Information -

Draft Staff Paper (this issue is presently scheduled for the morning

session on December 12th). Single copies of this document may be

obtained from Chebryll C. Edwards, Air Quality Strategies and Standards

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (MD-12), U.S.

EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Mrs. Edwards can also be reached

by phone at (919) 541-5428 or by FAX at (919) 541-0237. Written

comments on the draft staff paper will be accepted through January 15,

1995. Comments should be sent to Mrs. Chebryll C. Edwards at the

previously stated address.

2--Discuss EPA plans for development of the document Air Quality

Criteria for Airborne Particulate Matter. That document is being

prepared by EPA as part of the process to meet Clean Air Act statutory

requirements for the periodic review and revision, as appropriate, of

criteria and National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Particulate

Matter. The process for developing the subject criteria document is

described in a draft document entitled Program Work Plan for

Preparation of Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter, which will

be summarized and discussed at the meeting. Single copies of the draft

Work Plan can be obtained from Ms. Diane Ray, Environmental Criteria

and Assessment Office (MD-52), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC

27711. Ms. Ray can also be reached by phone at 919-541-3637 or by FAX

at 919-541-1818. In addition, the CASAC will be briefed on the plan for

the development of the associated particulate matter staff paper.

Questions concerning the Staff Paper Development Plan should be

addressed to Mr. Eric Smith, Air Quality Strategies and Standards

Division (MD-15), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Mr. Smith

can also be reached by phone at 919-541-5135 or by FAX at 919-541-0237.

3--Finally, a summary of the EPA's Particulate Matter (PM) Research

Strategy for Health Exposure Issues will also be presented to the

Committee. A strategy document has been prepared which briefly

describes the problem of concern, the research mission, the research

program goals and objectives, presents a research planning framework,

lists criteria for ranking research and identifies research priorities.

The strategy articulated in the document will be used: (a) To focus

EPA's PM research efforts on issues surrounding recent mortality and

morbidity observations associated with PM; (b) to structure and guide

EPA's research activities over the next five years; and (c) to

communicate and coordinate with other public and private research

organizations and, thereby, help shape a national PM research agenda.

Copies of the strategy document can be obtained from Ms. Diane Ray,

Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office (MD-52), U.S. EPA,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Ms. Ray can also be reached by phone

at 919-541-3637 or by FAX at 919-541-1818.

The Committee anticipates a full, formal review of the document Air

Quality Criteria for Airborne Particulate Matter at a meeting in the

summer of 1995. Further information on that meeting will be available

in early spring 1995. Please contact the SAB staff at one of the

numbers listed below at that time for further information.

For Further Information

Members of the public desiring additional information about the

meeting should contact Mr. Robert Flaak, Assistant Staff Director and

Acting Designated Federal Official, Clean Air Scientific Advisory

Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460, by telephone at (202) 260-6552, or by FAX at

(202) 260-7118, or via the INTERNET at [email protected]

Those individuals requiring a copy of the draft Agenda should contact

Ms. Lori Anne Gross at (202) 260-8414 or by FAX at (202) 260-1889 or by

way of INTERNET at [email protected] Additional information

concerning the Science Advisory Board, its structure, function, and

composition, may be found in The Annual Report of the Staff Director

which is available by contacting Ms. Gross at the previously stated

address.

Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to

the Committee must contact Mr. Flaak in writing (by letter or by fax -

see previously stated information) no later than 12 noon Eastern Time,

Friday, December 2, 1994 in order to be included on the Agenda. Public

comments will be limited to five minutes per speaker or organization.

The request should identify the name of the individual who will make

the presentation, the organization (if any) they will represent, any

requirements for audio visual equipment (e.g., overhead projector, 35mm

projector, chalkboard, etc.), and at least 35 copies of an outline of

the issues to be addressed or a copy of the presentation itself.

Providing Oral or Written Comments at SAB Meetings

The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements presented

at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or

written statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral

presentation will be limited to a total time of five minutes. For

conference call meetings, opportunities for oral comment are limited to

no more than five minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes

total. Written comments of any length (at least 35 copies) received in

the SAB Staff Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date, may be

mailed to the relevant SAB committee or subcommittee prior to its

meeting; comments received too close to the meeting date will normally

be provided to the committee at its meeting. Written comments may be

provided to the relevant committee or subcommittee up until the time of

its meeting, unless other publicly announced arrangements have been

made.

Dated: November 16, 1994.

A. Robert Flaak,

Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 94-29153 Filed 11-25-94; 8:45 am]

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