Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting(s) Open Meeting(s)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee

Meeting(s) Open Meeting(s)

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

notice is hereby given that several committees of the Science Advisory

Board (SAB) will meet on the dates and times described below. All times

noted are Eastern Time. Documents that are the subject of SAB reviews

are normally available from the originating EPA office and are not

available from the SAB Office. Public drafts of SAB reports are

available to the Agency and the public from the SAB office. These

meetings are open to the public, but seating is limited and available

on a first come basis.

(1) Clean Air Act Compliance Analysis Council (CAACAC) Physical Effects

Review Subcommittee (CAACACPERS) Meeting--May 18, 1995

The Clean Air Act Compliance Analysis Council (CAACAC) Physical

Effects Review Subcommittee (CAACACPERS) of the Science Advisory

Board (SAB) will conduct a one-day meeting on Thursday, May 18, 1995

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time. The meeting will take

place at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA 22202 (tel. 703-549-3434). In this meeting, the

CAACACPERS intends to complete edits to its draft report under

preparation (it is entitled ``Review of Clean Air Act Section 812

Physical Effects Draft Documents''), which critiques six draft

documents which have been prepared for review as required by Section

812 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The CAACACPERS will also have a

discussion with Agency staff on additional staff papers and

supporting documentation regarding the overall Physical Effects

review process (See below for details).

In the meeting, the CAACACPERS will be discussing its draft

report edits resulting from a public meeting held on November 15 and

16, 1994 (See Federal Register, Vol. 59, No. 191, Tuesday, October

4, 1994, pp.50599-50601), and a public teleconference meeting held

April 12, 1995 (See Federal Register, Vol. 60, No. 58, Monday, March

27, 1995, pp. 15761-15763) relating to review drafts of the Physical

Effects Documents pertaining Section 812 of the Clean Air Act (CAA),

namely (1) Ozone, (2) Sulphur Oxides, (3) Particulate Matter, (4)

Carbon Monoxide, (5) Nitrogen Oxides, and (6) Lead, and a draft

methodology document, which outlines the overall strategy of this

effort. The proposed charge to the CAACACPERS relating to this

review is listed in the October 4, 1994 Federal Register

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Additional draft documents, such as the methodology used to

aggregate the effect of hazardous air pollutants, up-to-date

assessments of the significance of recent research, and select

methodology papers will be reviewed as necessary and appropriate.

Additional draft documents may be made available by the Agency prior

to the review. The following draft documents have been provided to

the CAACACPERS in April for the April 12, 1995 teleconference and

the May 18, 1995 CAACACPERS review meeting:

(1) A May 11, 1994 memorandum on non-cancer health benefits,

(2) A methodology for analysis of indirect exposure to hazardous

air pollutants,

(3) A March 22, 1993 memorandum which provides a draft summary

of methodology used for cancer risk from stationary sources,

(4) A September 30, 1992 memorandum on the retrospective

analysis for Section 812(a) benefits study,

(5) A March 5, 1993 memorandum on cancer risk estimates from

stationary sources,

(6) A November 11, 1994 draft on direct inhalation incidence

benefits,

(7) Drafts on the effects of: air pollutants on agriculture;

criteria air pollutants on forests; criteria air pollutants on

ecosystems; air pollutants on wetland ecosystems; air pollutants on

visibility; and air pollutants on materials--a summary of science,

and

(8) A January 19, 1995 draft document entitled ``The impact of

the Clean Air Act on lead pollution: emissions reductions, health

effects, and economic benefits from 1970 to 1990.''

For copies of the Agency's draft Section 812 CAA draft

documents, including all the above listed drafts, please contact Ms.

Eileen Pritchard, Secretary, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation (OPPE), Economic Analysis

and Innovation Division (Mail Code 2127), 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460. Tel. (202) 260-3354, and FAX (202) 260-5732.

For a discussion of technical aspects of the Agency draft documents,

please contact Mr. James DeMocker of EPA's Office of Policy Analysis

and Review (OPAR) at (202) 260-8980, or Mr. Tom Gillis of EPA's

Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation (OPPE) at (202) 260-4181.

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

at this meeting should contact Mrs. Diana L. Pozun, Staff Secretary,

RCSS, (tel. 202-260-6552; FAX 202-260-7118) no later than May 15,

1995, in order to have time reserved on the agenda. For a copy of

the proposed agenda, please contact Ms. Pozun at the numbers given

above or via the INTERNET: POZUN.DIANA @EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV. For

questions regarding technical issues to be discussed, please contact

Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Official, Science

Advisory Board (1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC

20460, by telephone (202) 260-2560, FAX (202) 260-7118, or via the

INTERNET: [email protected]

(2) Radionuclide Cleanup Standards Subcommittee (RCSS) of the Radiation

Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting--May 23 & 24, 1995

The Radionuclide Cleanup Standards Subcommittee (RCSS) of the

Science Advisory Board's (SAB's) Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC),

will continue its review of the technical basis of the Agency's

Cleanup Standards for Radionuclides with a public meeting on

Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24, 1995. The meeting will take

place at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA 22202 (tel. 703-549-3434). The meeting will begin at

9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23 and end no later than 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 24, 1995. In addition, the members of the RAC who are

not part of the RCSS are being invited to join the RCSS on

Wednesday, May 24, 1995 to conduct a closure review on this topic.

The RCSS formally began this review at its first public meeting on

the topic on October 27 and 28, 1994 (See Federal Register Vol. 59,

No. 191, Tuesday, October 4, 1994, pages 50600-50601), and had a

follow-up review meeting on January 26 and 27, 1995 (See Federal

Register Vol. 60, No. 5, January 9, 1995, pp. 2386-2387), and a

teleconference meeting on March 27, 1995 (See Federal Register, Vol.

60, No. 42, March 3, 1995). This meeting is open to the public, but

seating is limited and available on a first come basis. Additional

instructions about how to participate in the meeting can be obtained

by calling Ms. Diana L. Pozun at [[Page 20492]] (202) 260-6552 or

FAX (202) 260-7118 no later than May 17, 1995.

The draft documents that are the subject of this review are

available from the originating EPA office (see below) and are not

available from the SAB Office. These draft documents are: (1)

Radiation Site Cleanup Regulations: Technical Support Document for

the Development of Radionuclide Cleanup Levels for Soil, Review

Draft, September 1994. and (2) Radiation Site Cleanup Regulations:

Technical Support Document for the Development of Radionuclide

Cleanup Levels for Soil, Appendices, September 1994.

To discuss technical aspects of the draft documents, please

contact Dr. Anthony B. Wolbarst, Chief, Remedial Guidance Section,

Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) (6603J), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20460, tel. (202) 233-9392. To simply obtain copies of the

draft documents, please contact Ms. Virginia Stradford, Secretary,

at (202) 233-9350, FAX (202) 233-9650. The background documents that

support this review, as well as the draft documents listed above are

available in the Agency's Air and Radiation Docket. Please address

written inquiries as follows: USEPA, Attn: Air and Radiation Docket,

Mail Stop 6102, Air Docket No. A-93-27, Room M1500, First Floor,

Waterside Mall, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. The docket

may be inspected from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding Federal holidays, in Room M1500. A reasonable fee may be

charged for copies of docket materials. Inquiries regarding access

to the public information docket should be directed to Ms. Lynn

Johnson, ORIA Staff at (202) 233-9383.

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

at this meeting should contact Mrs. Diana L. Pozun, Staff Secretary,

RCSS, (tel. 202-260-6552; FAX 202-260-7118) no later than May 17,

1995, in order to have time reserved on the agenda. For a copy of

the proposed agenda, please contact Ms. Pozun at the numbers given

above or via the INTERNET: POZUN.DIANA @EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV. For

questions regarding technical issues to be discussed, please contact

Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Official, Science

Advisory Board (1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC

20460, by telephone (202) 260-2560, FAX (202) 260-7118, or via the

INTERNET: [email protected]

(3) Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting--May 25, 1995

The Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) of the Science Advisory

Board (SAB) is meeting on Thursday, May 25, 1995 from 9:00 a.m. to

no later than 4:00 p.m. to conduct a planning, coordination and

review meeting. The meeting will take place at the Courtyard

Marriott Hotel, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202

(tel. 703-549-3434). Expected topics include the following: a brief

closure discussion on the Cleanup Standards review conducted May 23

and 24, 1995; an update by the Office of Research and Development

(ORD), Office of Health and Environmental Assessment (OHEA) staff on

the status of development of a draft document for a future review on

electromagnetic fields (EMF) and carcinogenicity; a briefing by the

Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) staff on the Biological

Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BIER) VI; a preliminary discussion on

an upcoming advisory review of the Environmental Radiation Ambient

Monitoring System (ERAMS) [the SAB/RAC plans an advisory review of

the ERAMS system at the EPA's Montgomery, Alabama Laboratory on July

13 and 14, 1995]. Other topics will be reviewed as time permits.

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

at this meeting should contact Mrs. Diana L. Pozun, Staff Secretary,

RCSS, (tel. 202-260-6552; FAX 202-260-7118) no later than May 17,

1995, in order to have time reserved on the agenda. For a copy of

the proposed agenda, please contact Ms. Pozun at the numbers given

above or via the INTERNET: POZUN.DIANA @EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV. For

questions regarding technical issues to be discussed, please contact

Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Official, Science

Advisory Board (1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC

20460, by telephone (202) 260-2560, FAX (202) 260-7118, or via the

INTERNET: [email protected]

(4) Clean Air Act Compliance Analysis Council (CAACAC) Meeting--June 12

and 13, 1995

The Clean Air Act Compliance Analysis Council (CAACAC) is

meeting on Monday, June 12, 1995 and Tuesday, June 13, 1995 to

continue its review of the Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 812

retrospective cost-benefit study. The CAACAC last met in June, 1993.

The meeting will take place at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 2899

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (tel. 703-549-3434).

The CAACAC will be receiving draft documents on emission modeling

results (graphs and charts, and possibly some narrative), air

quality modeling results (a draft document on particulate matter; a

draft document on sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and carbon

monoxide; and sample model outputs on rural ozone, urban ozone and

visibility), and a revised air toxics analysis. The CAACAC had

already been provided with a series of valuation reports in 1994.

The valuation reports included the following:

(1) Revised proposal on value of life methodology,

(2) Review of morbidity avoidance estimates,

(3) Comparison of morbidity, visibility, and forest valuation to

the Contingent Valuation (CV) guidelines,

(4) Analysis of visibility valuation issues,

(5) Review of valuation of carbon sequestration services, and

(6) Review of various externality valuation models.

In addition to review of the above items, the CAACAC will be

conducting a review of a draft report prepared by its Physical

Effects Review Subcommittee (PERS), entitled ``Review of Clean Air

Act Section 812 Physical Effects Draft Documents.'' The CAACACPERS

is meeting on May 18, 1995 (See Item #1, above for details on this

meeting.) to conduct a closure review on this report, as well as to

review a number of draft document and other materials provided by

the Agency.

For copies of the Agency's draft Section 812 CAA draft

documents, or for any other documents pertaining to this review by

the CAACAC, please contact Ms. Eileen Pritchard, Secretary, U. S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy Planning and

Evaluation (OPPE), Economic Analysis and Innovation Division (Mail

Code 2127), 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. Tel. (202)

260-3354, and FAX (202) 260-5732. For a discussion of technical

aspects of the Agency draft documents, please contact Mr. James

DeMocker of EPA's Office of Policy Analysis and Review (OPAR) at

(202) 260-8980, or Mr. Tom Gillis of EPA's Office of Policy,

Planning and Evaluation (OPPE) at (202) 260-4181.

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

at this meeting should contact Mrs. Diana L. Pozun, Staff Secretary,

RCSS, (tel. 202-260-6552; FAX 202-260-7118) no later than June 7,

1995, in order to have time reserved on the agenda. For a copy of

the proposed agenda, please contact Ms. Pozun at the numbers given

above or via the INTERNET: POZUN.DIANA @EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV. For

questions regarding technical issues to be discussed, please contact

Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Official, Science

Advisory Board (1400F), US EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington DC

20460, by telephone (202) 260-2560, FAX (202) 260-7118, or via the

INTERNET: [email protected]

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, for meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no more

than five minutes per speaker and no more than thirty minutes total.

Written comments (at least 35 copies) received in the SAB Staff

Office sufficiently prior to a meeting date (usually one week prior

to a meeting), 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 the meeting.

Dated: April 19, 1995.

A. Robert Flaak,

Acting Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

[FR Doc. 95-10245 Filed 4-25-95; 8:45 am]

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