[Federal Register: December 31, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 250)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Research Needed To Improve Health and Ecological Risk Assessment
for Ozone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of external review draft.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Second External
Review Draft of a document, Research Needed to Improve Health and
Ecological Risk Assessment for Ozone, EPA/600/R-98/031B, prepared by
the Office of Research and Development of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). The purpose of this document is to identify
the scientific areas in which research is most needed to improve health
and ecological risk assessment in the process of setting National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone. Many of the research needs
identified and discussed in this document became apparent during
preparation of the Air Quality Criteria for Ozone and Related
Photochemical Oxidants, EPA/600/P-93/004aF,bF,cF, July 1996. The First
External Review Draft of this research needs document was reviewed by
the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
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of EPA's Science Advisory Board, on November 16, 1998, in Chapel Hill,
NC. This Second External Review Draft has been prepared in light of
CASAC's comments at that time and will be reviewed by CASAC (likely in
March 2002), with date and location of the CASAC public review meeting
to be announced in a future Federal Register notice. This document is
intended to serve as a general guide to planning and conducting needed
research on ambient ozone. The document intentionally makes no attempt
to recommend specific research studies or programs.
DATES: Anyone who wishes to comment on this document may do so in
writing by February 15, 2002.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the Research Needed to Improve Health
and Ecological Risk Assessment for Ozone (External Review Draft) 2001,
EPA/600/R-98/031B, contact Diane H. Ray, National Center for
Environmental Assessment-RTP Office (MD-52), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-
541-3637; facsimile: 919-541-1818; E-mail: ray.diane@epa.gov. Internet
users may obtain a copy from the EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) home page. The URL is http://
www.epa.gov/ncea/.
Send the written comments to the Project Manager for Ozone Research
Needs, National Center for Environmental Assessment-RTP Office (MD-52),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Robert Chapman, National Center
for Environmental Assessment-RTP Office (MD-52), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-
541-4492; facsimile: 919-541-1818; E-mail: chapman.robert@epa.gov.
Dated: December 20, 2001,
George W. Alapas,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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