[Federal Register: August 9, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 154)]
[Notices]
[Page 51850-51851]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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EPA Science Advisory Board Notification of Public Advisory
Committee Teleconference Meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC) Particulate Matter (PM) Review Panel will meet via public
teleconference on Wednesday, August 28, 2002. For those in the
Washington DC metro area, the meeting will be hosted out of the SAB
Conference Room (Room 6013, USEPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004). The meeting will begin
at 11 a.m. and adjourn no later than 2 p.m. Eastern Time. This meeting
is open to the public; however, seating and teleconference lines are
limited and available on a first come basis. Information on how to
access the meeting via conference call is available from Ms. Zisa
Lubarov-Walton (see contact information below). 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 availability of documents from the
relevant Program Office is included below.
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Purpose of the Meeting
The CASAC PM Review Panel will be briefed by Agency staff on plans
to address issues raised at the July 18-19, 2002 Panel meeting (see 67
FR 41722, June 19, 2002 for details of that meeting). At that meeting,
the Panel conducted a peer review of the EPA Air Quality Criteria for
Particulate Matter (Third External Review Draft) prepared by EPA's
National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA).
The focus of this meeting is for the EPA to (a) inform the Panel of
its plans to coordinate the process of updating recent research
identified at the July 18-19, 2002 meeting; (b) make necessary changes
to the draft document (EPA Air Quality Criteria for Particulate
Matter--Third External Review Draft); and (c) estimate the future
review schedule for the revised draft document.
Availability of Review Materials
The draft review document (reviewed on July 18-19, 2002), EPA Air
Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter (Third External Review Draft)
assesses the latest available scientific information on the effects of
airborne particulate matter (PM) on human health and welfare. To obtain
a copy of the draft document, or to obtain further information
concerning this document, please refer to 67 FR 31303, May 9, 2002.
This review document is not available from the EPA Science Advisory
Board.
The transcript of the July 18-19, 2002 will be available on the EPA
Science Advisory Board website (http://www.epa.gov/sab/
casacpmpanel.html) on or about the time this notice is published in the
Federal Register.
A draft meeting agenda for the teleconference meeting will be
available on the SAB website (http://www.epa.gov/sab/casacpmpanel.html)
approximately one week prior to the meeting.
For Further Information
Any member of the public wishing further information concerning
this meeting should contact Mr. A. Robert Flaak, Acting Deputy
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone (202) 564-4546; FAX (202) 501-0852; or via e-mail at
flaak.robert@epa.gov. For information on connecting to the
teleconference, please contact Ms. Zisa Lubarov-Walton, EPA Science
Advisory Board, Mail Code 1400A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20460 telephone (202) 564-
4537, FAX (202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at lubarov-walton.zisa@epa.gov.
Public Comments
Since this meeting is a briefing on process and schedule, no public
comments will be taken (oral or written). A public comment period will
be part of the next formal peer review meeting of the Panel. This next
meeting will be announced in the Federal Register and on the SAB
website
(http://www.epa.gov/sab).
Meeting Access
Individuals attending in person, and who will require special
accommodation, including wheelchair access to the conference room,
should contact Mr. Flaak at least five business days prior to the
meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Dated: August 5, 2002.
A. Robert Flaak,
Acting Director, EPA Science Advisory Board.
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