Second Prospective Study - 1990 to 2020
On May 12, 2003, EPA released an analytical blueprint for the third study in this series of Reports to Congress. The third report will update and extend the November 1999 prospective study. EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Council on Clean Air Act Compliance Analysis conducted a public review meeting to discuss the analytical blueprint on June 11-13, 2003. Copies of the blueprint and the SAB review charge questions are available for download by following the link below.
- Study Blueprint and Charge Questions Electronic Copy: Electronic copies of the blueprint main text and individual technical appendices, blueprint change pages, Science Advisory Board review charge questions, and letter from EPA Assistant Administrator Jeffrey Holmstead conveying revised charges and blueprint pages to the Science Advisory Board.
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Benzene Case Study - March 2008
The following materials comprise the final draft version of our Section 812 case study that is being sent to members of the SAB Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis. The SAB peer review of this case study will be Friday, May 9, in Washington, DC.
- Air Toxics Case Study - Health Benefits of Benzene Reductions in Houston, 1990-2020 (PDF) (88pp, 1.8 MB)
- Appenxid A - Benzene Emissions Modeling Report (PDF) (92pp, 1.0 MB)
- Appenxid B - Air Quality and Exposure Modeling in Support of Section 812 Benzene Case Study: Methodology and Results (PDF) (114pp, 2.8 MB)
- Appenxid C - Benzene Health Effects Literature Review (PDF) (23pp, 112k)
- Appenxid D - Life Table Model Equations (PDF) (5pp, 104k)
- Appenxid E - Attached Garage Analysis Equations (PDF) (5pp, 38k)
Review Meeting - March 2007
The following materials were submitted to the 812 Council pursuant to their March 15-16, 2007 review meeting in Washington, D.C.
For information regarding the March 15-16, 2007 Council meeting, contact Council DFO Holly Stallworth of the EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office by phone at 202-343-9867 or by email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
For technical information pertaining to the review materials or the overall section 812 study currently underway, contact Jim DeMocker of the EPA Office of Air and Radiation by phone at 202-564-1673 or by email at democker.jim@epa.gov.
- Charge Questions for March 15-16 2007 Council (PDF, 3 pp, 14 KB)
- Review Document: draft direct cost report (PDF, 140 pp, 639 KB)
- Review Document: cost estimation topics white paper (PDF, 20 pp, 120 KB)
- Review Document: uncertainty analysis plan white paper (PDF, 112 pp, 2.43 MB)
- Review Document: ecological assessment topics white paper (PDF, 86 pp, 741 KB)
Review Teleconference - August 2006
The following materials were submitted to the 812 Council Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) pursuant to their August 7, 2006 review teleconference.
For information regarding the August 7, 2006 AQMS review teleconference, contact Council DFO Holly Stallworth of the EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office by phone at 202-343-9867 or by email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
For technical information pertaining to the review materials or the overall section 812 study currently underway, contact Jim DeMocker of the EPA Office of Air and Radiation by phone at 202-564-1673 or by email at democker.jim@epa.gov.
- Background document describing the Response Surface Model (RSM) (PDF, 48 pp, 1.1 MB)
- Background document providing details on the final analytical scenarios (PDF, 13 pp, 62 KB)
- Review document: draft core scenarios emissions report (PDF, 161 pp, y 716 KB)
- Review document: draft core scenarios emissions report appendices A through E (PDF, 84 pp, 939 KB)
- Review document: draft core scenarios emissions report appendices F and G (PDF, 30 pp, 215 KB)
- Review document: draft core scenarios emissions report chapter 8 (PDF, 22 pp, 116 KB)
- Review document: replacement pages for draft core scenarios emissions report chapter 1 (PDF, 7 pp, 44 KB)
- Review document: draft Memorandum to the Files on air quality model selection (PDF, 1 pp, 10 KB)
- Background document: alternative projection method for year 2000 EGUs (PDF, 44 pp, 1.1 MB)