[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36691-36692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14636]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6712-3]
Science Advisory Board; Notification of Public Advisory Committee
Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC) will meet on Monday, June 26, 2000 from 11 am to 12 pm Eastern
Daylight Time to review a report developed by its Technical
Subcommittee on Fine Particle Monitoring. The meeting will be
coordinated through a conference call connection in Room 6013 in the
USEPA, Ariel Rios Building North, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. The public is encouraged to attend the meeting in
the conference room noted above. However, the public may also attend
through a telephonic link, to the extent that lines are available
(phone lines will be very limited). Additional instructions about how
to participate in the meeting can be obtained by calling Ms. Diana
Pozun prior to the meeting at (202) 564-4544, or via e-mail at
[email protected]>.
Background
The CASAC Technical Subcommittee on Fine Particle Monitoring (the
Subcommittee) was established in 1996 to provide advice and comment to
EPA (through CASAC) on appropriate
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methods and network strategies for monitoring fine particles in the
context of implementing the revised national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter. The Subcommittee provided
such advice on the Federal Reference Method (FRM) and mass-based fine
particle network in July 1996, and has recently examined (at a public
meeting on April 18-19, 2000) EPA's plans and guidance for several
components of the fine particle monitoring network and how these
components are linked to research priorities for particulate matter
(see 65 Federal Register 16916, March 30, 2000 for more details). As a
result of that meeting, the Subcommittee prepared a draft report
advising the Agency on the PM2.5 Monitoring Network.
Purpose of the Meeting
At this meeting, the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee,
chartered under 42 U.S.C. 7409, will review a report (Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee Advisory on the PM2.5
Monitoring Network) developed by its Technical Subcommittee on Fine
Particle Monitoring.
Availability of Review Materials
Single copies of the review document (Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee Advisory on the PM2.5 Monitoring Network, draft
dated May 31, 2000) are available from Ms. Diana Pozun, Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board (1400A), U.S.
EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460. Ms. Pozun can
also be reached by telephone at (202) 564-4544, fax at (202) 501-0582,
or e-mail: [email protected]>. The draft report is also available on
the SAB Website (www.epa.gov/sab) under the Reports heading, and Draft
Reports subheading.
For Further Information
Members of the public desiring additional information about the
meeting should contact Mr. Robert Flaak, Designated Federal Officer,
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, Science Advisory Board
(1400A), Suite 6450, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4546; fax at
(202) 501-0582; or via e-mail at [email protected]>. A copy of the
draft agenda is available from Ms. Diana Pozun at (202) 564-4544 or by
FAX at (202) 501-0582 or via e-mail at [email protected]>.
Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to
the Subcommittee (in Room 6013 only) must contact Mr. Flaak in writing
(by letter or by fax--see previously stated information) no later than
12 noon Eastern Daylight Savings Time, Monday, June 19, 2000 in order
to be included on the Agenda. Public comments will be limited to five
minutes per speaker or organization; 15 minutes total. The request
should identify the name of the individual making the presentation, and
the organization (if any) they will represent. Please note: If we
receive more requests than we can accommodate, time of receipt in the
CASAC office will determine priority, with the first three requests
granted time. All others will have to provide written comments. Written
comments of any length may be submitted to Mr. Flaak at any time until
the date of the meeting. Please provide at least 25 copies. The Science
Advisory Board expects that public statements presented at its meetings
will not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written
statements.
Individuals requiring special accommodation at this meeting,
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: June 1, 2000.
John R. Fowle III,
Deputy Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
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