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members appointed by the EPA 

Administrator, was established under 

section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7409) as an independent 

scientific advisory committee, in part to 

provide advice, information and 

recommendations on the scientific and 

technical aspects of issues related to air 

quality criteria and national ambient air 

quality standards (NAAQS) under 

sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The 

CASAC, which is administratively 

located under the SAB Staff Office, is a 

Federal advisory committee chartered 

under the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 

The SAB Staff Office established the 

CASAC AAMM Subcommittee as a 

standing subcommittee to provide the 

EPA Administrator, through the 

CASAC, with advice and 

recommendations, as necessary, on 

topical areas related to ambient air 

monitoring, methods and networks. The 

Subcommittee complies with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Background: In late 2002, EPA’s 

Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards (OAQPS), located within the 

Office of Air and Radiation (OAR), 

finalized its draft National Ambient Air 

Monitoring Strategy (NAAMS or 

Strategy). OAQPS subsequently 

requested that the CASAC review the 

draft NAAMS document and provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Agency on the technical bases and 

design aspects of the Strategy. The SAB 

Staff Office announced the formation of 

the NAAMS Subcommittee of the 

CASAC on November 5, 2002 (67 FR 

67403). The CASAC NAAMS 

Subcommittee held a public meeting in 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 

on July 8–9, 2003 (68 FR 34945, June 11, 

2003) to conduct this review of the draft 

Strategy document. The primary 

recommendations of the CASAC 

NAAMS Subcommittee, through the 

chartered CASAC, included a request 

for an implementation plan, and added 

emphasis on rural- and ecosystemoriented monitoring, support for the 

National Core Monitoring Network 

(NCore) Level 1 program, and training 

and quality assurance to enhance data 

consistency across the Nation. The 

CASAC NAAMS Subcommittee’s 

complete report from this review is 

found on the SAB Web page at URL: 

http://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/

casacl04001.pdf. OAQPS updated the 

NAAMS document after the CASAC’s 

review of the Strategy. The revision 

incorporated EPA’s responses to the 

CASAC NAAMS Subcommittee’s 

recommendations.

Earlier this year, the SAB Staff Office 

announced (69 FR 19180, April 12, 

2004) the formation of the CASAC 

AAMM Subcommittee. This 

subcommittee replaced the former 

CASAC NAAMS Subcommittee. 

Subsequently, OAQPS asked the 

CASAC AAMM Subcommittee to 

conduct an advisory meeting for the 

purpose of providing advice and 

recommendations on the 

implementation plan for its updated 

final draft NAAMS. 

Any questions concerning EPA’s 

National Ambient Air Monitoring 

Strategy or the draft implementation 

plan should be directed to Dr. Rich 

Scheffe, OAQPS, at phone: 919–541–

4650, or e-mail at: scheffe.rich@epa.gov;

or to Mr. Tim Hanley, OAQPS, at phone: 

(919) 541–4417; or e-mail: 

hanley.tim@epa.gov.

Availability of Meeting Materials:

OAQPS has posted written review and 

supplementary materials for this 

advisory meeting of the CASAC AAMM 

Subcommittee on EPA’s Ambient 

Monitoring Technology Information 

Center (AMTIC) Web site. The 

document to be reviewed by the 

Subcommittee, i.e., the implementation 

plan found in Chapter 11 of the 

Agency’s final draft National Ambient 

Air Monitoring Strategy document, is 

found at URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/

amtic/files/ambient/monitorstrat/

section11.pdf. The entire final draft 

NAAMS document itself, which was 

updated following the July 2003 

meeting of the former CASAC NAAMS 

Subcommittee, is posted as 

supplementary information at the 

following URL: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/

amtic/files/ambient/monitorstrat/

allstrat.pdf. Additional background 

materials for this meeting are found on 

the ‘‘CASAC File Area’’ page of the 

AMTIC Web site at URL: http://

www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/casacinf.html.

Furthermore, the SAB Staff Office will 

post a copy of the final agenda and 

charge to the Subcommittee for this 

advisory meeting on the SAB Web site 

at: http://www.epa.gov/sab (under 

‘‘Meeting Agendas’’), and the CASAC 

AAMM Subcommittee page at: http://

www.epa.gov/sab/panels/

casac_aamm_subcom.html,

respectively, in advance of the 

Subcommittee’s meeting. 

Providing Oral or Written Comments 

at SAB Meetings: It is the policy of the 

SAB Staff Office to accept written 

public comments of any length, and to 

accommodate oral public comments 

whenever possible. The SAB Staff Office 

expects that public statements presented 

at its meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously-submitted oral or written 

statements. Oral Comments: In general, 

each individual or group requesting an 

oral presentation at a meeting or 

teleconference will be limited to a total 

time of five minutes (unless otherwise 

indicated). Requests to provide oral 

comments must be in writing (e-mail, 

fax or mail) and received by Mr. 

Butterfield no later than noon Eastern 

Time five business days prior to the 

meeting in order to reserve time on the 

meeting agenda. Speakers should bring 

at least 75 copies of their comments and 

presentation slides for distribution to 

the reviewers and public at the meeting. 

Written Comments: Although the SAB 

Staff Office accepts written comments 

until the date of the meeting (unless 

otherwise stated), written comments 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office no later than noon Eastern Time 

five business days prior to the meeting 

so that the comments may be made 

available to the CASAC PM Review 

Panel for their consideration. Comments 

should be supplied to Mr. Butterfield 

(preferably via e-mail) at the address/

contact information noted above, as 

follows: one hard copy with original 

signature, and one electronic copy via email (acceptable file format: Adobe 

Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, Word, or 

Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 98/

2000/XP format)). Those providing 

written comments and who attend the 

meeting in person are also asked to 

bring 75 copies of their comments for 

public distribution. 

Meeting Access: Individuals requiring 

special accommodation at this meeting, 

including wheelchair access to the 

conference room, should contact Mr. 

Butterfield at the phone number or an 

e-mail address noted above at least five 

business days prior to the meeting so 

that appropriate arrangements can be 

made.

Dated: November 16, 2004. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office.

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AGENCY 

[FRL–7843–1] 

Clean Water Act Section 303(d): 

Availability of List Decisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This action announces the 

availability of EPA decisions identifying 

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water quality limited segments and 

associated pollutants in Arizona to be 

listed pursuant to Clean Water Act 

section 303(d)(2), and requests public 

comment. Section 303(d)(2) requires 

that states submit and EPA approve or 

disapprove lists of waters for which 

existing technology-based pollution 

controls are not stringent enough to 

attain or maintain state water quality 

standards and for which total maximum 

daily loads (TMDLs) must be prepared. 

On November 16, 2004, EPA partially 

approved and partially disapproved 

Arizona’s 2004 submittal. Specifically, 

EPA approved Arizona’s listing of 53 

waters, associated pollutants, and 

associated priority rankings. EPA 

disapproved Arizona’s decisions not to 

list 19 water quality limited segments 

and associated pollutants, and 

additional pollutants for 8 water bodies 

already listed by the State. EPA 

identified these additional water bodies 

and pollutants along with priority 

rankings for inclusion on the 2004 

Section 303(d) list. 

EPA is providing the public the 

opportunity to review its decisions to 

add waters and pollutants to Arizona 

2004 Section 303(d) list, as required by 

EPA’s Public Participation regulations. 

EPA will consider public comments in 

reaching its final decisions on the 

additional water bodies and pollutants 

identified for inclusion on Arizona’s 

final lists.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to 

EPA on or before December 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed 

decisions should be sent to Peter 

Kozelka, TMDL Liaison, Water Division 

(WTR–2), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency Region IX, 75 

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 

94105, telephone (415) 972–3448, 

facsimile (415) 947–3537, e-mail 

kozelka.peter@epa.gov. Oral comments 

will not be considered. Copies of the 

proposed decisions concerning Arizona 

which explain the rationale for EPA’s 

decisions can be obtained at EPA Region 

9’s Web site at http://www.epa.gov/

region9/water/tmdl/303d.html by 

writing or calling Mr. Kozelka at the 

above address. Underlying 

documentation comprising the record 

for these decisions are available for 

public inspection at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peter Kozelka at (415) 972–3448 or 

kozelka.peter@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) 

requires that each state identify those 

waters for which existing technologybased pollution controls are not 

stringent enough to attain or maintain 

state water quality standards. For those 

waters, states are required to establish 

TMDLs according to a priority ranking. 

EPA’s Water Quality Planning and 

Management regulations include 

requirements related to the 

implementation of section 303(d) of the 

CWA (40 CFR 130.7). The regulations 

require states to identify water quality 

limited waters still requiring TMDLs 

every two years. The lists of waters still 

needing TMDLs must also include 

priority rankings and must identify the 

waters targeted for TMDL development 

during the next two years (40 CFR 

130.7). On March 31, 2000, EPA 

promulgated a revision to this 

regulation that waived the requirement 

for states to submit section 303(d) lists 

in 2000 except in cases where a court 

order, consent decree, or settlement 

agreement required EPA to take action 

on a list in 2000 (65 FR 17170). 

Consistent with EPA’s regulations, 

Arizona submitted to EPA its listing 

decisions under section 303(d)(2) on 

September 2, 2004. On November 16, 

2004, EPA approved Arizona’s listing of 

53 waters and associated priority 

rankings. EPA disapproved Arizona’s 

decisions not to list 19 water quality 

limited segments and associated 

pollutants, and additional pollutants for 

8 water bodies already listed by the 

State. EPA identified these additional 

waters and pollutants along with 

priority rankings for inclusion on the 

2004 Section 303(d) list. EPA solicits 

public comment on its identification of 

19 additional waters and associated 

pollutants, and additional pollutants for 

8 waters already listed by the State, for 

inclusion on Arizona’s 2004 Section 

303(d) list.

Dated: November 16, 2004. 

Alexis Strauss, 

Director, Water Division, Region IX.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 

PRESIDENT 

Office of Administration; Notice of 

Meeting of the Commission on the 

Intelligence Capabilities of the United 

States Regarding Weapons of Mass 

Destruction

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Commission on the 

Intelligence Capabilities of the United 

States Regarding Weapons of Mass 

Destruction (‘‘Commission’’) will meet 

in closed session on Thursday, 

December 16, 2004, and Friday, 

December 17, 2004, in its offices in 

Arlington, Virginia. 

Executive Order 13328 established the 

Commission for the purpose of assessing 

whether the Intelligence Community is 

sufficiently authorized, organized, 

equipped, trained, and resourced to 

identify and warn in a timely manner of, 

and to support the United States 

Government’s efforts to respond to, the 

development of Weapons of Mass 

Destruction, related means of delivery, 

and other related threats of the 21st 

Century. This meeting will consist of 

briefings and discussions involving 

classified matters of national security, 

including classified briefings from 

representatives of agencies within the 

Intelligence Community; Commission 

discussions based upon the content of 

classified intelligence documents the 

Commission has received from agencies 

within the Intelligence Community; and 

presentations concerning the United 

States’ intelligence capabilities that are 

based upon classified information. 

While the Commission does not 

concede that it is subject to the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 United States 

Code Appendix 2, it has been 

determined that the December 16–17 

meeting would fall within the scope of 

exceptions (c)(1) and (c)(9)(B) of the 

Sunshine Act, 5 United States Code, 

Sections 552b(c)(1) & (c)(9)(B), and thus 

could be closed to the public if FACA 

did apply to the Commission.

DATES: Thursday, December 16, 2004 (9 

a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Friday, December 17, 

2004. (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

ADDRESSES: Members of the public who 

wish to submit a written statement to 

the Commission are invited to do so by 

facsimile at (703) 414–1203, or by mail 

at the following address: Commission 

on the Intelligence Capabilities of the 

United States Regarding Weapons of 

Mass Destruction, Washington, DC 

20503. Comments also may be sent to 

the Commission by e-mail at 

comments@wmd.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Brett C. Gerry, Associate 

General Counsel, Commission on the 

Intelligence Capabilities of the United 

States Regarding Weapons of Mass 

Destruction, by facsimile, or by 

telephone at (703) 414–1200.

Victor E. Bernson, Jr., 

Executive Office of the President, Office of 

Administration, General Counsel.

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