[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68787-68788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28265]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9223-9]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis 
(Council)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public teleconference of the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance 
Analysis (Council). The Council will discuss and finalize its draft 
advisory document on the EPA Office of Air and Radiation's Second 
Section 812 Prospective Analysis of the benefits and costs of the Clean 
Air Act.

DATES: The teleconference will be held on Monday, November 22, 2010 
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be held by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain further information about this meeting may contact Ms. Stephanie 
Sanzone, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice 
mail: (202) 564-2067 or e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#196a78776376777c376a6d7c69717877707c597c6978377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83f0e2edf9ecede6adf0f7e6f3ebe2edeae6c3e6f3e2ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>. General 
information about the Council may be found on the Council Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is hereby given that the 
Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis (Council) will hold a 
public meeting to discuss and approve its draft report (dated October 
4, 2010) entitled, Review of the Second Section 812 Prospective Study 
of the Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act. The Council was 
established in 1991 pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 
1990 (see 42 U.S.C. 7612) to provide advice, information and 
recommendations on technical and economic aspects of analyses and 
reports EPA prepares on the impacts of the CAA on the public health, 
economy, and environment of the United States. The Council is a Federal 
Advisory Committee chartered under FACA, and complies with the 
provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 
policies.
    Pursuant to Section 812 of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments 
(CAAA), EPA conducts periodic studies to assess benefits and costs of 
the EPA's regulatory actions under the Clean Air Act. The Council has 
provided advice on an EPA retrospective study published in 1997 and an 
EPA prospective study completed in 1999. EPA's Office of Air and 
Radiation (OAR) requested the Council's review of a second prospective 
study to evaluate the benefits and costs of EPA Clean Air programs for 
years 1990-2020, including a draft synthesis report and a draft summary 
document.
    Previous Reviews: The Council and its subcommittees have previously 
reviewed EPA documents prepared in support of the Office of Air and 
Radiation's Second Section 812 Prospective Study, and the advisory 
reports from these activities are available on the Council Web site at 
(http://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa). As announced previously 
(Federal Register, Vol 75, Number 153, Page 48327), the Council met on 
September 2-3, 2010 to review a final draft of the Agency document, 
Second Section 812 Prospective Study of the Benefits and Costs of the 
Clean Air Act and a draft Summary Report. As a result of discussions 
and deliberation at the September meeting, the Council has developed a 
draft advisory report (dated October 4, 2010) to convey its comments 
and advice to the Agency on the draft EPA documents. The purpose of the 
November 22, 2010 teleconference is for the Council to discuss and 
finalize its report to the Agency on the Second Prospective Study. 
Background information on this advisory activity is available on the 
Council Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/2nd%20Prospective%20812%20Study?OpenDocument.
    Technical Contacts: The Office of Air and Radiation technical 
contact for the Second Section 812 Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Clean 
Air Act is Mr. Jim DeMocker at (202) 564-1673 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d595850525e56584f135754507d584d5c135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7115141c1e121a14035f1b181c311401105f161e07">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Draft EPA documents provided to 
the Council are available at http://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/prospective2.html and on the Council Web Site. The meeting agenda for 
the November 22, 2010 teleconference and the draft Council report 
(dated October 4, 2010) will be posted on the Council Web site at 
(http://www.epa.gov/advisorycouncilcaa) prior to the meeting.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's Federal advisory committees and panels has a 
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. 
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a Federal advisory 
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an 
EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including 
scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. 
Members of the public can submit comments for a Federal advisory 
committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. Interested members 
of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the 
SAB to consider on the topics included in this advisory activity.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one-half hour for all 
speakers. Each person making an oral statement should consider 
providing written comments so that the points presented orally can be 
expanded upon in writing. Interested individuals should contact Ms. 
Sanzone, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact 
information noted above by November 17, 2010, to be placed on a list of 
public speakers for the November 22, 2010 teleconference. Written 
Statements: Written statements for the November 22, 2010 teleconference 
should be supplied to the DFO via e-mail at the contact information 
noted above, by November 17, 2010, so that the information may be made 
available to the SAB Committee members for their consideration and 
placed on the SAB Web site for public information. Written statements 
should be supplied to the DFO in the following formats: One hard copy 
with original signature, and one electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable 
file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or 
Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Submitters are 
asked to provide versions of each document submitted with and without 
signatures, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents 
with signatures on its Web sites.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Ms. Sanzone at (202) 564-
2067, or via e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f3c2e213520212a613c3b2a3f272e21262a0f2a3f2e61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bccfddd2c6d3d2d992cfc8d9ccd4ddd2d5d9fcd9ccdd92dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>, preferably at least 
ten (10) days prior to the

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meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: November 2, 2010.
Anthony Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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