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independent scientific advisory 

committee. CASAC provides advice, 

information and recommendations on 

the scientific and technical aspects of 

air quality criteria and national ambient 

air quality standards (NAAQS) under 

sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The 

CASAC Panel will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires 

that the Agency periodically review and 

revise, as appropriate, the air quality 

criteria and the NAAQS for the six 

‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including NOX

and SOX. EPA is in the process of 

reviewing welfare effects for NOX and 

SOX as defined in the CAA include, but 

are not limited to, effects on soils, water, 

wildlife, vegetation, visibility, weather, 

and climate, as well as effects on 

materials, economic values, and 

personal comfort and well-being. 

The CASAC NOX & SOX Secondary 

NAAQS Review Panel has provided 

advice and review of EPA’s review of 

the secondary NAAQS for NOX and SOX

since 2008. Information about these 

activities can be found on the CASAC 

Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ 

sabproduct.nsf/ 

WebProjectsbyTopicCASAC Open View. 

Most recently, the CASAC NOX & SOx

Secondary NAAQS Review Panel held a 

meeting on April 1 and 2, 2010, at the 

request of EPA’s Office of Air and 

Radiation to review EPA’s draft 

document entitled Policy Assessment 

for the Review of the Secondary 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards for NOX and SOX: First 

External Review Draft (March 2010) (75 

FR 10479–10481). CASAC provided 

EPA with an advisory report reviewing 

that draft document on June 22, 2010 

[Review of the Policy Assessment for the 

Review of the Secondary National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for NOX

and SOX: First Draft (March 2010) 

(EPA–CASAC–10–014)], available at 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/

sabproduct.nsf/33219585C4

2C55218525777A006DE787/$File/EPACASAC-10-014-unsigned.pdf. 

EPA has revised the draft Policy 

Assessment in light of CASAC’s 

comments and has requested review of 

a second draft. The panel will meet on 

October 6 and 7, 2010 to review the 

second draft Policy Assessment. 

Technical Contacts: Any questions 

concerning EPA’s Policy Assessment for 

the Review of the Secondary National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for NOX

and SOX: Second External Review Draft 

(September 2010) should be directed to 

Dr. Byran Hubbell, OAR, at 919–541– 

0621 or hubbell.bryan@epa.gov. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: 

EPA–OAR’s Policy Assessment for the 

Review of the Secondary National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for NOX

and SOX: Second External Review Draft 

(September 2010) will be accessible at 

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/ 

standards/no2so2sec/index.html. The 

agenda and other materials for the 

CASAC meetings will be posted on the 

CASAC Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ 

casac. 

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. They 

should send their comments directly to 

the Designated Federal Officer for the 

relevant advisory committee. Oral 

Statements: To be placed on the public 

speaker list for the October 6 and 7, 

2010 meeting, interested parties should 

notify Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, by 

e-mail no later than October 1, 2010. 

Written Statements: Written statements 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office by October 1, 2010 so that the 

information may be made available to 

the CASAC Panel for its consideration 

prior to this meeting. Written statements 

should be supplied to the appropriate 

DFO in the following formats: one hard 

copy with original signature and one 

electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable 

file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS 

Word, WordPerfect, 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 Dr. Nugent at 

the phone number or e-mail address 

noted above, preferably at least ten days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: September 1, 2010. 

Anthony F. Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22485 Filed 9–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9198–9] 

Drinking Water Strategy Contaminants 

as Group(s)—Notice of Public 

Stakeholder Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On March 22, 2010, the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

Administrator Lisa P. Jackson 

announced the Drinking Water Strategy, 

a new vision to expand public health 

protection for drinking water by going 

beyond the traditional framework. The 

Drinking Water Strategy includes the 

following four principles: Addressing 

some contaminants as group(s) rather 

than one at a time so that enhancement 

of drinking water protection can be 

achieved cost-effectively; fostering 

development of new drinking water 

technologies to address health risks 

posed by a broad array of contaminants; 

using the authority of multiple statutes 

to help protect drinking water; and 

partnering with States to share more 

complete data from monitoring at public 

water systems. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

announce that EPA will be holding a 

public meeting on September 21, 2010, 

to engage stakeholders on the first of the 

four principles, addressing 

contaminants as group(s). EPA plans to 

discuss approaches to regulate 

contaminants as groups and potential 

contaminant groups, share advantages 

and disadvantages of various groups, 

identify issues needing further 

attention, and discuss potential 

solutions. EPA invites the public and 

stakeholders to participate in this 

information exchange on addressing 

contaminants as group(s). 

DATE AND LOCATION: The public meeting 

will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 

2010 (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern 

Daylight Savings Time), at the EPA East 

Building, Room 1153, 1201 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical inquiries, contact Shari 

Bauman, Standards and Risk 

Management Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (MC 4607M), 

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Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460 at (202) 564–0293 or 

bauman.shari@epa.gov. For more 

information about the Drinking Water 

Strategy, visit: http://water.epa.gov/ 

lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/dwstrategy/ 

index.cfm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Registration: Individuals planning on 

participating in the Stakeholder Meeting 

must register for the meeting by 

contacting Kate Zimmer of RESOLVE by 

email to kzimmer@resolv.org no later 

than September 17, 2010. 

Special Accommodations: For 

information on access or 

accommodations for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Jini Mohanty 

at (202) 564–5269 or by e-mail at 

mohanty.jini@epa.gov. Please allow at 

least five business days prior to the 

meeting to give EPA time to process 

your request. 

Dated: September 2, 2010. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22470 Filed 9–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9199–1] 

Notice of Availability of Final NPDES 

General Permits MAG910000 and 

NHG910000 for Discharges From 

Remediation Activities in the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

(Including Both Commonwealth and 

Indian Country Lands) and the State of 

New Hampshire: The Remediation 

General Permit (RGP) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of final 

NPDES General Permits MAG910000 

And NHG910000. 

SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of 

Ecosystem Protection, EPA—New 

England, is providing a notice of 

availability of the final National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

(NPDES) general permits for discharges 

from remediation activities to certain 

waters of the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts (including both 

Commonwealth and Indian country 

lands) and the State of New Hampshire. 

These General Permits will replace the 

existing Remediation General Permits, 

which will expire on September 9, 2010. 

The notice of availability of the draft 

NPDES general permits for remediation 

activity discharges was published in the 

Federal Register on April 26, 2010 (FR– 

10–014) and the public notice period 

ran from April 26, 2010 to May 26, 

2010. Comments on the draft General 

Permits were received during the public 

notice period and have been addressed 

in a Response to Comments document, 

available with the final permits. 

The final General Permits establish 

Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements, 

effluent limitations, standards, 

prohibitions, and management practices 

for remediation facilities discharging 

treated contaminated groundwater. 

Owners and/or operators of facilities 

with remediation discharges, including 

those currently authorized to discharge 

under the expiring General Permits, will 

be required to submit an NOI to be 

covered by the General Permits to both 

EPA—New England and the appropriate 

state agency. After EPA and the State 

have reviewed the NOI, the facility will 

receive a written notification from EPA 

of permit coverage and authorization to 

discharge under the General Permit. The 

eligibility requirements for coverage 

under the General Permits are discussed 

in detail under Part I.B.2., and 

Appendix V. The reader is strongly 

urged to review these sections to 

determine eligibility. An individual 

permit may be necessary if the 

discharger cannot meet the terms and 

conditions or eligibility requirements of 

the RGP. 

DATES: The general permits shall be 

effective on September 10, 2010 and 

will expire at midnight, five (5) years 

from the effective date on September 9, 

2015. In accordance with 40 CFR Part 

23, these permit shall be considered 

issued for the purpose of judicial review 

two (2) weeks after the Federal Register 

Publication. Under section 509(b) of the 

Clean Water Act, judicial review of 

these general permits can be conducted 

by filing a petition for review in the 

United States Court of Appeals within 

120 days after the permit is considered 

issued for purposes of judicial review. 

Under section 509(b)(2) of the Clean 

Water Act, the requirements in this 

permit may not be challenged at a later 

date in civil or criminal proceedings to 

enforce these requirements. In addition, 

these permits may not be challenged in 

other agency proceedings. 

ADDRESSES: The required notification 

information to obtain permit coverage is 

provided in the general permits. This 

information shall be submitted to both 

EPA and the appropriate state. 

Notification information may be sent via 

regular or overnight mail to EPA at 

EPA–Region 1, Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, OEP06–1, 5 Post Office 

Square, Suite 100, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02109–3912 or e-mailed 

to NPDES.Generalpermits@epa.gov. 

Notification information shall be 

submitted to the appropriate State 

agency at the addresses listed in 

Appendix V of the General Permits. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

final General Permits may be obtained 

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, excluding 

holidays, from Victor Alvarez at 

Alvarez.Victor@epa.gov or (617) 918– 

1572. The general permits may be 

viewed at the EPA Web site http:// 

www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/rgp.html. 

To obtain a paper copy of the general 

permits, please contact Mr. Alvarez 

using the contact information provided 

above. A reasonable fee may be charged 

for copying requests. 

Dated: August 30, 2010. 

Ira W. Leighton, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 1. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22474 Filed 9–8–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9199–4] 

Proposed Settlement Agreement, 

Clean Air Act Citizen Suit 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement 

agreement; request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended 

(‘‘CAA’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is 

hereby given of a proposed settlement 

agreement to address a lawsuit filed by 

Environmental Integrity Project and 

Environment Maryland (collectively 

‘‘Plaintiffs’’) in the United States District 

Court for the District of Columbia: 

Environmental Integrity Project, et al. v. 

Jackson, No. 1:09–cv–02322–RMU 

(D.D.C.). Plaintiffs filed a deadline suit 

to compel the Administrator to respond 

to an administrative petition seeking 

EPA’s objection to a CAA Title V 

operating permit issued by the 

Maryland Department of the 

Environment to the Luke paper 

Company, a subsidiary of New Page 

Corporation (‘‘Luke Paper’’) for a pulp 

and paper mill in Luke, Maryland. 

Under the terms of the proposed 

settlement agreement, EPA has agreed to 

respond to the petition by October 18, 

2010. 

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