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The EPA on Thursday announced several important Science
Advisory Board (SAB) meetings, which could have profound influence on the
direction of environmental regulation in the coming years. EPA Administrator
Lisa Jackson, in almost every public address so far, reiterated a commitment to
allowing science to direct policy. It is speculated that the sentiment has put
increased importance on what is said in these advisory committee meetings,
which were often ignored in the previous administration.
Ozone: The SAB Staff Office announced on Thursday a public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Ozone Review Panel to conduct a consultation on the EPA's draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone. The teleconference will be held on Monday, March 30, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Particulates: Also on Thursday, the office announced a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Particulate Matter Review Panel to peer review the EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter: First External Review Draft and conduct a consultation on the agency's draft plans for Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact Assessment The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Thursday, April 2, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time), at the Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27516.
For further information, or to sign up for any of these meetings, contact Holly Stallworth, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9867; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
Ozone: The SAB Staff Office announced on Thursday a public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Ozone Review Panel to conduct a consultation on the EPA's draft Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone. The teleconference will be held on Monday, March 30, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Particulates: Also on Thursday, the office announced a public meeting of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Particulate Matter Review Panel to peer review the EPA's Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter: First External Review Draft and conduct a consultation on the agency's draft plans for Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Health Risk and Exposure Assessment and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Scope and Methods Plan for Urban Visibility Impact Assessment The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Thursday, April 2, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Eastern Time), at the Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27516.
For further information, or to sign up for any of these meetings, contact Holly Stallworth, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail (202) 343-9867; fax (202) 233-0643; or e-mail at stallworth.holly@epa.gov. General information concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/casac.
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