Notice2022-09732
Webinar Workshop To Obtain Input on Initial Draft Materials for the Lead (Pb) Integrated Science Assessment (ISA)
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Published
May 6, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Lead (Pb). As part of the Pb review, EPA is announcing a public workshop to evaluate preliminary draft materials that will inform the development of the Pb ISA. The workshop is being organized by EPA's Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) within the Office of Research and Development and will be held by webinar and teleconference on May 26, June 7, June 22, and June 29, 2022. The workshop will be open to attendance by interested public observers on a first-come, first-served basis and participation will be by webinar and teleconference only.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 27147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09732]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2020-0701; FRL-9764-01-ORD]
Webinar Workshop To Obtain Input on Initial Draft Materials for
the Lead (Pb) Integrated Science Assessment (ISA)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of workshop.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing an
Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the
primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
for Lead (Pb). As part of the Pb review, EPA is announcing a public
workshop to evaluate preliminary draft materials that will inform the
development of the Pb ISA. The workshop is being organized by EPA's
Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) within
the Office of Research and Development and will be held by webinar and
teleconference on May 26, June 7, June 22, and June 29, 2022. The
workshop will be open to attendance by interested public observers on a
first-come, first-served basis and participation will be by webinar and
teleconference only.
DATES: The workshop will be held on May 26, June 7, June 22, and June
29, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held by webinar and teleconference. The
website information and call-in number for the webinar are available to
registered participants. To register, visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/isa/integrated-science-assessment-isa-lead">https://www.epa.gov/isa/integrated-science-assessment-isa-lead</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct questions regarding
workshop registration or logistics to Canden Byrd; telephone: 919-293-
1660; or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#307560711d675f425b43585f4043705953561e535f5d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da9f8a9bf78db5a8b1a9b2b5aaa99ab3b9bcf4b9b5b7">[email protected]</span></a>. For technical information,
contact Evan Coffman; telephone: 919-541-0567; fax: 919-541-1818; or
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f1c303939323e31711a293e311f3a2f3e71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35765a535358545b1b7043545b755045541b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>; or Meredith Lassiter; phone: 919-541-3200;
fax: 919-541-1818; or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8e4c9dbdbc1dccdda86e5cddacdccc1dcc0e8cdd8c986cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="266a4755554f524354086b435443424f524e6643564708414950">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information About the Workshop
Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to
identify certain air pollutants which, among other things, ``cause or
contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health or welfare''; and to issue air quality criteria
for them. The air quality criteria are to ``accurately reflect the
latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of
all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be
expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air. . .
.''. Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish NAAQS for
each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d)(1) of
the Act subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate,
revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in
scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health
or welfare. EPA is also required to review and, if appropriate, revise
the NAAQS, based on the revised air quality criteria (for more
information on the NAAQS review process, see <a href="https://www.epa.gov/naaqs">https://www.epa.gov/naaqs</a>).
CPHEA is holding a workshop to inform the Agency's evaluation of
the scientific evidence for the review of Pb. The purpose of the
workshop is to obtain input on the scientific content of preliminary
draft materials that will inform the development of the draft ISA.
Workshop sessions will include discussion of preliminary draft
materials from subject areas which may include exposure assessment,
toxicokinetics, toxicology, epidemiology, air quality/exposure, fate
and transport, biogeochemistry, plant and animal physiology,
ecotoxicology, and ecological population biology. These preliminary
materials are not being released as an external draft, but will be
provided to the panelists to guide discussions and inform the
development of the draft ISA for Pb. This workshop is planned to help
ensure that the ISA, once developed, is up-to-date and focuses on the
key evidence necessary to inform the underlying scientific basis for
the review of the Pb primary and secondary NAAQS. EPA is planning to
release the first external review draft of the Pb ISA for review by the
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the public in early
2023.
II. Workshop Information
Members of the public may attend the teleconference as observers.
Space in the teleconference may be limited, and reservations will be
accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration for the
workshop is available online at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/isa/integrated-science-assessment-isa-lead">https://www.epa.gov/isa/integrated-science-assessment-isa-lead</a>.
Wayne Cascio,
Director, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office
of Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-09732 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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