[Federal Register: December 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 231)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY


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Announcement of a Meeting of the Microbial and Disinfection 
Byproducts Advisory Committee


AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.


ACTION: Notice; announcement of meeting.


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SUMMARY: Under section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 920423, ``The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act,'' notice is hereby given of a meeting of the 
Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Advisory Committee (Committee) 
established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
300f et seq.). The purpose of this meeting is to provide an update to 
the Committee on the status of the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 
Treatment Rule and the Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule. The 
meeting will be held as a teleconference and a limited number of lines 
will be made available to the public. The call-in number and access 
code for this meeting will be provided to participants upon 
registration. See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice for 
information on how to register.


DATES: The meeting will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time on December 13, 2002.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For registration and general 
information about this meeting, please contact Ms. Crystal Rodgers, 
Designated Federal Officer, Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts 
Advisory Committee, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 
4607M), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW, Washington, DC 20460. The telephone number is 202-564-5275; e-mail 
is rodgers.crystal@epa.gov. Any person needing special accommodations 
for this meeting should contact Ms. Rodgers (contact information 
previously noted), at least five business days before the meeting so 
that appropriate arrangements can be made.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) is developing the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment 
Rule (LT2ESWTR) and the Stage 2


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Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBPR) to provide greater protection 
against risks associated with microbial pathogens and disinfection 
byproducts in drinking water. The Committee provided consensus 
recommendations for the LT2ESWTR and Stage 2 DBPR in September 2000, as 
stated in an Agreement in Principle (65 FR 83015, December 29, 2000). 
In this meeting, EPA will inform the Committee regarding the status of 
development of the LT2ESWTR and Stage 2 DBPR.


    Dated: November 25, 2002.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 02-30461 Filed 11-29-02; 8:45 am]

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