[Federal Register: September 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 171)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Federal Advisory Committee To Examine Detection and Quantitation
Approaches in Clean Water Act Programs
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; FACA Committee Meeting Announcement.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
92-463, the Environmental Protection Agency is announcing two meetings
of the Federal Advisory Committee on Detection and Quantitation
Approaches and Uses in Clean Water Act (CWA) Programs.
DATES: Two meetings of the Federal Advisory Committee on Detection and
Quantitation Approaches and Uses in Clean Water Act (CWA) Programs will
be held on Thursday and Friday, September 29, 2005, and September 30,
2005, and on December 8, 2005 and December 9, 2005. The meeting on
September 29, will be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. e.d.t.; and on September
30, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. e.d.t.; and the meeting on December 8,
2005, will be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.; and on December 9, 2005, will
be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. All times are eastern time.
ADDRESSES: The September 2005 and December 2005 meetings of the
Committee will be held at the L. William Seidman Center, 3501 North
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, across from the Virginia Square
Metro stop on the Orange line. Members of the public may attend this
meeting in person or via teleconference. The public may obtain the
call-in number and access code for the teleconference lines from Marion
Kelly, whose contact information is listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Document Availability: The draft agenda for this meeting is
provided in the General Information section of this notice or may be
obtained from Marion Kelly whose contact information is listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. The draft
agenda may also be viewed through EDOCKET, as provided in section I.A.
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
Any member of the public interested in making an oral presentation
at the Committee meeting may contact Richard Reding, whose contact
information is listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice. Requests for making oral presentations will be accepted up
to 2 business days prior to each meeting date. In general, each
individual making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of
three minutes.
Submitting Comments
Written comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as
provided in section I.B of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
Written comments will be accepted up to two business days prior to each
meeting date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marion Kelly, Engineering and Analysis
Division, Mail Code 4303T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; Telephone number: (202)
566-1045; Fax number: (202) 566-1053; E-mail address:
Kelly.Marion@EPA.GOV; Richard Reding, Designated Federal Officer,
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Mail Code 4303T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; Telephone number: (202)
566-2237; Fax number: (202) 566-1054; E-mail address:
Reding.Richard@EPA.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
This notice announces two meetings of the Federal Advisory
Committee on Detection and Quantitation Procedures and Uses in Clean
Water Act (CWA) Programs. The purpose of these meetings is to evaluate
and recommend detection and quantitation procedures for use in EPA's
analytical methods programs for compliance monitoring under 40 CFR part
136. The Committee will analyze and evaluate relevant scientific and
statistical approaches, protocols, review data and interpretations of
data using current and recommended approaches. The major objectives are
to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on
policy issues related to detection and quantitation, and scientific and
technical aspects of procedures for detection and quantitation.
The draft agenda for September 29 includes a report from the state
caucus on how states use detection and quantitation approaches; it also
includes reports from the committee's Technical Work Group on draft
definitions of terms and an initial analysis of detection and
quantitation procedures. On September 30, the advisory committee is
expected to discuss policy issues, identify criteria for narrowing the
list of detection and quantitation procedures, discuss how pilot
testing of promising procedures might occur, and assign tasks to the
Technical Work Group to carry out before the December 8 and 9 meeting.
When the advisory committee reconvenes in December, the agenda is
expected to include the following matters. On December 8, 2005, the
Technical Work Group will report on assignments from the September 28-
29 advisory committee meeting, including analysis of detection and
quantitation approaches and procedures. On December 9, 2005, the
meeting will include discussions concerning the Technical Work Group's
reports and further assignments to the Technical Work Group to carry
out before the next advisory committee meeting. Agendas for the two
meetings are available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/methods/det
.
A. How Can I Get Copies of Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
committee under Docket ID NO. OW-2004-0041. The official public docket
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any
public comments received, and other information related to this action.
Documents in the official public docket are listed in the index in
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EDOCKET. Documents
are available either electronically or in hard copy. Electronic
documents may be viewed through EDOCKET. Hard copies of the draft
agendas may be viewed at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
OW Docket is (202) 566-2426.
2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EDOCKET. You may use EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/. To submit
or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of
the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select
``search,'' then key in the
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appropriate docket identification number (OW-2004-0041).
For those wishing to make public comments, it is important to note
that EPA's policy is that comments, whether submitted electronically or
on paper, will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic
public docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the
comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business
information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted
material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version
of the comment that is placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The
entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be
available in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks mailed or delivered to
the Docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public docket.
Written public comments mailed or delivered to the Docket will be
scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket.
B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket identification number (OW-2004-0041) in the subject
line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your
comments are submitted within the specified comment period.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside
of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying
the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the
submittor of the comment, and it allows EPA to contact you if further
information on the substance of the comment is needed or if your
comment cannot be read due to technical difficulties. EPA's policy is
that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact
information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part
of the comment placed in the official public docket and made available
in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due
to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment.
i. EDOCKET. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit
comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving
comments. Go directly to EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, and
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To access EPA's
electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, http://www.epa.gov
, select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and
``EDOCKET.'' Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in
Docket ID No. OW-2004-0041. The system is an anonymous access system,
which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to
OW.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. OW-2004-0041. In contrast to
EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an anonymous
access system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the docket
without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail
system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses
that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as
part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and
made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM
mailed to the mailing address identified in section I.B.2 of this
notice. These electronic submissions will be accepted in Word,
WordPerfect or rich text files. Avoid the use of special characters and
any form of encryption.
2. By Mail. Send your comments to: U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, OW Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mail Code: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No.
OW-2004-0041.
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. OW-2004-0041
(note: this is not a mailing address). Such deliveries are only
accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation as identified in
section I.A.1 of this notice.
Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
please contact Marion Kelly at (202) 566-1045 or email:
Kelly.Marion@EPA.GOV to request accommodation of a disability, at least
ten days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: August 26, 2005.
Richard Reding,
Designated Federal Officer.
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