[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34740-34741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13833]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8581-5]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the
SAB Drinking Water Committee (DWC) to provide technical comments on
EPA's proposed Aircraft Drinking Water Rule.
DATES: The SAB will hold two public teleconferences on July 24 and 25,
2008. The teleconference on Thursday, July 24, 2008, will begin at 1
p.m. and end at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). The teleconference on Friday,
July 25, 2008, will begin at 2 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The July 24 and 25, 2008, teleconferences will be
conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain general information concerning the two public teleconferences,
including call-in phone numbers, should contact Dr. Resha M. Putzrath,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9978; fax:
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at [email protected]. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to
provide independent scientific and technical advice to the
Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and
regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB
Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA, Public Law 92-463,
notice is hereby given that the EPA SAB Drinking Water Committee will
hold two public teleconferences to provide technical advice on EPA's
proposed Aircraft Drinking Water Rule (ADWR).
Background: EPA's Office of Water has asked the SAB Drinking Water
Committee to conduct a consultation on a proposed Aircraft Drinking
Water Rule. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, any interstate carrier
conveyance (ICC) that regularly serves drinking water to an average of
at least 25 individuals daily, at least 60 days per year, is subject to
the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR). EPA is
responsible for developing and implementing the NPDWRs for all public
water systems, including public water systems on ICCs. The existing
NPDWRs were designed for traditional, stationary public water systems,
not mobile aircraft water systems that are operationally different. EPA
has proposed an ADWR that addresses onboard water systems for aircraft
within U.S. jurisdiction in the Federal Register (73 FR 19320-19348).
Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agendas and other
materials will be posted on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab
in advance of the meeting. The proposed ADWR can be found at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/airlinewater/index2.html. For questions and
information concerning the proposed ADWR, please contact Mr. Richard
Naylor at 202-564-3847 or [email protected].
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the Drinking
Water Committee to consider throughout the advisory process. Oral
Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public SAB teleconference will be limited to three
minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one-half hour for all
speakers. To be placed on the public speaker list, interested parties
should contact Dr. Resha M. Putzrath, DFO, in writing via e-mail, by
July 14, 2008, at the contact information noted above.
Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office by July 14, 2008, so that the information may be made
available to the SAB DWC for their consideration prior to the
teleconferences. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via
e-mail to [email protected] (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat
PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Resha M. Putzrath at
(202) 343-9978 or
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[email protected]. To request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Dr. Putzrath, preferably at least ten days prior to the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
Dated: June 11, 2008.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-13833 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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