[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39935-39936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17028]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9175-1]
RIN 2040-AD94


Drinking Water Strategy Contaminants as Group(s)--Notice of Web 
Dialogue

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On March 22, 2010, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced the 
Drinking Water Strategy, a new vision to expand public health 
protection for drinking water by going beyond the traditional 
framework. The Drinking Water Strategy includes the following four 
principles: Addressing some contaminants as group(s) rather than one at 
a time so that enhancement of drinking water protection can be achieved 
cost-effectively; fostering development of new drinking water 
technologies to address health risks posed by a broad array of 
contaminants; using the authority of multiple statutes to help protect 
drinking water; and

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partnering with States to share more complete data from monitoring at 
public water systems. EPA is committed to engaging the public and 
stakeholders as we move forward to implement the four principles. The 
purpose of this notice is to announce that EPA will host a Web 
dialogue. The discussion topics for this Web dialogue are focused on 
the first of the four principles, addressing some contaminants as 
group(s) rather than addressing single contaminants. EPA invites the 
public and stakeholders to participate in this information exchange on 
addressing contaminants as group(s).

DATES: The Web dialogue is a two-day event. It will open at 9 a.m., 
Eastern Daylight Time (6 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time) on Wednesday, 
July 28, 2010, and will close at 6 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time on 
Thursday, July 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will take place on the Internet at http://www.webdialogues.net/epa/dwcontaminantgroups.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical inquiries, contact Shari 
Bauman, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water 
and Drinking Water (MC 4607M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564-0293, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. During 
the Web dialogue, EPA plans to solicit input on the potential 
approaches associated with addressing contaminants as group(s). The 
proposed discussion topics are:
     Addressing Drinking Water Contaminants as Groups.
     Fitting Groups Within the Safe Drinking Water Act.
     Defining Groups.
     Group Technical Approaches.
     Group Implementation Approaches.
    Individuals interested in engaging in the Web dialogue information 
exchange must register at http://www.webdialogues.net/epa/dwcontaminantgroups. Registration will open on July 7, 2010. Any person 
interested in viewing the discussions without comment is not required 
to register.
    The Web dialogue is an opportunity for all registered participants 
to exchange information and share ideas that they would like for EPA to 
consider when developing a framework to address contaminants as 
group(s).
    For more information about the Drinking Water Strategy, visit 
http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwa/dwstrategy.html.

    Dated: July 7, 2010.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 2010-17028 Filed 7-12-10; 8:45 am]
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