National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Notice of Open Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Notice of Open Meeting

Under Section 10(a)(2) of Pub. L. 92-423, ``The Federal Advisory

Committee Act,'' notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National

Drinking Water Advisory Council established under the Safe Drinking

Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), will be held on July

21, 1997, from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on July 25, 1997, from

2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's

Headquarters, Room 1209 East Tower, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20460. Members of the Council will be participating by conference

call. The meeting is open to the public, but due to past experience,

seating will be limited.

The purpose of the July 21, 1997, meeting is to provide the Council

with the recommendations from the Occurrence and Contaminant

Identification Working Group. The July 25, 1997, meeting is being held

to provide the Council with the final recommendations on the draft rule

from the Consumer Confidence Report Working Group.

The Council encourages the hearing of outside statements and will

allocate one-half hour at each meeting for this purpose. Oral

statements will be limited to five minutes, and it is preferred that

only one person present the statement. Any outside parties interested

in presenting an oral statement should petition the Council by

telephone at (202) 260-2285 before July 18, 1997.

Any person who wishes to file a written statement can do so before

or after a Council meeting. Written statements received prior to the

meeting will be distributed to all members of the Council before any

final discussion or vote is completed. Any statements received after

the meeting will become part of the permanent meeting file and will be

forwarded to the Council members for their information.

Members of the public that would like to attend the meeting,

present an oral statement, or submit a written statement, should

contact Ms. Charlene Shaw, Designated Federal Officer, National

Drinking Water Advisory Council, U.S. EPA, Office of Ground Water and

Drinking Water (4601), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. The

telephone number is Area Code (202) 260-2285 or E-Mail,

[email protected].

Dated: July 1, 1997.

Robert J. Blanco,

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.

[FR Doc. 97-17945 Filed 7-8-97; 8:45 am]

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