National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Notice of Open Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Notice of Open Meetings

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. S300f et seq.), will be held on

October 15, 1997 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and October 16, 1997, from 9

a.m. until 5 p.m., at the Ramada Plaza Hotel Pentagon, 4641 Kenmore

Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22304. The purpose of this meeting will be

to provide the Council with the recommendations from the Operator

Certification Working Group Report and to discuss with the Council the

effectiveness and continued use of its working groups. Other issues to

be covered at the meeting will include: A status on the activities of

the Microbial Disinfectants/Disinfection By-products Federal Advisory

Committee, SDWA implementation issues, accountability and performance

measures.

This meeting is open to the public. The Council encourages the

hearing of outside statements and will allocate one hour on October 15,

1997, for this purpose. Oral statements will be limited to ten 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 or by E-Mail at

[email protected] by October 14, 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, D.C. 20460. The

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

[email protected].

Dated: September 26, 1997.

Elizabeth Fellows,

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.

[FR Doc. 97-26179 Filed 10-1-97; 8:45 am]

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