National Drinking Water Advisory Council Occurrence and Contaminant Selection Working Group; Notice of Open Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Drinking Water Advisory Council Occurrence and

Contaminant Selection Working Group; 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 (via conference

call) of the Occurrence & Contaminant Selection Working Group of the

National Drinking Water Advisory Council established under the Safe

Drinking Water Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. S300f et seq.), will be held

on January 7, 1998 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. The conference

call is open to the public, but due to availability, conference lines

are limited and access will be granted on a first-come first-served

basis.

The purpose of this call is to review proposed changes to the first

Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL). The changes will be

based on public comments and additional information received as a

result of the October 6, 1997 document (62 FR 52193) of the draft CCL.

The Working Group members will review and discuss the relevant issues

and facts, and develop proposed recommendations for deliberation by the

advisory council. Therefore, statements will be taken from the public

as time allows.

For more information, please contact, Evelyn Washington, Designated

Federal Officer, Occurrence & Contaminant Selection Working Group, U.S.

EPA, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4607), 401 M Street

SW., Washington, DC 20460. The telephone number is 202-260-3029, fax

202-260-3762, and e-mail address [email protected].

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Charlene E. Shaw,

Designated Federal Officer, National Drinking Water Advisory Council.

[FR Doc. 97-33611 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]

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