National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Operator Certification Working Group; Notice of Open Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Drinking Water Advisory Council; Operator Certification

Working Group; Notice of Open Meeting

Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal Advisory

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

Certification Working Group 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 March 25 and 26, 1997, from 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue,

N.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting is open to the public to observe but

due to past experience, seating will be limited and will be available

on a first come, first served basis.

The purpose of this meeting is to discuss options for how EPA might

implement the Operator Certification provisions of the Safe Drinking

Water Act Amendments of 1996. The working group members are meeting to

gather information and analyze relevant issues and facts. Statements

will be taken from the public at this meeting as time allows.

For more information, please contact Kenneth M. Hay, Designated

Federal Officer, Operator Certification Working Group, U.S. EPA, Office

of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC: 4606), 401 M Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20460. The telephone number is (202) 260-5552 and the

e-mail address is [email protected].

Dated: March 7, 1997.

Charlene Shaw,

Designated Federal Officer, National Drinking Water Advisory Council.

[FR Doc. 97-6391 Filed 3-12-97; 8:45 am]

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