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 Public Law 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 April

30, 1997 and May 1, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:15 p.m. and May 2,

1997, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon, at the Washington Plaza Hotel,

10 Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20005 in the Franklin/Adams

Rooms. The purpose of this meeting will be to update the Council on the

activities of the five active working groups: Consumer Confidence,

Source Water Protection, Operator Certification, Small Systems and

Occurrence and Contaminant Selection. There will also be a panel

discussion on the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) linkages with the

National Water Program Office Directors. Briefings will be held on

Regulatory Tools, Treatment Technologies and on linking the SDWA

provisions under Consumer Right to Know.

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

hearing of outside statements and will allocate one hour on April 30,

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 April 28. 1997.

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

or

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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: April 7, 1997.

Cynthia C. Dougherty,

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.

[FR Doc. 97-9384 Filed 4-10-97; 8:45 am]

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