Announcement of National Drinking Water Advisory Council Benefits Working Group Open Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6005-7]

Announcement of National Drinking Water Advisory Council Benefits

Working Group 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 Benefits

Working Group of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC)

established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S. C.

S300f et seq.), will be held on May 19, 1998 from 9:00 AM until 4:30 PM

(approximate), and May 20, 1998 from 8:30 AM until 1:00 PM

(approximate), in the Washington Room of the Ramada Plaza Hotel--Old

Town, 901 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. The meeting is

open to the public, but seating will be limited.

The purpose of this meeting is to review those quantifiable and

non-quantifiable benefits that could be considered when developing

drinking water regulations and provide recommendations to the Agency on

which benefits should be evaluated in developing its regulations. The

working group members are meeting to analyze relevant issues and facts,

and contribute input to ``white papers'' which EPA staff will write

after the meeting. The Working Group will be asked to review and

comment upon these papers, which will ultimately be presented to NDWAC.

The meeting is open to the public to observe and statements will be

taken from the public as time allows.

For more information, please contact, John Bennett, Designated

Federal Officer, Benefits Working Group, U.S. EPA, Office of Ground

Water and Drinking Water (4607), 401 M Street SW, Washington, D.C.

20460. The telephone number is 202-260-0446, fax 202-260-3762, and e-

mail address [email protected].

Dated: April 22, 1998.

Charlene E. Shaw,

Designated Federal Officer, National Drinking Water Advisory Council.

[FR Doc. 98-11380 Filed 4-28-98; 8:45 am]

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