National Drinking Water Advisory Council, Open Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Drinking Water Advisory Council, 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 (NDWAC) established under the Safe

Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. S300f et seq.), will be held

on April 29, 1998 until 6 p.m. and April 30, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. until

5 p.m., in the Auditorium at the Environmental Protection Agency's

(EPA) Environmental Research Center (ERC), located on the corner of

Alexander Drive and Route 54, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

The purpose of this meeting is to provide the opportunity for the

Council to discuss and make recommendations on the EPA's plans to meet

future needs to support the sound science requirements for upcoming

programmatic deadlines. In addition, the Council will be briefed on and

discuss the NDWAC working groups and the Drinking Water Strategic Needs

Assessment Project. Presentations will also be held on the draft First

Annual Compliance Report and the Water Conservation Plan Guidelines.

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

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

1998, 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 23. 1998.

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, DC 20460. The

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

[email protected].

Dated: April 3, 1998.

Charlene Shaw,

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.

[FR Doc. 98-9248 Filed 4-7-98; 8:45 am]

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