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Dated: December 17, 2004.
Susan B. Hazen,
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National Drinking Water Advisory
Council’s Water Security Working
Group Meeting Announcement
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announces the fourth
public meeting of the Water Security
Working Group (WSWG) of the National
Drinking Water Advisory Council
(NDWAC), which was established under
the Safe Drinking Water Act. The
purpose of this meeting is to provide an
opportunity for the WSWG members to
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continue deliberations on the features of
active and effective security programs
for drinking water and wastewater
utilities (water sector), to continue
deliberations on incentives to encourage
broad adoption of active and effective
security programs in the water sector,
and to continue deliberations on
measures of the performance of water
security programs. The focus of the
meeting will be on review of draft
recommendations on incentives and
development of performance measures.
The WSWG findings and
recommendations will be provided to
the NDWAC for their consideration. The
WSWG anticipates providing findings
and recommendations to the NDWAC in
spring 2005. One additional meeting of
the WSWG is planned and will be
announced in the near future.
DATES: The WSWG meeting is January
25–27, 2004, in Phoenix, Arizona. On
January 25, 2005, the meeting is
scheduled from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
mountain time (m.t.). On January 26,
2005, the meeting is scheduled from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m., m.t. On January 27, 2005,
the meeting is scheduled from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., m.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the City of Phoenix Water Services
Department Training Room, 9th Floor,
200 West Washington Street, Phoenix,
AZ 85003. Parking is available at the
City’s facilities at 305 West Washington
Street. Water Services’ reception will be
able to validate your parking; please
remember to bring your ticket with you.
Once in the building, proceed to the 9th
floor and check-in at the reception
desk—you will then be directed to the
meeting room, which is just beyond
reception.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Interested participants from the public
should contact Marc Santora,
Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, Water Security Division (Mail
Code 4601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please contact Marc Santora at
santora.marc@epa.gov or call 202–564–
1597 to receive additional details.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The WSWG mission is to: (1) Identify,
compile, and characterize best security
practices and policies for drinking water
and wastewater utilities and provide an
approach for considering and adopting
these practices and policies at a utility
level; (2) consider mechanisms to
provide recognition and incentives that
facilitate a broad and receptive response
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among the water sector to implement
these best security practices and
policies and make recommendations as
appropriate; (3) consider mechanisms to
measure the extent of implementation of
these best security practices and
policies, identify the impediments to
their implementation, and make
recommendations as appropriate. The
WSWG is comprised of sixteen members
from water and wastewater utilities,
public health, academia, state
regulators, and environmental and
community interests. Technical experts
from the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and the Department of
Defense are also actively supporting the
WSWG.
Closed and Open Parts of the Meeting
The WSWG is a working group of the
NDWAC; it is not a Federal advisory
committee and therefore not subject to
the same public disclosure laws that
govern Federal advisory committees.
The Group can enter into closed session
as necessary to provide an opportunity
to discuss security-sensitive information
relating to specific water sector
vulnerabilities and security tactics.
Currently, the WSWG does not
anticipate closing any parts of the
January meeting to the public. However,
the Group reserves the right to enter into
closed session, if necessary, late in the
afternoon of January 25, 2005,
immediately before lunch on January
26, 2005, and late in the day on January
27, 2005. If closed sessions are needed,
opportunities for public comment will
be provided before the closed sessions
begin.
If there is a closed meeting session,
only WSWG members, Federal resource
personnel, facilitation support
contractors and outside experts
identified by the facilitation support
contractors will attend the closed
meetings. A general summary of the
topics discussed during closed meetings
and the individuals present will be
included with the summary of the open
portions of the WSWG meeting.
Public Comment
An opportunity for public comment
will be provided during the open part of
the WSWG meeting. Oral statements
will be limited to five minutes, and it is
preferred that only one person present
the statement on behalf of a group or
organization. Written comments may be
provided at the meeting or may be sent,
by mail, to Marc Santora, Designated
Federal Officer for the WSWG, at the
mail or e-mail address listed in the FOR
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section of
this notice.
Special Accommodations
Any person needing special
accommodations at this meeting,
including wheelchair access, should
contact Marc Santora, Designated
Federal Officer, at the number or e-mail
address listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice. Requests for special
accommodations should be made at
least five business days in advance of
the WSWG meeting.
Dated: January 4, 2005.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
[FR Doc. 05–425 Filed 1–7–05; 8:45 am]
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Utah State Plan for Certification of
Applicators; Notice of Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The State of Utah has
submitted to EPA several amendments
to its State Plan for Certification of
Pesticide Applicators. The proposed
amendments add new subcategories as
well as a Memorandum of
Understanding regarding future
implementation of an EPA federal
pesticide certification program for the
Navajo Indian Country. Notice is hereby
given of the intention of the Regional
Administrator, Region VIII, to approve
the revised Plan for the Certification of
Applicators. EPA is soliciting comments
on the proposed amendments.
DATES: Comments, identified by docket
identification (ID) number OPP–2004–
0024 must be received on or before
February 9, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow
the detailed instructions as provided in
Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Barron, Pesticide Program, 8PP3T, Environmental Protection Agency,
Region VIII, 999 18th St., Suite 300,
Denver, CO 80202–2466; telephone
number: (303) 312–6617; e-mail address:
barron.barbara@epa.gov; or
Jeanne Kasai, Field and External
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Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (703) 308–
3240; fax number: (703) 308–2962; email address: kasai.jeanne@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may, however, be
of interest to those involved in
agriculture and anyone involved with
the distribution and application of
pesticides for agricultural purposes.
Others involved with pesticides in a
non-agricultural setting may also be
affected. In addition, it may be of
interest to others, such as, those persons
who are or may be required to conduct
testing of chemical substances under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA). Since other entities may also
be interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this
action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult either
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under docket identification (ID) number
OPP–2004–0024. The official public
docket consists of the documents
specifically referenced in this action,
any public comments received, and
other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket,
the public docket does not include
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. The official public
docket is the collection of materials that
is available for public viewing at the
Public Information and Records
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Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA. This docket facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The docket telephone number
is (703) 305–5805.
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this Federal Register document
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https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
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system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to submit or view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the official public docket, and to
access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the appropriate docket ID number.
Certain types of information will not
be placed in the EPA Dockets.
Information claimed as CBI and other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not
included in the official public docket,
will not be available for public viewing
in EPA’s electronic public docket. EPA’s
policy is that copyrighted material will
not be placed in EPA’s electronic public
docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public
docket. To the extent feasible, publicly
available docket materials will be made
available in EPA’s electronic public
docket. When a document is selected
from the index list in EPA Dockets, the
system will identify whether the
document is available for viewing in
EPA’s electronic public docket.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA
intends to work towards providing
electronic access to all of the publicly
available docket materials through
EPA’s electronic public docket.
For public commenters, it is
important to note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing in EPA’s electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and
without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or
other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. When EPA
identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
EPA’s electronic public docket. The
entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available
in the public docket.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7859-1]
National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Water Security Working
Group Meeting Announcement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the fourth
public meeting of the Water Security Working Group (WSWG) of the
National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), which was established
under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The purpose of this meeting is to
provide an opportunity for the WSWG members to continue deliberations
on the features of active and effective security programs for drinking
water and wastewater utilities (water sector), to continue
deliberations on incentives to encourage broad adoption of active and
effective security programs in the water sector, and to continue
deliberations on measures of the performance of water security
programs. The focus of the meeting will be on review of draft
recommendations on incentives and development of performance measures.
The WSWG findings and recommendations will be provided to the NDWAC for
their consideration. The WSWG anticipates providing findings and
recommendations to the NDWAC in spring 2005. One additional meeting of
the WSWG is planned and will be announced in the near future.
DATES: The WSWG meeting is January 25-27, 2004, in Phoenix, Arizona. On
January 25, 2005, the meeting is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
mountain time (m.t.). On January 26, 2005, the meeting is scheduled
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., m.t. On January 27, 2005, the meeting is
scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., m.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the City of Phoenix Water
Services Department Training Room, 9th Floor, 200 West Washington
Street, Phoenix, AZ 85003. Parking is available at the City's
facilities at 305 West Washington Street. Water Services' reception
will be able to validate your parking; please remember to bring your
ticket with you. Once in the building, proceed to the 9th floor and
check-in at the reception desk--you will then be directed to the
meeting room, which is just beyond reception.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested participants from the
public should contact Marc Santora, Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, Water Security Division (Mail Code 4601-M), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please contact Marc Santora at
santora.marc@epa.gov or call 202-564-1597 to receive additional
details.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The WSWG mission is to: (1) Identify, compile, and characterize
best security practices and policies for drinking water and wastewater
utilities and provide an approach for considering and adopting these
practices and policies at a utility level; (2) consider mechanisms to
provide recognition and incentives that facilitate a broad and
receptive response among the water sector to implement these best
security practices and policies and make recommendations as
appropriate; (3) consider mechanisms to measure the extent of
implementation of these best security practices and policies, identify
the impediments to their implementation, and make recommendations as
appropriate. The WSWG is comprised of sixteen members from water and
wastewater utilities, public health, academia, state regulators, and
environmental and community interests. Technical experts from the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland Security,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of
Defense are also actively supporting the WSWG.
Closed and Open Parts of the Meeting
The WSWG is a working group of the NDWAC; it is not a Federal
advisory committee and therefore not subject to the same public
disclosure laws that govern Federal advisory committees. The Group can
enter into closed session as necessary to provide an opportunity to
discuss security-sensitive information relating to specific water
sector vulnerabilities and security tactics. Currently, the WSWG does
not anticipate closing any parts of the January meeting to the public.
However, the Group reserves the right to enter into closed session, if
necessary, late in the afternoon of January 25, 2005, immediately
before lunch on January 26, 2005, and late in the day on January 27,
2005. If closed sessions are needed, opportunities for public comment
will be provided before the closed sessions begin.
If there is a closed meeting session, only WSWG members, Federal
resource personnel, facilitation support contractors and outside
experts identified by the facilitation support contractors will attend
the closed meetings. A general summary of the topics discussed during
closed meetings and the individuals present will be included with the
summary of the open portions of the WSWG meeting.
Public Comment
An opportunity for public comment will be provided during the open
part of the WSWG meeting. Oral statements will be limited to five
minutes, and it is preferred that only one person present the statement
on behalf of a group or organization. Written comments may be provided
at the meeting or may be sent, by mail, to Marc Santora, Designated
Federal Officer for the WSWG, at the mail or e-mail address listed in
the FOR
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Special Accommodations
Any person needing special accommodations at this meeting,
including wheelchair access, should contact Marc Santora, Designated
Federal Officer, at the number or e-mail address listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Requests for
special accommodations should be made at least five business days in
advance of the WSWG meeting.
Dated: January 4, 2005.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 05-425 Filed 1-7-05; 8:45 am]
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