Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council-Notice of Public Meeting, 67349-67350 [E6-19646]

Download as PDF sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 21, 2006 / Notices EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OW–2002–0064, which is available for public viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566–2426. An electronic version of the public docket is available through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at https:// www.regulations.gov. Use FDMS to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system key in the docket ID number identified above. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in FDMS as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public 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 FDMS. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in FDMS. Title: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Modification and Variance Requests. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0029.09, OMB Control No. 2040–0068. ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30th, 2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:17 Nov 20, 2006 Jkt 211001 part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. Abstract: This ICR calculates the burden and costs associated with modifications and variances made to NPDES permits and to the National Sewage Sludge Management Program permit requirements. The regulations specified at 40 CFR 122.62 and 122.63 specify information a facility must report in order for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether a permit modification is warranted. A NPDES permit applicant may request a variance from the conditions that would normally be imposed on the applicant’s discharge. An applicant must submit information so the permitting authority can assess whether the facility is eligible for a variance, and what deviation from Clean Water Act (CWA) provisions is necessary. In general, EPA and authorized States use the information to determine whether: (1) The conditions or requirements that would warrant a modification or variance exist, and 2) the progress toward achieving the goals of the (CWA) will continue if the modification or variance is granted. Other uses for the information provided include: Updating records on permitted facilities, supporting enforcement actions, and overall program management, including policy and budget development and responding to Congressional inquiries. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 11.9 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67349 Respondents/Affected Entities: NPDES permit applicants that request a variance or modification of the NPDES or sewage sludge management conditions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,785. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 280,224 hours. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $10,423,930, which includes $0 capital or O&M costs. Changes in the Estimates: The estimated decrease in burden is 23,773 hours compared to the total estimated burden hours currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This change is primarily the result of (1) Changes and adjustments in the number and types of permits administered by the states and EPA under the NPDES program. Non-NPDES authorized states continue to apply for NPDES program authorization. (2) EPA’s continuous effort to improve the quality of data in its PCS database. This change may reflect more accurate data rather than a significant change in the number of permits actually administered. (3) EPA does not anticipate Variance Requests for Fundamentally Different Factors. Dated: November 9, 2006. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E6–19637 Filed 11–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8244–9] Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council—Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92–423, ‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act,’’ notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The primary topics to be discussed and considered by the Council are the issues and challenges facing the thousands of small drinking water systems nationwide. Status reports on other national drinking water program issues, such as the approach to a draft rule for drinking water supplies on airlines; the E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1 67350 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 224 / Tuesday, November 21, 2006 / Notices sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES early implementation of the rules protecting drinking water supplies from microbial contaminants; the recentlypromulgated Ground Water Rule; revisions to the existing Total Coliform Rule; and implementation recommendations for the Contaminant Candidate List 3 will be presented. If time permits, the Council will also focus on continuing efforts to propose performance measures and indicators for the national drinking water protection program. DATES: The Council meeting will be held on December 14, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and December 15, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, Central Standard Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel, which is located at 200 Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who would like to attend the meeting, present an oral statement, or submit a written statement, should contact Daniel Malloy, by e-mail at malloy.daniel@epa.gov, by phone 202– 564–1724, or by regular mail at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. The Council encourages the public’s input and will allocate one hour (4:30–5:30 p.m.) on December 14, 2006, for this purpose. Oral statements will be limited to five minutes. It is preferred that only one person present the statement on behalf of a group or organization. To ensure adequate time for public involvement, individuals or organizations interested in presenting an oral statement should notify Daniel Malloy by telephone at 202–564–1724 no later than December 1, 2006. Any person who wishes to file a written statement can do so before or after a Council meeting. Written statements received by December 1, 2006, will be distributed to all members of the Council before any final discussion or vote is completed. Any statements received December 2, 2006, or after the meeting will become part of the permanent meeting file and will be forwarded to the Council members for their information. Special Accommodations For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dan Malloy at 202–564–1724 or by e-mail at malloy.daniel@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:17 Nov 20, 2006 Jkt 211001 please contact Dan Malloy, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. over the next several months. You also may send an e-mail to OUST_ Energy_Policy_Act_Email_ List@epa.gov requesting that we notify you when the drafts are posted on EPA’s Web site. If Dated: November 16, 2006. you previously e-mailed a request to be Cynthia C. Dougherty, included on this list, there is no need Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking for you to do so again. After the draft Water. grant guidelines are posted on EPA’s [FR Doc. E6–19646 Filed 11–20–06; 8:45 am] Web site, paper copies will be available BILLING CODE 6560–50–P from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), EPA’s publications distribution ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION warehouse. You may request copies AGENCY from NSCEP by calling 1–800–490– 9198; writing to U.S. EPA/NSCEP, Box [FRL–8245–1] 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242–0419; or Draft Grant Guidelines for States faxing your request to NSCEP at 513– Regarding: Inspection Provision and 489–8695. State Compliance Report on the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Government Underground Storage draft grant guidelines regarding Tanks Provision; Solid Waste Disposal inspection provision: Tim Smith, EPA’s Act, Subtitle I, as Amended by Title XV, Office of Underground Storage Tanks, at Subtitle B of the Energy Policy Act of smith.timr@epa.gov or 703–603–7158. 2005 For draft grant guidelines regarding State compliance report on government AGENCY: Environmental Protection USTs provision: Steven McNeely, EPA’s Agency. Office of Underground Storage Tanks, at ACTION: Notice of availability. mcneely.steven@epa.gov or 703–603– 7164. 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The UST Disposal Act as established in Title XV, provisions of the law significantly affect Subtitle B of the Energy Policy Act of federal and state UST programs; require 2005. EPA is asking the public to review major changes to the programs; and are and comment on the guidelines as they aimed at further reducing UST releases become available. EPA encourages to our environment. Some of the UST interested stakeholders to regularly provisions of the Energy Policy Act check EPA’s Web site at: https://www. were implemented by August 2006; epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/epact_05. other provisions will need to be htm#Drafts where we will post the draft implemented in subsequent years. See guidelines as they become available EPA’s Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/ over the next several months. You also oust/fedlaws/epact_05.htm for more may send an e-mail to OUST_Energy_ information about the UST provisions of Policy_Act_Email_List@epa.gov the Energy Policy Act. requesting that we notify you when the Among other things, the UST drafts are posted on EPA’s Web site. If provisions of the Energy Policy Act you previously e-mailed a request to be require that states receiving funding included on this list, there is no need under Subtitle I comply with certain for you to do so again. requirements contained in the law. DATES: EPA anticipates the draft grant Following enactment of the new law, guidelines will become available OUST worked, and is continuing to between November 21, 2006 and March work, with its partners to develop grant 31, 2007. guidelines which EPA regional tank ADDRESSES: EPA will post the draft grant programs will incorporate into States’ grant agreements. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67349-67350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19646]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8244-9]


Meeting of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council--Notice 
of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act,'' notice is hereby given of a meeting of the 
National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), established under the 
Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). The 
primary topics to be discussed and considered by the Council are the 
issues and challenges facing the thousands of small drinking water 
systems nationwide. Status reports on other national drinking water 
program issues, such as the approach to a draft rule for drinking water 
supplies on airlines; the

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early implementation of the rules protecting drinking water supplies 
from microbial contaminants; the recently-promulgated Ground Water 
Rule; revisions to the existing Total Coliform Rule; and implementation 
recommendations for the Contaminant Candidate List 3 will be presented. 
If time permits, the Council will also focus on continuing efforts to 
propose performance measures and indicators for the national drinking 
water protection program.

DATES: The Council meeting will be held on December 14, 2006, from 9 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and December 15, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, 
Central Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Worthington 
Hotel, which is located at 200 Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who would like 
to attend the meeting, present an oral statement, or submit a written 
statement, should contact Daniel Malloy, by e-mail at 
malloy.daniel@epa.gov, by phone 202-564-1724, or by regular mail at the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and 
Drinking Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. The 
Council encourages the public's input and will allocate one hour (4:30-
5:30 p.m.) on December 14, 2006, for this purpose. Oral statements will 
be limited to five minutes. It is preferred that only one person 
present the statement on behalf of a group or organization. To ensure 
adequate time for public involvement, individuals or organizations 
interested in presenting an oral statement should notify Daniel Malloy 
by telephone at 202-564-1724 no later than December 1, 2006. Any person 
who wishes to file a written statement can do so before or after a 
Council meeting. Written statements received by December 1, 2006, will 
be distributed to all members of the Council before any final 
discussion or vote is completed. Any statements received December 2, 
2006, or after the meeting will become part of the permanent meeting 
file and will be forwarded to the Council members for their 
information.

Special Accommodations

    For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact Dan Malloy at 202-564-1724 or by e-mail at 
malloy.daniel@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please 
contact Dan Malloy, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting to 
give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: November 16, 2006.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. E6-19646 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am]
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