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reporting chemical pollutants under the
Clean Water Act. We have determined
that completing the work of this
committee is in the public interest, and
will assist the Agency in performing its
duties under the Clean Water Act, as
amended.
Copies of the Committee Charter will
be filed with the appropriate
committees of Congress and the Library
of Congress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Meghan Hessenauer, Engineering and
Analysis Division, MC4303T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; Telephone number: (202)
566–1040; Fax number: (202) 566–1053;
E-mail address:
Hessenauer.Meghan@EPA.GOV.
Dated: May 21, 2007.
Benjamin H. Grumbles,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
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Water Security Initiative: Preliminary
Notice of a Request for Applications
for Contamination Warning System
Pilots
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is providing
preliminary notice of its intention to
solicit competitive applications for
cooperative agreements to support
contamination warning system
demonstration pilots. These pilots will
be part of the Agency’s Water Security
(WS) initiative (formerly
WaterSentinel), which addresses the
risk of contamination of drinking water
distribution systems. Local governments
or institutions (either public or private
nonprofit organizations) that operate
community water systems serving at
least 750,000 people will be eligible to
compete for these cooperative
agreements. The purpose of this notice
is to alert potential applicants to this
future opportunity.
DATES: EPA intends to issue the Request
for Applications (RFA) for
contamination warning system
cooperative agreements in June 2007.
ADDRESSES: For further information,
contact Dan Schmelling, Water Security
Division, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (MC 4601M),
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DC 20460; telephone number (202) 564–
5281; fax number: (202) 564–3753; email address: schmelling.dan@epa.gov.
Dated: May 21, 2007.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
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The WS
initiative is an EPA program that
includes piloting contamination
warning systems at drinking water
utilities. This initiative is responsive to
Homeland Security Presidential
Directive 9, under which the Agency
must ‘‘develop robust, comprehensive,
and fully coordinated surveillance and
monitoring systems * * * for * * *
water quality that provides early
detection and awareness of disease,
pest, or poisonous agents.’’ The purpose
of these pilots is to demonstrate warning
systems that achieve timely detection
and appropriate response to drinking
water contamination incidents.
Under the WS initiative, EPA
anticipates awarding four cooperative
agreements for contamination warning
system demonstration pilots, with
individual award amounts between $3
and $12 million. A minimum 20 percent
cost-share, which may include in-kind
services, would be required.
Contamination warning systems must
address five monitoring and
surveillance components, (1) online
water quality monitoring, (2)
contaminant sampling and analysis, (3)
enhanced security monitoring, (4)
consumer complaint surveillance, and
(5) public health surveillance, along
with a consequence management plan.
EPA has developed a document,
Water Security Initiative: Interim
Guidance on Planning for
Contamination Warning System
Deployment, to assist utilities with
demonstrating these components. It is
available at https://cfpub.epa.gov/
safewater/watersecurity/initiative.cfm.
EPA encourages utilities that may be
interested in the upcoming RFA to
review this document. When issued, the
RFA will be available at this same Web
address and may also be viewed through
https://www.grants.gov.
Funding may be used by recipients to
acquire services and fund contracts or to
fund partnerships through subgrants,
provided recipients follow applicable
contracting and subgrants procedures.
Please note that recipients may not
award sole source contracts to
consulting, engineering or other firms
assisting applicants with the proposal
based on the firm’s role in preparing the
proposal.
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Notification of Upcoming Meetings of
the Science Advisory Board Panel for
the Review of EPA’s 2007 Report on
the Environment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
announces a public teleconference and
a public meeting of the SAB Panel for
the Review of EPA’s 2007 Report on the
Environment. The teleconference and
meeting are being held to conduct a peer
review of the EPA’s draft Report on the
Environment 2007: Science Report.
DATES: The public teleconference will
be held on June 22, 2007 from 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The
public meeting will be held from 9 a.m.
to 5:15 p.m. on July 10, 2007; 8:30 a.m.
to 5:15 p.m. on July 11, 2007; and 8 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m. on July 12, 2007 (Eastern
Daylight Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the
Panel will be held in the Washington,
DC metropolitan area at a location that
will be announced on the SAB Web site:
https://www.epa.gov/sab.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wishes to
obtain the teleconference call-in number
and access code; submit a written or
brief oral statement; or receive further
information concerning the
teleconference or meeting must contact
Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Armitage may
be contacted at the EPA Science
Advisory Board (1400F), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; or via
telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–9995;
fax
(202) 233–0643; or e-mail at:
armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General
information about the EPA SAB, as well
as any updates concerning the
teleconference and meeting announced
in this notice, may be found in the SAB
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
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Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby
given that the SAB Panel for the Review
of EPA’s 2007 Report on the
Environment will hold a public
teleconference and public meeting to
conduct a peer review of EPA’s draft
Report on the Environment 2007:
Science Report. The SAB was
established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide
independent scientific and technical
advice to the Administrator on the
technical basis for Agency positions and
regulations. The SAB is a Federal
Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The
SAB will comply with the provisions of
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff
Office procedural policies.
Background: In 2003, EPA issued a
draft Report on the Environment
describing the status of and trends in
the environment and human health. The
draft 2003 Report on the Environment
was reviewed by the SAB (see https://
www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/sab_05_004.pdf).
EPA used advice received from the SAB
and comments from stakeholders to
develop an improved and updated draft
Report on the Environment 2007. The
Report on the Environment 2007
consists of a Science Report (ROE 2007
Science Report) containing detailed
scientific and technical information, a
Highlights Document written for
concerned citizens, and an electronic
document facilitating access to material
in the reports.
EPA’s Office of Research and
Development has requested that the
SAB review the ROE 2007 Science
Report. The ROE 2007 Science Report
asks key questions about the current
status of, and trends in, the condition of
the environment and human health.
These questions are intended to be
relevant to EPA’s current regulatory and
programmatic activities and mission,
and they have been answered using a
suite of environmental and human
health indicators. The SAB has been
asked to comment on: (1) The adequacy
of the formulation and scope of the
questions addressed in the ROE 2007
Science Report, (2) the appropriateness
of the indicators used to answer the
questions in the report, (3) the accuracy
of the characterization of gaps and
limitations in the indicators used in the
report, (4) the appropriateness of
regionalization of national indicators in
the report, (5) the utility of regional
indicators in the report, and (6) the
overall quality of the report with respect
to technical accuracy, clarity, and
appropriateness of level of
communication.
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In response to EPA’s request, the SAB
Staff Office formed the SAB Panel for
the Review of EPA’s 2007 Report on the
Environment. Background on the Panel
formation process was provided in a
Federal Register notice published on
May 25, 2006 (71 FR 30138–30139).
Information about the SAB Panel for the
Review of EPA’s 2007 Report on the
Environment is available on the SAB
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The
draft Report on the Environment 2007:
Science Report to be reviewed by the
SAB Panel is available on the following
EPA Office of Research and
Development Web Site: https://
cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/
recordisplay.cfm?deid=140917. Agendas
and other material for the upcoming
public teleconference and meeting will
be posted on the SAB Web site https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
information for the SAB Panel to
consider during the advisory process.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals
or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public teleconference
will be limited to three minutes per
speaker, with no more than a total of 30
minutes for all speakers. Individuals or
groups requesting an oral presentation
at a public meeting will be limited to
five minutes per speaker, with no more
than a total of one hour for all speakers.
Interested parties should contact Dr.
Armitage, DFO, in writing (preferably
via e-mail) at the contact information
noted above, by June 15, 2007 to be
placed on a list of public speakers for
the teleconference, and by July 3, 2007
to be placed on the list of public
speakers for the meeting. Written
Statements: Written statements should
be received in the SAB Staff Office by
June 15, 2007 for the teleconference,
and by July 3, 2007 for the meeting so
that the information may be made
available to the SAB Panel members for
their consideration. Written statements
should be supplied to the DFO in the
following formats: one hard copy with
original signature, and one electronic
copy via e-mail (acceptable file format:
Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS
Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text
files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP
format).
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage
at the phone number or e-mail address
noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the meeting to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
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Dated: May 21, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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Performance Advantage, Inc.
Superfund Site Weogufka, Coosa
County, Alabama; Notice of Settlement
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of settlement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under Section 122(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA), the United States
Environmental Protection Agency has
entered into a settlement for
reimbursement of past response
concerning the Performance Advantage,
Inc. Superfund Site located in
Weogufka, Coosa County, Alabama.
DATES: The Agency will consider public
comments on the settlement until June
28, 2007. The Agency will consider all
comments received and may modify or
withdraw its consent to the settlement
if comments received disclose facts or
considerations which indicate that the
settlement is inappropriate, improper,
or inadequate.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the settlement are
available from Ms. Paula V. Batchelor.
Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA–RO4–SFUND–2007–
0427 or Site name Perfomance
Advantage, Inc. Superfund Site by one
of the following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: Batchelor.Paula@epa.gov.
• Fax: 404/562–8842/Attn Paula V.
Batchelor.
Mail: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, U.S.
EPA Region 4, SD–SEIMB, 61 Forsyth
Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. ‘‘In
addition, please mail a copy of your
comments on the information collection
provisions to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Attn:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.’’ Instructions:
Direct your comments to Docket ID No.
EPA–R04–SFUND–2007–0427. EPA’s
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will be included in the public docket
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference and
a public meeting of the SAB Panel for the Review of EPA's 2007 Report
on the Environment. The teleconference and meeting are being held to
conduct a peer review of the EPA's draft Report on the Environment
2007: Science Report.
DATES: The public teleconference will be held on June 22, 2007 from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The public meeting will be held
from 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on July 10, 2007; 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on
July 11, 2007; and 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on July 12, 2007 (Eastern
Daylight Time).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting of the Panel will be held in the
Washington, DC metropolitan area at a location that will be announced
on the SAB Web site: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes to
obtain the teleconference call-in number and access code; submit a
written or brief oral statement; or receive further information
concerning the teleconference or meeting must contact Dr. Thomas
Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Armitage may be
contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
or via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9995; fax
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at: armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General
information about the EPA SAB, as well as any updates concerning the
teleconference and meeting announced in this notice, may be found in
the SAB Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/sab.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Panel for
the Review of EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment will hold a public
teleconference and public meeting to conduct a peer review of EPA's
draft Report on the Environment 2007: Science Report. The SAB was
established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and
technical advice to the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency
positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended,
5 U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Background: In 2003, EPA issued a draft Report on the Environment
describing the status of and trends in the environment and human
health. The draft 2003 Report on the Environment was reviewed by the
SAB (see https://www.epa.gov/sab/pdf/sab_05_004.pdf). EPA used advice
received from the SAB and comments from stakeholders to develop an
improved and updated draft Report on the Environment 2007. The Report
on the Environment 2007 consists of a Science Report (ROE 2007 Science
Report) containing detailed scientific and technical information, a
Highlights Document written for concerned citizens, and an electronic
document facilitating access to material in the reports.
EPA's Office of Research and Development has requested that the SAB
review the ROE 2007 Science Report. The ROE 2007 Science Report asks
key questions about the current status of, and trends in, the condition
of the environment and human health. These questions are intended to be
relevant to EPA's current regulatory and programmatic activities and
mission, and they have been answered using a suite of environmental and
human health indicators. The SAB has been asked to comment on: (1) The
adequacy of the formulation and scope of the questions addressed in the
ROE 2007 Science Report, (2) the appropriateness of the indicators used
to answer the questions in the report, (3) the accuracy of the
characterization of gaps and limitations in the indicators used in the
report, (4) the appropriateness of regionalization of national
indicators in the report, (5) the utility of regional indicators in the
report, and (6) the overall quality of the report with respect to
technical accuracy, clarity, and appropriateness of level of
communication.
In response to EPA's request, the SAB Staff Office formed the SAB
Panel for the Review of EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment.
Background on the Panel formation process was provided in a Federal
Register notice published on May 25, 2006 (71 FR 30138-30139).
Information about the SAB Panel for the Review of EPA's 2007 Report on
the Environment is available on the SAB Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The draft Report on the
Environment 2007: Science Report to be reviewed by the SAB Panel is
available on the following EPA Office of Research and Development Web
Site: https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=140917.
Agendas and other material for the upcoming public teleconference and
meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site https://www.epa.gov/sab.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the SAB
Panel to consider during the advisory process. Oral Statements: In
general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a
public teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker,
with no more than a total of 30 minutes for all speakers. Individuals
or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public meeting will be
limited to five minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one
hour for all speakers. Interested parties should contact Dr. Armitage,
DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information
noted above, by June 15, 2007 to be placed on a list of public speakers
for the teleconference, and by July 3, 2007 to be placed on the list of
public speakers for the meeting. Written Statements: Written statements
should be received in the SAB Staff Office by June 15, 2007 for the
teleconference, and by July 3, 2007 for the meeting so that the
information may be made available to the SAB Panel members for their
consideration. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO in the
following formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one
electronic copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF,
WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format).
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage at the phone
number or e-mail address noted above, preferably at least ten days
prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: May 21, 2007.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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