Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public Teleconference and Face-to-Face Meeting of the Drinking Water Committee, 12999-13000 [E8-4828]

Download as PDF yshivers on PROD1PC62 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 48 / Tuesday, March 11, 2008 / Notices scientific advisory committee. The CASAC provides advice, information and recommendations on the scientific and technical aspects of issues related to air quality criteria and NAAQS under sections 108 and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel consists of the seven CASAC members supplemented by subject-matter-experts. The Panel provides advice and recommendations to EPA concerning ground-level ozone and related photochemical oxidants in ambient air. The Panel complies with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires that the Agency periodically review and revise, as appropriate, the air quality criteria and the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including ambient ozone. Pursuant to sections 108 and 109 of the Act, EPA is in the process of reviewing the ozone NAAQS, which the Agency most recently revised in July 1997. The CASAC Ozone Review Panel last met in March 2007 to review the Agency’s Final Ozone Staff Paper and, in particular, to offer additional, unsolicited advice to EPA on the chapters in this document concerning the primary (human health-related) and secondary (welfare effects-related) Ozone NAAQS. The purpose of such advice was to advise EPA as it developed its Proposed Rule for the NAAQS for ozone. The CASAC’s letter to the Administrator from that teleconference review (EPA–CASAC– 07–002, dated March 26, 2007) is posted on the CASAC’s Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/casac. On June 20, 2007, EPA released the Proposed Rule for the NAAQS for Ozone. The purpose of this teleconference meeting is for the Panel to hold followon discussions concerning the Final Rule for the NAAQS for ozone and, prospectively, to offer additional, unsolicited advice to the EPA Administrator on this final rule. Technical Contact: Any questions concerning the Agency’s Final Rule for the NAAQS for ozone should be directed to Dr. David McKee, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), at phone: (919) 541–5288, or e-mail: mckee.dave@epa.gov. Availability of Meeting Materials: EPA’s Final Rule for the NAAQS for ozone will be posted on or before March 12, 2008 on the Agency’s ‘‘Ground-level Ozone—Regulatory Actions’’ Web site at: https://epa.gov/air/ozonepollution/ actions.html. A copy of the draft agenda VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:44 Mar 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 and other materials for this CASAC teleconference meeting will be posted on the SAB Web site at: https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ WebCASAC/recentadditions prior to the teleconference meeting. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the CASAC Ozone Review Panel to consider the topics included in this advisory activity and/ or the group conducting the activity. 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. Interested parties should contact Mr. Butterfield, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), by March 21, 2008, at the contact information noted above, to be placed on the list of public speakers for this teleconference meeting. 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A face-toface meeting will be held on April 23, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and will continue on April 24, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time). The April 2, 2008 teleconference will be conducted by phone only. The April 23–24, 2008 faceto-face meeting will be held at the SAB Conference Center, 1025 F Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain general information concerning this public teleconference or meeting should contact Dr. Sue Shallal, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/ voice mail: (202) 343–9977; fax: (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at: shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web Site at: https://www.epa.gov/ sab. 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The SAB is being asked to comment on the effectiveness of this plan to produce outcome measures. CCL3—The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act amendments (SDWA) require EPA to (1) publish every five years a list of currently unregulated contaminants in drinking water that may pose risks (the Contaminant Candidate List or ‘‘CCL’’), and (2) make determinations on whether or not to regulate at least five contaminants from that list on a staggered five year cycle. SDWA requires EPA to publish a new list of contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems every five years. The first CCL (CCL1) was published or finalized on March 2, 1998 (63 FR 10273). CCL1 was developed based on the review by technical experts of readily available information and contained 50 chemicals and 10 microbial contaminants/groups. EPA consulted with the scientific community, including the Science Advisory Board, on a process for developing the first CCL. The second CCL (CCL2) was published on February 24, 2005 (70 FR 9071). CCL2 carried forward the remaining 51 chemical and microbial contaminants listed on CCL1. The Agency is evaluating data and research on these chemicals and microbes to make regulatory determinations on the contaminants listed CCL2. The draft CCL3 includes 93 chemicals or chemical groups and 11 microbiological contaminants. The EPA is seeking comment from the SAB DWC on the draft CCL3, the approach used to develop the list, and other specific contaminants. Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agendas and other materials including a link to the Office of Water’s draft Measures document will be posted on the SAB Web Site at: (https:// www.epa.gov/sab) in advance of the meeting. The CCL3 draft can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA- VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:44 Mar 10, 2008 Jkt 214001 WATER/2008/February/Day-21/ w3114.pdf. For questions and information concerning the Agency’s documents, please contact Ms. Valerie Blank for Measures at 202–564–1720 or blank.valerie@epa.gov. Please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter for CCL3 at 202– 564–4885 or carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information for the Drinking Water Committee to consider throughout the advisory process. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public SAB teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one-half hour for all speakers. At the face-to-face meeting, presentations will be limited to five minutes, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12999-13000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8540-6]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Teleconference and Face-to-Face Meeting of the Drinking Water Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two meetings of the SAB Drinking 
Water Committee (DWC): A public teleconference to discuss the 
Waterborne Diseases--Measures to Link Drinking Water Programs to Public 
Health Outcomes (Measures) and a face-to-face meeting to review 
Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3 (CCL3) Draft document.

DATES: The SAB will hold the public teleconference on April 2, 2008. 
The teleconference will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. (Eastern 
Time). A face-to-face meeting will be held on April 23, 2008 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and will continue on April 24, 2008 from 
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The April 2, 2008 teleconference will be conducted by phone 
only. The April 23-24, 2008 face-to-face meeting will be held at the 
SAB Conference Center, 1025 F Street, NW., Suite 3700, Washington, DC 
20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning this public teleconference or 
meeting should contact Dr. Sue Shallal, Designated Federal Officer 
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9977; fax: (202) 233-0643; or e-
mail at: shallal.suhair@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA 
Science Advisory Board can be found on the SAB Web Site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the EPA 
SAB Drinking Water Committee will hold a public teleconference to 
provide a consultation on the Waterborne Diseases--Measures to Link 
Drinking Water Programs to Public Health Outcomes document and a face-
to-face meeting to review its Draft Drinking Water Contaminant 
Candidate List 3 document.
     Background: EPA's Office of Water has requested that the SAB 
conduct a

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consultation for its Waterborne Diseases--Measures to Link Drinking 
Water Programs to Public Health Outcomes (Measures) and review its 
Draft Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3 (CCL3) document.
    Measures--EPA's Office of Water (OW) produced a draft Measure 
Development Plan in October, 2004. The purpose of the plan is to 
develop long-term measures that describe changes over time of disease 
due to drinking water contamination or changes in the occurrence of 
indicators of waterborne disease. The objective of the measures is to 
demonstrate the effectiveness of drinking water programs on epidemic 
and endemic, acute and chronic disease related to microbes or other 
water contaminants. The SAB is being asked to comment on the 
effectiveness of this plan to produce outcome measures.
     CCL3--The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act amendments (SDWA) require 
EPA to (1) publish every five years a list of currently unregulated 
contaminants in drinking water that may pose risks (the Contaminant 
Candidate List or ``CCL''), and (2) make determinations on whether or 
not to regulate at least five contaminants from that list on a 
staggered five year cycle. SDWA requires EPA to publish a new list of 
contaminants that are known or anticipated to occur in public water 
systems every five years. The first CCL (CCL1) was published or 
finalized on March 2, 1998 (63 FR 10273). CCL1 was developed based on 
the review by technical experts of readily available information and 
contained 50 chemicals and 10 microbial contaminants/groups. EPA 
consulted with the scientific community, including the Science Advisory 
Board, on a process for developing the first CCL. The second CCL (CCL2) 
was published on February 24, 2005 (70 FR 9071). CCL2 carried forward 
the remaining 51 chemical and microbial contaminants listed on CCL1. 
The Agency is evaluating data and research on these chemicals and 
microbes to make regulatory determinations on the contaminants listed 
CCL2. The draft CCL3 includes 93 chemicals or chemical groups and 11 
microbiological contaminants. The EPA is seeking comment from the SAB 
DWC on the draft CCL3, the approach used to develop the list, and other 
specific contaminants.
     Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agendas and other 
materials including a link to the Office of Water's draft Measures 
document will be posted on the SAB Web Site at: (https://www.epa.gov/
sab) in advance of the meeting. The CCL3 draft can be found at: https://
www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2008/February/Day-21/w3114.pdf. For 
questions and information concerning the Agency's documents, please 
contact Ms. Valerie Blank for Measures at 202-564-1720 or 
blank.valerie@epa.gov. Please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter for CCL3 at 
202-564-4885 or carpenter.thomas@epa.gov.
     Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the Drinking 
Water Committee to consider throughout the advisory process. Oral 
Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral 
presentation at a public SAB teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one-half hour for all 
speakers. At the face-to-face meeting, presentations will be limited to 
five minutes, with no more than a total of one hour for all speakers. 
To be placed on the public speaker list, interested parties should 
contact Dr. Sue Shallal, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), by 
March 26, 2008 for the teleconference and by April 16, 2008 for the 
face-to-face meeting, at the contact information noted above. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be received in the SAB Staff 
Office by March 26, 2008, so that the information may be made available 
to the SAB for their consideration prior to the teleconference or by 
April 16, 2008 for their consideration prior to the face-to-face 
meeting. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via e-mail to 
shallal.suhair@epa.gov (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. Sue Shallal at (202) 
343-9977 or shallal.suhair@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Dr. Shallal preferably at least ten days 
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process 
your request.

    Dated: March 5, 2008.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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