Notice of Public Meeting/Webinar: EPA Method Development Update on Drinking Water Testing Methods for Contaminant Candidate List Contaminants, 22540-22542 [2013-08827]

Download as PDF 22540 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 16, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RP13–787–000] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Take notice that on April 5, 2013, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2)(2012), El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (EPNG) submits this Petition for a Declaratory Order seeking guidance on an issue concerning the application and interpretation of EPNG’s tariff and contracts, as more fully described in their petition. Specifically, EPNG seeks Commission guidance concerning whether UNS Gas Inc. and Texas Gas Service Company, a Division of ONEOK, Inc., will be entitled to the rate provided by Article 11.2(a) of EPNG’s 1996 Settlement (‘‘Article 11.2(a) rate’’) after the term of their existing Article 11.2(a) contracts expires on August 31, 2013. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Apr 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 are also available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 3, 2013. Dated: April 9, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–08818 Filed 4–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dated: April 9, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [Docket No. NJ13–9–000] Department of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Take notice that on April 5, 2013, pursuant to sections 35.28(e) and 385.207 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (Commission) Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 35.28(e) and 18 CFR 385.207, the Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville), submitted certain amendments to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (tariff) and a Petition for Declaratory Order requesting the Commission find that Bonneville’s tariff, as amended by this filing, substantially conforms or is superior to the Commission’s pro forma tariff and that Bonneville satisfies the requirements for reciprocity status. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. This filing is accessible on-line at https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 6, 2013. [FR Doc. 2013–08819 Filed 4–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2013–0213; FRL–9803–5] Notice of Public Meeting/Webinar: EPA Method Development Update on Drinking Water Testing Methods for Contaminant Candidate List Contaminants Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division’s Technical Support Center (TSC) announces a public meeting/ webinar to discuss analytical testing procedures for unregulated contaminants in drinking water that are, or are being considered for inclusion, on the Contaminant Candidate List (CCL). Technical experts from TSC and the EPA Office of Research and Development’s National Exposure Research Laboratory Microbiological and Chemical Exposure Assessment Research Division will describe methods currently in development for many CCL contaminants, with an expectation that several of these methods will support future cycles of the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) program. The agenda for the public meeting/webinar E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 16, 2013 / Notices will include time for public comment for those that pre-register to present information and technical input on analytical testing procedures. DATES: The public meeting/webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting/webinar materials will be available from May 15, 2013, to June 17, 2013 to accommodate postmeeting comments. Persons wishing to attend the meeting in-person or on-line via the webinar must register by May 1, 2013, as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 130/138 at the EPA’s Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC), 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268. All attendees must show government-issued photo identification to enter the building, sign in with the security desk and pass through a metal detector. This meeting will also be simultaneously broadcast as a webinar, available through the Internet. Persons wishing to attend the meeting in-person or on-line via the webinar must register by May 1, 2013, by sending an email to: UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com. Further information about registration, and participation in the meeting, can be found on the EPA’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Program Meetings and Materials Web page: https://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/ sdwa/ucmr/calendar.cfm. Submit written comments and technical input (described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section) by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: OW-Docket@epa.gov. • Mail: Water Docket, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery: Water Docket, U.S. EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC). Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The EPA Docket Center, Water Docket is located in Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. The telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566–2426. Instructions: Direct your information to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2013– 0213. EPA’s policy is that all information received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Apr 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information through www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. If you have such information, you should contact EPA (as described in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section) for instructions on submitting CBI. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any members of the public who wish to receive further information about the meeting/webinar or have questions about this notice or submission of comments should contact Glynda Smith, Technical Support Center, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MS 140), Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: (513) 569–7652; email address: smith.glynda@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 22541 analytical testing procedures based on the number of registrants that sign up to speak and time available in the meeting. EPA requests that only one person present a statement on behalf of a group or organization. To be placed on the public speaker list, send an email to: UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com by May 1, 2013, and indicate that you will be attending the meeting and would like to speak. Special Accommodations: To request special accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com. Please allow at least five business days prior to the meeting to allow time to process your request. D. How can stakeholders identify potential testing procedures for priority unregulated contaminants? The public meeting/webinar will provide opportunities to learn about EPA’s method development work and to provide public comments. In addition, EPA will be posting the meeting/ webinar materials in the Docket No. EPA–HQ–OW–2013–2013 from May 15, 2013, to June 17, 2013, to provide an opportunity for written comments. I. General Information EPA’s preferred method for A. Does this action apply to me? submission of written comments about testing procedures is through This notice is directed to the public www.regulations.gov [Docket ID No. in general; the action does not impose EPA–HQ–OW–2013–0213], though any requirements. The public meeting/ other options are described in the webinar may be of interest to persons ADDRESSES section of this notice. EPA who conduct chemical or requests that the submitters include: microbiological testing for drinking name, affiliation, phone number, water contaminants, and in particular mailing address, and email address. those that conduct testing under the However, this information is not UCMR program. required and comments can be B. How can I get copies of this document submitted anonymously. The following and other related information? information will be specifically presented in the public meeting/ This document is available for webinar, which commenters should download at: www.regulations.gov. For address as applicable: other related information, reference 1. Specify the CCL contaminant(s) Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2013– that can be analyzed with the drinking 0213. water test procedure. Proposed testing C. How may I participate in this procedures should focus on CCL 3 meeting? contaminants (https:// Persons interested in attending the federalregister.gov/a/E9–24287) or meeting in-person or on-line need to contaminants likely to be considered for register by sending an email to: CCL 4 (nominated contaminants can be UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com by viewed at www.regulations.gov and May 1, 2013. Comments on the meeting/ referencing Docket ID EPA–HQ–OW– webinar, including technical input 2012–0217). Note that EPA is currently regarding potential drinking water developing the draft CCL 4, which analytical testing procedures for one or includes consideration of the more contaminants that are, or are likely contaminants that were nominated. to be considered for inclusion, on the 2. Specify the sensitivity, accuracy CCL may be made during the public and precision attainable for the comment session of the meeting or in contaminant(s) using the test procedure. writing to the public docket (see Testing procedures submitted for consideration are expected to be ADDRESSES section). EPA encourages validated prior to use. Guidelines for public input and will allocate time for test method validation are described by stakeholder presentations of candidate PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16APN1.SGM 16APN1 22542 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 16, 2013 / Notices the EPA Forum on Environmental Measurement (FEM) in documents available through the FEM Web site (USEPA 2005, USEPA 2009). 3. To the extent possible, specify the cost, availability, and projected laboratory capacity associated with the technology that is being proposed. 4. Provide complete citations for referenced test methods, including author(s), title, journal (or other publication), and date. 5. Provide contact information for the primary investigator, when available. II. Background A. How does EPA identify priority contaminants and collect information to judge their occurrence in drinking water? The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) established the CCL and UCMR programs to provide information that EPA needs to determine whether particular drinking water contaminants should be regulated. The CCL is a list of contaminants that when published are not subject to any proposed or promulgated national primary drinking water regulations, are known or anticipated to occur in public drinking water systems, and may require regulations under SDWA. While the CCL process identifies contaminants that may require regulation, the UCMR program provides the framework to collect data to help determine whether a contaminant occurs at a frequency and concentration that would be of public health concern. EPA published the third CCL (CCL 3) containing 116 contaminants on October 8, 2009 (74 FR 51850) and the third UCMR (UCMR 3) on May 2, 2012 (77 FR 26072). Monitoring under UCMR 3 began January 1, 2013, and will continue until December 31, 2015. On May 8, 2012, EPA published a Federal Register notice (77 FR 27057) requesting nominations of chemical and microbial contaminants for possible inclusion in the fourth drinking water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 4). A summary of the contaminants nominated for inclusion in CCL 4 can be viewed at www.regulations.gov referencing Docket ID EPA–HQ–OW– 2012–0217. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES B. What is the basis for this action? Under UCMR, a unique set of up to 30 contaminants is identified every five years for monitoring. In order to correctly identify and quantitate these contaminants in a national monitoring effort, robust testing methods must be available. This public meeting/webinar will provide a forum to hear about and VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:58 Apr 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 discuss EPA’s current drinking water method development for priority contaminants—focusing on CCL 3 and possible CCL 4 contaminants—as well as other testing procedures that may be applicable to these contaminants. III. References USEPA. 2005. Validation and Peer Review of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Chemical Methods of Analysis, FEM Document Number 2005–01. Available at https://www.epa.gov/fem/ agency_methods.htm. USEPA. 2009. Method Validation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Microbiological Methods of Analysis, FEM Document Number 2009–01. Available at https://www.epa.gov/fem/ agency_methods.htm. Dated: April 8, 2013. 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Carpenter/Dayco Superfund Site, EPA Docket No. CERCLA–02– 2011–2008 and should be sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, 290 Broadway—17th Floor, New York, NY 10007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the proposed administrative settlement, as well as background information relating to the settlement, may be obtained from Clara Beitin, Assistant Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. Telephone: 212–637–4382. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clara Beitin, Assistant Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. Telephone: 212–637– 4382. Dated: March 25, 2013. Walter Mugdan, Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
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Notice of Public Meeting/Webinar: EPA Method Development Update 
on Drinking Water Testing Methods for Contaminant Candidate List 
Contaminants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of 
Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management 
Division's Technical Support Center (TSC) announces a public meeting/
webinar to discuss analytical testing procedures for unregulated 
contaminants in drinking water that are, or are being considered for 
inclusion, on the Contaminant Candidate List (CCL). Technical experts 
from TSC and the EPA Office of Research and Development's National 
Exposure Research Laboratory Microbiological and Chemical Exposure 
Assessment Research Division will describe methods currently in 
development for many CCL contaminants, with an expectation that several 
of these methods will support future cycles of the Unregulated 
Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) program. The agenda for the public 
meeting/webinar

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will include time for public comment for those that pre-register to 
present information and technical input on analytical testing 
procedures.

DATES: The public meeting/webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 
2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting/webinar 
materials will be available from May 15, 2013, to June 17, 2013 to 
accommodate post-meeting comments. Persons wishing to attend the 
meeting in-person or on-line via the webinar must register by May 1, 
2013, as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held in Room 130/138 at the EPA's 
Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC), 26 West 
Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268. All attendees must 
show government-issued photo identification to enter the building, sign 
in with the security desk and pass through a metal detector. This 
meeting will also be simultaneously broadcast as a webinar, available 
through the Internet. Persons wishing to attend the meeting in-person 
or on-line via the webinar must register by May 1, 2013, by sending an 
email to: UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com. Further information about 
registration, and participation in the meeting, can be found on the 
EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Program Meetings and Materials 
Web page: https://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/ucmr/calendar.cfm.
    Submit written comments and technical input (described in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section) by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
     Mail: Water Docket, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: Water Docket, U.S. EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC). Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours 
of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information. The EPA Docket Center, Water Docket is located in 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. The 
telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566-2426.
    Instructions: Direct your information to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2013-0213. EPA's policy is that all information received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information through 
www.regulations.gov or email that you consider to be CBI or otherwise 
protected. If you have such information, you should contact EPA (as 
described in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section) for 
instructions on submitting CBI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any members of the public who wish to 
receive further information about the meeting/webinar or have questions 
about this notice or submission of comments should contact Glynda 
Smith, Technical Support Center, Standards and Risk Management 
Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (MS 140), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, 
Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone number: (513) 569-7652; email address: 
smith.glynda@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This notice is directed to the public in general; the action does 
not impose any requirements. The public meeting/webinar may be of 
interest to persons who conduct chemical or microbiological testing for 
drinking water contaminants, and in particular those that conduct 
testing under the UCMR program.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    This document is available for download at: www.regulations.gov. 
For other related information, reference Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2013-
0213.

C. How may I participate in this meeting?

    Persons interested in attending the meeting in-person or on-line 
need to register by sending an email to: UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com by 
May 1, 2013. Comments on the meeting/webinar, including technical input 
regarding potential drinking water analytical testing procedures for 
one or more contaminants that are, or are likely to be considered for 
inclusion, on the CCL may be made during the public comment session of 
the meeting or in writing to the public docket (see ADDRESSES section). 
EPA encourages public input and will allocate time for stakeholder 
presentations of candidate analytical testing procedures based on the 
number of registrants that sign up to speak and time available in the 
meeting. EPA requests that only one person present a statement on 
behalf of a group or organization. To be placed on the public speaker 
list, send an email to: UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com by May 1, 2013, and 
indicate that you will be attending the meeting and would like to 
speak.
    Special Accommodations: To request special accommodations for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact 
UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com. Please allow at least five business days 
prior to the meeting to allow time to process your request.

D. How can stakeholders identify potential testing procedures for 
priority unregulated contaminants?

    The public meeting/webinar will provide opportunities to learn 
about EPA's method development work and to provide public comments. In 
addition, EPA will be posting the meeting/webinar materials in the 
Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2013-2013 from May 15, 2013, to June 17, 2013, to 
provide an opportunity for written comments.
    EPA's preferred method for submission of written comments about 
testing procedures is through www.regulations.gov [Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OW-2013-0213], though other options are described in the ADDRESSES 
section of this notice. EPA requests that the submitters include: name, 
affiliation, phone number, mailing address, and email address. However, 
this information is not required and comments can be submitted 
anonymously. The following information will be specifically presented 
in the public meeting/webinar, which commenters should address as 
applicable:
    1. Specify the CCL contaminant(s) that can be analyzed with the 
drinking water test procedure. Proposed testing procedures should focus 
on CCL 3 contaminants (https://federalregister.gov/a/E9-24287) or 
contaminants likely to be considered for CCL 4 (nominated contaminants 
can be viewed at www.regulations.gov and referencing Docket ID EPA-HQ-
OW-2012-0217). Note that EPA is currently developing the draft CCL 4, 
which includes consideration of the contaminants that were nominated.
    2. Specify the sensitivity, accuracy and precision attainable for 
the contaminant(s) using the test procedure. Testing procedures 
submitted for consideration are expected to be validated prior to use. 
Guidelines for test method validation are described by

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the EPA Forum on Environmental Measurement (FEM) in documents available 
through the FEM Web site (USEPA 2005, USEPA 2009).
    3. To the extent possible, specify the cost, availability, and 
projected laboratory capacity associated with the technology that is 
being proposed.
    4. Provide complete citations for referenced test methods, 
including author(s), title, journal (or other publication), and date.
    5. Provide contact information for the primary investigator, when 
available.

II. Background

A. How does EPA identify priority contaminants and collect information 
to judge their occurrence in drinking water?

    The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 
established the CCL and UCMR programs to provide information that EPA 
needs to determine whether particular drinking water contaminants 
should be regulated. The CCL is a list of contaminants that when 
published are not subject to any proposed or promulgated national 
primary drinking water regulations, are known or anticipated to occur 
in public drinking water systems, and may require regulations under 
SDWA. While the CCL process identifies contaminants that may require 
regulation, the UCMR program provides the framework to collect data to 
help determine whether a contaminant occurs at a frequency and 
concentration that would be of public health concern. EPA published the 
third CCL (CCL 3) containing 116 contaminants on October 8, 2009 (74 FR 
51850) and the third UCMR (UCMR 3) on May 2, 2012 (77 FR 26072). 
Monitoring under UCMR 3 began January 1, 2013, and will continue until 
December 31, 2015.
    On May 8, 2012, EPA published a Federal Register notice (77 FR 
27057) requesting nominations of chemical and microbial contaminants 
for possible inclusion in the fourth drinking water Contaminant 
Candidate List (CCL 4). A summary of the contaminants nominated for 
inclusion in CCL 4 can be viewed at www.regulations.gov referencing 
Docket ID EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0217.

B. What is the basis for this action?

    Under UCMR, a unique set of up to 30 contaminants is identified 
every five years for monitoring. In order to correctly identify and 
quantitate these contaminants in a national monitoring effort, robust 
testing methods must be available. This public meeting/webinar will 
provide a forum to hear about and discuss EPA's current drinking water 
method development for priority contaminants--focusing on CCL 3 and 
possible CCL 4 contaminants--as well as other testing procedures that 
may be applicable to these contaminants.

III. References

USEPA. 2005. Validation and Peer Review of U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Chemical Methods of Analysis, FEM Document Number 
2005-01. Available at https://www.epa.gov/fem/agency_methods.htm.
USEPA. 2009. Method Validation of U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency Microbiological Methods of Analysis, FEM Document Number 
2009-01. Available at https://www.epa.gov/fem/agency_methods.htm.

    Dated: April 8, 2013.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 2013-08827 Filed 4-15-13; 8:45 am]
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