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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee Open Meeting; 
August 18-19, 1994

    Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice 
is hereby given that the Science Advisory Board's (SAB) Drinking Water 
Committee (DWC) will meet Thursday, August 18 (8:30 am to 5:00 pm) and 
Friday, August 19, 1994 (9:00 am to 4:30 pm) at the Holiday Inn 
Georgetown, 2101 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007. The meeting 
is open to the public and seating is on a first-come basis.
    At the meeting, the Committee will: review (1) the methods being 
considered by the Agency to estimate national occurrence levels of 
arsenic in drinking water; (2) the Agency's approach to determining 
Best Available Technology (BAT) for arsenic removal from drinking 
water; (3) the basis for selection of quantitation detection limits for 
arsenic; and, (4) the Agency's approach to the development of a 
``decision tree'' for a regulatory impact assessment for arsenic in 
drinking water. In addition, the Committee will receive briefings 
concerning: (1) research activities of the Human Exposure Research 
Laboratory related to drinking water; (2) arsenic health effects 
research and issues; (3) chloroform-related activities; (4) research 
related to Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic aspects of disinfection by-
products; (5) plans for future risk characterization efforts; and, (6) 
activities regarding Water Quality Human Health Criteria Methodology. 
The Committee will also be discussing its contribution to the SAB's 
Futures Project, and developing a preliminary schedule for its 
activities in Fiscal Year 1995.
    The Committee has been provided with review materials concerning 
arsenic occurrence, analytical methods, and occurrence estimates. 
Copies of these materials are available from Ben Smith, Chief, 
Technology Section, Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, 
401 M St., SW (Mail Code 4603), Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (202) 
260-3026. No background documents are available for the other items on 
the agenda.
    For copies of the agenda and other practical meeting information, 
please contact Ms. Mary Winston, Staff Secretary. Telephone: (202) 260-
6552; FAX: (202) 260-6118. For more detailed information concerning the 
meeting, please contact Mr. Manuel R. Gomez, Designated Federal 
Official (DWC), Science Advisory Board (A-101F), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460 at the same 
numbers (INTERNET: [email protected]).
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to 
the Committee must contact Mr. Gomez no later than Monday, August 8, 
1994, in order to be included on the Agenda. Written statements of any 
length (at least 35 copies) may be provided to the Committee up until 
the meeting. The Science Advisory Board expects that public statements 
presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously 
submitted oral or written statements. In general, each individual or 
group making an oral presentation will be limited to a total time of 
ten minutes or less, at the Chair's discretion.

    Dated: July 25, 1994.
Donald G. Barnes,
Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.
[FR Doc. 94-18664 Filed 7-29-94; 8:45 am]
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