[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1645]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5680-2]


National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and 
Technology-Total Maximum Daily Load Committee; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, PL 92463, EPA gives 
notice of a three day meeting of the National Advisory Council for 
Environmental Policy and Technology's (NACEPT) Total Maximum Daily Load 
(TMDL) Committee. NACEPT provides advice and recommendations to the 
Administrator of EPA on a broad range of environmental policy issues. 
The TMDL Committee has been charged to provide recommendations for 
actions which will lead to a substantially more effective TMDL program. 
This meeting is being held to enable the Committee and EPA to hear the 
views and obtain the advice of a widely diverse group of stakeholders 
in the national Water Program.
    In conjunction with the three day meeting, the FACA Committee 
members and the EPA will host two meetings designed to afford the 
general public greater opportunity to express its views on TMDL and 
related water issues.

DATES: The three day public meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 
19-21, 1997, in Galveston, Texas at the Galveston Island Hilton Hotel, 
5400 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas. All sessions are scheduled 
for the Crystal Salon, Sections B and C. The meeting on Wednesday, 
February 19, 1997, begins at 1:00 p.m. with adjournment scheduled for 
5:00 p.m. The meeting on Thursday, February 20, 1997, begins at 9:00 
p.m. with adjournment scheduled for 3:00 p.m. The closing day of the 
meeting is Friday, February 21, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
    The two public input sessions are scheduled in conjunction with the 
full Committee meeting in the same location. The first will occur on 
Wednesday, February 19, 1997, from 7:30-9:00 p.m. The second will occur 
on Thursday, February 20, 1997, from 3:30-5:00 p.m.

FUTURE MEETING DATES: The Committee has scheduled additional meetings 
for the following dates and locations:

June 11-13, 1997 in Wisconsin (Madison or Milwaukee)
September 3-5, 1997 in Portland, Oregon
January 21-23, 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah

ADDRESSES: Materials or written comments may be transmitted to the 
Committee through Corinne S. Wellish, Designated Federal Official, 
NACEPT/TMDL, U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and 
Watersheds, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division (4503F), 401 M 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corinne S. Wellish, Designated Federal 
Official for the Total Maximum Daily Load Committee at 202-260-0740.
    Dated: January 15, 1997.
Corinne S. Wellish,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 97-1645 Filed 1-22 97; 8:45 am]
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