[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45645-45646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22947]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Variance and Exemption Regulation Stakeholder Meeting

    Notice is hereby given that a public meeting of interested 
stakeholders will be held concerning the variance and exemption 
provisions of the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(SDWA). This meeting will be held on September 16, 1997 from 8:30 am to 
5:15 pm, at the Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20024.
    The purpose of this meeting is to review and discuss the variance 
and exemption provisions of the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments 
(sections 1415-16) and the requirements for rulemaking to implement 
these provisions. EPA is soliciting input as to what these regulations 
should consider and contain. The 1996 SDWA requires that EPA promulgate 
regulations specifying:
     Procedures to be used by the Administrator or a State to 
grant or deny variances, including requirements relating to public 
notification and hearings prior to issuance of a variance;

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     Requirements for the installation and proper operation of 
variance technologies for small systems, (identified pursuant to 
section 1412(b)(15));
     Eligibility criteria for a variance for each NPDWR, 
including requirements for quality of the source water; and
     Information requirements for variance applications.
    To register for this meeting, please call the Safe Drinking Water 
Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. A limited number of teleconference lines 
will be available for persons unable to attend the meeting. When you 
call the hotline to register, please specify whether you will attend 
the meeting in person or via teleconference. Participants will be 
accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis.
    For more information, please contact Andrew C. Hanson, U.S. EPA, 
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606) , 401 M Street SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20460. The telephone number is 202-260-4320 and the 
email address is [email protected].

    Dated: August 22, 1997.
Robert Blanco,
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 97-22947 Filed 8-27-97; 8:45 am]
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