[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 6176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3039]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5962-8]


Notice of Availability for Information for States on Developing 
Affordability Criteria for Drinking Water

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is making available 
Information for States on Developing Affordability Criteria for 
Drinking Water. The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 require 
the Agency to publish information to assist states in developing 
affordability criteria. The Amendments require that the Agency consult 
with the States and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of 
Agriculture in developing this information. The document being made 
available today was developed by a diverse working group of 
stakeholders under the auspices of the National Drinking Water Advisory 
Council (NDWAC). The full NDWAC reviewed a draft of this document and 
recommended to EPA that it be made available for public comment. The 
availability of the draft document was announced in a Federal Register 
notice published on November 21, 1997. The comment period closed on 
December 31, 1997. The final document being made available today fully 
reflects the Agency's consultation with the States and the Rural 
Utilities Service, and, to the extent possible, the comments received 
from other sources.

DATES: The statute requires that this information be published by 
February 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Address all inquiries concerning this document to Peter E. 
Shanaghan, Small Systems Coordinator, Office of Ground Water and 
Drinking Water, Mail Code 4606, 401 M Street S.W., Washington DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter E. Shanaghan, 202-260-5813 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the document may be obtained by 
calling the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. The hotline 
operates Monday through Friday, 9:00 am--5:30 pm (EST). The document 
may also be downloaded from EPA's homepage, http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW.

    Dated: January 30, 1998.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 98-3039 Filed 2-5-98; 8:45 am]
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