[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7548-7549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3489]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6537-9]


National Drinking Water Advisory Council Contaminant Candidate 
List and 6-Year Review of Existing Regulations Working Group; Notice of 
Open Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Under Section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal Advisory

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Committee Act,'' notice is hereby given that a meeting of the 
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) Regulatory Determination and 6-Year 
Review of Existing Regulations Working Group of the National Drinking 
Water Advisory Council established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. S300f et seq.), will be held on March 1-2, 2000 
from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM (approximate), in the offices of RESOLVE, 
Suite 275, 1255 23rd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037. The meeting is 
open to the public, but due to past experience, seating will be 
limited.
    The purpose of this meeting is for the Working Group to develop and 
use robust and transparent protocols that can be used for making 
regulatory determinations from the CCL and for the periodic review of 
existing NPDWRs. The Working Group will provide specific 
recommendations for analyzing and presenting the available scientific 
data, and also recommend methods to identify and document the judgments 
made to arrive at a conclusion and the supporting rationale.
    The CCL and 6-Year Review Working Group will develop specific 
protocols for making regulatory determinations and selecting existing 
NPDWRs for possible revision. The Working Group will provide specific 
recommendations for analyzing and presenting the available scientific 
data, and also recommend methods to identify and document the judgments 
made to arrive at a conclusion and the supporting rationale. Due to the 
statutory deadlines mandated by the SDWA's 1996 amendments, the Working 
Group will develop a protocol to support CCL regulatory determinations 
before beginning work on the protocol(s) for the 6-year review of 
existing NPDWRs.
    For CCL regulatory determinations, the Working Group will develop 
protocols for both chemical and microbial contaminants that will be 
robust enough to apply to contaminants on the current and future CCLs. 
As a starting point in developing a protocol, the Working Group will 
evaluate the draft framework developed by the EPA, which will be 
presented to the group at the first meeting.
    The working group members will be asked draft proposed position 
papers for deliberation by the advisory council, and provide advice and 
recommendations to the full National Drinking Water Advisory Council. 
The meeting is open to the public to observe and statements will be 
taken from the public as time allows.
    For more information, contact Corry Westbrook, Designated Federal 
Officer, Contaminant Candidate List and Regulatory Determination and 6-
Year Review of Existing Regulations Working Group, U.S. EPA, Office of 
Ground Water and Drinking Water (4607), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 
20460. The telephone number is 202-260-3228, fax 202-260-3762, and e-
mail address [email protected].

    Dated: February 8, 2000.
Charlene E. Shaw,
Designated Federal Officer, National Drinking Water Advisory Council.
[FR Doc. 00-3489 Filed 2-14-00; 8:45 am]
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