[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 74 (Monday, April 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 20457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9386]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6579-4]


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 (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under section 10(a)(2) of Public Law 92-423, ``The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act,'' notice is hereby given that a meeting of the 
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) Regulatory Determination and 6-Year 
Review of Existing Regulation 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 May 2, 2000 from 
1 pm until 5 pm ET (approximately), at 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 
20460, Conference Room 1209, East Tower. The meeting is open to the 
public to observe and statements will be taken from the public as time 
allows. Seating is limited.
    This is the third and final meeting to address regulatory 
determination from the CCL. The purpose of the meeting is to continue 
discussions on the development of recommended protocols for regulatory 
determinations for CCL chemical and microbial contaminants, finalize 
the draft framework developed by the EPA at the first meeting, provide 
specific recommendations for analyzing and presenting the available 
scientific data, and recommend methods to identify and document the 
judgments made to arrive at a conclusion. 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. Due to the statutory 
deadlines mandated by the SDWA's 1996 Amendments, the Working Group 
will finalize the protocol for CCL regulatory determinations before 
beginning work on the protocol(s) for the 6-year review of existing 
NPDWRs.
    The working group members have also been asked to draft proposed 
position papers for deliberation by the advisory council, and provide 
advice and recommendations to the full National Drinking Water Advisory 
Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: April McLaughlin, Designated Federal 
Officer, Contaminant Candidate List and Regulatory Determination and 6-
Year Review of Existing Regulations Working Group, U.S. EPA (4607), 
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, 401 M Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. The telephone number is 202-260-5524, fax 202-
401-6135, and e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: April 10, 2000.
Janet Pawlukiewicz,
Acting Designated Federal Officer National Drinking Water Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. 00-9386 Filed 4-14-00; 8:45 am]
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