[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30588-30589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12001]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[WH-FRL-6605-4]


Public Stakeholder Meeting on the National Strategy To Develop 
Regional Nutrient Criteria

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public stakeholder meeting on the National Strategy 
to Develop Regional Nutrient Criteria.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a 
stakeholder meeting on May 25, 2000, to stimulate an information 
exchange with stakeholders on issues related to the National Strategy 
to Develop Regional Nutrient Criteria.

DATES: The public stakeholder meeting will start at 9 a.m. and adjourn 
at 5:30 p.m. on May 25, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Cantilli (4304), U.S. EPA 
Headquarters, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (MC 
4304), Washington, DC 20460 (Telephone: (202) 260-5546).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public stakeholder meeting will be held 
at the Hilton--Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, 
VA for the purpose of conducting an information exchange with 
stakeholders on issues related to the National Strategy to Develop 
Regional Nutrient Criteria. The public stakeholder meeting will provide 
an opportunity for interested persons to discuss the issues and process 
for developing and implementing regional nutrient criteria. 
Specifically, EPA will discuss progress it has made in developing draft 
ecoregional nutrient criteria as well as recommended procedures for 
implementing these criteria. The stakeholder meeting will also be an 
opportunity for substantive input and dialogue with the primary authors 
of the Nutrient Waterbody Type Guidance Documents as well as EPA 
Regional Nutrient Coordinators who are supporting the development and 
adoption of regional nutrient criteria at the State and ecoregional 
level. Participants for the stakeholders meeting who wish to make 
comments or ask questions are strongly encouraged to

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provide an advance written request due to potential time limitations. 
Requests to speak at the stakeholder meeting should be made to John 
Bachman, Great Lakes Environmental Center, Inc. at (231) 941-2230 or by 
e-mail at: tc.com">jbachman@glec-tc.com.
    EPA is inviting all interested members of the public to participate 
in the stakeholder meeting. Approximately 150 seats will be available 
for the public. Seats will be available on a first-come, first served 
basis. On-site registration for the meeting will begin at 8 a.m.
    For additional information about the meeting, please contact Robert 
Cantilli of EPA's Office of Science and Technology at (202) 260-5546 or 
by e-mail at [email protected].

James Hanlon,
Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 00-12001 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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