[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45315-45316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17306]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7792-6]


Notice of a Public Meeting To Discuss Regulatory Determinations 
for the Second Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 2) and Updates for 
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring and the CCL 3

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public 
meeting to discuss the status and process of making regulatory 
determinations for contaminants on the second drinking water 
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 2). The Agency will discuss its 
preliminary approach to evaluate contaminants on the CCL 2 and obtain 
input from meeting participants about the process before making and 
publishing preliminary regulatory determinations. In addition to 
discussions about the second round of regulatory determinations, the 
Agency also plans to provide updates on the Unregulated Contaminant 
Monitoring project and the Agency's initial efforts in developing the 
third Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 3).

DATES: The stakeholder meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
(e.d.t.), on Wednesday, September 15, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on the first floor of the East 
Building of EPA Headquarters in Room 1153. The address is EPA East, 
1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The main entrance to the 
building on Constitution Ave. is a short distance from the Federal 
Triangle Metro Station, which is located on 12th Street between 
Constitution and Pennsylvania Aves. and is served by the Blue and 
Orange Lines. You will need to present a photo I.D. at the security 
desk when entering the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical inquiries regarding 
EPA's Regulatory Determinations for contaminants on CCL 2 contact: Ms. 
Wynne Miller at (202) 564-4887 or by e-mail: [email protected]; or 
Mr. Brian Rourke at (202) 564-5241 or by e-mail: [email protected]. 
For technical inquiries regarding EPA's Unregulated Contaminant 
Monitoring contact: Mr. Dan Hautman at (513) 569-7274 or by e-mail: 
[email protected]. For technical inquiries regarding EPA's initial 
efforts in developing the CCL 3 contact: Mr. Tom Carpenter at (202) 
564-4885 or by e-mail: [email protected]; or Ms. Yvette Selby 
(202) 564-5245 or by e-mail: [email protected]. Additional 
information on these and other EPA activities under the Safe Drinking 
Water Act is available at the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-
4791.
    For registration and general information about this meeting, please 
contact Ms. Rose Odom at Environomics, Inc., 4405 East-West Highway, 
Suite 307, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814; by phone at (301) 657-7762, 
extension 14; by fax at (301) 657-9025; or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the public meeting is to 
obtain input from meeting participants about EPA's regulatory 
determination process before the Agency makes and publishes its 
preliminary regulatory determinations, as required under the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (SDWA). SDWA directs the Agency to select five or 
more contaminants from the CCL and determine whether or not to regulate 
these contaminants with a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation 
(NPDWR). EPA published the first CCL containing 60 contaminants in 1998 
and made final regulatory determinations for 9 contaminants on the CCL 
in 2003. On April 2, 2004, EPA announced its preliminary decision to 
carry over the remaining 51 contaminants on the 1998 CCL as the draft 
CCL 2. EPA must make regulatory determinations for at least five 
contaminants on the second CCL by August 2006.
    The Agency also plans to provide updates on the Unregulated 
Contaminant Monitoring project and the Agency's initial efforts in 
developing the third Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 3).
    Those registered by September 3rd will receive background materials 
prior to the meeting. Please note that attendees will be required to 
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through security checks at the front desk and obtain a visitor's badge. 
Pre-registration for this meeting will help us facilitate your check-
in.
    The meeting will be held in a building which is accessible to 
persons using wheel chairs or scooters. Any person needing special 
accommodations at this meeting, including wheel chair or scooter 
access, should contact Ms. Rose Odom at Environomics (contact 
information provided in the previous section) at least 5 business days 
before the meeting so that the Agency can make appropriate 
arrangements.

    Dated: July 22, 2004.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 04-17306 Filed 7-28-04; 8:45 am]
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