[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 53 (Monday, March 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13499-13500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5519]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7887-3]


National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Water Security Working 
Group Teleconference Announcement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the second 
public teleconference of the Water Security Working Group (WSWG) of the 
National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), which was established 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The purpose of this teleconference 
call is to provide an opportunity for the WSWG members to continue 
deliberations on their draft report and recommendations on features of 
active and effective security programs for the water sector (drinking 
water and wastewater utilities), including incentives to encourage 
broad adoption of active and effective security programs and measures 
to track the performance of water security programs. The teleconference 
will be open to the public by advance registration; an opportunity for 
public comment will be provided during that time. WSWG findings and 
recommendations will be provided to the NDWAC for their consideration. 
The WSWG anticipates providing findings and recommendations to the 
NDWAC in spring 2005. The WSWG has met in-person four times and had one 
previous public teleconference. One additional in-person meeting of the 
WSWG and one additional public teleconference are planned and will be 
announced in the near future.

DATES: The second WSWG teleconference will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 
3:30 p.m., eastern standard time, on Thursday, April 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be held in the EPA East Building, 
which is located at 1201 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested participants from the 
public should contact Marc Santora, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 
Water, Water Security Division (Mail Code 4601-M), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please contact Marc Santora at 
[email protected] or call (202) 564-1597 to register and receive 
pertinent details such as the telephone number and extension to 
participate in the teleconference.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The WSWG charge is to: (1) Identify, compile, and characterize best 
security practices and policies for drinking water and wastewater 
utilities and provide an approach for considering and adopting these 
practices and policies at a utility level; (2) consider mechanisms to 
provide recognition and incentives that facilitate a broad and 
receptive response among the water sector to implement these best 
security practices and policies and make recommendations as 
appropriate; and (3) consider mechanisms to measure the extent of 
implementation of these best security practices and policies, identify 
the impediments to their implementation, and make recommendations as 
appropriate. The Group is comprised of sixteen members from water and 
wastewater utilities, public health, academia, state regulators, and 
environmental and community interests. It is supported by technical 
experts from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 
the Department of Defense.

Obtaining Teleconference Information

    Teleconference lines are available on a first-come, first-served 
basis. The Designated Federal Officer will reserve a limited amount of 
teleconference lines for members of the public that are outside of the 
Washington, DC metropolitan commuting area and are unable to attend in 
person. Any interested person who wishes to obtain the teleconference 
information must contact the Designated Federal Officer at the phone 
number or e-mail address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this notice. Contact must be made at least twenty-four hours 
in advance of the scheduled start of the teleconference to obtain the 
call information.

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Public Comment

    An opportunity for public comment will take place during the WSWG 
teleconference. Oral statements will be limited to five minutes, and it 
is preferred that only one person present a statement on behalf of a 
group or organization. Written comments may be provided before, during, 
or after the meeting and may also be sent by e-mail to Marc Santora, 
Designated Federal Officer for the WSWG, at the e-mail address listed 
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
    Special Accommodations: Any person needing special accommodations 
at this meeting, including wheelchair access, should contact Marc 
Santora, Designated Federal Officer, at the number or e-mail address 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. 
Requests for special accommodations should be made at least five 
business days in advance of the WSWG teleconference.

    Dated: March 15, 2005.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 05-5519 Filed 3-18-05; 8:45 am]
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