[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29743-29745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10343]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7916-7]


Federal Advisory Committee to Examine Detection and Quantitation 
Approaches in Clean Water Act Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; FACA Committee Meeting Announcement.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
92-463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, gives 
notice of the first meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on 
Detection and Quantitation Approaches and Uses in Clean Water Act 
Programs.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2005, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. The meeting will continue on Wednesday, June 22, 2005, from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m. All times are Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Old Town, 1767 King 
Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, across from the King Street Metro 
stop. Members of the public may attend this meeting in person or via 
teleconference. The public may obtain the call-in number and access 
code for the teleconference lines from Marion Kelly, whose contact 
information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this notice.
    Document Availability: Any member of the public interested in 
receiving a draft agenda or making a presentation at the meeting may 
contact Richard Reding, Designated Federal Officer, whose contact 
information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this notice. In general, each individual making an oral presentation 
will be limited to a total of three minutes. Requests for the draft 
agenda or making an oral presentation

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will be accepted up to two business days prior to the meeting date. The 
draft agenda also may be viewed through EDOCKET, as provided in section 
I.A. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

Submitting Comments

    Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as provided in 
section I.B of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Comments will be 
accepted up to two business days prior to each meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marion Kelly, Engineering and 
Analysis Division, MC 4303T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
566-1045; Fax number: (202) 566-1053; e-mail address: 
[email protected]; Richard Reding, Ph.D., Designated Federal 
Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, MC 4303T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 
(202) 566-2237; Fax number: (202) 566-1054; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

    This notice announces the first meeting of the Federal Advisory 
Committee on Detection and Quantitation Procedures and Uses in Clean 
Water Act Programs. The establishment of this committee was announced 
in a Federal Register notice published on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 25565.) 
The purpose of the committee is to evaluate and recommend detection and 
quantitation procedures for use in EPA's analytical methods programs 
for compliance monitoring under 40 CFR part 136. The committee will 
analyze and evaluate relevant scientific and statistical approaches, 
and protocols. The committee also will review data and interpretations 
of data using current and recommended approaches. The major objectives 
are to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on 
policy issues related to detection and quantitation, and scientific and 
technical aspects of procedures for detection and quantitation. 
Proposed agenda items for the meeting include, but are not limited to, 
discussion of ground rules; process design; statements of interest by 
committee members; establishing a common base of information and 
identification of key policy questions; discussion of possible 
alternatives to current detection and quantitation procedures; and 
composition of a Technical Work Group to assist the committee. This 
meeting is open to the public.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact Ms. Marion Kelly at (202) 566-1045 or e-
mail: [email protected] to request accommodation of a disability, at 
least ten days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements 
can be made to facilitate their participation.
A. How Can I Get Copies of Related Information?
    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
committee under Docket ID NO. OW-2004-0041. The official public docket 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any 
public comments received, and other information related to this action. 
Documents in the official public docket are listed in the index in 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EDOCKET. Documents 
are available either electronically or in hard copy. Electronic 
documents may be viewed through EDOCKET. Hard copies of the draft 
agendas may be viewed at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 
B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 
Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the 
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the 
OW Docket is (202) 566-2426.
    2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. An electronic version of the 
public docket is available through EDOCKET. You may use EDOCKET at 
http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public comments, access 
the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to 
access those documents in the public docket that are available 
electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket identification number (OW-2004-0041).
    For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is 
that comments, whether submitted electronically or on paper, will be 
made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket as 
EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA 
identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide 
a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is 
placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, 
including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public 
docket.
    Public comments submitted on computer disks mailed or delivered to 
the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public docket. 
Written public comments mailed or delivered to the Docket will be 
scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket.
B. How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments?
    You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the 
appropriate docket identification number (OW-2004-0041) in the subject 
line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your 
comments are submitted within the specified comment period.
    1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as 
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing 
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body 
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside 
of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying 
the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment, and it allows EPA to contact you if further 
information on the substance of the comment is needed or if your 
comment cannot be read due to technical difficulties. EPA's policy is 
that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact 
information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part 
of the comment placed in the official public docket and made available 
in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due 
to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comment.
    i. EDOCKET. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit 
comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving 
comments. Go directly to EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, and 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To access EPA's 
electronic public docket from the EPA Internet home page, http://www.epa.gov,

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select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EDOCKET.'' Once in 
the system, select ``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No. OW-2004-
0041. The system is an anonymous access system, which means EPA will 
not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
    ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to 
[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. OW-2004-0041. In contrast to 
EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an anonymous 
access system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the docket 
without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail 
system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses 
that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as 
part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and 
made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
    iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM 
mailed to the mailing address identified in section I.B.2 of this 
notice. These electronic submissions will be accepted in Word, 
WordPerfect or rich text files. Avoid the use of special characters and 
any form of encryption.
    2. By Mail. Send your comments to: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, OW Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460, Attention Docket ID No. 
OW-2004-0041.
    3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room B102, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. OW-2004-0041 
(note: this is not a mailing address). Such deliveries are only 
accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation as identified in 
section I.A.1 of this notice.

    Dated: May 18, 2005.
Richard Reding,
Designated Federal Officer.
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