[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8262]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8018-6]


Notice of a Public Meeting on Designated Uses and Use 
Attainability Analyses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public 
meeting to discuss designated uses and use attainability analyses. The 
meeting is co-sponsored with the Water Environment Federation (WEF). 
The primary goals of the meeting are to help educate the public on 
current water quality standards regulations, guidance and practices 
related to designated uses and use attainability analyses, and to 
provide a forum for the public to join in discussions, ask questions, 
and provide feedback.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2006 from 
12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Thursday, February 
9, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be preceded by an 
optional introductory session on the basics of designated uses as they 
apply to water quality standards implementation, scheduled for 
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Palmer House Hilton, 17 East 
Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603. The telephone number for the hotel is 
(312) 726-7500. A block of sleeping rooms has been reserved. When 
making room reservations, please reference the group name ``EPA Multi-
Stakeholders Meeting''. The cutoff date for the reserved block of rooms 
is Friday, January 20th.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Patricia Harrigan, Standards and 
Health Protection Division, MC 4305T, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; Telephone number: 
(202) 566-1666; Fax number: (202) 566-1054; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this public meeting is to 
help educate the public on current water quality standards regulations, 
guidance and practices related to designated uses and use attainability 
analyses, and to provide a forum for the public to join in discussions, 
ask questions, and provide feedback. EPA also welcomes written remarks 
received by February 8, 2006, which can be sent to Ms. Harrigan by e-
mail or by mail at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.

Additional Meetings

    EPA anticipates announcing and holding one additional public 
meeting on these subjects in 2006. This meeting will likely be held in 
Seattle in the summer of 2006.

Special Accommodations

    Any person needing special accommodations at this meeting, 
including wheelchair access, should contact Ms. Harrigan at the phone 
number or e-mail address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section. Requests for special accommodations should be made at least 
five business days in advance of the public meeting.

    Dated: December 22, 2005.
Ephraim S. King,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
 [FR Doc. E5-8262 Filed 1-3-06; 8:45 am]
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