[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 38881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10677]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8190-8]


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 Monday, July 31, 2006 from 1:30 p.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. The meeting will continue on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, from 
8:30 a.m. to 1 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 Monday, July 31, 
2006 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, 1400 
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. The telephone number for the hotel is 
(206) 621-9000. 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, July 7.

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 July 31, 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.

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: June 20, 2006.
Ephraim King,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
 [FR Doc. E6-10677 Filed 7-7-06; 8:45 am]
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