[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34740-34741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13833]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8581-5]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of Two Public 
Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the 
SAB Drinking Water Committee (DWC) to provide technical comments on 
EPA's proposed Aircraft Drinking Water Rule.

DATES: The SAB will hold two public teleconferences on July 24 and 25, 
2008. The teleconference on Thursday, July 24, 2008, will begin at 1 
p.m. and end at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time). The teleconference on Friday, 
July 25, 2008, will begin at 2 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).
    Location: The July 24 and 25, 2008, teleconferences will be 
conducted by telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain general information concerning the two public teleconferences, 
including call-in phone numbers, should contact Dr. Resha M. Putzrath, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail: (202) 343-9978; fax: 
(202) 233-0643; or e-mail at [email protected]. General 
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on 
the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to 
provide independent scientific and technical advice to the 
Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and 
regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 
The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB 
Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA, Public Law 92-463, 
notice is hereby given that the EPA SAB Drinking Water Committee will 
hold two public teleconferences to provide technical advice on EPA's 
proposed Aircraft Drinking Water Rule (ADWR).
    Background: EPA's Office of Water has asked the SAB Drinking Water 
Committee to conduct a consultation on a proposed Aircraft Drinking 
Water Rule. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, any interstate carrier 
conveyance (ICC) that regularly serves drinking water to an average of 
at least 25 individuals daily, at least 60 days per year, is subject to 
the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR). EPA is 
responsible for developing and implementing the NPDWRs for all public 
water systems, including public water systems on ICCs. The existing 
NPDWRs were designed for traditional, stationary public water systems, 
not mobile aircraft water systems that are operationally different. EPA 
has proposed an ADWR that addresses onboard water systems for aircraft 
within U.S. jurisdiction in the Federal Register (73 FR 19320-19348).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agendas and other 
materials will be posted on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab 
in advance of the meeting. The proposed ADWR can be found at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/airlinewater/index2.html. For questions and 
information concerning the proposed ADWR, please contact Mr. Richard 
Naylor at 202-564-3847 or [email protected].
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the 
public may submit relevant written or oral information for the Drinking 
Water Committee to consider throughout the advisory process. Oral 
Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral 
presentation at a public SAB teleconference will be limited to three 
minutes per speaker, with no more than a total of one-half hour for all 
speakers. To be placed on the public speaker list, interested parties 
should contact Dr. Resha M. Putzrath, DFO, in writing via e-mail, by 
July 14, 2008, at the contact information noted above.

    Written Statements: Written statements should be received in the 
SAB Staff Office by July 14, 2008, so that the information may be made 
available to the SAB DWC for their consideration prior to the 
teleconferences. Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via 
e-mail to [email protected] (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat 
PDF, WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/
Windows 98/2000/XP format).
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Resha M. Putzrath at 
(202) 343-9978 or

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[email protected]. To request accommodation of a disability, 
please contact Dr. Putzrath, preferably at least ten days prior to the 
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: June 11, 2008.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. E8-13833 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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