[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13181-13182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5535]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9278-2]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Notification of a Public 
Meeting of the SAB Drinking Water Committee Augmented for the Review of 
the Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line Replacements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 
public meeting of the SAB Drinking Water Committee Augmented for the 
Review of the Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line Replacements 
to review technical studies examining the effectiveness of partial lead 
service line replacements.

DATES: There will be a public meeting held on March 30, 2011 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 31, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern 
Time).

ADDRESSES: The face-to-face meeting will be held at the Westin 
Alexandria Hotel, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, VA 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to 
obtain information concerning the public meeting may contact Mr. Aaron 
Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 
Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail 
at (202) 564-2050 or at [email protected]. General information about 
the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in 
this notice, may be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental 
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA), 
codified at 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), 5 U.S.C., 
App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that 
the SAB DWC Augmented for the Review of the Effectiveness of Partial 
Lead Service Line Replacements will hold a public meeting to review 
technical studies examining the effectiveness of partial lead service 
line replacements. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and 
all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Exposure to lead through drinking water results primarily from the 
corrosion of lead pipes and plumbing materials. EPA's Office of Water 
(OW) promulgated the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) to minimize the amount 
of lead in drinking water. The LCR requires water systems that are not 
able to limit lead corrosion through treatment to replace service lines 
(pipes connecting buildings to water distribution mains) that are made 
from lead. Water systems must replace the portion of the lead service 
line owned by the system and offer to replace the customer's portion at 
the customer's cost. When customers do not replace their portion of the 
service line, the situation is called a ``partial lead service line 
replacement.'' OW has requested the SAB to review and provide advice on 
recent studies examining the effectiveness of partial lead service line 
replacements. SAB's advice will guide EPA's determination of whether 
the scientific foundation for the regulatory requirement allowing the 
use of partial lead service line replacement may need to be modified in 
light of more recent scientific studies.
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support 
of this meeting will be placed on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting. For technical questions and 
information concerning the review materials please contact Mr. Jeffrey 
Kempic of EPA's Office of Water at (202) 564-4880, or 
[email protected].
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for 
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a 
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. 
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory 
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an 
EPA program office.
    Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific 
advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the 
public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider 
as it develops advice for EPA. They should send their comments directly 
to the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee. 
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral 
presentation at a public face-to-face meeting will be limited to five 
minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing 
written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points 
presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties 
should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) 
at the contact information noted above by March 23, 2011 for the face-
to-face meeting, to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written 
Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email 
at the contact information noted above by March 23, 2011 for the face-
to-face meeting so that the information may be made available to the 
Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be 
supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 
MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 
format. Submitters are requested to provide versions of signed 
documents, submitted with and without signatures, because the SAB Staff 
Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 
564-2050 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior 
to each meeting to give EPA

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as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: March 3, 2011.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2011-5535 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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