[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71560-71561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29776]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9494-3]


Notice of a Public Meeting on Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 
Treatment Rule: Initiate Regulatory Review--Cryptosporidium Analytical 
Method Improvements and Update on Source Water Monitoring

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public 
meeting on December 7, 2011, to discuss the analytical methods for 
Cryptosporidium and the source water monitoring data from the Long Term 
2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2 rule). This is the first 
of at least two meetings on the LT2 rule that EPA will host. At the 
December meeting, EPA will present its evaluation of the LT2 rule 
Cryptosporidium source water monitoring data, new information on the 
performance of Method 1623, as well as the latest information on Method 
1623 improvements. A public meeting on the LT2 rule uncovered finished 
water reservoir requirement will occur in Spring 2012. Matters related 
to the uncovered finished water reservoir requirement will not be 
discussed at the December 7, 2011, meeting. The information discussed 
in these meetings is part of the review of the LT2 rule under the Six 
Year Review process announced as part of EPA's Retrospective Review 
Plan under Executive Order (E.O.) 13563 in August 2011. The LT2 rule 
requires a second round of Cryptosporidium monitoring, which is 
scheduled to start in 2015. The Stage 2 Microbial and Disinfection 
Byproducts (M/DBP) Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) recommended that 
EPA hold a public meeting on these issues prior to the second round of 
monitoring.
    Date and Location: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
December 7, 2011, (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time), at the EPA East 
Building, Room 1153, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20460. A separate Federal Register notice will be published to provide 
information on the date and location of the 2012 public meeting focused 
on the LT2 uncovered finished water reservoir requirement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical inquiries, contact, 
C[eacute]sar Cordero, Standards and Risk Management Division, Office of 
Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 4607M), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564-
3716 or [email protected]. For more information about the LT2 rule 
or the Six Year Review Process, visit: http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/lt2/ or http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/regulatingcontaminants/sixyearreview/index.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published the final LT2 rule in January 
2006. The purpose of the LT2 rule is to reduce disease incidence 
associated with Cryptosporidium and other disease-causing 
microorganisms in drinking water.
    The 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) require 
EPA to review its existing drinking water regulations every six years. 
SDWA specifies that any revision to a national primary drinking water 
regulation must maintain or provide for greater protection of the 
health of persons.
    EPA announced in the Agency's August 2011 Improving Our 
Regulations: Final Plan for Periodic Review Retrospective Reviews of 
Existing Regulations document in response to E.O. 13563 that a review 
of the LT2 rule will start in 2011. The Agency plans to complete its 
review of the LT2 rule no later than 2016. As part of the review, EPA 
will assess and analyze new information regarding occurrence, 
treatment, analytical methods, health effects, and risk from all 
relevant waterborne pathogens to evaluate whether there are new or 
additional ways to manage risk while assuring equivalent or improved 
protection.
    Registration: Individuals planning on participating in the public 
meeting must register for the meeting by contacting Junie Percy of 
Intellitech by email at [email protected] no later than 
December 2, 2011. Teleconferencing will be available for individuals 
unable to attend the meeting in person.
    Special Accommodations: For information on access or accommodations 
for individuals with disabilities, please contact Jini Mohanty at (202) 
564-5269 or by email at [email protected]. Please allow at least 
five business days prior to the meeting to give EPA time to process 
your request.


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    Dated: November 10, 2011.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 2011-29776 Filed 11-17-11; 8:45 am]
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