[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69241-69242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26470]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL--9332-01-OA]


Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board 
Drinking Water Committee (DWC) Augmented for the Contaminant Candidate 
List (CCL) 5 Review Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory 
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Science 
Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee (DWC) Augmented for the 
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) 5 Review Panel (DWC CCL 5 Review 
Panel). The DWC CCL 5 Review Panel will review EPA's Drinking Water 
Contaminant Candidate List 5 (CCL 5)--Draft and three associated 
support documents: Technical Support Document for the Draft Fifth 
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5)--Chemical Contaminants; Technical 
Support Document for the Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 
5)--Microbial Contaminants; and Draft CCL 5 Contaminant Information 
Sheets Technical Support Document.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on January 11, 2022, from 12:00 
p.m.-5:00 p.m., February 16, 2022 from 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., and 
February 18, 2022, from 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.. All times listed are in 
Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted virtually. Please refer to the 
SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov for information on how to attend the 
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants 
further information concerning this notice may contact Carolyn Kilgore, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-0230, or 
email at [email protected]. General information about the SAB, as 
well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in this notice 
can be found on the SAB website at https://sab.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental 
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA), 
codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and 
technical advice to the EPA Administrator on the scientific and 
technical basis for agency positions and

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regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB 
will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 
Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is 
hereby given that the Science Advisory Board DWC CCL 5 Review Panel 
will hold a public meeting to review EPA's Drinking Water Contaminant 
Candidate List 5 (CCL 5)--Draft (86 FR 37948) and three associated 
support documents: Technical Support Document for the Draft Fifth 
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5)--Chemical Contaminants; Technical 
Support Document for the Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 
5)--Microbial Contaminants; and Draft CCL 5 Contaminant Information 
Sheets Technical Support Document. The CCL is one tool EPA uses to 
identify priority contaminants for future regulatory decision making 
and research needs and does not impose any requirements on any 
regulated entity.
    The DWC CCL 5 Review Panel will meet on January 11, 2022 to receive 
a briefing from the EPA, discuss the charge to the SAB, and hear oral 
public comments. The Panel will meet on February 16, 2022 and February 
18, 2022, to review EPA's Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5 
(CCL 5)--Draft (86 FR 37948) and associated support documents.
    Technical Contact: Any technical questions concerning the EPA 
documents to be reviewed and chemical contaminants should be directed 
to Kesha Forrest, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards 
and Risk Management Division, at [email protected]. Any technical 
questions concerning the EPA documents to be reviewed and microbial 
contaminants should be directed to Nicole Tucker, Office of Ground 
Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at 
[email protected].
    Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials, including 
the agenda will be available on the SAB web page at https://sab.epa.gov.
    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 the EPA. 
Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the 
committee's charge or meeting materials. Input from the public to the 
SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or 
technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider or if it 
relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. 
Members of the public wishing to provide comment should follow the 
instruction below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an 
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to three 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. Persons interested in providing 
oral statements on January 11, 2021, should contact the DFO, in writing 
(preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by 
January 4, 2022, to be placed on the list of registered speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout 
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members, 
statements should be submitted to the DFO by January 4, 2022, for 
consideration at the public meeting on January 11, 2022, February 16, 
2022, and February 18, 2022. Written statements should be supplied to 
the DFO at the contact information above via email. Submitters are 
requested to provide a signed and unsigned version of each document 
because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures 
on its websites. Members of the public should be aware that their 
personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may 
be posted to the SAB website. Copyrighted material will not be posted 
without explicit permission of the copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact the DFO, at the contact 
information noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the 
meetings, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your 
request.

Thomas Brennan,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-26470 Filed 12-6-21; 8:45 am]
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