[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 3510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1645]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5680-2]
National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and
Technology-Total Maximum Daily Load Committee; Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, PL 92463, EPA gives
notice of a three day meeting of the National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and Technology's (NACEPT) Total Maximum Daily Load
(TMDL) Committee. NACEPT provides advice and recommendations to the
Administrator of EPA on a broad range of environmental policy issues.
The TMDL Committee has been charged to provide recommendations for
actions which will lead to a substantially more effective TMDL program.
This meeting is being held to enable the Committee and EPA to hear the
views and obtain the advice of a widely diverse group of stakeholders
in the national Water Program.
In conjunction with the three day meeting, the FACA Committee
members and the EPA will host two meetings designed to afford the
general public greater opportunity to express its views on TMDL and
related water issues.
DATES: The three day public meeting will be held on Wednesday, February
19-21, 1997, in Galveston, Texas at the Galveston Island Hilton Hotel,
5400 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, Texas. All sessions are scheduled
for the Crystal Salon, Sections B and C. The meeting on Wednesday,
February 19, 1997, begins at 1:00 p.m. with adjournment scheduled for
5:00 p.m. The meeting on Thursday, February 20, 1997, begins at 9:00
p.m. with adjournment scheduled for 3:00 p.m. The closing day of the
meeting is Friday, February 21, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
The two public input sessions are scheduled in conjunction with the
full Committee meeting in the same location. The first will occur on
Wednesday, February 19, 1997, from 7:30-9:00 p.m. The second will occur
on Thursday, February 20, 1997, from 3:30-5:00 p.m.
FUTURE MEETING DATES: The Committee has scheduled additional meetings
for the following dates and locations:
June 11-13, 1997 in Wisconsin (Madison or Milwaukee)
September 3-5, 1997 in Portland, Oregon
January 21-23, 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah
ADDRESSES: Materials or written comments may be transmitted to the
Committee through Corinne S. Wellish, Designated Federal Official,
NACEPT/TMDL, U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and
Watersheds, Assessment and Watershed Protection Division (4503F), 401 M
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Corinne S. Wellish, Designated Federal
Official for the Total Maximum Daily Load Committee at 202-260-0740.
Dated: January 15, 1997.
Corinne S. Wellish,
Designated Federal Official.
[FR Doc. 97-1645 Filed 1-22 97; 8:45 am]
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