97-30660. Availability of Draft Document on Information for States on Developing Affordability Criteria for Drinking Water

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30660]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Availability of Draft Document on Information for States on 
Developing Affordability Criteria for Drinking Water

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is making available for 
public comment a draft document entitled Information for States on 
Developing Affordability Criteria for Drinking Water. The Safe Drinking 
Water Act Amendments of 1996 require the Agency to publish information 
to assist states in developing affordability criteria. To meet the 
statutory schedule, this information must be published by February 6, 
1998. The draft document being made available today was developed by a 
diverse working group of stakeholders under the auspices of the 
National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). The full NDWAC 
reviewed this draft and recommended it to EPA as a draft to be made 
available for public comment. EPA invites interested members of the 
public to submit comments on the draft document. EPA will consider 
public comments and publish a final document by the February 6, 1998, 
statutory deadline.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this draft document to Peter 
E. Shanaghan, Small Systems Coordinator, Office of Ground Water and 
Drinking Water, Mail Code 4606, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter E. Shanaghan, 202-260-5813 or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the draft document may be obtained 
by calling the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791. The 
hotline operates Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (EST). The 
document may also be downloaded from EPA's homepage, http://
www.epa.gov/OGWDW.
Elizabeth Fellows,
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 97-30660 Filed 11-20-97; 8:45 am]
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