98-32413. Notice of Public Meetings on Drinking Water Issues

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 234 (Monday, December 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 67476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32413]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6198-2]


Notice of Public Meetings on Drinking Water Issues

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) is holding a public meeting on December 15 and 16, 1998 at the 
Park Hyatt Hotel, 24th and M Street, NW., Washington DC for the purpose 
of information exchange with stakeholders on issues related to the 
development of regulations to control microbial pathogens and 
disinfection byproducts in drinking water, including a Stage 2 
Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule and a Long-term 2 Enhanced 
Surface Water Treatment Rule. The meeting will start at 9:00 AM on 
December 15 and will adjourn on December 16 at 3:30 PM. The meeting 
will provide: (1) A review of the Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection 
Byproducts Rule and the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; 
(2) an overview of the Information Collection Rule and research 
supporting the drinking water rules; (3) an opportunity for 
stakeholders to discuss the issues and process for completing the Stage 
2 deliberations; and (4) an opportunity to discuss schedules for 
subsequent meetings.
    EPA is inviting all interested members of the public to participate 
in the meeting. As with all previous meetings in this series, to the 
extent that space is available, EPA is instituting an open door policy 
to allow any member of the public to attend any of the meetings for any 
length of time. Approximately 50 seats will be available for the 
public. Seats will be available on a first-come, first served basis.
    For additional information about the meeting, please contact 
Ephraim King or Mike Cox of EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking 
Water at [phone] or by e-mail at [e-mail].

    Dated: December 1, 1998.
Elizabeth Fellows,
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 98-32413 Filed 12-4-98; 8:45 am]
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