Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 87
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 87
Thursday, May 7, 2009
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances
2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
3. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Pentachlorophenol: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
4. DRINK - NM. EPA. Small Drinking Water System Variances and Other Approaches for the Equitable Consideration of Small System Customers Stakeholder Meeting
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances
[Federal Register: May 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 87)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 21260-21267]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0514; FRL-8408-6]
Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for the residues of
metconazole, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on corn,
field, forage; corn, field, grain; corn, field, stover; corn, pop,
grain; corn, pop, stover; corn, sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus
cob with husks removed; corn, sweet, stover; cotton, undelinted seed;
and cotton, gin byproducts. BASF Corporation requested these tolerances
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This regulation
also establishes tolerances for residues of metconazole, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on canola seed, and eggs. Valent
U.S.A. Corporation requested the tolerance for canola seed under the
FFDCA. EPA required an additional tolerance for eggs based on findings
in the studies submitted by the registrant.
In addition, this action establishes time-limited tolerances for
the residues of metconazole, including its metabolites and degradates,
in or on sugarcane, cane at 1.6 ppm and sugarcane, molasses at 3.2 ppm,
in response to the approval of crisis exemptions declared by the states
of Florida and Louisiana under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing the quarantine use
of the fungicide on sugarcane to control the fungal pathogen, Puccinia
kuehnii. This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level of
residues in this food commodity. The time-limited tolerances expire and
are revoked on December 31, 2011.
DATES: This regulation is effective May 7, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 6, 2009, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for these actions under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0514 (for BASF Corporation
requested tolerances) and EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0718 (for Valent U.S.A.
Corporation requested tolerances). All documents in the docket are
listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available in the electronic docket at
http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the
OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket Facility is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
tolerances requested by BASF Corporation or Valent U.S.A. Corporation,
please contact Tracy Keigwin, Registration Division (7505P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6605;
e-mail address: keigwin.tracy@epa.gov. For further information
regarding the time-limited tolerance for the use of metconazole on
sugarcane, please contact Libby Pemberton, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9364; e-mail
address: pemberton.libby@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 21260-21267]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0514; FRL-8408-6]
Metconazole; Pesticide Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for the residues of
metconazole, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on corn,
field, forage; corn, field, grain; corn, field, stover; corn, pop,
grain; corn, pop, stover; corn, sweet, forage; corn, sweet, kernel plus
cob with husks removed; corn, sweet, stover; cotton, undelinted seed;
and cotton, gin byproducts. BASF Corporation requested these tolerances
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). This regulation
also establishes tolerances for residues of metconazole, including its
metabolites and degradates, in or on canola seed, and eggs. Valent
U.S.A. Corporation requested the tolerance for canola seed under the
FFDCA. EPA required an additional tolerance for eggs based on findings
in the studies submitted by the registrant.
In addition, this action establishes time-limited tolerances for
the residues of metconazole, including its metabolites and degradates,
in or on sugarcane, cane at 1.6 ppm and sugarcane, molasses at 3.2 ppm,
in response to the approval of crisis exemptions declared by the states
of Florida and Louisiana under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) authorizing the quarantine use
of the fungicide on sugarcane to control the fungal pathogen, Puccinia
kuehnii. This regulation establishes a maximum permissible level of
residues in this food commodity. The time-limited tolerances expire and
are revoked on December 31, 2011.
DATES: This regulation is effective May 7, 2009. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before July 6, 2009, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for these actions under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0514 (for BASF Corporation
requested tolerances) and EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0718 (for Valent U.S.A.
Corporation requested tolerances). All documents in the docket are
listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available in the electronic docket at
http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the
OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket Facility is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
tolerances requested by BASF Corporation or Valent U.S.A. Corporation,
please contact Tracy Keigwin, Registration Division (7505P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6605;
e-mail address: keigwin.tracy@epa.gov. For further information
regarding the time-limited tolerance for the use of metconazole on
sugarcane, please contact Libby Pemberton, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-9364; e-mail
address: pemberton.libby@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
[Federal Register: May 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 87)]
[Notices]
[Page 21361-21362]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8791-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0210]
Draft Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane: In Support of the
Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external
review draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS).'' The public comment period and the external peer-review
workshop, which will be scheduled at a later date and announced in the
Federal Register, are separate processes that provide opportunities for
all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA intends to
forward the public comments that are submitted in accordance with this
notice to the external peer-review panel prior to the meeting for their
consideration. When finalizing the draft document, EPA intends to
consider any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this
notice.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
The draft document and EPA's peer-review charge are available via
the Internet on the NCEA home page under the Recent Additions and the
Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea.
DATES: The 60-day public comment period begins May 7, 2009, and ends
July 6, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by July 6, 2009. EPA intends to submit comments from
the public received by this date for consideration by the external peer
review panel.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane: In Support
of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)'' is available via the Internet on the National Center for
Environmental Assessment's (NCEA) home page under the Recent Additions
and the Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A
limited number of paper copies are available from NCEA's Information
Management Team, telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691. If
you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing
address, and the document title, ``Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane:
In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS).''
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Eva D. McLanahan,
Hazardous Pollutant Assessment Group (HPAG), National Center for
Environmental Assessment, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-1396; facsimile: 919-541-0245; or e-
mail: mclanahan.eva@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 21361-21362]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8791-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0210]
Draft Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane: In Support of the
Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external
review draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS).'' The public comment period and the external peer-review
workshop, which will be scheduled at a later date and announced in the
Federal Register, are separate processes that provide opportunities for
all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA intends to
forward the public comments that are submitted in accordance with this
notice to the external peer-review panel prior to the meeting for their
consideration. When finalizing the draft document, EPA intends to
consider any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this
notice.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination peer review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
The draft document and EPA's peer-review charge are available via
the Internet on the NCEA home page under the Recent Additions and the
Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea.
DATES: The 60-day public comment period begins May 7, 2009, and ends
July 6, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by July 6, 2009. EPA intends to submit comments from
the public received by this date for consideration by the external peer
review panel.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane: In Support
of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)'' is available via the Internet on the National Center for
Environmental Assessment's (NCEA) home page under the Recent Additions
and the Data and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A
limited number of paper copies are available from NCEA's Information
Management Team, telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-8691. If
you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing
address, and the document title, ``Toxicological Review of 1,4-Dioxane:
In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS).''
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Eva D. McLanahan,
Hazardous Pollutant Assessment Group (HPAG), National Center for
Environmental Assessment, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle
Park, NC 27709; telephone: 919-541-1396; facsimile: 919-541-0245; or e-
mail: mclanahan.eva@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Draft Toxicological Review of Pentachlorophenol: In Support of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
[Federal Register: May 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 87)]
[Notices]
[Page 21362-21363]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8897-7; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0178]
Draft Toxicological Review of Pentachlorophenol: In Support of
the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external
review draft document titled ``Toxicological Review of
Pentachlorophenol: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-09/004). The EPA intends to
consider comments and recommendations from the public and the expert
panel meeting, which will be scheduled at a later date and announced in
the Federal Register, when EPA finalizes the draft document. The public
comment period will provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document. EPA intends to forward public comments,
submitted in accordance with this notice, to the external peer-review
panel prior to the meeting for their consideration. When finalizing the
draft document, EPA intends to consider any public comments that EPA
receives in accordance with this notice.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination public review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
The draft document and EPA's peer-review charge are available via
the Internet on National Center for Environmental Assessment's (NCEA)
home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications
menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea.
DATES: The public comment period begins May 7, 2009 and ends July 6,
2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be received by
EPA by July 6, 2009. EPA intends to submit comments from the public
received by this date for consideration by the external peer review
panel.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Pentachlorophenol: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' is available via the Internet on the NCEA's home page
under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at
http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available
from NCEA's Technical Information Staff, telephone: 703-347-8561;
facsimile: 703-347-8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please
provide your name, mailing address, and the document title.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Catherine
Gibbons, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment,
(8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: 703-603-0704; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail:
gibbons.catherine@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 21362-21363]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8897-7; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0178]
Draft Toxicological Review of Pentachlorophenol: In Support of
the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external
review draft document titled ``Toxicological Review of
Pentachlorophenol: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (EPA/635/R-09/004). The EPA intends to
consider comments and recommendations from the public and the expert
panel meeting, which will be scheduled at a later date and announced in
the Federal Register, when EPA finalizes the draft document. The public
comment period will provide opportunities for all interested parties to
comment on the document. EPA intends to forward public comments,
submitted in accordance with this notice, to the external peer-review
panel prior to the meeting for their consideration. When finalizing the
draft document, EPA intends to consider any public comments that EPA
receives in accordance with this notice.
EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre-
dissemination public review under applicable information quality
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It
does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency
policy or determination.
The draft document and EPA's peer-review charge are available via
the Internet on National Center for Environmental Assessment's (NCEA)
home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications
menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea.
DATES: The public comment period begins May 7, 2009 and ends July 6,
2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be received by
EPA by July 6, 2009. EPA intends to submit comments from the public
received by this date for consideration by the external peer review
panel.
ADDRESSES: The draft ``Toxicological Review of Pentachlorophenol: In
Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)'' is available via the Internet on the NCEA's home page
under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at
http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available
from NCEA's Technical Information Staff, telephone: 703-347-8561;
facsimile: 703-347-8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please
provide your name, mailing address, and the document title.
Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-1753; or e-mail:
ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
If you have questions about the document, contact Catherine
Gibbons, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment,
(8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: 703-603-0704; facsimile: 703-347-8689; or e-mail:
gibbons.catherine@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: DRINK - NM. EPA. Small Drinking Water System Variances and Other Approaches for the Equitable Consideration of Small System Customers Stakeholder
Meeting
[Federal Register: May 7, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 87)]
[Notices]
[Page 21363-21364]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8902-4]
Small Drinking Water System Variances and Other Approaches for
the Equitable Consideration of Small System Customers Stakeholder
Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving notice of a
public meeting to discuss policies to assure equitable treatment of
small drinking water system customers. These policies include small
drinking water system variance methodologies and alternative
strategies. This meeting is open to the public and will provide a forum
for public discussion on potential changes to EPA's existing small
drinking water system variance determination methodology as well as to
discuss alternative compliance strategies (e.g., capacity development
and utilization of provisions of the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund such as disadvantaged community loan subsidies) that could be
considered.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees should register for the meeting by
contacting Rebecca Allen of EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water at (202) 564-4689 or by e-mail at allen.rebeccak@epa.gov no later
than May 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10
Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For administrative or technical
meeting information, contact Rebecca Allen, Office of Water, Office of
Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management
Division, Targeting and Analysis Branch, U.S. EPA, 1201 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564-4689 or by e-mail at
allen.rebeccak@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 21363-21364]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8902-4]
Small Drinking Water System Variances and Other Approaches for
the Equitable Consideration of Small System Customers Stakeholder
Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving notice of a
public meeting to discuss policies to assure equitable treatment of
small drinking water system customers. These policies include small
drinking water system variance methodologies and alternative
strategies. This meeting is open to the public and will provide a forum
for public discussion on potential changes to EPA's existing small
drinking water system variance determination methodology as well as to
discuss alternative compliance strategies (e.g., capacity development
and utilization of provisions of the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund such as disadvantaged community loan subsidies) that could be
considered.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees should register for the meeting by
contacting Rebecca Allen of EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water at (202) 564-4689 or by e-mail at allen.rebeccak@epa.gov no later
than May 14, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10
Thomas Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For administrative or technical
meeting information, contact Rebecca Allen, Office of Water, Office of
Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management
Division, Targeting and Analysis Branch, U.S. EPA, 1201 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 at (202) 564-4689 or by e-mail at
allen.rebeccak@epa.gov.
