Notice of Stakeholder Meetings on the Implementation of the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and the Stage I Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68452-68453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32988]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Stakeholder Meetings on the Implementation of the 
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule and the Stage I 
Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of stakeholder meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR) and 
the Stage I Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage I DBPR), 
were signed by the EPA Administrator on November 30, 1998, as the first 
of a series of rules referred to as the ``Microbial-Disinfectants/
Disinfection Byproducts Rule Cluster.'' These two new rules are 
intended to increase control of microbial pathogens while 
simultaneously broadening regulatory coverage for, and minimizing the 
public health risks from, disinfectants and disinfection byproducts. At 
this time, the EPA would like to obtain stakeholder comments on the 
implementation of these rules and will hold two public meetings to 
solicit comments and suggestions from parties who will be affected by 
or are otherwise interested in the implementation of the IESWTR and the 
Stage I DBPR. To facilitate participation by interested stakeholders, 
meetings will be held in Denver, Colorado, on January 13, 1999, and in 
Washington, D.C., on January 22, 1999. Conference call-in lines will be 
available to be reserved by interested parties who are unable to attend 
in person. The meetings will begin at 9:00 am local time with an hour 
for public comment following the morning presentation on the IESWTR. A 
presentation on the Stage I DBPR will follow the IESWTR public comment 
period. Another public comment period will begin immediately following 
the Stage I DBPR presentation and will close when all public comments 
have been received. EPA will consider the comments and views expressed 
at the meetings in the implementation of these rules. EPA encourages 
the full participation of all stakeholders throughout this process.

DATES: The stakeholder meetings regarding the implementation of the 
IESWTR and the Stage I DBPR will be held as follows:
    (1) In Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, January 13, 1999, at 9:00 am 
MT until all public comments have been received.

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    (2) In Washington, DC, on Friday, January 22, 1999, at 9:00 am ET 
until all public comments have been received.

ADDRESSES: The January 13, 1999 stakeholder meeting will be held at the 
Loews Giorgio Hotel (1-800-243-1166 or 303-782-9300), 4150 E 
Mississippi Avenue, Denver, Colorado. The January 22, 1999 stakeholder 
meeting will be held at the Renaissance Washington Plaza Hotel (202-
898-9000), 999 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC.
    To register for the meeting, please contact the EPA Safe Drinking 
Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791, or Jennifer Melch of EPA's Office of 
Ground Water and Drinking Water at (202) 260-7035. Participants 
registering in advance will be mailed a packet of materials before the 
meeting. Interested parties who cannot attend the meeting in person may 
participate via conference call and should register with the Safe 
Drinking Water Hotline. Conference lines are limited and will be 
allocated on the basis of first-reserved, first-served.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on meeting 
logistics, please contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-
4791. For information on activities related to the IESWTR and the Stage 
I DBPR, contact: Jennifer Melch, U.S. EPA at (202) 260-7035 or e-mail 
at melch.jennifer@epamail.epa.gov.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 98-32988 Filed 12-10-98; 8:45 am]
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