Notice of Public Meetings on Drinking Water Issues

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 4096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2026]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6226-7]


Notice of Public Meetings on Drinking Water Issues

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) is holding a public meeting on February 10-12, 1999 at the Park 
Hyatt Hotel, 24th and M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. for the purpose of 
information exchange with stakeholders on issues related to the health 
effects of microbial pathogens and disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in 
drinking water. The meeting will start at 8:30 AM on February 10 and 
will adjourn on February 12 at 4:00 PM. The meeting will provide: (1) A 
summary of the current literature on the health effects from DBPs and 
microbial pathogens; (2) a summary of ongoing and planned health 
effects research in support of the Stage 2 microbial pathogen and 
disinfection byproduct rules and when the information will be 
available; and (3) perspectives on characterizing the risk from DBPs 
and microbial pathogens.
    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 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 (202) 260-7575 or by e-mail at cox.michael@epamail.epa.gov.

    Dated: January 20, 1999.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 99-2026 Filed 1-26-99; 8:45 am]
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