Notice2021-26470
Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee (DWC) Augmented for the Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) 5 Review Panel
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Published
December 7, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Science Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee (DWC) Augmented for the Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) 5 Review Panel (DWC CCL 5 Review Panel). The DWC CCL 5 Review Panel will review EPA's Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5 (CCL 5)--Draft and three associated support documents: Technical Support Document for the Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5)--Chemical Contaminants; Technical Support Document for the Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5)--Microbial Contaminants; and Draft CCL 5 Contaminant Information Sheets Technical Support Document.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69241-69242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26470]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL--9332-01-OA]
Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board
Drinking Water Committee (DWC) Augmented for the Contaminant Candidate
List (CCL) 5 Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the Science
Advisory Board Drinking Water Committee (DWC) Augmented for the
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) 5 Review Panel (DWC CCL 5 Review
Panel). The DWC CCL 5 Review Panel will review EPA's Drinking Water
Contaminant Candidate List 5 (CCL 5)--Draft and three associated
support documents: Technical Support Document for the Draft Fifth
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5)--Chemical Contaminants; Technical
Support Document for the Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL
5)--Microbial Contaminants; and Draft CCL 5 Contaminant Information
Sheets Technical Support Document.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on January 11, 2022, from 12:00
p.m.-5:00 p.m., February 16, 2022 from 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., and
February 18, 2022, from 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.. All times listed are in
Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted virtually. Please refer to the
SAB website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a> for information on how to attend the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning this notice may contact Carolyn Kilgore,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via telephone (202) 564-0230, or
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#761d1f1a1119041358151704191a0f183613061758111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="244f4d48434b56410a4745564b485d4a644154450a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>. General information about the SAB, as
well as any updates concerning the meetings announced in this notice
can be found on the SAB website at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental
Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA),
codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and
technical advice to the EPA Administrator on the scientific and
technical basis for agency positions and
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regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB
will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff
Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is
hereby given that the Science Advisory Board DWC CCL 5 Review Panel
will hold a public meeting to review EPA's Drinking Water Contaminant
Candidate List 5 (CCL 5)--Draft (86 FR 37948) and three associated
support documents: Technical Support Document for the Draft Fifth
Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 5)--Chemical Contaminants; Technical
Support Document for the Draft Fifth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL
5)--Microbial Contaminants; and Draft CCL 5 Contaminant Information
Sheets Technical Support Document. The CCL is one tool EPA uses to
identify priority contaminants for future regulatory decision making
and research needs and does not impose any requirements on any
regulated entity.
The DWC CCL 5 Review Panel will meet on January 11, 2022 to receive
a briefing from the EPA, discuss the charge to the SAB, and hear oral
public comments. The Panel will meet on February 16, 2022 and February
18, 2022, to review EPA's Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
(CCL 5)--Draft (86 FR 37948) and associated support documents.
Technical Contact: Any technical questions concerning the EPA
documents to be reviewed and chemical contaminants should be directed
to Kesha Forrest, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards
and Risk Management Division, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5731382525322423793c32243f361732273679303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0868f9292859394ce8b85938881a0859081ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>. Any technical
questions concerning the EPA documents to be reviewed and microbial
contaminants should be directed to Nicole Tucker, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c08091f17190e5212151f1310193c190c1d521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c08091f17190e5212151f1310193c190c1d521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Availability of Meeting Materials: All meeting materials, including
the agenda will be available on the SAB web page at <a href="https://sab.epa.gov">https://sab.epa.gov</a>.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices.
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including
scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to the EPA.
Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the
committee's charge or meeting materials. Input from the public to the
SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or
technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider or if it
relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information.
Members of the public wishing to provide comment should follow the
instruction below to submit comments.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a public meeting will be limited to three minutes.
Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written
comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented
orally can be expanded upon in writing. Persons interested in providing
oral statements on January 11, 2021, should contact the DFO, in writing
(preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by
January 4, 2022, to be placed on the list of registered speakers.
Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members,
statements should be submitted to the DFO by January 4, 2022, for
consideration at the public meeting on January 11, 2022, February 16,
2022, and February 18, 2022. Written statements should be supplied to
the DFO at the contact information above via email. Submitters are
requested to provide a signed and unsigned version of each document
because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures
on its websites. Members of the public should be aware that their
personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may
be posted to the SAB website. Copyrighted material will not be posted
without explicit permission of the copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact the DFO, at the contact
information noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the
meetings, to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
Thomas Brennan,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2021-26470 Filed 12-6-21; 8:45 am]
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