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Arsenic Cost Working Group, Request for Nominations
[Federal Register: May 4, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 87)]
[Notices]
[Page 22551]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6975-7]
National Drinking Water Advisory Council, Arsenic Cost Working
Group, Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations to the Arsenic Cost Working
Group of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the formation of an Arsenic Cost Working Group of the National Drinking
Water Advisory Council and soliciting nominations to this working
group. The Advisory Council was established to provide practical and
independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Agency on
the activities, functions, and policies related to the implementation
of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended.
Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified
individuals for membership on the working group. Nominees should be
identified by name, occupation, position, address and telephone number.
To be considered, all nominations must include a current resume
providing the nominee's background, experience and qualifications.
Following the January 22, 2001 Federal Register promulgation of the
arsenic rule, a number of concerns were raised to EPA by States, public
water systems, and other stakeholders regarding the adequacy of science
and the basis for national cost estimates underlying the rule. Because
of the importance of the arsenic rule and the national debate
surrounding it related to science and costs, EPA's Administrator
publicly announced on March 20, 2001, that the Agency would take
additional steps to reassess the scientific and cost issues associated
with this rule and seek further public input on each of these important
issues.
Consistent with that commitment, EPA will work with the National
Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) to convene a panel of
nationally recognized technical experts to review the cost of
compliance estimates associated with the final arsenic in drinking
water rule.
The criteria for selecting working group members and for conducting
the review are that working group members are recognized experts in
their fields; that working group members are as impartial and objective
as possible; that working group members represent an array of
backgrounds and perspectives (within their disciplines); that the
working group members are available to participate fully in the review,
which will be conducted over a relatively short time frame (i.e.,
within approximately 3-4 months); and that the results of the review be
made publicly available for comment. Working group members will be
asked to attend a series of meetings (approximately three) over the
course of 3-4 months, participate in the discussion of key issues and
assumptions at these meetings, and review and finalize the products and
outputs of the working group. The working group will make a
recommendation to the full NDWAC. The NDWAC will, in turn, make a
recommendation to EPA.
Nominations should be submitted to Janet Pawlukiewicz, Designated
Federal Officer, National Drinking Water Advisory Council, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water (4601), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20460, no
later than May 14, 2001. The Agency will not formally acknowledge or
respond to nominations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Pawlukiewicz at
pawlukiewicz.janet@epa.gov or call (202) 260-9194.
Dated: May 2, 2001.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 01-11423 Filed 5-3-01; 8:45 am]
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