[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 29560] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-14633] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5516-9] Notice of Public Meetings on Drinking Water Issues Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a series of public meetings for purposes of informal information exchange on various issues related to the development of rules that address microbial contaminants and disinfectants/ disinfection by-products in drinking water. Microbial contaminants and disinfectants/disinfection by-products were the subject of a negotiated rulemaking process which resulted in agreement to develop three rules-- an Information Collection Rule (ICR), a Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products (D/DBP) Rule, and an Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (ESWTR). The negotiated rulemaking committee met from September 1992 through June 1993, with signature documents in the first half of 1994. Since then, EPA and drinking water utilities have worked principally on technical issues concerning the ICR, which was published in the Federal Register on May 14, 1996. At a one-day stakeholder meeting held by EPA on May 10, 1996, to review the status of the three rules generated by the negotiated rulemaking process attendees voiced interest in having a series of future information exchange meetings. EPA currently has scheduled a two-day information exchange meeting on June 13 and 14, 1996, with discussions focusing on linkages between the ICR, health effects research, the ESWTR and the D/DBP Rule. The meeting agenda also includes updates on developmental and reproductive health effects research related to disinfection by-products and discussion of ICR data objectives and issues. The meeting will be preceded by a one-day technical meeting held on June 12 to discuss ICR protozoa monitoring issues in preparation for a summary discussion on June 13th. EPA is inviting all interested members of the public to participate in these and subsequent information exchange meetings. Another two-day meeting is currently being planned for later in the year. Additional meetings are also planned. The June meetings will be held in Washington, D.C., at the office of the Center for Environmental Dispute Resolution (RESOLVE). A limited number of phone lines will also be available to enable attendance by teleconference. Because there are limitations on conference room seating and the number of phone lines, members of the public who are interested in attending on any of the three days are requested to contact Elizabeth Corr of EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water at (202) 260-8907 prior to the day of the meeting. Members of the public who wish to be notified of future meetings should also contact Elizabeth Corr. Dated: June 5, 1996. Cynthia C. Dougherty, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. [FR Doc. 96-14633 Filed 6-10-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P