816Z05003
                 Notice of an Initial Scoping Workshop on the
                 Development of Regulations for Aircraft
                 Public Water Systems

                 December 28, 2005
Office of Water (4606M)   EPA 816-Z-05-003   December 2005  www.epa.gov/safewater

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                          Federal  Register/Vol. 70, No. 248/Wednesday, December 28, 2005/Notices
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL-8016-2]

Notice of an Initial Scoping Workshop
on the Development of Regulations for
Aircraft Public Water Systems
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is holding an initial
workshop on the development of
regulations for aircraft public water
systems. This workshop will examine
and discuss the various aspects of
aircraft public water systems, including
an overview of aircraft water systems
and watering points, existing drinking
water regulations for aircraft water
systems, the scope of issues for
proposing regulations tailored to aircraft
water systems, as well as preliminary
options for a proposed ralemaking. This
is the first workshop in a series
designed to gain perspectives from
representatives from industry,
government, public interest groups, and
the general public. The EPA has been
working with the Food and Drug
Administration and the Federal
Aviation Administration to plan this
event.

DATES: The workshop will be held from
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, on
Wednesday, January 18 and Thursday,
January 19, 2006. There will be a one-
hour break  for lunch each day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hotel Washington, 515  15th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20004. The hotel
is located two blocks west of the  Metro
Center stop on the orange, blue, and red
lines. The hotel's telephone number is
(202) 638-5900.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information about this
workshop or to pre-register, please
contact Travis Creighton by phone at
(202) 564-3858, by email at
creighton.travis@epa.gov, or by mail at:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Mail Code 4606M, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. You
may also preregister and obtain an
agenda for the meeting online at
http://www.epa.gov/airlinewater. For
technical inquiries regarding the
development of an aircraft drinking
water rule, contact Rick Naylor at (202)
564-3847, or by email:
naylor.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There is
no charge for attending this workshop as
an observer, but seats are limited, so
register as soon as possible. Attendees
will have an opportunity to make oral
remarks (limited to five minutes) at
specific points during the meeting. EPA
also welcomes written remarks received
by January 31, 2006, which can be sent
to Travis Creighton by email or by mail
at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Special Accommodations

  Any person needing special
accommodations at this meeting,
including wheelchair access, should
contact Travis Creighton at the phone
number or email address listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. Requests for
special accommodations should be
made at least five business days in
advance of the public meeting.

    Dated: December 21, 2005.
  Cynthia C. Dougherty,
  Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
  Water.
  [FR Doc. E5-7992 Filed 12-27-05; 8:45 am]
  BILLING CODE 6560-50-P

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