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Federal Register/Vol. 70, No. 92/Friday, May 13, 2005/Proposed Rules
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 141
[FRL-7911-5]
Notice of a Public Meeting To Discuss
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 a public
meeting to discuss the development of
regulations for aircraft public water
systems. To support the rulemaking
process, EPA will undertake a
collaborative stakeholder process with
representatives from industry,
government, public interest groups, and
the general public.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern
standard time, on Wednesday, June 1,
2005. There will be a one hour break for
lunch between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th
& K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
The hotel is located one block north of
the McPherson Square Metro stop on
the orange and blue lines. The hotel's
telephone number is (202) 682-0111.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information about this meeting
or to pre-register, please contact Travis
Creighton by phone at (202) 564-3858,
by e-mail 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
pre-register for the meeting online at
http://www.Icgnet.com/ePA/
aircraft_conference/. For technical
inquiries regarding the Aircraft Drinking
Water Rule, contact Rick Naylor at (202)
564-3847, or by e-mail:
naylor.richard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this public meeting is to
discuss EPA's plan to develop
regulations for aircraft public water
systems. Specifically, EPA will provide
a presentation on:
1. Current National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations as they apply to
aircraft public water systems.
2. Recent EPA aircraft drinking water
sampling results.
3. The process that will be followed
in developing an aircraft drinking water
rule.
4. Key issues that must be addressed
in the development of a new aircraft
drinking water rule. These issues
include:
a. Which contaminates are of concern
for aircraft water systems that take on
water from domestic sources only, or
from both domestic and foreign sources?
b. What is the appropriate monitoring
frequency for aircraft water systems that
take on water from domestic sources
only, or both domestic and foreign
sources?
c. What is the appropriate frequency
of disinfecting and flushing aircraft
water systems?
d. Should aircraft that obtain all of
their water from another public water
system be classified as a "consecutive"
public water system that can obtain
reduced monitoring requirements under
EPA's regulations (40 CFR 141.29)?
e. How should EPA address aircraft
water from foreign sources?
f. What should be done to address the
low disinfectant residual levels in the
drinking water found on a high
percentage of aircraft?
Attendees will have an opportunity to
make oral remarks at specific points
during the meeting. EPA also welcomes
written remarks received by June 22,
2005, which can be sent to Travis
Creighton by e-mail or by mail at the
address listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Special Accommodations
Any person needing special'. ".
accommodations at diis meeting, '
including wheelchair access, should
contact Travis Creighton at the phone
number or e-mail address listed ir fbe
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. Requests to -
special accommodations should be
made at least five business days in
advance of the public meeting.
Dated: May 9, 2005.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
IFR Doc. 05-9484 Filed 5-12-05; 8:45 am]
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