July 9, 1998

EPA-SAB-DWC-CON-98-005

Honorable Carol M. Browner
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460

             Subject:      Notification of a Consultation on a Method for Estimating
                          Drinking Water Intake Levels

Dear Ms. Browner:

       The Drinking Water Committee (DWC) of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) met on
June 19, 1998, in part to conduct a consultation with staff from the Office of Water (OW) on the
Agency's thoughts and early efforts to develop an approach to develop drinking water
consumption estimates for a variety of population subgroups in the United States. The SAB has
developed the consultation as a mechanism to provide the early reflections of selected members
and consultants to the Agency on technical issues that should be considered in the development
of regulations, guidelines, technical guidance, research, or assessment methods before the
Agency has taken a position.  A consultation is conducted under the normal requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, which include advance notice of the public meeting in the
Federal Register.

       As is our customary practice, there will be no formal report from the SAB as a result of
this consultation, nor do we expect any formal response from the Agency. However, the
Committee looks forward to the opportunity of conducting a formal review of the results of this
projection the future.

                                        Sincerely,
                                       Dr. Joan Daisey, Chair
                                       Science Advisory Board
                                       Dr. Richard A. Bull, Chair
                                       Drinking Water Committee
                                       Science Advisory Board

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