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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9882-9883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3912]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 141 and 142

[FRL-9635-1]

Arsenic Small Systems Compliance and Alternative Affordability 
Criteria Working Group; public meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA is holding an initial meeting of the Arsenic Small Systems 
Working Group to provide input and recommendations on barriers to the 
use of point-of-use and point-of-entry treatment units, package plant, 
and modular units, as well as alternative affordability criteria that 
give extra weight to small, rural, and lower income communities. This 
meeting will be held via Webcast and the public may attend this 
meeting.

DATES: The Work Group meeting will be held on March 2, 2012 (1 p.m. to 
4 p.m., Eastern Time (ET)). Persons wishing to participate must 
register in advance as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via the Internet using a Webcast 
and teleconference. Registrants will receive an Internet access link 
and dial in number upon registration for the Webcast. To participate in 
the Webcast, you must register in advance at the following Web address: 
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/679236510.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this specific 
meeting, contact Russ Perkinson, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 
Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; telephone (202) 564-4901 
or by email to perkinson.russ@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congressional language contained in the 
Conference Report (H.R. 2055) accompanying the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2012 directs the Environmental Protection Agency 
to convene an Arsenic Small Systems Working Group composed of 
representatives from States, small publicly owned water systems, local 
public health officials, drinking water consumers and treatment 
manufacturers to provide input and recommendations on barriers to the 
use of point-of-use and point-of-entry treatment units, package plant, 
and modular units, as well as alternative affordability criteria that 
give extra weight to small, rural, and lower income communities. Based 
upon input from the work group, the EPA will submit to Congress a 
report on actions to make alternative compliance methods more 
accessible to water systems and a report on alternative affordability 
criteria.
    To participate in the Webcast, you must register in advance at the 
following Web address: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/679236510. 
The number of connections available for the Webcast is limited and will 
be available on a first come, first served basis. During the Webcast, a 
public comment period will be held for persons wishing to participate 
that have registered in advance to speak. Individual comments should be 
limited to no more than three minutes and it is preferred that only one 
person present the statement on behalf of a group or organization. 
Individuals wishing to speak during the public comment period or 
individuals without Internet access seeking alternative means to 
participate in the meeting must contact Russ Perkinson at (202) 564-
4901 or by email to perkinson.russ@epa.gov no later than February 28, 
2012.

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Special Accommodations

    To request special accommodations for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact Russ Perkinson at (202) 564-4910 or by 
email to perkinson.russ@epa.gov. Please allow at least five business 
days prior to the meeting to allow time to process your request.

    Dated: February 15, 2012.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 2012-3912 Filed 2-17-12; 8:45 am]
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