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and made available in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. 

Use of the www.regulations.gov Web 

site to submit comments to EPA 

electronically is EPA’s preferred method 

for receiving comments. The electronic 

public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system, which means EPA will 

not know your identity, email address, 

or other contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

In contrast to EPA’s electronic public 

docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) 

system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ 

system. If you send an email comment 

directly to the Docket without going 

through www.regulations.gov, your 

email address is automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the official public 

docket, and made available in EPA’s 

electronic public docket. 

Dated: October 7, 2015. 

Lorie J. Schmidt, 

Associate General Counsel. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0595; FRL–9935–88– 

OW] 

Notice of Public Meeting and Webinar 

and Request for Comment on the Draft 

Document ‘‘Technologies for 

Legionella Control: Scientific 

Literature Review’’ 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) announces the 

release of a draft document, 

‘‘Technologies for Legionella Control: 

Scientific Literature Review,’’ for public 

review and comment, and a public 

meeting, during which EPA will be 

seeking input on the draft document. 

The purpose of the draft document is to 

characterize the current state of 

knowledge regarding the use and 

effectiveness of available control 

technologies and approaches that can be 

used to address Legionella public health 

concerns in building water systems. The 

term ‘‘building water system’’ refers to 

the pipe infrastructure inside a building 

used to deliver finished drinking water 

intended for human consumption. For 

the purpose of this draft document, the 

term excludes cooling towers. The draft 

document presents scientific 

information from peer reviewed 

literature related to control 

technologies. It does not rank or 

recommend any one technology over 

another. EPA developed the document 

to provide a non-regulatory tool to assist 

states and primacy agencies, building 

water system operators and building 

owners when making decisions about 

Legionella risk management options. 

Following the public review and 

comment opportunity, EPA will 

conduct an independent, expert peer 

review of the draft document before it 

is finalized and published. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on November 9, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 

5:30 p.m., eastern time. Persons wishing 

to attend the meeting in-person or 

online via webinar must register by 

November 3, 2015, as described in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

EPA will consider written comments 

received prior to November 23, 2015, 

when preparing the document for the 

external peer review. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the EPA Potomac Yard South 

Building, 1st Floor Conference Center 

(One Potomac Yard, 2777 S. Crystal 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22202). All 

attendees must show government-issued 

photo identification (e.g., a driver’s 

license) when signing in. This meeting 

will be simultaneously broadcasted as a 

webinar, available on the Internet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions, contact Ce ́sar 

Cordero, Standards and Risk 

Management Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water at (202) 564– 

3716 or cordero.cesar@epa.gov. For 

questions regarding registration for the 

public meeting, contact Sarah Rains at 

(703) 247–6195 or LegionellaMeeting@

cadmusgroup.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. What is the scope and the intended 

audience of the draft document? 

The draft document provides an 

overview of Legionella ecology, 

physiology, occurrence and other topics 

relevant to the microorganism; an 

overview of systemic considerations for 

Legionella control; information on the 

current state of knowledge regarding the 

use and effectiveness of available 

control technologies for prevention and 

control of Legionella; a discussion about 

potential water quality issues that may 

result from the use of such technologies; 

and information on optimal operational 

conditions for the use of control 

technologies. Legionella control issues 

in cooling towers are beyond the scope 

of the document. The target audience for 

the document includes, but is not 

limited to, primacy agencies, building 

water system operators, building owners 

and technology developers and vendors. 

B. How can I get copies of the draft 

document and other related 

information, and submit written 

comments? 

The draft document and other related 

information will be available in the 

Water Docket, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OW–2015–0595, which is available at 

http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Water Docket, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Water Docket is (202) 

566–2426. Please review the visitor 

instructions and additional information 

about the docket, available at http://

www2.epa.gov/dockets. 

Comments: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2015–0595, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. If you need to 

include CBI as part of your comment, 

please visit http://www2.epa.gov/

dockets/comments.html for instructions. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points that you wish to 

make about the scientific aspects of the 

Legionella control technologies. 

For additional submission methods, 

the full EPA public comment policy and 

general guidance on making effective 

comments, please visit http://

www2.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html. 

When preparing the document for 

external peer review, EPA will consider 

written comments received prior to 

November 23, 2015. 

C. How may I participate in this 

meeting/webinar? 

Persons wishing to attend the public 

meeting in-person or online via webinar 

must register in advance no later than 

5:00 p.m., eastern time on November 3, 

2015. To register, go online to Eventbrite 

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water.eventbrite.com. Teleconferencing 

will be available for individuals 

participating via the webinar. The 

number of seats and webinar 

connections available for the meeting is 

limited and will be offered on a firstcome, first-served basis. Early 

registration is strongly encouraged to 

ensure proper accommodations. EPA 

will do its best to include all those 

interested in either meeting in-person or 

online via webinar. 

At the public meeting, EPA will 

present an overview of the draft 

document and will solicit public 

comments about the scientific aspects of 

available Legionella control 

technologies. The agenda for the public 

meeting will include time for public 

comment. To ensure adequate time for 

public comment, individuals or 

organizations interested in making a 

statement should mention their intent 

when they register. 

Meeting Materials: Meeting materials 

will be sent by email to the registered 

attendees prior to the public meeting; 

copies will also be provided for 

attendees at the meeting and available 

in the Water Docket, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2015– 

0595. 

Special Accommodations: Individuals 

with disabilities who wish to attend the 

meeting in person can request special 

accommodations by contacting Jini 

Mohanty at mohanty.jini@epa.gov. 

Please allow at least five business days 

prior to the meeting to give EPA time to 

process your request. 

II. Background 

Legionella is a bacterium commonly 

found in aquatic environments. It grows 

best in warm water environments and 

can be found in premise plumbing in 

large buildings, hot tubs, hot water 

tanks, decorative fountains, large 

plumbing systems (such as might be 

found in hospitals) and cooling towers. 

People who breathe in a mist or vapor 

that has been contaminated with 

Legionella can contract Legionnaire’s 

disease or Pontiac fever (both referred to 

as legionellosis). Legionellosis is a major 

health concern associated with drinking 

water. Cases of legionellosis and 

fatalities have been associated with the 

occurrence of Legionella in building 

water systems. In response to the threat 

to public health, some building owners 

have installed supplemental treatment 

systems to prevent and control for 

Legionella. Some states have requested 

technical assistance from EPA with 

regards to evaluating effectiveness of 

control technologies. The agency 

expects the final document will help to 

further improve public health by 

helping states, building owners and 

operators make science-based, risk 

management decisions regarding 

treatment and control of Legionella in 

buildings. 

III. How will the Agency finalize the 

document? 

Through this notice, EPA is 

announcing an opportunity for the 

public to provide input on the draft 

document in writing and/or verbally at 

the public meeting and webinar. EPA 

will conduct an independent, expert 

peer review following the public review 

and comment period. 

Comments from the public and 

external peer reviewers will be 

considered as EPA finalizes the 

document. 

IV. What input is the Agency seeking 

from the public? 

The Agency is particularly interested 

in input from the public related to the 

following questions: 

1. How well does the document 

accurately characterize the available, 

peer reviewed literature on the 

effectiveness of different technologies 

for control of Legionella? 

2. What is your perspective on 

whether the characterization of each 

technology is balanced and supported 

by the available, peer reviewed 

scientific information? 

3. What suggestions do you have to 

improve the document so that it can 

better support informed public health 

protection decisions and avoid or 

minimize unintended consequences? 

Dated: October 13, 2015. 

Kenneth J. Kopocis, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

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AGENCY 

[FRL–9935–86–OAR] 

Clean Air Act Advisory Committee 

(CAAAC): Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) announces an upcoming 

public meeting of the Clean Air Act 

Advisory Committee (CAAAC). The 

EPA established the CAAAC on 

November 19, 1990, to provide 

independent advice and counsel to EPA 

on policy issues associated with 

implementation of the Clean Air Act of 

1990. The Committee advises on 

economic, environmental, technical, 

scientific and enforcement policy 

issues. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 18, 2015, tentatively from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The CAAAC will hold its 

face-to-face meeting at the Hyatt 

Regency Crystal City hotel, 2799 

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 

22202. 

Inspection of Committee Documents: 

The committee agenda, confirmed times 

for the meetings, and any documents 

prepared for these meetings will be 

publicly available on the CAAAC Web 

site at http://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/ 

prior to the meeting. Thereafter, these 

documents, together with CAAAC 

meeting minutes, will also be available 

on the CAAAC Web site or by 

contacting the Office of Air and 

Radiation Docket and requesting 

information under docket EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0075. The docket office can 

be reached by email at: a-and-r-Docket@

epa.gov or FAX: 202–566–9744. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information about the CAAAC, 

please contact Jim Ketcham-Colwill, 

Interim Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. 

EPA by email at ketcham-colwill.jim@

epa.gov or by telephone at (202) 564– 

1676. Additional information about this 

meeting, the CAAAC, and its 

subcommittees and workgroups can be 

found on the CAAAC Web site: http:// 

www.epa.gov/oar/caaac/. 

For information on access or services 

for individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Lorraine Reddick at (202) 564– 

1293 or reddick.lorraine@epa.gov, 

preferably at least 10 days prior to the 

meeting to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

Dated: October 9, 2015. 

Jim Ketcham-Colwill, 

Interim Designated Federal Officer, Clean Air 

Act Advisory Committee, Office of Air and 

Radiation. 

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