Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 103 / Thursday, May 29, 2014 / Proposed Rules 30787 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 110, 112, 116, 117, 122, 

230, 232, 300, 302, and 401 

[FRL–9911–61–OA] 

Definition of ‘‘Waters of the United 

States’’ Under the Clean Water Act; 

Meeting of the Local Government 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Local Government 

Advisory Committee’s Protecting 

America’s Waters Workgroup is seeking 

input on its Charge from the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

to give advice and recommendations on 

a proposed rule to clarify protection 

under the Clean Water Act for streams 

and wetlands that form the foundation 

of the nation’s water resources. The 

LGAC Protecting America’s Waters 

Workgroup will have a series of 

meetings to hear from local elected and 

appointed officials at several geographic 

field locations. 

The focus of the workgroup meeting 

is to hear from local officials on local 

issues of concern related to Waters of 

the United States proposed rule 

published on April 21, 2014 (79 FR 

22188). This is an open meeting and 

state, local and tribal officials are 

invited to attend. Individuals or 

organizations wishing to address the 

workgroup meeting will be allowed a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their point of view. 

DATES: The first of the meetings will be 

held on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in 

St. Paul, MN. The Workgroup will hear 

comments from state, local and tribal 

officials and the public between 11:20 

a.m.–12:25 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: The LGAC Protecting 

America’s Waters Workgroup meeting 

will be held at the City Hall, 15 Kellogg 

Boulevard West, Room 40 A & B, St. 

Paul, Minnesota 55102. The 

Workgroup’s meeting summary will be 

available after the meeting online at 

www.epa.gov/ocir/scas and can be 

obtained by written request to the DFO. 

Written comments may be submitted 

electronically to Zinsmeister.Emma@

epa.gov or provided to the designated 

EPA staff on comment cards. Please 

contact the Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) at the number listed below to 

schedule comment time. Time will be 

allotted on a first-come, first-served 

basis. If you are interested in attending 

subsequent meetings of the workgroup, 

details will be posted when they are 

available at: http://www.epa.gov/

ocirpage/scas_lgac/lgac_index.htm. 

You should be aware that comments 

submitted to the workgroup are solely 

for the workgroup’s consideration. If 

you want to submit comments directly 

to the EPA on the proposed rule you 

should go to: http://

www.regulations.gov Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0880. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments or 

email ow-docket@epa.gov. Include 

EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0880 in the subject 

line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emma Zinsmeister, Protecting 

America’s Waters Workgroup at (202) 

343–9043 or Fran Eargle, the Designated 

Federal Officer for the Local 

Government Advisory Committee 

(LGAC) at (202) 564–3115 or email at 

Eargle.frances@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

Information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Frances Eargle at (202) 564– 

3115 or eargle.frances@epa.gov. To 

request accommodation of a disability, 

please request 2 days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

Dated: May 19, 2014. 

Frances Eargle, 

Designated Federal Officer, Local Government 

Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2014–12463 Filed 5–27–14; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 141 

[FRL9911–60–OW] 

Notice of Public Meeting and Webinar: 

Revisions to the Unregulated 

Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 

4) for Public Water Systems 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) Office of 

Ground Water and Drinking Water, 

Standards and Risk Management 

Division’s Technical Support Center 

(TSC) announces a public meeting and 

webinar to discuss the approach to the 

fourth Unregulated Contaminant 

Monitoring Rule (UCMR 4) for public 

drinking water systems. EPA will 

present information concerning the 

status of the agency’s efforts in the areas 

of analyte selection, analytical methods, 

sampling design, determination of 

minimum reporting levels and other 

possible revisions relative to the current 

rule. 

DATES: The public meeting and webinar 

will be held on Wednesday, June 25, 

2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Eastern Time. Persons wishing to attend 

the meeting in-person or on-line via the 

webinar must register by June 18, 2014, 

as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at The Cadmus Group, Inc., third 

floor conference room located at 1555 

Wilson Blvd. Suite 300, Arlington, VA 

22209. All attendees must show 

government-issued photo identification 

(e.g., a driver’s license) when signing in. 

This meeting will also be 

simultaneously broadcast as a webinar, 

available through the Internet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

receive further information about the 

meeting and webinar or have questions 

about this notice should contact Brenda 

Parris or Melissa Simic, Technical 

Support Center, Standards and Risk 

Management Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (MS 140), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 26 

West Martin Luther King Drive, 

Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone 

number: (513) 569–7961 or (513) 569– 

7864; email address: parris.brenda@

epa.gov or simic.melissa@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. How may I participate in this 

meeting? 

Persons wishing to attend the meeting 

in-person or online via the webinar 

must register in advance no later than 

5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on June 18, 

2014, by sending an email to: 

UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com. The 

agenda for the public meeting and 

webinar will include time for public 

involvement. To ensure adequate time 

for public involvement, individuals or 

organizations interested in making a 

statement should mention their interest 

when they register. All presentation 

materials should be emailed to 

UCMRWebinar@cadmusgroup.com by 

June 18, 2014, so that the information 

can be incorporated into the webinar. 

We ask that only one person present the 

statement on behalf of a group or 

organization, and that the statement be 

limited to ten minutes. Any additional 

comments or written statements from 

attendees will be taken if time permits 

or can be sent to UCMRWebinar@


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