Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 31, 2009 / Notices 14553 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8788–1] 

Notice of an Underground Injection 

Control Program Meeting To Discuss 

Innovative Ideas for Aquifer Storage 

and Recovery 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of a meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Underground Injection 

Control Program will be hosting a 

meeting to discuss innovative ideas for 

Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) 

operations that would prevent 

endangerment of underground sources 

of drinking water. While ASR may be a 

valuable tool to support public drinking 

water supplies, EPA or States with 

primary enforcement responsibility 

regulate underground injection 

activities to protect underground 

sources of drinking water pursuant to 

the Safe Drinking Water Act. EPA is 

assembling an interdisciplinary group of 

experts to generate ideas regarding the 

use of ASR technology in a manner that 

will prevent endangerment of drinking 

water resources. EPA requests those 

interested in attending to register at 

http://www.horsleywitten.com/EPA– 

ASR. 

DATES: The ASR Expert Meeting will be 

held on May 5–6, 2009. The meeting 

will be two (2) half days (May 5, 1 p.m.– 

5 p.m., May 6, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.). 

Registration must be received by April 

30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the 12th floor Huron Conference room at 

the EPA Region 5 Office, 77 W. Jackson 

Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jyl 

Lapachin, Drinking Water Protection 

Division, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water (4606M), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–0327; fax 

number (202) 564–3756; e-mail address: 

lapachin.jyl@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Aquifer 

storage and recovery (ASR) is the term 

used to describe the practice of 

underground injection of non-hazardous 

water with the intent for later recovery 

as a water management tool. While ASR 

has the potential to be a valuable tool 

for ensuring that drinking water 

supplies are available in times when 

other sources of drinking water may be 

unavailable, the underground injection 

and storage of water has sometimes 

resulted in adverse ground water 

quality. 

EPA or States with primary 

enforcement responsibility implement 

underground injection control programs 

under the Safe Drinking Water Act to 

prevent endangerment of underground 

sources of drinking water. EPA 

recognizes that ASR can be a viable tool 

to meet water demands. Therefore, EPA 

is holding an expert-level meeting with 

an interdisciplinary group of technical 

and policy experts from a variety of 

sectors such as Federal, State, private 

industry, environmental organizations, 

academia and public water systems. The 

meeting objective is to generate 

innovative ideas and individual input 

from participants on the storage of water 

in aquifers (i.e., underground storage 

areas) for later retrieval in a manner that 

is protective of underground sources of 

drinking water. EPA is seeking 

individual input from the meeting 

attendees. EPA is not seeking advice, 

group recommendations or consensus 

on any matters discussed during the 

meeting. 

The ASR Expert Meeting will begin 

with short plenary presentations 

designed to provide the participants 

with a common knowledge base and 

terminology to encourage effective and 

productive discussions. The plenary 

topics will be broad and address 

multiple challenges related to ASR 

including: (1) Current ASR practices; (2) 

scientific and technical considerations 

for ASR; and (3) policy considerations 

for ASR. Interactive discussion sessions 

will follow the plenary presentation and 

provide a forum for attendees to 

communicate and develop creative 

ideas for protective ASR practices. 

Space is limited and EPA expects to 

be able to accommodate 30 participants. 

EPA will attempt to accommodate 

additional registrants as observers. To 

encourage productive and creative 

discussion, EPA seeks individuals with 

significant ASR experience to register 

for the meeting. Significant ASR 

experience includes: (1) Whether the 

individuals have a demonstrated ability 

to advance ASR knowledge and 

practices through their work, including, 

but not limited to, prior presentations at 

professional conferences or publishing 

research in peer-reviewed media; (2) 

whether the individuals have at least 

five years of experience performing 

ASR-related work in operations, site 

characterization, program 

implementation, research, or system 

design; and (3) whether the individuals 

have significant professional experience 

in managing, supervising, and leading 

ASR-related projects. EPA’s goal is to 

create discussion groups consisting of a 

diverse mix of participants with regard 

to expertise in ASR-related policy, 

science, and current practices, with the 

intention of stimulating ideas for 

creative and novel approaches to ASR 

management and operations while 

protecting underground sources of 

drinking water. 

Interested individuals should register 

for the meeting using the form available 

at http://www.horsleywitten.com/EPA– 

ASR. 

Special Accomodations: Any person 

needing special accommodations at this 

meeting, including wheelchair access, 

should contact Jyl Lapachin at the 

phone number or e-mail address listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. Requests 

for special accommodations should be 

made at least five business days in 

advance of the public meeting. 

Dated: March 26, 2009. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. E9–7184 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8787–7] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Request for Nominations of Scientists 

and Engineers To Augment the 

Environmental Engineering Committee 

(EEC) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is requesting 

nominations for scientists and engineers 

with expertise and direct experience in 

water infrastructure assessment, 

rehabilitation, and renewal to augment 

expertise on the SAB Environmental 

Engineering Committee (EEC). 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by April 21, 2009 per 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Any member 

of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

Request for Nominations may contact 

Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by 

telephone/voice mail at (202) 343–9946; 

by fax at (202) 233–0643 or via e-mail 

at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA Science 

Advisory Board can be found at the EPA 

SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ 

sab. Any inquiry regarding EPA’s Aging 


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