[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 242 (Monday, December 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 65206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30570]




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Part IV





Environmental Protection Agency





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Workshop on Trace Metals Analysis; Notice



40 CFR Parts 136 and 141



Method Flexibility and Streamlining Approval of Analytical Methods; 
Public Meeting; Proposed Rule

Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 242 / Monday, December 18, 1995 / 
Notices 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5346-4]


Workshop on Trace Metals Analysis

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Water is sponsoring two workshops to aid 
attendees in resolving the problems associated with the sampling and 
analysis of trace metals, including the difficulty in precluding 
contamination. These workshops will be held in conjunction with the 
Public Meetings on Method Flexibility and Streamlining Approval of 
Analytical Methods at 40 CFR Part 136 announced concurrently in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: EPA will conduct the Trace Metals Workshops on Wednesday, 
January 24, 1996, in Boston, Massachusetts and on Tuesday, February 13, 
1996, in Chicago, Illinois. Registration for each workshop will begin 
at 10:00 AM. Each workshop will be held from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: The workshop on January 24, 1996, will be held in the 
O'Neill Auditorium, Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building, 10 Causeway 
Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The workshop on February 13, 1996, will 
be held in the Morrison Room, Metcalfe Building, 77 West Jackson, 
Chicago, Illinois

.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this notice can 
be directed to Marion Thompson by phone at (202)260-7117 or by 
facsimile at (202)260-7185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting arrangements are being coordinated 
by DynCorp, Inc. For information on registration, contact Cindy 
Simbanin, 300 N. Lee Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22314. Phone: 
(703)519-1386. Facsimile number: (703)684-0610. Space is limited and 
reservations are being taken on a first come, first served basis. No 
fees will be charged to attend.
    Hotel reservations for Massachusetts may be made by contacting the 
Holiday Inn-Government Center in Boston at (617)742-7630. Guest rates 
are $101 single and $121 double occupancy, including tax. Reservations 
must be made by January 5, 1996, and you must specify that you are 
affiliated with USEPA/TM to qualify for the quoted rate.
    For the Chicago meeting, hotel reservations may be made by 
contacting Marriott Reservations at (800)228-9290. Guest rates are $91 
single and double occupancy. These rates are subject to applicable 
state and local taxes. Reservations must be made by January 20, 1996, 
and you must reference the event as the EPA TM Meeting and request the 
Chicago Marriott-Downtown in order to qualify for the group rate.
    Accommodations are limited at each location, so please make your 
reservations early. The hotels are within walking distance of the 
meeting facilities.

Background

    The USEPA Office of Water's interest in trace metals determinations 
has been driven by the development of ambient water quality criteria 
(WQC) in response to Congressional mandates in the 1987 Water Quality 
Act. Ambient water quality criteria require determinations of metals at 
levels significantly lower than those required by technology-based 
effluent limits or achievable by routine environmental laboratory 
analyses.

Agenda Topics

    The Office of Water's purpose in sponsoring these workshops is to 
assist State and Regional authorities, regulated community, and 
commercial laboratories in understanding the requirements and 
techniques necessary to determine trace metals at EPA's ambient WQC 
levels. These workshops will focus on sampling and analysis techniques, 
data review, and quality assurance measures necessary to support 
reliable trace metals measurements for data gathering and compliance 
monitoring purposes.
Tudor T. Davies,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
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