[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1380-1381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-264]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9101-9]


National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Climate Ready Water 
Utilities Working Group Meeting Announcement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is 
announcing the second in-person meeting of the Climate Ready Water 
Utilities (CRWU) Working Group of the National Drinking Water Advisory 
Council (NDWAC). The purpose of this meeting is for the Working Group 
to discuss the attributes and enabling environment of climate ready 
water utilities and to identify climate-related tools, training, and 
products.

DATES: The second in-person CRWU Working Group meeting will take place 
on February 3, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time 
(PST) and on February 4, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., PST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Springs Preserve, which 
is located at 333 S. Valley View Blvd. between U.S. 95 and Alta Drive 
in Las Vegas, Nevada.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested participants from the 
public should contact Lauren Wisniewski, Designated Federal Officer, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Ground Water and 
Drinking Water, Water Security Division (Mail Code 4608T), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20460. Please contact Lauren 
Wisniewski at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93e4fae0fdfaf6e4e0f8fabdfff2e6e1f6fdd3f6e3f2bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23544a504d4a465450484a0d4f425651464d634653420d444c55">[email protected]</span></a> or call 202-564-2918. For more 
information about the CRWU Working Group including meeting summaries 
and agendas, please visit EPA's contractor's Web site at: http://client-ross.com/crwuwg/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Public Participation: There will be an opportunity for public 
comment during the CRWU Working Group meeting. Oral statements will be 
limited to five minutes, and it is preferred that only one person 
present the statement on behalf of a group or organization. Any person 
who wishes to file a written statement can do so before or after the 
CRWU Working Group meeting. Written statements received prior to the 
meeting will be distributed to all members of the Working Group before 
any final discussion or vote is completed. Any statements received 
after the meeting will become part of the permanent meeting file and 
will be forwarded to the CRWU Working Group members for their 
information. For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact Lauren Wisniewski at 202-564-2918 or by e-
mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3c4dac0dddad6c4c0d8da9ddfd2c6c1d6ddf3d6c3d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2958b918c8b879591898bcc8e839790878ca2879283cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a>. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact Lauren Wisniewski, preferably, at least 10 
days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.
    Background: The Agency's National Water Program Strategy: Response 
to Climate Change (2008) identified the need to provide drinking water 
and wastewater utilities with easy-to-use resources to assess the risk 
associated with climate change and to identify potential adaptation 
strategies. The NDWAC, established under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), provides practical and independent 
advice, consultation and recommendations to the Agency on the 
activities, functions and policies related to the implementation of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act. On May 28, 2009, the NDWAC voted on and 
approved the formation of the CRWU Working Group. EPA anticipates that 
the Working Group will have five face-to-face meetings between December 
2009 and September 2010 in addition to conference calls and/or video 
conferencing on an as needed basis. After the Working Group completes 
its charge, it will make recommendations to the full NDWAC. The full 
NDWAC will, in turn, make appropriate recommendations to the EPA.
    Working Group Charge: The charge for the CRWU Working Group is to 
evaluate the concept of ``Climate Ready Water Utilities'' and provide 
recommendations to the full NDWAC on the development of an effective 
program for drinking water and wastewater utilities, including 
recommendations to: (1) Define and develop a baseline understanding of 
how to use available information to develop climate change

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adaptation and mitigation strategies, including ways to integrate this 
information into existing complementary programs such as the Effective 
Utility Management and Climate Ready Estuaries Program; (2) Identify 
climate change-related tools, training, and products that address 
short-term and long-term needs of water and wastewater utility 
managers, decision makers, and engineers, including ways to integrate 
these tools and training into existing programs; and (3) Incorporate 
mechanisms to provide recognition or incentives that facilitate broad 
adoption of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies by the 
water sector into existing EPA Office of Water recognition and awards 
programs or new recognition programs.

    Dated: January 6, 2010.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 2010-264 Filed 1-8-10; 8:45 am]
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