Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0041-0024
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Federal Advisory Committee To Examine Detection and Quantitation Approaches in Clean Water Act Programs
Posted Date: 2007-06-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 123)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Federal Advisory Committee To Examine Detection and Quantitation 
Approaches in Clean Water Act Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; FACA Committee Meetings Announcement.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
92-463, the Environmental Protection Agency is announcing four meetings 
of the Federal Advisory Committee on Detection and Quantitation 
Approaches and Uses in Clean Water Act (CWA) Programs (FACDQ).

DATES: The FACDQ plans to hold four meetings for the remainder of 2007. 
Two of those meetings will be held via teleconference on July 25, 2007 
and August 28, 2007. The teleconferences on July 25, 2007 and August 
28, 2007 will be from 1 pm to 5 pm. All times are Eastern time. The 
other two meetings will be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 
September 19-21 and on December 5-7, 2007. The meetings on September 
19-20, 2007, will be from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m.; and on September 21, 
2007, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and the meetings on December 6-7, 2007, 
will be from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m.; and on December 8, 2007, from 8 a.m. 
until 3 p.m. All times are Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The July and August teleconferences are open to the public. 
The public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the 
teleconference lines from Meghan Hessenauer, whose contact information 
is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
notice. The September and December 2007 meetings of the Committee will 
be held at the L. William Seidman Center, 3501 North Fairfax Drive, 
Arlington, Virginia, across from the Virginia Square Metro stop on the 
Orange line. Members of the public may attend this meeting in person or 
via teleconference. The public may obtain the call-in number and access 
code for the teleconference lines from Meghan Hessenauer, whose contact 
information is listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this notice.
    Document Availability: The draft agenda for these meetings is 
provided in the General Information section of this notice. The draft 
agenda may also be viewed through EDOCKET, as provided

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in section I.A. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice 
or on our Web site at http://www.epa.gov/methods/det. Any member of the 

public interested in making an oral presentation at the Committee 
meeting may contact Richard Reding, whose contact information is listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Requests 
for making oral presentations will be accepted up to 2 business days 
prior to each meeting date. In general, each individual making an oral 
presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes.

Submitting Comments

    Written comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or 
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as 
provided in section I.B of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 
Written comments will be accepted up to two business days prior to each 
meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meghan Hessenauer, Engineering and 
Analysis Division, MC4303T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; Telephone number: (202) 
566-1040; Fax number: (202) 566-1053; E-mail address: 
Hessenauer.Meghan@EPA.GOV; Richard Reding, Designated Federal Officer, 

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Mail Code 4303T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; Telephone number: (202) 
566-2237; Fax number: (202) 566-1053; E-mail address: 
Reding.Richard@EPA.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

    This notice announces four meetings of the FACDQ. The purpose of 
these meetings is to complete the evaluation and selection of a 
procedure or procedures to calculate detection and quantitation limits, 
and complete the Committee's recommendations to the EPA Administrator 
for use of those detection and quantitation procedures and limits in 
CWA programs. The meeting agendas are available on the internet at 
http://www.epa.gov/methods/det.

Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact Meghan Hessenauer at (202) 566-1040 or e-
mail: hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov to request accommodation of a 
disability, at least ten days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much 
time as possible to process your request.
A. How Can I Get Copies of Related Information?
    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
committee under Docket ID NO., OW-2004-0041. The official public docket 
consists of the documents specifically referenced in this action, any 
public comments received, and other information related to this action. 
Documents in the official public docket are listed in the index in 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EDOCKET. Documents 
are available either electronically or in hard copy. Electronic 
documents may be viewed through EDOCKET. Hard copies of the draft 
agendas may be viewed at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 
Center 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 
OW Docket is (202) 566-2426.
    2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the Federal Register 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EDOCKET. You may use EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/. To submit 

or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of 
the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public 
docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select 
``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket identification number 
(OW-2004-0041).
    For those wishing to make public comments, it is important to note 
that EPA's policy is that comments, whether submitted electronically or 
on paper, will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic 
public docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the 
comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business 
information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted 
material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version 
of the comment that is placed in EPA's electronic public docket. The 
entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be 
available in the public docket.
    Public comments submitted on computer disks mailed or delivered to 
the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public docket. 
Written public comments mailed or delivered to the Docket will be 
scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket.
B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
    You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand 
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the 
appropriate docket identification number (OW-2004-0041) in the subject 
line on the first page of your comment. Please ensure that your 
comments are submitted within the specified comment period.
    1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as 
prescribed below, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing 
address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body 
of your comment. Also include this contact information on the outside 
of any disk or CD-ROM you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying 
the disk or CD-ROM. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment, and it allows EPA to contact you if further 
information on the substance of the comment is needed or if your 
comment cannot be read due to technical difficulties. EPA's policy is 
that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact 
information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part 
of the comment placed in the official public docket 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.
    i. EDOCKET. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit 
comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving 
comments. Go directly to EDOCKET at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, and 

follow the online instructions for submitting comments. To access EPA's 
electronic public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, http://www.epa.gov
, select ``Information Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and 

``EDOCKET.'' Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in 
Docket ID No. OW-2004-0041. The system is an anonymous access system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
    ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to

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OW.Docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. OW-2004-0041. In contrast to 
EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an anonymous 
access system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the docket 
without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail 
system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses 
that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as 
part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and 
made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
    iii. Disk or CD-ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD-ROM 
mailed to the mailing address identified in section I.B.2 of this 
notice. These electronic submissions will be accepted in Word, 
WordPerfect or rich text files. Avoid the use of special characters and 
any form of encryption.
    2. By Mail. Send your comments to: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, OW Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. 
OW-2004-0041.
    3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: EPA 
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. OW-2004-0041 
(Note: This is not a mailing address). Such deliveries are only 
accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation as identified in 
section I.A.1 of this notice.

    Dated: June 21, 2007.
Richard Reding,
Designated Federal Officer.
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