80 FR 36989 - Sunshine Act Notice

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 124 (June 29, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-16049

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Notice

June 25, 2015.

TIME AND DATE:  10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 9, 2015.

PLACE:  The Richard V. Backley Hearing Room, Room 511N, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004 (enter from F Street 
entrance).

STATUS:  Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:  The Commission will consider and act upon 
the following in open session: Secretary of Labor v. Newtown Energy, 
Inc., Docket No. WEVA 2011-283 (Issues include whether the 
Administrative Law Judge erred by concluding that the violation in 
question was not significant and substantial and was not the result of 
an unwarrantable failure to comply.).
    Any person attending this meeting who requires special 
accessibility features and/or auxiliary aids, such as sign language 
interpreters, must inform the Commission in advance of those needs. 
Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) and Sec.  2706.160(d).

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFO:  Emogene Johnson (202) 434-9935/(202) 
708-9300 for TDD Relay/1-800-877-8339 for toll free.

Sarah Stewart,
Deputy General Counsel.
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TABLE 1—REVISED HUMAN HEALTH WATER QUALITY CRITERIA—Continued
Human health water quality
criteria for the consumption of
Pollutant CAS No. Water + Organism
organism only
(μg/L) (μg/L)

Toxaphene ................................................................................................................................... 8001–35–2 0.00070 0.00071
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (DCE) ................................................................................................ 156–60–5 100 4,000
Trichloroethylene (TCE) ............................................................................................................... 79–01–6 0.6 7
Vinyl Chloride ............................................................................................................................... 75–01–4 0.022 1.6

The revision of these criteria is a standards triennial review process set FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
systematic update of EPA’s national forth in section 303(c) of the CWA, REVIEW COMMISSION
recommended human health criteria. states and authorized tribes are required
EPA previously described its process for to review and revise, if appropriate, Sunshine Act Notice
publishing revised criteria [see National their water quality standards at least
June 25, 2015.
Recommended Water Quality Criteria— once every three years.
Correction (64 FR 19781; or EPA–822– TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Thursday,
States and authorized tribes must
Z–99–001) or the Federal Register July 9, 2015.
adopt water quality criteria that protect
Notice for EPA’s 2000 Methodology (65 designated uses. 40 CFR 131.11(a)(1). PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing
FR 66444)]. EPA updated the human Criteria must be based on a sound Room, Room 511N, 1331 Pennsylvania
health criteria using externally peer- scientific rationale and contain Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004
reviewed information sources. sufficient parameters or constituents to (enter from F Street entrance).
On May 13, 2014, EPA announced the STATUS: Open.
protect the designated uses. Id. Criteria
availability of the draft updated human
may be expressed in either narrative or MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
health criteria in the Federal Register
numeric form. EPA’s regulations Commission will consider and act upon
notice ‘‘Updated National
provide that states and authorized tribes the following in open session: Secretary
Recommended Water Quality Criteria
for the Protection of Human Health’’ (79 should adopt numeric water quality of Labor v. Newtown Energy, Inc.,
FR 27303) and announced that written criteria based on: Docket No. WEVA 2011–283 (Issues
views would be accepted from the (1) EPA’s recommended section include whether the Administrative
public until July 14, 2014. In response 304(a) criteria; or Law Judge erred by concluding that the
to stakeholder requests, on June 23, violation in question was not significant
(2) EPA’s recommended section and substantial and was not the result
2014, EPA announced in the Federal 304(a) criteria modified to reflect site-
Register (79 FR 35545) an extension of of an unwarrantable failure to comply.).
specific conditions; or Any person attending this meeting
the public comment period for an
(3) Other scientifically defensible who requires special accessibility
additional 30 days, until August 13,
methods. (40 CFR 131.11(b)). features and/or auxiliary aids, such as
2014. EPA reviewed and considered all
public comments received and prepared It is important for states and sign language interpreters, must inform
responses to those comments. authorized tribes to consider any new or the Commission in advance of those
EPA developed chemical-specific updated section 304(a) recommended needs. Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3)
science documents for each of the criteria as part of their triennial review and § 2706.160(d).
ninety-four chemical pollutants. These process to ensure that state or tribal CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFO:
documents detail the latest scientific water quality criteria reflect sound Emogene Johnson (202) 434–9935/(202)
information supporting the final human science and protect applicable 708–9300 for TDD Relay/1–800–877–
health criteria, particularly the updated designated uses. EPA recently proposed 8339 for toll free.
toxicity and exposure input values. A revisions to its water quality standards
Sarah Stewart,
fact sheet and a summary of updated regulations that would, if finalized
without substantive change, require Deputy General Counsel.
input parameters (e.g., health toxicity
states during their triennial reviews to [FR Doc. 2015–16049 Filed 6–25–15; 4:15 pm]
values, bioaccumulation factors) used to
derive the final updated criteria are consider new or updated section 304(a) BILLING CODE 6735–01–P

provided. All these documents, recommended criteria and, if they do
including EPA’s responses to views not adopt new or revised criteria for
received during the comment period, such pollutants, provide an explanation FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
are available on EPA’s Web site at to EPA and the public as to why the
http://water.epa.gov/scitech/ state did not do so. These final updated Change in Bank Control Notices;
swguidance/standards/criteria/health/. section 304(a) human health criteria Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
recommendations supersede EPA’s Bank Holding Company
IV. What is the relationship between
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previous recommendations.
EPA’s 2015 final updated human health The notificants listed below have
criteria and state or tribal water quality Dated: June 22, 2015.
applied under the Change in Bank
standards? Kenneth J. Kopocis, Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
Section 303(a)–(c) of the CWA Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
requires states and authorized tribes to Water. CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
adopt water quality standards for their [FR Doc. 2015–15912 Filed 6–26–15; 8:45 am] or bank holding company. The factors
waters. As part of the water quality BILLING CODE 6560–50–P that are considered in acting on the

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FR Citation		80 FR 36989