81 FR 24597 - Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 80 (April 26, 2016)

Page Range		24597-24598
FR Document		2016-09733

Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC). The FRRCC is a policy-oriented committee that provides policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities. The purpose of this meeting is to draft and review recommendations regarding how EPA can best create a framework for facilitating collaborative and innovative partnerships, building upon existing resource protection efforts to promote soil health, particularly as it relates to water and air and to adaptation of a changing climate.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09733]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9945-70-OA]


Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a meeting of 
the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC). The FRRCC is 
a policy-oriented committee that provides policy advice, information, 
and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of 
environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture 
and rural communities.
    The purpose of this meeting is to draft and review recommendations 
regarding how EPA can best create a framework for facilitating 
collaborative and innovative partnerships, building upon existing 
resource protection efforts to promote soil health, particularly as it 
relates to water and air and to adaptation of a changing climate.

DATES: The Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee will hold an 
open meeting on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. 
and Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA One Potomac Yard, 2777 
Crystal Dr., Arlington VA, 22202, Room 4370/80 fourth floor. The 
meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, 
first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Perla, Acting Designated Federal 
Officer, [email protected], 202-564-0184, U.S. EPA, Office of the 
Administrator (1101A), Room 2415,

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1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make brief oral comments or 
provide written statements to the FRRCC should be sent to Donna Perla, 
Acting Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above. 
All requests must be submitted no later than May 18, 2016, at the 
contact information above.
    Meeting Access: For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, please contact Donna Perla at 202-564-
0184 or [email protected]. To request accommodation of a disability, 
please contact Donna Perla, preferably at least 10 days prior to the 
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: April 19, 2016.
Donna Perla,
Acting Designated Federal Officer.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION electronic reporting components of the affirming today’s determination or
AGENCY programs covered by the application rescinding such determination. If no
and will use electronic document timely request for a hearing is received
[FRL_9942–93–OEI]
receiving systems that meet the and granted, EPA’s approval of the State
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: applicable subpart D requirements. of Louisiana’s request to revise its part
On February 8, 2016, the Louisiana 142—National Primary Drinking Water
Authorized Program Revision
Department of Health and Hospitals Regulations Implementation program to
Approval, State of Louisiana
(LDHH) submitted an application titled allow electronic reporting will become
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Compliance Monitoring Data Portal for effective 30 days after today’s notice is
Agency (EPA). revision to its EPA-approved drinking published, pursuant to CROMERR
ACTION: Notice. water program under title 40 CFR to section 3.1000(f)(4).
allow new electronic reporting. EPA
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s reviewed LDHH’s request to revise its Matthew Leopard,
approval of the State of Louisiana’s EPA-authorized program and, based on Director, Office of Information Collection.
request to revise its National Primary this review, EPA determined that the [FR Doc. 2016–09576 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am]
Drinking Water Regulations application met the standards for BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Implementation EPA-authorized approval of authorized program revision
program to allow electronic reporting. set out in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective May accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
26, 2016 for the State of Louisiana’s notice of EPA’s decision to approve AGENCY
National Primary Drinking Water Louisiana’s request to revise its Part
[FRL–9945–70–OA]
Regulations Implementation program, if 142—National Primary Drinking Water
no timely request for a public hearing is Regulations Implementation program to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities
received and accepted by the Agency. allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR Committee
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: part 141 is being published in the
Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental Federal Register. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Protection Agency, Office of LDHH was notified of EPA’s Agency (EPA).
Environmental Information, Mail Stop determination to approve its application ACTION: Notice of meeting.
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., with respect to the authorized program
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, listed above. SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory
Also, in today’s notice, EPA is Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, the
seeh.karen@epa.gov.
informing interested persons that they Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On may request a public hearing on EPA’s gives notice of a meeting of the Farm,
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media action to approve the State of Ranch, and Rural Communities
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) Louisiana’s request to revise its Committee (FRRCC). The FRRCC is a
was published in the Federal Register authorized public water system program policy-oriented committee that provides
(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance policy advice, information, and
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). Requests for a recommendations to the EPA
establishes electronic reporting as an hearing must be submitted to EPA Administrator on a range of
acceptable regulatory alternative to within 30 days of publication of today’s environmental issues and policies that
paper reporting and establishes Federal Register notice. Such requests are of importance to agriculture and
requirements to assure that electronic should include the following rural communities.
documents are as legally dependable as information: The purpose of this meeting is to draft
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of (1) The name, address and telephone and review recommendations regarding
CROMERR requires that state, tribal or number of the individual, organization how EPA can best create a framework
local government agencies that receive, or other entity requesting a hearing; for facilitating collaborative and
or wish to begin receiving, electronic (2) A brief statement of the requesting innovative partnerships, building upon
reports under their EPA-authorized person’s interest in EPA’s existing resource protection efforts to
programs must apply to EPA for a determination, a brief explanation as to promote soil health, particularly as it
revision or modification of those why EPA should hold a hearing, and relates to water and air and to
programs and obtain EPA approval. any other information that the adaptation of a changing climate.
Subpart D provides standards for such requesting person wants EPA to DATES: The Farm, Ranch, and Rural
approvals based on consideration of the consider when determining whether to
electronic document receiving systems Communities Committee will hold an
grant the request; open meeting on Wednesday, May 25,
that the state, tribe, or local government (3) The signature of the individual
will use to implement the electronic 2016, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and
making the request, or, if the request is
reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.
made on behalf of an organization or
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
other entity, the signature of a
provides special procedures for program responsible official of the organization ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
revisions and modifications to allow or other entity. EPA One Potomac Yard, 2777 Crystal
electronic reporting, to be used at the In the event a hearing is requested Dr., Arlington VA, 22202, Room 4370/
80 fourth floor. The meeting is open to
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option of the state, tribe or local and granted, EPA will provide notice of
government in place of procedures the hearing in the Federal Register not the public, with limited seating on a
available under existing program- less than 15 days prior to the scheduled first-come, first-served basis.
specific authorization regulations. An hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
application submitted under the subpart requests for hearing may be denied by Donna Perla, Acting Designated Federal
D procedures must show that the state, EPA. Following such a public hearing, Officer, perla.donna@epa.gov, 202–564–
tribe or local government has sufficient EPA will review the record of the 0184, U.S. EPA, Office of the
legal authority to implement the hearing and issue an order either Administrator (1101A), Room 2415,

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1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., DATES: Comments must be received on CD ROM the specific information that is
Washington, DC 20460. or before June 27, 2016. claimed as CBI). In addition to one
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, complete version of the comment that
to make brief oral comments or provide identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– includes information claimed as CBI, a
written statements to the FRRCC should OW–2016–0150, to the Federal copy of the comment that does not
be sent to Donna Perla, Acting eRulemaking Portal: http:// contain the information claimed as CBI
Designated Federal Officer, at the www.regulations.gov. Follow the online must be submitted for inclusion in the
contact information above. All requests instructions for submitting comments. public docket. Information so marked
must be submitted no later than May 18, Once submitted, comments cannot be will not be disclosed except in
2016, at the contact information above. edited or withdrawn. The EPA may accordance with procedures set forth in
Meeting Access: For information on publish any comment received to its 40 CFR part 2.
access or services for individuals with public docket. Do not submit 2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments.
disabilities, please contact Donna Perla electronically any information you When submitting comments, remember
at 202–564–0184 or perla.donna@ consider to be Confidential Business to:
epa.gov. To request accommodation of a Information (CBI) or other information • Identify the rulemaking by docket
disability, please contact Donna Perla, whose disclosure is restricted by statute. number and other identifying
preferably at least 10 days prior to the Multimedia submissions (audio, video, information (subject heading, Federal
meeting, to give EPA as much time as etc.) must be accompanied by a written Register date and page number).
possible to process your request. comment. The written comment is • Follow directions—The agency may
considered the official comment and ask you to respond to specific questions
Dated: April 19, 2016. or organize comments by referencing a
should include discussion of all points
Donna Perla, you wish to make. The EPA will Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
Acting Designated Federal Officer. generally not consider comments or or section number.
[FR Doc. 2016–09733 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] comment contents located outside of the • Explain why you agree or disagree;
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P primary submission (i.e. on the web, suggest alternatives and substitute
cloud, or other file sharing system). For language for your requested changes.
additional submission methods, the full • Describe any assumptions and
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA public comment policy, provide any technical information and/
AGENCY information about CBI or multimedia or data that you used.
submissions, and general guidance on • If you estimate potential costs or
[EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0150; FRL–9945–67– making effective comments, please visit burdens, explain how you arrived at
OW] http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ your estimate in sufficient detail to
commenting-epa-dockets. allow for it to be reproduced.
General Permit for Ocean Disposal of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Provide specific examples to
Marine Mammal Carcasses Brian Rappoli, Ocean and Coastal illustrate your concerns, and suggest
Protection Division, Office of Water, alternatives.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
4504T, Environmental Protection • Explain your views as clearly as
Agency (EPA). possible, avoiding the use of profanity
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
ACTION: Notice of availability of or personal threats.
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
proposed general permit. • Make sure to submit your
number: 202–566–1548; fax number:
202–566–1546; email address: comments by the comment period
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection deadline identified.
Agency (EPA) proposes to issue a rappoli.brian@epa.gov.
general permit to authorize any officer, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: II. Federal Law and International
employee, agent, department, agency, or Conventions
I. General Information
instrumentality of federal, state, tribal, The EPA proposes general terms of
or local unit of government, as well as A. Does this action apply to me? authorization under Title I of the Marine
any Marine Mammal Health and The proposed general permit would Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries
Stranding Response Program apply to any officer, employee, agent, Act (MPRSA), sometimes referred to as
(MMHSRP) Stranding Agreement department, agency, or instrumentality the Ocean Dumping Act, for the ocean
Holder, and any Alaska Native of federal, state, tribal, or local unit of disposal of the marine mammal
subsistence user to transport from the government, as well as any MMHSRP carcasses. The term ‘‘marine mammal’’
United States and dispose of marine Stranding Agreement Holder, and any would mean any mammal that is
mammal carcasses in ocean waters. Alaska Native subsistence user that morphologically adapted to the marine
EPA’s purpose in proposing a general transports from the United States and environment (including sea otters and
permit is to expedite required disposes of marine mammal carcasses in members of the orders Sirenia,
authorizations that otherwise currently ocean waters. Pinnipedia, and Cetacea), or primarily
require the issuance of an emergency inhabits the marine environment (e.g.,
permit for the ocean disposal of marine B. What should I consider as I prepare polar bears). Other than Alaska Native
mammal carcasses. EPA also proposes my comments for EPA? subsistence users, EPA does not
permit terms that would apply for at sea 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this anticipate that ocean disposal would be
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disposal of marine mammal carcasses information to EPA through necessary for marine mammal carcasses
generally by governmental entities (and www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly except in unusual circumstances, such
MMHSRP Agreement Holders), as well mark the part or all of the information as (1) beached whale carcasses and (2)
as by Alaska Native subsistence users that you claim to be CBI. For CBI after mass strandings of other marine
based on circumstances specific to the information in a disk or CD ROM that mammals.
remote locations of such disposals. The you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the Transportation for the purpose of
EPA invites public comment on all disk or CD ROM as CBI and then disposal of any material in the ocean
aspects of this proposed general permit. identify electronically within the disk or requires authorization under the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of meeting.
Dates		The Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee will hold an open meeting on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Contact		Donna Perla, Acting Designated Federal Officer, [email protected], 202-564-0184, U.S. EPA, Office of the Administrator (1101A), Room 2415, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FR Citation		81 FR 24597