81 FR 69813 - Information Session; Implementation of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 195 (October 7, 2016)

Page Range		69813-69814
FR Document		2016-24377

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing plans to hold information sessions on: October 14, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois; October 20, 2016 in Orlando, Florida; November 7, 2016 in New York, New York; November 14, 2016 in San Francisco, California; November 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California; and November 18, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. The purpose of these sessions is to provide potential applicants with information about the implementation of the ``Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014'' (WIFIA). Under WIFIA, EPA will provide loans and loan guarantees for water infrastructure of national or regional significance. It was signed into law on June 11, 2014 as Public Law 113-121. EPA will provide an overview of the program's statutory and eligibility requirements, application and selection process, and creditworthiness assessment. It will also discuss examples of the potential cost-savings that WIFIA credit assistance could have for projects. The intended audience is potential WIFIA applicants including municipal entities, corporations, partnerships, and State Revolving Fund programs, as well as the private and non-governmental organizations that support potential applicants.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL--9953-80-OW]


Information Session; Implementation of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing plans 
to hold information sessions on: October 14, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois; 
October 20, 2016 in Orlando, Florida; November 7, 2016 in New York, New 
York; November 14, 2016 in San Francisco, California; November 15, 2016 
in Los Angeles, California; and November 18, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.
    The purpose of these sessions is to provide potential applicants 
with information about the implementation of the ``Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014'' (WIFIA).
    Under WIFIA, EPA will provide loans and loan guarantees for water 
infrastructure of national or regional significance. It was signed into 
law on June 11, 2014 as Public Law 113-121. EPA will provide an 
overview of the program's statutory and eligibility requirements, 
application and selection process, and creditworthiness assessment. It 
will also discuss examples of the potential cost-savings that WIFIA 
credit assistance could have for projects. The intended audience is 
potential WIFIA applicants including municipal entities, corporations, 
partnerships, and State Revolving Fund programs, as well as the private 
and

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non-governmental organizations that support potential applicants.

DATES: The session in Chicago, Illinois will be held on October 14, 
2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (CT). The session in Orlando, Florida 
will be held on October 20, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ET). The 
session in New York, New York will be held on November 7, 2016 from 
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ET). The session in San Francisco, California will 
be held on November 14, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (PT). The session 
in Los Angeles, California will be held on November 15, 2016 from 9:00 
a.m.-3:30 p.m. (PT). The session in Dallas, Texas will be held on 
November 18, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (CT).

ADDRESSES: The session in Chicago will be held at: Ralph H. Metcalfe 
Federal Building, Room 328, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604. The session in Orlando will be held at: Orange County 
Utilities Administration Building, 1st Floor Public Meeting Room, 9150 
Curry Ford Road, Orlando, Florida 32825. The session in New York will 
be held at: EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007. The 
session in San Francisco will be held at: EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne 
St., San Francisco, California 94105. The session in Los Angeles will 
be held at: Los Angeles Federal Building, Room E, 300 North Los Angeles 
Street, Los Angeles, California 90012. The session in Dallas will be 
held at: EPA Region 6, Fountain Place, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, Texas 
75202.
    TO REGISTER: Please register at the following link: http://wifia.questionpro.com/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
notice, including registration information, contact Karen Fligger, EPA 
Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at tel.: 
202-564-2992; or email: WIFIA@epa.gov. Members of the public are 
invited to participate in the session as capacity allows.

    Authority: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, 
Public Law 113-121.

    Dated: September 30, 2016.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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Evening Scoping Meeting Directions on how to obtain a copy of EIS No. 20160230, Draft, USACE, WA,
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2016. the PAD and SD1 are included in item Millennium Bulk Terminals—
Time: 6:00 p.m. n. of this document. Longview, Comment Period Ends: 11/
Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton 29/2016, Contact: Danette L. Guy 206–
Meeting Procedures
Valencia, 28508 Westinghouse Place, 316–3048
The meetings will be recorded by a
Valencia, CA, 91355. stenographer and will be placed in the Amended Notices
Phone: (661) 257–3111. public records of the project. EIS No. 20160200, Draft, USACE, NY,
Scoping Document 1 (SD1), which
Dated: September 30, 2016. Atlantic Coast of New York, East
outlines the subject areas to be
Kimberly D. Bose, Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and
addressed in the environmental
Jamaica Bay, Comment Period Ends:
document, was mailed to the Secretary.
11/17/2016, Contact: Robert J. Smith
individuals and entities on the [FR Doc. 2016–24270 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am]
917–790–8729
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
SD1 will be available at the scoping Revision to FR Notice Published 09/
meetings, or may be viewed on the web 02/2016; Extending Comment Period
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the from 11/02/2016 to 11/17/2016
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Follow the directions AGENCY Dated: October 4, 2016.
for accessing information in paragraph Dawn Roberts,
n. Based on all oral and written [ER–FRL–9029–5]
Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance
comments, a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) Division, Office of Federal Activities.
Environmental Impact Statements;
may be issued. SD2 may include a [FR Doc. 2016–24335 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am]
Notice of Availability
revised process plan and schedule, as BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
well as a list of issues, identified Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
through the scoping process. Activities, General Information (202)
564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/nepa. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Environmental Site Review
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact AGENCY
The potential applicant and Statements (EISs)
Commission staff will conduct an [FRL—9953–80–OW]
Filed 09/26/2016 through 09/30/2016
Environmental Site Review (site visit) of Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Information Session; Implementation
the project on Wednesday October 25, of the Water Infrastructure Finance and
2016, starting at 9:00 a.m. and ending at Notice
Innovation Act of 2014
or about 3:00 p.m. All participants Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
should meet at Vista Del Lago Visitor’s requires that EPA make public its AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Center, located at 38500 Vista Del Lago comments on EISs issued by other Agency (EPA).
Road, Gorman, California. Participants Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters ACTION: Notice.
are responsible for their own on EISs are available at: http://
transportation. Persons planning on www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
participating in the site visit, or with eisdata.html. Agency (EPA) is announcing plans to
questions about it, should contact Ms. EIS No. 20160225, Final, BR, NM, hold information sessions on: October
Gwen Sholl of California Department of Continued Implementation of the 14, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois; October
Water Resources at (916) 557–4554 or 2008 Operating Agreement for the Rio 20, 2016 in Orlando, Florida; November
Gwen.Scholl@water.ca.gov on or before Grande Project, Review Period Ends: 7, 2016 in New York, New York;
October 14, 2016. 11/07/2016, Contact: Hector Garcia November 14, 2016 in San Francisco,
505–462–3550 California; November 15, 2016 in Los
Meeting Objectives Angeles, California; and November 18,
EIS No. 20160226, Draft, FRA, GA,
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) Atlanta to Chattanooga High Speed 2016 in Dallas, Texas.
Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review Ground Transportation Project, The purpose of these sessions is to
and discuss existing conditions and Comment Period Ends: 11/21/2016, provide potential applicants with
resource management objectives; (3) Contact: John Winkle 202–493–6067 information about the implementation
review and discuss existing information EIS No. 20160227, Draft, USFS, WY, of the ‘‘Water Infrastructure Finance and
and identify preliminary information Upper Green River Area Rangeland Innovation Act of 2014’’ (WIFIA).
and study needs; (4) review and discuss Project, Comment Period Ends: 11/21/ Under WIFIA, EPA will provide loans
the process plan and schedule for pre- 2016, Contact: Dave Booth 307–367– and loan guarantees for water
filing activity that incorporates the time 5754 infrastructure of national or regional
frames provided for in Part 5 of the EIS No. 20160228, Final Supplement, significance. It was signed into law on
Commission’s regulations and, to the BLM, ID, Proposed Land Use Plan June 11, 2014 as Public Law 113–121.
extent possible, maximizes coordination Amendments for Segments 8 and 9 of EPA will provide an overview of the
of federal, state, and tribal permitting the Gateway West 500-kV program’s statutory and eligibility
and certification processes; and (5) Transmission Line Project, Review requirements, application and selection
discuss the appropriateness of any Period Ends: 11/07/2016, Contact: Jim process, and creditworthiness
federal or state agency or Indian tribe Stobaugh 775–861–6478 assessment. It will also discuss
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acting as a cooperating agency for EIS No. 20160229, Final, DOE, ID, examples of the potential cost-savings
development of an environmental Recapitalization of Infrastructure that WIFIA credit assistance could have
document. Supporting Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel for projects. The intended audience is
Meeting participants should come Handling at the Idaho National potential WIFIA applicants including
prepared to discuss their issues and/or Laboratory, Review Period Ends: 11/ municipal entities, corporations,
concerns. Please review the PAD in 07/2016, Contact: Erik Anderson 202– partnerships, and State Revolving Fund
preparation for the scoping meetings. 781–6057 programs, as well as the private and

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non-governmental organizations that ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Proposed Action
support potential applicants. AGENCY The United States Environmental
DATES: The session in Chicago, Illinois Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA)
will be held on October 14, 2016 from [EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0580; FRL–9953–86– provides notice of, and requests public
9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (CT). The session in Region 9] comment on, the EPA’s draft general
Orlando, Florida will be held on permit for use in Indian country within
Draft General Permit Under the Federal California pursuant to the Clean Air Act
October 20, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.–3:30 Indian Country Minor New Source
p.m. (ET). The session in New York, (CAA) Federal Indian Country Minor
Review Program New Source Review (NSR) program for
New York will be held on November 7,
new and modified minor sources at 40
2016 from 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (ET). The AGENCY: United States Environmental CFR 49.151 through 49.161. The draft
session in San Francisco, California will Protection Agency (EPA). general permit is for a single source
be held on November 14, 2016 from 9:00 ACTION: Notice of draft permit. category, gasoline dispensing facilities
a.m.–3:30 p.m. (PT). The session in Los (GDFs), and would be available in
Angeles, California will be held on SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection certain areas of Indian country that are
November 15, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.–3:30 Agency (EPA) Region 9 provides notice within the geographical boundaries of
p.m. (PT). The session in Dallas, Texas of, and requests public comment on, the California. This includes areas located
will be held on November 18, 2016 from EPA’s draft general permit for use in in an Indian reservation or in another
9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (CT). Indian country within California area of Indian country (as defined in 18
ADDRESSES: The session in Chicago will pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) U.S.C. 1151) over which an Indian tribe,
be held at: Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Federal Indian Country Minor New or the EPA, has demonstrated that the
Building, Room 328, 77 West Jackson Source Review (NSR) program for new tribe has jurisdiction and where there is
and modified minor sources. The draft no EPA-approved minor NSR program
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. The
general permit is for a single source in place. The EPA is proposing this
session in Orlando will be held at:
category, gasoline dispensing facilities general permit as an option for CAA
Orange County Utilities Administration minor NSR preconstruction permitting
(GDFs), and would be available in
Building, 1st Floor Public Meeting certain areas of Indian country that are to help streamline the EPA’s permitting
Room, 9150 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, within the geographical boundaries of of certain minor sources that construct
Florida 32825. The session in New York California. This includes areas located or modify in Indian country and belong
will be held at: EPA Region 2, 290 in an Indian reservation or in another to the GDF source category.
Broadway, New York, New York 10007. area of Indian country over which an A gasoline dispensing facility, or
The session in San Francisco will be Indian tribe, or the EPA, has GDF, is any stationary source, such as
held at: EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne demonstrated that the tribe has a gas station, that dispenses gasoline
St., San Francisco, California 94105. jurisdiction and where there is no EPA- into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle,
The session in Los Angeles will be held approved minor NSR program in place. motor vehicle engine, nonroad vehicle
at: Los Angeles Federal Building, Room The EPA is proposing this general or nonroad engine. Types of GDFs
E, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los permit as an option for CAA minor NSR potentially subject to this general permit
Angeles, California 90012. The session preconstruction permitting to help include, but are not limited to, facilities
in Dallas will be held at: EPA Region 6, streamline the EPA’s permitting of that dispense gasoline into on- and off-
Fountain Place, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, certain minor sources that construct or road, street, or highway motor vehicles,
Texas 75202. modify in Indian country and belong to lawn equipment, boats, test engines,
the GDF source category. landscaping equipment, generators,
TO REGISTER: Please register at the pumps, and other gasoline-fueled
following link: http:// Comments will be accepted until
DATES:
engines and equipment. New or
wifia.questionpro.com/. November 30, 2016. modified GDF sources with the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For ADDRESSES: Documents relevant to the potential to emit regulated NSR
further information about this notice, above-referenced permit are available pollutants over thresholds specified in
including registration information, for public inspection during normal the Federal Indian Country Minor NSR
contact Karen Fligger, EPA business hours at the following address: program regulations at 40 CFR 49.153,
Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and located within the geographic
Wastewater Management at tel.: 202– Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San boundaries of California and on an
564–2992; or email: WIFIA@epa.gov. Francisco, CA 94105–3901. To arrange Indian reservation or in another area of
Members of the public are invited to for viewing of these documents, call Indian country over which an Indian
Lisa Beckham at (415) 972–3811. Due to tribe or the EPA has demonstrated that
participate in the session as capacity
building security procedures, at least 24 the tribe has jurisdiction, are currently
allows.
hours advance notice is required. subject to permitting requirements
Authority: Water Infrastructure Finance under this EPA minor NSR program.
and Innovation Act, Public Law 113–121. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
The general permit that is the subject
Beckham, EPA Region 9, (415) 972–
Dated: September 30, 2016. of this notice is intended to provide a
3811, beckham.lisa@epa.gov. Key
streamlined permitting option for
Andrew D. Sawyers, portions of the administrative record for
owners and operators of qualifying
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Director, Office of Wastewater Management. this decision are available through a
GDFs to use to meet the requirements of
[FR Doc. 2016–24377 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] link at Region 9’s Web site, https://
this EPA minor NSR program. However,
www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/california-
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P owners and operators of such GDFs may
tribal-gasoline-permits, or at
instead choose to apply to the EPA for
www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA–
a traditional source-specific permit to
R09–OAR–2016–0580).
meet the preconstruction requirements
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Dates		The session in Chicago, Illinois will be held on October 14, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (CT). The session in Orlando, Florida will be held on October 20, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ET). The session in New York, New York will be held on November 7, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ET). The session in San Francisco, California will be held on November 14, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (PT). The session in Los Angeles, California will be held on November 15, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (PT). The session in Dallas, Texas will be held on November 18, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (CT).
Contact		For further information about this notice, including registration information, contact Karen Fligger, EPA Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at tel.: 202-564-2992; or email: [email protected] Members of the public are invited to participate in the session as capacity allows.
FR Citation		81 FR 69813