81 FR 78590 - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology: Assumable Waters Subcommittee; Notice of Public Meetings

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 216 (November 8, 2016)

Page Range		78590-78591
FR Document		2016-26967

Consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, EPA is giving notice of an upcoming public meeting of the Assumable Waters Subcommittee convened under the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). The Assumable Waters Subcommittee will provide advice and recommendations as to how the EPA can best clarify assumable waters for dredge and fill permit programs pursuant to Clean Water Act section 404(g)(1). The EPA is undertaking this effort to support states and tribes that wish to assume the program. Similar to the parent NACEPT, the subcommittee represents a diversity of interests from academia, industry, non- governmental organizations, and local, State, and tribal governments. Meeting agendas and materials will be posted at www.epa.gov/cwa- 404/assumable-waters-sub-committee.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0056; FRL-9955-02-OW]


National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and 
Technology: Assumable Waters Subcommittee; Notice of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of federal advisory subcommittee meetings.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
92463, EPA is giving notice of an upcoming public meeting of the 
Assumable Waters Subcommittee convened under the National Advisory 
Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). The Assumable 
Waters Subcommittee will provide advice and recommendations as to how 
the EPA can best clarify assumable waters for dredge and fill permit 
programs pursuant to Clean Water Act section 404(g)(1). The EPA is 
undertaking this effort to support states and tribes that wish to 
assume the program. Similar to the parent NACEPT, the subcommittee 
represents a diversity of interests from academia, industry, non-
governmental organizations, and local, State, and tribal governments.
    Meeting agendas and materials will be posted at www.epa.gov/cwa-404/assumable-waters-sub-committee.

DATES: The Assumable Waters Subcommittee will hold a public meeting on:
     December 9th, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT, at this 
Web site: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/j/5305689032.

ADDRESSES:
     This is virtual meeting which can be accessed at this Web 
site: https://cbuilding.zoom.us/j/5305689032 and via phone: (408) 638-
0968 (US Toll) or (646) 558-8656 (US Toll). The meeting ID is 530 568 
9032

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob B. Strickler, Acting Designated 
Federal Officer, via email at: [email protected], by phone: (202) 
564-4692, or via postal service at: U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (MC-2388A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or to provide 
written comments to the Assumable Waters Subcommittee should be sent to 
Jacob B. Strickler via email at: [email protected] by December 
1st, 2016. The meetings are open to the public, with limited phone 
lines

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available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public 
wishing to attend should contact Jacob B. Strickler via email at: 
[email protected] or by phone at: (202) 564-4692 by December 5th, 
2016, so we can ensure adequate phone lines are available. On December 
9th, 2016, public comments will heard beginning at 3:00 p.m. until 3:30 
p.m. EDT or until all comments have been heard.
    Meeting Access: The agency will strive to reasonably accommodate 
individuals with disabilities. Information regarding accessibility and/
or accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be directed 
to Jacob B. Strickler at the email address or phone number listed 
above. To ensure adequate time for processing, please make requests for 
accommodations at least 8 days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: November 1, 2016.
Benita Best-Wong,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds.
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Dated: November 3, 2016. assess the impact of its information ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Stephanie Valentine, collection requirements and minimize AGENCY
Acting Director, Information Collection the public’s reporting burden. It also
[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0056; FRL–9955–02–
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy helps the public understand the OW]
Officer, Office of Management. Department’s information collection
[FR Doc. 2016–26944 Filed 11–7–16; 8:45 am] requirements and provide the requested National Advisory Council for
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P data in the desired format. ED is Environmental Policy and Technology:
soliciting comments on the proposed Assumable Waters Subcommittee;
information collection request (ICR) that Notice of Public Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of AGENCY: Environmental Protection
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0095] Education is especially interested in Agency (EPA).
public comment addressing the
Agency Information Collection ACTION: Notice of federal advisory
following issues: (1) Is this collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of subcommittee meetings.
necessary to the proper functions of the
Management and Budget for Review Department; (2) will this information be SUMMARY: Consistent with the Federal
and Approval; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner; Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
Foreign Schools Eligibility Criteria
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 92463, EPA is giving notice of an
Apply To Participate in Title IV HEA
(4) how might the Department enhance upcoming public meeting of the
Programs
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Assumable Waters Subcommittee
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), information to be collected; and (5) how convened under the National Advisory
Department of Education (ED). might the Department minimize the Council for Environmental Policy and
ACTION: Notice. burden of this collection on the Technology (NACEPT). The Assumable
respondents, including through the use Waters Subcommittee will provide
SUMMARY: In accordance with the of information technology. Please note advice and recommendations as to how
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 that written comments received in the EPA can best clarify assumable
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is response to this notice will be waters for dredge and fill permit
proposing a revision of an existing programs pursuant to Clean Water Act
considered public records.
information collection. section 404(g)(1). The EPA is
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Title of Collection: Foreign Schools undertaking this effort to support states
submit comments on or before Eligibility Criteria Apply To Participate and tribes that wish to assume the
December 8, 2016. in Title IV HEA Programs. program. Similar to the parent NACEPT,
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1845–0105. the subcommittee represents a diversity
documents related to the information Type of Review: A revision of an of interests from academia, industry,
collection listed in this notice, please non-governmental organizations, and
existing information collection.
use http://www.regulations.gov by local, State, and tribal governments.
searching the Docket ID number ED– Respondents/Affected Public: Meeting agendas and materials will be
2016–ICCD–0095. Comments submitted Individuals or Households; Private posted at www.epa.gov/cwa-404/
in response to this notice should be Sector; State, Local, and Tribal assumable-waters-sub-committee.
submitted electronically through the Governments. DATES: The Assumable Waters
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Total Estimated Number of Annual Subcommittee will hold a public
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Responses: 4,135. meeting on:
Docket ID number or via postal mail, • December 9th, from 12:30 p.m. to
Total Estimated Number of Annual
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 3:30 p.m. EDT, at this Web site: https://
Burden Hours: 398. cbuilding.zoom.us/j/5305689032.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after Abstract: The information in 34 CFR ADDRESSES:
the comment period will not be 600.54, 600.55, 600.56 and 600.57 is • This is virtual meeting which can
accepted. Written requests for used by the Department during the be accessed at this Web site: https://
information or comments submitted by initial review for eligibility certification, cbuilding.zoom.us/j/5305689032 and
postal mail or delivery should be recertification and annual evaluations. via phone: (408) 638–0968 (US Toll) or
addressed to the Director of the These regulations help ensure that all (646) 558–8656 (US Toll). The meeting
Information Collection Clearance foreign institutions participating in the ID is 530 568 9032
Division, U.S. Department of Education, Title IV, Higher Education Act (HEA) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room Programs are meeting the minimum Jacob B. Strickler, Acting Designated
2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. participation standards. Federal Officer, via email at:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Dated: November 3, 2016. assumablewaters@epa.gov, by phone:
specific questions related to collection (202) 564–4692, or via postal service at:
Kate Mullan,
activities, please contact Beth U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. Acting Director, Information Collection (MC–2388A), 1200 Pennsylvania
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Officer, Office of Management.
Department of Education (ED), in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests
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accordance with the Paperwork to make oral comments or to provide
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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. written comments to the Assumable
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Waters Subcommittee should be sent to
public and Federal agencies with an Jacob B. Strickler via email at:
opportunity to comment on proposed, assumablewaters@epa.gov by December
revised, and continuing collections of 1st, 2016. The meetings are open to the
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available on a first-come, first-served submissions-conformity. You may also programs and projects conform to state
basis. Members of the public wishing to contact Mr. Jeffrey Riley, State air quality implementation plans and
attend should contact Jacob B. Strickler Implementation Section (6MM–AA), establishes the criteria and procedures
via email at: assumablewaters@epa.gov U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for determining whether or not they do
or by phone at: (202) 564–4692 by Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, so. Conformity to a SIP means that
December 5th, 2016, so we can ensure Texas 75202–2733, at (214) 665–8542 or transportation activities will not
adequate phone lines are available. On Riley.Jeffrey@epa.gov. produce new air quality violations,
December 9th, 2016, public comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: worsen existing violations, or delay
will heard beginning at 3:00 p.m. until Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ timely attainment of the national
3:30 p.m. EDT or until all comments and ‘‘our’’ refers to EPA. The word ambient air quality standards.
have been heard. ‘‘budget(s)’’ refers to the mobile source The criteria by which EPA determines
Meeting Access: The agency will emissions budget for volatile organic whether a SIP’s MVEB is adequate for
strive to reasonably accommodate compounds (VOCs) and the mobile transportation conformity purposes are
individuals with disabilities. source emissions budget for nitrogen outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). We
Information regarding accessibility and/ oxides (NOX). have also described the process for
or accommodations for individuals with On August 5, 2016, we received a SIP determining the adequacy of submitted
disabilities should be directed to Jacob revision from the TCEQ. This revision SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004, final
B. Strickler at the email address or consisted of an AD SIP for the DFW rulemaking entitled, ‘‘Transportation
phone number listed above. To ensure 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS Conformity Rule Amendments for the
adequate time for processing, please nonattainment area. This submission New 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 National
make requests for accommodations at established MVEBs for the DFW 2008 Ambient Air Quality Standards and
least 8 days prior to the meeting. ozone nonattainment area for the year Miscellaneous Revisions for Existing
Dated: November 1, 2016. 2017. The MVEB is the amount of Areas; Transportation Conformity Rule
emissions allowed in the SIP for on-road Amendments: Response to Court
Benita Best-Wong,
motor vehicles; it establishes an Decision and Additional Rule Changes’’
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and emissions ceiling for the DFW area See 69 FR 40004 (July 1, 2004). Please
Watersheds.
regional transportation network, used to note that an adequacy review is separate
[FR Doc. 2016–26967 Filed 11–7–16; 8:45 am]
develop the 2017 on-road motor vehicle from EPA’s completeness review, and it
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P emissions projections contained in the should not be used to prejudge EPA’s
AD SIP. The MVEBs are provided in ultimate approval of the DFW 2008 8-
Table 1: hour ozone NAAQS AD SIP revision
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
submittal. Even if EPA finds the budgets
AGENCY TABLE 1—DALLAS-FORT WORTH AT- adequate, the DFW AD SIP revision
[FRL–9954–45–Region 6] TAINMENT DEMONSTRATION NOX submittal could later be disapproved.
AND VOC MVEBS Within 24 months from the effective
Adequacy Status of the Dallas-Fort date of this notice, the DFW-area
[Summer season tons per day]
Worth, Texas Attainment transportation partners, such as the
Demonstration 8-Hour Ozone Motor 2017 North Central Texas Council of
Vehicle Emission Budgets for Governments, will need to demonstrate
Transportation Conformity Purposes NOX ...................................... 130.77 conformity to the new MVEBs if the
VOC ...................................... 64.91 demonstration has not already been
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). made, pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e). See
On September 7, 2016, EPA posted 73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008).
ACTION: Notice of adequacy. the revised DFW area MVEBs on EPA’s
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Web site for the purpose of soliciting
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Dated: November 2, 2016.
public comments, as part of the
Agency (EPA) is notifying the public
adequacy process. The comment period Ron Curry,
that it has found that the motor vehicle
closed on October 6, 2016, and we Regional Administrator, Region 6.
emissions budgets (MVEBs) in the
received no comments. [FR Doc. 2016–26957 Filed 11–7–16; 8:45 am]
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (DFW) Today’s notice is simply an
Attainment Demonstration (AD) State BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
announcement of a finding that EPA has
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision for already made. EPA Region 6 sent a letter
the 2008 8-hour ozone National to TCEQ on October 17, 2016, finding
Ambient Air Quality Standard FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
that the MVEBs in the DFW AD SIP, COMMISSION
(NAAQS), submitted on August 5, 2016 submitted on August 5, 2016 are
by the Texas Commission on adequate and must be used for [OMB 3060–0214]
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are transportation conformity
adequate for transportation conformity determinations in the DFW area. This Information Collection Being Reviewed
purposes. As a result of EPA’s finding, finding has also been announced on by the Federal Communications
the DFW area must use these budgets for EPA’s conformity Web site: https:// Commission
future conformity determinations. www.epa.gov/state-and-local- AGENCY: Federal Communications
DATES: These budgets are effective transportation/adequacy-review-state-
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Commission.
November 23, 2016. implementation-plan-sip-submissions- ACTION: Notice and request for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The conformity. comments.
essential information in this notice will Transportation conformity is required
be available at EPA’s conformity by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
Website: https://www.epa.gov/state- EPA’s conformity rule, 40 Code of to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
and-local-transportation/adequacy- Federal Regulations (CFR) part 93, required by the Paperwork Reduction
review-state-implementation-plan-sip- requires that transportation plans, Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of federal advisory subcommittee meetings.
Dates		The Assumable Waters Subcommittee will hold a public meeting on:
Contact		Jacob B. Strickler, Acting Designated Federal Officer, via email at: [email protected], by phone: (202) 564-4692, or via postal service at: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (MC-2388A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FR Citation		81 FR 78590