81 FR 88236 - Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (“e-Manifest”) Advisory Board; Notice of Public Meeting

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 235 (December 7, 2016)

Page Range		88236-88237
FR Document		2016-29340

There will be an inaugural three (3) day meeting of the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (``e-Manifest'') Advisory Board to consider and advise the Agency about the initial launch of the e-Manifest System (Meeting Theme: ``System Launch: Day 1 e-Manifest'').

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2016-0695; FRL 9956-18-OLEM]


Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (``e-Manifest'') 
Advisory Board; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: There will be an inaugural three (3) day meeting of the 
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (``e-Manifest'') Advisory 
Board to consider and advise the Agency about the initial launch of the 
e-Manifest System (Meeting Theme: ``System Launch: Day 1 e-Manifest'').

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 10-12, 2017, from 
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
    Comments. The Agency encourages written comments be submitted on or 
before December 27, 2016, and requests for oral comments be submitted 
on or before January 3, 2017. However, written comments and requests to 
make oral comments may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but 
anyone submitting written comments after January 3, 2017, should 
contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the e-
Manifest Web site at https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest for information on how to access 
the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary public 
process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting 
in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.
    Special accommodations. For information on access or services for 
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time 
as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will be held at the Crystal City 
Marriot at Reagan National Airport located on 1999 Jefferson Davis Hwy, 
Arlington, VA 22202.
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2016-0695 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish any comment received to its 
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5303P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, Phone: 703-308-7049; or by email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may 
be of particular interest to persons who are or may be subject to the 
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment (e-Manifest) Act. 
Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not 
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by 
this action.

B. How may I participate in this meeting?

    You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions 
in this document. To ensure proper receipt of your public comments by 
EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2016-0695.
    1. Written comments. The Agency encourages written comments be 
submitted electronically via regulations.gov, using the instructions in 
the ADDRESSES Comments section on or before December 27, 2016, to 
provide the e-Manifest Advisory Board the time necessary to consider 
and review the written comments. Written comments are accepted until 
the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting written comments after 
December 27, 2016, should contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Anyone submitting written comments at the meeting 
should bring fifteen (15) copies for distribution to the e-Manifest 
Advisory Board.
    2. Oral comments. The Agency encourages each individual or group 
wishing to make brief oral comments to the e-Manifest Advisory Board to 
submit their request to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT on or before January 3, 2017, in order to be included on the 
meeting agenda. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted 
until the date of the meeting. To the extent that time permits, the 
Chair of the e-Manifest Advisory Board may permit the presentation of 
oral comments at the meeting by interested persons who have not 
previously requested time. The request should identify the name of the 
individual making the presentation, the organization (if any) that the 
individual represents, and any requirements for audiovisual equipment. 
Oral comments before the e-Manifest Advisory Board are limited to 
approximately 5 minutes

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unless prior arrangements have been made. In addition, each speaker 
should bring fifteen (15) copies of his or her comments and 
presentation for distribution to the e-Manifest Advisory Board at the 
meeting.
    3. Seating at the meeting. Seating at the meeting will be open and 
on a first-come basis.

C. Purpose of the e-Manifest Advisory Board

    The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board is 
established in accordance with the provisions of the Hazardous Waste 
Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 42 U.S.C. 6939g, and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The e-Manifest Advisory 
Board is in the public interest and supports the Environmental 
Protection Agency in performing its duties and responsibilities.
    The e-Manifest Advisory Board will provide recommendations on 
matters related to the operational activities, functions, policies, and 
regulations of EPA under the e-Manifest Act, including:
     The effectiveness of the Manifest IT system and associated 
user fees and processes;
     Matters and policies related to the e-Manifest program;
     Regulations and guidance as required by the e-Manifest 
Act;
     Actions to encourage the use of the electronic (paperless) 
system;
     Changes to the user fees as described in e-Manifest Act 
Section 2 (c)(3)(B)(i); and
     Issues in the e-Manifest area, including those identified 
in EPA' s E-Enterprise strategy that intersect with the e-Manifest 
system, such as:
     Business to business communications;
     Performance standards for mobile devices; and
     EPA's Cross Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 
requirements.
    The sole duty of the Advisory Board is to provide advice and 
recommendations to the EPA Administrator. As required by the e-Manifest 
Act, the e-Manifest Advisory Board will be composed of nine (9) 
members. One (1) member will be the EPA Administrator (or a designee), 
who will serve as Chairperson of the Advisory Board. The rest of the 
committee will be composed of:
     At least two (2) members who have expertise in information 
technology;
     At least three (3) members who have experience in using or 
represent users of the manifest system to track the transportation of 
hazardous waste under the e-Manifest Act;
     At least three (3) members who will be state 
representatives responsible for processing e-manifests.
    All members of the e-Manifest Advisory Board, with the exception of 
the EPA Administrator, will be appointed as Special Government 
Employees or representatives.

D. Public Meeting

    The EPA will convene the e-Manifest Advisory Board to hold its 
first Federal Advisory Committee meeting. The meeting theme will be 
entitled ``System Launch: Day 1 e-Manifest''. The purpose of the 
meeting is to address critical policy and system development issues 
that need resolution prior to launching the e-Manifest system. 
Specifically, the Advisory Board will provide recommendations to the 
EPA on setting and revising user fees for users of the e-Manifest 
system. The Advisory Board will also advise the EPA on system 
development matters, such as critical functionality needed on Day One 
of the implementation of e-Manifest, and mechanisms that may encourage 
early adoption of e-Manifest once the e-Manifest becomes available to 
the manifest user community.

E. e-Manifest Advisory Board Documents and Meeting Minutes

    EPA's background paper, related supporting materials, charge/
questions to the Advisory Board, the Advisory Board roster (i.e., 
members attending this meeting), and the meeting agenda will be 
available by approximately mid-December 2016. In addition, the Agency 
may provide additional background documents as the materials become 
available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and 
certain other related documents that might be available at http://www.regulations.gov and the e-Manifest Advisory Board Web site at: 
https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest. The e-Manifest Advisory Board will prepare meeting 
minutes summarizing its recommendations to the Agency approximately 
ninety (90) days after the meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted 
on the e-Manifest Advisory Board Web site or may be obtained from the 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: November 30, 2016.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Land 
and Emergency Management.
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Telephone: 202–586–3806 or email: submitting written comments after 5303P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
Richard.Goorevich@nnsa.doe.gov. January 3, 2017, should contact the NW., Washington, DC 20460, Phone:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed 703–308–7049; or by email:
subsequent arrangement concerns the under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION jenkins.fred@epa.gov.
retransfer of 26,510,383 g of U.S.-origin CONTACT. For additional instructions, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
enriched uranium oxide (UO2), see Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. I. General Information
containing 1,003,443 g of the isotope U–
235 (less than five percent enrichment) Webcast. This meeting may be A. Does this action apply to me?
which is recovered uranium from fuel webcast. Please refer to the e-Manifest
This action is directed to the public
fabrication scrap, from Ulba Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
in general. This action may be of
Metallurgical Plant in Ust-Kamengorsk, hwgenerators/hazardous-waste-
particular interest to persons who are or
Kazakhstan, to Nuclear Fuel Industries, electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest
may be subject to the Hazardous Waste
Ltd. in Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. The for information on how to access the
Electronic Manifest Establishment (e-
material, which has already been webcast. Please note that the webcast is
Manifest) Act. Since other entities may
retransferred to from Ulba to Nuclear a supplementary public process
also be interested, the Agency has not
Fuel Industries, Ltd., was to be provided only for convenience. If
attempted to describe all the specific
fabricated into fuel pellets for electric difficulties arise resulting in webcasting
entities that may be affected by this
utilities in Japan. outages, the meeting will continue as
action.
In accordance with section 131a. of planned.
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Special accommodations. For B. How may I participate in this
amended, it has been determined that information on access or services for meeting?
this subsequent arrangement concerning individuals with disabilities, and to You may participate in this meeting
the retransfer of nuclear material of request accommodation of a disability, by following the instructions in this
United States origin will not be inimical please contact the DFO listed under FOR document. To ensure proper receipt of
to the common defense and security of FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least
your public comments by EPA, it is
the United States of America. 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA imperative that you identify docket ID
Dated: November 28, 2016.
as much time as possible to process number EPA–HQ–OLEM–2016–0695.
your request. 1. Written comments. The Agency
For the Department of Energy.
ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will encourages written comments be
Anne M. Harrington,
be held at the Crystal City Marriot at submitted electronically via
Deputy Administrator, Defense Nuclear
Nonproliferation.
Reagan National Airport located on regulations.gov, using the instructions
1999 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, in the ADDRESSES Comments section on
[FR Doc. 2016–29334 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]
VA 22202. or before December 27, 2016, to provide
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
Comments. Submit your comments, the e-Manifest Advisory Board the time
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– necessary to consider and review the
OLEM–2016–0695 at http:// written comments. Written comments
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.regulations.gov. Follow the online are accepted until the date of the
AGENCY instructions for submitting comments. meeting, but anyone submitting written
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2016–0695; FRL 9956–18– Once submitted, comments cannot be comments after December 27, 2016,
OLEM] edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish should contact the DFO listed under FOR
any comment received to its public FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Anyone
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest docket. Do not submit electronically any submitting written comments at the
System (‘‘e-Manifest’’) Advisory Board; information you consider to be meeting should bring fifteen (15) copies
Notice of Public Meeting Confidential Business Information (CBI) for distribution to the e-Manifest
AGENCY: Environmental Protection or other information whose disclosure is Advisory Board.
Agency (EPA). restricted by statute. Multimedia 2. Oral comments. The Agency
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be encourages each individual or group
ACTION: Notice.
accompanied by a written comment. wishing to make brief oral comments to
SUMMARY: There will be an inaugural The written comment is considered the the e-Manifest Advisory Board to submit
three (3) day meeting of the Hazardous official comment and should include their request to the DFO listed under
Waste Electronic Manifest System (‘‘e- discussion of all points you wish to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or
Manifest’’) Advisory Board to consider make. The EPA will generally not before January 3, 2017, in order to be
and advise the Agency about the initial consider comments or comment included on the meeting agenda.
launch of the e-Manifest System contents located outside of the primary Requests to present oral comments will
(Meeting Theme: ‘‘System Launch: Day submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or be accepted until the date of the
1 e-Manifest’’). other file sharing system). For meeting. To the extent that time
DATES: The meeting will be held on additional submission methods, the full permits, the Chair of the e-Manifest
January 10–12, 2017, from EPA public comment policy, Advisory Board may permit the
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. information about CBI or multimedia presentation of oral comments at the
EST. submissions, and general guidance on meeting by interested persons who have
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Comments. The Agency encourages making effective comments, please visit not previously requested time. The
written comments be submitted on or https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ request should identify the name of the
before December 27, 2016, and requests commenting-epa-dockets. individual making the presentation, the
for oral comments be submitted on or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred organization (if any) that the individual
before January 3, 2017. However, Jenkins, Designated Federal Officer represents, and any requirements for
written comments and requests to make (DFO), U.S. Environmental Protection audiovisual equipment. Oral comments
oral comments may be submitted until Agency, Office of Resource before the e-Manifest Advisory Board
the date of the meeting, but anyone Conservation and Recovery, (MC: are limited to approximately 5 minutes

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unless prior arrangements have been transportation of hazardous waste under Dated: November 30, 2016.
made. In addition, each speaker should the e-Manifest Act; Barnes Johnson,
bring fifteen (15) copies of his or her • At least three (3) members who will Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
comments and presentation for be state representatives responsible for Recovery, Office of Land and Emergency
distribution to the e-Manifest Advisory Management.
processing e-manifests.
Board at the meeting. [FR Doc. 2016–29340 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]
3. Seating at the meeting. Seating at All members of the e-Manifest BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
the meeting will be open and on a first- Advisory Board, with the exception of
come basis. the EPA Administrator, will be
appointed as Special Government FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
C. Purpose of the e-Manifest Advisory
Employees or representatives.
Board
Notice of Agreements Filed
The Hazardous Waste Electronic D. Public Meeting
Manifest System Advisory Board is The Commission hereby gives notice
The EPA will convene the e-Manifest of the filing of the following agreements
established in accordance with the
Advisory Board to hold its first Federal under the Shipping Act of 1984.
provisions of the Hazardous Waste
Advisory Committee meeting. The Interested parties may submit comments
Electronic Manifest Establishment Act,
meeting theme will be entitled ‘‘System on the agreements to the Secretary,
42 U.S.C. 6939g, and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 Launch: Day 1 e-Manifest’’. The purpose Federal Maritime Commission,
U.S.C. App. 2. The e-Manifest Advisory of the meeting is to address critical Washington, DC 20573, within twelve
Board is in the public interest and policy and system development issues days of the date this notice appears in
supports the Environmental Protection that need resolution prior to launching the Federal Register. Copies of the
Agency in performing its duties and the e-Manifest system. Specifically, the agreements are available through the
responsibilities. Advisory Board will provide Commission’s Web site (www.fmc.gov)
The e-Manifest Advisory Board will recommendations to the EPA on setting or by contacting the Office of
provide recommendations on matters and revising user fees for users of the e- Agreements at (202)-523–5793 or
related to the operational activities, Manifest system. The Advisory Board tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.
functions, policies, and regulations of will also advise the EPA on system Agreement No.: 011223–055.
EPA under the e-Manifest Act, development matters, such as critical Title: Transpacific Stabilization
including: functionality needed on Day One of the Agreement.
• The effectiveness of the Manifest IT Parties: American President Lines,
implementation of e-Manifest, and
system and associated user fees and Ltd. and APL Co. PTE Ltd.; (operating
mechanisms that may encourage early as a single carrier); Maersk Line A/S;
processes; adoption of e-Manifest once the e-
• Matters and policies related to the CMA CGM, S.A.; COSCO Container
Manifest becomes available to the Lines Company Ltd; Evergreen Line
e-Manifest program; manifest user community.
• Regulations and guidance as Joint Service Agreement; Hapag-Lloyd
required by the e-Manifest Act; E. e-Manifest Advisory Board AG; Hyundai Merchant Marine Co.,
• Actions to encourage the use of the Documents and Meeting Minutes Ltd.; Mediterranean Shipping Company;
electronic (paperless) system; Orient Overseas Container Line Limited;
• Changes to the user fees as EPA’s background paper, related Yangming Marine Transport Corp.; and
described in e-Manifest Act Section 2 supporting materials, charge/questions Zim Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd.
(c)(3)(B)(i); and to the Advisory Board, the Advisory Filing Party: Robert Magovern, Esq.;
• Issues in the e-Manifest area, Board roster (i.e., members attending Cozen O’Connor; 1200 Nineteenth Street
including those identified in EPA’ s E- this meeting), and the meeting agenda NW.; Washington, DC 20036.
Enterprise strategy that intersect with will be available by approximately mid- Synopsis: The amendment revised
the e-Manifest system, such as: December 2016. In addition, the Agency Appendix A of the TSA Agreement to
• Business to business may provide additional background remove Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd., as a
communications; documents as the materials become party to the Agreement.
• Performance standards for mobile available. You may obtain electronic Agreement No.: 012444.
devices; and Title: ZIM/MOL Equipment
copies of these documents, and certain
• EPA’s Cross Media Electronic Repositioning Agreement.
other related documents that might be Parties: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and
Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
available at http://www.regulations.gov Zim Integrated Shipping Services Co.,
requirements.
The sole duty of the Advisory Board and the e-Manifest Advisory Board Web Ltd.
is to provide advice and site at: https://www.epa.gov/ Filing Party: Joshua P. Stein; Cozen
recommendations to the EPA hwgenerators/hazardous-waste- O’Connor; 1200 Nineteenth Street NW.,
Administrator. As required by the e- electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest. Washington DC, 20036.
Manifest Act, the e-Manifest Advisory The e-Manifest Advisory Board will Synopsis: The Agreement authorizes
Board will be composed of nine (9) prepare meeting minutes summarizing ZIM and MOL to charter slots on each
members. One (1) member will be the its recommendations to the Agency other’s vessels for the carriage of empty
EPA Administrator (or a designee), who approximately ninety (90) days after the containers on an ad hoc basis in the
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

will serve as Chairperson of the meeting. The meeting minutes will be trade between ports on the East, Gulf
Advisory Board. The rest of the posted on the e-Manifest Advisory and West Coast of the United States and
committee will be composed of: Board Web site or may be obtained from ports in Europe, the Mediterranean,
• At least two (2) members who have the docket at http:// Canada, South America, and Asia.
expertise in information technology; www.regulations.gov. Agreement No.: 012445.
• At least three (3) members who Title: Port of New York/New Jersey
have experience in using or represent Equipment Optimization Discussion
users of the manifest system to track the Agreement.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The meeting will be held on January 10-12, 2017, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
Contact		Fred Jenkins, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5303P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, Phone: 703-308-7049; or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 88236