82_FR_4344 82 FR 4335 - Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) Meeting Dates and Agenda

82 FR 4335 - Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) Meeting Dates and Agenda

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 9 (January 13, 2017)

Page Range4335-4336
FR Document2017-00745

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4335-4336]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00745]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9958-04-ORD]


Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) Meeting Dates and 
Agenda

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of teleconferences and face-to-face meetings.

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    The Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Laboratory 
Advisory Board (ELAB), as previously announced, holds teleconference 
meetings the third Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. ET and two 
face-to-face meetings each calendar year. For 2017, teleconference only 
meetings will be February 15, March 15, April 19, May 17, June 21, July 
19, September 20, October 18, November 15, and December 20, to discuss 
the ideas and

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views presented at the previous ELAB meetings, as well as new business. 
Items to be discussed by ELAB during the monthly meetings include: (1) 
Issues in continuing the expansion of national environmental 
accreditation; (2) ELAB support to the Agency on issues relating to 
measurement and monitoring for all programs; and (3) follow-up on some 
of ELAB's past recommendations and issues. In addition to the 
teleconferences, ELAB will hold two face-to-face meetings with 
teleconference line also available on January 23, 2017 at the Hyatt 
Regency Houston Galleria in Houston, TX at 1:00 p.m. (CT) and on August 
7, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC at 1:00 p.m. (ET). 
Written comments on laboratory accreditation issues and/or 
environmental monitoring or measurement issues are encouraged and 
should be sent to Ms. Lara P. Phelps, Designated Federal Official, U.S. 
EPA (E243-05), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27709 or emailed to [email protected]. Members of the public are 
invited to listen to the teleconference calls, and time permitting, 
will be allowed to comment on issues discussed during this and previous 
ELAB meetings. Those persons interested in participating should call 
Lara P. Phelps at (919) 541-5544 to obtain teleconference information. 
For information on access or services for individuals with 
disabilities, please contact Lara P. Phelps at the number above. 
Requests for accommodation of a disability should be made at least 10 
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to 
process your request.

Thomas A. Burke,
EPA Science Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2017-00745 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 2017 / Notices 4335 vehicles and nonroad engines, vehicles, ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, state NPDES regulatory authority. and equipment. referencing Docket ID Number EPA– Permit holders are responsible for Respondent’s Obligation to Respond: HQ–OECA–2013–0547, to (1) EPA submitting corrective action reports to Required for any importer to legally online using www.regulations.gov (our the appropriate regulatory authority import nonroad vehicles or engines into preferred method), or by mail to: EPA when results are unsatisfactory. the U.S. Docket Center, Environmental Form Numbers: EPA Form 6400–01. Estimated Number of Respondents: Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, Respondents/Affected Entities: Major 14,810. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., and selected minor permit holders Total Estimated Burden: 13,985 hours Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via under the Clean Water Act’s National (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 1320.03(b). Address comments to OMB Desk Officer (NPDES). Total Estimated Cost: $513,633 (per for EPA. Respondent’s Obligation To Respond: year), includes $48,064 annualized EPA’s policy is that all comments Mandatory under Clean Water Act capital or operation & maintenance received will be included in the public Section 308(a). costs. docket without change including any Estimated Number of Respondents: Changes in Estimates: EPA is 5,700 (total). personal information provided, unless establishing new burden estimates as we Frequency of Response: Annually, On the comment includes profanity, threats, combine the burden estimates for the occasion. information claimed to be Confidential two separate ICRs that currently cover Total Estimated Burden: 37,620 hours Business Information (CBI) or other the forms. (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR information whose disclosure is Courtney Kerwin, restricted by statute. 1320.03(b) Director, Regulatory Supprt Division. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Total Estimated Cost: $5,113,983 (per [FR Doc. 2017–00698 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am] Gregory Savitske, Monitoring, year), includes $3,194,052 annualized BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Assistance, and Media Programs capital or operation & maintenance Division, Office of Compliance, Mail costs. Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Changes in the Estimates: There is an ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., increase of 1,259 hours in the total AGENCY Washington, DC 20460; telephone estimated respondent burden compared number: (202) 564–2601; fax number: with the ICR currently approved by [EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0547; FRL–9957– OMB. This increase in burden hours can 66–OEI] (202) 564–0050; email address: Savitske.Gregory@epa.gov. be attributed to an increase in Information Collection Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: discretionary selection of minor permit Submitted to OMB for Review and Supporting documents which explain in holders for participation by state Approval; Comment Request; detail the information that the EPA will coordinators. Labor costs were revised Performance Evaluation Studies on be collecting are available in the public upward due to market changes and Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal) docket for this ICR. The docket can be inflation. Non-labor costs for obtaining viewed online at www.regulations.gov proficiency test samples also increased. AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Courtney Kerwin, ACTION: Notice. WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Director, Regulatory Support Division. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, [FR Doc. 2017–00697 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection DC. The telephone number for the BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Agency has submitted an information Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For collection request (ICR), ‘‘Performance additional information about EPA’s Evaluation Studies on Wastewater public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Laboratories (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. dockets. AGENCY 0234.12, OMB Control No. 2080–0021) Abstract: Discharge Monitoring to the Office of Management and Budget Report-Quality Assurance (DMR–QA) [FRL–9958–04–ORD] (OMB) for review and approval in study program participation is Environmental Laboratory Advisory accordance with the Paperwork mandatory for major and selected minor Board (ELAB) Meeting Dates and Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). National Pollutant Discharge Agenda This is a proposed extension of the ICR, Elimination System (NPDES) permit which is currently approved through holders in accordance with Clean Water AGENCY: Environmental Protection March 31, 2017. Public comments were Act Section 308. The DMR–QA study Agency (EPA). previously requested via the Federal program is designed to evaluate the ACTION: Notice of teleconferences and Register (81 FR 44017) on July 6, 2016 analytic ability of the laboratories that face-to-face meetings. during a 60-day comment period. This perform chemical, microbiological and notice allows for an additional 30 days whole effluent toxicity (WET) analyses The Environmental Protection for public comments. A fuller required in the NPDES permits for Agency’s Environmental Laboratory description of the ICR is given below, reporting results in Discharge Advisory Board (ELAB), as previously including its estimated burden and cost Monitoring Reports (DMR). Under announced, holds teleconference asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES to the public. An Agency may not DMR–QA, the permit holder is meetings the third Wednesday of each conduct or sponsor and a person is not responsible for having their in-house month at 1:00 p.m. ET and two face-to- required to respond to a collection of and/or contract laboratories perform face meetings each calendar year. For information unless it displays a proficiency tests and submit results for 2017, teleconference only meetings will currently valid OMB control number. grading by proficiency test (PT) be February 15, March 15, April 19, May DATES: Additional comments may be providers. Graded results are 17, June 21, July 19, September 20, submitted on or before February 13, transmitted by either the permittee or October 18, November 15, and 2017. 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4336 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 2017 / Notices views presented at the previous ELAB on EISs are available at: http://www.epa. Amended Notices meetings, as well as new business. Items gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html. EIS No. 20160298, Draft, USFS, MT, Ten to be discussed by ELAB during the EIS No. 20170000, Draft, NOAA, CA, Lakes Travel Management Project, monthly meetings include: (1) Issues in Calam Monterey Peninsula Water Comment Period Ends: 02/14/2017, continuing the expansion of national Supply Project, Comment Period Contact: Bryan Donner 406–296–2536. environmental accreditation; (2) ELAB Ends: 02/27/2017, Contact: Karen Revision to FR Notice Published 12/ support to the Agency on issues relating Grimmer 831–647–4253. 16/2016; Extending Comment Period to measurement and monitoring for all EIS No. 20170001, Draft, USFS, MT, from 1/30/2017 to 2/14/2017. programs; and (3) follow-up on some of South Gravelly Allotment EIS No. 20160321, Draft Supplement, ELAB’s past recommendations and Management Plans, Comment Period FTA, CA, BART Silicon Valley Phase issues. In addition to the Ends: 02/27/2017, Contact: Jake II Extension Project, Comment Period teleconferences, ELAB will hold two Stewart 406–682–4253. Ends: 02/21/2017, Contact: Mary face-to-face meetings with teleconference line also available on EIS No. 20170002, Draft, DOE, CA, Nguyen 213–202–3960. January 23, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Remediation of Area IV and the Revision to FR Notice Published 01/ Houston Galleria in Houston, TX at 1:00 Northern Buffer Zone of the Santa 06/2017; Correction to Comment Period p.m. (CT) and on August 7, 2017 at the Susana Field Laboratory, Comment Ends 02/21/2017. Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC at Period Ends: 03/14/2017, Contact: EIS No. 20160328, Draft Supplement, 1:00 p.m. (ET). Written comments on Stephie Jennings 1–805–842–3864. USACE, LA, Mississippi River, Baton laboratory accreditation issues and/or EIS No. 20170003, Draft Supplement, Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico environmental monitoring or FHWA, DE, US 113 North South Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, measurement issues are encouraged and Study Millsboro South Area, Louisiana, New Industrial Canal Lock should be sent to Ms. Lara P. Phelps, Comment Period Ends: 02/27/2017, and Connecting Channels Project, Designated Federal Official, U.S. EPA Contact: Nick Blendy 302–734–2966. Comment Period Ends: 02/21/2017, (E243–05), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, EIS No. 20170004, Draft, USFWS, NPS, Contact: Mark Lahare 504–862–1344. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 or WA, North Cascades Ecosystem Draft Revision to FR Notice Published 01/ emailed to phelps.lara@epa.gov. Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan, 06/2017; Correction to Comment Period Members of the public are invited to Comment Period Ends: 03/14/2017, Ends 02/21/2017. listen to the teleconference calls, and Contact: Karen Taylor-Goodrich 360– 854–7205. Dated: January 10, 2017. time permitting, will be allowed to comment on issues discussed during Dawn Roberts, The U.S. Department of Interior’s this and previous ELAB meetings. Those Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance National Park Service and the U.S. Fish Division, Office of Federal Activities. persons interested in participating and Wildlife Service are joint lead should call Lara P. Phelps at (919) 541– [FR Doc. 2017–00716 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am] agencies for the above project. 5544 to obtain teleconference BILLING CODE 6560–50–P information. For information on access EIS No. 20170005, Draft, BR, NM, or services for individuals with Pojoaque Basin Regional Water disabilities, please contact Lara P. System, Comment Period Ends: 02/ FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Phelps at the number above. Requests 27/2017, Contact: Lawrence Moore for accommodation of a disability 505–462–3702. Change in Bank Control Notices; should be made at least 10 days prior to EIS No. 20170006, Final, USFS, BLM, Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or the meeting, to give EPA as much time UT, Transwest Express Powerline Bank Holding Company as possible to process your request. (TWE), Review Period Ends: 02/27/ 2017, Contact: Charles Call 435–691– The notificants listed below have Thomas A. Burke, 0768. applied under the Change in Bank EPA Science Advisor. Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and EIS No. 20170007, Final, NPS, UT, Glen § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 [FR Doc. 2017–00745 Filed 1–12–17; 8:45 am] Canyon National Recreation Area Off- CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Road Vehicle Management Plan, or bank holding company. The factors Review Period Ends: 02/13/2017, that are considered in acting on the Contact: Lindsay Gillham 303–969– ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of 2085. AGENCY the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). EIS No. 20170008, Final, BLM, USFS, The notices are available for UT, Energy Gateway South Powerline immediate inspection at the Federal [ER–FRL–9031–3] (EGS), Review Period Ends: 02/27/ Reserve Bank indicated. The notices Environmental Impact Statements; 2017, Contact: Kenton Call 435–691– also will be available for inspection at Notice of Availability 0768. the offices of the Board of Governors. EIS No. 20170009, Draft Supplement, Interested persons may express their Responsible Agency: Office of Federal NOAA, AK, Management of the views in writing to the Reserve Bank Activities, General Information (202) Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur indicated for that notice or to the offices 564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/nepa. Seals on St. Paul Island, Alaska, of the Board of Governors. Comments asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Comment Period Ends: 02/27/2017, must be received not later than January Statements (EISs) Contact: Michael Williams 907–271– 30, 2017. Filed 01/02/2017 Through 01/06/2017 5117. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20170010, Final, USFS, ID, City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Lookout Pass Ski Area Expansion EIS, President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas Act requires that EPA make public its Review Period Ends: 02/27/2017, City, Missouri 64198–0001: comments on EISs issued by other Contact: Shoshana Cooper 208–765– 1. James R. Barta, Fremont, Nebraska, Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 7211. individually; and together with Jack VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:06 Jan 12, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM 13JAN1


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ActionNotice of teleconferences and face-to-face meetings.
FR Citation82 FR 4335 
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