83 FR 35471 - Announcement of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Colorado Community Engagement

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 144 (July 26, 2018)

Page Range		35471-35472
FR Document		2018-16001

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) community engagement in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The goal of the event is to allow the EPA to hear directly from Colorado communities to understand ways the Agency can best support the work that is being done at the state, local, and tribal level. For more information on the event, visit the EPA's PFAS website: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community-engagement. During the recent PFAS National Leadership Summit, the EPA announced plans to visit communities to hear directly from those impacted by PFAS. These engagements are the next step in the EPA's commitment to address challenges with PFAS. The EPA anticipates that the community engagements will provide valuable insight for the Agency's efforts moving forward. For more information, go to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-OW-2018-0270; FRL-9981-35-OW]


Announcement of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) 
Colorado Community Engagement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of an event.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a Per- and 
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) community engagement in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado. The goal of the event is to allow the EPA to hear 
directly from Colorado communities to understand ways the Agency can 
best support the work that is being done at the state, local, and 
tribal level. For more information on the event, visit the EPA's PFAS 
website: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community-engagement. During the 
recent PFAS National Leadership Summit, the EPA announced plans to 
visit communities to hear directly from those impacted by PFAS. These 
engagements are the next step in the EPA's commitment to address 
challenges with PFAS. The EPA anticipates that the community 
engagements will provide valuable insight for the Agency's efforts 
moving forward. For more information, go to the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

DATES: The event will be held on August 7 and 8, 2018. Registration for 
speaking at the event will begin at 2:30 p.m., mountain time, on August 
7, followed by presentations from federal, state, and local 
organizations beginning at 4:00 p.m., and a public listening session 
beginning at 5:45 p.m. A working session will be held on August 8 from 
9:45 a.m. to noon, with doors opening at 9:00 a.m., mountain time.

ADDRESSES: The event will be held at the Hotel Elegant[eacute], 2886 S 
Circle Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906. If you are unable to 
attend the Colorado Community Engagement event, you will be able to 
submit comments at http://www.regulations.gov: Enter Docket ID No. EPA-
OW-2018-0270. Citizens, including those that attend and provide oral 
statements, are encouraged to send written statements to the public 
docket. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once 
submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The 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 http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Kahn, USEPA Region 8, 1595 
Wynkoop Street (Mail Code 8WP-SDA), Denver, CO 80202-1129; telephone 
number: 303-312-6896; email address: kahn.lisa@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Details About Participating in the Event: The public is invited to 
speak during the August 7 listening session. Those interested in 
speaking can sign up for a 3-minute speaking slot on the EPA's website 
at https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community-engagement. Please check 
this website for event materials as they become available, including a 
full agenda, leading up to the event.
    The PFAS National Leadership Summit: On May 22-23, 2018, the EPA 
hosted the PFAS National Leadership Summit. During the summit, 
participants worked together to share information on ongoing efforts to 
characterize risks from PFAS, develop monitoring and treatment/cleanup 
techniques, identify specific near-term actions (beyond those already 
underway) that are needed to address challenges currently facing states 
and local communities, and develop risk

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communication strategies that will help communities to address public 
concerns regarding PFAS.
    The EPA wants to assure the public that their input is valuable and 
meaningful. Using information from the National Leadership Summit, 
public docket, and community engagements, the EPA plans to develop a 
PFAS Management Plan for release later this year. A summary of the 
Colorado Community Engagement will be made available to the public 
following the event on the EPA's PFAS Community Engagement website at: 
https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community-engagement.

    Dated: July 20, 2018.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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communication strategies that will help • Hand Delivery: To make special 2. Tips for preparing your comments.
communities to address public concerns arrangements for hand delivery or When preparing and submitting your
regarding PFAS. delivery of boxed information, please comments, see the commenting tips at
The EPA wants to assure the public follow the instructions at http:// http://www.epa.gov/dockets/
that their input is valuable and www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. comments.html.
meaningful. Using information from the Additional instructions on 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
National Leadership Summit, public commenting or visiting the docket, achieve environmental justice, the fair
docket, and community engagements, along with more information about treatment and meaningful involvement
the EPA plans to develop a PFAS dockets generally, is available at http:// of any group, including minority and/or
Management Plan for release later this www.epa.gov/dockets. low income populations, in the
year. A summary of the Colorado development, implementation, and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Community Engagement will be made enforcement of environmental laws,
pesticide specific information contact: regulations, and policies. To help
available to the public following the The Chemical Review Manager for the
event on the EPA’s PFAS Community address potential environmental justice
pesticide of interest identified in the issues, the Agency seeks information on
Engagement website at: https:// Table in Unit IV.
www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community- any groups or segments of the
For general questions on the population who, as a result of their
engagement.
registration review program, contact: location, cultural practices, or other
Dated: July 20, 2018. Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation factors, may have atypical or
Peter Grevatt, Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide disproportionately high and adverse
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Programs, Environmental Protection human health impacts or environmental
Water. Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, effects from exposure to the pesticides
[FR Doc. 2018–16001 Filed 7–25–18; 8:45 am] Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone discussed in this document, compared
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P number: (703) 308–8015; email address: to the general population.
friedman.dana@epa.gov.
II. Background
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Registration review is EPA’s periodic
AGENCY I. General Information review of pesticide registrations to
A. Does this action apply to me? ensure that each pesticide continues to
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720; FRL–9980–86] satisfy the statutory standard for
This action is directed to the public registration, that is, the pesticide can
Registration Review; Draft Human in general, and may be of interest to a perform its intended function without
Health Risk Assessments for Atrazine, wide range of stakeholders including unreasonable adverse effects on human
Propazine, and Simazine and Draft environmental, human health, farm health or the environment. As part of
Cumulative Human Health Risk worker, and agricultural advocates; the the registration review process, the
Assessment for the Triazines chemical industry; pesticide users; and Agency has completed comprehensive
(Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine); Notice members of the public interested in the draft human health risk assessments for
of Availability sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit
Since others also may be interested, the IV. After reviewing comments received
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency has not attempted to describe all during the public comment period, EPA
Agency (EPA). the specific entities that may be affected may issue a revised risk assessment,
ACTION: Notice. by this action. If you have any questions explain any changes to the draft risk
regarding the applicability of this action assessment, and respond to comments
SUMMARY: This notice announces the to a particular entity, consult the
availability of EPA’s draft human health and may request public input on risk
Chemical Review Manager identified in mitigation before completing a proposed
risk assessments for atrazine, propazine, the Table in Unit IV.
and simazine and EPA’s draft registration review decision for the
cumulative human health risk B. What should I consider as I prepare pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV.
assessment for the triazines (atrazine, my comments for EPA? Through this program, EPA is ensuring
propazine, simazine). that each pesticide’s registration is
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this based on current scientific and other
DATES: Comments must be received on information to EPA through knowledge, including its effects on
or before September 24, 2018. regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark human health and the environment.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to the part or all of the information that
the docket identification (ID) number for you claim to be CBI. For CBI III. Authority
the specific pesticide of interest information in a disk or CD–ROM that EPA is conducting its registration
provided in the Table in Unit IV, by one you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the review of the chemicals listed in the
of the following methods: disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g)
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// identify electronically within the disk or of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online CD–ROM the specific information that and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
instructions for submitting comments. is claimed as CBI. In addition to one Procedural Regulations for Registration
Do not submit electronically any complete version of the comment that Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C.
information you consider to be includes information claimed as CBI, a Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among
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Confidential Business Information (CBI) copy of the comment that does not other things, that the registrations of
or other information whose disclosure is contain the information claimed as CBI pesticides are to be reviewed every 15
restricted by statute. must be submitted for inclusion in the years. Under FIFRA, a pesticide product
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental public docket. Information so marked may be registered or remain registered
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ will not be disclosed except in only if it meets the statutory standard
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. accordance with procedures set forth in for registration given in FIFRA section
NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. 40 CFR part 2. 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used

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Action		Notice of an event.
Dates		The event will be held on August 7 and 8, 2018. Registration for speaking at the event will begin at 2:30 p.m., mountain time, on August 7, followed by presentations from federal, state, and local organizations beginning at 4:00 p.m., and a public listening session beginning at 5:45 p.m. A working session will be held on August 8 from 9:45 a.m. to noon, with doors opening at 9:00 a.m., mountain time.
Contact		Lisa Kahn, USEPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street (Mail Code 8WP-SDA), Denver, CO 80202-1129; telephone
FR Citation		83 FR 35471