83 FR 38302 - Announcement of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) North Carolina Community Engagement
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 151 (August 6, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 151 (August 6, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-16805 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 38302-38303] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16805] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-OW-2018-0270; FRL-9981-86-OW] Announcement of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) North Carolina Community Engagement AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of an event. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) community engagement in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The goal of the event is to allow the EPA to hear directly from North Carolina 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 14, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., eastern time. The public listening session will begin at 3 p.m., eastern time. ADDRESSES: The event will be held at the Crown Ballroom, 1960 Coliseum Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28306. If you are unable to attend the North Carolina 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: Davina Marraccini, USEPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW (Mail Code 9T24), Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960; telephone [[Page 38303]] number: 404-562-8293; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Details about Participating in the Event: The public is invited to speak during the August 14 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 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 North Carolina 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 27, 2018. Jennifer McLain, Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. [FR Doc. 2018-16805 Filed 8-3-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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TABLE 2—WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA MAINTENANCE PLAN ON-ROAD MVEBS WITH TRANSPORTATION BUFFERS
MVEBs for NOX MVEBs for VOC
Year on-road emissions on-road emissions
(tons per day) (tons per day)
2014 (Attainment Year) ........................................................................................................... 136.8 61.3
2025 ......................................................................................................................................... 48.8 39.8
2030 ......................................................................................................................................... 32.9 28.9
On May 21, 2018, EPA posted the process for determining the adequacy of PFAS. These engagements are the next
availability of the 2014, 2025, and 2030 submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, step in the EPA’s commitment to
NOX and VOC MVEBs for the 2004 preamble starting at 69 FR 40038, address challenges with PFAS. The EPA
Washington Area on EPA’s website for and we used the information in these anticipates that the community
the purpose of soliciting public resources in making our adequacy engagements will provide valuable
comments as part of the adequacy determination. Please note that an insight for the Agency’s efforts moving
process. The comment period closed on adequacy review is separate from EPA’s forward. For more information, go to the
June 20, 2018 and EPA received no completeness review and should not be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
comments. used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate this notice.
This document is simply an approval action for the SIP. Even if we
announcement of a finding that we have find a budget adequate, the SIP could DATES: The event will be held on August
already made. EPA Region III sent later be disapproved. 14, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., eastern
letters to the District of Columbia The finding for the 2014, 2025, and time. The public listening session will
Department of Energy and Environment 2030 NOX and VOC MVEBs contained begin at 3 p.m., eastern time.
(DOEE), Maryland Department of the in the maintenance plan for the ADDRESSES: The event will be held at
Environment (DOE), and the Virginia Washington Area and the response to the Crown Ballroom, 1960 Coliseum
Department of Environmental Quality comments are available at EPA’s Drive, Fayetteville, North Carolina
(DEQ) on July 24, 2018 finding that the conformity website: https:// 28306. If you are unable to attend the
2014, 2025, and 2030 NOX and VOC www.epa.gov/state-and-local- North Carolina Community Engagement
MVEBs in the maintenance plan for the transportation.
event, you will be able to submit
Washington Area submitted by the Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. comments at http://
District, Maryland, and Virginia on www.regulations.gov: Enter Docket ID
Dated: July 24, 2018.
March 12, 2018, January 29, 2018, and No. EPA–OW–2018–0270. Citizens,
Cosmo Servidio,
January 3, 2018, respectively, are including those that attend and provide
adequate and must be used for Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2018–16777 Filed 8–3–18; 8:45 am] oral statements, are encouraged to send
transportation conformity
written statements to the public docket.
determinations in the Washington BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Follow the online instructions for
Area.1 The finding and associated letters
submitting comments. Once submitted,
are available at EPA’s conformity
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION comments cannot be edited or
website: https://www.epa.gov/state-and-
AGENCY withdrawn. The EPA may publish any
local-transportation.
comment received to its public docket.
Transportation conformity is required [EPA–OW–2018–0270; FRL–9981–86–OW] Do not submit electronically any
by Clean Air Act (CAA) section 176(c).
Announcement of the Per- and information you consider to be
EPA’s conformity rule requires that
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Confidential Business Information (CBI)
transportation plans, transportation
North Carolina Community or other information whose disclosure is
improvement programs, and projects
Engagement restricted by statute. Multimedia
conform to state air quality
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
implementation plans (SIPs) and AGENCY: Environmental Protection accompanied by a written comment.
establishes the criteria and procedures Agency (EPA). The written comment is considered the
for determining whether or not they do.
ACTION: Notice of an event. official comment and should include
Conformity to a SIP means that
discussion of all points you wish to
transportation activities will not SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection make. The EPA will generally not
produce new air quality violations, Agency (EPA) will host a Per- and consider comments or comment
worsen existing violations, or delay Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contents located outside of the primary
timely attainment of the NAAQS. community engagement in Fayetteville,
The criteria by which we determine submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
North Carolina. The goal of the event is other file sharing system). For
whether a SIP’s MVEBs are adequate for to allow the EPA to hear directly from
conformity purposes are outlined in 40 additional submission methods, the full
North Carolina communities to EPA public comment policy,
CFR 93.118(e)(4). We’ve described our understand ways the Agency can best information about CBI or multimedia
support the work that is being done at submissions, and general guidance on
1 EPA originally informed the District, Maryland,
the state, local, and tribal level. For
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and Virginia that the 2014, 2025, and 2030 MVEBs making effective comments, please visit
more information on the event, visit the
were adequate for use in transportation conformity http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
analyses in letters dated July 18, 2018. EPA revised EPA’s PFAS website: https://
commenting-epa-dockets.
language in these letters and sent the revised letters www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community-
to the District, Maryland, and Virginia on July 24, engagement. During the recent PFAS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
2018. The original and revised letters are available
online at http://www.regulations.gov as well as
National Leadership Summit, the EPA Davina Marraccini, USEPA Region 4, 61
EPA’s conformity website: https://www.epa.gov/ announced plans to visit communities Forsyth Street SW (Mail Code 9T24),
state-and-local-transportation. to hear directly from those impacted by Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960; telephone
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number: 404–562–8293; email address: associated notice requirements in Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of
marraccini.davina@epa.gov. connection with the final SCCL rule the Chief Data Officer, Board of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: published elsewhere in this issue of the Governors of the Federal Reserve
Details about Participating in the Federal Register. System, Washington, DC 20551, (202)
Event: The public is invited to speak DATES: Comments must be submitted on 452–3829. Telecommunications Device
during the August 14 listening session. or before October 5, 2018. for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact
Those interested in speaking can sign ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, (202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of
up for a 3-minute speaking slot on the identified by FR 2590, by any of the the Federal Reserve System,
EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/ following methods: Washington, DC 20551.
pfas/pfas-community-engagement. • Agency website: http:// SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
Please check this website for event www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 15, 1984, the Office of Management and
materials as they become available, instructions for submitting comments at Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board
including a full agenda, leading up to http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ authority under the Paperwork
the event. foia/proposedregs.aspx. Reduction Act (PRA) to approve of and
The PFAS National Leadership • Email: regs.comments@ assign OMB control numbers to
Summit: On May 22–23, 2018, the EPA federalreserve.gov. Include OMB collection of information requests and
hosted the PFAS National Leadership number in the subject line of the requirements conducted or sponsored
Summit. During the summit, message. by the Board. In exercising this
participants worked together to share • FAX: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– delegated authority, the Board is
information on ongoing efforts to 3102. directed to take every reasonable step to
characterize risks from PFAS, develop • Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, solicit comment. In determining
monitoring and treatment/cleanup Board of Governors of the Federal whether to approve a collection of
techniques, identify specific near-term Reserve System, 20th Street and information, the Board will consider all
actions (beyond those already Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, comments received from the public and
underway) that are needed to address DC 20551. other agencies.
challenges currently facing states and All public comments are available
from the Board’s website at http:// Request for Comment on Information
local communities, and develop risk Collection Proposal
communication strategies that will help www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/
communities to address public concerns proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless The Board invites public comment on
regarding PFAS. modified for technical reasons or to the following information collection,
The EPA wants to assure the public remove personal identifying information which is being reviewed under
that their input is valuable and at the commenter’s request. Public authority delegated by the OMB under
meaningful. Using information from the comments may also be viewed the PRA. Comments are invited on the
National Leadership Summit, public electronically or in paper form in Room following:
docket, and community engagements, 3515, 1801 K Street NW (between 18th a. Whether the proposed collection of
the EPA plans to develop a PFAS and 19th Streets NW), Washington, DC information is necessary for the proper
Management Plan for release later this 20006 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. performance of the Board’s functions,
year. A summary of the North Carolina on weekdays. For security reasons, the including whether the information has
Community Engagement will be made Board requires that visitors make an practical utility;
available to the public following the appointment to inspect comments. You b. The accuracy of the Board’s
event on the EPA’s PFAS Community may do so by calling (202) 452–3684. estimate of the burden of the proposed
Engagement website at: https:// Upon arrival, visitors will be required to information collection, including the
www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community- present valid government-issued photo validity of the methodology and
engagement. identification and to submit to security assumptions used;
screening in order to inspect and c. Ways to enhance the quality,
Dated: July 27, 2018. utility, and clarity of the information to
photocopy comments. Additionally,
Jennifer McLain, be collected;
commenters may send a copy of their
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and comments to the OMB Desk Officer— d. Ways to minimize the burden of
Drinking Water.
Shagufta Ahmed—Office of Information information collection on respondents,
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and Regulatory Affairs, Office of including through the use of automated
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e. Estimates of capital or startup costs
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and purchase of services to provide
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Collection Activities; Comment
including the proposed reporting form comments and recommendations
Request
and instructions, supporting statement, received will be analyzed to determine
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the and other documentation will be placed the extent to which the Board should
Federal Reserve System. into OMB’s public docket files, once modify the proposal.
approved. These documents will also be
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made available on the Federal Reserve Proposal To Approve Under OMB
SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Board’s public website at: http:// Delegated Authority the
Federal Reserve System (Board) invites www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ Implementation of a New Information
comment on a proposal to implement a reportforms/review.aspx or may be Collection
new information collection, the Single- requested from the agency clearance Report title: Single-Counterparty
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| Dates | The event will be held on August 14, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., eastern time. The public listening session will begin at 3 p.m., eastern time. | |
| Contact | Davina Marraccini, USEPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW (Mail Code 9T24), Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960; telephone | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 38302 |
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