83 FR 43676 - Announcement of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Heartland Community Engagement
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-18521 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 43676-43677] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18521] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-Docket #OW-2018-0270; FRL-9982-88-OW] Announcement of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Heartland 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) Heartland Community Engagement in Leavenworth, Kansas. The goal of the event is to allow the EPA to hear directly from the EPA's Region VII communities to understand ways the Agency can best support the work that is being done at the state, tribal, and local level to address PFAS in the environment. 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 September 5, 2018. The meeting is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., central time. The working session will begin at 1 p.m., with the listening session to follow, starting at 3:30 p.m., central time. ADDRESSES: The event will be held at the Riverfront Community Center, 123 S Esplanade Street, Leavenworth, Kansas 66048. If you are unable to attend the Heartland Community Engagement, 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: Amy Shields, USEPA Region 7, 11201 Renner Blvd. (Mail Code ENST/IO), Lenexa, KS 66219; telephone number: 913-551-7396; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Details about Participating in the Event: The public is invited to speak during the September 5 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. Participants presented their efforts to develop monitoring and treatment/cleanup techniques, identify specific near-term actions 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 [[Page 43677]] docket, and community engagements, the EPA plans to develop a PFAS Management Plan for release later this year. A summary of the Heartland 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: August 17, 2018. Peter Grevatt, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. [FR Doc. 2018-18521 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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extent permitted by, and in accordance person listed under FOR FURTHER Citizens, including those that attend and
with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 INFORMATION CONTACT. provide oral statements, are encouraged
and 40 CFR part 2. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. to send written statements to the public
Burden statement: The annual public docket. Follow the online instructions
reporting and recordkeeping burden for Dated: August 19, 2018.
for submitting comments. Once
this collection of information is Charlotte Bertrand, submitted, comments cannot be edited
estimated to average 1.36 hours per Acting Principal Deputy Assistant or withdrawn. The EPA may publish
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and any comment received to its public
1320.3(b). Pollution Prevention.
docket. Do not submit electronically any
The ICR, which is available in the [FR Doc. 2018–18530 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] information you consider to be
docket along with other related BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Confidential Business Information (CBI)
materials, provides a detailed or other information whose disclosure is
explanation of the collection activities restricted by statute. Multimedia
and the burden estimate that is only ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
briefly summarized here: AGENCY accompanied by a written comment.
Respondents/Affected Entities: [EPA-Docket #OW–2018–0270; FRL–9982– The written comment is considered the
Entities potentially affected by this ICR 88–OW] official comment and should include
are persons who currently possess PCB discussion of all points you wish to
items, PCB-contaminated equipment, or Announcement of the Per- and make. The EPA will generally not
other PCB waste. Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) consider comments or comment
Estimated total number of potential Heartland Community Engagement contents located outside of the primary
respondents: 548,298. AGENCY: Environmental Protection submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
Frequency of response: On occasion. other file sharing system). For
Agency (EPA).
Estimated total average number of additional submission methods, the full
ACTION: Notice of an event.
responses for each respondent: 1. EPA public comment policy,
Estimated total annual burden hours: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection information about CBI or multimedia
745,926 hours. Agency (EPA) will host a Per- and submissions, and general guidance on
Estimated total annual costs: Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) making effective comments, please visit
$34,581,690. This includes an estimated Heartland Community Engagement in http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
burden cost of $34,581,690 and an Leavenworth, Kansas. The goal of the commenting-epa-dockets.
estimated cost of $0 for capital event is to allow the EPA to hear FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
investment or maintenance and directly from the EPA’s Region VII
operational costs. Amy Shields, USEPA Region 7, 11201
communities to understand ways the Renner Blvd. (Mail Code ENST/IO),
III. Are there changes in the estimates Agency can best support the work that Lenexa, KS 66219; telephone number:
from the last approval? is being done at the state, tribal, and 913–551–7396; email address:
local level to address PFAS in the shields.amy@epa.gov.
There is no change in the total
environment. For more information on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
estimated respondent burden (745,926
the event, visit the EPA’s PFAS website: Details about Participating in the
hours) from that currently in the OMB
https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas- Event: The public is invited to speak
inventory. The changes in the total
community-engagement. During the during the September 5 listening
annual respondent reporting and
recent PFAS National Leadership session. Those interested in speaking
recordkeeping costs are due to updates
Summit, the EPA announced plans to can sign up for a 3-minute speaking slot
to the most current wage rate data. The
visit communities to hear directly from on the EPA’s website at https://
up-to-date wage rates and the change
those impacted by PFAS. These www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community-
from the previous ICR are as follows:
engagements are the next step in the
• Manager—new rate, $77.86; prior engagement. Please check this website
EPA’s commitment to address for event materials as they become
rate; $77.81; (less than 1 percent)
challenges with PFAS. The EPA available, including a full agenda,
percent increase).
• Clerical—new rate, $37.76; prior anticipates that the community leading up to the event.
rate, $30.36 (24 percent increase). engagements will provide valuable The PFAS National Leadership
• Professional/technical—new rate, insight for the Agency’s efforts moving Summit: On May 22–23, 2018, the EPA
$78.33; prior rate, $64.55 (21 percent forward. For more information, go to the hosted the PFAS National Leadership
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Summit. During the summit,
increase).
this notice. participants worked together to share
IV. What is the next step in the process DATES: The event will be held on information on ongoing efforts to
for this ICR? September 5, 2018. The meeting is characterize risks from PFAS.
EPA will consider the comments scheduled from 1 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., Participants presented their efforts to
received and amend the ICR as central time. The working session will develop monitoring and treatment/
appropriate. The final ICR package will begin at 1 p.m., with the listening cleanup techniques, identify specific
then be submitted to OMB for review session to follow, starting at 3:30 p.m., near-term actions that are needed to
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR central time. address challenges currently facing
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal ADDRESSES: The event will be held at states and local communities, and
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Register document pursuant to 5 CFR the Riverfront Community Center, 123 S develop risk communication strategies
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the Esplanade Street, Leavenworth, Kansas that will help communities to address
submission of the ICR to OMB and the 66048. If you are unable to attend the public concerns regarding PFAS.
opportunity to submit additional Heartland Community Engagement, you The EPA wants to assure the public
comments to OMB. If you have any will be able to submit comments at that their input is valuable and
questions about this ICR or the approval http://www.regulations.gov: enter meaningful. Using information from the
process, please contact the technical Docket ID No. EPA–OW–2018–0270. National Leadership Summit, public
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docket, and community engagements, timely receipt by FHFA. Please include II. Introduction
the EPA plans to develop a PFAS ‘‘Comments/No. 2018–N–09,’’ in the This notice informs the public of
Management Plan for release later this subject line of the message. FHFA’s proposed revisions to an
year. A summary of the Heartland • Hand Delivered/Courier: The hand existing system of records. This notice
Community Engagement will be made delivery address is: Alfred M. Pollard, satisfies the Privacy Act requirement
available to the public following the General Counsel, Attention: Comments/ that an agency publishes a system of
event on the EPA’s PFAS Community No. 2018–N–09, Federal Housing records notice in the Federal Register
Engagement website at: https:// Finance Agency, 400 7th Street SW, when there is an addition or change to
www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-community- Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20219. an agency’s systems of records. Congress
engagement. The package should be delivered to the has recognized that application of all
Dated: August 17, 2018. 7th Street entrance Guard Desk, First requirements of the Privacy Act to
Peter Grevatt, Floor, on business days between 9 a.m. certain categories of records may have
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking to 5 p.m. an undesirable and often unacceptable
Water. • U.S. Mail, United Parcel Service, effect upon agencies in the conduct of
[FR Doc. 2018–18521 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] Federal Express, or Other Mail Service: necessary public business.
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P The mailing address for comments is: Consequently, Congress established
Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel, general exemptions and specific
Attention: Comments/No. 2018–N–09, exemptions that could be used to
FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 exempt records from provisions of the
AGENCY 7th Street SW, Eighth Floor, Privacy Act. Congress also required that
Washington, DC 20219. Please note that exempting records from provisions of
[No. 2018–N–09] all mail sent to FHFA via the U.S. Postal the Privacy Act would require the head
Service is routed through a national of an agency to publish a determination
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Records delay delivery by approximately two as a rule in accordance with the
AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance weeks. For any time-sensitive Administrative Procedure Act. The
Agency. correspondence, please plan Director of FHFA has determined that
ACTION: Notice of a Modified System of accordingly. records and information in this system
Records. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for of records is not exempt from the
additional information on submission requirements of the Privacy Act.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the and posting of comments. As required by the Privacy Act, 5
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, U.S.C. 552a(r), and pursuant to section
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
as amended (Privacy Act), the Federal 7 of OMB Circular No. A–108, ‘‘Federal
Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) gives Stacy J. Easter, Privacy Act Officer,
privacy@fhfa.gov or (202) 649–3803, or Agency Responsibilities for Review,
notice of and requests comments on the Reporting, and Publication under the
proposed revisions to an existing system David A. Lee, Senior Agency Official for
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of records entitled ‘‘Reasonable (81 FR 94424 (Dec. 23, 2016)), prior to
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information regarding an individual 400 7th Street SW, Eighth Floor,
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who files a request for reasonable Office of Management and Budget, the
accommodation or personal assistance number for the Telecommunications
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service, and will be newly named Government Reform of the House of
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Information System.’’ I. Comments Affairs of the Senate.
DATES: To be assured of consideration,
comments must be received on or before FHFA seeks public comments on the III. Revised Systems Of Records
September 26, 2018. The revision to the revisions to the system of records and The ‘‘Reasonable Accommodation
system of records will become effective will take all comments into Information System’’ (FHFA–18) system
on September 26, 2018 without further consideration. See 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) of records is being revised to change the
notice unless comments necessitate and (11). In addition to referencing system name, address new records that
otherwise. FHFA will publish a new ‘‘Comments/No. 2018–N–09,’’ please will be collected, update the system’s
notice if the effective date is delayed to reference ‘‘Reasonable Accommodation purpose, add one new routine use, and
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ADDRESSES: Submit comments to FHFA FHFA will make all comments timely Accommodation and Personal
identified by ‘‘2018–N–09,’’ using any received available for examination by Assistance Services Information
one of the following methods: the public through the electronic System.’’ The current purpose of the
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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// http://www.fhfa.gov. All comments reasonable accommodation. FHFA is
www.regulations.gov. Follow the received will be posted without change proposing to expand the purpose of the
instructions for submitting comments. If and will include any personal system to include records collected and
you submit your comment to the information you provide, such as name, maintained from individuals who
Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also address (mailing and email), telephone request personal assistance services.
send it by email to FHFA at numbers, and any other information you The revised routine use updates the
RegComments@fhfa.gov to ensure provide. language for the disclosure of records
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| Dates | The event will be held on September 5, 2018. The meeting is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., central time. The working session will begin at 1 p.m., with the listening session to follow, starting at 3:30 p.m., central time. | |
| Contact | Amy Shields, USEPA Region 7, 11201 Renner Blvd. (Mail Code ENST/IO), Lenexa, KS 66219; telephone number: | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 43676 |
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