83 FR 48613 - Information Session; Implementation of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 187 (September 26, 2018)

Page Range		48613-48613
FR Document		2018-20970

The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing plans to hold an information session on Thursday, October 11, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. The purpose of this session is to provide prospective borrowers with a better understanding of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program requirements, application process, and to hear from WIFIA's first borrower, King County, about their experience. More information sessions and webinars will be announced soon.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Information Session; Implementation of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing plans to 
hold an information session on Thursday, October 11, 2018 in Seattle, 
Washington. The purpose of this session is to provide prospective 
borrowers with a better understanding of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program requirements, application 
process, and to hear from WIFIA's first borrower, King County, about 
their experience. More information sessions and webinars will be 
announced soon.

DATES: The session in Seattle, Washington will be held on Thursday, 
October 11, 2018 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (PT).

ADDRESSES: The session in Seattle, Washington will be held at 1200 6th 
Ave., Seattle, Washington 98101. To Register: Registration information 
for the information session is available at https://www.epa.gov/wifia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
notice, including registration information, contact Arielle Gerstein, 
EPA Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at 
tel.: 202-564-1868; or email: [email protected].
    Members of the public are invited to participate in the session as 
capacity allows.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under WIFIA, the EPA will provide loans and 
loan guarantees for water infrastructure of national or regional 
significance. WIFIA was signed into law on June 11, 2014 as Public Law 
113-121. The EPA will provide an overview of the program's statutory 
and eligibility requirements, application and selection process, and 
creditworthiness assessment. The EPA will also explain the financial 
benefits of WIFIA credit assistance and provide high-level information 
about the benefits and flexibilities of closed loans. The intended 
audience is prospective borrowers including municipal entities, 
corporations, partnerships, and State Revolving Fund programs, as well 
as the private and non-governmental organizations that support 
prospective borrowers.

    Authority: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, 33 
U.S.C 3901 et seq.

    Dated: September 18, 2018.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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information claimed to be Confidential This includes submitting initial information session on Thursday,
Business Information (CBI), or other notifications, performance tests, and October 11, 2018 in Seattle,
information whose disclosure is periodic reports and results, Washington. The purpose of this session
restricted by statute. maintaining records of the occurrence is to provide prospective borrowers with
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and duration of any startup, shutdown, a better understanding of the Water
Susan Fairchild, Sector Policies and or malfunction in the operation of an Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
Programs Division (Mail Code D243– affected facility, or any period during Act (WIFIA) program requirements,
02), Office of Air Quality Planning and which the monitoring system is application process, and to hear from
Standards, U.S. Environmental inoperative. These reports are used by WIFIA’s first borrower, King County,
Protection Agency, Research Triangle the EPA to determine compliance with about their experience. More
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone the standard. information sessions and webinars will
number: (919) 541–5167; fax number: Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: be announced soon.
(919) 541–4991; email address:
Fairchild.susan@epa.gov. Owners/operators of demolition and DATES: The session in Seattle,
renovation activities; asbestos waste Washington will be held on Thursday,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
disposal; asbestos milling, October 11, 2018 from 9:00 a.m.–3:30
Supporting documents which explain in
manufacturing, and fabricating facilities; p.m. (PT).
detail the information that the EPA will
use of asbestos on roadways; asbestos
be collecting are available in the public ADDRESSES: The session in Seattle,
waste converting facilities; and use of
docket for this ICR. The docket can be Washington will be held at 1200 6th
asbestos insulation and sprayed-on
viewed online at https:// Ave., Seattle, Washington 98101. To
materials.
www.regulations.gov or in person at the Register: Registration information for
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
EPA Docket Center, EPA WJC West
Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, subpart M). the information session is available at
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Estimated number of respondents: https://www.epa.gov/wifia.
Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The 9,575 (total).
telephone number for the Docket Center Frequency of response: Initially, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
is 202–566–1744. For additional occasionally, quarterly, and further information about this notice,
information about the EPA’s public semiannually. including registration information,
docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ Total estimated burden: 261,000 contact Arielle Gerstein, EPA
dockets. hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of CFR 1320.03(b). Wastewater Management at tel.: 202–
the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments Total estimated cost: $26,300,000, 564–1868; or email: WIFIA@epa.gov.
and information to enable it to: (i) includes no annualized capital or
Evaluate whether the proposed Members of the public are invited to
operation and maintenance costs.
collection of information is necessary Changes in Estimates: The burden in participate in the session as capacity
for the proper performance of the this document includes changes in allows.
functions of the Agency, including reporting and recordkeeping resulting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
whether the information will have from a recent action on an alternative WIFIA, the EPA will provide loans and
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the work practice and a planned change to loan guarantees for water infrastructure
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the allow electronic reporting for
burden of the proposed collection of of national or regional significance.
notifications. There is a decrease of
information, including the validity of WIFIA was signed into law on June 11,
30,778 hours in the total estimated
the methodology and assumptions used; 2014 as Public Law 113–121. The EPA
respondent burden compared with the
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and ICR currently approved by OMB. This will provide an overview of the
clarity of the information to be decrease is due to the movement from program’s statutory and eligibility
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden notifications submitted only through the requirements, application and selection
of the collection of information on those U.S. mail to electronic notifications. process, and creditworthiness
who are to respond, including through assessment. The EPA will also explain
Dated: August 16, 2018.
the use of appropriate automated the financial benefits of WIFIA credit
David Cozzie,
electronic, mechanical, or other assistance and provide high-level
Acting Director, Sector Policies and Programs
technological collection techniques or information about the benefits and
Division.
other forms of information technology, flexibilities of closed loans. The
[FR Doc. 2018–20879 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am]
e.g., permitting electronic submission of intended audience is prospective
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responses. The EPA will consider the borrowers including municipal entities,
comments received and amend the ICR corporations, partnerships, and State
as appropriate. The final ICR package ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Revolving Fund programs, as well as the
will then be submitted to OMB for AGENCY private and non-governmental
review and approval. At that time, the organizations that support prospective
EPA will issue another Federal Register [FRL–9984–49–OW] borrowers.
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to Information Session; Implementation Authority: Water Infrastructure Finance
submit additional comments to OMB. of the Water Infrastructure Finance and and Innovation Act, 33 U.S.C 3901 et seq.
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ICR, owners and operators of affected AGENCY: Environmental Protection Andrew D. Sawyers,
facilities are required to comply with Agency (EPA). Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
reporting and recordkeeping ACTION: Notice. [FR Doc. 2018–20970 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am]
requirements for the general provisions
of 40 CFR part 61, subpart M, as well BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
as the applicable specific standards. Agency is announcing plans to hold an

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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 session in Seattle, Washington will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (PT).
Contact		For further information about this notice, including registration information, contact Arielle Gerstein, EPA Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at tel.: 202-564-1868; or email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 48613