83_FR_5654 83 FR 5627 - National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Teleconference and Public Comment

83 FR 5627 - National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Teleconference and Public Comment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 27 (February 8, 2018)

Page Range5627-5628
FR Document2018-02549

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will meet on the dates and times described below. This meeting is open to the public. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments relevant to the specific issues being considered by the NEJAC. For additional information about registering to attend the meeting or to provide public comment, please see ``REGISTRATION'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Due to a limited number of telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, first served basis. Pre-registration is required.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5627-5628]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02549]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9974-22-OECA]


National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of 
Public Teleconference and Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that 
the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will meet 
on the dates and times described below. This meeting is open to the 
public. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments 
relevant to the specific issues being considered by the NEJAC. For 
additional information about registering to attend the meeting or to 
provide public comment, please see ``REGISTRATION'' under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. Due to a limited number of telephone lines, attendance 
will be on a first-come, first served basis. Pre-registration is 
required.

DATES: The NEJAC will host a public teleconference meeting on Thursday, 
March 8, 2018, starting at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting 
discussion will focus on several topics including, but not limited to, 
the discussion and deliberation of draft reports from the NEJAC Youth 
Perspectives on Climate Change Workgroup and the NEJAC Environmental 
Justice and Water Infrastructure Finance and Capacity Work Group.
    Public comment period relevant to the specific issues being 
considered by the NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) is scheduled 
for Thursday, March 8, 2018, starting at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. 
Members of the public who wish to participate during the public comment 
period are highly encouraged to pre-register by 11:59 p.m., Eastern 
Time on March 5, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or correspondence concerning 
the public teleconference meeting should be directed to Karen L. 
Martin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, by mail at 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW (MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at 
202-564-0203; via email at [email protected]; or by fax at 202-564-
1624. Additional information about the NEJAC is available at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the NEJAC states that the 
advisory committee ``will provide independent advice and 
recommendations to the Administrator about broad, crosscutting issues 
related to environmental justice. The NEJAC's efforts will include 
evaluation of a broad range of strategic, scientific, technological, 
regulatory, community engagement and economic issues related to 
environmental justice.''

Registration

    Registration for the March 9, 2018, pubic meeting teleconference 
option will be processed at https://nejac-public-teleconference-march-8-2018.eventbrite.com. Pre-registration is required. Registration for 
the March 8,

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2018, public meeting teleconference closes at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time 
on Monday, March 5, 2018. The deadline to sign up to speak during the 
public comment period, or to submit written public comments, is 11:59 
p.m., Eastern Time on Monday, March 5, 2018. When registering, please 
provide your name, organization, city and state, email address, and 
telephone number for follow up. Please also indicate whether you would 
like to provide public comment during the meeting, and whether you are 
submitting written comments before the Monday, March 5, 2018, deadline.

A. Public Comment

    Individuals or groups making remarks during the public comment 
period will be limited to seven (7) minutes. To accommodate the number 
of people who want to address the NEJAC, only one representative of a 
particular community, organization, or group will be allowed to speak. 
Written comments can also be submitted for the record. The suggested 
format for individuals providing public comments is as follows: Name of 
speaker; name of organization/community; city and state; and email 
address; brief description of the concern, and what you want the NEJAC 
to advise EPA to do. Written comments received by registration 
deadline, will be included in the materials distributed to the NEJAC 
prior to the teleconference. Written comments received after that time 
will be provided to the NEJAC as time allows. All written comments 
should be sent to Karen L. Martin, EPA, via email at [email protected].

B. Information About Services for Individuals With Disabilities or 
Requiring English Language Translation Assistance

    For information about access or services for individuals requiring 
assistance, please contact Karen L. Martin, at (202) 564-0203 or via 
email at [email protected]. To request special accommodations for a 
disability or other assistance, please submit your request at least 
fourteen (14) working days prior to the meeting, to give EPA sufficient 
time to process your request. All requests should be sent to the 
address, email, or phone/fax number listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

    Dated: February 1, 2018.
Matthew Tejada,
Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council.
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2018 / Notices 5627 Address comments to OMB Desk Officer signed by an ISO-certified auditor to Members of the public are encouraged for EPA. indicate that the samplers or analyzers to provide comments relevant to the EPA’s policy is that all comments sold as part of the designated method specific issues being considered by the received will be included in the public are manufactured in an ISO 9001- NEJAC. For additional information docket without change including any registered facility. Also, an applicant about registering to attend the meeting personal information provided, unless must submit a minor application to seek or to provide public comment, please the comment includes profanity, threats, approval for any proposed see ‘‘REGISTRATION’’ under information claimed to be Confidential modifications to previously designated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Due to a Business Information (CBI) or other methods. Submission of some limited number of telephone lines, information whose disclosure is information that is claimed by the attendance will be on a first-come, first restricted by statute. applicant to be confidential business served basis. Pre-registration is required. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information may be necessary to make DATES: The NEJAC will host a public Robert W. Vanderpool, Environmental a reference or equivalent method teleconference meeting on Thursday, Protection Agency, Exposure Methods determination. The confidentiality of March 8, 2018, starting at 3:30 p.m. and Measurements Division, Air Quality any submitted information identified as Eastern Time. The meeting discussion Branch, Mail Drop D205–03, Research confidential business information by the will focus on several topics including, Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone applicant will be protected in full but not limited to, the discussion and number: 919–541–7877; fax number: accordance with 40 CFR part 53.15 and deliberation of draft reports from the 919–541–4848; email address: all applicable provisions of 40 CFR part NEJAC Youth Perspectives on Climate Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov. 2. Change Workgroup and the NEJAC SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form numbers: None. Environmental Justice and Water Supporting documents, which explain Respondents/affected entities: Private Infrastructure Finance and Capacity in detail the information that the EPA manufacturers. Work Group. will be collecting, are available in the Respondent’s obligation to respond: Public comment period relevant to the public docket for this ICR. The docket Required to obtain the benefit of EPA specific issues being considered by the can be viewed online at designation under 40 CFR part 53. NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY www.regulations.gov or in person at the Estimated number of respondents: 22 INFORMATION) is scheduled for Thursday, EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room (total). March 8, 2018, starting at 5:30 p.m. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Frequency of response: On occasion. Eastern Time. Members of the public Washington, DC. The telephone number Total estimated burden: 7492 hours who wish to participate during the for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR public comment period are highly For additional information about EPA’s 1320.03(b). encouraged to pre-register by 11:59 public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ Total estimated cost: $687,044 (per p.m., Eastern Time on March 5, 2018. dockets. year), includes $140,121 annualized FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abstract: To determine compliance capital or operation & maintenance Questions or correspondence with the NAAQS, State air monitoring costs. concerning the public teleconference agencies are required to use, in their air Changes in the estimates: There is no meeting should be directed to Karen L. quality monitoring networks, air change in the hours in the total Martin, U.S. Environmental Protection monitoring methods that have been estimated respondent burden compared Agency, by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania formally designated by the EPA as either with the ICR currently approved by Avenue NW (MC2201A), Washington, reference or equivalent methods under OMB. DC 20460; by telephone at 202–564– EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 53. A Courtney Kerwin, 0203; via email at martin.karenl@ manufacturer or seller of an air Director, Regulatory Support Division. epa.gov; or by fax at 202–564–1624. monitoring method (e.g., an air [FR Doc. 2018–02542 Filed 2–7–18; 8:45 am] Additional information about the monitoring sampler or analyzer) that BILLING CODE 6560–50–P NEJAC is available at https:// seeks to obtain such EPA designation of www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ one of its products must carry out national-environmental-justice- prescribed tests of the method. The test ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION advisory-council. results and other information must then AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The be submitted to the EPA in the form of Charter of the NEJAC states that the an application for a reference or [FRL–9974–22–OECA] advisory committee ‘‘will provide equivalent method determination in independent advice and National Environmental Justice accordance with 40 CFR part 53. The recommendations to the Administrator Advisory Council; Notification of EPA uses this information, under the about broad, crosscutting issues related Public Teleconference and Public provisions of Part 53, to determine to environmental justice. The NEJAC’s Comment whether the particular method should efforts will include evaluation of a be designated as either a reference or AGENCY: Environmental Protection broad range of strategic, scientific, equivalent method. After a method is Agency (EPA). technological, regulatory, community designated, the applicant must also ACTION: Notification of public meeting. engagement and economic issues related maintain records of the names and to environmental justice.’’ mailing addresses of all ultimate SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES purchasers of all analyzers or samplers Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Registration sold as designated methods under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Registration for the March 9, 2018, method designation. If the method (EPA) hereby provides notice that the pubic meeting teleconference option designated is a method for fine National Environmental Justice will be processed at https://nejac- particulate matter (PM2.5) and coarse Advisory Council (NEJAC) will meet on public-teleconference-march-8- particulate matter (PM10–2.5), the the dates and times described below. 2018.eventbrite.com. 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5628 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2018 / Notices 2018, public meeting teleconference FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 76.910, Franchising Authority closes at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time on COMMISSION Certification. Monday, March 5, 2018. The deadline to Form No.: FCC Form 328. [OMB 3060–0550 and 3060–0560] Type of Review: Extension of a sign up to speak during the public comment period, or to submit written currently approved collection. Information Collections Being public comments, is 11:59 p.m., Eastern Respondents: State, local or tribal Reviewed by the Federal Time on Monday, March 5, 2018. When governments; Businesses or other for- Communications Commission Under registering, please provide your name, profit entities. Delegated Authority Number of Respondents and organization, city and state, email address, and telephone number for AGENCY: Federal Communications Responses: 7 respondents; 13 responses. follow up. Please also indicate whether Commission. Estimated Time per Response: 2 you would like to provide public ACTION: Notice and request for hours. comment during the meeting, and comments. Frequency of Response: One-time whether you are submitting written reporting requirement; Third party comments before the Monday, March 5, SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort disclosure requirement. 2018, deadline. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Obligation To Respond: Required to required by the Paperwork Reduction obtain or retain benefits. The statutory A. Public Comment Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal authority for this collection of Individuals or groups making remarks Communications Commission (FCC or information is contained in section 3 of during the public comment period will Commission) invites the general public the Cable Television Consumer be limited to seven (7) minutes. To and other Federal agencies to take this Protection and Competition Act of 1992 accommodate the number of people opportunity to comment on the (47 U.S.C. 543), as well as sections 4(i), who want to address the NEJAC, only following information collections. 4(j), and 623 of the Communications Act one representative of a particular Comments are requested concerning: of 1934, as amended, and section 111 of community, organization, or group will Whether the proposed collection of the STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014. be allowed to speak. Written comments information is necessary for the proper Total Annual Burden: 26 hours. can also be submitted for the record. performance of the functions of the Total Annual Cost: None. The suggested format for individuals Commission, including whether the Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No providing public comments is as information shall have practical utility; impact(s). the accuracy of the Commission’s Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: follows: Name of speaker; name of burden estimate; ways to enhance the There is no need for confidentiality with organization/community; city and state; quality, utility, and clarity of the this collection of information. and email address; brief description of Needs and Uses: On June 3, 2015, the the concern, and what you want the information collected; ways to minimize Commission released a Report and NEJAC to advise EPA to do. Written the burden of the collection of Order, MB Docket No. 15–53; FCC 15– comments received by registration information on the respondents, 62. The Report and Order adopted a deadline, will be included in the including the use of automated rebuttable presumption that cable materials distributed to the NEJAC prior collection techniques or other forms of operators are subject to competing to the teleconference. Written comments information technology; and ways to provider effective competition. The received after that time will be provided further reduce the information information collection requirements to the NEJAC as time allows. All written collection burden on small business have not changed since they were last comments should be sent to Karen L. concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor approved by the Office of Management Martin, EPA, via email at nejac@ and Budget (OMB). The information epa.gov. a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control collection requirements consist of: B. Information About Services for FCC Form 328. Pursuant to section number. No person shall be subject to Individuals With Disabilities or 76.910, a franchising authority must be any penalty for failing to comply with Requiring English Language Translation certified by the Commission to regulate a collection of information subject to the Assistance the basic service tier and associated PRA that does not display a valid OMB For information about access or equipment of a cable system within its control number. services for individuals requiring jurisdiction. To obtain this certification, DATES: Written PRA comments should the franchising authority must prepare assistance, please contact Karen L. be submitted on or before April 9, 2018. Martin, at (202) 564–0203 or via email and submit FCC Form 328. The Report If you anticipate that you will be and Order revises section 76.910 to at martin.karenl@epa.gov. To request submitting comments, but find it special accommodations for a disability require a franchising authority filing difficult to do so within the period of Form 328 to submit specific evidence or other assistance, please submit your time allowed by this notice, you should request at least fourteen (14) working demonstrating its rebuttal of the advise the contact listed below as soon presumption in section 76.906 that the days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as possible. sufficient time to process your request. cable system is subject to competing ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to provider effective competition pursuant All requests should be sent to the Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@ address, email, or phone/fax number to section 76.905(b)(2). The franchising fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. authority bears the burden of submitting listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For evidence rebutting the presumption that CONTACT section. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES additional information about the competing provider effective Dated: February 1, 2018. information collection, contact Cathy competition, as defined in section Matthew Tejada, Williams at (202) 418–2918. 76.905(b)(2), exists in the franchise area. Designated Federal Officer, National SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Unless a franchising authority has Environmental Justice Advisory Council. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotification of public meeting.
DatesThe NEJAC will host a public teleconference meeting on Thursday, March 8, 2018, starting at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting discussion will focus on several topics including, but not limited to, the discussion and deliberation of draft reports from the NEJAC Youth Perspectives on Climate Change Workgroup and the NEJAC Environmental Justice and Water Infrastructure Finance and Capacity Work Group.
ContactQuestions or correspondence concerning the public teleconference meeting should be directed to Karen L. Martin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at 202-564-0203; via email at [email protected]; or by fax at 202-564- 1624. Additional information about the NEJAC is available at https:// www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice- advisory-council.
FR Citation83 FR 5627 
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