83_FR_6048 83 FR 6019 - National and Governmental Advisory Committees

83 FR 6019 - National and Governmental Advisory Committees

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 29 (February 12, 2018)

Page Range6019-6020
FR Document2018-02814

Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a public meeting of the he National Advisory Committee (NAC) and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). The NAC and GAC provide advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy, technology, and management issues. NAC/GAC members represent academia, business/industry, non-governmental organizations, and state, local and tribal governments. The purpose of the meeting is for the NAC/GAC to provide advice on trade and environment issues related to the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6019-6020]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02814]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9974-33-OARM]


National and Governmental Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of 
a public meeting of the he National Advisory Committee (NAC) and the 
Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). The NAC and GAC provide advice 
to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy, 
technology, and management issues. NAC/GAC members represent academia, 
business/industry, non-governmental organizations, and state, local and 
tribal governments. The purpose of the meeting is for the NAC/GAC to 
provide advice on trade and environment issues related to the North 
American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation. A copy of the meeting 
agenda will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac.

DATES: The NAC/GAC will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 26, 
2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., (EST) and Friday, April 27, 2018 from 
9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the EPA Headquarters, William 
Jefferson Clinton South Building, Room 6045, 1201 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20004.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 
Officer, [email protected], (202) 564-0347, U.S. EPA, Office of 
Resources, Operations and Management; Federal Advisory Committee 
Management Division (MC1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or to provide 
written comments to NAC/GAC should be sent to Oscar Carrillo at 
[email protected] by April 19th. The meeting is open to the 
public, on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public 
wishing to participate in the meeting should contact Oscar Carrillo via 
email or by calling (202) 564-0347 no later than April 19th.
    Meeting Access: Information regarding accessibility and/or 
accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be directed to 
Oscar Carrillo at the email address or phone number listed above. To 
ensure adequate time for processing, please make requests for 
accommodations at least 10 days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: January 30, 2018.
Oscar Carrillo,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-02814 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2018 / Notices 6019 Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, program: (1) A POTW reapplying for a Estimated number of respondents: 34 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, section 301(h) waiver. As the permits (total). Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via with section 301(h) waivers reach their Frequency of response: From once email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. expiration dates, EPA must have every five years, to varies case-by-case, Address comments to OMB Desk Officer updated information on the discharge to depending on the category of for EPA. determine whether the section 301(h) information. EPA’s policy is that all comments criteria are still being met and whether Total estimated burden: 40,040 hours received will be included in the public the section 301(h) waiver should be (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR docket without change including any reissued. (2) Monitoring and toxic 1320.3(b). personal information provided, unless control program information: Once a Total estimated cost: $1.1 million (per the comment includes profanity, threats, waiver has been granted, EPA must year), includes $0 annualized capital or information claimed to be Confidential continue to assess whether the operation & maintenance costs. Business Information (CBI) or other discharge is meeting section 301(h) Changes in the Estimates: There is a information whose disclosure is criteria, and that the receiving water decrease of hours in the total estimated restricted by statute. quality, biological habitats, and respondent burden compared with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: beneficial uses of the receiving waters ICR currently approved by OMB. This Virginia Fox-Norse, Oceans, Wetlands are protected. To do this, EPA needs decrease is due to changes in and Communities Division, Office of monitoring information furnished by the respondent universe, program status, Water, (4504T), Environmental permittee. (3) Application revision information needs, and use of Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania information: Section 125.59(d) of 40 technology. Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; CFR allows a POTW to revise its Courtney Kerwin, telephone number: 202 566–1266; fax application one time only, following a Director, Regulatory Support Division. number: 202 566–1337; email address: tentative decision by EPA to deny the [FR Doc. 2018–02792 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am] fox-norse.virginia@epa.gov. waiver request. In its application BILLING CODE 6560–50–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: revision, the POTW usually corrects Supporting documents, which explain deficiencies and changes proposed in detail the information that the EPA treatment levels as well as outfall and ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION will be collecting, are available in the diffuser locations. The application AGENCY public docket for this ICR. The docket revision is a voluntary submission for the applicant, and a letter of intent to [FRL–9974–33–OARM] can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the revise the application must be submitted within 45 days of EPA’s National and Governmental Advisory EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room Committees 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, tentative decision (40 CFR 125.59(f)). (4) Washington, DC. The telephone number State determination and state AGENCY: Environmental Protection for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. certification information: For revised or Agency (EPA). For additional information about EPA’s renewal applications for section 301(h) ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ waivers, EPA needs a state Committee meeting. dockets. determination. The state determines Abstract: Regulations implementing whether all state laws (including water SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory section 301(h) of the Clean Water Act quality standards) are satisfied. This Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a (CWA) are found at 40 CFR part 125, helps ensure that water quality, public meeting of the he National subpart G. The section 301(h) program biological habitats, and beneficial uses Advisory Committee (NAC) and the involves collecting information from of receiving waters are protected. Governmental Advisory Committee two sources: (1) The municipal Additionally, the state must determine (GAC). The NAC and GAC provide wastewater treatment facility, if the applicant’s discharge will result in advice to the EPA Administrator on a commonly called a publicly owned additional treatment, pollution control, broad range of environmental policy, treatment works (POTW), and (2) the or any other requirement for any other technology, and management issues. state in which the POTW is located. A point or nonpoint sources. EPA also NAC/GAC members represent academia, POTW holding a current waiver or needs the CWA section 401(a)(1) business/industry, non-governmental reapplying for a waiver provides certification information to ensure that organizations, and state, local and tribal application, monitoring, and toxic all state water quality laws are met by governments. The purpose of the control program information. The state any permit it issues with a section meeting is for the NAC/GAC to provide provides information on its 301(h) modification, and the state advice on trade and environment issues determination whether the discharge accepts all the permit conditions. This related to the North American under the proposed conditions of the information is the means by which the Agreement on Environmental waiver ensures the protection of water state can exercise its authority to concur Cooperation. A copy of the meeting quality, biological habitats, and with or deny a section 301(h) decision agenda will be posted at https:// beneficial uses of receiving waters and made by the EPA Regional Office. www.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac. whether the discharge will result in Form Numbers: None. DATES: The NAC/GAC will hold a public additional treatment, pollution control, Respondents/affected entities: meeting on Thursday, April 26, 2018 or any other requirement for any other Municipalities that currently have from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., (EST) and daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES point or nonpoint sources. The state section 301(h) waivers from secondary Friday, April 27, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. also provides information to certify that treatment, or have applied for a renewal until 3:00 p.m., (EST). the discharge will meet all applicable of a section 301(h) waiver, and the states ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at state laws and that the state accepts all within which these municipalities are the EPA Headquarters, William Jefferson permit conditions. There are 4 located. 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6020 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2018 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Communications Commission. Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Committee was established in December Suzanne Singleton, Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, (202) 2014 to make recommendations to the Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and 564–0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Commission on a wide array of Governmental Affairs Bureau. Resources, Operations and Management; disability matters within the jurisdiction [FR Doc. 2018–02695 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am] Federal Advisory Committee of the Commission, and to facilitate the BILLING CODE 6712–01–P Management Division (MC1601M), 1200 participation of people with disabilities Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, in proceedings before the Commission. DC 20460. The Committee is organized under, and FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests operated in accordance with, the COMMISSION to make oral comments or to provide provisions of the Federal Advisory [DA 18–40] written comments to NAC/GAC should Committee Act (FACA). The Committee be sent to Oscar Carrillo at held its first meeting on March 17, 2015. Partial Lift of Freeze on Filing Petitions carrillo.oscar@epa.gov by April 19th. At its February 28, 2018 meeting, the for Rulemaking To Change Television The meeting is open to the public, on Committee is expected to receive and Stations Community of License a first-come, first-served basis. Members consider: A report and recommendation AGENCY: Federal Communications of the public wishing to participate in from its Video Programming Commission. the meeting should contact Oscar Carrillo via email or by calling (202) Subcommittee regarding best practices ACTION: Notice. 564–0347 no later than April 19th. for the aural description (for people who Meeting Access: Information regarding are blind or visually impaired) of visual SUMMARY: This document announces accessibility and/or accommodations for but non-textual emergency information that the Media Bureau is partially lifting individuals with disabilities should be provided by broadcasters; reports on the the freeze on filing rulemaking petitions directed to Oscar Carrillo at the email activities of its Relay & Equipment to change a full power television address or phone number listed above. Distribution Subcommittee; reports on station’s community of license, where To ensure adequate time for processing, the activities of its Technology no technical facility change is required. please make requests for Transitions Subcommittee; and reports DATES: February 12, 2018. accommodations at least 10 days prior on the activities of its Emergency FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to the meeting. Communications Subcommittee. The Joyce Bernstein, Joyce.Bernstein@ Dated: January 30, 2018. Committee is also expected to receive fcc.gov, or Kevin Harding, Oscar Carrillo, presentations from Commission staff or Kevin.Harding@fcc.gov, Video Division, Designated Federal Officer. others on matters of interest to the Media Bureau, Federal Communications [FR Doc. 2018–02814 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am] Committee. A limited amount of time Commission. may be available on the agenda for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August BILLING CODE 6560–50–P comments and inquiries from the 3, 2004, in connection with the public. The public may comment or ask development of a channel election and questions of presenters via the email repacking process in advance of the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS address livequestions@fcc.gov. DTV transition, the Media Bureau COMMISSION The meeting site is fully accessible to imposed a freeze on the filing of [DA 18–98] petitions requesting new channels or people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Sign language service areas for full power television Disability Advisory Committee; stations in order to ensure a stable Announcement of Next Meeting interpreters, open captioning, and assistive listening devices will be database in connection with that AGENCY: Federal Communications provided on site. Other reasonable process. Although the DTV transition Commission. accommodations for people with was completed in 2009, the Commission ACTION: Notice. disabilities are available upon request. If continued the freezes as a result of the making a request for an accommodation, National Broadband Plan, which SUMMARY: This document announces the recommended that the Commission date of the next meeting of the please include a description of the reallocate spectrum for new broadband Commission’s Disability Advisory accommodation you will need and tell services and repack television channels Committee (Committee or DAC). The us how to contact you if we need more to increase the efficiency of channel use. meeting is open to the public. During information. Make your request as early Auction 1000, which was conducted this meeting, members of the Committee as possible by sending an email to pursuant to Title VI of the Middle Class will receive and discuss summaries of fcc504@fcc.gov or calling the Consumer Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, activities and recommendations from its and Governmental Affairs Bureau at was completed on April 13, 2017, and subcommittees. 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 a 39-month post-auction transition DATES: The Committee’s next meeting (TTY). Last minute requests will be period is underway during which some will take place on Wednesday, February accepted, but may be impossible to fill. broadcast television stations will be 28, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to The meeting will be webcast with open relicensed to new channel assignments. approximately 3:30 p.m. (EST). captioning, at: www.fcc.gov/live. Because the DTV transition is ADDRESSES: Federal Communications To request materials in accessible complete and the post-incentive auction daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Commission, 445 12th Street SW, formats for people with disabilities transition is underway, it is no longer Washington, DC 20554, in the (Braille, large print, electronic files, necessary to freeze community of Commission Meeting Room. audio format), send an email to fcc504@ license petitions that do not require a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will fcc.gov or call the Consumer and change in the station’s service area. The Schell, Consumer and Governmental Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) freeze on the filing of petitions for Affairs Bureau: 202–418–0767 (voice); 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 rulemaking for new station channel email: DAC@fcc.gov. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe NAC/GAC will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., (EST) and Friday, April 27, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., (EST).
ContactOscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Officer, [email protected], (202) 564-0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Resources, Operations and Management; Federal Advisory Committee Management Division (MC1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
FR Citation83 FR 6019 
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