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83 FR 9852 - Notice of Charter Renewal

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)

Page Range9852-9853
FR Document2018-04699

The Charter for the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will be renewed for an additional two-year period, as a necessary committee which is in the public interest, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of EFAB is to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on issues associated with environmental financing. It is determined that EFAB is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law. Inquiries may be directed to James Gebhardt, Director, Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center, U.S. EPA, William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 (Mail Code: 4201T), Telephone (202) 564-0323, or [email protected]

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9852-9853]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04699]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Charter Renewal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Charter for the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency's (EPA) Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will be 
renewed for an additional two-year period, as a necessary committee 
which is in the public interest, in accordance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose 
of EFAB is to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA 
Administrator on issues associated with environmental financing. It is 
determined that EFAB is in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed on the Agency by law. Inquiries may be 
directed to James Gebhardt, Director, Water Infrastructure and 
Resiliency Finance Center, U.S. EPA, William Jefferson Clinton Federal 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460 (Mail Code: 
4201T), Telephone (202) 564-0323, or gebhardt.jim@epa.gov.


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    Dated: January 12, 2018.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
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                                                Marketing Plan and must submit a                        above information. The APD is collected               Review Under the Paperwork Reduction
                                                completed APD application form by the                   to enable WAPA to properly perform its                Act
                                                deadline specified in the DATES section.                function of marketing limited amounts                    In accordance with the Paperwork
                                                To ensure full consideration is given to                of Federal hydropower. The data
                                                all applicants, WAPA will not consider                                                                        Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501,
                                                                                                        supplied will be used by WAPA to                      et seq.), WAPA has received approval
                                                requests for power or applications                      evaluate who will receive an allocation
                                                submitted before publication of this                                                                          from the Office of Management and
                                                                                                        of Federal power.                                     Budget for the collection of customer
                                                Federal Register notice or after the
                                                deadlines specified in the DATES section.               Contracting Process                                   information in this rule, under control
                                                                                                                                                              number 1910–5136.
                                                Applicant Profile Data                                     After WAPA has evaluated the                          Notwithstanding any other provision
                                                   The APD has been approved by the                     applications, WAPA will publish a                     of law, no person is required to respond
                                                Office of Management and Budget under                   notice of Proposed Allocations in the                 to a Federal collection of information
                                                Control No. 1910–5136. Applications                     Federal Register. The public will have                unless it displays a valid OMB control
                                                may be completed on-line on WAPA’s                      an opportunity to comment on the                      number.
                                                web page at https://www.wapa.gov/                       Proposed Allocations. After reviewing                 Determination Under Executive Order
                                                regions/SN/PowerMarketing/Pages/                        the comments, WAPA will publish a                     12866
                                                2025-Program.aspx or submitted by                       notice of Final Allocations in the
                                                mail, as described in the ADDRESSES                     Federal Register. WAPA will begin the                   WAPA has an exemption from
                                                section. APD forms are available on                     contracting process with the new                      centralized regulatory review under
                                                WAPA’s web page or by request to the                    allottees after publishing the final                  Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no
                                                person listed in the FOR FURTHER                        allocations in the Federal Register,                  clearance of this Federal Register notice
                                                INFORMATION CONTACT section. It is the                  tentatively scheduled for early 2019.                 by the Office of Management and
                                                applicant’s responsibility to ensure it                 WAPA will offer a pro-forma contract                  Budget is required.
                                                submits its application in a timely                     for power allocated under the Final                    Dated: February 20, 2018.
                                                manner so WAPA receives the                             2025 Resource Pool Allocations.                       Mark A. Gabriel,
                                                applications before the date and time                   Allottees will be required to execute a               Administrator.
                                                stated in the DATES section.                            contract within 6 months of the contract              [FR Doc. 2018–04672 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                   Applicants must provide all
                                                                                                        offer. Electric service contracts will be             BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                information requested on the APD form,
                                                                                                        effective upon WAPA’s signature, and
                                                if available and applicable. Please
                                                                                                        service will begin on January 1, 2025
                                                indicate if the requested information is
                                                not applicable or not available. WAPA                   and continue through December 31,
                                                may request, in writing, additional                     2054.                                                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                information from any applicant whose                                                                          AGENCY
                                                                                                        Authorities
                                                application is deficient. The applicant
                                                will have 10 business days from the                       SNR’s 2025 Power Marketing Plan,                    [FRL–9975–18–OW]
                                                postmark date on WAPA’s request to                      published in the Federal Register (82
                                                provide the information. In the event an                FR 38675) on August 15, 2017, was                     Notice of Charter Renewal
                                                applicant fails to provide all                          established pursuant to the Department                AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                information to WAPA, the application                    of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.                 Agency (EPA).
                                                will not be considered.                                 7101–7352); the Reclamation Act of
                                                   The information in the APD form                      June 17, 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388) as             ACTION: Notice.
                                                should be answered as if prepared by                    amended and supplemented by
                                                the entity/organization seeking the                                                                           SUMMARY:   The Charter for the United
                                                                                                        subsequent enactments, particularly                   States Environmental Protection
                                                allocation of Federal power.                            section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project
                                                   The information collected under this                                                                       Agency’s (EPA) Environmental
                                                                                                        Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485(c)); and other             Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will
                                                process will not be part of a system of                 acts specifically applicable to the
                                                records covered by the Privacy Act and                                                                        be renewed for an additional two-year
                                                                                                        projects involved. This action falls                  period, as a necessary committee which
                                                may be available under the Freedom of                   within the Marketing Plan and, thus, is
                                                Information Act. If you are submitting                                                                        is in the public interest, in accordance
                                                                                                        covered by the same authority.                        with the provisions of the Federal
                                                any confidential or business sensitive
                                                information, please mark such                           Regulatory Procedure Requirements                     Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
                                                information before submitting your                                                                            U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of EFAB is
                                                application.                                            Environmental Compliance                              to provide advice and recommendations
                                                                                                                                                              to the EPA Administrator on issues
                                                Recordkeeping Requirement                                  In compliance with the National                    associated with environmental
                                                   If WAPA accepts an application and                   Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42                   financing. It is determined that EFAB is
                                                the applicant receives an allocation of                 U.S.C. 4321–4370), Council on                         in the public interest in connection with
                                                Federal power, the applicant must keep                  Environmental Quality NEPA                            the performance of duties imposed on
                                                all information related to the APD for a                implementing regulations (40 CFR parts                the Agency by law. Inquiries may be
                                                                                                        1500–1508), and DOE NEPA                              directed to James Gebhardt, Director,
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                                                period of 3 years after signing a contract
                                                for Federal power. There is no                          implementing regulations (10 CFR part                 Water Infrastructure and Resiliency
                                                recordkeeping requirement for                           1021), WAPA completed a Categorical                   Finance Center, U.S. EPA, William
                                                unsuccessful applicants who do not                      Exclusion (CX). This NEPA review                      Jefferson Clinton Federal Building, 1200
                                                receive an allocation of Federal power.                 identified and analyzed environmental                 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
                                                   WAPA has obtained Office of                          effects related to the Marketing Plan.                20460 (Mail Code: 4201T), Telephone
                                                Management and Budget Clearance                         This action falls within the Marketing                (202) 564–0323, or gebhardt.jim@
                                                Number 1910–5136 for collection of the                  Plan and, thus, is covered by the CX.                 epa.gov.


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                                                  Dated: January 12, 2018.                              captioning will be provided for this                  Federal Officer (DFO), (202) 418–7005,
                                                Andrew D. Sawyers,                                      event. Other reasonable                               Brenda.Villanueva@fcc.gov.
                                                Director, Office of Wastewater Management,              accommodations for people with                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                Office of Water.                                        disabilities are available upon request.              meeting is open to members of the
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–04699 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]                 Requests for such accommodations                   public. The FCC will accommodate as
                                                BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  should be submitted via email to                      many attendees as possible; however,
                                                                                                        fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Office               admittance will be limited to seating
                                                                                                        of Engineering and Technology at (202)                availability. The Commission will also
                                                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  418–2470 (voice), (202) 418–1944 (fax).               provide audio and video coverage of the
                                                COMMISSION                                              Such requests should include a detailed               meeting over the internet at
                                                                                                        description of the accommodation                      www.fcc.gov/live. Oral statements at the
                                                Federal Advisory Committee Act;                         needed. In addition, please include your              meeting by parties or entities not
                                                Technological Advisory Council                          contact information. Please allow at                  represented on the ACDDE will be
                                                                                                        least five days advance notice; last                  permitted to the extent time permits and
                                                AGENCY: Federal Communications
                                                                                                        minute requests will be accepted, but                 at the discretion of the ACDDE Chair
                                                Commission.
                                                                                                        may be impossible to fill. This notice is             and the DFO. Members of the public
                                                ACTION: Notice of public meeting.                       being published in the Federal Register               may submit comments to the ACDDE in
                                                SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       and due to the unexpected                             the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing
                                                Federal Advisory Committee Act, this                    circumstances that required the agency                System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
                                                notice advises interested persons of a                  to cancel the originally scheduled                    Comments to the ACDDE should be
                                                change in date for a previously                         meeting of March 7th and substitute a                 filed in Docket No. 17–208.
                                                announced meeting of the Federal                        new date, convenient to the committee                    Open captioning will be provided for
                                                Communications Commission’s (FCC)                       membership and as close to the original               this event. Other reasonable
                                                Technological Advisory Council.                         data as possible, may appear less than                accommodations for persons with
                                                                                                        15 calendar days before the new                       disabilities are available upon request.
                                                DATES: Thursday, April 12th, 2018 in
                                                                                                        meeting date. This new date will allow                Requests for such accommodations
                                                Commission Meeting Room, from 12:30                     the committee to conduct its business in              should be submitted via email to
                                                p.m. to 4:00 p.m.                                       a timely manner, but may not afford the               fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the
                                                ADDRESSES: Federal Communications                       usual 15 day notice. However, the                     Consumer and Governmental Affairs
                                                Commission, 445 12th Street SW,                         agency has posted on the committee’s                  Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
                                                Washington, DC 20554.                                   website on February 23rd, 2018 notice                 418–0432 (TTY). Such requests should
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        of the new meeting date, and has also                 include a detailed description of the
                                                Walter Johnston, Chief, Electromagnetic                 issued a public notice to that effect.                accommodation needed. In addition,
                                                Compatibility Division, (202) 418–0807;                 Federal Communications Commission.                    please include a way for the FCC to
                                                Walter.Johnston@FCC.gov.                                                                                      contact the requester if more
                                                                                                        Julius P. Knapp,
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to
                                                                                                        Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology.
                                                                                                                                                              information is needed to fulfill the
                                                scheduling conflicts, the first meeting                                                                       request. Please allow at least five days’
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2018–04638 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                for 2018 of the FCC’s Technological                                                                           notice; last minute requests will be
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                                                Advisory Council which had been                                                                               accepted, but may not be possible to
                                                previously announced in the Federal                                                                           accommodate.
                                                Register to take place on March 7th,                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                   Proposed Agenda: The agenda at this
                                                2018 will now be held on April 12,                      COMMISSION                                            meeting will feature a report from each
                                                2018. At its prior meeting on December                                                                        of the ACDDE Working Groups. The
                                                6th, 2017, the Council had discussed                    Federal Advisory Committee, Diversity                 Broadcast Diversity and Development
                                                possible work initiatives for 2018. These               and Digital Empowerment                               Working Group will present a report on
                                                initiatives have been discussed in the                                                                        its examination of issues pertaining to
                                                interim within the FCC, with the TAC                    AGENCY: Federal Communications                        increasing broadcast ownership
                                                chairman, as well as with individual                    Commission.                                           opportunities for small businesses and
                                                TAC members. At the April meeting, the                  ACTION: Notice.                                       new entrants, including those owned by
                                                FCC Technological Advisory Council                                                                            women and minorities. The Digital
                                                will discuss its proposed work program                  SUMMARY:   In this document, the Federal              Empowerment and Inclusion Working
                                                for 2018. The FCC will attempt to                       Communications Commission (FCC or                     Group will report on its assessment of
                                                accommodate as many people as                           Commission) announces the March 27,                   access, adoption, and use of broadband
                                                possible. However, admittance will be                   2018, meeting and agenda of the                       and new technologies by under-
                                                limited to seating availability. Meetings               Advisory Committee on Diversity and                   resourced communities. The Diversity in
                                                are also broadcast live with open                       Digital Empowerment (ACDDE).                          Tech Working Group will report on its
                                                captioning over the internet from the                   DATES: March 27, 2018, beginning at
                                                                                                                                                              progress in examining issues pertaining
                                                FCC Live web page at http://                            10:00 a.m.                                            to hiring, promotion, and retention of
                                                www.fcc.gov/live/. The public may                                                                             women and minorities in tech
                                                submit written comments before the                      ADDRESSES: Federal Communications                     industries.
                                                meeting to: Walter Johnston, the FCC’s                  Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Room                     The Committee’s mission is to
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                                                Designated Federal Officer for                          TW–C305, Washington, DC 20554.                        provide recommendations to the FCC on
                                                Technological Advisory Council by                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      how to empower disadvantaged
                                                email: Walter.Johnston@fcc.gov or U.S.                  Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated Federal               communities and accelerate the entry of
                                                Postal Service Mail (Walter Johnston,                   Officer (DFO), Federal Communications                 small businesses, including those
                                                Federal Communications Commission,                      Commission, Media Bureau, (202) 418–                  owned by women and minorities, into
                                                Room 2–A665, 445 12th Street SW,                        2608, Jamila-Bess.Johnson@fcc.gov; or                 the media, digital news and
                                                Washington, DC 20554). Open                             Brenda Villanueva, Deputy Designated                  information, and audio and video


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