Information Session; Implementation of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, 50417-50418 [2017-23567]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 31, 2017 / Notices Mr. Mark R. Pointon, the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the committee, in writing at the Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GM, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by telephone at 703–428–6438; and by email at Mark.Pointon@usace.army.mil. Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. Lichtman, the Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by telephone at 703–428–8083; and by email at Kenneth.E.Lichtman@ usace.army.mil. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Brenda S. Bowen, Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–23633 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3720–58–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER18–155–000] asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES EnPowered; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204 Authorization This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of EnPowered‘s application for marketbased rate authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with regard to the applicant’s request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability, is November 14, 2017. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 30, 2017 Jkt 244001 FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: October 25, 2017. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–23771 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9970–13–OW] Information Session; Implementation of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing plans to hold information sessions on: November 8, 2017 in Denver, Colorado; November 16, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee; and November 29, 2017 in Lenexa, Kansas. In addition, EPA will host a series of webinars covering the same topics on December 6, 13, and 20, 2017. The purpose of both the sessions and webinars is to provide prospective borrowers with a better understanding of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program requirements and application process. Under WIFIA, EPA can provide longterm, low-cost supplemental loans and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 50417 loan guarantees for regionally and nationally significant water infrastructure projects. During each information session, EPA will provide an overview of the program’s statutory and eligibility requirements, application and selection process, and creditworthiness assessment. It will also explain the financial benefits of WIFIA credit assistance and provide tips for completing the application materials. 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. The session in Denver, Colorado will be held on November 8, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (MT). The session in Nashville, Tennessee will be held on November 16, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (CT). The session in Lenexa, Kansas will be held on November 29, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (CT). DATES: The session in Denver will be held at: US EPA Region 8 Headquarters, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. The session in Nashville will be held at: William R. Snodgrass—Tennessee Tower, 312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Conference Center North, 3rd Floor, Room D, Nashville, Tennessee 37243. The session in Lenexa will be held at: EPA Region 7 Headquarters, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219. Webinar Dates: The webinar ‘‘Overview of the WIFIA program’’ will be held on December 6, 2017 from 2:00– 3:30 ET. The webinar ‘‘Benefits of Financing with WIFIA Loans’’ will be held on December 13, 2017 from 2:00– 3:30 ET. The webinar ‘‘WIFIA Application Process: Tips for Submitting a Letter of Interest’’ will be held December 20, 2017, 2:00–3:30 ET. To Register: Registration information for both the information sessions and the webinars is available at https:// www.epa.gov/wifia. ADDRESSES: For further information about this notice, including registration information, contact Karen Fligger, EPA Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at tel.: 202– 564–2992; or email: WIFIA@epa.gov. Members of the public are invited to participate in the session as capacity allows. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, 33 U.S.C. 3901 et. seq. E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1 50418 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 31, 2017 / Notices Dated: October 18, 2017. Andrew D. Sawyers, Director, Office of Wastewater Management. [FR Doc. 2017–23567 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9970–18–Region 6] Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 30, 2017 Jkt 244001 Dated: October 16, 2017. Samuel Coleman, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2017–23684 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2018 MVEBs contained in the Attainment Demonstration for Kenosha County in Wisconsin are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. Receipt of these MVEBs was announced on EPA’s transportation conformity Web site, and no comments were submitted. The finding is available at EPA’s conformity Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/state-and-localtransportation/adequacy-review-stateimplementation-plan-sip-submissionsconformity. The 2017 and 2018 MVEBs, in tons per day (tpd), for VOCs and NOX for the Kenosha County, Wisconsin area are as follows: [EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0212; FRL–9970–15– Region 5] In accordance with section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Bandera Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site, located in City of Leon Valley, Bexar County, Texas. The settlement requires Savings Square Partners, Ltd., settling party, to pay a total of $1,820,000 as payment of past response costs to the Hazardous Substances Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a). For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to this notice and will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 30, 2017. ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background information relating to the settlement are available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Lawrence Andrews, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733 or by calling (214) 665–7397. Comments should reference the Bandera Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site, SUMMARY: City of Leon, Bexar County, Texas, and EPA Docket Number 06–06–17 and should be addressed to Lawrence Andrews at the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Piehl, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733 or call (214) 665– 2138. Kenosha County Adequacy Status of the Kenosha County, Wisconsin Area for Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration for Transportation Conformity Purposes 2017 .......... 2018 .......... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. AGENCY: In this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public that we find that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOX) in the Kenosha County, Wisconsin ozone nonattainment area are adequate for use in transportation conformity determinations. Wisconsin submitted an Attainment Demonstration for Kenosha County on April 17, 2017. As a result of our finding, this area must use these MVEBs from the submitted Attainment Demonstration for future transportation conformity determinations. DATES: This finding is effective November 15, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Leslie, Environmental Engineer, Control Strategies Section (AR–18J), Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–6680, leslie.michael@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. SUMMARY: Background Today’s notice is an announcement of a finding that we have already made. On September 6, 2017, EPA sent a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources stating that the 2017 and PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NOX (tpd) VOCs (tpd) 3.05 2.75 1.56 1.44 Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. EPA’s conformity rule requires that transportation plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality implementation plans and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they do conform. Conformity to a State Implementation Plan (SIP) means that transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the national ambient air quality standards. The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP’s MVEBs are adequate for transportation conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA’s completeness review, and it also should not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate approval of the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671 q. Dated: October 17, 2017. Robert A. Kaplan, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. 2017–23685 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OA–2017–0600; FRL–9968–25– OA] Fast-41 Best Practices: Delegated State Permitting Programs Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50417-50418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23567]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9970-13-OW]


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 (EPA) is announcing plans 
to hold information sessions on: November 8, 2017 in Denver, Colorado; 
November 16, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee; and November 29, 2017 in 
Lenexa, Kansas. In addition, EPA will host a series of webinars 
covering the same topics on December 6, 13, and 20, 2017. The purpose 
of both the sessions and webinars is to provide prospective borrowers 
with a better understanding of the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
Innovation Act (WIFIA) program requirements and application process.
    Under WIFIA, EPA can provide long-term, low-cost supplemental loans 
and loan guarantees for regionally and nationally significant water 
infrastructure projects. During each information session, EPA will 
provide an overview of the program's statutory and eligibility 
requirements, application and selection process, and creditworthiness 
assessment. It will also explain the financial benefits of WIFIA credit 
assistance and provide tips for completing the application materials. 
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.

DATES: The session in Denver, Colorado will be held on November 8, 2017 
from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (MT). The session in Nashville, Tennessee will 
be held on November 16, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (CT). The session 
in Lenexa, Kansas will be held on November 29, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 
p.m. (CT).

ADDRESSES: The session in Denver will be held at: US EPA Region 8 
Headquarters, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. The session 
in Nashville will be held at: William R. Snodgrass--Tennessee Tower, 
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Conference Center North, 3rd Floor, Room D, 
Nashville, Tennessee 37243. The session in Lenexa will be held at: EPA 
Region 7 Headquarters, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
    Webinar Dates: The webinar ``Overview of the WIFIA program'' will 
be held on December 6, 2017 from 2:00-3:30 ET. The webinar ``Benefits 
of Financing with WIFIA Loans'' will be held on December 13, 2017 from 
2:00-3:30 ET. The webinar ``WIFIA Application Process: Tips for 
Submitting a Letter of Interest'' will be held December 20, 2017, 2:00-
3:30 ET.
    To Register: Registration information for both the information 
sessions and the webinars is available at https://www.epa.gov/wifia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
notice, including registration information, contact Karen Fligger, EPA 
Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at tel.: 
202-564-2992; or email: [email protected]. Members of the public are 
invited to participate in the session as capacity allows.

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


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    Dated: October 18, 2017.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-23567 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am]
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