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subset of facilities in the Metal
Finishing and Electroplating point
source categories. Based on information
and data collected during the MultiIndustry PFAS Study, EPA determined
PFAS are used by some metal finishing
and electroplating facilities to control
hexavalent chromium emissions, a
known human carcinogen and
inhalation hazard. EPA determined
facilities performing certain chromium
operations (hereafter referred to as
‘‘chrome finishing facilities’’), including
chromium plating, chromium
anodizing, chromic acid etching, and
chromate conversion coating operations,
are the predominant sources of PFAS
discharges by the Metal Finishing and
Electroplating point source categories.
Publicly available data on metal
finishing and electroplating facilities,
including whether they perform
chromium finishing operations and
potential use and discharge of PFAS, are
limited. EPA reviewed information on
metal finishing and electroplating
facilities that potentially conduct one or
more chromium finishing operations
available in national EPA data sets,
including the Chromium Electroplating
and Anodizing National Emissions
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) codified at 40 CFR part 63
subpart N, 2017 National Emissions
Inventory (NEI), Compliance and
Emissions Data Reporting Interface
(CEDRI), Environmental Compliance
History Online (ECHO), and Integrated
Compliance Information System (ICIS),
as well as data collected from several
state environmental agencies. However,
none of these data sources define a
complete population of chromium
finishing facilities in the United States
nor do they provide detailed
information on specific facility
operations (including use of hexavalent
chromium or PFAS), generation and
management of wastewater, or
wastewater characteristics—factors
essential to EPA’s review and
development of ELGs to address PFAS
discharges. Therefore, a questionnaire
and wastewater sampling program for
the Metal Finishing and Electroplating
point source categories are essential
portions of the rulemaking process,
necessary for EPA to determine if the
current regulations remain appropriate
and, if warranted, develop new
regulations. If new regulations are
deemed to be warranted, the
questionnaire and sampling activities
are essential for EPA to complete the
detailed technical and economic
analysis for the entire industry
necessary for the rulemaking process.
EPA has identified and compiled
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mailing addresses for approximately
1,815 potential chromium finishing
facilities in the United States. All active
metal finishing and electroplating
facilities that conduct or have
conducted one or more of the specified
chromium finishing operations will be
required to complete the questionnaire.
The objectives of the questionnaire will
be to confirm the population of facilities
that engage or have engaged in
chromium finishing operations, as well
as gather facility-specific information
and data relevant to generation and
discharge of PFAS-containing
wastewater by the industry.
Confidential Business Information
(CBI) may be collected. In accordance
with 40 CFR, part 2, subpart B, section
2.203, the survey informs respondents
of their right to claim information as
confidential. Each survey provides
instructions for claiming confidentiality
and informs respondents of the terms
and rules governing the protection of
CBI under the Clean Water Act and 40
CFR 2.203(B). Survey respondents are
able to and are requested to mark any
claimed confidential responses as CBI.
EPA and its contractors will follow
EAD’s existing procedures to protect
data labeled as CBI.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: All
chrome finishing facilities in the U.S.
facilities will receive the questionnaire
(1,815 facilities) and no more than 20
facilities will be asked to conduct
specific wastewater sampling.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (Clean Water Act section
308) (citing authority).
Estimated number of respondents:
1,815 (total).
Frequency of response: One-time data
collection.
Total estimated respondent burden:
35,858 hours. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated respondent cost:
$1,696,682.83 one-time cost.
Changes in Estimates: This is a new
data collection request and is a one-time
temporary increase to the agency’s
burden.
Deborah Nagle,
Director, Office of Science and Technology,
Office of Water.
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. EEOC–2022–0004]
Notice of Availability and Request for
Comment: EEOC’s Draft Strategic Plan
2022–2026
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (‘‘EEOC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’) is announcing the
availability of its Draft Strategic Plan for
Fiscal Years 2022–26 for public
comment.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before December 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All comments received
must include the agency name and
docket number EEOC–2022–0004. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
However, the EEOC reserves the right to
refrain from posting libelous or
otherwise inappropriate comments,
including those that contain obscene,
indecent, or profane language; that
contain threats or defamatory
statements; that contain hate speech
directed at race, color, sex, national
origin, age, religion, disability, or
genetic information; or that promote or
endorse services or products.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shelley Kahn, Acting Executive Officer,
Executive Secretariat, 202–921–306,
shelley.kahn@eeoc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The EEOC is seeking
public comments on its Draft Strategic
Plan for Fiscal Years 2022–2026 (Draft
Strategic Plan). The Draft Strategic Plan
establishes a framework for achieving
the EEOC’s mission to ‘‘prevent and
remedy unlawful discrimination and
enforce civil rights in the workplace,’’
so that the nation might realize the
Commission’s vision of ‘‘fair and
inclusive workplaces with equal
opportunity for all.’’ The Draft Strategic
Plan includes the following strategic
goals and objectives:
1. Combat and prevent employment
discrimination through the strategic
application of the EEOC’s law
enforcement authorities;
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2. Prevent employment
discrimination and advance equal
employment opportunities through
education and outreach;
3. Strive for organizational excellence
through our people, practices, and
technology.
The Draft Strategic Plan also presents
clear and realistic strategies for
achieving each of the three strategic
goals and identifies performance
measures to track the EEOC’s progress
as it approaches FY 2026.
The Draft Strategic Plan serves as a
draft of the Commission’s intended
Strategic Plan for 2022–2026. The
Commission seeks comments on all
aspects of this Draft Strategic Plan. The
Draft Strategic Plan is available for
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov
under docket number EEOC–2022–0004,
‘‘Supporting and Related Material.’’
Please provide comments as directed in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Cynthia Pierre,
Chief Operating Officer, Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
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[Docket No. OP–1788]
Guidelines for Evaluating Account and
Services Requests
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board) is
issuing a request for comment on
proposed amendments to its Guidelines
for Evaluating Account and Services
Requests (Account Access Guidelines or
Guidelines) that would require the
Federal Reserve Banks (Reserve Banks)
to publish a periodic list of depository
institutions with access to Reserve Bank
accounts and/or financial services.
DATE: Comments must be received on or
before January 17, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Hinkle, Deputy Associate Director
(202–912–7805), Division of Reserve
Bank Operations and Payment Systems,
or Gavin Smith, Senior Counsel (202–
452–3474), Legal Division, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System. For users of TTY–TRS, please
call 711 from any telephone, anywhere
in the United States.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. OP–1788, by
any of the following methods:
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Agency website: https://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx.
Email: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include the docket
number in the subject line of the
message.
FAX: (202) 452–3102.
Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
All public comments are available
from the Board’s website at https://
www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/
foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted,
and will not be modified to remove
confidential, contact or any identifiable
information. Public comments may also
be viewed in-person in Room M–4365A,
2001 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20551,
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. during
Federal business weekdays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On August 15, 2022, the Board
adopted final Account Access
Guidelines that establish a transparent,
risk-based, and consistent set of factors
for Reserve Banks to use in reviewing
requests from depository institutions to
access Federal Reserve Bank accounts
and/or financial services (accounts and
services).1 2 3 The final Guidelines
provide a process to evaluate requests
for accounts and services (access
requests) in order to support a safe,
inclusive, and innovative payment
system. The final Guidelines also
include a tiered review framework to
provide additional clarity on the level of
due diligence and scrutiny that Reserve
Banks will apply when reviewing access
requests from different types of
institutions.
The longstanding practice of both the
Board and the Reserve Banks has been
to not disclose account-related
information to the general public on the
basis that such information is
considered confidential business
information.4 However, the
1 87
FR 51099 (Aug. 19, 2022).
on the Federal Reserve Banks’
financial services, including a list of such services,
can be found at https://www.frbservices.org/.
3 The Guidelines do not apply to accounts
provided under fiscal agency authority or to
accounts authorized pursuant to the Board’s
Regulation N (12 CFR 214), joint account requests,
or account requests from designated financial
market utilities, since existing rules or policies
already set out the considerations involved in
granting these types of accounts.
4 See the preamble to the Federal Register notice
adopting the final Account Access Guidelines for
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development and publication of the
Account Access Guidelines prompted
the Board to consider the potential
benefits of expanding the disclosure of
the names of institutions that have
access to accounts and services. For
example, the Board received comments
and inquiries from a range of
stakeholders calling for greater public
disclosure of account-related
information.
As a result, the Board has decided to
reevaluate the Federal Reserve’s current
disclosure practices and to propose an
account disclosure process that would
balance the relevant benefits and risks.
II. Discussion
The Board considered a range of
benefits, risks, and other factors in
developing the proposal. On the one
hand, some information that Reserve
Banks use to evaluate access requests
clearly is confidential, such as trade
secrets, private personal information, or
confidential supervisory information
submitted in connection with an access
request. In addition, the Board
acknowledges that institutions could
face the risk of reputational harm if they
are denied access to accounts and
services, even if the denial is due to a
Reserve Bank’s evaluation of
information that is publicly available
(e.g., information about an institution’s
business model). The Board believes
that, to the greatest extent possible, the
Account Access Guidelines should not
discourage institutions from requesting
access to accounts and services by
subjecting requestors to the potential
disclosure of confidential information or
risk of reputational harm.
At the same time, some institutions
may not consider the fact that they have
access to accounts and services to be
confidential business information. Many
institutions self-disclose such
information, and certain types of
institutions generally have access to
accounts and services (e.g., federallyinsured depository institutions).
Moreover, Reserve Banks currently
provide disclosure of the identity of
account holders to financial institutions
and other authorized users of the EPayments Routing Directory. Subject to
the directory’s terms and conditions,
authorized users can search for an
institution by name, routing number,
city, or state and to determine whether
the institution uses the Fedwire® Funds
Service (which requires a master
further discussion of this practice. The preamble
notes that institutions may choose to self-disclose
their access to accounts and services. 87 FR 51099–
51102 (Aug. 19, 2022).
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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
[Docket No. EEOC-2022-0004]
Notice of Availability and Request for Comment: EEOC's Draft
Strategic Plan 2022-2026
AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (``EEOC'' or
``Commission'') is announcing the availability of its Draft Strategic
Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-26 for public comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 5, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All comments received must include the agency name
and docket number EEOC-2022-0004. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. However, the EEOC reserves the right to refrain
from posting libelous or otherwise inappropriate comments, including
those that contain obscene, indecent, or profane language; that contain
threats or defamatory statements; that contain hate speech directed at
race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, or
genetic information; or that promote or endorse services or products.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelley Kahn, Acting Executive
Officer, Executive Secretariat, 202-921-306, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The EEOC is seeking public
comments on its Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026 (Draft
Strategic Plan). The Draft Strategic Plan establishes a framework for
achieving the EEOC's mission to ``prevent and remedy unlawful
discrimination and enforce civil rights in the workplace,'' so that the
nation might realize the Commission's vision of ``fair and inclusive
workplaces with equal opportunity for all.'' The Draft Strategic Plan
includes the following strategic goals and objectives:
1. Combat and prevent employment discrimination through the
strategic application of the EEOC's law enforcement authorities;
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2. Prevent employment discrimination and advance equal employment
opportunities through education and outreach;
3. Strive for organizational excellence through our people,
practices, and technology.
The Draft Strategic Plan also presents clear and realistic
strategies for achieving each of the three strategic goals and
identifies performance measures to track the EEOC's progress as it
approaches FY 2026.
The Draft Strategic Plan serves as a draft of the Commission's
intended Strategic Plan for 2022-2026. The Commission seeks comments on
all aspects of this Draft Strategic Plan. The Draft Strategic Plan is
available for viewing at https://www.regulations.gov under docket
number EEOC-2022-0004, ``Supporting and Related Material.'' Please
provide comments as directed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Cynthia Pierre,
Chief Operating Officer, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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