Revision of Approved Primacy Program for Guam, 59912-59913 [2023-17461]
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Signed in Washington, DC, on August 25,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Local Government Advisory
Committee: Request for Nominations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) invites
nominations from a diverse range of
qualified candidates to be considered
for appointment to its Local
Government Advisory Committee
(LGAC). Qualified nominees for the
LGAC hold elected positions with local,
Tribal, State, or Territorial governments,
or serve in a full-time government
position appointed by an elected
official. EPA is seeking up to 5
individuals to serve one-year terms
beginning in January 2024. For more
information on the LGAC, including
member bios, recent meeting summaries
and recommendations, visit: https://
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DATES: To be considered for 2024
appointments, nominations should be
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2024 NOMINATION’ and complete the
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Paige Lieberman, the LGAC Designated
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SUMMARY:
Qualifications
The Local Government Advisory
Committee (LGAC) is chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), Public Law 92–463, to advise
the EPA Administrator on
environmental issues impacting local
governments. Members of LGAC will
provide advice and recommendations
on a broad range of issues related to
promoting and protecting public health
and the environment. For 2024 the
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• Advancing environmental justice;
• Developing capacity for technical
assistance at the local level;
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
• Bolstering resilience to the impacts
of climate change;
• Supporting local governments in
the assessment and remediation of
PFAS chemicals.
Viable candidates must be current
elected officials representing local,
State, Tribal, or Territorial governments.
Officials working full-time for a local,
State, Tribal, or Territorial government
who have been appointed directly by an
elected official will also be considered.
Preference will be given to qualified
candidates who demonstrate experience
developing and implementing
environmental programs consistent with
the 2024 topics listed above. To
maintain geographical diversity of the
Committee, preference for LGAC
membership may also be given to
qualified candidates from Tribal or
Territorial governments, and candidates
from the Southwest U.S.
Additional criteria to be considered
may include: experience with multisector partnerships; coalition-building
and grassroots involvement;
involvement and leadership in national,
State or regional intergovernmental
associations; and diversity in
vocational/career/volunteer background.
Time Commitment
New LGAC members are appointed
for 1-year terms and are eligible for
reappointment for up to 6 years. In
2024, the Committee plans to hold two
or three full-day, public meetings,
where both in-person and online
participation options will be available.
In addition to public meetings,
Workgroups will be created to address
the 2024 topics noted above, as well as
any emerging issues. Members will be
encouraged to serve on one or more
Workgroups, where they will be asked
to share their experiences working on an
issue, recommend experts on an issue
for the Committee to consult with,
debate the nuances of policy
implementation, and review written
recommendations before they are shared
with the full Committee. Applicants
should plan to spend an average of three
hours per month on Committee work.
While EPA is unable to provide
compensation for services, official
Committee travel and related expenses
(lodging, etc.) will be fully reimbursed.
Nominations
Nominations must be submitted in
electronic format. To be considered, all
nominations should complete the
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Other sources, in addition to this
Federal Register notice, may be utilized
in the solicitation of nominees. EPA
expressly values diversity, equity, and
inclusion, and encourages the
nominations of elected and appointed
officials from diverse backgrounds so
that the LGAC and SCAS look like
America and reflect the country’s rich
diversity. Individuals may selfnominate.
Dated: August 22, 2023.
Paige Lieberman,
EPA Designated Federal Officer, Local
Government Advisory Committee.
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Revision of Approved Primacy
Program for Guam
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of approval.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Guam revised its approved primacy
program under the federal Safe Drinking
Water Act (SDWA) by adopting
regulations that effectuate the federal
Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has determined that Guam’s
revision request meets the applicable
SDWA program revision requirements
and the regulations adopted by Guam
are no less stringent than the
corresponding federal regulations.
Therefore, EPA approves this revision to
Guam’s approved primacy program.
However, this determination on Guam’s
request for approval of a program
revision shall take effect in accordance
with the procedures described below in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice after the opportunity to
request a public hearing.
DATES: A request for a public hearing
must be received or postmarked before
September 29, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Documents relating to this
determination that were submitted by
Guam as part of its program revision
request are available for public
inspection online at https://
notices.guam.gov, or available upon
request by emailing julie.mendoza@
epa.guam.gov. In addition, these
documents are available by appointment
between the hours of 8:00–11:30 a.m.
and 1:00–4:00 p.m., Monday through
SUMMARY:
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Friday, at the following address: 3304
Mariner Ave. #17, Barrigada, GU 96913.
If there are issues accessing the website,
please contact Julie Mendoza at (671)
300–9026, or via email at
julie.mendoza@epa.guam.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake
Jenzen, EPA Region 9, Drinking Water
Section; via telephone at (415) 927–3570
or via email address at Jenzen.Jacob@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. EPA approved Guam’s
initial application for primary
enforcement authority (‘‘primacy’’) of
drinking water systems on August 10,
1978 (43 FR 35534). Since initial
primacy approval, EPA has approved
various revisions to Guam’s primacy
program. For the revision covered by
this action, EPA promulgated the RTCR
at 40 CFR subpart Y on February 26,
2014 (79 FR 10665). The RTCR revises
the 1989 Total Coliform Rule and is
intended to improve public health
protection through the reduction of
potential pathways of entry for fecal
contamination into the distribution
system. EPA has determined that Guam
has adopted into law, RTCR
requirements that are comparable to and
no less stringent than the federal
requirements. EPA has also determined
that Guam’s program revision request
meets all of the regulatory requirements
for approval, as set forth in 40 CFR
142.12, including a side-by-side
comparison of the Federal requirements
demonstrating the corresponding Guam
authorities, additional materials to
support special primacy requirements of
40 CFR 142.16, a review of the
requirements contained in 40 CFR
142.10 necessary for Guam to attain and
retain primary enforcement
responsibility, and a statement by the
Guam Attorney General certifying that
Guam’s laws and regulations to carry
out the program revision were duly
adopted and are enforceable. The
Attorney General’s statement also
affirms that there are no environmental
audit privilege and immunity laws that
would impact Guam’s ability to
implement or enforce Guam’s laws and
regulations pertaining to the program
revision. Therefore, EPA approves this
revision of Guam’s approved primacy
program. The Technical Support
Document, which provides EPA’s
analysis of Guam’s program revision
request, is available by submitting a
request to the following email address:
R9dw-program@epa.gov. Please note
‘‘Technical Support Document’’ in the
subject line of the email.
Public Process. Any interested person
may request a public hearing on this
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determination. A request for a public
hearing must be received or postmarked
before September 29, 2023 and
addressed to the Regional Administrator
of EPA Region 9, via the following email
address: R9dw-program@epa.gov, or by
contacting the EPA Region 9 contact
person listed above in this notice by
telephone if you do not have access to
email. Please note ‘‘Guam Program
Revision Determination’’ in the subject
line of the email. The Regional
Administrator may deny frivolous or
insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a
timely request for a public hearing is
made, then EPA Region 9 may hold a
public hearing. Any request for a public
hearing shall include the following
information: 1. The name, address, and
telephone number of the individual,
organization, or other entity requesting
a hearing; 2. A brief statement of the
requesting person’s interest in the
Regional Administrator’s determination
and of information that the requesting
person intends to submit at such
hearing; and 3. The signature of the
individual making the request, or, if the
request is made on behalf of an
organization or other entity, the
signature of a responsible official of the
organization or other entity.
If EPA Region 9 does not receive a
timely request for a hearing or a request
for a hearing was denied by the Regional
Administrator for being frivolous or
insubstantial, and the Regional
Administrator does not elect to hold a
hearing on their own motion, EPA’s
approval shall become final and
effective on September 29, 2023, and no
further public notice will be issued.
Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 300g–2 (1996), and 40 CFR part
142 of the National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations.
Dated: August 8, 2023.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9.
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Clean Air Act Operating Permit
Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for XTO Energy
Inc., Wildcat Compressor Station, Lea
County, New Mexico
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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Notice of final Order on Petition
for objection to Clean Air Act title V
operating permit.
ACTION:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an
Order dated August 7, 2023, granting in
part and denying in part a Petition from
the WildEarth Guardians dated March 1,
2023. The Petition requested that the
EPA object to the Clean Air Act (CAA)
title V operating permit issued by the
New Mexico Environment Department
(NMED) to XTO Energy Inc., Wildcat
Compressor Station, located in Lea
County, New Mexico.
ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you
contact the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
view copies of the final Order, the
Petition, and other supporting
information. Please call or email the
contact listed below if you need
alternative access to the final Order and
Petition, which are available
electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/
title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petitiondatabase.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Layton, EPA Region 6 Office,
Air Permits Section, (214) 665–2165,
layton.elizabeth@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA
affords the EPA a 45-day period to
review and object to, as appropriate,
operating permits proposed by state
permitting authorities under title V of
the CAA. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA
authorizes any person to petition the
EPA Administrator to object to a title V
operating permit within 60 days after
the expiration of the EPA’s 45-day
review period if the EPA has not
objected on its own initiative. Petitions
must be based only on objections to the
permit that were raised with reasonable
specificity during the public comment
period provided by the state, unless the
petitioner demonstrates that it was
impracticable to raise these issues
during the comment period or unless
the grounds for the issue arose after this
period.
The Petitioner claims that the
Proposed Permit fails to ensure the
facility operates in compliance with the
New Mexico State Implementation Plan
(SIP) by lacking a reasoned explanation,
basis, or analysis demonstrating how the
Proposed Permit will ensure the
facility’s operation will not cause or
contribute to an exceedance in the
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS) for ozone, fails to include
emission limitations and standards
necessary to assure compliance with
applicable requirements, and fails to
include sufficient periodic monitoring
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-11275-01-R9]
Revision of Approved Primacy Program for Guam
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of approval.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Guam revised its approved primacy
program under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by adopting
regulations that effectuate the federal Revised Total Coliform Rule
(RTCR). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that
Guam's revision request meets the applicable SDWA program revision
requirements and the regulations adopted by Guam are no less stringent
than the corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, EPA approves
this revision to Guam's approved primacy program. However, this
determination on Guam's request for approval of a program revision
shall take effect in accordance with the procedures described below in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice after the
opportunity to request a public hearing.
DATES: A request for a public hearing must be received or postmarked
before September 29, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Documents relating to this determination that were submitted
by Guam as part of its program revision request are available for
public inspection online at https://notices.guam.gov, or available upon
request by emailing [email protected]. In addition, these
documents are available by appointment between the hours of 8:00-11:30
a.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m., Monday through
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Friday, at the following address: 3304 Mariner Ave. #17, Barrigada, GU
96913. If there are issues accessing the website, please contact Julie
Mendoza at (671) 300-9026, or via email at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake Jenzen, EPA Region 9, Drinking
Water Section; via telephone at (415) 927-3570 or via email address at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. EPA approved Guam's initial
application for primary enforcement authority (``primacy'') of drinking
water systems on August 10, 1978 (43 FR 35534). Since initial primacy
approval, EPA has approved various revisions to Guam's primacy program.
For the revision covered by this action, EPA promulgated the RTCR at 40
CFR subpart Y on February 26, 2014 (79 FR 10665). The RTCR revises the
1989 Total Coliform Rule and is intended to improve public health
protection through the reduction of potential pathways of entry for
fecal contamination into the distribution system. EPA has determined
that Guam has adopted into law, RTCR requirements that are comparable
to and no less stringent than the federal requirements. EPA has also
determined that Guam's program revision request meets all of the
regulatory requirements for approval, as set forth in 40 CFR 142.12,
including a side-by-side comparison of the Federal requirements
demonstrating the corresponding Guam authorities, additional materials
to support special primacy requirements of 40 CFR 142.16, a review of
the requirements contained in 40 CFR 142.10 necessary for Guam to
attain and retain primary enforcement responsibility, and a statement
by the Guam Attorney General certifying that Guam's laws and
regulations to carry out the program revision were duly adopted and are
enforceable. The Attorney General's statement also affirms that there
are no environmental audit privilege and immunity laws that would
impact Guam's ability to implement or enforce Guam's laws and
regulations pertaining to the program revision. Therefore, EPA approves
this revision of Guam's approved primacy program. The Technical Support
Document, which provides EPA's analysis of Guam's program revision
request, is available by submitting a request to the following email
address: [email protected]. Please note ``Technical Support
Document'' in the subject line of the email.
Public Process. Any interested person may request a public hearing
on this determination. A request for a public hearing must be received
or postmarked before September 29, 2023 and addressed to the Regional
Administrator of EPA Region 9, via the following email address: [email protected], or by contacting the EPA Region 9 contact person
listed above in this notice by telephone if you do not have access to
email. Please note ``Guam Program Revision Determination'' in the
subject line of the email. The Regional Administrator may deny
frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a timely request
for a public hearing is made, then EPA Region 9 may hold a public
hearing. Any request for a public hearing shall include the following
information: 1. The name, address, and telephone number of the
individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; 2. A
brief statement of the requesting person's interest in the Regional
Administrator's determination and of information that the requesting
person intends to submit at such hearing; and 3. The signature of the
individual making the request, or, if the request is made on behalf of
an organization or other entity, the signature of a responsible
official of the organization or other entity.
If EPA Region 9 does not receive a timely request for a hearing or
a request for a hearing was denied by the Regional Administrator for
being frivolous or insubstantial, and the Regional Administrator does
not elect to hold a hearing on their own motion, EPA's approval shall
become final and effective on September 29, 2023, and no further public
notice will be issued.
Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 300g-2 (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations.
Dated: August 8, 2023.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9.
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