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Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 65674 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2023 / Notices EPA will evaluate and select proposed projects described in the LOIs using the selection criteria established in the statute and regulation, and the Administration priorities identified in section I of this document. EPA’s priorities reflect water sector challenges that require innovative tools to assist borrowers in managing and adapting to our most pressing public health and environmental challenges. These priorities are reflected in the scoring methodology of the selection criteria below and described in greater detail in the WIFIA program handbook. The WIFIA selection criteria are divided into three categories: Project Readiness, Borrower Creditworthiness, and Project Impact. Each LOI will be evaluated for the extent to which the project satisfies the criteria listed below for each category. To satisfy the overall category review, it is not necessary to satisfy all criteria for each category. For the Project Impact category, WIFIA staff will score LOIs based on the points indicated below. All projects that satisfy category-level review for all three categories will be selected for funding, assuming sufficient funds are still available. The criteria are as follows: Project Readiness: (i) The readiness of the project to proceed toward development, including a demonstration by the obligor that there is a reasonable expectation that the contracting process for construction of the project can commence by not later than 90 days after the date on which a Federal credit instrument is obligated for the project under WIFIA. (ii) Preliminary engineering feasibility analysis. Borrower Creditworthiness: (i) The likelihood that assistance under WIFIA would enable the project to proceed at an earlier date than the project would otherwise be able to proceed. (ii) The extent to which the project financing plan includes public or private financing in addition to assistance under WIFIA. (iii) The extent to which assistance under WIFIA reduces the contribution of Federal assistance to the project. (iv) The amount of budget authority required to fund the Federal credit instrument made available under WIFIA. (v) Preliminary determination of prospective borrower and project creditworthiness. Project Impact: (i) 10 points: The extent to which the project is nationally or regionally significant, with respect to the generation of economic and public benefits, such as (1) the reduction of VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:11 Sep 22, 2023 Jkt 259001 flood risk; (2) the improvement of water quality and quantity, including aquifer recharge; (3) the protection of drinking water, including source water protection; and (4) the support of international commerce. (ii) 15 points: The extent to which the project (1) protects against extreme weather events, such as floods, hurricanes or drought; or (2) helps maintain or protect the environment, including Priority D. (iii) 5 points: The extent to which the project serves regions with significant energy exploration, development, or production areas. (iv) 10 points: The extent to which a project serves regions with significant water resource challenges, including the need to address: (1) water quality concerns in areas of regional, national, or international significance; (2) water quantity concerns related to groundwater, surface water, or other water sources; (3) significant flood risk; (4) water resource challenges identified in existing regional, state, or multistate agreements; or (5) water resources with exceptional recreational value or ecological importance. (v) 5 points: The extent to which the project addresses identified municipal, state, or regional priorities. 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The outreach schedule and registration instructions can be found on the WIFIA program website: www.epa.gov/wifia. Prospective borrowers with questions about the program or interest in meeting with the WIFIA program staff may send a request to wifia@epa.gov. EPA will meet with all prospective borrowers interested in discussing the program prior to submission of an LOI. Authority: 33 U.S.C. 3901–3915; 40 CFR part 35. Michael S. Regan, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2023–19688 Filed 9–22–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0457; FRL–11399–01– OCSPP] Pesticides; Request for Stakeholder Input on the Proposed Design of a New Grant Program Regarding the Health Care Provider (HCP) Training Program; Notice of Availability and Opportunity for Comment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks public comment on a proposed design for the new grant program related to the Health Care Provider (HCP) Training Program, a cooperative agreement to help medical professionals better prevent, recognize, treat, and manage pesticide-related illness. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (referred to as PRIA 5) included set-asides of up to $2.5 million for fiscal years 2023–2027 to fund the HCP Training Program. PRIA 5 also requires EPA to seek input from SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2023 / Notices persons who conduct farmworker education and training, or technical assistance and training of healthcare providers, to inform the design of the grant program. EPA has previously solicited input on the HCP Training Program design through its Federal advisory committees, which include representatives of these stakeholders. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit additional stakeholder feedback from a broad array of individuals and organizations with knowledge and expertise related to the goals of the HCP Training Program. Additional public input, including environmental justice perspectives, will help the Agency refine the HCP Training Program and design a grant program to more effectively support populations that have historically been at high risk from pesticide-related illness. DATES: Submit your comments on or before November 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0457, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aidan Black, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 202– 566–2381; email address: black.aidan@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because others may also be interested in this notice, EPA has not attempted to describe all the entities that may be interested in the subject covered in this notice. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. B. What is the Agency’s authority for taking this action? II. Background I. Executive Summary 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI to EPA through https:// www.regulations.gov or email. If you wish to include CBI in your comment, please follow the applicable instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets#rules and clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A. Does this action apply to me? ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 65675 This notice is directed to the general public and may be of specific interest to entities that conduct education and training of farmworkers, or technical assistance and training of healthcare providers (e.g., governmental and nongovernmental organizations, non-profits, community-based organizations, academic institutions, research institutions, medical institutions, medical associations, community health centers and clinics, public health administration and environmental health administration programs, Indian Tribes, and private sector entities). VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:11 Sep 22, 2023 Jkt 259001 The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (referred to as PRIA 5), Public Law 117–328, amended the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., to include up to $2,500,000 of set-aside funds for an HCP Training Program. Funds are for fiscal years 2023 through 2027. Under PRIA section 703(a)(1)(H)(i), the HCP Training Program should provide grants to nonprofit organizations to help medical professionals better prevent, recognize, treat, and manage pesticide-related illness through technical assistance and training; the development of informational materials for technical assistance and training; and the development of outreach and delivery methods. PRIA section 703(a)(1)(H)(ii) specifies that only nonprofit organizations with demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance to health care providers who serve farmworker populations are eligible to receive this funding. C. Why is EPA taking this action? This action satisfies PRIA section 703(a)(1)(K)(iv) which requires that EPA seek, in an open and transparent manner that does not provide a competitive advantage to any person or persons, input from persons who conduct farmworker education and training, or technical assistance and training of healthcare providers. D. What should I consider as I prepare my comments? PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 EPA previously solicited feedback from the Farmworker and Clinician Training Workgroup of the Pesticide Programs Dialogue Committee (PPDC), a Federal advisory committee group. The PPDC workgroup—which included representatives of community-based organizations that serve farmworkers, healthcare providers, and Indian Tribes; university extension programs; industry; State regulators; farm bureaus; other Federal agencies; and current grantees under EPA cooperative agreements— met monthly for most of a year and formulated a set of nine recommendations (the recommendations can be found at https://www.epa.gov/system/files/ documents/2021-10/presentationfarmworker-and-clinician-trainingworkgroup-recommendations.pdf). The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council and the Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee provided related anecdotes and reiterated some of the recommendations of the PPDC workgroup. EPA has incorporated these recommendations into the proposed program design. The Request for Information (RFI), which is available in the docket, seeks additional feedback to build upon those recommendations. III. Request for Public Comment A. What feedback does EPA hope to gain from the public comments? In the RFI, the Agency has proposed a design for the HCP Training Program and has posed a series of questions on that design. Generally, EPA is interested in comments about the types of activities the program could support; about populations at high risk of pesticide-related illness (and who would thus benefit from more highly trained clinicians); and about additional ways to ensure that training and technical assistance under the program accounts for the cultural context, social determinants of health, and vulnerabilities of those populations. The project objectives are: (1) Administer a national training and technical assistance program to improve the prevention, recognition, treatment, management, and reporting of pesticiderelated illness by HCP; and (2) Administer a partnership program to inform the Objective 1 activities and ensure they have both national reach E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1 65676 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 and local applicability. Each objective has both subobjectives and suggested emphasis areas. For the complete program design, please consult the RFI. EPA’s questions are as follows: • How can EPA and future grantees expand upon the work done through previous cooperative agreements to build HCP capacity, capitalize on existing resources, and avoid duplicating efforts? • What populations—besides farmworkers, pesticide handlers, and applicators—are at high risk of pesticide-related illness and would benefit from more highly trained HCPs? • How can EPA ensure that activities under Objective 1 (training and technical assistance) are responsive to the social determinants of health, cultural context, and vulnerabilities of patients at high risk of pesticide-related illness? • What steps can future grantees take to ensure that recognition, treatment, and management of pesticide-related illness continue to improve at local partner organizations after the project has concluded? What steps can they take to ensure that reporting continues to improve? • What networks, organizations, and stakeholders are examples of collaborators under Objective 2 (partnership program)? Which could be effective at monitoring and evaluating the project? • What are examples of activities that this cooperative agreement could support under Objective 1 (training and technical assistance)? Under Objective 2 (partnership program)? • Do the objectives, as written, exclude any collaborators or activities that would support the program goals? B. What is the request for information? In addition to soliciting comment on the questions posed in Unit III.A. of this document, EPA is seeking stakeholder input on the RFI document that is available in the docket. Specifically, EPA is interested in comments about the types of activities the program could support; about populations at high risk of pesticide-related illness (and who would thus benefit from more highly trained clinicians); and about additional ways to ensure that training and technical assistance under the program accounts for the cultural context, social determinants of health, and vulnerabilities of these populations. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:11 Sep 22, 2023 Jkt 259001 EPA encourages all potentially interested parties, including individuals, professional associations, governmental and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, research institutions, medical institutions, non-profits, communitybased organizations, Indian Tribes, and private sector entities to provide responses to any or all questions. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0457; FRL-11399-01-OCSPP]


Pesticides; Request for Stakeholder Input on the Proposed Design 
of a New Grant Program Regarding the Health Care Provider (HCP) 
Training Program; Notice of Availability and Opportunity for Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the 
availability of a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks public 
comment on a proposed design for the new grant program related to the 
Health Care Provider (HCP) Training Program, a cooperative agreement to 
help medical professionals better prevent, recognize, treat, and manage 
pesticide-related illness. The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act 
of 2022 (referred to as PRIA 5) included set-asides of up to $2.5 
million for fiscal years 2023-2027 to fund the HCP Training Program. 
PRIA 5 also requires EPA to seek input from

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persons who conduct farmworker education and training, or technical 
assistance and training of healthcare providers, to inform the design 
of the grant program. EPA has previously solicited input on the HCP 
Training Program design through its Federal advisory committees, which 
include representatives of these stakeholders. The purpose of this RFI 
is to solicit additional stakeholder feedback from a broad array of 
individuals and organizations with knowledge and expertise related to 
the goals of the HCP Training Program. Additional public input, 
including environmental justice perspectives, will help the Agency 
refine the HCP Training Program and design a grant program to more 
effectively support populations that have historically been at high 
risk from pesticide-related illness.

DATES: Submit your comments on or before November 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0457, through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information 
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional 
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aidan Black, Office of Chemical Safety 
and Pollution Prevention, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508M), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 202-566-2381; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Executive Summary

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This notice is directed to the general public and may be of 
specific interest to entities that conduct education and training of 
farmworkers, or technical assistance and training of healthcare 
providers (e.g., governmental and non-governmental organizations, non-
profits, community-based organizations, academic institutions, research 
institutions, medical institutions, medical associations, community 
health centers and clinics, public health administration and 
environmental health administration programs, Indian Tribes, and 
private sector entities). Because others may also be interested in this 
notice, EPA has not attempted to describe all the entities that may be 
interested in the subject covered in this notice.

B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (referred to as 
PRIA 5), Public Law 117-328, amended the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq., to 
include up to $2,500,000 of set-aside funds for an HCP Training 
Program. Funds are for fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
    Under PRIA section 703(a)(1)(H)(i), the HCP Training Program should 
provide grants to nonprofit organizations to help medical professionals 
better prevent, recognize, treat, and manage pesticide-related illness 
through technical assistance and training; the development of 
informational materials for technical assistance and training; and the 
development of outreach and delivery methods.
    PRIA section 703(a)(1)(H)(ii) specifies that only nonprofit 
organizations with demonstrated experience in providing training and 
technical assistance to health care providers who serve farmworker 
populations are eligible to receive this funding.

C. Why is EPA taking this action?

    This action satisfies PRIA section 703(a)(1)(K)(iv) which requires 
that EPA seek, in an open and transparent manner that does not provide 
a competitive advantage to any person or persons, input from persons 
who conduct farmworker education and training, or technical assistance 
and training of healthcare providers.

D. What should I consider as I prepare my comments?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI to EPA through https://www.regulations.gov or email. If you wish to include CBI in your 
comment, please follow the applicable instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets#rules and clearly mark the 
part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. In addition to 
one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed 
as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

II. Background

    EPA previously solicited feedback from the Farmworker and Clinician 
Training Workgroup of the Pesticide Programs Dialogue Committee (PPDC), 
a Federal advisory committee group. The PPDC workgroup--which included 
representatives of community-based organizations that serve 
farmworkers, healthcare providers, and Indian Tribes; university 
extension programs; industry; State regulators; farm bureaus; other 
Federal agencies; and current grantees under EPA cooperative 
agreements--met monthly for most of a year and formulated a set of nine 
recommendations (the recommendations can be found at https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-10/presentation-farmworker-and-clinician-training-workgroup-recommendations.pdf). The National 
Environmental Justice Advisory Council and the Children's Health 
Protection Advisory Committee provided related anecdotes and reiterated 
some of the recommendations of the PPDC workgroup. EPA has incorporated 
these recommendations into the proposed program design. The Request for 
Information (RFI), which is available in the docket, seeks additional 
feedback to build upon those recommendations.

III. Request for Public Comment

A. What feedback does EPA hope to gain from the public comments?

    In the RFI, the Agency has proposed a design for the HCP Training 
Program and has posed a series of questions on that design. Generally, 
EPA is interested in comments about the types of activities the program 
could support; about populations at high risk of pesticide-related 
illness (and who would thus benefit from more highly trained 
clinicians); and about additional ways to ensure that training and 
technical assistance under the program accounts for the cultural 
context, social determinants of health, and vulnerabilities of those 
populations.
    The project objectives are: (1) Administer a national training and 
technical assistance program to improve the prevention, recognition, 
treatment, management, and reporting of pesticide-related illness by 
HCP; and (2) Administer a partnership program to inform the Objective 1 
activities and ensure they have both national reach

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and local applicability. Each objective has both subobjectives and 
suggested emphasis areas. For the complete program design, please 
consult the RFI. EPA's questions are as follows:
     How can EPA and future grantees expand upon the work done 
through previous cooperative agreements to build HCP capacity, 
capitalize on existing resources, and avoid duplicating efforts?
     What populations--besides farmworkers, pesticide handlers, 
and applicators--are at high risk of pesticide-related illness and 
would benefit from more highly trained HCPs?
     How can EPA ensure that activities under Objective 1 
(training and technical assistance) are responsive to the social 
determinants of health, cultural context, and vulnerabilities of 
patients at high risk of pesticide-related illness?
     What steps can future grantees take to ensure that 
recognition, treatment, and management of pesticide-related illness 
continue to improve at local partner organizations after the project 
has concluded? What steps can they take to ensure that reporting 
continues to improve?
     What networks, organizations, and stakeholders are 
examples of collaborators under Objective 2 (partnership program)? 
Which could be effective at monitoring and evaluating the project?
     What are examples of activities that this cooperative 
agreement could support under Objective 1 (training and technical 
assistance)? Under Objective 2 (partnership program)?
     Do the objectives, as written, exclude any collaborators 
or activities that would support the program goals?

B. What is the request for information?

    In addition to soliciting comment on the questions posed in Unit 
III.A. of this document, EPA is seeking stakeholder input on the RFI 
document that is available in the docket. Specifically, EPA is 
interested in comments about the types of activities the program could 
support; about populations at high risk of pesticide-related illness 
(and who would thus benefit from more highly trained clinicians); and 
about additional ways to ensure that training and technical assistance 
under the program accounts for the cultural context, social 
determinants of health, and vulnerabilities of these populations.
    EPA encourages all potentially interested parties, including 
individuals, professional associations, governmental and non-
governmental organizations, academic institutions, research 
institutions, medical institutions, non-profits, community-based 
organizations, Indian Tribes, and private sector entities to provide 
responses to any or all questions. To the extent possible, the Agency 
asks commenters to please cite any public data related to or that 
supports the responses, and to the extent permissible, describe any 
supporting data that is not publicly available.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: September 19, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-20678 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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