Good Neighbor Environmental Board, 72477-72478 [2023-23125]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 202 / Friday, October 20, 2023 / Notices comments, see the ‘‘Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree’’ heading under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Alec Mullee, Water Law Office, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; telephone: (202) 564–9616; email address: mullee.alec@ epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree On September 27, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a complaint in Federal district court asserting that the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) constructively submitted to EPA no TMDLs for copper and lead impairments in Queen Creek. Plaintiffs allege that for this reason EPA has a mandatory duty under the CWA to approve or disapprove the constructive submission and, upon disapproval, establish these TMDLs. Plaintiffs further allege that EPA has failed to meet this duty. Following submission of a Notice of Intent to Sue containing these assertions on August 9, 2022, the parties initiated settlement discussions, which produced the proposed consent decree. Under the consent decree, EPA would be obligated to establish copper and lead TMDLs for Queen Creek by July 31, 2028, unless ADEQ first establishes and submits them to EPA by January 31, 2027. If ADEQ submits the TMDLs to EPA, the proposed consent decree provides that Plaintiffs would not object to EPA taking up to an additional 60 days beyond the 30-day statutory deadline to act on the submittal. If EPA disapproves the TMDLs submitted by ADEQ, Plaintiffs would not object to EPA taking up to 12 additional months beyond the 30-day statutory deadline to establish replacement TMDLs. For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree from persons who are not parties to the litigation. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the CWA. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:20 Oct 19, 2023 Jkt 262001 II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree A. How can I get a copy of the proposed consent decree? The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2023–0510) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566–1752. The electronic version of the public docket for this action contains a copy of the proposed consent decree and is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select ‘‘search.’’ B. How and to whom do I submit comments? Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2023– 0510 via https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from this docket. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA’s docket at https:// www.regulations.gov any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa- PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 72477 dockets. For additional information about submitting information identified as CBI, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Use of the https:// www.regulations.gov website to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA does not plan to consider these late comments. Steven M. Neugeboren, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2023–23239 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–11454–01–OMS] Good Neighbor Environmental Board Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a public meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB). The purpose of this meeting is for the board to discuss and approve the final integrated draft of its 20th comprehensive report on water and wastewater infrastructure issues and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1 72478 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 202 / Friday, October 20, 2023 / Notices challenges along the U.S.-Mexico border region. DATES: November 6, 2023, from 1 p.m.– 5 p.m. (EDT). A copy of the agenda will be posted at www.epa.gov/faca/gneb. The meeting will be held virtually and in-person at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The meeting is open to the public with limited access available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public wishing to participate should contact Eugene Green at green.eugene@epa.gov by October 30th. Requests to make oral comments or submit written public comments to the board, should also be directed to Eugene Green at least five business days prior to the meeting. Requests for accessibility and/or accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be directed to Eugene Green at the phone number or email address listed below. To ensure adequate time for processing, please make requests for accommodations at least 10 days prior to the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding the GNEB meeting, please contact Eugene Green at (202) 564–2432 or via email at green.eugene@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GNEB is an independent federal advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463. Its mission is to advise the President and Congress of the United States on good neighbor practices along the U.S. border with Mexico. Its recommendations are focused on environmental infrastructure needs within the U.S. states contiguous to Mexico. Eugene Green, Program Analyst. [FR Doc. 2023–23125 Filed 10–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OGC–2023–0511; FRL–11460–01– OGC] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (‘‘CAA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), the Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’ or ‘‘the Agency’’) is providing SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:20 Oct 19, 2023 Jkt 262001 notice of a proposed consent decree in California Communities Against Toxics v. Regan, No. 1:22–cv–1457 (D.D.C.). On May 24, 2022, California Communities Against Toxics, Clean Air Council, Clean Power Lake County, Delaware Concerned Residents for Environmental Justice, Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution, Kentucky Resources Council, New Castle Prevention Coalition, United Congregations of Metro-East, and Sierra Club (collectively, ‘‘Plaintiffs’’) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that EPA failed to perform its non-discretionary duty to ‘‘review, and revise as necessary’’ the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (‘‘NESHAP’’) for Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources (‘‘CMAS’’), at least every 8 years. The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for the EPA Administrator (‘‘Administrator’’) to sign a notice of proposed rulemaking and a final rule for this action. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by November 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OGC–2023–0511, online at https:// www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID number for this action. Comments received may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ‘‘Additional Information about Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree’’ heading under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacey Simone Garfinkle, Air and Radiation Law Office, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; telephone: (202) 564–3103; email address: garfinkle.stacey@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining a Copy of the Proposed Consent Decree The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2023–0511) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566–1752. The electronic version of the public docket for this action contains a copy of the proposed consent decree, and is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select ‘‘search.’’ II. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree On May 24, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that EPA failed to perform its nondiscretionary duty under CAA section 112(d)(6) to ‘‘review, and revise as necessary’’ the CMAS NESHAP, 40 CFR part 63, subpart VVVVVV, at least every 8 years. EPA promulgated the CMAS NESHAP in 2009 (75 FR 77760, December 14, 2010) and most recently revised the standards in 2012 (77 FR 75740, December 21, 2012). The proposed consent decree, if finalized, would resolve Plaintiffs’ complaint and would require that EPA review, and revise as necessary, the CMAS NESHAP, pursuant to CAA section 112(d)(6), by a date certain. Specifically, under the terms of the proposed consent decree, the Administrator would be required to sign a notice of proposed rulemaking for the CMAS source category by November 13, 2024, and a final rule by September 17, 2025. For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. III. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2020– E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72477-72478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23125]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11454-01-OMS]


Good Neighbor Environmental Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a public meeting of the Good 
Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB). The purpose of this meeting is for 
the board to discuss and approve the final integrated draft of its 20th 
comprehensive report on water and wastewater infrastructure issues and

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challenges along the U.S.-Mexico border region.

DATES: November 6, 2023, from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. (EDT). A copy of the agenda 
will be posted at www.epa.gov/faca/gneb.
    The meeting will be held virtually and in-person at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters located at 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The meeting is open to 
the public with limited access available on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Members of the public wishing to participate should contact 
Eugene Green at [email protected] by October 30th.
    Requests to make oral comments or submit written public comments to 
the board, should also be directed to Eugene Green at least five 
business days prior to the meeting. Requests for accessibility and/or 
accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be directed to 
Eugene Green at the phone number or email address listed below. To 
ensure adequate time for processing, please make requests for 
accommodations at least 10 days prior to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding the GNEB meeting, please 
contact Eugene Green at (202) 564-2432 or via email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GNEB is an independent federal advisory 
committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463. Its mission is to advise the President and Congress of the 
United States on good neighbor practices along the U.S. border with 
Mexico. Its recommendations are focused on environmental infrastructure 
needs within the U.S. states contiguous to Mexico.

Eugene Green,
Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-23125 Filed 10-19-23; 8:45 am]
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