Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee, 104535 [2024-30752]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Francis Sylvester,
Designated Federal Officer, Office of
Congressional and Intergovernmental
Relations.
[FRL–12519–01–OA]
Meeting of the Local Government
Advisory Committee
[FR Doc. 2024–30752 Filed 12–20–24; 8:45 am]
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of public meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
EPA hereby provides notice of a meeting
of the Local Government Advisory
Committee (LGAC) on the date and time
described below. This meeting will be
open to the public. For information on
public attendance and participation,
please see the registration information
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The LGAC will have a virtual
meeting January 9th, from 2–3 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Sylvester, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) of the Local Government
Advisory Committee, at
sylvester.frank.j@epa.gov or 202–564–
1279.
Information on Accessibility: For
information on access or services for
individuals requiring accessibility
accommodations, please send an email
to LGAC@epa.gov. To request
accommodation, please do so five (5)
business days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Content: The LGAC will discuss a
welcome letter to the incoming
administration, highlighting the
committee’s value to the Agency and
where the committee can best help the
Administration achieve its priorities.
Meeting materials and
recommendations will be posted online
closer to the meeting dates.
Registration: Both meetings will be
held virtually through Microsoft Teams.
Members of the public who wish to
participate should register by contacting
Frank Sylvester, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) of the Local Government
Advisory Committee, at
sylvester.frank.j@epa.gov or 202–564–
1279 at least 24 hours of the meeting
start time. The agenda and other
supportive meeting materials will be
available online at https://www.epa.gov/
ocir/local-government-advisorycommittee-lgac and can be obtained by
written request to the DFO. In the event
of cancellation for unforeseen
circumstances, please contact the DFO
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[EPA–HQ–OAR–2024–0446; FRL–12501–01–
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Notice of Approval for Other Use of
Phosphogypsum
Office of Air and Radiation,
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (the EPA or the Agency) has
approved, subject to certain conditions,
the request for a ‘‘Small-scale Road Pilot
Project on Private Land in Florida’’
submitted by Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC in
March 2022, and updated by the
‘‘Revised Request for Approval of Use of
Phosphogypsum in Small-scale Pilot
Project’’, submitted in August 2023. The
Agency’s review found that Mosaic’s
request is complete per the
requirements of EPA’s National
Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants under the Clean Air Act, and
that the potential radiological risks from
conducting the pilot project meet the
regulatory requirement that the project
is at least as protective of public health
as maintaining the phosphogypsum in a
stack. On October 9, 2024, the EPA
issued a pending approval of the request
and solicited public comments on the
pending approval. While EPA received
comments raising questions about the
project, no comments were received
which led EPA to change the results of
its risk analyses for this proposed pilot
project. This approval is only for the
proposed pilot project, and EPA has
placed conditions on the approval to
make sure that the project remains
within the scope of the application.
DATES: This decision is effective
immediately.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Walsh, Radiation Protection
Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor
Air, Mail Code 6608T, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460;
202–343–9238; Walsh.Jonathan@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
Phosphogypsum is the waste
byproduct of wet acid phosphorous
production. It contains elevated
concentrations of the radionuclide
radium, which decays to form radon
gas. The EPA’s regulations under the
Clean Air Act at 40 CFR part 61, subpart
R (hereafter ‘‘Subpart R’’) require that
phosphogypsum must be disposed of in
engineered piles, called stacks, to limit
public exposure to its radioactive
components. Subpart R allows the
removal of phosphogypsum from stacks
for outdoor agricultural purposes and
indoor research and development,
subject to conditions and restrictions.
Any other use of phosphogypsum
requires prior approval from the EPA.
The EPA may approve a request for a
specific use of phosphogypsum if it
determines that the proposed use is at
least as protective of public health as
placement of phosphogypsum in a
stack. The processes for requesting such
an approval are described in 40 CFR
61.206.
Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC submitted a
request for a Small-scale Road Pilot
Project on Private Land in Florida in
March 2022, and submitted a Revised
Request for Approval of Use of
Phosphogypsum in Small-scale Pilot
Project in August 2023. Mosaic has
proposed to construct a small-scale pilot
project at its New Wales facility in Polk
County, Florida. Mosaic’s plan is to
construct four sections of test road
having varying mixtures of
phosphogypsum (PG) in the road base
‘‘to demonstrate the range of PG road
construction designs that meet the
Florida Standard Specifications for
Road and Bridge construction’’ (Request
for Approval of Additional Uses of
Phosphogypsum Pursuant to 40 CFR
61.206, Small-scale Road Pilot Project
on Private Land in Florida). The pilot
project will be constructed in the place
of an existing facility road near the
phosphogypsum stack, and the study
will be conducted in conjunction with
researchers from the University of
Florida.
The EPA performed a complete
review of Mosaic’s request, documented
in ‘‘Review of the Small-scale Road Pilot
Project on Private Land in Florida
Submitted by Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC’’
(www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OAR–2024–0446). The
Agency’s review found that Mosaic’s
request is complete per the
requirements of 40 CFR 61.206(b).
Further, the review found that Mosaic’s
risk assessment is technically
acceptable, and that the potential
radiological risks from the proposed
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-12519-01-OA]
Meeting of the Local Government Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the EPA
hereby provides notice of a meeting of the Local Government Advisory
Committee (LGAC) on the date and time described below. This meeting
will be open to the public. For information on public attendance and
participation, please see the registration information under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The LGAC will have a virtual meeting January 9th, from 2-3 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Sylvester, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) of the Local Government Advisory Committee, at
[email protected] or 202-564-1279.
Information on Accessibility: For information on access or services
for individuals requiring accessibility accommodations, please send an
email to [email protected]. To request accommodation, please do so five (5)
business days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Content: The LGAC will discuss a welcome letter to the incoming
administration, highlighting the committee's value to the Agency and
where the committee can best help the Administration achieve its
priorities. Meeting materials and recommendations will be posted online
closer to the meeting dates.
Registration: Both meetings will be held virtually through
Microsoft Teams. Members of the public who wish to participate should
register by contacting Frank Sylvester, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO) of the Local Government Advisory Committee, at
[email protected] or 202-564-1279 at least 24 hours of the
meeting start time. The agenda and other supportive meeting materials
will be available online at https://www.epa.gov/ocir/local-government-
advisory-committee-lgac and can be obtained by written request to the
DFO. In the event of cancellation for unforeseen circumstances, please
contact the DFO or check the website above for reschedule information.
Francis Sylvester,
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Congressional and
Intergovernmental Relations.
[FR Doc. 2024-30752 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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