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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 55352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23143]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0056; FRL-9934-08-OW]

National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and 
Technology: Assumable Waters Subcommittee; Notice of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Subcommittee Meetings.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 
92-463, EPA is giving notice of two upcoming public meetings of the 
Assumable Waters Subcommittee convened under the National Advisory 
Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). The Assumable 
Waters Subcommittee will provide advice and recommendations as to how 
the EPA can best clarify assumable waters for dredge and fill permit 
programs pursuant to Clean Water Act section 404(g)(1). The EPA is 
undertaking this effort to support states and tribes that wish to 
assume the program. Similar to the parent NACEPT, the subcommittee 
represents a diversity of interests from academia, industry, non-
governmental organizations, and local, State, and tribal governments. 
Meeting agendas and materials will be posted at www2.epa.gov/cwa-404/assumable-waters-sub-committee.

DATES: The Assumable Waters Subcommittee will hold two-day public 
meetings on:
     October 6-7, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the 
William Jefferson Clinton Building in Washington, DC.
     December 1-2, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the 
One Potomac Yard Building in Arlington, VA.

ADDRESSES:
     William Jefferson Clinton Building, Room B305 North, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     One Potomac Yard, Ground Floor, 2777 Crystal Dr. 
Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Bachle, Designated Federal 
Officer, via Email at: Assumable, by phone: (202) 566-2468, via postal 
service at: U.S. EPA, Office of Wetlands Oceans and Watersheds, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or to provide 
written comments to the Assumable Waters Subcommittee should be sent to 
Laura Bachle via Email at: assumablewaters@epa.gov by September 25, 
2015, for the October meeting and by November 16, 2015, for the 
December meeting. The meetings are open to the public, with limited 
seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the 
public wishing to attend should contact Laura Bachle via Email at: 
assumablewaters@epa.gov or by phone at: (202) 566-2468 by September 25, 
2015, for the October meeting and by November 16, 2015, for the 
December meeting. Public comments will heard from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 
p.m. on October 7, 2015, and December 2, 2015.
    Meeting Access: Information regarding accessibility and/or 
accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be directed to 
Laura Bachle at the email address or phone number listed above. To 
ensure adequate time for processing, please make requests for 
accommodations at least 10 days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: September 9, 2015.
Benita Best-Wong,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds.
[FR Doc. 2015-23143 Filed 9-14-15; 8:45 am]
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