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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aarti Iyer, Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460; email address: 

iyer.aarti@epa.gov; phone: 202–564– 

0214. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

request for approval of a new collection. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor 

and a person is not required to respond 

to a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

This notice allows 60 days for public 

comments. Supporting documents, 

which explain in detail the information 

that the EPA will be collecting, are 

available in the public docket for this 

ICR. The docket can be viewed online 

at www.regulations.gov or in person at 

the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC. The telephone number 

for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. 

For additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden

of the collection of information on those

who are to respond, including through

the use of appropriate forms of

information technology. EPA will

consider the comments received and

amend the ICR as appropriate. The final

ICR package will then be submitted to

OMB for review and approval. At that

time, EPA will issue another Federal

Register notice to announce the

submission of the ICR to OMB and the

opportunity to submit additional

comments to OMB.

Abstract: To help expand historically 

underserved and overburdened 

communities’ access to critical 

resources, the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) has 

collaborated with the U.S. Department 

of Energy to develop the Environmental 

Justice Thriving Communities Technical 

Assistance Centers (TCTAC) Program. 

The 18 Centers will operate in 

cooperative agreements with EPA to 

remove barriers and improve access for 

communities who wish to apply for 

financial assistance awards to tackle 

their environmental justice concerns. 

The Centers will provide assistance and 

training to build capacity in: identifying 

sources of funding; navigating grant 

application systems; compiling strong 

grant proposals; managing grants; and 

developing partnerships and coalitions. 

With this Information Collection 

Request (ICR), EPA seeks authorization 

to collect post-award information from 

each Center to track their progress. 

Collection of this information enables 

EPA to assess and manage the TCTAC 

Program, which ensures responsible 

stewardship of public funds; rigorous 

evidence-based learning and 

improvement; and transparent 

accountability to the American public. 

This ICR also requests authorization for 

the Centers to collect input and insights 

from communities who seek to obtain 

technical assistance services, as well as 

stakeholders who have valuable 

experience and expertise in community 

engagement and empowerment. These 

information collections will enable the 

Centers to document local priorities, 

needs, and norms to ensure that they 

develop useful and relevant technical 

assistance and training services. 

Furthermore, feedback about these 

services will enable the Centers to 

conduct self-assessments to identify best 

practices and areas for improvement. 

Lastly, this ICR requests authorization 

for the National Centers in the TCTAC 

Program to conduct quarterly needs 

assessments for the Regional Centers, in 

order to identify the best ways in which 

the National Centers can support, 

expand, and bolster the technical 

assistance that local communities may 

need. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: To be 

determined. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory for grant recipients as per 

reporting requirements included in EPA 

regulations 2 CFR parts 200 and 1500, 

and voluntary for public outreach 

information collections via surveys and 

focus groups. 

Estimated number of respondents: To 

be determined. This data will be 

available for the next public review 

period. 

Frequency of response: To be 

determined. This data will be available 

for the next public review period. 

Total estimated burden: To be 

determined. This data will be available 

for the next public review period. 

Total estimated cost: To be 

determined. This data will be available 

for the next public review period. 

Changes in the Estimates: This is a 

new collection therefore there is no 

change in burden. 

Matthew Tejada, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Environmental Justice, Office of 

Environmental Justice and External Civil 

Rights. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OEJECR–2023–0099; FRL– 

11515–01–OEJECR] 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council; Notification of 

Virtual Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) hereby provides notice that the 

White House Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will meet 

on the date and time described below. 

The meeting is open to the public. For 

additional information about registering 

to attend the meeting or to provide a 

public comment, please see 

‘‘Registration’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. Pre-registration is 

required. 

DATES: The WHEJAC will convene a 

virtual public meeting on Wednesday, 

December 6, 2023, from approximately 

2 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. ET. Meeting 

discussions will focus on several topics 

including, but not limited to, workgroup 

activities, proposed recommendations 

from the WHEJAC for the Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the 

White House Environmental Justice 

Interagency Council (IAC), CEQ 

briefings, and a new formal charge for 

the WHEJAC. A public comment period 

relevant to current WHEJAC charges 

will be considered by the WHEJAC at 

the meeting on Wednesday, December 6, 

2023 (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

Members of the public who wish to 

participate during the public comment 

period must register by 11:59 p.m., ET, 

Wednesday, November 29, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrie Washington, WHEJAC 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; 

email: whejac@epa.gov; telephone: (202) 

441–7295. Additional information about 

the WHEJAC is available at https://

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white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Charter of the WHEJAC (available at 

https://www.epa.gov/system/files/ 

documents/2023-03/2023%20

White%20House%20

Environmental%20

Justice%20Advisory%20

Council%20Charter.pdf) states that the 

advisory committee will provide 

independent advice and 

recommendations to the Chair of CEQ 

and to the IAC. The WHEJAC provides 

advice and recommendations about how 

to increase the Federal Government’s 

efforts to address current and historic 

environmental injustice, which may 

include addressing broad cross-cutting 

issues related, but not limited, to issues 

of environmental justice and pollution 

reduction, energy, climate change 

mitigation and resiliency, 

environmental health, and racial 

inequity. The WHEJAC’s efforts include 

a broad range of strategic, scientific, 

technological, regulatory, community 

engagement, and economic issues 

related to environmental justice. 

I. Registration 

Individual registration is required for 

the public meeting. Information on how 

to register is located at https://

www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ 

white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council. Registration for the 

meeting is available until the scheduled 

end time of the meeting. Registration to 

speak during the public comment 

period will close at 11:59 p.m., ET, on 

Wednesday, November 29, 2023. When 

registering, please provide your name, 

organization, city and state, and email 

address for follow up. Please also 

indicate whether you would like to 

provide public comment during the 

meeting, or if you are submitting written 

comments. 

A. Public Comment 

The WHEJAC is interested in 

receiving public comments relevant to 

the following charges, topics, and 

questions currently under 

consideration: (1) the Climate and 

Economic Justice Screening Tool; (2) the 

Environmental Justice Scorecard; (3) 

carbon management; (4) ways that the 

WHEJAC could recommend advancing 

environmental justice through a wholeof-government approach; and (5) 

environmental justice issues affecting 

Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Nations. 

With respect to environmental justice 

issues affecting Indigenous Peoples and 

Tribal Nations, the WHEJAC Indigenous 

Peoples and Tribal Nations Workgroup 

is particularly interested in receiving 

comments on: Examples of 

environmental hazards of particular 

concern for Indigenous Peoples and 

Tribal Nations (for example, 

environmental hazards related to 

Federal activities that may affect sacred 

sites and areas of cultural significance, 

cultural or other traditions or practices, 

subsistence, and ways of life); ways in 

which the Federal government can 

address community impacts on, and 

concerns of, Indigenous Peoples and 

Tribal Nations; and ways in which the 

incorporation of Indigenous knowledge 

into Federal decision-making could help 

address environmental hazards and 

environmental justice concerns. More 

information on WHEJAC Workgroup 

charges is located online at: https://

www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ 

white-house-environmental-justiceadvisory-council, under WHEJAC 

Membership and Workgroups. 

Priority to speak during the meeting 

will be given to public commenters with 

comments relevant to the topics and 

questions listed above. Every effort will 

be made to hear from as many registered 

public commenters during the time 

specified on the agenda. Individuals or 

groups making remarks during the 

public comment period will be limited 

to three (3) minutes. Please be prepared 

to briefly describe your issue and your 

recommendation relevant to the current 

charges, topics, and questions under 

consideration by the WHEJAC. 

Submitting written comments for the 

record is strongly encouraged. You can 

submit your written comments in three 

different ways: (1) by creating comments 

in the Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEJECR– 

2023–0099 at http://

www.regulations.gov, (2) by using the 

webform at https://www.epa.gov/ 

environmentaljustice/forms/whitehouse-environmental-justice-advisorycouncil-whejac-public-comment, and (3) 

by sending comments via email to 

whejac@epa.gov. Written comments can 

be submitted through Wednesday, 

December 20, 2023. 

B. Information About Services for 

Individuals With Disabilities or 

Requiring English Language Translation 

Assistance 

To request special accommodations 

for a disability or other assistance, 

please submit your request at least five 

(5) working days prior to the meeting to 

give EPA sufficient time to process your 

request. All requests should be sent to 

the email listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Matthew Tejada, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Environmental Justice, Office of 

Environmental Justice and External Civil 

Rights. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0456; FRL–11424– 

01–OCSPP] 

Proposed Revisions to the National 

Lead Laboratory Accreditation 

Program (NLLAP); Notice of 

Availability and Request for Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing the 

availability of and soliciting comment 

on proposed revisions to EPA’s 

document titled ‘‘Laboratory Quality 

System Requirements (LQSR) Revision 

3.0’’ dated November 5, 2007, under the 

National Lead Laboratory Accreditation 

Program (NLLAP). Proposed revisions 

reflected in the draft document titled, 

‘‘Laboratory Quality Standards for 

Recognition’’ (LQSR 4.0),’’ are intended 

to update and streamline the guidance 

by referencing existing laboratory 

standards already in practice by NLLAP 

participating laboratories and directly 

related to laboratory lead analysis, and 

to update the test and sampling method 

standards to better complement EPA’s 

lead-based paint program activities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0456, 

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 and visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Scott Drewes, Existing Chemicals Risk 

Management Division, Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 


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