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developing and revising State 

Implementation Plans (SIPs) in 

accordance with 40 CFR 51, evaluating 

air pollutant control strategies, 

developing or revising national control 

policies, providing data for air quality 

model development and validation, 

supporting enforcement actions, 

documenting episodes and initiating 

episode controls, air quality trends 

assessment, and air pollution research. 

The state and local agencies and tribal 

entities with responsibility for reporting 

ambient air quality data and information 

as requested in this ICR submit these 

data electronically to the EPA’s Air 

Quality System (AQS) database. Quality 

assurance/quality control records and 

monitoring network documentation are 

also maintained by each state and local 

agency, in AQS electronic format where 

possible. 

Although the state and local air 

pollution control agencies and tribal 

entities are responsible for the operation 

of the air monitoring networks, the EPA 

funds a portion of the total costs 

through federal grants. These grants 

generally require an appropriate level of 

contribution, or ‘‘match,’’ from the state/ 

local agencies or tribal entities. The 

costs shown in this renewal are the total 

costs incurred for the monitoring 

program regardless of the source of the 

funding. This practice of using the total 

cost is consistent with prior ICR 

submittals and renewals. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: State, 

local and Tribal Air Pollution Control 

Agencies. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory per 40 CFR 58. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

168 (total). 

Frequency of response: Quarterly. 

Total estimated burden: 1,756,355 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $212,581,038 

(per year), includes $15,066,248 

annualized capital or operation & 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is a 

decrease of 33,666 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This decrease is due to a change 

in program requirements as well as 

adjustments to the estimates (e.g., to 

account for inflation, network growth/ 

shrinkage, etc.). 

Dated: August 23, 2018. 

Richard A. Wayland, 

Director, Air Quality Assessment Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19158 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2018–0618; FRL–9983–27– 

OW] 

Public Meeting on EPA’s Study of Oil 

and Gas Extraction Wastewater 

Management 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) will host a public meeting 

to obtain input on its Study of Oil and 

Gas Extraction Wastewater 

Management. In May 2018, EPA 

initiated a study to evaluate approaches 

to managing both conventional and 

unconventional oil and gas extraction 

wastewaters generated at onshore 

facilities. EPA’s study will address 

questions such as how existing federal 

approaches to produced water 

management under the Clean Water Act 

can interact more effectively with state 

and tribal regulations, what 

requirements or policy updates are 

needed, and whether support exists for 

potential federal regulations that may 

allow for broader discharge of treated 

produced water to surface waters. A key 

component of the study is to engage 

with stakeholders to solicit information 

from their individual perspectives on 

topics surrounding produced water 

management. This spring and summer, 

EPA met with various stakeholders 

across the country. This public meeting 

is the next step in EPA’s outreach. 

During this meeting, EPA will report on 

what it has learned to date and provide 

stakeholders the opportunity to provide 

additional input. For more information 

on the meeting and the study, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on October 9, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting will 

begin with EPA’s status report on the 

study. This will be followed by a panel 

discussion on the work happening 

across the federal family to coordinate 

federal resources and reduce 

duplication on cross-cutting water 

issues. The public input session will 

begin at 12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

William J. Clinton Building—East, 

Room 1153, 1201 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan 

Matuszko, Engineering and Analysis 

Division, Office of Water, email 

matuszko.jan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For more 

information about the study, see EPA’s 

website at https://www.epa.gov/eg/ 

study-oil-and-gas-extractionwastewater-management. 

Participating in the meeting: The 

public is invited to speak during the 

October 9 public meeting. Those 

wishing to attend and/or speak can 

register at oil-and-gas-study@epa.gov. 

Please provide your name, organization, 

email address and indicate whether you 

plan to speak. Each speaker will be 

limited to three minutes. Registration is 

recommended but not required for this 

meeting. For security reasons, we 

request that you bring photo 

identification with you to the meeting. 

Seating will be provided on a first-come, 

first-served basis. Please note that 

parking is very limited in downtown 

Washington, and use of public transit is 

recommended. The EPA Headquarters 

complex is located near the Federal 

Triangle Metro station. Upon exiting the 

Metro station, walk east to 12th Street. 

On 12th Street, walk south to 

Constitution Avenue. At the corner, turn 

right onto Constitution Avenue and 

proceed to the EPA East Building 

entrance. 

If you are unable to attend, you can 

submit a written statement at: http://

www.regulations.gov: Enter Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OW–2018–0618. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting a 

written statement. Once submitted, 

written statements cannot be edited or 

withdrawn. EPA may publish any 

written statement received to its public 

docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

For additional submission methods, 

information about CBI, and general 

guidance on effective written 

submissions, please visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. 

Dated: August 27, 2018. 

Deborah G. Nagle, 

Acting Director, Office of Science and 

Technology, Office of Water. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19151 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, September 6, 

2018 at 2:00 p.m. 

PLACE: 1050 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 


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