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statement of economic and regulatory 

alternatives for proposed and final rules 

that contain Federal mandates. A 

‘‘Federal mandate’’ is a new or 

additional enforceable duty, imposed on 

any State, local, or tribal government, or 

the private sector. If any Federal 

mandate causes those entities to spend, 

in aggregate, $100 million or more in 

any one year the UMRA analysis is 

required. This proposed rule would not 

impose Federal mandates on any State, 

local, or tribal government or the private 

sector. 

List of Subjects in 28 CFR Part 16 

Administrative practices and 

procedures, Courts, Freedom of 

Information Act, Government in the 

Sunshine Act, and the Privacy Act. 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Attorney General by 5 U.S.C. 552a and 

delegated to me by Attorney General 

Order 2940–2008, it is proposed to 

amend 28 CFR part 16 as follows: 

PART 16—[AMENDED] 

1. The authority citation for part 16 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552a, 

552b(g), 553; 18 U.S.C. 4203(a)(1); 28 U.S.C. 

509, 510, 534; 31 U.S.C. 3717, 9701. 

Subpart E—Exemption of Records 

Systems Under the Privacy Act 

2. Section 16.134 is added to read as 

follows: 

§ 16.134 Exemption of Debt Collection 

Enforcement System, Justice/DOJ–016. 

(a) The following system of records is 

exempt from 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3) and (4); 

(d)(1), (2), (3), and (4); (e)(1), (2), (3), 

(4)(G), (H) and (I), (5) and (8); (f) and (g) 

of the Privacy Act. In addition, the 

system is exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2) from subsections (c)(3); (d)(1), 

(2), (3), and (4); (e)(1); (4)(G), (H), and 

(I); and (f). These exemptions apply only 

to the extent that information in this 

system is subject to exemption pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. 552a (j)(2) or (k)(2). Where 

compliance would not appear to 

interfere with or adversely affect the law 

enforcement purposes of this system, or 

the overall law enforcement process, the 

applicable exemption may be waived by 

the DOJ in its sole discretion. 

(b) Exemptions from the particular 

subsections are justified for the 

following reasons: 

(1) From subsection (c)(3), the 

requirement that an accounting be made 

available to the named subject of a 

record, because certain records in this 

system are exempt from the access 

provisions of subsection (d). Also, 

because making available to a record 

subject the accounting of disclosures 

from records concerning him/her would 

specifically reveal any investigative 

interest in the individual. Revealing this 

information may thus compromise 

ongoing law enforcement efforts. 

Revealing this information may also 

permit the record subject to take 

measures to impede the investigation, 

such as destroying evidence, 

intimidating potential witnesses or 

fleeing the area to avoid the 

investigation. 

(2) From subsection (c)(4) notification 

requirements because certain records in 

this system are exempt from the access 

and amendment provisions of 

subsection (d) as well as the access to 

accounting of disclosures provision of 

subsection (c)(3). 

(3) From subsections (d)(1), (2), (3), 

and (4) because access to the records 

contained in this system might 

compromise ongoing investigations, 

reveal confidential informants, or 

constitute unwarranted invasions of the 

personal privacy of third parties who 

are involved in a certain investigation. 

Amendment of the records would 

interfere with ongoing debt collection 

investigations or other law enforcement 

proceedings and impose an impossible 

administrative burden by requiring 

investigations to be continuously 

reinvestigated. 

(4) From subsection (e)(1) because it 

is not always possible to know in 

advance what information is relevant 

and necessary for law enforcement 

purposes. 

(5) From subsection (e)(2) to avoid 

impeding law enforcement efforts 

associated with debt collection by 

putting the subject of an investigation 

on notice of that fact, thereby permitting 

the subject to engage in conduct 

intended to frustrate or impede that 

investigation. 

(6) From subsection (e)(3) to avoid 

impeding law enforcement efforts in 

conjunction with debt collection by 

putting the subject of an investigation 

on notice of that fact, thereby permitting 

the subject to engage in conduct 

intended to frustrate or impede that 

investigation. 

(7) From subsection (e)(4)(G), (H) and 

(I) because portions of this system are 

exempt from the access provisions of 

subsection (d) pursuant to subsections 

(j) and (k) of the Privacy Act. 

(8) From subsection (e)(5) because 

many of the records in this system are 

records contributed by other agencies 

and the restrictions imposed by (e)(5) 

would limit the utility of the system. 

(9) From subsection (e)(8), because to 

require individual notice of disclosure 

of information due to compulsory legal 

process would pose an impossible 

administrative burden on the DOJ and 

may alert the subjects of law 

enforcement investigations, who might 

be otherwise unaware, to the fact of 

those investigations. 

(10) From subsections (f) and (g) to 

the extent that the system is exempt 

from other specific subsections of the 

Privacy Act. 

Dated: January 31, 2012. 

Nancy C. Libin, 

Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer, 

United States Department of Justice. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–CN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0032] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Lake Pontchartrain, New 

Orleans, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish a temporary safety zone in the 

vicinity of the South shores of Lake 

Pontchartrain adjacent to the East bank 

of the Lakefront Airport runways in 

New Orleans, Louisiana. This temporary 

safety zone is necessary to protect 

persons and vessels from the potential 

safety hazards associated with highspeed aerobatic displays by the 

participants of the 1812 Blue Angels Air 

Show, during the War of 1812 

Commemoration. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before March 22, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2010–0012 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 


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To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this proposed 

rule, call or email Lieutenant 

Commander (LCDR) Marcie Kohn, 

Sector New Orleans, Coast Guard; 

telephone 504–365–2281, email 

Marcie.L.Kohn@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2012–0032), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (via http://

www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or 

hand delivery, but please use only one 

of these means. If you submit a 

comment online via 

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an email address, 

or a telephone number in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Document Type’’ drop down menu 

select ‘‘Proposed Rule’’ and insert 

‘‘USCG–2012–0032’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box. Click ‘‘Search’’ then click on the 

balloon shape in the ‘‘Actions’’ column. 

If you submit your comments by mail or 

hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period and may 

change the rule based on your 

comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, click on the 

‘‘read comments’’ box, which will then 

become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2012– 

0032’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. You may also visit the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the Department 

of Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. We have an agreement with 

the Department of Transportation to use 

the Docket Management Facility. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received into any of 

our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Public Meeting 

We do not now plan to hold a public 

meeting. But you may submit a request 

for one on or before February 28, 2012 

using one of the four methods specified 

under ADDRESSES. Please explain why 

you believe a public meeting would be 

beneficial. If we determine that one 

would aid this rulemaking, we will hold 

one at a time and place announced by 

a later notice in the Federal Register. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

public meeting, contact LCDR Marcie 

Kohn at the telephone number or email 

address indicated under the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. 

Basis and Purpose 

In conjunction with the War of 1812 

Commemoration celebrations taking 

place in the city of New Orleans, the 

Coast Guard has received an application 

request for a marine permit in support 

of the Blue Angels Air Show, to take 

place over the waters of Lake 

Pontchartrain. The Blue Angels Air 

Show is scheduled to take scheduled to 

occur daily between the hours of 10 a.m. 

and 5 p.m, beginning April 19, 2012 

through April 22, 2012. The request 

calls for a safety zone to be created over 

the Lake to accommodate the air show 

participants with an aerobatic display 

box. The Coast Guard has determined 

that the safety zone is necessary to 

protect persons and vessels from the 

potential safety hazards associated with 

the high speed aerobatic displays of the 

air show participants. 

Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The Coast Guard proposes a 

temporary safety zone extending 

approximately 3,000′ from the South 

shores of Lake Pontchartrain, adjacent to 

the East bank of the Lakefront Airport 

runways. This temporary safety zone is 

necessary to protect persons and vessels 

from the potential safety hazards 

associated with high speed aerobatic 

displays from the participants of the 

Blue Angels Air Show. There will be a 

12,000′ × 3,000′ aerobatic display area, 

which requires the surface of the water 

to be sterile of non-participants. The 

Blue Angels Air Show is scheduled to 

take scheduled to occur daily between 

the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

beginning April 19, 2012 through April 

22, 2012. The coordinates for the 

aerobatic display area are as follows: 

SE corner: N 30°02′07.71′′ & W 

90°01′53.56′′ 

SW corner: N 30°02′07.71′′ & W 

90°04′10.05′′ 

NW corner: N 30°02′38.37′′ & W 

90°04′10.05′′ 

NE corner: N 30°02′38.37′′ & W 

90°01′53.56′′ 

Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this proposed rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on 13 of these statutes or 

executive orders. 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review, as supplemented 

by Executive Order 13563, Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review, and 

does not require an assessment of 


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potential costs and benefits under 

section 6(a)(3) of that Executive Order 

12866 or under section 1 of Executive 

Order 13563. The Office of Management 

and Budget has not reviewed it under 

that those Orders. 

The impacts on routine navigation are 

expected to be minimal because the 

proposed enforcement periods are short 

in duration. Additionally, closure of the 

Inner Harbor Navigation Canal entrance 

to Lake Pontchartrain, in support of the 

Seabrook Surge Barrier construction 

project by the Army Corps of Engineers, 

restricts the majority of commercial 

traffic. As a result, the proposed safety 

zone will have minimal impact, if any, 

on the area which is used primarily by 

recreational boaters. 

Small Entities 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered 

whether this proposed rule would have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises 

small businesses, not-for-profit 

organizations that are independently 

owned and operated and are not 

dominant in their fields, and 

governmental jurisdictions with 

populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 

U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

This safety zone would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities for 

the following reasons. This safety zone 

would be activated, and thus subject to 

enforcement, for only 7 hours daily 

during the Air Show display. The small 

entities that may be affected include 

small entities engaged in the business of 

recreational boating in the area or other 

marine traffic in the area. Vessel traffic 

could pass safely around the safety 

zone. If you are a small business entity 

and are significantly affected by this 

regulation please contact Lieutenant 

Commander (LCDR) Marcie Kohn, 

Sector New Orleans, at 504–365–2281 or 

email Marcie.L.Kohn@uscg.mil. 

If you think that your business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity 

and that this rule would have a 

significant economic impact on it, 

please submit a comment (see 

ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it 

qualifies and how and to what degree 

this rule would economically affect it. 

Assistance for Small Entities 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this proposed rule so that 

they can better evaluate its effects on 

them and participate in the rulemaking. 

If the rule would affect your small 

business, organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please contact LCDR 

Marcie Kohn. The Coast Guard will not 

retaliate against small entities that 

question or complain about this 

proposed rule or any policy or action of 

the Coast Guard. 

Collection of Information 

This proposed rule would call for no 

new collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520.). 

Federalism 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on State or local governments and 

would either preempt State law or 

impose a substantial direct cost of 

compliance on them. We have analyzed 

this proposed rule under that Order and 

have determined that it does not have 

implications for federalism. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this 

proposed rule would not result in such 

an expenditure, we do discuss the 

effects of this rule elsewhere in this 

preamble. 

Taking of Private Property 

This proposed rule would not cause a 

taking of private property or otherwise 

have taking implications under 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference with 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights. 

Civil Justice Reform 

This proposed rule meets applicable 

standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform, to minimize litigation, 

eliminate ambiguity, and reduce 

burden. 

Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Executive Order 13045, 

Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks. This rule is not an economically 

significant rule and would not create an 

environmental risk to health or risk to 

safety that might disproportionately 

affect children. 

Indian Tribal Governments 

This proposed rule does not have 

tribal implications under Executive 

Order 13175, Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments, because it would not have 

a substantial direct effect on one or 

more Indian tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes. 

Energy Effects 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. We have 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under that order because 

it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866 and is not 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. The Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

has not designated it as a significant 

energy action. Therefore, it does not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

under Executive Order 13211. 

Technical Standards 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 

U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards in their 

regulatory activities unless the agency 

provides Congress, through the Office of 

Management and Budget, with an 

explanation of why using these 

standards would be inconsistent with 

applicable law or otherwise impractical. 

Voluntary consensus standards are 

technical standards (e.g., specifications 

of materials, performance, design, or 

operation; test methods; sampling 

procedures; and related management 

systems practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. 

This proposed rule does not use 

technical standards. Therefore, we did 

not consider the use of voluntary 

consensus standards. 


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Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Department of Homeland 

Security Management Directive 023–01 

and Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD, which guide the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have made a preliminary determination 

that this action is one of a category of 

actions that do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment. A preliminary 

environmental analysis checklist 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. This proposed rule 

involves establishing a safety zone and 

as such is categorically excluded, under 

figure 2–1, paragraph (34)(g) of the 

Instruction. A preliminary 

‘‘Environmental Analysis Check List’’ 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. We seek any 

comments or information that may lead 

to the discovery of a significant 

environmental impact from this 

proposed rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department 

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

2. Add § 165.T08–0032 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–0032 Safety Zone; Lake 

Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

temporary safety zone: All waters on the 

South shores of Lake Pontchartrain 

adjacent to the East bank of Lakefront 

Airport runways, extending along the 

Southern banks of the Lake, and 

including the Inner Harbor Navigational 

Canal entrance to Lake Pontchartrain. 

The coordinates are: latitude 

30°02′38.37′′ N, longitude 90°01′53.56′′ 

W to latitude 30°02′38.37′′ N, longitude 

90°04′10.05′′ W to latitude 30°02′07.71′′ 

N, longitude 90°04′10.05′′ W to latitude 

30°02′07.71′′ N, longitude 90°01′53.56′′ 

W. 

(b) Effective Dates. This rule is 

effective beginning April 19, 2012 

through April 22, 2012, daily between 

the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., local 

time. 

(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with 

the general regulations in 33 CFR part 

165, Subpart C of this title, entry into 

this zone is prohibited unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

New Orleans. The Captain of the Port 

New Orleans may be contacted at (504) 

365–2543. 

(2) Vessels requiring entry into or 

passage through the Safety Zone must 

request permission from the Captain of 

the Port New Orleans, or a designated 

representative. They may be contacted 

on VHF 16, or by telephone at (504) 

365–2543. 

(3) All persons and vessels shall 

comply with the instructions of the 

Captain of the Port New Orleans and 

designated personnel. Designated 

personnel include commissioned, 

warrant, and petty officers of the U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

Dated: February 1, 2012. 

P.W. Gautier, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port New Orleans. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3870 Filed 2–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 141 and 142 

[FRL–9635–1] 

Arsenic Small Systems Compliance 

and Alternative Affordability Criteria 

Working Group; public meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: EPA is holding an initial 

meeting of the Arsenic Small Systems 

Working Group to provide input and 

recommendations on barriers to the use 

of point-of-use and point-of-entry 

treatment units, package plant, and 

modular units, as well as alternative 

affordability criteria that give extra 

weight to small, rural, and lower income 

communities. This meeting will be held 

via Webcast and the public may attend 

this meeting. 

DATES: The Work Group meeting will be 

held on March 2, 2012 (1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 

Eastern Time (ET)). Persons wishing to 

participate must register in advance as 

described in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via the Internet using a Webcast and 

teleconference. Registrants will receive 

an Internet access link and dial in 

number upon registration for the 

Webcast. To participate in the Webcast, 

you must register in advance at the 

following Web address: https:// 

www3.gotomeeting.com/register/ 

679236510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this specific meeting, 

contact Russ Perkinson, Office of 

Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; 

telephone (202) 564–4901 or by email to 

perkinson.russ@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Congressional language contained in the 

Conference Report (H.R. 2055) 

accompanying the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2012 directs the 

Environmental Protection Agency to 

convene an Arsenic Small Systems 

Working Group composed of 

representatives from States, small 

publicly owned water systems, local 

public health officials, drinking water 

consumers and treatment manufacturers 

to provide input and recommendations 

on barriers to the use of point-of-use and 

point-of-entry treatment units, package 

plant, and modular units, as well as 

alternative affordability criteria that give 

extra weight to small, rural, and lower 

income communities. Based upon input 

from the work group, the EPA will 

submit to Congress a report on actions 

to make alternative compliance methods 

more accessible to water systems and a 

report on alternative affordability 

criteria. 

To participate in the Webcast, you 

must register in advance at the 

following Web address: https:// 

www3.gotomeeting.com/register/ 

679236510. The number of connections 

available for the Webcast is limited and 

will be available on a first come, first 

served basis. During the Webcast, a 

public comment period will be held for 

persons wishing to participate that have 

registered in advance to speak. 

Individual comments should be limited 

to no more than three minutes and it is 

preferred that only one person present 

the statement on behalf of a group or 

organization. Individuals wishing to 

speak during the public comment 

period or individuals without Internet 

access seeking alternative means to 

participate in the meeting must contact 

Russ Perkinson at (202) 564–4901 or by 

email to perkinson.russ@epa.gov no 

later than February 28, 2012. 


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