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listed above. In considering 

extraordinary circumstances, EPA will 

consider whether the proposed action 

has the potential to result in significant 

effects as described in DOE’s 

extraordinary circumstances listed at 10 

CFR 1021.410(b)(2). DOE defines 

extraordinary circumstances as unique 

situations presented by specific 

proposals, including, but not limited to, 

scientific controversy about the 

environmental effects of the proposal; 

uncertain effects or effects involving 

unique or unknown risks; and 

unresolved conflicts concerning 

alternative uses of available resources. 

In addition, EPA will consider its list of 

extraordinary circumstances as 

described at 40 CFR 6.204(b). 

IV. Consultation With DOE and 

Determination of Appropriateness 

EPA and DOE consulted on the 

appropriateness of EPA’s adoption of 

the CE in November 2023. EPA and 

DOE’s consultation included a review of 

DOE’s experience developing and 

applying the CE, as well as the types of 

actions for which EPA plans to utilize 

the CE. These EPA actions are very 

similar to the type of projects for which 

DOE has applied the CE and therefore 

the impacts of EPA projects will be very 

similar to the impacts of DOE projects, 

which are not significant, absent 

extraordinary circumstances. Therefore, 

EPA has determined that its proposed 

use of the methane gas recovery and 

utilization systems CE as described in 

this notice is appropriate. 

V. Notice to the Public and 

Documentation of Adoption 

This notice serves to identify to the 

public and document EPA’s adoption of 

DOE’s CE B5.21 for Methane Gas 

Recovery and Utilization Systems. This 

notice identifies the types of actions to 

which EPA will apply the CE, as well 

as the considerations that EPA will use 

in determining whether an action is 

within the scope of the CE. 

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

Timothy Hamlin, 

Director, Land, Chemicals, and 

Redevelopment Division, EPA Region 10. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OEJECR–2024–0072; FRL– 

11749–01–OEJECR] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Information 

Collection Request; Comment 

Request; Environmental Justice CPS 

and G2G Programs: Post-Award 

Reporting and Public Outreach 

Information Collections 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Environmental Justice CPS and G2G 

Programs: Post-Award Reporting and 

Public Outreach Information Collections 

(EPA ICR Number 2807.01, OMB 

Control Number 2035–NEW) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is 

soliciting public comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection as described below. This is a 

request for approval of a new collection. 

This notice allows for 60 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OEJECR–2024–XXXX, to EPA 

online using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to Docket_

OMS@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is 

that all comments received will be 

included in the public docket without 

change including any personal 

information provided, unless the 

comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

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: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) makes 

competitive financial assistance awards 

to support projects that tackle 

environmental and public health 

challenges across the country. This is 

accomplished by working directly with 

community-based nonprofit 

organizations (CBOs) and state, local, 

territorial, and tribal governments that 

have strong ties to the communities in 

which they are working. To help get 

resources and funding to underserved 

and overburdened communities EPA 

offers the Environmental Justice 

Collaborative Problem Solving (EJCPS) 

and Environmental Justice Government 

to Government (EJG2G) cooperative 

agreement programs, which are 

designed to address multi-statute 

environmental and/or public health 

issues. The EJCPS and EJG2G grantees 

will operate in cooperative agreements 

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and partner with other stakeholders to 

develop solutions that will significantly 

address environmental and/or public 

health issue(s) in communities 

disproportionately burdened by 

environmental harms and risks. With 

this Information Collection Request 

(ICR), EPA seeks authorization to collect 

information to track progress made by 

the EJCPS and EJG2G grantees and their 

partnerships. Collection of this 

information enables EPA to assess and 

manage these two programs, 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 grantees to collect 

input and insights from communities 

who seek to benefit from project 

services, as well as stakeholders who 

have valuable experience and expertise 

in community engagement and 

empowerment. These information 

collections will enable the grantees to 

document local priorities, needs, and 

norms to ensure that they develop 

useful and relevant projects and training 

services. Furthermore, feedback about 

these services will enable the grantees to 

conduct self-assessments to identify best 

practices and areas for improvement. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Recipients of financial assistance 

awards from the EJCPS and EJG2G 

programs; stakeholders; community 

members. 

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: 

186 grantees and approximately 7,000 

members of the public. 

Frequency of response: One work 

plan, two semi-annual progress reports 

per year the grant is active; one final 

report. Variable numbers of surveys and 

focus groups per year. 

Total estimated burden: 24,699 hours 

per year. 

Total estimated cost: $835,759 per 

year. 

Changes in the estimates: This is a 

new collection; therefore there is no 

change in burden. 

Jacob Burney, 

Director, Grants Management Division, Office 

of Community Support, Office of 

Environmental Justice and External Civil 

Rights. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2024–0045; FRL–11716– 

01–OLEM] 

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest 

System (‘‘e-Manifest’’) Advisory Board: 

Request for Public Input for Charge 

Questions to the Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Public notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites the 

public to provide input for potential 

charge questions which the Agency 

could consider when consulting the eManifest Advisory Board (‘‘Advisory 

Board’’) regarding the operations of 

EPA’s hazardous waste electronic 

manifest system (‘‘e-Manifest’’). 

Relevant topics could include matters 

related to the operational activities, 

functions, policies, and regulations of 

EPA under the e-Manifest Act. The 

Advisory Board was established 

pursuant to the Hazardous Waste 

Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 

(e-Manifest Act), and in accordance 

with the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The 

purpose of the Advisory Board is to 

provide recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on matters related to the 

e-Manifest program activities, functions, 

policies, and regulations of the EPA 

under the e-Manifest Act. EPA consults 

the Advisory Board at least annually. 

DATES: Advisory Board charge 

recommendations comments must be 

received on or before March 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Advisory Board charge 

question recommendations should be 

submitted to the public docket under 

docket No. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2024–0045 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Jenkins, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Office of Resource 

Conservation and Recovery, email: 

jenkins.fred@epa.gov; phone: 202–566– 

0344. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest 

System Advisory Board is established in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest 

Establishment Act (e-Manifest Act) and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA). The Advisory Board is in the 

public interest and supports the EPA in 

performing its duties and 

responsibilities. The Advisory Board 

meets annually to discuss, evaluate the 

effectiveness of, and provide 

recommendations about the system to 

the EPA Administrator. For more 

information, please visit the Advisory 

Board website at https://www.epa.gov/emanifest/hazardous-waste-electronicmanifest-system-e-manifest-advisoryboard. 

To help ensure that the e-Manifest 

system is meeting the needs of its user 

community, EPA is inviting the public 

to suggest potential charges for which 

the Agency could consider asking the 

Advisory Board to address during future 

public meetings of the Advisory Board. 

A charge includes focused questions on 

a specific topic upon which the Agency 

could seek to obtain advice or 

recommendations from the Advisory 

Board. Relevant topics could include 

matters related to the operational 

activities, functions, policies, and 

regulations of EPA under the e-Manifest 

Act. 

While EPA is soliciting public input 

on potential future charge questions for 

the Advisory Board, EPA notes the 

Agency has sole discretion in 

determining charge questions ultimately 

posed to the Advisory Board. EPA also 

notes that the Advisory Board only 

provides advice and recommendations 

to EPA, and EPA in turn considers such 

advice when making decisions 

pertaining to the e-Manifest system. 

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

Carolyn Hoskinson, 

Director, Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery. 

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AGENCY 

[FRL–11753–01–ORD] 

EPA Board of Scientific Counselors; 

Notice of Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) has determined that, in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), the EPA Board of Scientific 

Counselors (BOSC) is in the public 

interest and is necessary in connection 

with the performance of EPA’s duties. 

Accordingly, the BOSC will be renewed 

for an additional two-year period. The 

purpose of the BOSC is to provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Administrator regarding the Office of 

Research and Development’s National 

Research Programs. 


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