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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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03457 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

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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[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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