83010 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before November 14, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2024–0063, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method) 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. 

Submit written comments and 

recommendations to OMB for the 

proposed information collection within 

30 days of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua Klein, Office of Water, State 

Revolving Fund Branch, (7309J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: (202) 557– 

6786; email address: cwns@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through October 31, 

2024. 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. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

March 11, 2024, during a 60-day 

comment period (89 FR 17464). This 

notice allows for an additional 30 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. 

Abstract: The Clean Watersheds 

Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by the 

Clean Water Act (CWA) section 

516(b)(1)(B) as well as CWA section 609, 

which was added by the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Public 

Law 117–58, November 15, 2021. It is a 

periodic inventory of existing and 

planned publicly owned wastewater 

conveyance and treatment, combined 

sewer overflow correction, stormwater 

management and other water pollution 

control infrastructure in the United 

States, as well as an estimate of how 

much of this infrastructure may need to 

be repaired or upgraded. The CWNS 

also asked for information regarding 

new infrastructure that is needed. The 

CWNS is a joint effort between the EPA 

and the states. The CWNS collects cost 

and technical data from states that is 

associated with POTWs and other water 

pollution control facilities, existing and 

planned. The respondents who provide 

this information to the EPA are state and 

territory agencies responsible for 

environmental pollution control (states) 

and local facility contacts who provide 

documentation to the states (facilities). 

No confidential information is used, 

nor is sensitive information protected 

from release under the Public 

Information Act. The EPA achieves 

national consistency in the final results 

through the application of uniform 

guidelines and validation techniques. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: States, 

Territories, and Facilities. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 56 

States and Territories, 6,684 Facilities 

(per year). 

Frequency of response: Every 4 years. 

Total estimated burden: 13,342 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $799,208 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is an 

increase of 3,698 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is based upon an 

increase in facility universe. The prior 

ICR estimated that states would submit 

only half of their facilities (16,048). The 

majority of the states submitted most of 

their facilities in 2022 (30,881), almost 

doubling the estimated facility universe. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23683 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12316–01–OA] 

Local Government Advisory 

Committee: Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations from a diverse range of 

qualified candidates to be considered 

for appointment to its Local 

Government Advisory Committee 

(LGAC). Qualified nominees for the 

LGAC hold elected positions with local, 

tribal, state, or territorial governments, 

or serve in a full-time government 

position appointed by an elected 

official. EPA is seeking up to 12 

individuals to serve one- or two-year 

terms beginning in January 2025. For 

more information on the LGAC, 

including member bios, recent meeting 

summaries and recommendations, visit: 

https://www.epa.gov/ocir/localgovernment-advisory-committee-lgac. 

For more details regarding the 

nomination process, please see 

information under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: To be considered for 2025 

appointments, nominations should be 

submitted by November 14, 2024. 

How To Apply: Submit nominations 

electronically to LGAC@epa.gov with a 

subject heading of ‘LGAC 2024 

NOMINATION’ and complete the form 

at https://forms.gle/ 

TB8ehr4iJFWG4kGZ6. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank Sylvester, LGAC Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) at (202) 564– 

1279/sylvester.frank.j@epa.gov or 

LGAC@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Qualifications 

The Local Government Advisory 

Committee (LGAC) is chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), Public Law 92–463, to advise 

the EPA Administrator on 

environmental issues impacting local 

governments. Members of LGAC will 

provide advice and recommendations 

on a broad range of issues related to 

promoting and protecting public health 

and the environment. For 2025 the 

topics addressed may include but not be 

limited to: 

• Continued implementation of the 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and 

Inflation Reduction Act 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices 83011 

• Bolstering resilience to the impacts of 

climate change; 

• Developing capacity for technical 

assistance at the local level; 

• Supporting local governments in the 

assessment and remediation of PFAS 

chemicals and other emerging 

contaminants. 

• Advancing the EPA’s 2022–2026 

Strategic Plan 

Viable candidates must be current 

elected officials representing local, state, 

tribal, or territorial governments or 

officials who have been appointed 

directly by a local, state, tribal, or 

territorial elected official. Preference 

will be given to qualified candidates 

who demonstrate experience developing 

and implementing environmental 

programs consistent with the 2025 

topics listed above. To maintain 

geographical diversity of the Committee, 

preference for LGAC membership may 

also be given to qualified candidates 

from tribal or territorial governments. 

Additional criteria to be considered 

may include: experience with multisector partnerships; coalition-building 

and grassroots involvement; 

involvement and leadership in national, 

state or regional intergovernmental 

associations; and diversity in 

vocational/career/volunteer background. 

Time Commitment 

New LGAC members are appointed 

for one-year terms and are eligible for 

reappointment for one- or two-year 

terms for up to six years. In 2025, the 

Committee plans to hold two or three 

full-day, public meetings, where both 

in-person and online participation 

options will be available. 

In addition to public meetings, 

workgroups will be created to address 

the 2025 topics noted above, as well as 

any emerging issues. Members will be 

encouraged to serve on one or more 

workgroups, where they will be asked to 

share their experiences working on an 

issue, recommend experts on an issue 

for the Committee to consult with, 

debate the nuances of policy 

implementation, and review written 

recommendations before they are shared 

with the full Committee. Applicants 

should plan to spend an average of three 

hours per month on Committee work. 

While EPA is unable to provide 

compensation for services, official 

Committee travel and related expenses 

(lodging, etc.) will be fully reimbursed. 

Nominations 

Nominations must be submitted in 

electronic format. To be considered, all 

nominations should be completed using 

the application at this link: https://

forms.gle/TB8ehr4iJFWG4kGZ6. 

Other sources, in addition to this 

Federal Register notice, may be utilized 

in the solicitation of nominees. EPA 

expressly values diversity, equity, and 

inclusion, and encourages the 

nominations of elected and appointed 

officials from diverse backgrounds so 

that the LGAC looks like America and 

reflect the country’s rich diversity. 

Individuals may self-nominate. 

Dated: October 8, 2024. 

Francis Sylvester, 

EPA Designated Federal Officer Local 

Government Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23763 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2024–0087; FRL–12336–01– 

OMS] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Urban Waters Federal Partnership 

Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Urban Waters Federal Partnership 

Program (EPA ICR Number 2801.01, 

OMB Control Number 2040–NEW) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. This is a request for 

approval of a new collection. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on March 27, 

2024, during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before November 14, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OW–2024–0087, to EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to owdocket@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. 

Submit written comments and 

recommendations to OMB for the 

proposed information collection within 

30 days of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

O’Hare, Partnership Programs Branch, 

Oceans, Wetlands and Communities 

Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans 

and Watersheds, Mail Code 4504T, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

8836; fax number: 202–566–1336; email 

address: ohare.tara@epa.gov. 

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. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

March 27, 2024, during a 60-day 

comment period (89 FR 21252). This 

notice allows for an additional 30 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. 

Abstract: The Urban Waters Federal 

Partnership is a voluntary program 

created in 2011 that seeks to reconnect 

urban communities, particularly those 

that are overburdened or economically 

distressed, with their waterways to 

become stewards for clean urban waters. 

Working with a diverse set of partners, 

the program seeks to help communities 

restore and protect water quality and 

revitalize adjacent rural, suburban, and 

urban neighborhoods throughout the 

watershed. As part of its strategic 

planning efforts, the EPA encourages 

programs to develop meaningful 

performance measures, set ambitious 

targets, and link budget expenditures to 

results. Data collected under this ICR 

will assist the Urban Waters Federal 

Partnership in demonstrating results 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES