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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 92125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27063]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0360; FRL 12146-02-OLEM]

Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative 
Impacts; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 90-
day public comment period on the newly developed document Interim 
Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts. The 
framework document is available at https://www.epa.gov/cumulative-impacts and in the docket (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0360). The 
Framework is intended to provide Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
programs with a foundation for developing approaches to incorporate 
analysis and consideration of cumulative impacts into their work, with 
the goal of achieving results that improve health and quality of life 
in America's communities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 19, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2024-0360 by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this action. Comments received may be posted without change to 
https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Lee, Office of Environmental 
Justice and External Civil Rights (2201A), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-564-2597; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For EPA programs and regions, this newly 
developed document, Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of 
Cumulative Impacts provides a shared reference point as they determine 
when and how to analyze and consider cumulative impacts. This framework 
is not intended to provide detailed instructions on how to consider 
cumulative impacts in specific contexts, nor does it set the 
expectation that the principles and approaches to considering 
cumulative impacts will be applied in every programmatic context. The 
EPA's programs will incorporate the Framework into their processes and 
programs, as appropriate, feasible, and consistent with applicable law, 
in ways that reflect programmatic and context-specific needs. Public 
input will be considered for potential incorporation into the document 
by the EPA for this non-regulatory action. Public input will also 
inform the EPA's expanding knowledge along with results from scientific 
research and program evaluation. The Interim Cumulative Impacts 
Framework can be found in the docket and at https://www.epa.gov/cumulative-impacts/interim-framework-advancing-consideration-cumulative-impacts.

Barry N. Breen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2024-27063 Filed 11-20-24; 8:45 am]
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