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on the registration review case have 

been completed. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: January 27, 2022. 

Mary Reaves, 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02198 Filed 2–2–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9535–01–OA] 

Notification of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), EPA 

hereby provides notice of a meeting of 

the Local Government Advisory 

Committee (LGAC) and the Small 

Communities Advisory Subcommittee 

(SCAS) on the date and times described 

below. This meeting will be open to the 

public. For information on public 

attendance and participation, please see 

the registration information under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

DATES: The SCAS will meet virtually 

February 17th, 2022, starting at 11:30 

a.m. through 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

The LGAC will meet virtually February 

17th, 2022, starting at 2:00 p.m. through 

4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paige Lieberman, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), at LGAC@epa.gov or 202– 

564–9957. 

Information on Accessibility: For 

information on access or services for 

individuals requiring accessibility 

accommodations, please contact Paige 

Lieberman by email at LGAC@epa.gov. 

To request accommodation, please do so 

five (5) business days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

Following the passage of the historic 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) will be making significant 

investments in the health, equity, and 

resilience of American communities. 

With unprecedented funding to support 

our national infrastructure, EPA will 

improve people’s health and safety, help 

create good-paying jobs, and increase 

climate resilience throughout the 

country. 

As EPA works to implement the law, 

EPA has asked the LGAC for their input 

on the following: 

• How can we ensure that 

investments in water infrastructure 

promote sustainable and healthy 

communities? 

• Are there specific recommendations 

for how EPA can prioritize equity, 

environmental justice, and the lived 

experience of those most impacted by 

water pollution? 

• Are there technical resources or 

assistance that EPA can provide to help 

local governments upgrade their water 

and wastewater infrastructure? 

• How can EPA make funding more 

accessible to local governments and 

more adaptable to the unique needs a 

community faces—particularly 

underserved communities? 

• Are there specific recommendations 

for how EPA can include workforce 

development as part of the 

implementation of this bill? 

• Do you have specific 

recommendations for how EPA can 

encourage consideration of climate 

impacts (e.g., GHG mitigation, 

adaptation, resilience) in the projects 

funded? 

• Is there specific technical assistance 

that EPA should offer local governments 

to ensure they plan for, develop and 

build infrastructure that supports 

multiple community goals, including 

improving environmental and economic 

outcomes, supporting equity and 

environmental justice, and increasing 

communities’ abilities to create climate 

resilience? 

• Is there specific input you have for 

EPA as it develops the Clean School Bus 

program the in BIL? 

During this meeting the LGAC will 

present, finalize and formally adopt 

final recommendations for charge 

questions noted above. 

Prior to the LGAC meeting, the SCAS 

will convene to discuss and provide 

input from their perspective on the 

LGAC’s draft recommendations for 

implementation of the Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL). 

All interested persons are invited to 

attend and participate. The SCAS will 

hear comments from the public from 

12:45–1:00 p.m. (EST). The LGAC will 

hear comments from the public from 

3:15–3:30 p.m. (EST). Individuals or 

organizations wishing to address the 

Committee or Subcommittee will be 

allowed a maximum of five (5) minutes 

to present their point of view. Also, 

written comments should be submitted 

electronically to LGAC@epa.gov for the 

LGAC and SCAS. Please contact the 

DFO at the email listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to 

schedule a time on the agenda by 

February 14, 2022. Time will be allotted 

on a first-come first-served basis, and 

the total period for comments may be 

extended if the number of requests for 

appearances requires it. 

Registration: The meeting will be held 

virtually through an online audio and 

video platform. Members of the public 

who wish to participate should register 

by contacting the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) at LGAC@epa.gov by 

February 11, 2022. The agenda and 

other supportive meeting materials will 

be available online at https://

www.epa.gov/ocir/local-governmentadvisory-committee-lgac and can be 

obtained by written request to the DFO. 

In the event of cancellation for 

unforeseen circumstances, please 

contact the DFO or check the website 

above for reschedule information. 

Julian Bowles, 

Director, State and Local Relations, Office 

of Congressional and Intergovernmental 

Relations. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 20–10; Petition No. P1–20] 

Investigation Into Conditions Created 

by Canadian Ballast Water Regulations 

in the U.S./Canada Great Lakes Trade 

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Because of developments 

within Canada and the United States, 

the Federal Maritime Commission 

(Commission) is seeking additional 

public comments on a petition filed by 

the Lake Carriers’ Association 

(Petitioner) alleging that conditions 

created by the Government of Canada 

(Canada) are unfavorable to shipping in 

the United States/Canada trade. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 7, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. 20–10, by the 

following method: 

• Email: secretary@fmc.gov. For 

comments, include in the subject line: 

‘‘Docket No. 20–10, Comments on 

Conditions Created by Canadian Ballast 

Water Regulations in the U.S./Canada 

Great Lakes Trade.’’ Comments should 

be attached to the email as a Microsoft 

Word or text searchable PDF document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or public 

comments received, go to the 

Commission’s Electronic Reading Room 


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1Unless otherwise directed by the commenter, all 

the comments received were treated as confidential. 

The Embassy of Canada requested that its 

comments not be treated as confidential, and they 

are available in the FMC reading room, https://

www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/proceeding/20-10/. 

at: www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/ 

proceeding/20-10/. 

Unless otherwise directed by the 

commenter, all comments will be 

treated as confidential under 46 U.S.C. 

42105 and 46 CFR 550.104. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions regarding submitting 

comments or the treatment of 

confidential information, contact 

William Cody, Secretary; Phone: (202) 

523–5725; Email: secretary@fmc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

On March 6, 2020, the Lake Carriers’ 

Association (Petitioner), a trade 

association made up of U.S. owners and 

operators of vessels serving the Great 

Lakes (Lakers), filed a petition alleging 

that conditions created by Transport 

Canada, an agency of the Government of 

Canada, are unfavorable to shipping in 

the United States/Canada trade, 

pursuant to Section 19(1)(b) of the 

Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (Section 19) 

codified in 46 U.S.C. 42101. Section 19 

authorizes the Federal Maritime 

Commission (Commission) to 

investigate these conditions and to 

adopt regulations to ‘‘adjust or meet 

general or special conditions 

unfavorable to shipping in foreign 

trade’’. In this instance, the Petitioner 

requested that the Commission adopt 

regulations in order to remedy a 

condition it alleges will result in 

irreparable harm to Petitioner’s 

members which are U.S. flag owners 

and operators of vessels on the Great 

Lakes. 

Specifically, Petitioner argued that 

then-proposed regulations by Transport 

Canada which require the installation of 

ballast water management systems 

(BWMS) on Laker vessels serve no 

environmental purpose and because the 

cost of compliance is prohibitively high 

for U.S. vessels, Petitioner suggests that 

the real purpose of the regulations is to 

drive out U.S. vessels from this trade. 

Petitioner asked the Commission to 

issue a regulation to meet the unfair 

competitive conditions created by 

Transport Canada based on a finding 

that the Canadian regulations create 

conditions unfavorable to the 

Petitioners. Petitioner provided a 

proposed regulation that would assess a 

fee of 300,000.00 U.S. dollars each time 

a Canadian vessel enters any U.S. port. 

On June 16, 2020, the Commission 

issued a Notice of Investigation and 

Request for Comments (Notice). In the 

Notice, the Commission concluded the 

petition met the threshold requirements 

for consideration under the 

Commission’s regulations and initiated 

an investigation into whether the 

proposed Transport Canada regulations 

create unfavorable conditions to 

shipping in the foreign trade of the 

United States. Notice of Investigation 

and Request for Comments: Canada 

Ballast Water 85 FR 37453 (June 22, 

2020). The Commission designated the 

Deputy Managing Director to lead an 

investigation into the Petitioner’s 

allegations and to prepare a report on 

the investigation’s findings and 

recommendations for Commission 

consideration. Id at 37454. 

As an initial step in the investigation, 

the Commission requested that 

interested persons submit views, 

arguments and/or data on the Petition. 

Between June 22, 2020, and July 22, 

2020, the Commission received 21 

comments. Id. The majority of 

comments received by the Commission 

supported the Petition and a small 

minority opposed. One main objection 

to the petition, raised by the Embassy of 

Canada in Washington, DC,1 was that 

the regulatory process was ongoing, and, 

because the proposed regulations by 

Transport Canada were not final, any 

Commission action would be premature. 

II. Additional Developments 

Since the issuance of the June 2020 

Notice and the subsequent receipt of 

comments, there have been 

developments which impact the 

Commission’s consideration of the 

Petition including proposed rules 

within the United States and the 

finalization of the Canadian rule. 

On October 26, 2020, the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), published a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, Vessel Incidental 

Discharge National Standards of 

Performance, in the Federal Register. 

See Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: 

Vessel Incidental Discharge National 

Standards of Performance, 85 FR 67818 

(October 26, 2020). Like the proposed 

Canadian rule, the EPA’s proposed rule 

intends to reduce the environmental 

impact of vessel discharges, such as 

ballast water. Though similar in intent, 

the EPA’s approach to Great Lakes 

ballast water in their proposed rule did 

not align with the proposed Canadian 

approach and will not have an effect on 

the U.S. Great Lakes fleet. The Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking required that 

comments be received on or before 

November 25, 2020. The EPA’s next 

action is not expected until sometime in 

2022. 

On June 23, 2021, Transport Canada 

issued its final rule. The general 

approach to the regulation of Great 

Lakes ballast water did not change. 

However, while the effective date of the 

final rule remains 2024, the rule delayed 

implementation until 2030 for vessels 

built prior to January 1, 2009. 

III. Investigation and Additional 

Request for Comments 

The Commission is continuing to 

investigate whether the proposed 

Transport Canada regulations create 

unfavorable conditions to shipping in 

the foreign trade of the United States. 

The Deputy Managing Director position 

no longer exists, and the Commission 

has therefore designated the General 

Counsel to lead the ongoing 

investigation into the Petitioner’s 

allegations and to prepare a report on 

the investigation’s findings and 

recommendations for Commission 

consideration. Considering the 

developments noted earlier, the 

Commission desires additional 

information. Thus, in furtherance of this 

investigation interested persons are 

requested to submit views, arguments 

and/or data on the Petition no later than 

30 days after this publication. 

Submitted comments may address any 

aspect of the petition, but the 

Commission is specifically interested in 

comments on the following topics: 

A. The application of the final 

Canadian regulation. The Commission 

believes that a majority of the U.S. 

flagged commercial vessels operating on 

the Great Lakes were built prior to 2009. 

The Commission seeks more 

information about the specific number 

of U.S. vessels to which the Canadian 

rule will apply, and the timing for when 

the Canadian rule will apply to those 

vessels. 

Pre-2009: How many U.S. flag vessels 

operating on the Great Lakes in the U.S./ 

Canada trade were built prior to January 

1, 2009? 

Post-2009: How many U.S. flag 

vessels operating on the Great Lakes in 

the U.S./Canada trade were built in 

2009 or later? 

Historical Trade: For both categories 

of vessels, what is the amount or 

percent of their historical and 

anticipated Canadian trade relative to 

their U.S. trade? Please specify the 

measure used to quantify the answer, for 

example is the measure based on the 

value of goods/revenue, the number of 

port calls, or any other metric. 

Canada/U.S. Flagged: What amount 

or percent of the historical trade is 

carried by U.S. flagged vessels and what 


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percent is carried by Canadian flagged 

vessels? Please specify the metrics used 

to quantify the answer. 

B. The impact of the final Canadian 

regulation. The Commission believes 

that the phased implementation of the 

Canadian rule could delay, and possibly 

eliminate, the impacts of the rule on a 

portion of U.S. flagged vessels. The 

Commission seeks specific information 

about the types of impacts and the 

timing of those impacts relative to the 

2024 and 2030 implementation dates. 

The Commission also seeks information 

about the overall impact, if any, of final 

Canadian regulation on the 

Commission’s consideration of the 

Petition: 

Contractual Impacts: Will the final 

Canadian regulation affect the ability of 

U.S. flag vessels to negotiate contracts 

for the U.S./Canada trade? What are the 

specific or estimated economic impacts? 

When will any economic impacts first 

be realized? 

Repair/Design Impacts: At what date 

will affected U.S. flag vessels be 

impacted by vessel repair/design 

considerations in order to achieve 

compliance with the Canadian 

regulations? What are the estimated 

costs of compliance under the final 

Canadian regulation? 

Business Model: Will the final 

Canadian rule drive any changes in 

business models for U.S. flagged 

vessels? 

For any impacts identified above, 

please be specific as to when an 

economic impact will present and upon 

what data the impact is based. Please 

identify any distinctions in impacts 

based on type of cargo, vessel, 

expiration date of contract, 

implementation date of proposed 

contract or type of carriage agreement. 

C. Other considerations. The 

Commission’s role in this investigation 

is solely to determine if there exist 

‘‘conditions unfavorable to shipping in 

foreign trade’’ under 46 U.S.C. 41201. In 

making this determination there are 

other matters that may be outside the 

control or the authority of the 

Commission but nevertheless should be 

considered during the Commission’s 

investigation and recommendations. 

EPA Rule: How should the 

Commission consider the status of the 

EPA’s proposed rule? 

International Convention: Is the 2004 

Ballast Water Management Convention 

(International Convention for the 

Control and Management of Ships’ 

Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004) 

relevant to this Petition? Is the Canadian 

rule required or optional under the 

Convention? Have other parties to the 

Convention enacted a similar provision? 

Developments: What industry or 

scientific developments have an impact 

on this Petition? Have there been any 

relevant developments since the 

Commission’s initial request for 

comments in June 2020? 

Changes: Have any of the analyses or 

projections provided to the Commission 

by the Petitioner changed? If so, provide 

the Commission with any data that has 

changed since the filing of the Petition 

and that has not been captured through 

answers to the questions above. 

D. Commission’s future actions. The 

Commission’s investigation is ongoing 

and will consider all relevant 

information and potential actions, 

including: 

Other Information: Do other sources 

of relevant information or data exist that 

should be considered? Where is that 

information/data located? 

Fee: The original petition requested 

that the Commission issue a regulation 

that would assess a fee of 300,000.00 

U.S. dollars each time a Canadian vessel 

enters any U.S. port. Is this request still 

valid and are there other corrective 

actions that should be considered, 

including requests to other agencies 

under 46 U.S.C. 42102(a)? 

Comments in response to the 

questions above, or other feedback, 

should include objectively quantifiable 

data to back up any numerical or 

statistical information provided rather 

than generalized information/arguments 

for or against the petition. 

By the Commission. 

Issued: January 28, 2022. 

William Cody, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifiers: CMS–10036] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on CMS’ intention to collect 

information from the public. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 

PRA), federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information (including each proposed 

extension or reinstatement of an existing 

collection of information) and to allow 

60 days for public comment on the 

proposed action. Interested persons are 

invited to send comments regarding our 

burden estimates or any other aspect of 

this collection of information, including 

the necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions, 

the accuracy of the estimated burden, 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected, and the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology to minimize the 

information collection burden. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

April 4, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: When commenting, please 

reference the document identifier or 

OMB control number. To be assured 

consideration, comments and 

recommendations must be submitted in 

any one of the following ways: 

1. Electronically. You may send your 

comments electronically to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for ‘‘Comment or 

Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ 

to find the information collection 

document(s) that are accepting 

comments. 

2. By regular mail. You may mail 

written comments to the following 

address: CMS, Office of Strategic 

Operations and Regulatory Affairs, 

Division of Regulations Development, 

Attention: Document Identifier/OMB 

Control Number: ll, Room C4–26–05, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. 

To obtain copies of a supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed collection(s) summarized in 

this notice, you may make your request 

using one of following: 

1. Access CMS’ website address at 

website address at https://www.cms.gov/ 

Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/ 

PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William N. Parham at (410) 786–4669. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Contents 

This notice sets out a summary of the 

use and burden associated with the 

following information collections. More 

detailed information can be found in 

each collection’s supporting statement 

and associated materials (see 

ADDRESSES). 


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