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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: February 3, 2022. 

Deborah Szaro, 

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 

1. 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 141 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0114; FRL–8543–O3– 

OW] 

Notice of Public Meeting: 

Environmental Justice Considerations 

for the Development of the Proposed 

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 

(PFAS) National Primary Drinking 

Water Regulation (NPDWR) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is hosting two identical 

public meetings to discuss and solicit 

input on environmental justice 

considerations related to the 

development of the proposed per- and 

polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 

national primary drinking water 

regulation (NPDWR) under the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA). In the 

context of developing this proposed 

regulation, environmental justice 

considerations include the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of all people regardless of race, color, 

national origin, or income with respect 

to the development, implementation, 

and enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies with a 

particular focus on unique challenges 

faced by communities 

disproportionately burdened by 

environmental harms and risks. EPA is 

holding these meetings to share 

information and provide an opportunity 

for communities to offer input on the 

development of the proposed PFAS 

NPDWR. Information on how to register 

and request to speak during one of the 

meetings is detailed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this announcement. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 20, 2022. The two 

identical public meetings will be held 

on March 2, 2022 (1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 

eastern time) and April 5, 2022 (5 p.m. 

to 8 p.m., eastern time). The public 

meetings will be held in an online-only 

format. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2022–0114, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2022–0114 for this action. 

Comments received may be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on sending 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this announcement. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical inquiries, contact Ashley 

Greene, Standards and Risk 

Management Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (MC 4607M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460 at (202) 566–1738 or 

greene.ashley@epa.gov. For more 

information about the proposed PFAS 

NPDWR, visit: https://www.epa.gov/ 

sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substancespfas. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

These online meetings will be open to 

the public and EPA encourages input 

and will provide opportunities for 

public engagement. 

A. Written Comments 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No, EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0114 

at https://www.regulations.gov; see 

instructions identified in the ADDRESSES

section of this announcement. Once 

submitted, comments cannot be edited 

or removed from the docket. The EPA 

may publish any comment received to 

its public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 

etc.) must be accompanied by a written 

comment. The written comment is 

considered the official comment and 

should include discussion of all points 

you wish to make. The EPA will 

generally not consider comments or 

comment contents located outside of the 

primary submission (i.e., on the web, 

cloud, or other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

B. Participation in Public Meeting 

Registration: Individuals planning to 

participate in either of the online public 

meetings must register at https://

www.epa.gov/sdwa/andpolyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas no later 

than March 1, 2022, for the March 2, 

2022 meeting and April 4, 2022, for the 

April 5, 2022 meeting. Individuals are 

also invited to speak during the 

meetings. Those interested in speaking 

can sign-up to make brief verbal remarks 

as a part of their registration. EPA will 

do its best to include all those interested 

in attending and requesting verbal 

input, but may have to limit attendance 

due to web conferencing size or limit 

verbal remarks due to meeting time 

limitations; therefore, EPA urges people 

to register early. Meeting information 

and web conferencing meeting details, 

including telephone call-in information, 

will be emailed to registered 

participants in advance of each of the 

meetings. If you have any difficulty 

registering or have additional questions 

or comments about the public meeting, 

please email PFASmeetingsupport@

cadmusgroup.com. 

Special Accommodations: For 

information on electronic access or 

accommodations for individuals with 

disabilities or other requested assistance 

(e.g., language translation), please 

contact Ashley Greene at (202) 566– 

1738 or by email at greene.ashley@

epa.gov. Please allow at least five 

business days prior to each of the 

meetings to give EPA time to process 

your request. 

II. The Proposed PFAS National 

Primary Drinking Water Regulation 

Under SDWA, EPA sets public health 

goals and enforceable standards for 

drinking water quality. On March 3, 

2021, EPA published a final 

determination (https://www.epa.gov/ccl/ 

regulatory-determination-4) to regulate 

perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and 

perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in 

drinking water. EPA is currently 

developing a proposed NPDWR for 

PFOA and PFOS. EPA is also evaluating 

additional PFAS and assessing the 

available science to consider regulations 

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enforceable maximum contaminant 

levels (MCLs) or treatment techniques 

that apply to public water systems. 

MCLs and treatment techniques protect 

public health by limiting the levels of 

contaminants in drinking water. 

In October 2021, EPA released the 

PFAS Strategic Roadmap (https://

www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-strategicroadmap-epas-commitments-action2021-2024) laying out an overall 

approach to addressing PFAS. 

Establishing an NPDWR for PFOA and 

PFOS is a key action in the Roadmap. 

EPA expects to issue a proposed 

regulation in fall 2022 (before the 

agency’s statutory deadline of March 

2023). EPA anticipates issuing a final 

regulation in fall 2023 after considering 

public comments on the proposal. 

Jennifer L. McLain, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02733 Filed 2–8–22; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 11 

[PS Docket No. 15–94; FCC 21–125; FR ID 

66157] 

The Emergency Alert System 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: In the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal 

Communications Commission (the FCC 

or the Commission) proposes action to 

improve the clarity and accessibility of 

visual Emergency Alert System 

messages to the public, particularly to 

people who are deaf or hard of hearing. 

In addition, in the included Notice of 

Inquiry (NOI), the Commission launches 

an examination of broader measures to 

enhance the Emergency Alert System’s 

overall functionality and accessibility. 

DATES: Comments on the NPRM are due 

on or before March 11, 2022, and reply 

comments are due on or before March 

28, 2022. Comments on the NOI are due 

on or before April 11, 2022, and reply 

comments are due on or before May 10, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by PS Docket No. 15–94, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the internet by 

accessing the ECFS: https:// 

apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. 

• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy of each filing. 

Filings can be sent by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

• Commercial overnight mail (other 

than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail 

and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 

Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 

20701. 

• U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

• Effective March 19, 2020, and until 

further notice, the Commission no 

longer accepts any hand or messenger 

delivered filings. This is a temporary 

measure taken to help protect the health 

and safety of individuals, and to 

mitigate the transmission of COVID–19. 

See FCC Announces Closure of FCC 

Headquarters Open Window and 

Change in Hand-Delivery Policy, Public 

Notice, DA 20–304 (March 19, 2020), 

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcccloses-headquarters-open-window-andchanges-hand-delivery-policy. 

People with Disabilities: To request 

materials in accessible formats for 

people with disabilities (Braille, large 

print, electronic files, audio format), 

send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call 

the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice) or 202– 

418–0432 (TTY). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information concerning the 

information contained in this document, 

send an email to David Munson, 

Attorney Advisor, Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau at 202–418– 

2921 or David.Munson@fcc.gov, or 

Christopher Fedeli, Attorney Advisor, 

Public Safety and Homeland Security 

Bureau at Christopher.Fedeli@fcc.gov or 

call 202–418–1514. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and 

Notice of Inquiry (NOI), in PS Docket 

Nos. 15–94, FCC 21–725, adopted on 

December 14, 2021, and released on 

December 15, 2021. The full text of this 

document is available at https://

www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-seeksimprove-accessibility-clarity-emergencyalerts-0. 

Synopsis 

The nation’s Emergency Alert System 

(EAS) ensures that the public is quickly 

informed about emergency alerts issued 

by government entities and delivered 

over broadcast, cable, and satellite 

television and radio media. The EAS is 

comprised of both a legacy broadcast 

system and an internet-based Common 

Alerting Protocol (CAP) system. The 

legacy EAS distributes alerts over-theair from one broadcast station antenna 

to another. Alerts can also be sent over 

the internet in CAP format for 

distribution to stations via the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency’s 

Integrated Public Alert and Warning 

System. 

Because legacy EAS alerts only relay 

audio and not text, the visual messages 

for such alerts contain only basic 

location and event information 

generated from certain data codes of the 

alerts, which can cause the visual 

message to lack clarity. The legacy EAS 

visual message also typically contains 

less information than that included in 

the audio message. CAP EAS alerts, by 

contrast, can be sent with enhanced 

text, enabling the visual and audio 

messages transmitted to the public to 

contain more expansive information. 

The procedures for constructing and 

converting CAP EAS alerts into legacy 

EAS alerts are set forth in the ECIG 

Recommendations for a CAP EAS 

Implementation Guide, Version 1.0 

(May 17, 2010) (‘‘ECIG Implementation 

Guide’’), developed and published by 

the EAS–CAP Industry Group. The 

limitations on visual alert information 

in legacy EAS alerts may result in 

different or less information displayed 

visually for those who are unable to 

access the audio portion of an alert. 

The NPRM seeks to improve the 

clarity and accessibility of EAS visual 

messages to the public, including 

persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, 

and others who are unable to access the 

audio message. In the NPRM, the 

Commission proposes to require use of 

a predetermined script as the visual 

message for legacy EAS nationwide tests 

(but not for CAP-based nationwide EAS 

tests, because CAP already provides for 

relaying enhanced text to form the 

visual message). To improve the clarity 

of visual messages displayed to the 

public for CAP-based nationwide EAS 

tests, the Commission proposes to revise 

the terminology associated with the 

codes for nationwide tests.. Although 

the Commission does not propose to 

apply the script approach to CAP-based 

nationwide EAS test alerts, it does seek 

comment on whether its proposed script 

approach or its proposed change to the 

national test code terminology would 

require changes to the ECIG 

Implementation Guide, and if so, what 

revisions would be required. 


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