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and Federal Register citation related to 

your comments. 

II. Purpose, Background, and Statutory 

Requirements of This Action 

This section briefly summarizes the 

purpose of this action and the statutory 

requirements. 

A. What is the purpose of this action? 

The purpose of this action is to 

provide notification of the applications 

received under SDWA Section 1441. 

EPA has received applications for 

Certifications of Need under SDWA 

Section 1441 authority, from the 

following public water systems and 

publicly owned treatment works: City of 

Oceanside—Mission Basin Groundwater 

Purification Facility (PWSID 

CA3710014, 12.5% sodium 

hypochlorite, 5,000 gallons delivered 

every 65 days); City of Oceanside— 

Weese Filtration Plant (PWSID 

CA3710014, 12.5% sodium 

hypochlorite, 5,000 gallons delivered 

every 5 days); City of Oceanside—San 

Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility 

(POTW ID R9–2019–0166, 12.5% 

sodium hypochlorite, 5,000 gallons 

delivered every 10 days); Western 

Municipal Water District—Western 

Water Recycling Facility (POTW ID R9– 

2003–0113, 12.5% sodium hypochlorite, 

5,000 gallons delivered every 10 days); 

Western Municipal Water District— 

Western Riverside County Regional 

Wastewater Authority (POTW 

CA8000216, 12.5% sodium 

hypochlorite, 5,000 gallons delivered 

every 3 days); City of Poway (PWSID 

CA3710015, 100% gaseous chlorine, 5 

tons delivered every 21 days); Jordan 

Valley River Water Conservancy District 

(PWSID UT18027, 100% gaseous 

chlorine, 12 tons delivered every 7 

days); Helix Water District (PWSID 

CA3710010, 100% gaseous chlorine, 12 

tons delivered every 14 days); Niagara 

Falls Water Board Wastewater 

Treatment Plant (PWSID NY0026336, 

12.5% sodium hypochlorite, 30,000 

gallons delivered every day); and the 

City of Farmington Water and 

Wastewater Utility (PWSID NM–35– 

10224, 38%–42% ferric chloride, 5,000 

gallons delivered every 55 days). 

Submitted applications were 

reviewed by EPA for accuracy, 

completeness, and basis for need. After 

the comment period, EPA will issue or 

deny Certifications of Need. If issued, 

EPA will transmit the Certifications of 

Need to the U.S. Department of 

Commerce Undersecretary for Business 

and Industrial Security to implement 

the certification by issuing an order to 

contracted suppliers. The orders will 

require repackagers and/or suppliers to 

provide the fully contracted chlorine 

and other derivative treatment chemical 

allocations to the utilities listed in this 

Federal Register document. EPA 

requests comment on the application 

submittals as well as feedback from 

repackagers or suppliers who may be 

able to assist. 

On June 30, 2021, EPA Administrator 

Regan issued a letter to the chemical 

sector encouraging chemical 

manufacturers and suppliers to 

prioritize drinking water and 

wastewater systems. EPA has been in 

frequent communication with 

representatives from the chemical 

sector, including specific chlorine 

producers and chlorine repackagers. 

While drinking water and wastewater 

disinfection accounts for less than 5% 

of chlorine consumed in the U.S., the 

water sector’s use of this chemical is 

essential for protecting public health. 

The applicants indicated that if their 

public water systems cannot obtain a 

sufficient and reliable supply of the 

required treatment chemical in the form 

used at that treatment facility, they 

would be compelled to issue boil water 

notices and Tier 1 public notifications 

or shut down the treatment system until 

the supply of the required treatment 

chemical is restored. If public water 

systems are forced to shut down, the 

communities served by the system 

would lack a safe drinking water 

supply, with significant consequences 

to public health and the local economy. 

Similarly, if publicly owned treatment 

works lack adequate chlorine or 

derivative chemical supplies, they 

would be unable to disinfect treated 

wastewater prior to discharge to surface 

waters, potentially leading to an 

increase in the concentration of 

pathogens in the surface water, which 

may be used by downstream drinking 

water utilities as a source of drinking 

water or by recreational users. 

B. Background and Statutory 

Requirements 

Pursuant to SDWA Section 1441, a 

PWS or POTW may submit an 

application to the EPA Administrator 

for a Certification of Need when the 

amount of a ‘‘chemical or substance 

necessary to effectively treat water is not 

reasonably available’’ or ‘‘will not be so 

available when required.’’ 42 U.S.C. 

300j(a). Upon receipt of the application, 

EPA must publish a notice in the 

Federal Register, notify in writing all 

individuals who could be subject to an 

order based on the Certification of Need, 

and provide time for written comment. 

EPA may waive such requirements 

when the agency finds for good cause 

that a waiver is necessary to protect 

public health. Id. at (b)(2). Within 30 

days after publishing the notice in the 

Federal Register or after receipt of the 

application if publication is waived, 

EPA will either issue or deny the 

Certification of Need. Id. at (b)(3). The 

EPA Administrator has delegated the 

authority to receive applications for 

Certifications of Need, issue such 

certifications, and take other actions 

under SDWA Section 1441 to the EPA 

Assistant Administrator for Water. 

If EPA issues the Certification of 

Need, the agency will forward it to the 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

(Department) for implementation. 42 

U.S.C. 300j(c)(1). Within seven days of 

EPA issuing the certification, the 

Department will issue an order 

requiring the manufacturers, producers, 

processors, distributors, or repackagers 

of the chemical or substance, identified 

in the amount and form in the 

Certification of Need, that the 

Department determines the supplies to 

be necessary and appropriate. Id. 

Persons or companies subject to the 

order will be given a reasonable 

opportunity to consult with the 

Department with respect to 

implementation of the order. Id. 

Radhika Fox, 

Assistant Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8844–01–R5] 

Great Lakes Advisory Board Notice for 

Virtual Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting for 

Great Lakes Advisory Board. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

provides notice of a public meeting for 

the Great Lakes Advisory Board (GLAB). 

Pre-registration is required. 

DATES: This virtual public meeting will 

be held on August 30th, 2021 from 1:00 

p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time 

and August 31st from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. Central Daylight Time. Members of 

the public seeking to view the meeting 

must register by 3:00 p.m. Central 

Daylight Time on August 23rd, 2021. 

Members of the public seeking to make 

comments relevant to issues discussed 

at the virtual meeting must register and 

indicate a request to make oral and/or 

written public comments in advance of 


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the meeting. For information on how to 

register, please see [How do I participate 

in the meeting] below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edlynzia Barnes, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), at Barnes.Edlynzia@

epa.gov or 312–886–6249. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

The GLAB is chartered in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix 

2, as amended) and 41 CFR 102–3.50(d). 

The Advisory Board provides advice 

and recommendations on matters 

related to the Great Lakes Restoration 

Initiative. The Advisory Board also 

advises on domestic matters related to 

implementation of the Great Lakes 

Water Quality Agreement between the 

U.S. and Canada. The major objectives 

are to provide advice and 

recommendations on: Great Lakes 

protection and restoration activities; 

long-term goals, objectives, and 

priorities for Great Lakes protection and 

restoration; and other issues identified 

by the Great Lakes Interagency Task 

Force/Regional Working Group. 

II. How do I participate in the remote 

public meeting? 

A. Remote Meeting 

This meeting will be conducted as a 

virtual meeting on August 30th, 2021 

from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central 

Daylight Time and August 31st from 

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Daylight 

Time. You must register by 3:00 p.m. 

Central Daylight Time on August 23rd, 

2021 to receive information on how to 

participate. You may also submit 

written or oral comments for the 

committee by following the processes 

outlined below. 

B. Registration 

Individual registration is required for 

participation in this meeting. 

Information on registration for this 

meeting can be found at https://

event.capconcorp.com/form/ 

view.php?id=127543. When registering, 

please provide your name, email, 

organization, city, and state. Please also 

indicate whether you would like to 

provide oral and/or written comments 

during the meeting at the time of 

registration. 

C. Procedures for Providing Public 

Comments 

Oral Statements: In general, oral 

comments at this virtual conference will 

be limited to the Public Comments 

portion of the meeting agenda. Members 

of the public may provide oral 

comments limited to up to three 

minutes per individual or group and 

may submit further information as 

written comments. Persons interested in 

providing oral statements should 

register at https://

event.capconcorp.com/form/ 

view.php?id=127543 for the meeting 

and indicate your interest to provide 

public comments. Oral commenters will 

be provided an opportunity to speak in 

the order in which their request was 

received by the DFO and to the extent 

permitted by the number of comments 

and the scheduled length of the 

meeting. Persons not able to provide 

oral comments during the meeting will 

be given an opportunity to provide 

written comments after the meeting. 

Written Statements: Persons 

interested in providing written 

statements pertaining to this committee 

meeting may do so by indicating at 

https://event.capconcorp.com/form/ 

view.php?id=127543. Written comments 

will be accepted before, during, and 

after the public meeting and will be 

considered by the Great Lakes Advisory 

Board members. 

D. Availability of Meeting Materials 

The meeting agenda and other 

materials for the virtual conference will 

be posted on the GLAB website at 

www.glri.us/glab. 

E. Accessibility 

Persons with disabilities who wish to 

request reasonable accommodations to 

participate in this event may contact the 

DFO at Barnes.edlynzia@epa.gov or 

312–886–6249 by 3:00 p.m. Central 

Daylight Time on August 23rd, 2021. 

All final meeting materials will be 

posted to the GLAB website in an 

accessible format following the meeting, 

as well as a written summary of this 

meeting. 

Cheryl Newton, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Great Lakes 

National Program Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17326 Filed 8–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1031; FR ID 42506] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before October 12, 

2021. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1031. 

Title: Commission’s Initiative to 

Implement Enhanced 911 (E911) 

Emergency Services. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, and State, Local and Tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 22 respondents; 23 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2–4 

hours. 


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