[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23861-23862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08480]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-2022-0260; FRL-8464-03-OW]


Consumer Confidence Report Rule Revision: Virtual Listening 
Session

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a virtual, 
public, listening session on April 26, 2022. The goal of this event is 
to obtain further public input on EPA's revision to the Consumer 
Confidence Report (CCR) Rule from public water systems, environmental 
groups, public interest groups, risk communication experts, the States, 
and other interested parties. EPA will also be seeking input from 
individuals and communities that have historically been, as well as 
those that currently are, underserved by public health planning, 
policies, and practices and those communities that are most vulnerable 
to environmental injustices. For more information on this event see the 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION section of this announcement.

DATES: EPA will host a virtual, public, listening session on April 26, 
2022, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., eastern time. Further details on 
registration for this event will

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be posted on EPA's drinking water website at: https://www.epa.gov/ccr.

ADDRESSES: Individuals, including those that attend and provide oral 
statements, are encouraged to send written comments, identified by 
Docket ID EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0260, by the following method:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0260 for this EPA event. For detailed instructions 
on sending comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this announcement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Bradbury, U.S. EPA, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-3116; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#79363e2e3d2e3a3a2b0b1c0f100a1016170a391c0918571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83ccc4d4c7d4c0c0d1f1e6f5eaf0eaecedf0c3e6f3e2ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 

I. Public Participation

A. Written Comments

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0260, 
at https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot be 
edited or removed from the docket. 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. 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 the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI 
or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective 
comments, please visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

B. Details About Participating in the Listening Session

    The public is invited to speak during the upcoming listening 
session on April 26, 2022. Further information on how to sign-up for a 
5-minute speaking slot during the listening session will be posted on 
EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/ccr. EPA intends to also make the 
listening session available for viewing to those who are not 
participating and are interested in listening only. Potential topics of 
discussion for speakers who sign-up for the listening session may 
include, but are not limited to:
    1. Tools that address challenges to developing CCRs.
    2. CCR delivery methods, including electronic delivery options.
    3. Considerations and concerns related to underserved communities 
and environmental justice.
    4. Opinions on biannual delivery, including timing and content of 
reports.
    5. CCR accessibility challenges and solutions.
    6. Improving readability, clarity, understandability, accuracy, and 
risk communication of the information presented in CCRs.
    EPA will be posting additional information on registration and 
speaker sign-up for the listening session on https://www.epa.gov/ccr as 
it becomes available.

Eric G. Burneson,
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 2022-08480 Filed 4-20-22; 8:45 am]
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