Document ID: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0762-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Draft EPA Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities; Correction and Extension of the Comment Period
Posted Date: 2021-12-09T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 234 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 70124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26644]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0762; FRL-9153-02-OLEM]

Draft EPA Strategy To Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in 
U.S. Communities; Comment Request; Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Public notification; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), published a 
document in the Federal Register of October 28, 2021, notifying the 
public about the opportunity to provide comment on its draft Strategy 
to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities. 
Corrections have been made since the publishing for comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stiven Foster, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 566-1911; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    In the Federal Register of October 28, 2021, in FR Doc 2021-23421, 
on page 59711, correct the SUMMARY and DATES sections to read as 
follows:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), published a 
document in the Federal Register of October 28, 2021, notifying the 
public about the opportunity to provide comment on its draft Strategy 
to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities. 
Corrections have been made since the publishing for comment. The 
corrected draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in 
U.S. Communities (Lead Strategy) now includes actions due to the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The legislation provides 
opportunity to strengthen and rebuild America's water infrastructure, 
including replace lead service lines to further reduce lead exposures 
in communities. The EPA will conduct public listening sessions on the 
draft Lead Strategy. Details about the listening sessions will be 
posted at https://www.epa.gov/lead/draft-strategy-reduce-lead-exposures-and-disparities-us-communities, as they become available.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 16, 2022.

    Dated: December 3, 2021.
Carlton Waterhouse,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-26644 Filed 12-8-21; 8:45 am]
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