Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-22940
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Implementation of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014; Information Session
Posted Date: 2018-09-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 48613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20970]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9984-49-OW]

Information Session; Implementation of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act of 2014

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing plans to 
hold an information session on Thursday, October 11, 2018 in Seattle, 
Washington. The purpose of this session is to provide prospective 
borrowers with a better understanding of the Water Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program requirements, application 
process, and to hear from WIFIA's first borrower, King County, about 
their experience. More information sessions and webinars will be 
announced soon.

DATES: The session in Seattle, Washington will be held on Thursday, 
October 11, 2018 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (PT).

ADDRESSES: The session in Seattle, Washington will be held at 1200 6th 
Ave., Seattle, Washington 98101. To Register: Registration information 
for the information session is available at https://www.epa.gov/wifia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
notice, including registration information, contact Arielle Gerstein, 
EPA Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at 
tel.: 202-564-1868; or email: [email protected].
    Members of the public are invited to participate in the session as 
capacity allows.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under WIFIA, the EPA will provide loans and 
loan guarantees for water infrastructure of national or regional 
significance. WIFIA was signed into law on June 11, 2014 as Public Law 
113-121. The EPA will provide an overview of the program's statutory 
and eligibility requirements, application and selection process, and 
creditworthiness assessment. The EPA will also explain the financial 
benefits of WIFIA credit assistance and provide high-level information 
about the benefits and flexibilities of closed loans. The intended 
audience is prospective borrowers including municipal entities, 
corporations, partnerships, and State Revolving Fund programs, as well 
as the private and non-governmental organizations that support 
prospective borrowers.

    Authority: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, 33 
U.S.C 3901 et seq.

    Dated: September 18, 2018.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-20970 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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