Notice2022-08480
Consumer Confidence Report Rule Revision: Virtual Listening Session
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Published
April 21, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23861-23862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/ccr">https://www.epa.gov/ccr</a>.
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: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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 <a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/ccr">https://www.epa.gov/ccr</a>. 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/ccr">https://www.epa.gov/ccr</a> 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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