Notice2024-17936
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (“e-Manifest”) Advisory Board; Notice of Public Meeting
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August 13, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will convene the Hazardous Waste Electronic System ("e-Manifest") Advisory Board for a three (3) day virtual public meeting. The purpose of the meeting is for EPA to seek the Board's consultation and recommendations regarding the e-Manifest system (Meeting Theme: "Meeting the Needs of the User Community: e-Manifest Program Priorities and User Fees for FY 2026 and 2027").
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65878-65880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17936]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0307; FRL-12111-01-OLEM]
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (``e-Manifest'')
Advisory Board; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will convene the
Hazardous Waste Electronic System (``e-Manifest'') Advisory Board for a
three (3) day virtual public meeting. The purpose of the meeting is for
EPA to seek the Board's consultation and recommendations regarding the
e-Manifest system (Meeting Theme: ``Meeting the Needs of the User
Community: e-Manifest Program Priorities and User Fees for FY 2026 and
2027'').
DATES: The meeting will be held on September 17-19, 2024, from
approximately 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT on each day.
ADDRESSES: This public meeting will be conducted virtually.
Registration is required to attend and/or participate (as public
commenter) in this public meeting. Please refer to the e-Manifest
Advisory Board website <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a> for information on
how to register either as a public audience attendee or as an oral
public commenter.
Comments. To make oral comments during the public meeting and be
included on the meeting agenda, please register by noon on September
10, 2024. Registration instructions will be posted on the e-Manifest
Advisory Board website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>. Any written
comments submitted for the e-Manifest Advisory Board meeting on or
before September 10, 2024, should be submitted in the public docket
under Docket number EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0307 at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Written comments submitted to the public docket on
or before September 10, 2024, will be provided to the e-Manifest
Advisory Board for their consideration before the meeting. Anyone who
wishes to submit comments after September 10, 2024, must send their
written public comments or their oral comment requests directly to the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. For additional instructions, see section I.B. under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting to give the EPA as
much time as possible to process your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource
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Conservation and Recovery, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#573d32393c3e392479312532331732273679303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caa0afa4a1a3a4b9e4acb8afae8aafbaabe4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>; phone: 202-566-
0344.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be open to the public. The
full agenda and meeting materials will be available in the docket for
the meeting and at the e-Manifest Advisory Board website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>. This public meeting will be conducted
virtually. Registration is required to attend and/or participate in
this public meeting. Registration instructions will be posted on the e-
Manifest Advisory Board website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>.
In the event the Agency needs to make subsequent changes to this
meeting, the Agency will post future notices to its e-Manifest Advisory
Board meeting website (<a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>). The Agency
strongly encourages the public to refer to the e-Manifest website for
the latest meeting information, as sudden changes may be necessary.
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may
be of particular interest to persons who are or may be subject to the
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) Establishment Act.
B. How may I participate in this meeting?
You may participate in this meeting by providing public comments
via the instructions in this document. To ensure proper receipt of your
public comments by the EPA, it is imperative that you submit your
comments, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0307, at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or
withdrawn. The 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. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (e.g., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance
on making effective comments, please visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
1. Written comments. The Agency encourages written comments be
submitted electronically via <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, into docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0307 on or before September 10, 2024, to
provide the e-Manifest Advisory Board the time necessary to consider
and review the written comments. Written comments are accepted until
the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting written comments after
September 10, 2024, should contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
2. Oral comments. The Agency encourages each individual or group
wishing to make brief oral comments to the e-Manifest Advisory Board to
please register as an oral commenter for the meeting at the e-Manifest
Advisory Board website, <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>, by noon on
September 10, 2024, to be included on the meeting agenda. Anyone
submitting oral public comments request after September 10, 2024,
should also contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted until the
date of the meeting. Registration is required to attend and/or
participate as an oral public commenter in this public meeting. Please
refer to the e-Manifest Advisory Board website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a> for information on how to register either as an oral
public commenter or public audience attendee. To the extent that time
permits, the Chair of the e-Manifest Advisory Board may permit the
presentation of oral comments at the meeting by interested persons who
have not previously requested time. The request should identify the
name of the individual making the presentation, the organization (if
any) that the individual represents, and any requirements for
audiovisual presentation support. Oral comments before the e-Manifest
Advisory Board are limited to approximately five (5) minutes unless
prior arrangements have been made. In addition, each speaker should
provide a copy of their comments and presentation to the DFO so that
they can be distributed to the e-Manifest Advisory Board at the
meeting.
C. Purpose of the e-Manifest Advisory Board
The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board is
established in accordance with the provisions of the Hazardous Waste
Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (e-Manifest Act), 42 U.S.C.
6939g, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
The e-Manifest Advisory Board is in the public interest and supports
the EPA in performing its duties and responsibilities. The Advisory
Board shall meet annually to discuss, evaluate the effectiveness of,
and provide recommendations about the system to the EPA Administrator.
The sole duty of the Advisory Board is to provide advice and
recommendations to the EPA Administrator. As required by the e-Manifest
Act, the e-Manifest Advisory Board is composed of nine (9) members. One
(1) member is the EPA Administrator (or a designee), who serves as
Chairperson of the Advisory Board. The rest of the committee is
composed of:
<bullet> At least two (2) members who have expertise in information
technology;
<bullet> At least three (3) members who have experience in using or
represent users of the manifest system to track the transportation of
hazardous waste under the e-Manifest Act;
<bullet> At least three (3) members who are State representatives
responsible for processing manifests.
All members of the e-Manifest Advisory Board, except for the EPA
Administrator, are appointed as Expert members or Representative
members.
D. Public Meeting
e-Manifest provides those persons required to use a Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) manifest under either Federal or
State law the option of using electronic manifests to track shipments
of hazardous waste and to meet certain RCRA requirements. By enabling
the transition from a paper-intensive process to an electronic system,
EPA estimates e-Manifest will ultimately save State and industry users
more than $50 million annually, once electronic manifests are widely
adopted.
Under the e-Manifest Act of 2012, EPA must collect user fees to
offset the costs of developing and operating the e-Manifest system. In
January 2018, EPA published regulations establishing the methodology
which the Agency uses to set and collect user fees for the e-Manifest
system. Under the final rule,
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EPA charges a fee to receiving facilities for each manifest submitted
to EPA's e-Manifest system. User fees are tailored to the method used
to submit manifests to EPA, e.g., different fees apply for electronic
manifests than for paper manifests uploaded to the system. In addition,
EPA is required to publish revised user fee schedules at two-year
intervals.
On February 21, 2024, EPA published a notice in the Federal
Register (89 FR 13080) that invited the public to provide input for
potential charge questions which the Agency could consider when
consulting the e-Manifest Advisory Board regarding the operations of
EPA's e-Manifest system. EPA is considering the public input it
received as part of the presentation and/or charges to the Advisory
Board for this meeting, as well as future meetings.
EPA will convene its next public meeting of the e-Manifest System
Advisory Board September 17-19, 2024. The purpose of this meeting is
for the Board to advise the Agency on its proposed program priorities
and user fees for the FY2026/FY2027 cycle.
E. e-Manifest Advisory Board Documents and Meeting Minutes
The meeting background paper, related supporting materials, charge/
questions to the Advisory Board, the Advisory Board membership roster
(i.e., members attending this meeting), and the meeting agenda will be
available by approximately mid-August of 2024. In addition, the Agency
may provide additional background documents as the materials become
available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and
certain other related documents that might be available at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> via the docket ID number EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0307 and
at the e-Manifest Advisory Board website at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>.
The e-Manifest Advisory Board will prepare meeting minutes
summarizing its recommendations to the Agency approximately ninety (90)
days after the meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted on the e-
Manifest Advisory Board website, or they may be obtained from the
public docket at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> via the docket ID number
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0307.
Dated August 4, 2024.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2024-17936 Filed 8-12-24; 8:45 am]
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