[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 41275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16573]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Information Session; Stakeholder Input on 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 and stakeholder input session on July 22, 2014 in 
Chicago, Illinois to discuss implementation of the ``Water 
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014'' (WIFIA). Additional 
information and stakeholder input sessions will be held in locations 
around the country through November 2014. Locations and dates for the 
additional sessions will be announced when they become available.
    WIFIA is an innovative financing mechanism for water-related 
infrastructure of national or regional significance. It was signed into 
law on June 11, 2014 as Public Law 113-121. EPA will be providing an 
overview of the statute, assistance options and terms, and ideas for 
implementing the program. EPA would like participants to discuss 
project ideas and potential selection criteria; opportunities, 
challenges, and questions about implementation; and future stakeholder 
engagement. The intended audience is municipal, state, and regional 
utility decision makers; private finance sector representatives; and 
other interested organizations and parties.

DATES: The session will be held on July 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The session will be held at: EPA Region 5, Ralph Metcalf 
Federal Building, Lake Michigan Room, 77 W. Jackson Street, Chicago, IL 
60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
notice, including registration information, contact Jordan Dorfman, EPA 
Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at tel.: 
202-564-0614 or email: [email protected]. Members of the public are invited 
to participate in the session as capacity allows.

    Authority: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, 
Public Law 113-121.

    Dated: July 8, 2014.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-16573 Filed 7-14-14; 8:45 am]
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