[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88236-88237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29340]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2016-0695; FRL 9956-18-OLEM]


Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (``e-Manifest'') 
Advisory Board; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: There will be an inaugural three (3) day meeting of the 
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (``e-Manifest'') Advisory 
Board to consider and advise the Agency about the initial launch of the 
e-Manifest System (Meeting Theme: ``System Launch: Day 1 e-Manifest'').

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 10-12, 2017, from 
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
    Comments. The Agency encourages written comments be submitted on or 
before December 27, 2016, and requests for oral comments be submitted 
on or before January 3, 2017. However, written comments and requests to 
make oral comments may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but 
anyone submitting written comments after January 3, 2017, should 
contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the e-
Manifest Web site at https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest for information on how to access 
the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary public 
process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting 
in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.
    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 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time 
as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: Meeting: The meeting will be held at the Crystal City 
Marriot at Reagan National Airport located on 1999 Jefferson Davis Hwy, 
Arlington, VA 22202.
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2016-0695 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or withdrawn. 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 (i.e. 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5303P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, Phone: 703-308-7049; or by email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 Establishment (e-Manifest) Act. 
Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not 
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by 
this action.

B. How may I participate in this meeting?

    You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions 
in this document. To ensure proper receipt of your public comments by 
EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2016-0695.
    1. Written comments. The Agency encourages written comments be 
submitted electronically via regulations.gov, using the instructions in 
the ADDRESSES Comments section on or before December 27, 2016, 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 
December 27, 2016, should contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Anyone submitting written comments at the meeting 
should bring fifteen (15) copies for distribution to the e-Manifest 
Advisory Board.
    2. Oral comments. The Agency encourages each individual or group 
wishing to make brief oral comments to the e-Manifest Advisory Board to 
submit their request to the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT on or before January 3, 2017, in order to be included on the 
meeting agenda. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted 
until the date of the meeting. 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 equipment. 
Oral comments before the e-Manifest Advisory Board are limited to 
approximately 5 minutes

[[Page 88237]]

unless prior arrangements have been made. In addition, each speaker 
should bring fifteen (15) copies of his or her comments and 
presentation for distribution to the e-Manifest Advisory Board at the 
meeting.
    3. Seating at the meeting. Seating at the meeting will be open and 
on a first-come basis.

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, 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 Environmental 
Protection Agency in performing its duties and responsibilities.
    The e-Manifest Advisory Board will provide recommendations on 
matters related to the operational activities, functions, policies, and 
regulations of EPA under the e-Manifest Act, including:
     The effectiveness of the Manifest IT system and associated 
user fees and processes;
     Matters and policies related to the e-Manifest program;
     Regulations and guidance as required by the e-Manifest 
Act;
     Actions to encourage the use of the electronic (paperless) 
system;
     Changes to the user fees as described in e-Manifest Act 
Section 2 (c)(3)(B)(i); and
     Issues in the e-Manifest area, including those identified 
in EPA' s E-Enterprise strategy that intersect with the e-Manifest 
system, such as:
     Business to business communications;
     Performance standards for mobile devices; and
     EPA's Cross Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 
requirements.
    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 will be composed of nine (9) 
members. One (1) member will be the EPA Administrator (or a designee), 
who will serve as Chairperson of the Advisory Board. The rest of the 
committee will be composed of:
     At least two (2) members who have expertise in information 
technology;
     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;
     At least three (3) members who will be state 
representatives responsible for processing e-manifests.
    All members of the e-Manifest Advisory Board, with the exception of 
the EPA Administrator, will be appointed as Special Government 
Employees or representatives.

D. Public Meeting

    The EPA will convene the e-Manifest Advisory Board to hold its 
first Federal Advisory Committee meeting. The meeting theme will be 
entitled ``System Launch: Day 1 e-Manifest''. The purpose of the 
meeting is to address critical policy and system development issues 
that need resolution prior to launching the e-Manifest system. 
Specifically, the Advisory Board will provide recommendations to the 
EPA on setting and revising user fees for users of the e-Manifest 
system. The Advisory Board will also advise the EPA on system 
development matters, such as critical functionality needed on Day One 
of the implementation of e-Manifest, and mechanisms that may encourage 
early adoption of e-Manifest once the e-Manifest becomes available to 
the manifest user community.

E. e-Manifest Advisory Board Documents and Meeting Minutes

    EPA's background paper, related supporting materials, charge/
questions to the Advisory Board, the Advisory Board roster (i.e., 
members attending this meeting), and the meeting agenda will be 
available by approximately mid-December 2016. 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 http://www.regulations.gov and the e-Manifest Advisory Board Web site at: 
https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest. 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 Web site or may be obtained from the 
docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: November 30, 2016.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Land 
and Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-29340 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P