[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 44876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19151]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0618; FRL-9983-27-OW]


Public Meeting on EPA's Study of Oil and Gas Extraction 
Wastewater Management

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public 
meeting to obtain input on its Study of Oil and Gas Extraction 
Wastewater Management. In May 2018, EPA initiated a study to evaluate 
approaches to managing both conventional and unconventional oil and gas 
extraction wastewaters generated at onshore facilities. EPA's study 
will address questions such as how existing federal approaches to 
produced water management under the Clean Water Act can interact more 
effectively with state and tribal regulations, what requirements or 
policy updates are needed, and whether support exists for potential 
federal regulations that may allow for broader discharge of treated 
produced water to surface waters. A key component of the study is to 
engage with stakeholders to solicit information from their individual 
perspectives on topics surrounding produced water management. This 
spring and summer, EPA met with various stakeholders across the 
country. This public meeting is the next step in EPA's outreach. During 
this meeting, EPA will report on what it has learned to date and 
provide stakeholders the opportunity to provide additional input. For 
more information on the meeting and the study, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on October 9, 2018, from 10:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting will begin with EPA's status 
report on the study. This will be followed by a panel discussion on the 
work happening across the federal family to coordinate federal 
resources and reduce duplication on cross-cutting water issues. The 
public input session will begin at 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at William J. Clinton Building--
East, Room 1153, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan Matuszko, Engineering and Analysis 
Division, Office of Water, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For more information about the study, see 
EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/eg/study-oil-and-gas-extraction-wastewater-management.
    Participating in the meeting: The public is invited to speak during 
the October 9 public meeting. Those wishing to attend and/or speak can 
register at [email protected]. Please provide your name, 
organization, email address and indicate whether you plan to speak. 
Each speaker will be limited to three minutes. Registration is 
recommended but not required for this meeting. For security reasons, we 
request that you bring photo identification with you to the meeting. 
Seating will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Please 
note that parking is very limited in downtown Washington, and use of 
public transit is recommended. The EPA Headquarters complex is located 
near the Federal Triangle Metro station. Upon exiting the Metro 
station, walk east to 12th Street. On 12th Street, walk south to 
Constitution Avenue. At the corner, turn right onto Constitution Avenue 
and proceed to the EPA East Building entrance.
    If you are unable to attend, you can submit a written statement at: 
http://www.regulations.gov: Enter Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0618. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting a written statement. Once 
submitted, written statements cannot be edited or withdrawn. EPA may 
publish any written statement received to its public docket.
    Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI). For additional submission 
methods, information about CBI, and general guidance on effective 
written submissions, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

    Dated: August 27, 2018.
Deborah G. Nagle,
Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2018-19151 Filed 8-31-18; 8:45 am]
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