[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20626-20627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09693]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0194; FRL9993-29-OLEM]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 public meeting to seek the Board's consultation and 
recommendations regarding the e-Manifest system (Meeting Theme: 
``Increasing Adoption of the e-Manifest System'').

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 18-20, 2019, from approximately 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT.
    Comments. The Agency encourages written comments be submitted on or 
before June 4, 2019, and requests for oral comments to be submitted on 
or before June 11, 2019. Written comments and requests to make oral 
comments may be submitted up until the date of the meeting; however, 
anyone submitting written comments or requests for oral comments after 
June 11, 2019, should contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. For additional 
instructions, see section I.C. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the e-
Manifest website at www.epa.gov/e-manifest for information on how to 
access the webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary 
public service 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 ten (10) days prior to the meeting to give the EPA as 
much time as possible to process your request.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting: The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection 
Agency Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 
2777 S Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2019-0194 at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 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.

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 
the EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2019-0194.
    1. Written comments. The Agency encourages written comments be

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submitted electronically via regulations.gov, using the instructions in 
the ADDRESSES Comments section on or before June 4, 2019, 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 June 11, 
2019, 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 June 11, 2019, 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 five (5) minutes 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 the EPA under the e-Manifest Act, including: The 
effectiveness of the e-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 the EPA's 
E-Enterprise strategy that intersect with the e-Manifest system, such 
as: Business-to-business communications; performance standards for 
mobile devices; and the 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 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:
     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 are state representatives 
responsible for processing manifests.
    All members of the e-Manifest Advisory Board, except for the EPA 
Administrator, are appointed as Special Government Employees or 
representatives.

D. Public Meeting

    EPA launched the e-Manifest system on June 30, 2018. e-Manifest 
enables those persons required to use a 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 reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.
    EPA will convene its next public meeting of the e-Manifest System 
Advisory Board from June 18-20, 2019. The purpose of this meeting is to 
obtain advice from the Board on ways to increase the adoption of the e-
Manifest system. The Agency has received feedback from the user 
community that clarifying the requirements and implementation of 
CROMERR is one way to encourage greater adoption of fully electronic 
manifests. The Agency will address this topic and propose technological 
solutions for consideration by the Board.

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-May 2019. 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 website at: 
https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board.
    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 may be obtained from the docket at 
http://www.regulations.gov. Regarding the e-Manifest Advisory Board 
membership, prior to this meeting, EPA will announce the full 
membership of the Board including newly appointed and/or reappointed 
members on the e-Manifest Advisory Board web page at https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board.

    Dated: April 24, 2019.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Land 
and Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-09693 Filed 5-9-19; 8:45 am]
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