[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42873-42874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10666]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11973-01-OA]


Animal Agriculture and Water Quality Subcommittee (AAWQ), 
Subcommittee of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee 
(FRRCC); Notice of Public Meeting Animal Agriculture and Water Quality 
Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice 
is hereby given that the first meeting of the Animal Agriculture and 
Water Quality Subcommittee, subcommittee of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural 
Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC) will be held in a hybrid setting 
on May 30-31, 2024, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
Headquarters located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20460. The goal of the AAWQ subcommittee will be to provide 
recommendations that will inform the Agency's decisions regarding how 
to improve the implementation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal 
Feeding Operation (CAFO) permitting program to more effectively reduce 
nutrients and other types of water pollutants from Animal Feeding 
Operations (AFOs), including determining whether any revisions to the 
regulations are warranted, and whether EPA can otherwise support the 
efforts of AFO operators to protect water quality. EPA is announcing 
this meeting with less than 15 calendar days public notice.

DATES: This hybrid in person meeting will be held on Thursday, May 30, 
2024, from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) until Friday, May 31, 
2024, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters located at 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. Virtual attendance will be via Zoom.
    To register to attend in-person or virtually and receive 
information on how to listen to the meeting and to provide comments, 
please visit: https://www.epa.gov/faca/frrcc-0.
    Attendees must register online to receive instructions for virtual 
attendance. To provide comments in-person or online, attendees must 
register online by Friday, May 24, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. (EST).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Venus Welch-White, Designated 
Federal Officer for the FRRCC and AAWQ at (202) 566-2369 or 
[email protected]. General information regarding the FRRCC can be found on 
the EPA website at https://www.epa.gov/faca/frrcc.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings of the AAWQ are open to the public. 
An agenda will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/faca/frrcc-0.
    Access and Accommodations: For information on access or services 
for individuals with disabilities, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/faca/frrcc-0. The deadline to request access and accommodations is 
Friday, May 24, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (EST).

Venus Welch-White,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Office 
of the Administrator, U.S. EPA.
[FR Doc. 2024-10666 Filed 5-15-24; 8:45 am]
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