[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35023-35024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14897]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9164-8]
Informational Public Meetings for Hydraulic Fracturing Research
Study
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is
announcing four (4) public informational meetings to explain its
proposed plan to study the relationship between hydraulic fracturing
and drinking water. The meetings are open to all interested parties and
will be held in Fort Worth, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Canonsburg,
Pennsylvania; and Binghamton, New York. EPA will provide the public
with information about the Agency's preliminary plans for study scope
and design, and EPA will receive public comments on the preliminary
plans during the meetings.
DATES: The Hydraulic Fracturing Study informational meetings are as
follows: July 8, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., c.d.t., in Fort Worth
Texas; July 13, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., m.d.t., in Denver,
Colorado; July 22, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., e.d.t. in Canonsburg,
Pennsylvania; and three (3) meetings on August 12, 2010, from 8 a.m. to
12 p.m., 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., e.d.t., in
Binghamton, New York.
Stakeholders are requested to pre-register for the meetings at
least 72 hours before each meeting at the following Web site: http://hfmeeting.cadmusweb.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Dean, Office of Groundwater and
Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Mailcode 4606M, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-8241; e-mail address: dean.jill@epa.gov.
ADDRESSES: The Hydraulic Fracturing Study informational meetings will
be held as follows: On July 8, 2010, at the Hilton Fort Worth in Fort
Worth, Texas; on July 13, 2010, at the Marriot Tech Center's Rocky
Mountain Events Center in Denver, Colorado; on July 22, 2010, at the
Hilton Garden Inn in Canonsburg, PA; and on August 12, 2010, at the
Anderson Performing Arts Center at Binghamton University in Binghamton,
New York. More specific information regarding the public meetings such
as addresses for the meeting locations and agendas will be provided on
the EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Web site at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/_safewater/uic/wells_hydrofrac.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is hosting four (4) informational
meetings related to the Agency's proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Research
Study. The meetings are open to the public and all interested
stakeholders are invited to attend. Presentations by EPA will be
limited to study planning and will not include discussions on hydraulic
fracturing policy or past EPA studies.
Persons wishing to contribute comments to EPA regarding the
proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Research Study may: (1) Present oral
comments at the informational meeting; (2) submit written comments at
the informational meeting; (3) send written comments to EPA using the
contact information listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section; or (4) submit electronic comments to EPA at
hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov.
The meetings will begin with brief presentations by the EPA Office
of Research and Development on hydraulic fracturing, potential study
plan components, and proposed criteria for selecting case study
locations. The oral comment session will begin after the presentations,
and oral comments will be limited to two (2) minutes each. Written
comments may be sent to hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov up to fourteen
(14) days after each meeting. Information on hydraulic fracturing,
updates on the Study progress, and stakeholder engagement events will
be posted to the following EPA Web site: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/uic/wells_hydrofrac.html.
Stakeholders interested in attending the meetings are invited to
pre-register at the following Web site: http://hfmeeting.cadmusweb.com,
at least three (3) days in advance. Pre-registering for the meeting
will allow EPA to improve meeting planning. Registered attendees
requesting to make an oral presentation will be placed on the
commenting schedule and receive a time slot in which to give comments.
Time slots are limited and will be filled on a first come first served
basis.
Special Accommodations: Any person needing special accommodations
at the public meetings, including wheelchair access or sign language
translator, should contact Jill Dean by phone at (202) 564-8241, by e-
mail at dean.jill@epa.gov or by mail at: Jill
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Dean, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 4606M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Requests for special
accommodations should be made at least five business days in advance of
the meeting.
Dated: June 15, 2010.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 2010-14897 Filed 6-18-10; 8:45 am]
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