[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 41275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16573]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Information Session; Stakeholder Input on Implementation of the
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing plans to
hold an information and stakeholder input session on July 22, 2014 in
Chicago, Illinois to discuss implementation of the ``Water
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014'' (WIFIA). Additional
information and stakeholder input sessions will be held in locations
around the country through November 2014. Locations and dates for the
additional sessions will be announced when they become available.
WIFIA is an innovative financing mechanism for water-related
infrastructure of national or regional significance. It was signed into
law on June 11, 2014 as Public Law 113-121. EPA will be providing an
overview of the statute, assistance options and terms, and ideas for
implementing the program. EPA would like participants to discuss
project ideas and potential selection criteria; opportunities,
challenges, and questions about implementation; and future stakeholder
engagement. The intended audience is municipal, state, and regional
utility decision makers; private finance sector representatives; and
other interested organizations and parties.
DATES: The session will be held on July 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The session will be held at: EPA Region 5, Ralph Metcalf
Federal Building, Lake Michigan Room, 77 W. Jackson Street, Chicago, IL
60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this
notice, including registration information, contact Jordan Dorfman, EPA
Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management at tel.:
202-564-0614 or email: [email protected]. Members of the public are invited
to participate in the session as capacity allows.
Authority: Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act,
Public Law 113-121.
Dated: July 8, 2014.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-16573 Filed 7-14-14; 8:45 am]
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