[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35023-35024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing 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: [email protected].

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 
[email protected].
    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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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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