80 FR 17020 - Notice of a Public Meeting: Regulations Implementing Section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Prohibition on Use of Lead Pipes, Solder and Flux
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 61 (March 31, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 61 (March 31, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-07375 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 17020-17021] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-07375] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 141 [FRL-9925-49-OW] Notice of a Public Meeting: Regulations Implementing Section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Prohibition on Use of Lead Pipes, Solder and Flux AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces a public meeting and webinar to obtain input on potential revisions to regulations for the Prohibition on Use of Lead Pipes, Solder and Flux. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) prohibits the use or introduction into commerce of pipes, pipe or plumbing fittings or fixtures, solder and flux that are not lead free. These revisions are necessary due to SDWA amendments enacted by Congress in the Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act of 2011 and the Community Fire Safety Act of 2013. DATES: The public meeting will be held on April 14, 2015 (1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., eastern time). This meeting will also be simultaneously broadcast as a webinar, available on the Internet. Persons wishing to participate in the meeting or webinar must pre-register by April 7, 2015, as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: More information is available at the following EPA Web site: http://water.epa.gov/drink/info/lead/index.cfm. For questions about this meeting, contact Brian D'Amico, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; telephone (202) 566-1069 or email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To participate in the webinar, you must pre- register by April 7, 2015, at https://leadprohibitionreg.eventbrite.com. If you would like to attend in person, please contact Brian D'Amico at (202) 566-1069 or [email protected] before or by April 7, 2015. The seating for the public meeting and the number of connections available for the webinar are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. During the meeting and webinar, there will be a time period available for public comments. EPA encourages public input and will allocate time to receive verbal statements on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants will be provided with a set time frame for their statements. It is preferred that only one person present a statement on behalf of a group or organization. To ensure adequate time for public involvement, individuals or organizations interested in presenting an oral statement should notify Brian D'Amico no later than April 7, 2015. How can I get a copy of the meeting/webinar materials? The meeting materials will provided for those attending the meeting/webinar. EPA will post the materials on the Agency's Web site for persons who are unable to attend the meeting. Please note, the posting of these materials could occur after the meeting. Special Accommodations: To request special accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact Brian D'Amico at (202) 566-1069, or by email to [email protected], at least five business days prior to the meeting to allow time to process your request. [[Page 17021]] Dated: March 24, 2015. Rebecca M. Clark, Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. [FR Doc. 2015-07375 Filed 3-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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most recent 30 boiler-operating day whether acceptable operating and Drinking Water Act of 2011 and the
periods for different units may be maintenance procedures are being used Community Fire Safety Act of 2013.
different); step four, sum together the will be based on information available
total heat input from the group of coal- to the Regional Administrator which DATES: The public meeting will be held
fired units over each unit’s most recent may include, but is not limited to, on April 14, 2015 (1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
thirty (30) boiler-operating day period; monitoring results, review of operating eastern time). This meeting will also be
and step five, divide the total pounds of and maintenance procedures, and simultaneously broadcast as a webinar,
NOX emitted from step three by the total inspection of each unit. available on the Internet. Persons
heat input from step four for each group (ii) Coronado Generating Station. At wishing to participate in the meeting or
of coal-fired units, to calculate the 30- all times, including periods of startup, webinar must pre-register by April 7,
day rolling average NOX emission rate shutdown, and malfunction, the owner 2015, as described in the
for each group of coal-fired units, in or operator of Coronado Generating SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
pounds of NOX per MMBtu, for each Station Unit 1 and Unit 2 shall, to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
calendar day. Each 30-day rolling extent practicable, maintain and operate More information is available at the
average NOX emission rate shall include each unit in a manner consistent with
following EPA Web site: http://
all emissions and all heat input that good air pollution control practices for
water.epa.gov/drink/info/lead/
occur during all periods within any minimizing emissions. The owner or
boiler-operating day, including operator shall continuously operate index.cfm. For questions about this
emissions from startup, shutdown, and pollution control equipment at all times meeting, contact Brian D’Amico, Office
malfunction. the unit it serves is in operation, and of Ground Water and Drinking Water,
(B) Coronado Generating Station. operate pollution control equipment in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
Compliance with the NOX emission a manner consistent with technological telephone (202) 566–1069 or email at
limits for Coronado Unit 1 and limitations, manufacturer’s damico.brian@epa.gov.
Coronado Unit 2 in paragraph (f)(3)(i) of specifications, and good engineering SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To
this section shall be determined on a and good air pollution control practices participate in the webinar, you must
rolling 30 boiler-operating-day basis. for minimizing emissions. pre-register by April 7, 2015, at
The 30-boiler-operating-day rolling NOX Determination of whether acceptable https://
emission rate for each unit shall be operating and maintenance procedures leadprohibitionreg.eventbrite.com. If
calculated in accordance with the are being used will be based on
you would like to attend in person,
following procedure: Step one, sum the information available to the Regional
please contact Brian D’Amico at (202)
total pounds of NOX emitted from the Administrator which may include, but
unit during the current boiler operating is not limited to, monitoring results, 566–1069 or damico.brian@epa.gov
day and the previous twenty-nine (29) review of operating and maintenance before or by April 7, 2015. The seating
boiler operating days; Step two, sum the procedures, and inspection of each unit. for the public meeting and the number
total heat input to the unit in MMBtu of connections available for the webinar
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during the current boiler operating day [FR Doc. 2015–07233 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am]
are limited and will be available on a
and the previous twenty-nine (29) boiler first-come, first-served basis. During the
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operating days; Step three, divide the meeting and webinar, there will be a
total number of pounds of NOX emitted time period available for public
from that unit during the thirty (30) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION comments. EPA encourages public input
boiler operating days by the total heat AGENCY and will allocate time to receive verbal
input to the unit during the thirty (30) statements on a first-come, first-served
boiler operating days. A new 30-boiler- 40 CFR Part 141 basis. Participants will be provided with
operating-day rolling average NOX a set time frame for their statements. It
emission rate shall be calculated for [FRL–9925–49–OW] is preferred that only one person present
each new boiler operating day. Each 30- a statement on behalf of a group or
boiler-operating-day average NOX Notice of a Public Meeting: organization. To ensure adequate time
emission rate shall include all emissions Regulations Implementing Section for public involvement, individuals or
that occur during all periods within any 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: organizations interested in presenting
boiler operating day, including Prohibition on Use of Lead Pipes, an oral statement should notify Brian
emissions from startup, shutdown, and Solder and Flux
D’Amico no later than April 7, 2015.
malfunction. AGENCY: Environmental Protection How can I get a copy of the meeting/
* * * * * Agency (EPA). webinar materials? The meeting
(10) Equipment operations.—(i) ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. materials will provided for those
Cholla Power Plant. At all times, attending the meeting/webinar. EPA
including periods of startup, shutdown, SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental will post the materials on the Agency’s
and malfunction, the owner or operator Protection Agency (EPA) announces a Web site for persons who are unable to
of Cholla Power Plant Units 2, 3 and 4 public meeting and webinar to obtain attend the meeting. Please note, the
shall, to the extent practicable, maintain input on potential revisions to
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posting of these materials could occur
and operate each unit including regulations for the Prohibition on Use of
after the meeting.
associated air pollution control Lead Pipes, Solder and Flux. The Safe
equipment in a manner consistent with Drinking Water Act (SDWA) prohibits Special Accommodations: To request
good air pollution control practices for the use or introduction into commerce special accommodations for individuals
minimizing emissions. Pollution control of pipes, pipe or plumbing fittings or with disabilities, please contact Brian
equipment shall be designed and fixtures, solder and flux that are not D’Amico at (202) 566–1069, or by email
capable of operating properly to lead free. These revisions are necessary to damico.brian@epa.gov, at least five
minimize emissions during all expected due to SDWA amendments enacted by business days prior to the meeting to
operating conditions. Determination of Congress in the Reduction of Lead in allow time to process your request.
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Dated: March 24, 2015. you provide it in the body of your that is equivalent to, consistent with,
Rebecca M. Clark, comment. If you send an email and no less stringent than the federal
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and comment directly to EPA without going program. As the federal program
Drinking Water. through www.regulations.gov, your changes, states must change their
[FR Doc. 2015–07375 Filed 3–30–15; 8:45 am] email address will be automatically programs and request EPA to authorize
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P captured and included as part of the the changes. Changes to state programs
comment that is placed in the public may be necessary when federal or state
docket and made available on the statutory or regulatory authority is
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Internet. If you submit an electronic modified or when certain other changes
AGENCY comment, EPA recommends that you occur. Most commonly, states must
include your name and other contact change their programs because of
40 CFR Part 271 information in the body of your changes to EPA’s regulations in 40 Code
comment and with any CD–ROM or of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 124,
[EPA–R05–RCRA–2014–0689; FRL–9925–
55–Region 5] other electronic media you submit. If 260 through 266, 268, 270, 273 and 279.
EPA cannot read your comment due to B. What decisions have we made in this
Michigan: Final Authorization of State technical difficulties and cannot contact rule?
Hazardous Waste Management you for clarification, EPA may not be
Program Revision able to consider your comment. We have made a tentative decision
Electronic files should avoid the use of that Michigan’s application to revise its
AGENCY: Environmental Protection special characters or any form of authorized program meets all of the
Agency (EPA). encryption, and be free of any defects or statutory and regulatory requirements
ACTION: Proposed rule. viruses. For additional information established by RCRA. Therefore, we
about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA propose to grant Michigan final
SUMMARY: Michigan has applied to EPA Docket Center homepage at http:// authorization to operate its hazardous
for final authorization of the revisions to www.epagov/epahome/dockets/. waste program with the revisions
its hazardous waste program under the Docket: All documents in the docket described in the authorization
Resource Conservation and Recovery are listed in the www.regulations.gov application. Michigan will have
Act (RCRA). EPA has reviewed index. Although listed in the index, responsibility for permitting treatment,
Michigan’s application with regards to some of the information is not publicly storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs)
federal requirements and is proposing to available; e.g., CBI or other information within its borders (except in Indian
authorize the State’s program revisions. for which disclosure is restricted by Country) and for carrying out the
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule statute. Certain other material, such as aspects of the RCRA program described
must be received on or before June 1, copyrighted material, will be publicly in its program revision application,
2015. available only in hard copy. Publicly subject to the limitations of the
available docket materials are available Hazardous and Solid Waste
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). New
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– either electronically in
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy. federal requirements and prohibitions
RCRA–2014–0689, by one of the imposed by federal regulations that EPA
following methods: You may view and copy Michigan’s
application from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. promulgates under the authority of
Web site: www.regulations.gov: HSWA take effect in authorized states
Follow the online instructions for at the following addresses: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, before they are authorized for the
submitting comments. requirements. Thus, EPA will
Email: greenberg.judith@epa.gov. Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois, contact: Judith implement those requirements and
Mail: Judith Greenberg, Michigan prohibitions in Michigan, including
Regulatory Specialist, RCRA/TSCA Greenberg, telephone (312) 886–4179; or
Michigan Department of Environmental issuing permits, until the State is
Programs Section, RCRA Branch, Land granted authorization to do so.
and Chemicals Division, U.S. Quality, Constitution Hall, 525 West
Environmental Protection Agency, Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan, C. What is the effect of this
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, contact: Ronda Blayer, telephone (517) authorization decision?
LR–8J, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 284–6555.
The effect of this tentative decision,
Instructions: Direct your comments to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
once finalized, is that a facility in
Docket ID Number EPA–R05–RCRA– Judith Greenberg, Michigan Regulatory Michigan subject to RCRA would have
2014–0689. EPA’s policy is that all Specialist, RCRA/TSCA Programs to comply with the authorized state
comments received will be included in Section, RCRA Branch, Land and requirements instead of the equivalent
the public docket without change and Chemicals Division, U.S. Environmental federal requirements in order to comply
may be made available online at Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West with RCRA. Michigan has enforcement
www.regulations.gov, including any Jackson Boulevard, LR–8J, Chicago, responsibilities under its state
personal information provided, unless Illinois 60604. Judith Greenberg can be hazardous waste program for violations
the comment includes information reached by telephone at (312) 886–4179 of such program, but EPA retains its
claimed to be Confidential Business or via email at greenberg.judith@
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authority under RCRA sections 3007,
Information (CBI) or other information epa.gov. 3008, 3013, and 7003, which include
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: among others, authority to:
Do not submit information that you 1. Perform inspections, and require
consider to be CBI or otherwise A. Why are revisions to state programs
monitoring, tests, analyses or reports;
protected through www.regulations.gov necessary? 2. Enforce RCRA requirements and
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web States which have received final suspend or revoke permits; and
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, authorization from EPA under RCRA 3. Take enforcement actions
which means EPA will not know your section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must regardless of whether the State has
identity or contact information unless maintain a hazardous waste program taken its own actions.
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| Dates | The public meeting will be held on April 14, 2015 (1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., eastern time). This meeting will also be simultaneously broadcast as a webinar, available on the Internet. Persons wishing to participate in the meeting or webinar must pre-register by April 7, 2015, as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. | |
| Contact | More information is available at the following EPA Web site: http://water.epa.gov/drink/info/lead/index.cfm. For questions about this meeting, contact Brian D'Amico, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; telephone (202) 566-1069 or email at [email protected] | |
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