80 FR 36986 - Final Updated Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 36986-36989] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15912] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0135; FRL-9929-85-OW] Final Updated Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the final updated recommended ambient water quality criteria for the protection of human health for ninety-four chemical pollutants to reflect the latest scientific information and implementation of existing EPA policies found in Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health (2000). The EPA issued the draft updated human health criteria on May 13, 2014 and accepted written views from the public until August 13, 2014. The EPA prepared responses to those public comments. The EPA's recommended ambient water quality criteria for the protection of human health provide technical information for states and authorized tribes to establish water quality standards (i.e., criteria) to protect human health under the Clean Water Act. These final 2015 updated section 304(a) human health criteria recommendations supersede EPA's previous recommendations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Strong, Office of Water, Health [[Page 36987]] and Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-0056; email address: strong.jamie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0135; FRL-9929-85-OW. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566- 2426. 2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically from the Government Publishing Office under the ``Federal Register'' listings at FDSys (http://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=FR). EPA's final criteria documents for the ninety-four chemical pollutants, the response to views from the public on the draft criteria, and supporting information are also available on EPA's Web site http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/standards/criteria/health/. II. What are EPA's recommended water quality criteria? EPA's recommended water quality criteria are scientifically derived numeric values that EPA determines will generally protect aquatic life or human health from the adverse effects of pollutants in ambient water. Section 304(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires EPA to develop and publish and, from time to time, revise criteria for protection of water quality and human health that accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge. Water quality criteria developed under section 304(a) are based solely on data and scientific judgments on the relationship between pollutant concentrations and environmental and human health effects. Section 304(a) criteria do not reflect consideration of economic impacts or the technological feasibility of meeting pollutant concentrations in ambient water. EPA's recommended Section 304(a) criteria provide technical information for states and authorized tribes to consider and use in adopting water quality standards that ultimately provide the basis for assessing water body health and controlling discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States. Under the CWA and its implementing regulations, states and authorized tribes are required to adopt water quality criteria to protect designated uses (e.g., public water supply, aquatic life, recreational use, or industrial use) and that are based on sound scientific rationale. EPA's recommended criteria do not substitute for the CWA or regulations, nor are they regulations themselves. Thus, EPA's recommended criteria do not impose legally binding requirements. States and authorized tribes have the discretion to adopt, where appropriate, other scientifically defensible water quality criteria that differ from these recommendations. Ultimately, however, such criteria must protect the designated use and be based on sound scientific rationale. III. Information on EPA's 2015 final updated human health criteria EPA announces the availability of final updated national recommended water quality criteria for the protection of human health for ninety-four chemical pollutants. These revisions are based on EPA's existing methodology for deriving human health criteria in Methodology for Deriving Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health (2000) (EPA-822-B-00-004, October 2000). The methodology describes EPA's approach for deriving national recommended water quality criteria for the protection of human health. Table 1 presents the updated human health criteria for ninety-four chemical pollutants. Table 1--Revised Human Health Water Quality Criteria ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Human health water quality criteria for the consumption of Pollutant CAS No. ------------------------------- Water + organism Organism only ([mu]g/L) ([mu]g/L) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane........................................... 71-55-6 10,000 200,000 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane....................................... 79-34-5 0.2 3 1,1,2-Trichloroethane........................................... 79-00-5 0.55 8.9 1,1-Dichloroethylene............................................ 75-35-4 300 20,000 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene...................................... 95-94-3 0.03 0.03 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene.......................................... 120-82-1 0.071 0.076 1,2-Dichlorobenzene............................................. 95-50-1 1,000 3,000 1,2-Dichloroethane.............................................. 107-06-2 9.9 650 1,2-Dichloropropane............................................. 78-87-5 0.90 31 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine........................................... 122-66-7 0.03 0.2 1,3-Dichlorobenzene............................................. 541-73-1 7 10 1,3-Dichloropropene............................................. 542-75-6 0.27 12 1,4-Dichlorobenzene............................................. 106-46-7 300 900 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol........................................... 95-95-4 300 600 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol........................................... 88-06-2 1.5 2.8 2,4-Dichlorophenol.............................................. 120-83-2 10 60 2,4-Dimethylphenol.............................................. 105-67-9 100 3,000 2,4-Dinitrophenol............................................... 51-28-5 10 300 2,4-Dinitrotoluene.............................................. 121-14-2 0.049 1.7 2-Chloronaphthalene............................................. 91-58-7 800 1,000 2-Chlorophenol.................................................. 95-57-8 30 800 2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol...................................... 534-52-1 2 30 [[Page 36988]] 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine.......................................... 91-94-1 0.049 0.15 3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol......................................... 59-50-7 500 2,000 Acenaphthene.................................................... 83-32-9 70 90 Acrolein........................................................ 107-02-8 3 400 Acrylonitrile................................................... 107-13-1 0.061 7.0 Aldrin.......................................................... 309-00-2 0.00000077 0.00000077 alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)............................... 319-84-6 0.00036 0.00039 alpha-Endosulfan................................................ 959-98-8 20 30 Anthracene...................................................... 120-12-7 300 400 Benzene......................................................... 71-43-2 0.58-2.1 16-58 Benzidine....................................................... 92-87-5 0.00014 0.011 Benzo(a)anthracene.............................................. 56-55-3 0.0012 0.0013 Benzo(a)pyrene.................................................. 50-32-8 0.00012 0.00013 Benzo(b)fluoranthene............................................ 205-99-2 0.0012 0.0013 Benzo(k)fluoranthene............................................ 207-08-9 0.012 0.013 beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)................................ 319-85-7 0.0080 0.014 beta-Endosulfan................................................. 33213-65-9 20 40 Bis(2-Chloro-1-Methylethyl) Ether............................... 108-60-1 200 4,000 Bis(2-Chloroethyl) Ether........................................ 111-44-4 0.030 2.2 Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate..................................... 117-81-7 0.32 0.37 Bis(Chloromethyl) Ether......................................... 542-88-1 0.00015 0.017 Bromoform....................................................... 75-25-2 7.0 120 Butylbenzyl Phthalate........................................... 85-68-7 0.10 0.10 Carbon Tetrachloride............................................ 56-23-5 0.4 5 Chlordane....................................................... 57-74-9 0.00031 0.00032 Chlorobenzene................................................... 108-90-7 100 800 Chlorodibromomethane............................................ 124-48-1 0.80 21 Chloroform...................................................... 67-66-3 60 2,000 Chlorophenoxy Herbicide (2,4-D)................................. 94-75-7 1,300 12,000 Chlorophenoxy Herbicide (2,4,5-TP) [Silvex]..................... 93-72-1 100 400 Chrysene........................................................ 218-01-9 0.12 0.13 Cyanide......................................................... 57-12-5 4 400 Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene.......................................... 53-70-3 0.00012 0.00013 Dichlorobromomethane............................................ 75-27-4 0.95 27 Dieldrin........................................................ 60-57-1 0.0000012 0.0000012 Diethyl Phthalate............................................... 84-66-2 600 600 Dimethyl Phthalate.............................................. 131-11-3 2,000 2,000 Di-n-Butyl Phthalate............................................ 84-74-2 20 30 Dinitrophenols.................................................. 25550-58-7 10 1,000 Endosulfan Sulfate.............................................. 1031-07-8 20 40 Endrin.......................................................... 72-20-8 0.03 0.03 Endrin Aldehyde................................................. 7421-93-4 1 1 Ethylbenzene.................................................... 100-41-4 68 130 Fluoranthene.................................................... 206-44-0 20 20 Fluorene........................................................ 86-73-7 50 70 gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)............................... 58-89-9 4.2 4.4 Heptachlor...................................................... 76-44-8 0.0000059 0.0000059 Heptachlor Epoxide.............................................. 1024-57-3 0.000032 0.000032 Hexachlorobenzene............................................... 118-74-1 0.000079 0.000079 Hexachlorobutadiene............................................. 87-68-3 0.01 0.01 Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-Technical........................... 608-73-1 0.0066 0.010 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene....................................... 77-47-4 4 4 Hexachloroethane................................................ 67-72-1 0.1 0.1 Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene.......................................... 193-39-5 0.0012 0.0013 Isophorone...................................................... 78-59-1 34 1,800 Methoxychlor.................................................... 72-43-5 0.02 0.02 Methyl Bromide.................................................. 74-83-9 100 10,000 Methylene Chloride.............................................. 75-09-2 20 1,000 Nitrobenzene.................................................... 98-95-3 10 600 Pentachlorobenzene.............................................. 608-93-5 0.1 0.1 Pentachlorophenol............................................... 87-86-5 0.03 0.04 Phenol.......................................................... 108-95-2 4,000 300,000 p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD)....................... 72-54-8 0.00012 0.00012 p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE)..................... 72-55-9 0.000018 0.000018 p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)...................... 50-29-3 0.000030 0.000030 Pyrene.......................................................... 129-00-0 20 30 Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene)......................... 127-18-4 10 29 Toluene......................................................... 108-88-3 57 520 [[Page 36989]] Toxaphene....................................................... 8001-35-2 0.00070 0.00071 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (DCE)................................ 156-60-5 100 4,000 Trichloroethylene (TCE)......................................... 79-01-6 0.6 7 Vinyl Chloride.................................................. 75-01-4 0.022 1.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The revision of these criteria is a systematic update of EPA's national recommended human health criteria. EPA previously described its process for publishing revised criteria [see National Recommended Water Quality Criteria--Correction (64 FR 19781; or EPA-822-Z-99-001) or the Federal Register Notice for EPA's 2000 Methodology (65 FR 66444)]. EPA updated the human health criteria using externally peer- reviewed information sources. On May 13, 2014, EPA announced the availability of the draft updated human health criteria in the Federal Register notice ``Updated National Recommended Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health'' (79 FR 27303) and announced that written views would be accepted from the public until July 14, 2014. In response to stakeholder requests, on June 23, 2014, EPA announced in the Federal Register (79 FR 35545) an extension of the public comment period for an additional 30 days, until August 13, 2014. EPA reviewed and considered all public comments received and prepared responses to those comments. EPA developed chemical-specific science documents for each of the ninety-four chemical pollutants. These documents detail the latest scientific information supporting the final human health criteria, particularly the updated toxicity and exposure input values. A fact sheet and a summary of updated input parameters (e.g., health toxicity values, bioaccumulation factors) used to derive the final updated criteria are provided. All these documents, including EPA's responses to views received during the comment period, are available on EPA's Web site at http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/standards/criteria/health/. IV. What is the relationship between EPA's 2015 final updated human health criteria and state or tribal water quality standards? Section 303(a)-(c) of the CWA requires states and authorized tribes to adopt water quality standards for their waters. As part of the water quality standards triennial review process set forth in section 303(c) of the CWA, states and authorized tribes are required to review and revise, if appropriate, their water quality standards at least once every three years. States and authorized tribes must adopt water quality criteria that protect designated uses. 40 CFR 131.11(a)(1). Criteria must be based on a sound scientific rationale and contain sufficient parameters or constituents to protect the designated uses. Id. Criteria may be expressed in either narrative or numeric form. EPA's regulations provide that states and authorized tribes should adopt numeric water quality criteria based on: (1) EPA's recommended section 304(a) criteria; or (2) EPA's recommended section 304(a) criteria modified to reflect site-specific conditions; or (3) Other scientifically defensible methods. (40 CFR 131.11(b)). It is important for states and authorized tribes to consider any new or updated section 304(a) recommended criteria as part of their triennial review process to ensure that state or tribal water quality criteria reflect sound science and protect applicable designated uses. EPA recently proposed revisions to its water quality standards regulations that would, if finalized without substantive change, require states during their triennial reviews to consider new or updated section 304(a) recommended criteria and, if they do not adopt new or revised criteria for such pollutants, provide an explanation to EPA and the public as to why the state did not do so. These final updated section 304(a) human health criteria recommendations supersede EPA's previous recommendations. Dated: June 22, 2015. Kenneth J. Kopocis, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. [FR Doc. 2015-15912 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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comment period. This notice allows for maintain records of the occurrence and Criteria for the Protection of Human
an additional 30 days for public duration of any startup, shutdown, or Health
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number. Any owner/operator subject to the updated recommended ambient water
DATES: Additional comments may be provisions of this part shall maintain a quality criteria for the protection of
submitted on or before July 29, 2015. file of these measurements, and retain human health for ninety-four chemical
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, the file for at least five years following pollutants to reflect the latest scientific
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– the date of such measurements, information and implementation of
HQ–OECA–2014–0064, to (1) EPA maintenance reports, and records. All existing EPA policies found in
online using www.regulations.gov (our reports are sent to the delegated state or Methodology for Deriving Ambient
preferred method), by email to local authority. In the event that there Water Quality Criteria for the Protection
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA is no such delegated authority, the of Human Health (2000). The EPA
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email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Respondents/affected entities: Steel responses to those public comments.
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the comment includes profanity, threats, Frequency of response: Initially, human health under the Clean Water
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Business Information (CBI) or other Total estimated burden: 35,100 hours 304(a) human health criteria
information whose disclosure is (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR recommendations supersede EPA’s
restricted by statute. 1320.3(b). previous recommendations.
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TABLE 1—REVISED HUMAN HEALTH WATER QUALITY CRITERIA—Continued
Human health water quality
criteria for the consumption of
Pollutant CAS No. Water + Organism
organism only
(μg/L) (μg/L)
3,3′-Dichlorobenzidine ................................................................................................................. 91–94–1 0.049 0.15
3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol ............................................................................................................. 59–50–7 500 2,000
Acenaphthene .............................................................................................................................. 83–32–9 70 90
Acrolein ........................................................................................................................................ 107–02–8 3 400
Acrylonitrile .................................................................................................................................. 107–13–1 0.061 7.0
Aldrin ............................................................................................................................................ 309–00–2 0.00000077 0.00000077
alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) ......................................................................................... 319–84–6 0.00036 0.00039
alpha-Endosulfan ......................................................................................................................... 959–98–8 20 30
Anthracene ................................................................................................................................... 120–12–7 300 400
Benzene ....................................................................................................................................... 71–43–2 0.58–2.1 16–58
Benzidine ..................................................................................................................................... 92–87–5 0.00014 0.011
Benzo(a)anthracene .................................................................................................................... 56–55–3 0.0012 0.0013
Benzo(a)pyrene ........................................................................................................................... 50–32–8 0.00012 0.00013
Benzo(b)fluoranthene .................................................................................................................. 205–99–2 0.0012 0.0013
Benzo(k)fluoranthene ................................................................................................................... 207–08–9 0.012 0.013
beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) ........................................................................................... 319–85–7 0.0080 0.014
beta-Endosulfan ........................................................................................................................... 33213–65–9 20 40
Bis(2-Chloro-1-Methylethyl) Ether ............................................................................................... 108–60–1 200 4,000
Bis(2-Chloroethyl) Ether .............................................................................................................. 111–44–4 0.030 2.2
Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate .......................................................................................................... 117–81–7 0.32 0.37
Bis(Chloromethyl) Ether ............................................................................................................... 542–88–1 0.00015 0.017
Bromoform ................................................................................................................................... 75–25–2 7.0 120
Butylbenzyl Phthalate .................................................................................................................. 85–68–7 0.10 0.10
Carbon Tetrachloride ................................................................................................................... 56–23–5 0.4 5
Chlordane .................................................................................................................................... 57–74–9 0.00031 0.00032
Chlorobenzene ............................................................................................................................. 108–90–7 100 800
Chlorodibromomethane ............................................................................................................... 124–48–1 0.80 21
Chloroform ................................................................................................................................... 67–66–3 60 2,000
Chlorophenoxy Herbicide (2,4–D) ............................................................................................... 94–75–7 1,300 12,000
Chlorophenoxy Herbicide (2,4,5–TP) [Silvex] ............................................................................. 93–72–1 100 400
Chrysene ...................................................................................................................................... 218–01–9 0.12 0.13
Cyanide ........................................................................................................................................ 57–12–5 4 400
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene .............................................................................................................. 53–70–3 0.00012 0.00013
Dichlorobromomethane ................................................................................................................ 75–27–4 0.95 27
Dieldrin ......................................................................................................................................... 60–57–1 0.0000012 0.0000012
Diethyl Phthalate .......................................................................................................................... 84–66–2 600 600
Dimethyl Phthalate ....................................................................................................................... 131–11–3 2,000 2,000
Di-n-Butyl Phthalate ..................................................................................................................... 84–74–2 20 30
Dinitrophenols .............................................................................................................................. 25550–58–7 10 1,000
Endosulfan Sulfate ....................................................................................................................... 1031–07–8 20 40
Endrin ........................................................................................................................................... 72–20–8 0.03 0.03
Endrin Aldehyde .......................................................................................................................... 7421–93–4 1 1
Ethylbenzene ............................................................................................................................... 100–41–4 68 130
Fluoranthene ................................................................................................................................ 206–44–0 20 20
Fluorene ....................................................................................................................................... 86–73–7 50 70
gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) ...................................................................................... 58–89–9 4.2 4.4
Heptachlor .................................................................................................................................... 76–44–8 0.0000059 0.0000059
Heptachlor Epoxide ..................................................................................................................... 1024–57–3 0.000032 0.000032
Hexachlorobenzene ..................................................................................................................... 118–74–1 0.000079 0.000079
Hexachlorobutadiene ................................................................................................................... 87–68–3 0.01 0.01
Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-Technical ................................................................................... 608–73–1 0.0066 0.010
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene ......................................................................................................... 77–47–4 4 4
Hexachloroethane ........................................................................................................................ 67–72–1 0.1 0.1
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene ................................................................................................................ 193–39–5 0.0012 0.0013
Isophorone ................................................................................................................................... 78–59–1 34 1,800
Methoxychlor ................................................................................................................................ 72–43–5 0.02 0.02
Methyl Bromide ............................................................................................................................ 74–83–9 100 10,000
Methylene Chloride ...................................................................................................................... 75–09–2 20 1,000
Nitrobenzene ................................................................................................................................ 98–95–3 10 600
Pentachlorobenzene .................................................................................................................... 608–93–5 0.1 0.1
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Pentachlorophenol ....................................................................................................................... 87–86–5 0.03 0.04
Phenol .......................................................................................................................................... 108–95–2 4,000 300,000
p,p′-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD) ................................................................................ 72–54–8 0.00012 0.00012
p,p′-Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) .............................................................................. 72–55–9 0.000018 0.000018
p,p′-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) ................................................................................. 50–29–3 0.000030 0.000030
Pyrene .......................................................................................................................................... 129–00–0 20 30
Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) ..................................................................................... 127–18–4 10 29
Toluene ........................................................................................................................................ 108–88–3 57 520
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TABLE 1—REVISED HUMAN HEALTH WATER QUALITY CRITERIA—Continued
Human health water quality
criteria for the consumption of
Pollutant CAS No. Water + Organism
organism only
(μg/L) (μg/L)
Toxaphene ................................................................................................................................... 8001–35–2 0.00070 0.00071
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (DCE) ................................................................................................ 156–60–5 100 4,000
Trichloroethylene (TCE) ............................................................................................................... 79–01–6 0.6 7
Vinyl Chloride ............................................................................................................................... 75–01–4 0.022 1.6
The revision of these criteria is a standards triennial review process set FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
systematic update of EPA’s national forth in section 303(c) of the CWA, REVIEW COMMISSION
recommended human health criteria. states and authorized tribes are required
EPA previously described its process for to review and revise, if appropriate, Sunshine Act Notice
publishing revised criteria [see National their water quality standards at least
June 25, 2015.
Recommended Water Quality Criteria— once every three years.
Correction (64 FR 19781; or EPA–822– TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Thursday,
States and authorized tribes must
Z–99–001) or the Federal Register July 9, 2015.
adopt water quality criteria that protect
Notice for EPA’s 2000 Methodology (65 designated uses. 40 CFR 131.11(a)(1). PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing
FR 66444)]. EPA updated the human Criteria must be based on a sound Room, Room 511N, 1331 Pennsylvania
health criteria using externally peer- scientific rationale and contain Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004
reviewed information sources. sufficient parameters or constituents to (enter from F Street entrance).
On May 13, 2014, EPA announced the STATUS: Open.
protect the designated uses. Id. Criteria
availability of the draft updated human
may be expressed in either narrative or MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
health criteria in the Federal Register
numeric form. EPA’s regulations Commission will consider and act upon
notice ‘‘Updated National
provide that states and authorized tribes the following in open session: Secretary
Recommended Water Quality Criteria
for the Protection of Human Health’’ (79 should adopt numeric water quality of Labor v. Newtown Energy, Inc.,
FR 27303) and announced that written criteria based on: Docket No. WEVA 2011–283 (Issues
views would be accepted from the (1) EPA’s recommended section include whether the Administrative
public until July 14, 2014. In response 304(a) criteria; or Law Judge erred by concluding that the
to stakeholder requests, on June 23, violation in question was not significant
(2) EPA’s recommended section and substantial and was not the result
2014, EPA announced in the Federal 304(a) criteria modified to reflect site-
Register (79 FR 35545) an extension of of an unwarrantable failure to comply.).
specific conditions; or Any person attending this meeting
the public comment period for an
(3) Other scientifically defensible who requires special accessibility
additional 30 days, until August 13,
methods. (40 CFR 131.11(b)). features and/or auxiliary aids, such as
2014. EPA reviewed and considered all
public comments received and prepared It is important for states and sign language interpreters, must inform
responses to those comments. authorized tribes to consider any new or the Commission in advance of those
EPA developed chemical-specific updated section 304(a) recommended needs. Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3)
science documents for each of the criteria as part of their triennial review and § 2706.160(d).
ninety-four chemical pollutants. These process to ensure that state or tribal CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFO:
documents detail the latest scientific water quality criteria reflect sound Emogene Johnson (202) 434–9935/(202)
information supporting the final human science and protect applicable 708–9300 for TDD Relay/1–800–877–
health criteria, particularly the updated designated uses. EPA recently proposed 8339 for toll free.
toxicity and exposure input values. A revisions to its water quality standards
Sarah Stewart,
fact sheet and a summary of updated regulations that would, if finalized
without substantive change, require Deputy General Counsel.
input parameters (e.g., health toxicity
states during their triennial reviews to [FR Doc. 2015–16049 Filed 6–25–15; 4:15 pm]
values, bioaccumulation factors) used to
derive the final updated criteria are consider new or updated section 304(a) BILLING CODE 6735–01–P
provided. All these documents, recommended criteria and, if they do
including EPA’s responses to views not adopt new or revised criteria for
received during the comment period, such pollutants, provide an explanation FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
are available on EPA’s Web site at to EPA and the public as to why the
http://water.epa.gov/scitech/ state did not do so. These final updated Change in Bank Control Notices;
swguidance/standards/criteria/health/. section 304(a) human health criteria Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
recommendations supersede EPA’s Bank Holding Company
IV. What is the relationship between
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
previous recommendations.
EPA’s 2015 final updated human health The notificants listed below have
criteria and state or tribal water quality Dated: June 22, 2015.
applied under the Change in Bank
standards? Kenneth J. Kopocis, Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
Section 303(a)–(c) of the CWA Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
requires states and authorized tribes to Water. CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
adopt water quality standards for their [FR Doc. 2015–15912 Filed 6–26–15; 8:45 am] or bank holding company. The factors
waters. As part of the water quality BILLING CODE 6560–50–P that are considered in acting on the
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