80_FR_37380 80 FR 37255 - Proposed Issuance of NPDES General Permits for Wastewater Lagoon Systems Located in Indian Country in EPA Region 8

80 FR 37255 - Proposed Issuance of NPDES General Permits for Wastewater Lagoon Systems Located in Indian Country in EPA Region 8

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 125 (June 30, 2015)

Page Range37255-37257
FR Document2015-16042

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is providing for comment the draft 2015 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) lagoon general permits for wastewater lagoon systems located in Indian country in Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming). These draft permits are similar to the existing permits and will authorize the discharge of wastewater from lagoons located in Region 8 Indian country in accordance with the terms and conditions described therein. EPA proposes to issue these permits for five (5) years and is seeking comment on the draft permits.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)
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[FR Doc No: 2015-16042]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R08-OW-2015-0346; FRL-9929-80-Region-8]


Proposed Issuance of NPDES General Permits for Wastewater Lagoon 
Systems Located in Indian Country in EPA Region 8

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is 
providing for comment the draft 2015 National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) lagoon general permits for

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wastewater lagoon systems located in Indian country in Region 8 
(Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming). 
These draft permits are similar to the existing permits and will 
authorize the discharge of wastewater from lagoons located in Region 8 
Indian country in accordance with the terms and conditions described 
therein. EPA proposes to issue these permits for five (5) years and is 
seeking comment on the draft permits.

DATES: Comments must be received, in writing, on or before July 30, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
OW-2015-0346, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: VelRey Lozano, Wastewater Program, Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-W-WW, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129.
     Hand Delivery: VelRey Lozano, Wastewater Program, 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-W-WW, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. Such deliveries are only 
accepted Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 
federal holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R08-OW-
2015-0346. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA, without 
going through http://www.regulations.gov your email address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses. For additional instructions on submitting 
comments, see Section I, General Information of this document.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Wastewater 
Program, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. EPA requests that if at all 
possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the hard copy of the docket. You 
may view the hard copy of the docket Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. 
to 4:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VelRey Lozano, Wastewater Program, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mailcode 8P-W-WW, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6128, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
http://regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the 
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    a. Identify the public notice and docket number and other 
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and 
page number).
    b. Follow directions--Organize comments by referencing the part of 
the permit or fact sheet by section number.
    c. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and 
substitute language for your requested changes.
    d. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    e. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
    f. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
    g. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    h. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline 
identified.

II. Background

    These draft permits are similar to the current permits and will 
authorize the discharge of wastewater in accordance with the terms and 
conditions described therein. The fact sheet for the permits is 
provided for download concurrently with the permits and provides 
detailed information on; the decisions used to set limitations, the 
specific geographic areas covered by the permits, information on 
monitoring schedules, inspection requirements, and other regulatory 
decisions or requirements.
    Issuance of the general permits will cover discharges from 
wastewater lagoon systems located in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, 
South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. The general permits are grouped 
geographically by state, with the permit coverage being for specified 
Indian reservations located within a state boundary [specific permit 
coverage areas below]; any land held in trust by the United States for 
an Indian tribe; and any other areas which are Indian country within 
the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 1151.

III. Summary of Permits

A. Colorado: COG587###

    This permit covers the Southern Ute Reservation and the Ute 
Mountain Reservation, including those portions of the Reservation 
located in New Mexico and Utah.

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B. Montana: MTG589###

    This permit covers the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana; the 
Crow Indian Reservation; the Flathead Reservation; the Fort Belknap 
Reservation of Montana; the Fort Peck Indian Reservation; the Northern 
Cheyenne Indian Reservation; and, the Rocky Boy's Reservation.

C. North Dakota: NDG589###

    This permit covers the Fort Berthold Reservation; the Spirit Lake 
Indian Reservation; the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation; and, the 
Turtle Mountain Reservation.
    This permit includes that portion of the Standing Rock Sioux 
Reservation and associated Indian country located within the State of 
South Dakota. It does not include any land held in trust by the United 
States for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate or any other Indian country 
associated with that Tribe, which is covered under general permit 
SDG589###.

D. South Dakota: SDG589###

    This permit covers the Cheyenne River Reservation; Crow Creek 
Reservation; the Flandreau Santee Sioux Indian Reservation; the Lower 
Brule Reservation; the Pine Ridge Reservation (including the entire 
Reservation, which is located in both South Dakota and Nebraska); the 
Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation; and, the Yankton Sioux Reservation.
    This permit includes any land in the State of North Dakota that is 
held in trust by the United States for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate or 
any other Indian country associated with that Tribe. It does not 
include the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation or any associated Indian 
country, which is covered under general permit NDG589###.

E. Utah: UTG589###

    This permit covers the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah 
Reservation (Washakie); the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Reservation; 
the Skull Valley Indian Reservation; and Indian country lands within 
the Uintah & Ouray Reservation. It does not include any portions of the 
Navajo Nation or the Goshute Reservation.

F. Wyoming: WYG589###

    This permit covers the Wind River Reservation.
    Coverage under the general permits will be limited to lagoon 
systems treating primarily domestic wastewater and will include two 
categories of coverage; discharging lagoons (DIS), and lagoons expected 
to have no discharge (NODIS). The effluent limitations for discharging 
lagoons are based on the Federal Secondary Treatment Regulation (40 CFR 
part 133) and best professional judgement (BPJ). If more stringent and/
or additional effluent limitations are considered necessary to comply 
with applicable water quality standards, etc., those limitations and 
their basis are explained in the permit fact sheets and will be imposed 
by written notification to the permittee. Lagoon systems under the no 
discharge category are required to have no discharge except in 
accordance with the bypass provisions of the permit. Self-monitoring 
requirements and routine inspection requirements are included in the 
permits.
    Where the Tribes have Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) 
certification authority; Flathead Indian Reservation, the Fort Peck 
Indian Reservation, Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, and the Ute 
Mountain Indian Reservation; EPA has requested certification that the 
permits comply with the applicable provisions of the Clean Water Act 
and tribal water quality standards.

IV. Other Legal Requirements

    Economic Impact (Executive Order 12866): EPA has determined that 
the issuance of these general permits is not a ``significant regulatory 
action'' under the terms of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 
4, 1993) and is therefore not subject to formal OMB review prior to 
proposal.
    Paperwork Reduction Act: EPA has reviewed the requirements imposed 
on regulated facilities in these proposed general permits under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 501, et seq. The information 
collection requirements of these permits have already been approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget in submissions made for the NPDES 
permit program under the provisions of the Clean Water Act.
    Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: Section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act (UMRA), Public Law 104-4, generally requires federal 
agencies to assess the effects of their ``regulatory actions'' defined 
to be the same as ``rules'' subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(RFA) on tribal, state, local governments and the private sector. Since 
the permit proposed today is an adjudication, it is not subject to the 
RFA and is therefore not subject to the requirements of the UMRA.

    Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.

    Dated: June 9, 2015.
Darcy O'Connor,
Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Partnerships and 
Regulatory Assistance.
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                                                       Total estimated burden: 80,000 hours                 a person is not required to respond to                 comments received and amend the ICR
                                                    (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR                  a collection of information unless it                  as appropriate. The final ICR package
                                                    1320.3(b).                                              displays a currently valid OMB control                 will then be submitted to OMB for
                                                       Total estimated cost: $8,020,000 (per                number.                                                review and approval. At that time, EPA
                                                    year), includes no annualized capital or                DATES: Comments must be submitted on                   will issue another Federal Register
                                                    operation & maintenance costs.                          or before August 31, 2015.                             notice to announce the submission of
                                                       Changes in the Estimates: There is an                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                       the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
                                                    adjustment decrease in the total                        referencing the Docket ID Number listed                submit additional comments to OMB.
                                                    estimated respondent labor burden as                    above online using www.regulations.gov                    Abstract: The U.S. Environmental
                                                    currently identified in the OMB                         (our preferred method) or by mail to:                  Protection Agency (EPA) adopted
                                                    Inventory of Approved Burdens. This                     EPA Docket Center, Environmental                       requirements for marine vessels
                                                    decrease is not due to any program                      Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,                   operating in and around U.S. territorial
                                                    changes. Rather, it was due to a                        1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,                            waters to use reduced-sulfur diesel fuel.
                                                    discrepancy identified in the previous                  Washington, DC 20460.                                  This requirement does not apply for
                                                    renewal, in which the number of by-                        EPA’s policy is that all comments                   steamships, but it would apply for
                                                    product plants conducting daily leak                    received will be included in the public                steamships that are converted to run on
                                                    inspections and bypass/bleeder stack/                   docket without change including any                    diesel engines. A regulatory provision
                                                    flare system inspections was                            personal information provided, unless                  allows vessel owners to qualify for a
                                                    overestimated. EPA has revised the                      the comment includes profanity, threats,               waiver from the fuel-use requirements
                                                    estimates in this ICR to reflect the                    information claimed to be Confidential                 for a defined period for such converted
                                                    appropriate number of by-product                        Business Information (CBI) or other                    vessels. EPA uses the data to oversee
                                                    plants. The net result of this adjustment               information whose disclosure is                        compliance with regulatory
                                                    was a decrease in respondent burden                     restricted by statute.                                 requirements, including communicating
                                                    hours. There is also a small adjustment                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       with affected companies and answering
                                                    increase in the number of responses due                 Alan Stout, Office of Transportation and               questions from the public or other
                                                    to a correction. The previous ICR did                   Air Quality, Environmental Protection                  industry participants regarding the
                                                    not account for the notification of                     Agency, 2565 Plymouth Road, Ann                        waiver in question.
                                                    reconstruction, notification of battery                 Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number:                        Form Numbers: None.
                                                    closure, and malfunction report in                      734–214–4805; email address:                              Estimated number of respondents: 2
                                                    calculating the number of responses.                    Stout.alan@Epa.gov.                                    (total).
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                Frequency of response: Once
                                                    Courtney Kerwin,
                                                                                                            Supporting documents which explain in                     Currently approved estimated burden:
                                                    Acting Director, Collection Strategies                                                                         14 hours (per year). Burden is defined
                                                    Division.                                               detail the information that the EPA will
                                                                                                            be collecting are available in the public              at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–16031 Filed 6–29–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            docket for this ICR. The docket can be                    Currently approved estimated cost:
                                                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                                                                         $988 (per year), includes no annualized
                                                                                                            viewed online at www.regulations.gov
                                                                                                            or in person at the EPA Docket Center,                 capital or operation & maintenance
                                                                                                            WJC West, Room 3334, 1301                              costs.
                                                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                            Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,                        Changes in Estimates: The final ICR
                                                    AGENCY
                                                                                                            DC. The telephone number for the                       will address all changes in the estimates
                                                    [EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0928; FRL–9929–94–                     Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For                     over the past three years.
                                                    OEI]
                                                                                                            additional information about EPA’s                     Courtney Kerwin,
                                                    Proposed Information Collection                         public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/               Acting Director, Collection Strategies
                                                    Request; Comment Request; Fuel Use                      dockets.                                               Division.
                                                                                                               Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
                                                    Requirements for Great Lake                                                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–16038 Filed 6–29–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
                                                    Steamships (Renewal)                                                                                           BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                            and information to enable it to: (i)
                                                    AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                    Agency (EPA).                                           collection of information is necessary                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         for the proper performance of the                      AGENCY
                                                                                                            functions of the Agency, including
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                 whether the information will have                      [EPA–R08–OW–2015–0346; FRL–9929–80–
                                                    Agency is planning to submit an                         practical utility; (ii) evaluate the                   Region–8]
                                                    information collection request (ICR),                   accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
                                                                                                                                                                   Proposed Issuance of NPDES General
                                                    ‘‘Fuel Use Requirements for Great Lakes                 burden of the proposed collection of
                                                                                                                                                                   Permits for Wastewater Lagoon
                                                    Steamships’’ (EPA ICR No. 2458.02,                      information, including the validity of
                                                                                                                                                                   Systems Located in Indian Country in
                                                    OMB Control No. 2060–0679) to the                       the methodology and assumptions used;
                                                                                                                                                                   EPA Region 8
                                                    Office of Management and Budget                         (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                    (OMB) for review and approval in                        clarity of the information to be                       AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                    accordance with the Paperwork                           collected; and (iv) minimize the burden                Agency (EPA).
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                                                    Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).                 of the collection of information on those              ACTION: Notice of availability for
                                                    Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public               who are to respond, including through                  comment.
                                                    comments on specific aspects of the                     the use of appropriate automated
                                                    proposed information collection as                      electronic, mechanical, or other                       SUMMARY:  The Environmental Protection
                                                    described below. This is a proposed                     technological collection techniques or                 Agency (EPA) Region 8 is providing for
                                                    extension of the ICR, which is currently                other forms of information technology,                 comment the draft 2015 National
                                                    approved through August 31, 2015. An                    e.g., permitting electronic submission of              Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
                                                    agency may not conduct or sponsor and                   responses. EPA will consider the                       (NPDES) lagoon general permits for


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                                                    wastewater lagoon systems located in                    disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA                         2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments.
                                                    Indian country in Region 8 (Colorado,                   cannot read your comment due to                        When submitting comments, remember
                                                    Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,                    technical difficulties and cannot contact              to:
                                                    Utah, and Wyoming). These draft                         you for clarification, EPA may not be                     a. Identify the public notice and
                                                    permits are similar to the existing                     able to consider your comment.                         docket number and other identifying
                                                    permits and will authorize the discharge                Electronic files should avoid the use of               information (subject heading, Federal
                                                    of wastewater from lagoons located in                   special characters, any form of                        Register date and page number).
                                                    Region 8 Indian country in accordance                   encryption, and be free of any defects or                 b. Follow directions—Organize
                                                    with the terms and conditions described                 viruses. For additional instructions on                comments by referencing the part of the
                                                    therein. EPA proposes to issue these                    submitting comments, see Section I,                    permit or fact sheet by section number.
                                                    permits for five (5) years and is seeking               General Information of this document.
                                                                                                                                                                      c. Explain why you agree or disagree;
                                                    comment on the draft permits.                              Docket: All documents in the docket                 suggest alternatives and substitute
                                                    DATES: Comments must be received, in                    are listed in the http://                              language for your requested changes.
                                                    writing, on or before July 30, 2015.                    www.regulations.gov index. Although
                                                                                                            listed in the index, some information is                  d. Describe any assumptions and
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                                                                            not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other             provide any technical information and/
                                                    identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08–                                                                           or data that you used.
                                                    OW–2015–0346, by one of the following                   information whose disclosure is
                                                    methods:                                                restricted by statute. Certain other                      e. If you estimate potential costs or
                                                       • http://www.regulations.gov. Follow                 material, such as copyrighted material,                burdens, explain how you arrived at
                                                    the on-line instructions for submitting                 will be publicly available only in hard                your estimate in sufficient detail to
                                                    comments.                                               copy. Publicly available docket                        allow for it to be reproduced.
                                                       • Mail: VelRey Lozano, Wastewater                    materials are available either                            f. Provide specific examples to
                                                    Program, Environmental Protection                       electronically in http://                              illustrate your concerns, and suggest
                                                    Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P–                    www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at                 alternatives.
                                                    W–WW, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver,                      the Wastewater Program, Environmental                     g. Explain your views as clearly as
                                                    Colorado 80202–1129.                                    Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8,                     possible, avoiding the use of profanity
                                                       • Hand Delivery: VelRey Lozano,                      1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado                  or personal threats.
                                                    Wastewater Program, Environmental                       80202–1129. EPA requests that if at all                   h. Make sure to submit your
                                                    Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8,                      possible, you contact the individual                   comments by the comment period
                                                    Mailcode 8P–W–WW, 1595 Wynkoop                          listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                  deadline identified.
                                                    Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129.                    CONTACT section to view the hard copy
                                                    Such deliveries are only accepted                       of the docket. You may view the hard                   II. Background
                                                    Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to                     copy of the docket Monday through                         These draft permits are similar to the
                                                    4:30 p.m., excluding federal holidays.                  Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding              current permits and will authorize the
                                                    Special arrangements should be made                     federal holidays.                                      discharge of wastewater in accordance
                                                    for deliveries of boxed information.                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       with the terms and conditions described
                                                       Instructions: Direct your comments to                VelRey Lozano, Wastewater Program,                     therein. The fact sheet for the permits is
                                                    Docket ID No. EPA–R08–OW–2015–                          U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,                  provided for download concurrently
                                                    0346. EPA’s policy is that all comments                 Region 8, Mailcode 8P–W–WW, 1595                       with the permits and provides detailed
                                                    received will be included in the public                 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado                       information on; the decisions used to set
                                                    docket without change and may be                        80202–1129, (303) 312–6128,                            limitations, the specific geographic
                                                    made available online at http://                        lozano.velrey@epa.gov.                                 areas covered by the permits,
                                                    www.regulations.gov, including any                                                                             information on monitoring schedules,
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    personal information provided, unless                                                                          inspection requirements, and other
                                                    the comment includes information                        I. General Information                                 regulatory decisions or requirements.
                                                    claimed to be Confidential Business                                                                               Issuance of the general permits will
                                                                                                            A. What should I consider as I prepare
                                                    Information (CBI) or other information                                                                         cover discharges from wastewater
                                                                                                            my comments for EPA?
                                                    whose disclosure is restricted by statute.                                                                     lagoon systems located in Colorado,
                                                    Do not submit information that you                         1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this               Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,
                                                    consider to be CBI or otherwise                         information to EPA through http://                     Utah and Wyoming. The general permits
                                                    protected through http://                               regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark                 are grouped geographically by state,
                                                    www.regulations.gov or email. The                       the part or all of the information that                with the permit coverage being for
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov Web site is                  you claim to be CBI. For CBI                           specified Indian reservations located
                                                    an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which                   information in a disk or CD–ROM that                   within a state boundary [specific permit
                                                    means EPA will not know your identity                   you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the               coverage areas below]; any land held in
                                                    or contact information unless you                       disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then                         trust by the United States for an Indian
                                                    provide it in the body of your comment.                 identify electronically within the disk or             tribe; and any other areas which are
                                                    If you send an email comment directly                   CD–ROM the specific information that                   Indian country within the meaning of 18
                                                    to EPA, without going through http://                   is claimed as CBI. In addition to one                  U.S.C. 1151.
                                                    www.regulations.gov your email address                  complete version of the comment that
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                                                    will be automatically captured and                      includes information claimed as CBI, a                 III. Summary of Permits
                                                    included as part of the comment that is                 copy of the comment that does not                      A. Colorado: COG587###
                                                    placed in the public docket and made                    contain the information claimed as CBI
                                                    available on the Internet. If you submit                must be submitted for inclusion in the                   This permit covers the Southern Ute
                                                    an electronic comment, EPA                              public docket. Information so marked                   Reservation and the Ute Mountain
                                                    recommends that you include your                        will not be disclosed except in                        Reservation, including those portions of
                                                    name and other contact information in                   accordance with procedures set forth in                the Reservation located in New Mexico
                                                    the body of your comment and with any                   40 CFR part 2.                                         and Utah.


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                                                    B. Montana: MTG589###                                   (NODIS). The effluent limitations for                    Dated: June 9, 2015.
                                                      This permit covers the Blackfeet                      discharging lagoons are based on the                   Darcy O’Connor,
                                                    Indian Reservation of Montana; the                      Federal Secondary Treatment                            Acting Assistant Regional Administrator,
                                                    Crow Indian Reservation; the Flathead                   Regulation (40 CFR part 133) and best                  Office of Partnerships and Regulatory
                                                                                                            professional judgement (BPJ). If more                  Assistance.
                                                    Reservation; the Fort Belknap
                                                    Reservation of Montana; the Fort Peck                   stringent and/or additional effluent                   [FR Doc. 2015–16042 Filed 6–29–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    Indian Reservation; the Northern                        limitations are considered necessary to                BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

                                                    Cheyenne Indian Reservation; and, the                   comply with applicable water quality
                                                    Rocky Boy’s Reservation.                                standards, etc., those limitations and
                                                                                                            their basis are explained in the permit                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    C. North Dakota: NDG589###                              fact sheets and will be imposed by                     AGENCY
                                                      This permit covers the Fort Berthold                  written notification to the permittee.                 [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0062; FRL–9920–
                                                    Reservation; the Spirit Lake Indian                     Lagoon systems under the no discharge                  89–OEI]
                                                    Reservation; the Standing Rock Sioux                    category are required to have no
                                                    Reservation; and, the Turtle Mountain                   discharge except in accordance with the                Information Collection Request
                                                    Reservation.                                            bypass provisions of the permit. Self-                 Submitted to OMB for Review and
                                                      This permit includes that portion of                  monitoring requirements and routine                    Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
                                                    the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation                     inspection requirements are included in                for Pesticide Active Ingredient
                                                    and associated Indian country located                   the permits.                                           Production (Renewal)
                                                    within the State of South Dakota. It does                  Where the Tribes have Clean Water                   AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                    not include any land held in trust by the               Act section 401(a)(1) certification                    Agency (EPA).
                                                    United States for the Sisseton-Wahpeton                 authority; Flathead Indian Reservation,                ACTION: Notice.
                                                    Oyate or any other Indian country                       the Fort Peck Indian Reservation,
                                                    associated with that Tribe, which is                    Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,                  SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                                    covered under general permit                            and the Ute Mountain Indian                            Agency has submitted an information
                                                    SDG589###.                                              Reservation; EPA has requested                         collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for
                                                    D. South Dakota: SDG589###                              certification that the permits comply                  Pesticide Active Ingredient Production
                                                                                                            with the applicable provisions of the                  (40 CFR part 63, subpart MMM)
                                                       This permit covers the Cheyenne                                                                             (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1807.08, OMB
                                                                                                            Clean Water Act and tribal water quality
                                                    River Reservation; Crow Creek                                                                                  Control No. 2060–0370) to the Office of
                                                                                                            standards.
                                                    Reservation; the Flandreau Santee Sioux                                                                        Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                    Indian Reservation; the Lower Brule                     IV. Other Legal Requirements                           review and approval in accordance with
                                                    Reservation; the Pine Ridge Reservation                                                                        the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
                                                    (including the entire Reservation, which                   Economic Impact (Executive Order
                                                                                                            12866): EPA has determined that the                    3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
                                                    is located in both South Dakota and                                                                            extension of the ICR, which is currently
                                                    Nebraska); the Rosebud Sioux Indian                     issuance of these general permits is not
                                                                                                            a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under              approved through June 30, 2015. Public
                                                    Reservation; and, the Yankton Sioux                                                                            comments were previously requested
                                                    Reservation.                                            the terms of Executive Order 12866 (58
                                                                                                            FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and is                      via the Federal Register (79 FR 30117)
                                                       This permit includes any land in the                                                                        on May 27, 2014 during a 60-day
                                                    State of North Dakota that is held in                   therefore not subject to formal OMB
                                                                                                            review prior to proposal.                              comment period. This notice allows for
                                                    trust by the United States for the                                                                             an additional 30 days for public
                                                    Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate or any other                       Paperwork Reduction Act: EPA has                    comments. A fuller description of the
                                                    Indian country associated with that                     reviewed the requirements imposed on                   ICR is given below, including its
                                                    Tribe. It does not include the Standing                 regulated facilities in these proposed                 estimated burden and cost to the public.
                                                    Rock Sioux Reservation or any                           general permits under the Paperwork                    An Agency may not conduct or sponsor
                                                    associated Indian country, which is                     Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 501, et               and a person is not required to respond
                                                    covered under general permit                            seq. The information collection                        to a collection of information unless it
                                                    NDG589###.                                              requirements of these permits have                     displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                    E. Utah: UTG589###                                      already been approved by the Office of                 number.
                                                                                                            Management and Budget in submissions                   DATES: Additional comments may be
                                                      This permit covers the Northwestern                   made for the NPDES permit program
                                                    Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah                                                                                submitted on or before July 30, 2015.
                                                                                                            under the provisions of the Clean Water
                                                    Reservation (Washakie); the Paiute                                                                             ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                                                                            Act.
                                                    Indian Tribe of Utah Reservation; the                                                                          referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
                                                                                                               Unfunded Mandates Reform Act:                       HQ–OECA–2014–0062, to (1) EPA
                                                    Skull Valley Indian Reservation; and
                                                                                                            Section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates                   online using www.regulations.gov (our
                                                    Indian country lands within the Uintah
                                                                                                            Reform Act (UMRA), Public Law 104–4,                   preferred method), by email to
                                                    & Ouray Reservation. It does not include
                                                                                                            generally requires federal agencies to                 docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
                                                    any portions of the Navajo Nation or the
                                                                                                            assess the effects of their ‘‘regulatory               Docket Center, Environmental
                                                    Goshute Reservation.
                                                                                                            actions’’ defined to be the same as                    Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
                                                    F. Wyoming: WYG589###                                   ‘‘rules’’ subject to the Regulatory                    1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
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                                                       This permit covers the Wind River                    Flexibility Act (RFA) on tribal, state,                Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
                                                    Reservation.                                            local governments and the private                      email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
                                                       Coverage under the general permits                   sector. Since the permit proposed today                Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
                                                    will be limited to lagoon systems                       is an adjudication, it is not subject to the           for EPA.
                                                    treating primarily domestic wastewater                  RFA and is therefore not subject to the                  EPA’s policy is that all comments
                                                    and will include two categories of                      requirements of the UMRA.                              received will be included in the public
                                                    coverage; discharging lagoons (DIS), and                  Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.                docket without change including any
                                                    lagoons expected to have no discharge                   1251, et seq.                                          personal information provided, unless


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability for comment.
DatesComments must be received, in writing, on or before July 30, 2015.
ContactVelRey Lozano, Wastewater Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mailcode 8P-W-WW, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6128, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 37255 

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