80 FR 48100 - Request for Information: Great Salt Lake Mercury Data
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 154 (August 11, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 154 (August 11, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-19736 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 48100-48101] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19736] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R08-OW-2015-0415; FRL-9932-13-Region 8] Request for Information: Great Salt Lake Mercury Data AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) review of Utah's 2012-2014 Clean Water Act section 303(d) list, we deferred action on Utah's decision not to list the Great Salt Lake as impaired. We are seeking data from the Great Salt Lake for consideration. While we are seeking all available mercury concentration data (any medium) from the Great Salt Lake we are particularly interested in obtaining mercury concentration data in avian: tissue (particularly liver tissue), blood, diet, and eggs. Ideally, we would like raw data and any available quality assurance metadata and quality criteria. Reports and publications are also desirable. DATES: Data must be received on or before September 10, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your data, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-OW- 2015-0415, by one of the following methods:http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting data. Email: bunch.william@epa.gov. Fax: (303) 312-7206 (please alert the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing data). [[Page 48101]] Mail: William Bunch, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-EP, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. Hand Delivery: William Bunch, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-EP, 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 data to Docket ID No. EPA-R08-OW-2015- 0415. EPA's policy is that all data received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the data 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 www.regulations.gov or email. The 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 along with your data. If you email data directly to EPA, without going through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the data that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit electronic data, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information along with your data and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your data due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your data. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For additional instructions on submitting data, go to section I, General Information, of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 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 www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Ecosystems Protection 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: William Bunch, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-EP, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6412, bunch.william@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information What should I consider as I prepare my data for EPA? 1. Submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI). Do not submit CBI to EPA through http://www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on 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 data that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the data 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 data. When submitting data, remember to: Identify the notice by docket number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register, date, and page number); Follow directions and organize your data; Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or QA/QC that you used; Make sure to submit your data by the deadline identified Dated: July 13, 2015. Martin Hestmark, Assistant Regional Administrator, Region 8. [FR Doc. 2015-19736 Filed 8-10-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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2000), in which Respondent agreed to Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina, and Under EPCRA Section 325, 42 U.S.C.
conduct a systematic, documented, and Tennessee, identified in Attachment B. 11045, the Administrator may issue an
objective review of its compliance with Under CWA Section 311(b)(6)(A), 33 administrative order assessing a civil
applicable provisions of the CWA and U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(A), any owner, penalty against any person who has
EPCRA. Respondent agreed to submit a operator, or person in charge of a vessel, violated applicable emergency planning
final audit report detailing the specific onshore facility, or offshore facility from or right-to-know requirements, or any
facilities assessed, information setting which oil is discharged in violation of other requirement of EPCRA.
forth violations discovered, and CWA Section 311(b)(3), 33 U.S.C. Proceedings under EPCRA Section 325,
corrective actions taken. Respondent 1321(b)(3), or who fails or refuses to 42 U.S.C. 11045, are conducted in
ultimately audited a total of 286 comply with any regulations that have accordance with 40 CFR part 22. The
facilities, and as agreed upon with the been issued under CWA Section 311(j), EPA, as authorized by EPCRA Section
EPA, Respondent submitted a final 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), may be assessed an 325, 42 U.S.C. 11045, has assessed a
audit report to the EPA on January 5, administrative civil penalty of up to civil penalty for these violations.
2015. All violations discovered and $177,500 by the EPA. Class II List of Subjects
disclosed by the Respondent are listed proceedings under CWA Section
in Attachments A and B to the CAFO. 311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), are Environmental protection.
conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Dated: August 4, 2015.
Proposed Settlement
part 22. As authorized by CWA Section Andrew R. Stewart,
The EPA determined that Respondent 311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), the EPA Acting Director, Special Litigation and
satisfactorily completed its audit and has assessed a civil penalty for these Projects Division, Office of Civil Enforcement,
has met all conditions set forth in the violations. Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Audit Policy. Comcast has agreed to pay Pursuant to CWA Section Assurance.
a civil penalty of $28,782 for the 311(b)(6)(C), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C), the [FR Doc. 2015–19725 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am]
violations identified in Attachments A EPA will not issue an order in this BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
and B. This figure is the calculated proceeding prior to the close of the
economic benefit of noncompliance public comment period.
based on information provided by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EPCRA AGENCY
Respondent and use of the Economic
Benefit (BEN) computer model. Of this Respondent disclosed that it violated [EPA–R08–OW–2015–0415; FRL–9932–13–
amount $22,393 is attributable to CWA EPCRA Section 302(c), 42 U.S.C. Region 8]
violations, and $6,389 is attributable to 11002(c), and the implementing
EPCRA violations. regulations found at 40 CFR part 355, at Request for Information: Great Salt
six facilities listed in Attachment A Lake Mercury Data
The EPA and Respondent negotiated
when it failed to notify the State AGENCY: Environmental Protection
the Consent Agreement in accordance
Emergency Response Commission Agency (EPA).
with the Consolidated Rules of Practice,
(SERC) and/or the Local Emergency
40 CFR part 22, specifically 40 CFR ACTION: Notice; request for information.
Planning Committee (LEPC) that these
22.13(b) and 22.18(b) (In re: Comcast
facilities are subject to the requirements SUMMARY: As part of the United States
Cable Communications, L.L.C.;
of Section 302(c) of EPCRA. These Environmental Protection Agency’s
enforcement settlement identifier
facilities are located in Alabama, South (EPA) review of Utah’s 2012–2014 Clean
numbers CWA–HQ–2015–8001 and
Carolina, and Tennessee. Water Act section 303(d) list, we
EPCRA–HQ–2015–8001). This Consent
Agreement is subject to public notice Respondent disclosed that it violated deferred action on Utah’s decision not
and comment under Section EPCRA Section 311(a), 42 U.S.C. to list the Great Salt Lake as impaired.
311(b)(6)(C) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 11021(a), and the implementing We are seeking data from the Great Salt
1321(b)(6)(C). The procedures by which regulations found at 40 CFR part 370, at Lake for consideration. While we are
the public may comment on a proposed 22 facilities listed in Attachment A seeking all available mercury
CWA Class II penalty order, or when it failed to submit a Material concentration data (any medium) from
participate in a Class II penalty Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for hazardous the Great Salt Lake we are particularly
proceeding, are set forth in 40 CFR chemicals and/or extremely hazardous interested in obtaining mercury
22.45. The deadline for submitting substances or, in the alternative, a list of concentration data in avian: tissue
public comment on this proposed Final such chemicals, to the LEPCs, SERCs, (particularly liver tissue), blood, diet,
Order is September 10, 2015. All and the fire departments with and eggs. Ideally, we would like raw
comments will be transferred to the EAB jurisdiction over these facilities. These data and any available quality assurance
for consideration. The EAB’s powers facilities are located in Alabama, metadata and quality criteria. Reports
and duties are outlined in 40 CFR California, Georgia, South Carolina, and publications are also desirable.
22.4(a). Mississippi, and Tennessee. DATES: Data must be received on or
Respondent disclosed that it violated before September 10, 2015.
Disclosed and Corrected Violations EPCRA Section 312(a), 42 U.S.C. ADDRESSES: Submit your data, identified
CWA 11022(a), and the implementing by Docket ID No. EPA–R08–OW–2015–
regulations found at 40 CFR part 370, at
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0415, by one of the following methods:
Respondent disclosed that it failed to 26 facilities listed in Attachment A • http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
prepare and implement a Spill when it failed to prepare and submit the on-line instructions for submitting
Prevention, Control, and emergency and chemical inventory data.
Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan in forms to the LEPCs, SERCs, and the fire • Email: bunch.william@epa.gov.
violation of CWA Section 311(j), 33 departments with jurisdiction over these • Fax: (303) 312–7206 (please alert
U.S.C. 1321(j), and the implementing facilities. These facilities are located in the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
regulations found at 40 CFR part 112, at Alabama, California, Georgia, South INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing
10 facilities located in Alabama, Carolina, Mississippi, and Tennessee. data).
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Environmental Protection Agency available docket materials are available AGENCY
(EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR–EP, either electronically in
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1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at OA]
80202–1129. the Ecosystems Protection Program,
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Request; Comment Request; CEQ–
(EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR–EP, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. EPA EPA Presidential Innovation Award for
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado requests that if at all possible, you Environmental Educators Application
80202–1129. Such deliveries are only contact the individual listed in the FOR
accepted Monday through Friday, 8:00 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to AGENCY: Environmental Protection
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding federal view the hard copy of the docket. You Agency (EPA).
holidays. Special arrangements should may view the hard copy of the docket ACTION: Notice.
be made for deliveries of boxed Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
information. 4:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Instructions: Direct your data to Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
Docket ID No. EPA–R08–OW–2015– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information collection request (ICR),
0415. EPA’s policy is that all data William Bunch, Environmental ‘‘CEQ–EPA Presidential Innovation
received will be included in the public Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Award for Environmental Educators
docket without change and may be Code 8EPR–EP, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Application’’ to the Office of
made available online at Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, (303) Management and Budget (OMB) for
www.regulations.gov, including any 312–6412, bunch.william@epa.gov. review and approval in accordance with
personal information provided, unless SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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the data includes information claimed 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is
to be Confidential Business Information I. General Information soliciting public comments on specific
(CBI) or other information whose aspects of the proposed information
What should I consider as I prepare my
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do collection as described below. This is
data for EPA?
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consider to be CBI or otherwise 1. Submitting Confidential Business An Agency may not conduct or sponsor
protected through www.regulations.gov Information (CBI). Do not submit CBI to and a person is not required to respond
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web EPA through http://www.regulations.gov to a collection of information unless it
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, or email. Clearly mark the part or all of displays a currently valid OMB control
which means EPA will not know your the information that you claim to be number.
identity or contact information unless CBI. For CBI information on a disk or DATES: Comments must be submitted on
you provide it along with your data. If CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the or before October 13, 2015.
you email data directly to EPA, without outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
going through www.regulations.gov your and then identify electronically within referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
email address will be automatically the disk or CD ROM the specific AO–2015–0553, online using
captured and included as part of the information that is claimed as CBI. In www.regulations.gov (our preferred
data that is placed in the public docket addition to one complete version of the method), by email to oei.docket@
and made available on the Internet. If data that includes information claimed epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
you submit electronic data, EPA as CBI, a copy of the data that does not Center, Environmental Protection
recommends that you include your contain the information claimed as CBI Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
name and other contact information must be submitted for inclusion in the Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
along with your data and with any disk public docket. Information so marked DC 20460.
or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot will not be disclosed except in EPA’s policy is that all comments
read your data due to technical accordance with procedures set forth in received will be included in the public
difficulties and cannot contact you for 40 CFR part 2. docket without change including any
clarification, EPA may not be able to
2. Tips for preparing your data. When personal information provided, unless
consider your data. Electronic files
submitting data, remember to: the comment includes profanity, threats,
should avoid the use of special
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be free of any defects or viruses. For number and other identifying information whose disclosure is
additional information about EPA’s information (subject heading, Federal
public docket visit the EPA Docket restricted by statute.
Register, date, and page number);
Center homepage at http:// FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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are listed in the www.regulations.gov the deadline identified address: carroll.carly@epa.gov.
index. Although listed in the index, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: July 13, 2015.
some information is not publicly Supporting documents which explain in
available, e.g., CBI or other information Martin Hestmark, detail the information that the EPA will
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Assistant Regional Administrator, Region 8. be collecting are available in the public
Certain other material, such as [FR Doc. 2015–19736 Filed 8–10–15; 8:45 am] docket for this ICR. The docket can be
copyrighted material, will be publicly BILLING CODE 6560–50–P viewed online at www.regulations.gov
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| Contact | William Bunch, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-EP, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6412, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 48100 |
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