80 FR 57605 - Extension of Request for Scientific Views on the Draft Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium-Freshwater 2015

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)

Page Range		57605-57605
FR Document		2015-24310

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the Agency's draft recommended aquatic life water quality chronic criterion for selenium in freshwater. The draft criterion was announced in a July 27, 2015 notice entitled ``Request for Scientific Views: Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Chronic Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015.'' In response to stakeholder requests, EPA is extending the period of time in which the Agency will accept scientific views for an additional 15 days.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0019; FRL-9934-70-OW]


Extension of Request for Scientific Views on the Draft Aquatic 
Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the Agency's draft recommended aquatic life water 
quality chronic criterion for selenium in freshwater. The draft 
criterion was announced in a July 27, 2015 notice entitled ``Request 
for Scientific Views: Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water 
Quality Chronic Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015.'' In response 
to stakeholder requests, EPA is extending the period of time in which 
the Agency will accept scientific views for an additional 15 days.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 10, 2015. 
Scientific views postmarked after this date may not receive the same 
consideration. The comment period was originally scheduled to end on 
September 25, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the notice may be submitted to the EPA 
electronically, by mail, by facsimile or through hand delivery/courier. 
Please refer to the proposal (80 FR 44350-44354) for the addresses and 
detailed instructions.
    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 EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0019 
Docket, EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton Building West, Room 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The 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 EPA Water Docket is 
(202) 566-2426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Gallagher at U.S. EPA, Office 
of Water, Health and Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-
1398; or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 27, 2015, EPA announced the 
availability of the draft recommended aquatic life water quality 
criterion for selenium in a previous notice entitled ``Request for 
Scientific Views: Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality 
Chronic Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015'' in the Federal 
Register (80 FR 44350). EPA's recommended aquatic life water quality 
criteria provide technical information for states and authorized tribes 
to adopt water quality standards under the Clean Water Act to protect 
aquatic life.
    EPA is extending the public comment period for the Draft Aquatic 
Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015 
(EPA-822-P-15-001). The original comment deadline was September 25, 
2015. This action extends the comment period for 15 days. Written 
scientific views must now be received by October 10, 2015.
    Following closure of the public comment period, EPA will consider 
the public comments and revise the document as necessary. EPA will then 
publish a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the 
final updated selenium criterion.

    Dated: September 18, 2015.
Elizabeth Southerland,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
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the proceeding. Only parties to the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
proceeding can ask for court review of AGENCY Kathryn Gallagher at U.S. EPA, Office of
Commission orders in the proceeding. Water, Health and Ecological Criteria
[EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0019; FRL–9934–70–
However, a person does not have to OW]
Division (4304T), 1200 Pennsylvania
intervene in order to have comments Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460;
Extension of Request for Scientific telephone: (202) 564–1398; or email:
considered. The second way to
Views on the Draft Aquatic Life gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov.
participate is by filing with the
Ambient Water Quality Criterion for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of Selenium—Freshwater 2015 27, 2015, EPA announced the
availability of the draft recommended
comments in support of or in opposition AGENCY: Environmental Protection aquatic life water quality criterion for
to this project. The Commission will Agency (EPA). selenium in a previous notice entitled
consider these comments in ACTION: Notice; extension of comment ‘‘Request for Scientific Views: Draft
determining the appropriate action to be period. Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient
taken, but the filing of a comment alone Water Quality Chronic Criterion for
will not serve to make the filer a party SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment Selenium—Freshwater 2015’’ in the
to the proceeding. The Commission’s Federal Register (80 FR 44350). EPA’s
rules require that persons filing period for the Agency’s draft
recommended aquatic life water quality recommended aquatic life water quality
comments in opposition to the project criteria provide technical information
provide copies of their protests only to chronic criterion for selenium in
freshwater. The draft criterion was for states and authorized tribes to adopt
the party or parties directly involved in water quality standards under the Clean
announced in a July 27, 2015 notice
the protest. Water Act to protect aquatic life.
entitled ‘‘Request for Scientific Views:
Persons who wish to comment only EPA is extending the public comment
Draft Recommended Aquatic Life
on the environmental review of this period for the Draft Aquatic Life
Ambient Water Quality Chronic
project should submit an original and Ambient Water Quality Criterion for
Criterion for Selenium—Freshwater
two copies of their comments to the Selenium—Freshwater 2015 (EPA–822–
2015.’’ In response to stakeholder
P–15–001). The original comment
Secretary of the Commission. requests, EPA is extending the period of
deadline was September 25, 2015. This
Environmental commentors will be time in which the Agency will accept
action extends the comment period for
placed on the Commission’s scientific views for an additional 15
15 days. Written scientific views must
environmental mailing list, will receive days.
now be received by October 10, 2015.
copies of the environmental documents, DATES: Comments must be received on Following closure of the public
and will be notified of meetings or before October 10, 2015. Scientific comment period, EPA will consider the
associated with the Commission’s views postmarked after this date may public comments and revise the
environmental review process. not receive the same consideration. The document as necessary. EPA will then
Environmental commentors will not be comment period was originally publish a Federal Register notice
required to serve copies of filed scheduled to end on September 25, announcing the availability of the final
documents on all other parties. 2015. updated selenium criterion.
However, the non-party commentors ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Dated: September 18, 2015.
will not receive copies of all documents notice may be submitted to the EPA Elizabeth Southerland,
filed by other parties or issued by the electronically, by mail, by facsimile or Director, Office of Science and Technology.
Commission (except for the mailing of through hand delivery/courier. Please [FR Doc. 2015–24310 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am]
environmental documents issued by the refer to the proposal (80 FR 44350–
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Commission) and will not have the right 44354) for the addresses and detailed
to seek court review of the instructions.
Commission’s final order. Docket: All documents in the docket ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Commission strongly encourages are listed in the www.regulations.gov AGENCY
index. Although listed in the index,
electronic filings of comments, protests [EPA–HQ–OW–2002–0059; FRL–9934–63–
some information is not publicly
and interventions in lieu of paper using OW]
available, e.g., CBI or other information
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file Certain other material, such as Proposed Information Collection
electronically should submit original copyrighted material, will be publicly Request; Comment Request; Safe
and five copies of the protest or available only in hard copy. Publicly Drinking Water Act State Revolving
intervention to the Federal Energy available docket materials are available Fund Program
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street either electronically in AGENCY: Environmental Protection
NE., Washington, DC 20426. www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at Agency (EPA).
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time the EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0019 Docket, ACTION: Notice.
on October 9, 2015. EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton
Building West, Room 3334, 1301 SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Dated: September 18, 2015.
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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DC. The Public Reading Room is open submit an information collection
Deputy Secretary. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday request (ICR), ‘‘Safe Drinking Water Act
[FR Doc. 2015–24240 Filed 9–23–15; 8:45 am] through Friday, excluding legal State Revolving Fund Program’’ (EPA
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P holidays. The telephone number for the ICR No. 1803.07, OMB Control No.
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 2040–0185) to the Office of Management
and the telephone number for the EPA and Budget (OMB) for review and
Water Docket is (202) 566–2426. approval in accordance with the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; extension of comment period.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before October 10, 2015. Scientific views postmarked after this date may not receive the same consideration. The comment period was originally scheduled to end on September 25, 2015.
Contact		Kathryn Gallagher at U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Health and Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564- 1398; or email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 57605