80 FR 60667 - Stormwater Management in Response to Climate Change Impacts: Lessons From the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes Regions

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 194 (October 7, 2015)

Page Range		60667-60668
FR Document		2015-25590

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30- day public comment period for the draft document titled, ``Stormwater Management in Response to Climate Change Impacts: Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes Regions'' (EPA/600/R-15/087). EPA is also announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, will select three independent experts from a pool of six to conduct a letter peer review of the same draft document. The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. This document describes insights gained from a series of EPA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsored workshops with communities in the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes regions to address climate change in stormwater adaptation efforts. EPA intends to forward the public comments that are submitted in accordance with this document to the external peer reviewers for their consideration during the letter peer review. When finalizing the draft documents, EPA intends to consider any public comments received in response to this notice. EPA is releasing this draft document for the purposes of public comment and peer review. This draft document is not final as described in EPA's information quality guidelines and does not represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or views. The draft document is available via the Internet on EPA's Risk Web page under the Recent Additions at http://www.epa.gov/risk.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0287; FRL-9926-96-ORD]


Stormwater Management in Response to Climate Change Impacts: 
Lessons From the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes Regions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public comment period and letter peer review.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-
day public comment period for the draft document titled, ``Stormwater 
Management in Response to Climate Change Impacts: Lessons from the 
Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes Regions'' (EPA/600/R-15/087). EPA is 
also announcing that Versar, Inc., an EPA contractor for external 
scientific peer review, will select three independent experts from a 
pool of six to conduct a letter peer review of the same draft document. 
The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental 
Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. This 
document describes insights gained from a series of EPA and National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsored workshops with 
communities in the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes regions to address 
climate change in stormwater adaptation efforts.
    EPA intends to forward the public comments that are submitted in 
accordance with this document to the external peer reviewers for their 
consideration during the letter peer review. When finalizing the draft 
documents, EPA intends to consider any public comments received in 
response to this notice. EPA is releasing this draft document for the 
purposes of public comment and peer review. This draft document is not 
final as described in EPA's information quality guidelines and does not 
represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy or 
views.
    The draft document is available via the Internet on EPA's Risk Web 
page under the Recent Additions at http://www.epa.gov/risk.

DATES: The 30-day public comment period begins October 7, 2015, and 
ends

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November 6, 2015. Technical comments should be in writing and must be 
received by EPA by November 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The draft document, ``Stormwater Management in Response to 
Climate Change Impacts: Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes 
Regions,'' is available primarily via the Internet on the EPA's Risk 
Web page under the Recent Additions at http://www.epa.gov/risk. A 
limited number of paper copies are available from the Information 
Management Team, NCEA; telephone: 703-347-8561; facsimile: 703-347-
8691. If you are requesting a paper copy, please provide your name, 
mailing address, and the document title.
    Comments may be submitted electronically via http://www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment 
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket; 
telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-9744; or email: 
[email protected].
    For technical information, contact Susan Julius, NCEA; telephone: 
703-347-8619; facsimile: 703-347-8694; or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information About the Project/Document

    Water resources in the United States are affected by a number of 
climate stressors, including increasing temperatures, changing 
precipitation patterns, and extreme events. These changing conditions 
have implications for stormwater management as local decision makers 
look to improve existing infrastructure and build new stormwater 
systems. EPA and NOAA have conducted a number of workshops and other 
community efforts in cities and counties within the Chesapeake Bay and 
Great Lakes regions to initiate conversations about how projected land 
use and climate change could impact local water conditions and how 
adaptation (resiliency) planning can fit into decision-making processes 
to help meet existing goals. These conversations provided insights into 
the kinds of information that enable and facilitate communities' 
incorporation of climate change into local planning and decision making 
for stormwater management. The report reviews lessons learned from 
these adaptation planning experiences, including locally identified 
barriers to addressing climate change, methods to overcome barriers in 
the short term, and long term information needs to further assist 
communities in their stormwater adaptation efforts.

II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD 2015-
0287, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 202-566-9744.
     Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket 
(Mail Code: 28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-
566-1752. If you provide comments by mail, please submit one unbound 
original with pages numbered consecutively, and three copies of the 
comments. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively 
with the comments, and submit an unbound original and three copies.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA 
Headquarters Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center's 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. Deliveries are only accepted during the 
docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be 
made for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide comments by 
hand delivery, please submit one unbound original with pages numbered 
consecutively, and three copies of the comments. For attachments, 
provide an index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and 
submit an unbound original and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2015-0287. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the 
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will 
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is 
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket 
without change and to make the comments available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless a 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 information about EPA's public docket visit the 
EPA Docket Center home page at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: 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 materials, 
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the 
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: September 30, 2015.
Mary A. Ross,
Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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Applicants: California Independent Docket Numbers: ER16–5–000. Dated: October 1, 2015.
System Operator Corporation. Applicants: AEP Texas North Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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Enhancements-Downsizing and Request Filing: TNC (WTU)-National Wind BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
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Independent System Operator, Inc.
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Description: Section 205(d) Rate Stormwater Management in Response
Filing: 2015–09–30_MISO–MH Seams to Climate Change Impacts: Lessons
Filing: 1628R7 Western Farmers Electric
Operating Agreement to be effective 10/ From the Chesapeake Bay and Great
Cooperative NITSA to be effective 9/1/
1/2015. Lakes Regions
2015.
Filed Date: 9/30/15.
Filed Date: 10/1/15. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Accession Number: 20150930–5230. Accession Number: 20151001–5186.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/15. Agency (EPA).
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/15.
ACTION: Notice of public comment
Docket Numbers: ER15–2754–000. Docket Numbers: ER16–7–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent period and letter peer review.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Independent System Operator, Inc. Inc. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Description: Section 205(d) Rate Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-day
Filing: 2015–09–30_SA 1756 METC- Filing: 1166R26 Oklahoma Municipal public comment period for the draft
Consumers Energy Amended GIA Power Authority NITSA and NOA to be document titled, ‘‘Stormwater
(G479B) to be effective 10/1/2015. effective 9/1/2015. Management in Response to Climate
Filed Date: 9/30/15. Filed Date: 10/1/15. Change Impacts: Lessons from the
Accession Number: 20150930–5233. Accession Number: 20151001–5191. Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/15. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/15. Regions’’ (EPA/600/R–15/087). EPA is
Docket Numbers: ER15–2756–000. Docket Numbers: ER16–8–000. also announcing that Versar, Inc., an
Applicants: NorthWestern Applicants: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. EPA contractor for external scientific
Corporation. Description: Section 205(d) Rate peer review, will select three
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nine transmission service agreements effective 10/2/2015. to conduct a letter peer review of the
with City of Groton, et al. of Filed Date: 10/1/15. same draft document. The document
NorthWestern Corporation. Accession Number: 20151001–5199. was prepared by the National Center for
Filed Date: 9/30/15. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/15. Environmental Assessment within
Accession Number: 20150930–5259. Docket Numbers: ER16–9–000. EPA’s Office of Research and
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/21/15. Applicants: Portland General Electric Development. This document describes
Company. insights gained from a series of EPA and
Docket Numbers: ER16–1–000.
Description: Section 205(d) Rate National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Applicants: New England Power Pool
Filing: NTTG Funding Agreement 2016– Administration (NOAA) sponsored
Participants Committee.
2017 to be effective 1/1/2016. workshops with communities in the
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Filed Date: 10/1/15.
Filing: Oct 1 2015 Membership Filing to Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes regions
Accession Number: 20151001–5266. to address climate change in stormwater
be effective 9/1/2015. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/15.
Filed Date: 10/1/15. adaptation efforts.
The filings are accessible in the EPA intends to forward the public
Accession Number: 20151001–5011.
Commission’s eLibrary system by comments that are submitted in
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/15.
clicking on the links or querying the accordance with this document to the
Docket Numbers: ER16–2–000. docket number. external peer reviewers for their
Applicants: Louisville Gas and Any person desiring to intervene or consideration during the letter peer
Electric Company. protest in any of the above proceedings review. When finalizing the draft
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Filing: Ancillary Services Schedules and 214 of the Commission’s public comments received in response
Revision to be effective 12/1/2015. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and to this notice. EPA is releasing this draft
Filed Date: 10/1/15. 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern document for the purposes of public
Accession Number: 20151001–5100. time on the specified comment date. comment and peer review. This draft
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/22/15. Protests may be considered, but document is not final as described in
Docket Numbers: ER16–4–000. intervention is necessary to become a EPA’s information quality guidelines
Applicants: NorthWestern party to the proceeding. and does not represent and should not
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Filing: SA 745 First Rev—EPC requirements, interventions, protests, The draft document is available via
Agreement with Express Pipeline LLC to service, and qualifying facilities filings the Internet on EPA’s Risk Web page
be effective 10/2/2015. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ under the Recent Additions at http://
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November 6, 2015. Technical comments addressing climate change, methods to Do not submit information that you
should be in writing and must be overcome barriers in the short term, and consider to be CBI or otherwise
received by EPA by November 6, 2015. long term information needs to further protected through http://
ADDRESSES: The draft document, assist communities in their stormwater www.regulations.gov or email. The
‘‘Stormwater Management in Response adaptation efforts. http://www.regulations.gov Web site is
to Climate Change Impacts: Lessons II. How To Submit Technical Comments an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
from the Chesapeake Bay and Great to the Docket at http:// means EPA will not know your identity
Lakes Regions,’’ is available primarily www.regulations.gov or contact information unless you
via the Internet on the EPA’s Risk Web provide it in the body of your comment.
page under the Recent Additions at Submit your comments, identified by If you send an email comment directly
http://www.epa.gov/risk. A limited Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD 2015– to EPA without going through http://
number of paper copies are available 0287, by one of the following methods: www.regulations.gov, your email
• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow address will be automatically captured
from the Information Management
the on-line instructions for submitting and included as part of the comment
Team, NCEA; telephone: 703–347–8561;
comments. that is placed in the public docket and
facsimile: 703–347–8691. If you are • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
requesting a paper copy, please provide made available on the Internet. If you
• Fax: 202–566–9744.
your name, mailing address, and the • Mail: Office of Environmental submit an electronic comment, EPA
document title. Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: recommends that you include your
Comments may be submitted 28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection name and other contact information in
electronically via http:// Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue the body of your comment and with any
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. number is 202–566–1752. If you provide cannot read your comment due to
Please follow the detailed instructions comments by mail, please submit one technical difficulties and cannot contact
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY unbound original with pages numbered you for clarification, EPA may not be
INFORMATION section of this notice. consecutively, and three copies of the able to consider your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For comments. For attachments, provide an Electronic files should avoid the use of
information on the public comment index, number pages consecutively with special characters, any form of
period, contact the Office of the comments, and submit an unbound encryption, and be free of any defects or
Environmental Information Docket; original and three copies. viruses. For additional information
telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: • Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
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epa.gov. Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
For technical information, contact 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Docket: Documents in the docket are
Susan Julius, NCEA; telephone: 703– Washington, DC. The EPA Docket listed in the http://www.regulations.gov
347–8619; facsimile: 703–347–8694; or Center’s Public Reading Room is open index. Although listed in the index,
email: julius.susan@epa.gov. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday some information is not publicly
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: through Friday, excluding legal available, e.g., CBI or other information
holidays. The telephone number for the whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
I. Information About the Project/ Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744. Certain other materials, such as
Document Deliveries are only accepted during the copyrighted material, are publicly
Water resources in the United States docket’s normal hours of operation, and available only in hard copy. Publicly
are affected by a number of climate special arrangements should be made available docket materials are available
stressors, including increasing for deliveries of boxed information. If either electronically at http://
temperatures, changing precipitation you provide comments by hand www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
patterns, and extreme events. These delivery, please submit one unbound the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters
changing conditions have implications original with pages numbered Docket Center.
for stormwater management as local consecutively, and three copies of the Dated: September 30, 2015.
decision makers look to improve comments. For attachments, provide an Mary A. Ross,
existing infrastructure and build new index, number pages consecutively with Deputy Director, National Center for
stormwater systems. EPA and NOAA the comments, and submit an unbound Environmental Assessment.
have conducted a number of workshops original and three copies. [FR Doc. 2015–25590 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am]
and other community efforts in cities Instructions: Direct your comments to BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
and counties within the Chesapeake Bay Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–
and Great Lakes regions to initiate 0287. Please ensure that your comments
conversations about how projected land are submitted within the specified ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
use and climate change could impact comment period. Comments received AGENCY
local water conditions and how after the closing date will be marked
adaptation (resiliency) planning can fit ‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if [FRL–9926–03–OEI]
into decision-making processes to help time permits. It is EPA’s policy to
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provided insights into the kinds of public docket without change and to
Approval, Commonwealth of Virginia
information that enable and facilitate make the comments available online at
communities’ incorporation of climate http://www.regulations.gov, including AGENCY: Environmental Protection
change into local planning and decision any personal information provided, Agency (EPA).
making for stormwater management. unless a comment includes information ACTION: Notice.
The report reviews lessons learned from claimed to be Confidential Business
these adaptation planning experiences, Information (CBI) or other information SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
including locally identified barriers to whose disclosure is restricted by statute. approval of the Commonwealth of

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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public comment period and letter peer review.
Dates		The 30-day public comment period begins October 7, 2015, and ends November 6, 2015. Technical comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by November 6, 2015.
Contact		For information on the public comment period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket; telephone: 202-566-1752; facsimile: 202-566-9744; or email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 60667