80 FR 63552 - Reopening 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 202 (October 20, 2015)

Page Range		63552-63553
FR Document		2015-26595

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening 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 request, EPA is reopening the comment period and will accept scientific views until October 30, 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63552-63553]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26595]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0019; FRL-OW-2015-9935-94-OW]


Reopening 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; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening 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 request, EPA is reopening the comment period and will 
accept scientific views until October 30, 2015.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 30, 2015. 
Scientific views postmarked after this date may not receive the same 
consideration. The previous public comment period ended on October 10, 
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

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recommended aquatic life water quality criteria provide technical 
information for states and authorized tribes to consider when adopting 
water quality standards under the Clean Water Act to protect aquatic 
life.
    EPA is reopening the public comment period for the Draft Aquatic 
Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015 
(EPA-822-P-15-001). The original 60-day comment period deadline was 
September 25, 2015. On September 24, 2015, EPA announced in the Federal 
Register a 15-day extension to October 10, 2015 (80 FR 57605). This 
action reopens the comment period, in response to stakeholder request 
for additional time to consider material that was added to the docket 
on October 6, 2015. Written scientific views must be received by 
October 30, 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: October 14, 2015.
Robert K. Wood,
Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology.
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activities involving the project. Now, as taken, but the filing of a comment alone SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
of the filing of this application on will not serve to make the filer a party Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment
September 28, 2015, the NEPA Pre- to the proceeding. The Commission’s period for the Agency’s draft
Filing Process for this project has ended. rules require that persons filing recommended aquatic life water quality
From this time forward, this proceeding comments in opposition to the project chronic criterion for selenium in
will be conducted in Docket No. CP15– provide copies of their protests only to freshwater. The draft criterion was
560–000 as noted in the caption of this the party or parties directly involved in announced in a July 27, 2015 notice
Notice. the protest. entitled ‘‘Request for Scientific Views:
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Persons who wish to comment only Draft Recommended Aquatic Life
Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR on the environmental review of this Ambient Water Quality Chronic
157.9, within 90 days of this Notice, the project should submit an original and Criterion for Selenium—Freshwater
Commission’s staff will either complete two copies of their comments to the 2015.’’ In response to stakeholder
its environmental assessment (EA) and Secretary of the Commission. request, EPA is reopening the comment
place it into the Commission’s public Environmental commenters will be period and will accept scientific views
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or placed on the Commission’s until October 30, 2015.
issue a Notice of Schedule for environmental mailing list, will receive DATES: Comments must be received on
Environmental Review. If a Notice of copies of the environmental documents, or before October 30, 2015. Scientific
Schedule for Environmental Review is and will be notified of meetings views postmarked after this date may
issued, it will indicate, among other associated with the Commission’s not receive the same consideration. The
milestones, the anticipated date for the environmental review process. previous public comment period ended
Commission’s staff issuance of the EA Environmental commenters will not be on October 10, 2015.
for this proposal. The filing of the EA required to serve copies of filed ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
in the Commission’s public record for documents on all other parties. notice may be submitted to the EPA
this proceeding or the issuance of a However, the non-party commenters electronically, by mail, by facsimile or
Notice of Schedule for Environmental will not receive copies of all documents through hand delivery/courier. Please
Review will serve to notify federal and filed by other parties or issued by the refer to the proposal (80 FR 44350–
state agencies of the timing for the Commission (except for the mailing of 44354) for the addresses and detailed
completion of all necessary reviews, and environmental documents issued by the instructions.
the subsequent need to reach a final Commission) and will not have the right Docket: All documents in the docket
decision on a request for federal to seek court review of the are listed in the www.regulations.gov
authorization within 90 days of the date Commission’s final order. index. Although listed in the index,
of issuance of the Commission staff’s The Commission strongly encourages some information is not publicly
EA. electronic filings of comments, protests available, e.g., CBI or other information
There are two ways to become whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
and interventions in lieu of paper using
involved in the Commission’s review of Certain other material, such as
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://
this project. First, any person wishing to copyrighted material, will be publicly
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
obtain legal status by becoming a party
electronically should submit an original available only in hard copy. Publicly
to the proceedings for this project
and 5 copies of the protest or available docket materials are available
should, on or before the comment date
intervention to the Federal Energy either electronically in
stated below, file with the Federal
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
NE., Washington, DC 20426. See, 18 the EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0019 Docket,
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton
a motion to intervene in accordance
instructions on the Commission’s Web Building West, Room 3334, 1301
with the requirements of the
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Comment Date: November 3, 2015. DC. The Public Reading Room is open
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Dated: October 13, 2015. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party Kimberly D. Bose,
through Friday, excluding legal
status will be placed on the service list holidays. The telephone number for the
Secretary.
maintained by the Secretary of the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
[FR Doc. 2015–26545 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am]
Commission and will receive copies of and the telephone number for the EPA
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all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
7 copies of filings made with the Kathryn Gallagher at U.S. EPA, Office of
Commission and must mail a copy to ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Water, Health and Ecological Criteria
the applicant and to every other party in AGENCY Division (4304T), 1200 Pennsylvania
the proceeding. Only parties to the Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460;
proceeding can ask for court review of [EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0019; FRL–OW–2015– telephone: (202) 564–1398; or email:
Commission orders in the proceeding. 9935–94–OW] gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov.
However, a person does not have to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
intervene in order to have comments Reopening of Request for Scientific 27, 2015, EPA announced the
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considered. The second way to availability of the draft recommended
participate is by filing with the Ambient Water Quality Criterion for aquatic life water quality criterion for
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as Selenium—Freshwater 2015 selenium in a previous notice entitled
possible, an original and two copies of AGENCY: Environmental Protection ‘‘Request for Scientific Views: Draft
comments in support of or in opposition Agency (EPA). Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient
to this project. The Commission will Water Quality Chronic Criterion for
ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment
consider these comments in Selenium—Freshwater 2015’’ in the
period.
determining the appropriate action to be Federal Register (80 FR 44350). EPA’s

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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; reopening of comment period.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before October 30, 2015. Scientific views postmarked after this date may not receive the same consideration. The previous public comment period ended on October 10, 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 63552