80_FR_63754 80 FR 63552 - Reopening of Request for Scientific Views on the Draft Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium-Freshwater 2015

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 Range63552-63553
FR Document2015-26595

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: gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov.

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.
[FR Doc. 2015-26595 Filed 10-19-15; 8:45 am]
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63552 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices 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 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Water Docket is (202) 566–2426. 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 Views on the Draft Aquatic Life mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices 63553 recommended aquatic life water quality www2.epa.gov/bosc/sustainable-and- mailing address. Deliveries are only criteria provide technical information healthy-communities-subcommittee- accepted during the docket’s normal for states and authorized tribes to meeting-documents. hours of operation, and special consider when adopting water quality There will be a public comment arrangements should be made for standards under the Clean Water Act to period from 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. deliveries of boxed information. protect aquatic life. Eastern Time. Members of the public are Instructions: Direct your comments to EPA is reopening the public comment encouraged to provide comments. For Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– period for the Draft Aquatic Life additional information about registering 0611. The EPA’s policy is that all Ambient Water Quality Criterion for to attend the meeting or to provide comments received will be included in Selenium—Freshwater 2015 (EPA–822– public comment, please see the the public docket without change and P–15–001). The original 60-day SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section may be made available online at comment period deadline was below. Due to a limited number of www.regulations.gov, including any September 25, 2015. On September 24, telephone lines, attendance will be on a personal information provided, unless 2015, EPA announced in the Federal first-come, first-served basis. Pre- the comment includes information Register a 15-day extension to October registration is required. claimed to be Confidential Business 10, 2015 (80 FR 57605). This action DATES: The BOSC SHC Subcommittee Information (CBI) or other information reopens the comment period, in teleconference meeting on Wednesday, whose disclosure is restricted by statute. response to stakeholder request for November 4, 2015, will begin promptly Do not submit information that you additional time to consider material that at 11:00 a.m. The conference call may consider to be CBI or otherwise was added to the docket on October 6, adjourn early if all business is finished protected through www.regulations.gov 2015. Written scientific views must be or may adjourn late if additional time is or email. The www.regulations.gov Web received by October 30, 2015. needed. Preregistration for the site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, Following closure of the public teleconference meeting closes at noon, which means the EPA will not know comment period, EPA will consider the Monday, November 2, 2015. The your identity or contact information public comments and revise the unless you provide it in the body of deadline to sign up to speak during the document as necessary. EPA will then your comment. If you send an email public comment period, or to submit publish a Federal Register notice comment directly to the EPA without written public comment, is also noon, announcing the availability of the final going through www.regulations.gov, Monday, November 2, 2015. All times updated selenium criterion. your email address will be noted are Eastern Time. automatically captured and included as Dated: October 14, 2015. ADDRESSES: Participation in the part of the comment that is placed in the Robert K. Wood, conference call will be by public docket and made available on the Acting Director, Office of Science and teleconference only; meeting rooms will Internet. If you submit an electronic Technology. not be used. Members of the public may comment, the EPA recommends that [FR Doc. 2015–26595 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] obtain the call-in number and access you include your name and other BILLING CODE 6560–50–P code for the call from Jace Cujé, the contact information in the body of your Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via comment. If the EPA cannot read your any of the contact methods listed in the comment due to technical difficulties ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and cannot contact you for clarification, AGENCY section below. the EPA may not be able to consider Submitting Comments: Submit your your comment. Electronic files should [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0611; FRL–9935–93– comments, identified by Docket ID No. ORD] avoid the use of special characters, any EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0611, by one of form of encryption, and be free of any Board of Scientific Counselors the following methods: defects or viruses. For additional Sustainable and Healthy Communities • www.regulations.gov: Follow the information about the EPA’s public Subcommittee; Notification of Public on-line instructions for submitting docket visit the EPA Docket Center Teleconference Meeting comments. homepage at http://www.epa.gov/ • Email: Send comments by dockets/. AGENCY: Environmental Protection electronic mail (email) to: ORD.Docket@ Docket: All documents in the docket Agency (EPA). epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– are listed in the www.regulations.gov ACTION: Notice of public teleconference HQ–ORD–2015–0611. index. Although listed in the index, meeting and public comment. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– some information is not publicly 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– available, e.g., CBI or other information SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental HQ–ORD–2015–0611. whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Protection Agency, Office of Research • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Certain other material, such as and Development (ORD), hereby Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) copyrighted material, will be publicly provides notice that the Board of Sustainable and Healthy Communities available only in hard copy. Publicly Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Subcommittee Docket, Mail Code: available docket materials are available Sustainable and Healthy Communities 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., either electronically at (SHC) Subcommittee will host a public Washington, DC 20004, Attention www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at teleconference meeting on Wednesday, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– the Board of Scientific Counselors mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES November 4, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. to 0611. (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Deliberations • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver Communities Subcommittee Docket, will focus on a draft report summarizing comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton West the SHC Subcommittee findings and DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution recommendations from its September Clinton West Building, 1301 Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public 2015 meeting. Documents from the Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to September meeting are available for DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, viewing and downloading at http:// ORD–2015–0611. Note: this is not a excluding legal holidays. The telephone VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; reopening of comment period.
DatesComments 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.
ContactKathryn 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 Citation80 FR 63552 
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