80 FR 65980 - Extension of Public Comment Period for the Revision of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Washington

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 208 (October 28, 2015)

Page Range		65980-65980
FR Document		2015-27474

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule, ``Revision of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Washington.'' In response to stakeholder requests, EPA is extending the comment period for an additional 45 days, from November 13, 2015, to December 28, 2015. EPA will offer virtual public hearings on the proposed rule via the Internet in December 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 208 (Wednesday, October 28, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 131

[EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0174; FRL-9936-29-OW]


Extension of Public Comment Period for the Revision of Certain 
Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Washington

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 proposed rule, ``Revision of Certain Federal 
Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Washington.'' In response to 
stakeholder requests, EPA is extending the comment period for an 
additional 45 days, from November 13, 2015, to December 28, 2015. EPA 
will offer virtual public hearings on the proposed rule via the 
Internet in December 2015.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published September 14, 
2015 (80 FR 55063) is extended. Comments must be received on or before 
December 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2015-0174, at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment 
received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Fleisig, Office of Water, 
Standards and Health Protection Division (4305T), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 566-1057; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 14, 2015, EPA published the 
proposed rule, ``Revision of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria 
Applicable to Washington'' in the Federal Register (80 FR 55063). EPA 
proposes to revise the current federal Clean Water Act human health 
criteria applicable to waters under the state of Washington's 
jurisdiction to ensure that the criteria are set at levels that will 
adequately protect Washington residents, including tribes with treaty-
protected rights, from exposure to toxic pollutants.
    The original deadline to submit comments on the proposed rule was 
November 13, 2015. This action extends the comment period for 45 days. 
Written comments must now be received by December 28, 2015.
    Additionally, EPA will offer virtual public hearings on the 
proposed rule via the Internet in December 2015. For details on these 
public hearings, such as the date and time as well as registration 
information, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-standards-regulations-washington.

    Dated: October 20, 2015.
Kenneth J. Kopocis,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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identified for secondary screening. OW–2015–0174, at http:// Dated: October 20, 2015.
Additionally, no weapons (e.g., pocket www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Kenneth J. Kopocis,
knives) or drugs or drug paraphernalia instructions for submitting comments. Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
(e.g., marijuana) will be allowed in the Once submitted, comments cannot be Water.
building. We recommend that you arrive edited or removed from Regulations.gov. [FR Doc. 2015–27474 Filed 10–27–15; 8:45 am]
20 minutes in advance of your speaking EPA may publish any comment received BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
time to allow time to go through to its public docket. Do not submit
security and to check in with the electronically any information you
registration desk. consider to be Confidential Business DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
How can I get copies of this document Information (CBI) or other information HUMAN SERVICES
and other related information? whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 42 CFR Part 88
For more information on this
etc.) must be accompanied by a written [NIOSH Docket 094]
rulemaking, please visit http://
comment. The written comment is
www.epa.gov/cleanpowerplan. For World Trade Center Health Program;
considered the official comment and
questions regarding this rulemaking, Petition 009—Autoimmune Diseases;
should include discussion of all points
please contact: Ms. Toni Jones, Fuels Finding of Insufficient Evidence
you wish to make. EPA will generally
and Incineration Group, Sector Policies
and Programs Division (E143–05), not consider comments or comment AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
Environmental Protection Agency, contents located outside of the primary Prevention, HHS.
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
ACTION: Denial of petition for addition of
27711; telephone number: (919) 541– other file sharing system). For
a health condition.
0316; fax number: (919) 541–3470; additional submission methods, the full
email address: jones.toni@epa.gov. EPA public comment policy, SUMMARY: On September 14, 2015, the
information about CBI or multimedia Administrator of the World Trade
Dated: October 22, 2015. submissions, and general guidance on Center (WTC) Health Program received
Mary E. Henigin, making effective comments, please visit a petition (Petition 009) to add the
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis
and Standards. commenting-epa-dockets. to the List of WTC-Related Health
[FR Doc. 2015–27367 Filed 10–27–15; 8:45 am] Conditions (List). Upon reviewing the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P information provided by the petitioner,
Erica Fleisig, Office of Water, Standards
the Administrator has determined that
and Health Protection Division (4305T),
Petition 009 is not substantially
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different from Petitions 007 and 008,
AGENCY Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
which also requested the addition of
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) autoimmune diseases. The
40 CFR Part 131 566–1057; email address: fleisig.erica@ Administrator recently published
[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0174; FRL–9936–29– epa.gov. responses to both Petition 007 and
OW] Petition 008 in the Federal Register and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 14, 2015, EPA published the has determined that Petition 009 does
Extension of Public Comment Period not provide additional evidence of a
for the Revision of Certain Federal proposed rule, ‘‘Revision of Certain
Federal Water Quality Criteria causal relationship between 9/11
Water Quality Criteria Applicable to exposures and autoimmune diseases.
Washington Applicable to Washington’’ in the
Federal Register (80 FR 55063). EPA Accordingly, the Administrator finds
AGENCY: Environmental Protection proposes to revise the current federal that insufficient evidence exists to
Agency (EPA). request a recommendation of the WTC
Clean Water Act human health criteria
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment Health Program Scientific/Technical
applicable to waters under the state of
period. Advisory Committee (STAC), to publish
Washington’s jurisdiction to ensure that
a proposed rule, or to publish a
the criteria are set at levels that will
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection determination not to publish a proposed
adequately protect Washington
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment rule.
residents, including tribes with treaty-
period for the proposed rule, ‘‘Revision DATES: The Administrator of the WTC
protected rights, from exposure to toxic
of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Health Program is denying this petition
pollutants.
Applicable to Washington.’’ In response for the addition of a health condition as
to stakeholder requests, EPA is The original deadline to submit of October 28, 2015.
extending the comment period for an comments on the proposed rule was FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
additional 45 days, from November 13, November 13, 2015. This action extends Rachel Weiss, Program Analyst, 1090
2015, to December 28, 2015. EPA will the comment period for 45 days. Written Tusculum Avenue, MS: C–46,
offer virtual public hearings on the comments must now be received by Cincinnati, OH 45226; telephone (855)
proposed rule via the Internet in December 28, 2015. 818–1629 (this is a toll-free number);
December 2015. Additionally, EPA will offer virtual email NIOSHregs@cdc.gov.
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DATES: The comment period for the public hearings on the proposed rule via SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
proposed rule published September 14, the Internet in December 2015. For
2015 (80 FR 55063) is extended. details on these public hearings, such as Table of Contents
Comments must be received on or the date and time as well as registration A. WTC Health Program Statutory Authority
before December 28, 2015. information, please visit http:// B. Petition 009
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, www2.epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality- C. Administrator’s Determination on Petition
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– standards-regulations-washington. 009

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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		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice; extension of comment period.
Dates		The comment period for the proposed rule published September 14, 2015 (80 FR 55063) is extended. Comments must be received on or before December 28, 2015.
Contact		Erica Fleisig, Office of Water, Standards and Health Protection Division (4305T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460;
FR Citation		80 FR 65980