81 FR 52851 - Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits for Discharges From Potable Water Treatment Facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire: The Potable Water Treatment Facility General Permit
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 154 (August 10, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 154 (August 10, 2016)
| Page Range | 52851-52852 | |
| FR Document | 2016-19028 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 52851-52852] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19028] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9950-56-Region 1] Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits for Discharges From Potable Water Treatment Facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire: The Potable Water Treatment Facility General Permit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of availability of draft NPDES general permits MAG640000 and NHG640000. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 1 (EPA), is providing a notice of availability of the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits (GP) for discharges from potable water treatment facilities (PWTF) to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire. The draft General Permits establish Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements, effluent limitations, standard and special conditions, prohibitions, and best management practices (BMPs) for sites with discharges from potable water treatment facilities. These General Permits replace the previous PWTF GP that expired on October 2, 2014. DATES: Comments on the draft General Permits must be received on or before September 9, 2016. ADDRESSES: Written comments on the draft General Permits may be mailed to U.S. EPA Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Attn: Glenda Velez, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mail Code: OEP06-1, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3912, or sent via email to [email protected]. No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. The draft PWTF GP is based on an administrative record available for public review at EPA-Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3912. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying requests. The fact sheet for the draft PWTF GP sets forth principal facts and the significant factual, legal, methodological and policy questions considered in the development of the draft General Permit and is available upon request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the draft General Permits may be obtained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Glenda Velez, U.S. EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mail Code OEP06-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912; telephone: 617-918-1677; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Comment Information: Interested persons may submit written comments on the draft General Permits to the EPA-Region I at the address listed above. Within the comment period, interested persons may also request, in writing, that EPA hold a public hearing pursuant to 40 CFR 124.12, concerning the draft General Permits. Such requests shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised at the hearing. A public hearing may be held at least thirty days after public notice whenever the Regional Administrator finds that response to this notice indicates significant public interest. In reaching a final decision on this draft permit, the Regional Administrator will respond to all significant comments and make responses available to the public at EPA's Boston office. All comments and requests for public hearings must be postmarked or delivered by the close of the public comment period. General Information: EPA is proposing to reissue two general permits for wastewater discharges from potable water treatment facilities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, that are generally less than or equal to 1.0 million gallons per day (MGD) and that use one or more of the following treatment processes: Clarification, Coagulation, Media Filtration, Membrane filtration (not including reverse osmosis), and Disinfection. While the draft General Permits are two distinct permits, for convenience, EPA has grouped them together in a single document and has provided a single fact sheet. This document refers to the draft General ``Permit'' in the singular. The draft General Permit, fact sheet, and [[Page 52852]] appendices are available at: http://www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/pwtfgp.html. The draft general permit includes effluent limitations and requirements based on technology-based considerations, best professional judgment (BPJ), and water quality considerations. The effluent limits established in the draft General Permit assure that the surface water quality standards of the receiving water(s) are attained and/or maintained. The permit also contains BMP requirements in order to ensure EPA has the information necessary to ensure compliance and to ensure discharges meet water quality standards. Obtaining Authorization: In order to obtain authorization to discharge, operators must submit a complete and accurate NOI containing the information in Appendix IV of the draft General Permit. Facilities currently authorized to discharge under the Expired PWTF GP must submit a NOI within 90 days of the effective date of the final General Permit. Operators with new discharges must submit a NOI at least 60 days prior to initiating discharges and following the effective date of the final General Permit. Facilities with existing discharges that were not authorized under the Expired PWTF GP and which use aluminum in their treatment process must conduct more extensive water quality sampling data and submit this information with the NOI within 6 months of the effective date of the final General Permit. Operators must meet the eligibility requirements of the General Permit prior to submission of a NOI. An operator will be authorized to discharge under the General Permit upon receipt of written notice from EPA following EPA's web posting of the submitted NOI. EPA will authorize the discharge, request additional information, or require the operator to apply for an alternative permit or an individual permit. The effective date of the final General Permit will be specified in the Federal Register publication of the Notice of Availability of the final permit. Other Legal Requirements: Endangered Species Act (ESA): EPA has updated the provisions and necessary actions and documentation related to potential impacts to endangered species from facilities seeking coverage under the PWTF GP. EPA has requested concurrence from the appropriate federal services (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service) in connection with this draft General Permit. National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA): In accordance with NHPA, EPA has established provisions and documentation requirements for sites seeking coverage under the PWTF GP to ensure that discharges or actions taken under this General Permit will not adversely affect historic properties and places. Authority: This action is being taken under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Dated: August 1, 2016. H. Curtis Spalding, Regional Administrator, Region 1. [FR Doc. 2016-19028 Filed 8-9-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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a petition from Philip Nolan asking EPA industry, (3) the EPA should conduct a The draft PWTF GP is based on an
to object to a Title V operating permit residual risk and technology review, (4) administrative record available for
issued by the Wisconsin Department of the permit limits are insufficient to public review at EPA–Region 1, Office
Natural Resources (WDNR) to Waupaca protect public health, (5) the modeling of Ecosystem Protection, 5 Post Office
Foundry Plant 1 (Waupaca). Sections procedures used to determine public Square, Suite 100, Boston,
307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air health risk were not correct, and (6) Massachusetts 02109–3912. A
Act (Act) provide that a petitioner may additional emissions control technology reasonable fee may be charged for
ask for judicial review of those portions should be used. copying requests. The fact sheet for the
of the petition that EPA denies in the On July 14, 2016, the Administrator draft PWTF GP sets forth principal facts
United States Court of Appeals for the issued an Order denying the petition. and the significant factual, legal,
appropriate circuit. Any petition for The Order explains the reasons behind methodological and policy questions
review shall be filed within 60 days EPA’s conclusion. considered in the development of the
from the date this notice appears in the Dated: August 1, 2016. draft General Permit and is available
Federal Register, pursuant to section Robert A. Kaplan, upon request.
307 of the Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of Additional information concerning the
[FR Doc. 2016–19027 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am]
the final Order, the petition, and other draft General Permits may be obtained
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supporting information at the EPA between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Region 5 Office, 77 West Jackson Monday through Friday, excluding
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. If ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION holidays, from Glenda Velez, U.S. EPA
you wish to examine these documents, AGENCY Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite
you should make an appointment at 100, Mail Code OEP06–1, Boston, MA
least 24 hours before the day you would [FRL–9950–56–Region 1] 02109–3912; telephone: 617–918–1677;
like to visit. Additionally, the final email: velez.glenda@epa.gov.
Order for the Waupaca petition is Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES
General Permits for Discharges From SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
available electronically at: https:// Public Comment Information:
www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/ Potable Water Treatment Facilities in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire: Interested persons may submit written
title-v-petition-database. comments on the draft General Permits
The Potable Water Treatment Facility
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to the EPA-Region I at the address listed
General Permit
Genevieve Damico, Chief, Air Permits above. Within the comment period,
Section, Air Programs Branch, Air and AGENCY: Environmental Protection interested persons may also request, in
Radiation Division, EPA, Region 5, 77 Agency. writing, that EPA hold a public hearing
West Jackson Boulevard AR–18J, ACTION: Notice of availability of draft pursuant to 40 CFR 124.12, concerning
Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone (312) NPDES general permits MAG640000 the draft General Permits. Such requests
353–4761. and NHG640000. shall state the nature of the issues
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act proposed to be raised at the hearing. A
affords EPA a 45-day period to review SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of public hearing may be held at least
and object, as appropriate, to Title V Ecosystem Protection, U.S. thirty days after public notice whenever
operating permits proposed by state Environmental Protection Agency— the Regional Administrator finds that
permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) Region 1 (EPA), is providing a notice of response to this notice indicates
of the Act authorizes any person to availability of the draft National significant public interest. In reaching a
petition the EPA Administrator within Pollutant Discharge Elimination System final decision on this draft permit, the
60 days after the expiration of the EPA (NPDES) General Permits (GP) for Regional Administrator will respond to
review period to object to a Title V discharges from potable water treatment all significant comments and make
operating permit if EPA has not done so. facilities (PWTF) to certain waters of the responses available to the public at
A petition must be based only on Commonwealth of Massachusetts and EPA’s Boston office. All comments and
objections to the permit that were raised the State of New Hampshire. The draft requests for public hearings must be
with reasonable specificity during the General Permits establish Notice of postmarked or delivered by the close of
public comment period provided by the Intent (NOI) requirements, effluent the public comment period.
state, unless the petitioner demonstrates limitations, standard and special General Information: EPA is
that it was impracticable to raise issues conditions, prohibitions, and best proposing to reissue two general permits
during the comment period, or the management practices (BMPs) for sites for wastewater discharges from potable
grounds for the issues arose after this with discharges from potable water water treatment facilities in
period. treatment facilities. These General Massachusetts and New Hampshire, that
On July 1, 2015, EPA received a Permits replace the previous PWTF GP are generally less than or equal to 1.0
petition from Philip Nolan (Petitioner) that expired on October 2, 2014. million gallons per day (MGD) and that
requesting that EPA object to the Title DATES: Comments on the draft General use one or more of the following
V operating permit for Waupaca. The Permits must be received on or before treatment processes: Clarification,
Petitioner alleged that the permit is not September 9, 2016. Coagulation, Media Filtration,
in compliance with the requirements of ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Membrane filtration (not including
the Act. Specifically, the Petitioner draft General Permits may be mailed to reverse osmosis), and Disinfection.
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alleged that: (1) The permit does not U.S. EPA Region 1, Office of Ecosystem While the draft General Permits are two
limit Hazardous Air Pollutant emissions Protection, Attn: Glenda Velez, 5 Post distinct permits, for convenience, EPA
to a concentration of 4.59 mg/m3, (2) the Office Square, Suite 100, Mail Code: has grouped them together in a single
permit does not comply with Section OEP06–1, Boston, Massachusetts document and has provided a single fact
112 of the Act and the National 02109–3912, or sent via email to sheet. This document refers to the draft
Emission Standard for Hazardous Air velez.glenda@epa.gov. No facsimiles General ‘‘Permit’’ in the singular. The
Pollutants for the iron and steel foundry (faxes) will be accepted. draft General Permit, fact sheet, and
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appendices are available at: http:// EPA has established provisions and I. General Information
www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/ documentation requirements for sites
A. Does this action apply to me?
pwtfgp.html. seeking coverage under the PWTF GP to
The draft general permit includes ensure that discharges or actions taken This action applies to the public in
effluent limitations and requirements under this General Permit will not general. As such, the Agency has not
based on technology-based adversely affect historic properties and attempted to describe all the specific
considerations, best professional places. entities that may be affected by this
judgment (BPJ), and water quality Authority: This action is being taken action.
considerations. The effluent limits under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251
established in the draft General Permit B. How can I get copies of this document
et seq.
assure that the surface water quality and other related information?
Dated: August 1, 2016.
standards of the receiving water(s) are
H. Curtis Spalding, The docket for this action, identified
attained and/or maintained. The permit
Regional Administrator, Region 1. by docket identification (ID) number
also contains BMP requirements in
EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0445, is available
order to ensure EPA has the information [FR Doc. 2016–19028 Filed 8–9–16; 8:45 am]
at http://www.regulations.gov or at the
necessary to ensure compliance and to BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
ensure discharges meet water quality
Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
standards.
Obtaining Authorization: In order to ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Environmental Protection Agency
obtain authorization to discharge, AGENCY Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
operators must submit a complete and Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
accurate NOI containing the information [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0445; FRL–9950–09] Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
in Appendix IV of the draft General 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
Summitec Corporation, Versar, Inc., is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Permit. Facilities currently authorized and CDM/CSS-Dynamac Joint Venture;
to discharge under the Expired PWTF Monday through Friday, excluding legal
Transfer of Data holidays. The telephone number for the
GP must submit a NOI within 90 days
of the effective date of the final General AGENCY: Environmental Protection Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
Permit. Operators with new discharges Agency (EPA). and the telephone number for the OPP
must submit a NOI at least 60 days prior Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
ACTION: Notice.
to initiating discharges and following the visitor instructions and additional
the effective date of the final General SUMMARY: This notice announces that information about the docket available
Permit. Facilities with existing pesticide related information submitted at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
discharges that were not authorized to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs II. Contractor Requirements
under the Expired PWTF GP and which (OPP) pursuant to the Federal
use aluminum in their treatment process Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Under Contract No. EP–W–16–019,
must conduct more extensive water Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, Summitec Corporation and its
quality sampling data and submit this and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including subcontractors, Versar, Inc., and CDM/
information with the NOI within 6 information that may have been claimed CSS-Dynamac Joint Venture, will
months of the effective date of the final as Confidential Business Information perform critical reviews of EPA
General Permit. (CBI) by the submitter, will be designated studies submitted by the
Operators must meet the eligibility transferred to Summitec Corporation registrants and/or from the open
requirements of the General Permit prior and its subcontractors, Versar, Inc., and literature. These reviews will be
to submission of a NOI. An operator will CDM/CSS-Dynamac Joint Venture in provided to the contract officer’s
be authorized to discharge under the accordance with the CBI regulations. representative in data evaluation
General Permit upon receipt of written Summitec Corporation and its records or other similar study data
notice from EPA following EPA’s web subcontractors, Versar, Inc., and CDM/ evaluation records or systems, as
posting of the submitted NOI. EPA will CSS-Dynamac Joint Venture have been applicable. A template of the data
authorize the discharge, request awarded a contract to perform work for evaluation records format provided to
additional information, or require the OPP, and access to this information will the contractor will be followed in the
operator to apply for an alternative enable Summitec Corporation and its preparation of data evaluation records.
permit or an individual permit. The subcontractors Versar, Inc., and CDM/ See the data evaluation records
effective date of the final General Permit CSS-Dynamac Joint Venture to fulfill the templates for test guidelines at http://
will be specified in the Federal Register obligations of the contract. www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/
publication of the Notice of Availability DATES: Summitec Corporation and its study-profile-templates. Specific
of the final permit. subcontractors Versar, Inc., and CDM/ guidance for completing each section is
Other Legal Requirements: provided in the data evaluation records
CSS-Dynamac Joint Venture will be
Endangered Species Act (ESA): EPA has templates. Each review will encompass
given access to this information on or
updated the provisions and necessary all items in the study that contribute to
before August 15, 2016.
actions and documentation related to the overall knowledge of the pesticide,
potential impacts to endangered species FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
and will include the following:
from facilities seeking coverage under Mario Steadman, Information
Technology and Resources Management • An evaluation of the accuracy,
the PWTF GP. EPA has requested
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Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide credibility and scientific validity of that
concurrence from the appropriate study;
federal services (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Programs, Environmental Protection
Service and National Marine Fisheries Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., • its suitability for meeting specific
Service) in connection with this draft Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone data requirements;
General Permit. number: (703) 305–8338, email: • any necessary graphic displays of
National Historic Preservation Act steadman.mario@epa.gov. data, and/or summary tables illustrating
(NHPA): In accordance with NHPA, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: results of the study;
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of availability of draft NPDES general permits MAG640000 and NHG640000. | |
| Dates | Comments on the draft General Permits must be received on or before September 9, 2016. | |
| Contact | Additional information concerning the draft General Permits may be obtained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Glenda Velez, U.S. EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mail Code OEP06-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912; telephone: 617-918-1677; email: [email protected] | |
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