81 FR 63158 - Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Revised Numeric Criteria for Selenium for the San Francisco Bay and Delta, State of California; Extension of Public Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 178 (September 14, 2016)

Page Range		63158-63158
FR Document		2016-22087

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule, ``Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Revised Numeric Criteria for Selenium for the San Francisco Bay and Delta, State of California.'' In response to stakeholder requests, EPA is extending the comment period for an additional 45 days, from September 13, 2016, to October 28, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 178 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 131

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Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Revised Numeric 
Criteria for Selenium for the San Francisco Bay and Delta, State of 
California; Extension of Public Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the proposed rule, ``Water Quality Standards; 
Establishment of Revised Numeric Criteria for Selenium for the San 
Francisco Bay and Delta, State of California.'' In response to 
stakeholder requests, EPA is extending the comment period for an 
additional 45 days, from September 13, 2016, to October 28, 2016.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule that published on July 
15, 2016 (81 FR 46030) has been extended. Comments must be received on 
or before October 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2015-0392, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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: Julianne McLaughlin, Office of Water, 
Standards and Health Protection Division (4305T), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 566-2542; email address: 
[email protected]; or Diane E. Fleck, P.E., Esq., Water 
Division (WTR-2-1), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; telephone number (415) 972-
3527; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 15, 2016, EPA published the proposed 
rule, ``Water Quality Standards; Establishment of Revised Numeric 
Criteria for Selenium for the San Francisco Bay and Delta, State of 
California'' in the Federal Register (81 FR 46030). EPA proposes to 
revise the current federal Clean Water Act selenium water quality 
criteria applicable to the San Francisco Bay and Delta to ensure that 
the criteria are set at levels that protect aquatic life and aquatic-
dependent wildlife, including federally listed threatened and 
endangered species.
    The original deadline to submit comments on the proposed rule was 
September 13, 2016. This action extends the comment period for 45 days. 
Written comments must now be received on or before October 28, 2016.
    For more information on this proposed rule, please visit https://epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-standards-establishment-revised-numeric-criteria-selenium-san-francisco-bay.

    Dated: September 7, 2016.
Michael H. Shapiro,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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second-round allocations to new units OW–2015–0392, to the Federal epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-
(or ultimately for allocation to existing eRulemaking Portal: http:// standards-establishment-revised-
units). www.regulations.gov. Follow the online numeric-criteria-selenium-san-
Objections should be strictly limited instructions for submitting comments. francisco-bay.
to whether EPA has correctly identified Once submitted, comments cannot be Dated: September 7, 2016.
the new units eligible for second-round edited or removed from Regulations.gov. Michael H. Shapiro,
2016 NUSA allocations of CSAPR NOX EPA may publish any comment received Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Ozone Season allowances according to to its public docket. Do not submit Water.
the criteria described above and should electronically any information you [FR Doc. 2016–22087 Filed 9–13–16; 8:45 am]
be emailed to the address identified in consider to be Confidential Business
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ADDRESSES. Objections must include: (1) Information (CBI) or other information
Precise identification of the specific whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
data the commenter believes are Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
inaccurate, (2) new proposed data upon etc.) must be accompanied by a written DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
which the commenter believes EPA comment. The written comment is GENERAL SERVICES
should rely instead, and (3) the reasons considered the official comment and ADMINISTRATION
why EPA should rely on the should include discussion of all points
commenter’s proposed data and not the you wish to make. EPA will generally NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
data referenced in this notice. not consider comments or comment SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Authority: 40 CFR 97.511(b). contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 48 CFR Part 49
Dated: September 7, 2016. other file sharing system). For
Reid P. Harvey, additional submission methods, the full [FAR Case 2015–039; Docket No. 2015–
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office 0039, Sequence No. 1]
EPA public comment policy,
of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and information about CBI or multimedia RIN 9000–AN26
Radiation. submissions, and general guidance on
[FR Doc. 2016–22090 Filed 9–13–16; 8:45 am] making effective comments, please visit Federal Acquisition Regulation: Audit
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commenting-epa-dockets. AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD),
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General Services Administration (GSA),
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Julianne McLaughlin, Office of Water, and the National Aeronautics and Space
AGENCY
Standards and Health Protection Administration (NASA).
40 CFR Part 131 Division (4305T), U.S. Environmental ACTION: Proposed rule.
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0392; FRL–9952–39– Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are
OW] telephone number: (202) 566–2542; proposing to amend the Federal
RIN 2040–AF61 email address: Mclaughlin.Julianne@ Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to raise
epa.gov; or Diane E. Fleck, P.E., Esq., the dollar threshold requirement for the
Water Quality Standards; Water Division (WTR–2–1), U.S. audit of prime contract settlement
Establishment of Revised Numeric Environmental Protection Agency proposals and subcontract settlements
Criteria for Selenium for the San Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San from $100,000 to $750,000.
Francisco Bay and Delta, State of Francisco, CA 94105; telephone number DATES: Interested parties should submit
California; Extension of Public (415) 972–3527; email address: written comments to the Regulatory
Comment Period Fleck.Diane@EPA.gov. Secretariat Division at one of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July addresses shown below on or before
AGENCY: Environmental Protection 15, 2016, EPA published the proposed November 14, 2016 to be considered in
Agency (EPA). rule, ‘‘Water Quality Standards; the formation of the final rule.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of Establishment of Revised Numeric ADDRESSES: Submit comments in
comment period. Criteria for Selenium for the San response to FAR case 2015–039 by any
Francisco Bay and Delta, State of of the following methods:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection • Regulations.gov: http://
California’’ in the Federal Register (81
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
FR 46030). EPA proposes to revise the
period for the proposed rule, ‘‘Water via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
current federal Clean Water Act
Quality Standards; Establishment of searching for ‘‘FAR Case 2015–039’’.
selenium water quality criteria
Revised Numeric Criteria for Selenium Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that
applicable to the San Francisco Bay and
for the San Francisco Bay and Delta, corresponds with ‘‘FAR Case 2015–
Delta to ensure that the criteria are set
State of California.’’ In response to 039.’’ Follow the instructions provided
at levels that protect aquatic life and
stakeholder requests, EPA is extending on the screen. Please include your
aquatic-dependent wildlife, including
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federally listed threatened and
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days, from September 13, 2016, to ‘‘FAR Case 2015–039’’ on your attached
endangered species.
October 28, 2016. The original deadline to submit document.
DATES: The comment period for the comments on the proposed rule was • Mail: General Services
proposed rule that published on July 15, September 13, 2016. This action extends Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
2016 (81 FR 46030) has been extended. the comment period for 45 days. Written Division (MVCB), ATTN: Ms. Flowers,
Comments must be received on or comments must now be received on or 1800 F Street NW., 2nd Floor,
before October 28, 2016. before October 28, 2016. Washington, DC 20405.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, For more information on this Instructions: Please submit comments
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– proposed rule, please visit https:// only and cite FAR Case 2015–039, in all

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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		Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
Dates		The comment period for the proposed rule that published on July 15, 2016 (81 FR 46030) has been extended. Comments must be received on or before October 28, 2016.
Contact		Julianne McLaughlin, Office of Water, Standards and Health Protection Division (4305T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460;
FR Citation		81 FR 63158
RIN Number		2040-AF61