82 FR 10766 - Extension of Public Comment Period: Draft Human Health Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria and/or Swimming Advisories for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 30 (February 15, 2017)

Page Range		10766-10767
FR Document		2017-03067

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the Draft Human Health Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria and/or Swimming Advisories for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin. In response to stakeholder requests, the comment period will be extended for an additional 31 days, from February 17, 2017 to March 20, 2017.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0751; FRL-9959-31-OW]


Extension of Public Comment Period: Draft Human Health 
Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria and/or Swimming Advisories 
for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin

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 Draft Human Health Recreational Ambient Water 
Quality Criteria and/or Swimming Advisories for Microcystins and 
Cylindrospermopsin. In response to stakeholder requests, the comment 
period will be extended for an additional 31 days, from February 17, 
2017 to March 20, 2017.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2016-0751, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. 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: John Ravenscroft, Health and 
Ecological Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail Code 4304T), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1101; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 19, 2016 (81 FR 91929), EPA 
announced the availability of the Draft Human Health Recreational 
Ambient Water Quality Criteria and/or Swimming Advisories for 
Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin, and opened a 60-day public review 
and comment period. During the comment period, EPA is soliciting 
additional scientific views, data, and information regarding the 
science and technical approach used in the derivation of the draft 
Human Health Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria and/or 
Swimming Advisories for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin document. 
EPA is proposing that these recommended criteria, if adopted by States 
or authorized Tribes as CWA section 303(c) WQS, be used for CWA section 
303(d) assessment and listing purposes where the magnitude is not 
exceeded for more than 10 percent of days during a recreational season 
up to one calendar year as an indicator of long-term impairment from 
multiple short-term blooms. EPA is soliciting public comment on this 10 
percent exceedance

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frequency as well as alternative exceedance frequencies. For swimming 
advisories, EPA is proposing that these recommended values could be 
used to trigger public notification whenever values are exceeded for 
one day. EPA is soliciting public comment on this recommended single 
day exceedance as well as alternative exceedance frequencies.
    The original deadline to submit comments was February 17, 2017. 
This action extends the comment period for 31 days, for a total of 91 
days of public comment. Written comments must now be received by March 
20, 2017. The draft report and other supporting materials may also be 
viewed and downloaded from EPA's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/wqc/microbial-pathogenrecreational-water-quality-criteria#swimming.

    Dated: February 2, 2017.
Michael Shapiro,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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frequency as well as alternative Secretariat of the UNFCCC. EPA ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
exceedance frequencies. For swimming requests recommendations for identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
advisories, EPA is proposing that these improving the overall quality of the OW–2016–0353, to the Federal
recommended values could be used to inventory report to be finalized in April eRulemaking Portal: http://
trigger public notification whenever 2017, as well as subsequent inventory www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
values are exceeded for one day. EPA is reports. instructions for submitting comments.
soliciting public comment on this DATES: To ensure your comments are Once submitted, comments cannot be
recommended single day exceedance as considered for the final version of the edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish
well as alternative exceedance document, please submit your any comment received to its public
frequencies. comments by March 17, 2017. However, docket. Do not submit electronically any
The original deadline to submit comments received after that date will information you consider to be
comments was February 17, 2017. This still be welcomed and considered for Confidential Business Information (CBI)
action extends the comment period for the next edition of this report. or other information whose disclosure is
31 days, for a total of 91 days of public
ADDRESSES: Comments should be restricted by statute. Multimedia
comment. Written comments must now
submitted to GHG Inventory at: submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
be received by March 20, 2017. The
Environmental Protection Agency, accompanied by a written comment.
draft report and other supporting
Climate Change Division (6207A), 1200 The written comment is considered the
materials may also be viewed and
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, official comment and should include
downloaded from EPA’s Web site at
DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343–2338. You are discussion of all points you wish to
https://www.epa.gov/wqc/microbial-
welcome and encouraged to send an make. EPA will generally not consider
pathogenrecreational-water-quality-
email with your comments to comments or comment contents located
criteria#swimming.
GHGInventory@epa.gov. outside of the primary submission (i.e.,
Dated: February 2, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
Michael Shapiro, Mausami Desai, Environmental system). For additional submission
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Protection Agency, Office of Air and
Water.
methods, the full EPA public comment
Radiation, Office of Atmospheric policy, information about CBI or
[FR Doc. 2017–03067 Filed 2–14–17; 8:45 am] Programs, Climate Change Division, multimedia submissions, and general
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P (202) 343–2338, desai.mausami@ guidance on making effective
epa.gov.
comments, please visit http://
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-
AGENCY report is available at: http:// epa-dockets.
www3.epa.gov/climatechange/
[FRL- 9959–29–OAR] ghgemissions/usinventoryreport.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colleen Flaherty, Health and Ecological
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Dated: February 3, 2017.
Criteria Division (Mail Code 4304T),
Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2015 Reid P. Harvey,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Acting Director, Office of Atmospheric Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Programs.
Agency (EPA). DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–5939; or
[FR Doc. 2017–03070 Filed 2–14–17; 8:45 am]
email: flaherty.colleen@epa.gov.
ACTION: Notice of document availability BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
and request for comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 23, 2016 (81 FR 94370), EPA
SUMMARY: The Draft Inventory of U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION announced the availability of the Draft
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: AGENCY Field-Based Methods for Developing
1990–2015 is available for public Aquatic Life Criteria for Specific
review. Annual U.S. emissions for the [EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0353; FRL–9959–32–
OW] Conductivity, and opened a 60-day
period of time from 1990 through 2015
public review and comment period to
are summarized and presented by Extension of Public Comment Period:
source category and sector. The solicit scientific views, data, and
Draft Field-Based Methods for information regarding the science and
inventory contains estimates of carbon Developing Aquatic Life Criteria for
dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous technical approach used in the
Specific Conductivity derivation of the draft field-based
oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFC),
perfluorocarbons (PFC), sulfur AGENCY: Environmental Protection methods. EPA is also soliciting
hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen Agency (EPA). suggestions from the public for
trifluoride (NF3) emissions. The ACTION: Notice; extension of comment additional ecoregional case studies for
technical approach used in this report to period. future consideration.
estimate emissions and sinks for The original deadline to submit
greenhouse gases is consistent with the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection comments was February 21, 2017. This
methodologies recommended by the Agency (EPA) is extending the comment action extends the comment period for
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate period for the Draft Field-Based
62 days. Written comments must now
Change (IPCC), and reported in a format Methods for Developing Aquatic Life
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

be received by April 24, 2017. The draft
consistent with the United Nations Criteria for Specific Conductivity. In
methods and other supporting materials
Framework Convention on Climate response to stakeholder requests, the
comment period will be extended for an may also be viewed and downloaded
Change (UNFCCC) reporting guidelines. from EPA’s Web site at https://
The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas additional 62 days, from February 21,
2017 to April 24, 2017. www.epa.gov/wqc/draft-field-based-
Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2015 is the
methods-developing-aquatic-life-
latest in a series of annual, policy- DATES: Comments must be received on
neutral U.S. submissions to the or before April 24, 2017. criteria-specific-conductivity.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; extension of comment period.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before March 20, 2017.
Contact		John Ravenscroft, Health and Ecological Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail Code 4304T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
FR Citation		82 FR 10766