83 FR 49379 - Notice of Tentative Approval and Opportunity for Public Comment and Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for Maryland
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 190 (October 1, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 190 (October 1, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-21330 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 49379-49380] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21330] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9984-76--Region 3] Notice of Tentative Approval and Opportunity for Public Comment and Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for Maryland AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of approval and solicitation of requests for public hearing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Maryland is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Maryland has adopted drinking water regulations for the Revised Total Coliform Rule. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that Maryland's Revised Total Coliform Rule meets all minimum federal requirements, and that it is no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulation. Therefore, EPA has tentatively decided to approve the State program revisions. DATES: Comments or a public hearing must be submitted by October 31, 2018. This determination shall become final and effective on October 31, 2018, if no timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received, and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, and if no comments are received which cause EPA to modify its tentative approval. ADDRESSES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. All documents relating to this determination are available for inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following offices:Drinking Water Branch, Water Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. Water Supply Program, Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Moran, Drinking Water Branch (3WP21) at the Philadelphia address given above, via email at moran.kelly@epa.gov, or telephone (215) 814-2331 or fax (215) 814-2302. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested parties are invited to submit written comments on this determination and may request a hearing. All comments will be considered, and if necessary EPA will issue a response. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing will be denied by the Regional Administrator. If a substantial request for a public hearing is made by October 31, 2018, a public hearing will be held. A request for public hearing shall include the following: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; (2) a brief statement of the requesting person's interest in the Regional Administrator's determination and of information that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and (3) the signature of the individual making the request; or, if the request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a responsible official of the organization or other entity. [[Page 49380]] Dated: September 18, 2018. Cosmo Servidio, Regional Administrator. [FR Doc. 2018-21330 Filed 9-28-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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to intervene or protest must serve a copy the proceeding. Any person wishing to it is no less stringent than the
of that document on the Petitioner. become a party must file a notice of corresponding federal regulation.
The Commission encourages intervention or motion to intervene, as Therefore, EPA has tentatively decided
electronic submission of protests and appropriate. Such notices, motions, or to approve the State program revisions.
interventions in lieu of paper, using the protests must be filed on or before the
FERC Online links at http:// comment date. On or before the DATES: Comments or a public hearing
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic comment date, it is not necessary to must be submitted by October 31, 2018.
service, persons with internet access serve motions to intervene or protests This determination shall become final
who will eFile a document and/or be on persons other than the Applicant. and effective on October 31, 2018, if no
listed as a contact for an intervenor The Commission encourages timely and appropriate request for a
must create and validate an electronic submission of protests and hearing is received, and the Regional
eRegistration account using the interventions in lieu of paper using the Administrator does not elect to hold a
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. hearing on his own motion, and if no
link to log on and submit the Persons unable to file electronically comments are received which cause
intervention or protests. should submit an original and 5 copies EPA to modify its tentative approval.
Persons unable to file electronically of the protest or intervention to the
ADDRESSES: Comments or a request for
should submit an original and 5 copies Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
a public hearing must be submitted to
of the intervention or protest to the 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
http://www.ferc.gov, using the Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029. All
20426.
The filings in the above proceeding ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for documents relating to this
are accessible in the Commission’s review in the Commission’s Public determination are available for
eLibrary system by clicking on the Reference Room in Washington, DC. inspection between the hours of 8 a.m.
appropriate link in the above list. They There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
are also available for review in the website that enables subscribers to at the following offices:
Commission’s Public Reference Room in receive email notification when a • Drinking Water Branch, Water
Washington, DC. There is an document is added to a subscribed Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
eSubscription link on the website that docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch
enables subscribers to receive email Online service, please email Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029.
notification when a document is added FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
• Water Supply Program, Maryland
to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659. Department of the Environment, 1800
with any FERC Online service, please
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Washington Boulevard, Baltimore,
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or
Time on October 19, 2018. Maryland 21230.
call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659. Dated: September 25, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Kelly Moran, Drinking Water Branch
on October 24, 2018. Deputy Secretary. (3WP21) at the Philadelphia address
Dated: September 25, 2018. [FR Doc. 2018–21308 Filed 9–28–18; 8:45 am] given above, via email at moran.kelly@
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
epa.gov, or telephone (215) 814–2331 or
Deputy Secretary. fax (215) 814–2302.
[FR Doc. 2018–21311 Filed 9–28–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION interested parties are invited to submit
AGENCY written comments on this determination
[FRL–9984–76—Region 3] and may request a hearing. All
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY comments will be considered, and if
Notice of Tentative Approval and necessary EPA will issue a response.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Opportunity for Public Comment and Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a
Commission
Public Hearing for Public Water hearing will be denied by the Regional
[Docket No. EF18–5–000] System Supervision Program Revision Administrator. If a substantial request
for Maryland for a public hearing is made by October
Notice of Filing; Western Area Power 31, 2018, a public hearing will be held.
Administration AGENCY: Environmental Protection
A request for public hearing shall
Agency (EPA).
Take notice that on September 19, include the following: (1) The name,
ACTION: Notice of approval and
2018, Western Area Power address, and telephone number of the
solicitation of requests for public individual, organization, or other entity
Administration submitted tariff filing hearing.
per: DSW_Intertie_WAPA181–20180918 requesting a hearing; (2) a brief
to be effective 10/11/2018. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that statement of the requesting person’s
Any person desiring to intervene or to the State of Maryland is revising its interest in the Regional Administrator’s
protest this filing must file in approved Public Water System determination and of information that
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accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Supervision Program. Maryland has the requesting person intends to submit
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and adopted drinking water regulations for at such hearing; and (3) the signature of
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). the Revised Total Coliform Rule. The the individual making the request; or, if
Protests will be considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency the request is made on behalf of an
Commission in determining the (EPA) has determined that Maryland’s organization or other entity, the
appropriate action to be taken, but will Revised Total Coliform Rule meets all signature of a responsible official of the
not serve to make protestants parties to minimum federal requirements, and that organization or other entity.
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Dated: September 18, 2018. consider to be Confidential Business real-world driving not adequately
Cosmo Servidio, Information (CBI) or other information captured by the GHG compliance tests,
Regional Administrator. whose disclosure is restricted by statute. including high speeds, hard
[FR Doc. 2018–21330 Filed 9–28–18; 8:45 am] Multimedia submissions (audio, video, accelerations, and cold temperatures.
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etc.) must be accompanied by a written These first two methodologies were
comment. The written comment is completely defined through notice and
considered the official comment and comment rulemaking and therefore no
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION should include discussion of all points additional process is necessary for
AGENCY you wish to make. The EPA will manufacturers to use these methods.
generally not consider comments or The third and last pathway allows
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0575; FRL–9984–82– comment contents located outside of the manufacturers to seek EPA approval to
OAR]
primary submission (i.e., on the web, use an alternative methodology for
Alternative Methods for Calculating cloud, or other file sharing system). For determining the off-cycle CO2 credits.3
Off-Cycle Credits Under the Light-Duty additional submission methods, the full This option is only available if the
Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions EPA public comment policy, benefit of the technology cannot be
Program: Application From information about CBI or multimedia adequately demonstrated using the 5-
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. submissions, and general guidance on cycle methodology. Manufacturers may
making effective comments, please visit also use this option for model years
AGENCY: Environmental Protection http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ prior to 2014 to demonstrate off-cycle
Agency (EPA). commenting-epa-dockets. CO2 reductions for technologies that are
ACTION: Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: on the predetermined list, or to
Roberts French, Environmental demonstrate reductions that exceed
SUMMARY: EPA is requesting comment Protection Specialist, Office of those available via use of the
on an application from Volkswagen Transportation and Air Quality, predetermined list.
Group of America, Inc. (‘‘Volkswagen’’) Compliance Division, U.S. Under the regulations, a manufacturer
for off-cycle carbon dioxide (CO2) Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 seeking to demonstrate off-cycle credits
credits under EPA’s light-duty vehicle Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI with an alternative methodology (i.e.,
greenhouse gas emissions standards. 48105. Telephone: (734) 214–4380. Fax: under the third pathway described
‘‘Off-cycle’’ emission reductions can be (734) 214–4869. Email address: above) must describe a methodology
achieved by employing technologies french.roberts@epa.gov. that meets the following criteria:
that result in real-world benefits, but SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Use modeling, on-road testing, on-
where that benefit is not adequately road data collection, or other approved
captured on the test procedures used by I. Background analytical or engineering methods;
manufacturers to demonstrate EPA’s light-duty vehicle greenhouse • Be robust, verifiable, and capable of
compliance with emission standards. gas (GHG) program provides three demonstrating the real-world emissions
EPA’s light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas pathways by which a manufacturer may benefit with strong statistical
program acknowledges these benefits by accrue off-cycle carbon dioxide (CO2) significance;
giving automobile manufacturers several credits for those technologies that • Result in a demonstration of
options for generating ‘‘off-cycle’’ CO2 achieve CO2 reductions in the real baseline and controlled emissions over
credits. Under the regulations, a world but where those reductions are a wide range of driving conditions and
manufacturer may apply for CO2 credits not adequately captured on the test used number of vehicles such that issues of
for off-cycle technologies that result in to determine compliance with the CO2 data uncertainty are minimized;
off-cycle benefits. In these cases, a standards, and which are not otherwise • Result in data on a model type basis
manufacturer must provide EPA with a reflected in the standards’ stringency. unless the manufacturer demonstrates
proposed methodology for determining The first pathway is a predetermined that another basis is appropriate and
the real-world off-cycle benefit. list of credit values for specific off-cycle adequate.
Volkswagen has submitted an technologies that may be used beginning Further, the regulations specify the
application that describes in model year 2014.1 This pathway following requirements regarding an
methodologies for determining off-cycle allows manufacturers to use application for off-cycle CO2 credits:
credits from technologies described in conservative credit values established • A manufacturer requesting off-cycle
their application. Pursuant to applicable by EPA for a wide range of technologies, credits must develop a methodology for
regulations, EPA is making the with minimal data submittal or testing demonstrating and determining the
Volkswagen’s off-cycle credit requirements, if the technologies meet benefit of the off-cycle technology, and
calculation methodologies available for EPA regulatory definitions. In cases carry out any necessary testing and
public comment. where the off-cycle technology is not on analysis required to support that
the menu but additional laboratory methodology.
DATES: Comments must be received on • A manufacturer requesting off-cycle
testing can demonstrate emission
or before October 31, 2018. credits must conduct testing and/or
benefits, a second pathway allows
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, manufacturers to use a broader array of prepare engineering analyses that
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– emission tests (known as ‘‘5-cycle’’ demonstrate the in-use durability of the
OAR–2018–0575, to the Federal testing because the methodology uses technology for the full useful life of the
eRulemaking Portal: http:// five different testing procedures) to vehicle.
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the online demonstrate and justify off-cycle CO2 • The application must contain a
instructions for submitting comments. credits.2 The additional emission tests detailed description of the off-cycle
Once submitted, comments cannot be allow emission benefits to be technology and how it functions to
edited or withdrawn. The EPA may demonstrated over some elements of reduce CO2 emissions under conditions
publish any comment received to its not represented on the compliance tests.
public docket. Do not submit 1 See 40 CFR 86.1869–12(b).
electronically any information you 2 See 40 CFR 86.1869–12(c). 3 See 40 CFR 86.1869–12(d).
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| Action | Notice of approval and solicitation of requests for public hearing. | |
| Dates | Comments or a public hearing must be submitted by October 31, 2018. This determination shall become final and effective on October 31, 2018, if no timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received, and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, and if no comments are received which cause EPA to modify its tentative approval. | |
| Contact | Kelly Moran, Drinking Water Branch | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 49379 |
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