83_FR_52363 83 FR 52163 - Water Quality Standards; Withdrawal of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to California: Lead, Chlorodibromomethane, and Dichlorobromomethane

83 FR 52163 - Water Quality Standards; Withdrawal of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to California: Lead, Chlorodibromomethane, and Dichlorobromomethane

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 200 (October 16, 2018)

Page Range52163-52169
FR Document2018-22170

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to amend the Federal regulations to withdraw certain freshwater acute and chronic aquatic life water quality criteria and certain human health (water and organisms) water quality criteria, applicable to certain waters of California because California adopted, and the Agency approved, criteria for these parameters that are protective of the uses for the waterbodies. In this action, the EPA is amending the Federal regulations to withdraw those certain criteria applicable to California as described in the December 11, 2017 proposed rule. The withdrawal will enable California to implement their EPA-approved water quality criteria.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52163-52169]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22170]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 131

[EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0303; FRL-9985-34-OW]
RIN 2040-AF71


Water Quality Standards; Withdrawal of Certain Federal Water 
Quality Criteria Applicable to California: Lead, Chlorodibromomethane, 
and Dichlorobromomethane

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final 
action to amend the Federal regulations to withdraw certain freshwater 
acute and chronic aquatic life water quality criteria and certain human 
health (water and organisms) water quality criteria, applicable to 
certain waters of California because California adopted, and the Agency 
approved, criteria for these parameters that are protective of the uses 
for the waterbodies. In this action, the EPA is amending the Federal 
regulations to withdraw those certain criteria applicable to California 
as described in the December 11, 2017 proposed rule. The withdrawal 
will enable California to implement their EPA-approved water quality 
criteria.

DATES: This final rule is effective on November 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action identified 
by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0303, at https://www.regulations.gov.
    For additional information about the EPA's public docket, visit the 
EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at two Docket Facilities. The 
Office of Water (``OW'') Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. until 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket 
telephone number is (202) 566-2426 and the Docket address is OW Docket, 
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004. 
The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the 
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744. Publicly available docket 
materials are also available in hard copy at the U.S. EPA Region 9 
address. Docket materials can be accessed from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information with respect to 
California, contact Diane E. Fleck, P.E. Esq., U.S. EPA Region 9, WTR-
2, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105

[[Page 52164]]

(telephone: (415) 972-3527 or email: [email protected]). For general 
and administrative concerns, contact Bryan ``Ibrahim'' Goodwin, U.S. 
EPA Headquarters, Office of Science and Technology, 1200 Pennsylvania, 
Avenue NW, Mail Code 4305T, Washington, DC 20460 (telephone: (202) 566-
0762 or email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. General Information
    A. Does this action apply to me?
II. Background
    A. What are the applicable Federal statutory and regulatory 
requirements?
    B. What are the applicable Federal water quality criteria that 
the EPA is withdrawing?
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and 
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
    B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling 
Regulatory Costs
    C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
    D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
    E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
    F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With 
Indian Tribal Governments
    H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From 
Environmental Health and Safety Risks
    I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect 
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
    J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
    K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations
    L. Congressional Review Act (CRA)

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    No one is affected by the final action contained in this document. 
This final action would merely serve to withdraw certain Federal water 
quality criteria that have been applicable to California and are no 
longer needed in light of the EPA-approved state water quality 
criteria. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person identified in the 
preceding section entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. Background

A. What are the applicable Federal statutory and regulatory 
requirements?

    On May 18, 2000, the EPA promulgated a final rule known as the 
``California Toxics Rule'' (``CTR'') at 40 CFR 131.38. The CTR final 
rule established numeric water quality criteria for priority toxic 
pollutants for the State of California, because the State had not 
complied fully with Section 303(c)(2)(B) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) 
(65 FR 31682).
    Consistent with the basic tenet of the CWA, the EPA developed its 
water quality standards program emphasizing State primacy. Although in 
the CTR the EPA promulgated toxic criteria for California, the Agency 
prefers that states maintain primacy, revise their own standards, and 
achieve full compliance (see 57 FR 60860, December 22, 1992). As 
described in the preamble to the final CTR (see 65 FR 31682 (May 18, 
2000)), when California adopts, and the EPA approves, water quality 
criteria that meet the requirements of the CWA, the Agency will issue a 
rule amending the CTR to withdraw the Federal criteria applicable to 
California.
    On December 11, 2017, the EPA proposed the withdrawal of certain 
freshwater aquatic life (acute and chronic) water quality criteria and 
certain federally promulgated human health (water and organisms) water 
quality criteria, applicable in California (see 82 FR 58156, December 
11, 2017). The EPA received comments on the proposed rule and a listing 
of the comments, and the Agency's responses, are contained in the 
document ``Response to Comments for Water Quality Standards; Withdrawal 
of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to California: 
Lead, Chlorodibromomethane and Dichlorobromomethane,'' which can be 
accessed at OW docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0303. Today, the EPA is 
taking final action on its proposal. The withdrawal of the federally 
promulgated criteria will enable California to implement its EPA-
approved water quality criteria for these parameters.

B. What are the applicable Federal water quality criteria that the EPA 
is withdrawing?

    As discussed in the proposal (see 82 FR 58156, December 11, 2017), 
this final rule amends the Federal regulations in the CTR to withdraw 
the following criteria: freshwater acute and chronic aquatic life 
criteria for lead for the Los Angeles River and its tributaries; and 
human health (water & organisms) criteria for chlorodibromomethane and 
dichlorobromomethane for a segment of New Alamo Creek and a segment of 
Ulatis Creek. The EPA approved the State's criteria for lead and for 
chlorodibromomethane and dichlorobromomethane for these waters because 
the Agency determined that the State's criteria were scientifically 
sound and protective of the designated uses for these certain waters 
and met the requirements of the CWA and the Agency's implementing 
regulations at 40 CFR part 131. The State calls these criteria site-
specific water quality objectives or site-specific objectives. More 
information on the EPA's actions which approved the California's site-
specific objectives can be accessed at OW docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-
0303.
    This final rule will result in the withdrawal of the federally 
promulgated criteria for these certain waters under the CTR. However, 
the criteria for lead, chlorodibromomethane, and dichlorobromomethane 
for other waters in California that are currently part of the CTR 
remain in the Federal promulgation.
    No changes to this final rule were made in response to the comments 
received on the proposed rule. The EPA received nine comments on the 
proposed rule through the public docket which are described in more 
detail in this section. Two anonymous comments and one environmental 
group opposed the proposed rule to withdraw certain Federal criteria 
because California's criteria are higher numerically than the Federal 
criteria. Regarding the State's aquatic life criteria for lead, the EPA 
indicated that the State has provided analyses that show the criteria 
are protective of aquatic life, and that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service agreed that the criteria would not likely adversely affect any 
listed threatened or endangered species or their critical habitat. 
Regarding the State's human health criteria for chlorodibromomethane 
and dichlorobromomethane, the EPA indicated in its response that, as 
described in Agency's Record of Decision supporting the approval of the 
state's criteria, states and authorized tribes have the flexibility to 
adopt water quality criteria that result in a risk level higher than 
10-6, up to the 10-5 level. That flexibility is 
constrained, however, by the need for careful consideration of the 
associated exposure parameter assumptions, and whether the resulting 
criteria would expose sensitive subpopulations consuming fish at higher 
rates to no more than a 10-4 cancer risk. The EPA determined 
that these certain state criteria assure that cancer risk to the most 
highly exposed population would not exceed a 10-4 cancer 
risk level. In addition, the consumption of the water and fish/
shellfish from the affected waterbody segments does not currently 
occur, nor

[[Page 52165]]

is it expected to occur in the future. The Sanitation Districts of Los 
Angeles County supported the proposed rule. Four comments were outside 
the scope of the proposed rule; and, one comment's position was not 
clear. Two emails were sent directly to the EPA after the comment 
period closed for the proposed rule, inquiring about how water quality 
criteria under the CWA are determined compared to the Maximum 
Contaminant Levels (MCLs) under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); the 
Agency's response, also included in the docket, stated that the CWA 
does not allow for consideration of costs and technological feasibility 
in the calculation of CWA water quality criteria, unlike SDWA MCLs. The 
EPA's ``Response to Comments for Water Quality Standards; Withdrawal of 
Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to California: Lead, 
Chlorodibromomethane and Dichlorobromomethane'' can be accessed at OW 
docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0303.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive 
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This action is not a significant regulatory action and was 
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review.

B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling 
Regulatory Costs

    This action is a deregulatory action under Executive Order 13771. 
This rule is expected to provide meaningful burden reduction by 
withdrawal of certain federally promulgated criteria in certain waters 
of California.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not impose any new information collection burden 
under the PRA because it is administratively withdrawing Federal 
requirements that are no longer needed in California. It does not 
include any information collection, reporting, or recordkeeping 
requirements. The OMB has previously approved the information 
collection requirements contained in the existing regulations at 40 CFR 
part 131 and has assigned OMB control number 2040-0286.

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency 
to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to 
notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative 
Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the 
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses, 
small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions.
    For purposes of assessing the impacts of this rule on small 
entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business as defined 
by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations at 13 CFR 
121.201; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of 
a city, county, town, school district or special district with a 
population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is 
any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated 
and is not dominant in its field.
    I certify that this action will not have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. This 
action will not impose any requirements on small entities.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in 
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect 
small governments. As this action withdraws certain federally 
promulgated criteria, the action imposes no enforceable duty on any 
state, local, or tribal governments, or the private sector.

F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have 
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between 
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government. This rule 
imposes no regulatory requirements or costs on any state or local 
governments. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to this action.
    In the spirit of Executive Order 13132, and consistent with the EPA 
policy to promote communications between the Agency and state and local 
governments, the Agency specifically solicited comment on this action 
from state and local officials.

G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian 
Tribal Governments

    This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in 
Executive Order 13175. This rule imposes no regulatory requirements or 
costs on any tribal government. It does not have substantial direct 
effects on tribal governments, the relationship between the Federal 
Government and tribes, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities between the Federal Government and tribes. Thus, 
Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental 
Health and Safety Risks

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, 
April 23, 1997) because it is not economically significant as defined 
in Executive Order 12866, and because the Agency does not believe the 
environmental health or safety risks addressed by this action present a 
disproportionate risk to children.

I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is 
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

J. National Technology Transfer Advancement Act

    This rulemaking does not involve technical standards.

K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) establishes 
Federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision 
directs Federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and 
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission 
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high 
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, 
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income 
populations in the United States.
    The EPA believes that this action does not have disproportionately 
high and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority 
populations, low-income populations and/or indigenous peoples, as 
specified in Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). The 
EPA has previously determined, based on the most current science and 
the Agency's CWA Section 304(a) recommended criteria, that California's 
adopted and the Agency-approved criteria are protective of human 
health.

[[Page 52166]]

L. Congressional Review Act

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this rule and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2). This rule will be effective November 15, 2018.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 131

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Water pollution control.

    Dated: October 4, 2018.
Andrew R. Wheeler,
Acting Administrator.
    For the reasons set out in the preamble title 40, chapter I, part 
131 of the Code of Federal Regulation is amended as follows:

PART 131--WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

0
1. The authority citation for part 131 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.


0
2. Amend Sec.  131.38 by revising the table in paragraph (b)(1) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  131.38  Establishment of numeric criteria for priority toxic 
pollutants for the State of California.

* * * * *
    (b)(1) * * *

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            A                                      B Freshwater                 C Saltwater             D Human health (10-6 risk for
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   carcinogens) for consumption of:
                                                               Criterion     Criterion     Criterion     Criterion  ------------------------------------
                                                                maximum     continuous      maximum     continuous        Water and
                Number compound                   CAS No.       conc.d        conc.d        conc.d        conc.d      organisms ([mu]g/   Organisms only
                                                             ([mu]g/L) B1  ([mu]g/L) B2  ([mu]g/L) C1  ([mu]g/L) C2         L) D1          ([mu]g/L) D2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Antimony...................................      7440360  ............  ............  ............  ............              a s 14         a t 4300
2. Arsenic b..................................      7440382     i m w 340     i m w 150        i m 69        i m 36  ..................  ...............
3. Beryllium..................................      7440417  ............  ............  ............  ............                 (n)              (n)
4. Cadmium b..................................      7440439     e i m w x   e i m w 2.2        i m 42       i m 9.3                 (n)              (n)
                                                                      4.3
5a. Chromium (III)............................     16065831   e i m o 550   e i m o 180  ............  ............                 (n)              (n)
5b. Chromium (VI) b...........................     18540299      i m w 16      i m w 11      i m 1100        i m 50                 (n)              (n)
6. Copper b...................................      7440508  e i m w x 13   e i m w 9.0       i m 4.8       i m 3.1                1300  ...............
7. Lead b.....................................      7439921    e i m z 65   e i m z 2.5       i m 210       i m 8.1                 (n)              (n)
8. Mercury b..................................      7439976    [Reserved]    [Reserved]    [Reserved]    [Reserved]             a 0.050          a 0.051
9. Nickel b...................................      7440020   e i m w 470    e i m w 52        i m 74       i m 8.2               a 610           a 4600
10. Selenium b................................      7782492  p [Reserved]         q 5.0       i m 290        i m 71                 (n)              (n)
11. Silver b..................................      7440224     e i m 3.4  ............       i m 1.9  ............  ..................  ...............
12. Thallium..................................      7440280  ............  ............  ............  ............             a s 1.7          a t 6.3
13. Zinc b....................................      7440666     e i m w x   e i m w 120        i m 90        i m 81  ..................  ...............
                                                                      120
14. Cyanide b.................................        57125          o 22         o 5.2           r 1           r 1               a 700      a j 220,000
15. Asbestos..................................      1332214  ............  ............  ............  ............       k s 7,000,000  ...............
                                                                                                                               fibers/l
16. 2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin).....................      1746016  ............  ............  ............  ............       c 0.000000013    c 0.000000014
17. Acrolein..................................       107028  ............  ............  ............  ............               s 320            t 780
18. Acrylonitrile.............................       107131  ............  ............  ............  ............         a c s 0.059       a c t 0.66
19. Benzene...................................        71432  ............  ............  ............  ............             a c 1.2           a c 71
20. Bromoform.................................        75252  ............  ............  ............  ............             a c 4.3          a c 360
21. Carbon Tetrachloride......................        56235  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c s 0.25        a c t 4.4
22. Chlorobenzene.............................       108907  ............  ............  ............  ............             a s 680     a j t 21,000
23. Chlorodibromomethane......................       124481  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c y 0.41           a c 34
24. Chloroethane..............................        75003  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
25. 2-Chloroethylvinyl Ether..................       110758  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
26. Chloroform................................        67663  ............  ............  ............  ............          [Reserved]       [Reserved]
27. Dichlorobromomethane......................        75274  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c y 0.56           a c 46
28. 1,1-Dichloroethane........................        75343  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
29. 1,2-Dichloroethane........................       107062  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c s 0.38         a c t 99
30. 1,1-Dichloroethylene......................        75354  ............  ............  ............  ............         a c s 0.057        a c t 3.2
31. 1,2-Dichloropropane.......................        78875  ............  ............  ............  ............              a 0.52             a 39
32. 1,3-Dichloropropylene.....................       542756  ............  ............  ............  ............              a s 10        a t 1,700
33. Ethylbenzene..............................       100414  ............  ............  ............  ............           a s 3,100       a t 29,000
34. Methyl Bromide............................        74839  ............  ............  ............  ............                a 48          a 4,000
35. Methyl Chloride...........................        74873  ............  ............  ............  ............                 (n)              (n)
36. Methylene Chloride........................        75092  ............  ............  ............  ............             a c 4.7        a c 1,600
37. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane.................        79345  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c s 0.17         a c t 11
38. Tetrachloroethylene.......................       127184  ............  ............  ............  ............             c s 0.8         c t 8.85
39. Toluene...................................       108883  ............  ............  ............  ............             a 6,800        a 200,000
40. 1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene................       156605  ............  ............  ............  ............               a 700        a 140,000
41. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane.....................        71556  ............  ............  ............  ............                 (n)              (n)
42. 1,1,2-Trichloroethane.....................        79005  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c s 0.60         a c t 42
43. Trichloroethylene.........................        79016  ............  ............  ............  ............             c s 2.7           c t 81
44. Vinyl Chloride............................        75014  ............  ............  ............  ............               c s 2          c t 525
45. 2-Chlorophenol............................        95578  ............  ............  ............  ............               a 120            a 400
46. 2,4-Dichlorophenol........................       120832  ............  ............  ............  ............              a s 93          a t 790
47. 2,4-Dimethylphenol........................       105679  ............  ............  ............  ............               a 540          a 2,300
48. 2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol................       534521  ............  ............  ............  ............              s 13.4            t 765
49. 2,4-Dinitrophenol.........................        51285  ............  ............  ............  ............              a s 70       a t 14,000
50. 2-Nitrophenol.............................        88755  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
51. 4-Nitrophenol.............................       100027  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............

[[Page 52167]]

 
52. 3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol...................        59507  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
53. Pentachlorophenol.........................        87865        f w 19        f w 15            13           7.9            a c 0.28        a c j 8.2
54. Phenol....................................       108952  ............  ............  ............  ............            a 21,000  a j t 4,600,000
55. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol.....................        88062  ............  ............  ............  ............             a c 2.1          a c 6.5
56. Acenaphthene..............................        83329  ............  ............  ............  ............             a 1,200          a 2,700
57. Acenaphthylene............................       208968  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
58. Anthracene................................       120127  ............  ............  ............  ............             a 9,600        a 110,000
59. Benzidine.................................        92875  ............  ............  ............  ............       a c s 0.00012    a c t 0.00054
60. Benzo(a)Anthracene........................        56553  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c 0.0044        a c 0.049
61. Benzo(a)Pyrene............................        50328  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c 0.0044        a c 0.049
62. Benzo(b)Fluoranthene......................       205992  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c 0.0044        a c 0.049
63. Benzo(ghi)Perylene........................       191242  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
64. Benzo(k)Fluoranthene......................       207089  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c 0.0044        a c 0.049
65. Bis(2-Chloroethoxy)Methane................       111911  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
66. Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether...................       111444  ............  ............  ............  ............         a c s 0.031        a c t 1.4
67. Bis(2-Chloroisopropyl)Ether...............       108601  ............  ............  ............  ............             a 1,400      a t 170,000
68. Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate................       117817  ............  ............  ............  ............           a c s 1.8        a c t 5.9
69. 4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether................       101553  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
70. Butylbenzyl Phthalate.....................        85687  ............  ............  ............  ............             a 3,000          a 5,200
71. 2-Chloronaphthalene.......................        91587  ............  ............  ............  ............             a 1,700          a 4,300
72. 4-Chlorophenyl Phenyl Ether...............      7005723  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
73. Chrysene..................................       218019  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c 0.0044        a c 0.049
74. Dibenzo(a,h)Anthracene....................        53703  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c 0.0044        a c 0.049
75. 1,2 Dichlorobenzene.......................        95501  ............  ............  ............  ............             a 2,700         a 17,000
76. 1,3 Dichlorobenzene.......................       541731  ............  ............  ............  ............                 400            2,600
77. 1,4 Dichlorobenzene.......................       106467  ............  ............  ............  ............                 400            2,600
78. 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine....................        91941  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c s 0.04      a c t 0.077
79. Diethyl Phthalate.........................        84662  ............  ............  ............  ............          a s 23,000      a t 120,000
80. Dimethyl Phthalate........................       131113  ............  ............  ............  ............           s 313,000      t 2,900,000
81. Di-n-Butyl Phthalate......................        84742  ............  ............  ............  ............           a s 2,700       a t 12,000
82. 2,4-Dinitrotoluene........................       121142  ............  ............  ............  ............            c s 0.11          c t 9.1
83. 2,6-Dinitrotoluene........................       606202  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
84. Di-n-Octyl Phthalate......................       117840  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
85. 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine.....................       122667  ............  ............  ............  ............         a c s 0.040       a c t 0.54
86. Fluoranthene..............................       206440  ............  ............  ............  ............               a 300            a 370
87. Fluorene..................................        86737  ............  ............  ............  ............             a 1,300         a 14,000
88. Hexachlorobenzene.........................       118741  ............  ............  ............  ............         a c 0.00075      a c 0.00077
89. Hexachlorobutadiene.......................        87683  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c s 0.44         a c t 50
90. Hexachlorocyclopentadiene.................        77474  ............  ............  ............  ............             a s 240     a j t 17,000
91. Hexachloroethane..........................        67721  ............  ............  ............  ............           a c s 1.9        a c t 8.9
92. Indeno(1,2,3-cd) Pyrene...................       193395  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c 0.0044        a c 0.049
93. Isophorone................................        78591  ............  ............  ............  ............             c s 8.4          c t 600
94. Naphthalene...............................        91203  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
95. Nitrobenzene..............................        98953  ............  ............  ............  ............              a s 17      a j t 1,900
96. N-Nitrosodimethylamine....................        62759  ............  ............  ............  ............       a c s 0.00069        a c t 8.1
97. N-Nitrosodi-n-Propylamine.................       621647  ............  ............  ............  ............             a 0.005            a 1.4
98. N-Nitrosodiphenylamine....................        86306  ............  ............  ............  ............           a c s 5.0         a c t 16
99. Phenanthrene..............................        85018  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
100. Pyrene...................................       129000  ............  ............  ............  ............               a 960         a 11,000
101. 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene...................       120821  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
102. Aldrin...................................       309002           g 3  ............         g 1.3  ............         a c 0.00013      a c 0.00014
103. alpha-BHC................................       319846  ............  ............  ............  ............          a c 0.0039        a c 0.013
104. beta-BHC.................................       319857  ............  ............  ............  ............           a c 0.014        a c 0.046
105. gamma-BHC................................        58899        w 0.95  ............        g 0.16  ............             c 0.019          c 0.063
106. delta-BHC................................       319868  ............  ............  ............  ............  ..................  ...............
107. Chlordane................................        57749         g 2.4      g 0.0043        g 0.09       g 0.004         a c 0.00057      a c 0.00059
108. 4,4'-DDT.................................        50293         g 1.1       g 0.001        g 0.13       g 0.001         a c 0.00059      a c 0.00059
109. 4,4'-DDE.................................        72559  ............  ............  ............  ............         a c 0.00059      a c 0.00059
110. 4,4'-DDD.................................        72548  ............  ............  ............  ............         a c 0.00083      a c 0.00084
111. Dieldrin.................................        60571        w 0.24       w 0.056        g 0.71      g 0.0019         a c 0.00014      a c 0.00014
112. alpha-Endosulfan.........................       959988        g 0.22       g 0.056       g 0.034      g 0.0087               a 110            a 240
113. beta-Endosulfan..........................     33213659        g 0.22       g 0.056       g 0.034      g 0.0087               a 110            a 240
114. Endosulfan Sulfate.......................      1031078  ............  ............  ............  ............               a 110            a 240
115. Endrin...................................        72208       w 0.086       w 0.036       g 0.037      g 0.0023              a 0.76         a j 0.81
116. Endrin Aldehyde..........................      7421934  ............  ............  ............  ............              a 0.76         a j 0.81
117. Heptachlor...............................        76448        g 0.52      g 0.0038       g 0.053      g 0.0036         a c 0.00021      a c 0.00021
118. Heptachlor Epoxide.......................      1024573        g 0.52      g 0.0038       g 0.053      g 0.0036         a c 0.00010      a c 0.00011
119-125. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).....  ...........  ............       u 0.014  ............        u 0.03         c v 0.00017      c v 0.00017
126. Toxaphene................................      8001352          0.73        0.0002          0.21        0.0002         a c 0.00073      a c 0.00075
                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Number of Criteria h................  ...........            22            21            22            20                  92               90
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Footnotes to Table in Paragraph (b)(1):
\a\ Criteria revised to reflect the Agency q1* or RfD, as contained in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) as of October 1, 1996. The fish
  tissue bioconcentration factor (BCF) from the 1980 documents was retained in each case.

[[Page 52168]]

 
\b\ Criteria apply to California waters except for those waters subject to objectives in Tables III-2A and III-2B of the San Francisco Regional Water
  Quality Control Board's (SFRWQCB) 1986 Basin Plan that were adopted by the SFRWQCB and the State Water Resources Control Board, approved by the EPA,
  and which continue to apply. For copper and nickel, criteria apply to California waters except for waters south of Dumbarton Bridge in San Francisco
  Bay that are subject to the objectives in the SFRWQCB's Basin Plan as amended by SFRWQCB Resolution R2-2002-0061, dated May 22, 2002, and approved by
  the State Water Resources Control Board. The EPA approved the aquatic life site-specific objectives on January 21, 2003. The copper and nickel aquatic
  life site-specific objectives contained in the amended Basin Plan apply instead.
\c\ Criteria are based on carcinogenicity of 10 (-6) risk.
\d\ Criteria Maximum Concentration (CMC) equals the highest concentration of a pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for a short period of time
  without deleterious effects. Criteria Continuous Concentration (CCC) equals the highest concentration of a pollutant to which aquatic life can be
  exposed for an extended period of time (4 days) without deleterious effects. [mu]g/L equals micrograms per liter.
\e\ Freshwater aquatic life criteria for metals are expressed as a function of total hardness (mg/L) in the water body. The equations are provided in
  matrix at paragraph (b)(2) of this section. Values displayed above in the matrix correspond to a total hardness of 100 mg/l.
\f\ Freshwater aquatic life criteria for pentachlorophenol are expressed as a function of pH, and are calculated as follows: Values displayed above in
  the matrix correspond to a pH of 7.8. CMC = exp(1.005(pH)-4.869). CCC = exp(1.005(pH)-5.134).
\g\ This criterion is based on Clean Water Act (CWA) 304(a) aquatic life criterion issued in 1980, and was issued in one of the following documents:
  Aldrin/Dieldrin (EPA 440/5-80-019), Chlordane (EPA 440/5-80-027), DDT (EPA 440/5-80-038), Endosulfan (EPA 440/5-80-046), Endrin (EPA 440/5-80-047),
  Heptachlor (440/5-80-052), Hexachlorocyclohexane (EPA 440/5-80-054), Silver (EPA 440/5-80-071). The Minimum Data Requirements and derivation
  procedures were different in the 1980 Guidelines than in the 1985 Guidelines. For example, a ``CMC'' derived using the 1980 Guidelines was derived to
  be used as an instantaneous maximum. If assessment is to be done using an averaging period, the values given should be divided by 2 to obtain a value
  that is more comparable to a CMC derived using the 1985 Guidelines.
\h\ These totals simply sum the criteria in each column. For aquatic life, there are 23 priority toxic pollutants with some type of freshwater or
  saltwater, acute or chronic criteria. For human health, there are 92 priority toxic pollutants with either ``water + organism'' or ``organism only''
  criteria. Note that these totals count chromium as one pollutant even though the EPA has developed criteria based on two valence states. In the
  matrix, the EPA has assigned numbers 5a and 5b to the criteria for chromium to reflect the fact that the list of 126 priority pollutants includes only
  a single listing for chromium.
\i\ Criteria for these metals are expressed as a function of the water-effect ratio, WER, as defined in paragraph (c) of this section. CMC = column B1
  or C1 value x WER; CCC = column B2 or C2 value x WER.
\j\ No criterion for protection of human health from consumption of aquatic organisms (excluding water) was presented in the 1980 criteria document or
  in the 1986 Quality Criteria for Water. Nevertheless, sufficient information was presented in the 1980 document to allow a calculation of a criterion,
  even though the results of such a calculation were not shown in the document.
\k\ The CWA 304(a) criterion for asbestos is the MCL.
\l\ [Reserved].
\m\ These freshwater and saltwater criteria for metals are expressed in terms of the dissolved fraction of the metal in the water column. Criterion
  values were calculated by using the EPA's Clean Water Act 304(a) guidance values (described in the total recoverable fraction) and then applying the
  conversion factors in Sec.   131.36(b)(1) and (2).
\n\ The EPA is not promulgating human health criteria for these contaminants. However, permit authorities should address these contaminants in NPDES
  permit actions using the State's existing narrative criteria for toxics.
\o\ These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the National Toxics Rule (``NTR''), at Sec.   131.36. The specific waters to
  which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the State defined as bays or estuaries and waters of the State defined as inland, i.e., all surface
  waters of the State not ocean waters. These waters specifically include the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-
  San Joaquin Delta. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for this criterion.
\p\ A criterion of 20 [mu]g/l was promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR and was promulgated in the total recoverable form. The
  specific waters to which the NTR criterion applies include: Waters of the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-
  San Joaquin Delta; and waters of Salt Slough, Mud Slough (north) and the San Joaquin River, Sack Dam to the mouth of the Merced River. This section
  does not apply instead of the NTR for this criterion. The State of California adopted and the EPA approved a site specific criterion for the San
  Joaquin River, mouth of Merced to Vernalis; therefore, this section does not apply to these waters.
\q\ This criterion is expressed in the total recoverable form. This criterion was promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR and was
  promulgated in the total recoverable form. The specific waters to which the NTR criterion applies include: Waters of the San Francisco Bay upstream to
  and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters of Salt Slough, Mud Slough (north) and the San Joaquin River, Sack Dam to
  Vernalis. This criterion does not apply instead of the NTR for these waters. This criterion applies to additional waters of the United States in the
  State of California pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section. The State of California adopted and the EPA approved a site-specific criterion for the
  Grassland Water District, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, and the Los Banos State Wildlife Refuge; therefore, this criterion does not apply to
  these waters.
\r\ These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of
  the State defined as bays or estuaries including the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta within California Regional Water Board 5, but excluding the San
  Francisco Bay. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for these criteria.
\s\ These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of
  the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and waters of the State defined as inland (i.e., all surface waters of the State not bays or estuaries or ocean) that
  include a MUN use designation. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for these criteria.
\t\ These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of
  the State defined as bays and estuaries including San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and
  waters of the State defined as inland (i.e., all surface waters of the State not bays or estuaries or ocean) without a MUN use designation. This
  section does not apply instead of the NTR for these criteria.
\u\ PCBs are a class of chemicals which include aroclors 1242, 1254, 1221, 1232, 1248, 1260, and 1016, CAS numbers 53469219, 11097691, 11104282,
  11141165, 12672296, 11096825, and 12674112, respectively. The aquatic life criteria apply to the sum of this set of seven aroclors.
\v\ This criterion applies to total PCBs, e.g., the sum of all congener or isomer or homolog or aroclor analyses.
\w\ This criterion has been recalculated pursuant to the 1995 Updates: Water Quality Criteria Documents for the Protection of Aquatic Life in Ambient
  Water, Office of Water, EPA-820-B-96-001, September 1996. See also Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Criteria Documents for the Protection of
  Aquatic Life in Ambient Water, Office of Water, EPA-80-B-95-004, March 1995.
\x\ The State of California has adopted and the EPA has approved site specific criteria for the Sacramento River (and tributaries) above Hamilton City;
  therefore, these criteria do not apply to these waters.
\y\ The State of California adopted and the EPA approved a site-specific criterion for New Alamo Creek from Old Alamo Creek to Ulatis Creek and for
  Ulatis Creek from Alamo Creek to Cache Slough; therefore, this criterion does not apply to these waters.
\z\ The State of California adopted and the EPA approved a site-specific criterion for the Los Angeles River and its tributaries; therefore, this
  criterion does not apply to these waters.
General Notes To Table In Paragraph (b)(1)
1. The table in this paragraph (b)(1) lists all of the EPA's priority toxic pollutants whether or not criteria guidance are available. Blank spaces
  indicate the absence of national section 304(a) criteria guidance. Because of variations in chemical nomenclature systems, this listing of toxic
  pollutants does not duplicate the listing in appendix A to 40 CFR part 423--126 Priority Pollutants. The EPA has added the Chemical Abstracts Service
  (CAS) registry numbers, which provide a unique identification for each chemical.
2. The following chemicals have organoleptic-based criteria recommendations that are not included on this chart: zinc, 3-methyl-4-chlorophenol.
3. Freshwater and saltwater aquatic life criteria apply as specified in paragraph (c)(3) of this section.


[[Page 52169]]

* * * * *
[FR Doc. 2018-22170 Filed 10-15-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P



                                                                Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Rules and Regulations                                                                  52163

                                           ■ b. Adding an entry for ‘‘Lehigh                                    ■ d. Adding an entry for ‘‘Northampton                      § 81.339     Pennsylvania.
                                           County’’ before the entry for ‘‘Luzerne                              County’’ before the entry for                               *        *     *       *      *
                                           County’’;                                                            ‘‘Northumberland County’’; and
                                           ■ c. Adding an entry for ‘‘Monroe                                    ■ e. Adding an entry for ‘‘Pike County’’
                                           County’’ before the entry for ‘‘Montour                              before the entry for ‘‘Potter County’’.
                                           County’’;                                                               The additions read as follows:
                                                                                                        PENNSYLVANIA—2015 8-HOUR OZONE NAAQS
                                                                                                                               [Primary and Secondary]

                                                                                                                            Designation                                                  Classification
                                                           Designated area 1
                                                                                                          Date 2                        Type                                Date 2                            Type


                                                   *                            *                                   *                     *                            *                       *                     *
                                           Carbon County ......................................      ....................   Attainment/Unclassifiable.

                                                   *                             *                                  *                     *                            *                       *                     *
                                           Lehigh County .......................................     ....................   Attainment/Unclassifiable.

                                                   *                            *                                   *                     *                            *                       *                     *
                                           Monroe County ......................................      ....................   Attainment/Unclassifiable.

                                                   *                        *                                       *                     *                            *                       *                     *
                                           Northampton County .............................          ....................   Attainment/Unclassifiable.

                                                   *                               *                                *                     *                            *                       *                     *
                                           Pike County ...........................................   ....................   Attainment/Unclassifiable.

                                                       *                            *                               *                          *                       *                       *                     *
                                               1 Includes
                                                        any Indian country in each county or area, unless otherwise specified. EPA is not determining the boundaries of any area of Indian
                                           country in this table, including any area of Indian country located in the larger designation area. The inclusion of any Indian country in the des-
                                           ignation area is not a determination that the state has regulatory authority under the Clean Air Act for such Indian country.
                                             2 This date is August 3, 2018, unless otherwise noted.




                                           *       *        *        *       *                                  ACTION:      Final rule.                                    some information is not publicly
                                                                                                                                                                            available, e.g., CBI or other information
                                           § 81.347        [Amended]                                            SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection                    whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
                                           ■  10. In § 81.347, the table titled                                 Agency (EPA) is taking final action to                      Certain other material, such as
                                           ‘‘Virginia—2015 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS                                   amend the Federal regulations to                            copyrighted material, will be publicly
                                           [Primary and Secondary]’’ is amended                                 withdraw certain freshwater acute and                       available only in hard copy. Publicly
                                           by:                                                                  chronic aquatic life water quality                          available docket materials are available
                                           ■ a. Moving the entry for                                            criteria and certain human health (water                    either electronically in
                                           ‘‘Fredericksburg City’’ below the entry                              and organisms) water quality criteria,                      www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
                                           for ‘‘Franklin City’’; and                                           applicable to certain waters of California                  two Docket Facilities. The Office of
                                           ■ b. Moving the entry for ‘‘Winchester                               because California adopted, and the                         Water (‘‘OW’’) Docket Center is open
                                           City’’ below the entry for ‘‘Williamsburg                            Agency approved, criteria for these                         from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday
                                           City.’’                                                              parameters that are protective of the                       through Friday, excluding legal
                                                                                                                uses for the waterbodies. In this action,                   holidays. The Docket telephone number
                                           [FR Doc. 2018–22396 Filed 10–15–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                the EPA is amending the Federal                             is (202) 566–2426 and the Docket
                                           BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                regulations to withdraw those certain                       address is OW Docket, EPA West, Room
                                                                                                                criteria applicable to California as                        3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
                                                                                                                described in the December 11, 2017                          Washington, DC 20004. The Public
                                           ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                                proposed rule. The withdrawal will                          Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
                                           AGENCY
                                                                                                                enable California to implement their                        4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                           40 CFR Part 131                                                      EPA-approved water quality criteria.                        excluding legal holidays. The telephone
                                                                                                                DATES: This final rule is effective on                      number for the Public Reading Room is
                                           [EPA–HQ–OW–2017–0303; FRL–9985–34–                                   November 15, 2018.                                          (202) 566–1744. Publicly available
                                           OW]                                                                  ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a                        docket materials are also available in
                                                                                                                docket for this action identified by                        hard copy at the U.S. EPA Region 9
                                           RIN 2040–AF71                                                                                                                    address. Docket materials can be
                                                                                                                Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2017–
                                                                                                                0303, at https://www.regulations.gov.                       accessed from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.,
                                           Water Quality Standards; Withdrawal
                                                                                                                  For additional information about the                      Monday through Friday, excluding legal
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES




                                           of Certain Federal Water Quality
                                                                                                                EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA                          holidays.
                                           Criteria Applicable to California: Lead,
                                                                                                                Docket Center homepage at https://                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                           Chlorodibromomethane, and
                                           Dichlorobromomethane                                                 www.epa.gov/dockets.                                        information with respect to California,
                                                                                                                  Docket: All documents in the docket                       contact Diane E. Fleck, P.E. Esq., U.S.
                                           AGENCY: Environmental Protection                                     are listed in the www.regulations.gov                       EPA Region 9, WTR–2, 75 Hawthorne
                                           Agency (EPA).                                                        index. Although listed in the index,                        St., San Francisco, CA 94105


                                      VerDate Sep<11>2014       16:24 Oct 15, 2018      Jkt 247001    PO 00000          Frm 00049   Fmt 4700       Sfmt 4700   E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM   16OCR1


                                           52164            Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Rules and Regulations

                                           (telephone: (415) 972–3527 or email:                    ‘‘California Toxics Rule’’ (‘‘CTR’’) at 40            because the Agency determined that the
                                           Fleck.Diane@epa.gov). For general and                   CFR 131.38. The CTR final rule                        State’s criteria were scientifically sound
                                           administrative concerns, contact Bryan                  established numeric water quality                     and protective of the designated uses for
                                           ‘‘Ibrahim’’ Goodwin, U.S. EPA                           criteria for priority toxic pollutants for            these certain waters and met the
                                           Headquarters, Office of Science and                     the State of California, because the State            requirements of the CWA and the
                                           Technology, 1200 Pennsylvania,                          had not complied fully with Section                   Agency’s implementing regulations at
                                           Avenue NW, Mail Code 4305T,                             303(c)(2)(B) of the Clean Water Act                   40 CFR part 131. The State calls these
                                           Washington, DC 20460 (telephone: (202)                  (CWA) (65 FR 31682).                                  criteria site-specific water quality
                                           566–0762 or email: Goodwin.Bryan@                          Consistent with the basic tenet of the             objectives or site-specific objectives.
                                           epa.gov).                                               CWA, the EPA developed its water                      More information on the EPA’s actions
                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                   quality standards program emphasizing                 which approved the California’s site-
                                                                                                   State primacy. Although in the CTR the                specific objectives can be accessed at
                                           Table of Contents                                       EPA promulgated toxic criteria for                    OW docket number EPA–HQ–OW–
                                           I. General Information                                  California, the Agency prefers that states            2017–0303.
                                              A. Does this action apply to me?                     maintain primacy, revise their own                       This final rule will result in the
                                           II. Background                                          standards, and achieve full compliance                withdrawal of the federally promulgated
                                              A. What are the applicable Federal                   (see 57 FR 60860, December 22, 1992).                 criteria for these certain waters under
                                                 statutory and regulatory requirements?            As described in the preamble to the                   the CTR. However, the criteria for lead,
                                              B. What are the applicable Federal water             final CTR (see 65 FR 31682 (May 18,                   chlorodibromomethane, and
                                                 quality criteria that the EPA is                  2000)), when California adopts, and the               dichlorobromomethane for other waters
                                                 withdrawing?
                                           III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                                                                                   EPA approves, water quality criteria that             in California that are currently part of
                                              A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory                 meet the requirements of the CWA, the                 the CTR remain in the Federal
                                                 Planning and Review and Executive                 Agency will issue a rule amending the                 promulgation.
                                                 Order 13563: Improving Regulation and             CTR to withdraw the Federal criteria                     No changes to this final rule were
                                                 Regulatory Review                                 applicable to California.                             made in response to the comments
                                              B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing                      On December 11, 2017, the EPA                      received on the proposed rule. The EPA
                                                 Regulations and Controlling Regulatory            proposed the withdrawal of certain                    received nine comments on the
                                                 Costs                                             freshwater aquatic life (acute and                    proposed rule through the public docket
                                              C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
                                                                                                   chronic) water quality criteria and                   which are described in more detail in
                                              D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
                                              E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                      certain federally promulgated human                   this section. Two anonymous comments
                                                 (UMRA)                                            health (water and organisms) water                    and one environmental group opposed
                                              F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism                 quality criteria, applicable in California            the proposed rule to withdraw certain
                                              G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation               (see 82 FR 58156, December 11, 2017).                 Federal criteria because California’s
                                                 and Coordination With Indian Tribal               The EPA received comments on the                      criteria are higher numerically than the
                                                 Governments                                       proposed rule and a listing of the                    Federal criteria. Regarding the State’s
                                              H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of              comments, and the Agency’s responses,                 aquatic life criteria for lead, the EPA
                                                 Children From Environmental Health
                                                                                                   are contained in the document                         indicated that the State has provided
                                                 and Safety Risks
                                              I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That               ‘‘Response to Comments for Water                      analyses that show the criteria are
                                                 Significantly Affect Energy Supply,               Quality Standards; Withdrawal of                      protective of aquatic life, and that the
                                                 Distribution, or Use                              Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria                U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed
                                              J. National Technology Transfer and                  Applicable to California: Lead,                       that the criteria would not likely
                                                 Advancement Act                                   Chlorodibromomethane and                              adversely affect any listed threatened or
                                              K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions            Dichlorobromomethane,’’ which can be                  endangered species or their critical
                                                 To Address Environmental Justice in               accessed at OW docket number EPA–                     habitat. Regarding the State’s human
                                                 Minority Populations and Low-Income
                                                                                                   HQ–OW–2017–0303. Today, the EPA is                    health criteria for
                                                 Populations
                                              L. Congressional Review Act (CRA)                    taking final action on its proposal. The              chlorodibromomethane and
                                                                                                   withdrawal of the federally promulgated               dichlorobromomethane, the EPA
                                           I. General Information                                  criteria will enable California to                    indicated in its response that, as
                                           A. Does this action apply to me?                        implement its EPA-approved water                      described in Agency’s Record of
                                                                                                   quality criteria for these parameters.                Decision supporting the approval of the
                                             No one is affected by the final action                                                                      state’s criteria, states and authorized
                                           contained in this document. This final                  B. What are the applicable Federal
                                                                                                                                                         tribes have the flexibility to adopt water
                                           action would merely serve to withdraw                   water quality criteria that the EPA is
                                                                                                                                                         quality criteria that result in a risk level
                                           certain Federal water quality criteria                  withdrawing?                                          higher than 10¥6, up to the 10¥5 level.
                                           that have been applicable to California                   As discussed in the proposal (see 82                That flexibility is constrained, however,
                                           and are no longer needed in light of the                FR 58156, December 11, 2017), this final              by the need for careful consideration of
                                           EPA-approved state water quality                        rule amends the Federal regulations in                the associated exposure parameter
                                           criteria. If you have any questions                     the CTR to withdraw the following                     assumptions, and whether the resulting
                                           regarding the applicability of this action              criteria: freshwater acute and chronic                criteria would expose sensitive
                                           to a particular entity, consult the person              aquatic life criteria for lead for the Los            subpopulations consuming fish at
                                           identified in the preceding section                     Angeles River and its tributaries; and                higher rates to no more than a 10¥4
                                           entitled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                        human health (water & organisms)                      cancer risk. The EPA determined that
                                           CONTACT.                                                criteria for chlorodibromomethane and                 these certain state criteria assure that
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES




                                           II. Background                                          dichlorobromomethane for a segment of                 cancer risk to the most highly exposed
                                                                                                   New Alamo Creek and a segment of                      population would not exceed a 10¥4
                                           A. What are the applicable Federal                      Ulatis Creek. The EPA approved the                    cancer risk level. In addition, the
                                           statutory and regulatory requirements?                  State’s criteria for lead and for                     consumption of the water and fish/
                                             On May 18, 2000, the EPA                              chlorodibromomethane and                              shellfish from the affected waterbody
                                           promulgated a final rule known as the                   dichlorobromomethane for these waters                 segments does not currently occur, nor


                                      VerDate Sep<11>2014   16:24 Oct 15, 2018   Jkt 247001   PO 00000   Frm 00050   Fmt 4700   Sfmt 4700   E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM   16OCR1


                                                            Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Rules and Regulations                                        52165

                                           is it expected to occur in the future. The              rulemaking requirements under the                     regulatory requirements or costs on any
                                           Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles                     Administrative Procedure Act or any                   tribal government. It does not have
                                           County supported the proposed rule.                     other statute unless the agency certifies             substantial direct effects on tribal
                                           Four comments were outside the scope                    that the rule will not have a significant             governments, the relationship between
                                           of the proposed rule; and, one                          economic impact on a substantial                      the Federal Government and tribes, or
                                           comment’s position was not clear. Two                   number of small entities. Small entities              on the distribution of power and
                                           emails were sent directly to the EPA                    include small businesses, small                       responsibilities between the Federal
                                           after the comment period closed for the                 organizations, and small governmental                 Government and tribes. Thus, Executive
                                           proposed rule, inquiring about how                      jurisdictions.                                        Order 13175 does not apply to this
                                           water quality criteria under the CWA                       For purposes of assessing the impacts              action.
                                           are determined compared to the                          of this rule on small entities, small
                                           Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs)                       entity is defined as: (1) A small business            H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
                                           under the Safe Drinking Water Act                       as defined by the Small Business                      Children From Environmental Health
                                           (SDWA); the Agency’s response, also                     Administration’s (SBA) regulations at 13              and Safety Risks
                                           included in the docket, stated that the                 CFR 121.201; (2) a small governmental                   This action is not subject to Executive
                                           CWA does not allow for consideration                    jurisdiction that is a government of a                Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23,
                                           of costs and technological feasibility in               city, county, town, school district or                1997) because it is not economically
                                           the calculation of CWA water quality                    special district with a population of less            significant as defined in Executive
                                           criteria, unlike SDWA MCLs. The EPA’s                   than 50,000; and (3) a small                          Order 12866, and because the Agency
                                           ‘‘Response to Comments for Water                        organization that is any not-for-profit               does not believe the environmental
                                           Quality Standards; Withdrawal of                        enterprise which is independently                     health or safety risks addressed by this
                                           Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria                  owned and operated and is not                         action present a disproportionate risk to
                                           Applicable to California: Lead,                         dominant in its field.                                children.
                                           Chlorodibromomethane and                                   I certify that this action will not have
                                           Dichlorobromomethane’’ can be                           a significant economic impact on a                    I. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
                                           accessed at OW docket number EPA–                       substantial number of small entities                  Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
                                           HQ–OW–2017–0303.                                        under the RFA. This action will not                   Distribution, or Use
                                           III. Statutory and Executive Order                      impose any requirements on small                        This rule is not subject to Executive
                                           Reviews                                                 entities.                                             Order 13211, because it is not a
                                                                                                   E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                       significant regulatory action under
                                           A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory                                                                          Executive Order 12866.
                                           Planning and Review and Executive                       (UMRA)
                                           Order 13563: Improving Regulation and                     This action does not contain any                    J. National Technology Transfer
                                           Regulatory Review                                       unfunded mandate as described in                      Advancement Act
                                             This action is not a significant                      UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does                      This rulemaking does not involve
                                           regulatory action and was therefore not                 not significantly or uniquely affect small            technical standards.
                                           submitted to the Office of Management                   governments. As this action withdraws
                                           and Budget (OMB) for review.                            certain federally promulgated criteria,               K. Executive Order 12898: Federal
                                                                                                   the action imposes no enforceable duty                Actions To Address Environmental
                                           B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing                      on any state, local, or tribal                        Justice in Minority Populations and
                                           Regulations and Controlling Regulatory                  governments, or the private sector.                   Low-Income Populations
                                           Costs
                                                                                                   F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism                     Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629,
                                              This action is a deregulatory action                                                                       February 16, 1994) establishes Federal
                                           under Executive Order 13771. This rule                    This action does not have federalism
                                                                                                   implications. It will not have substantial            executive policy on environmental
                                           is expected to provide meaningful                                                                             justice. Its main provision directs
                                           burden reduction by withdrawal of                       direct effects on the States, on the
                                                                                                   relationship between the national                     Federal agencies, to the greatest extent
                                           certain federally promulgated criteria in                                                                     practicable and permitted by law, to
                                           certain waters of California.                           government and the States, or on the
                                                                                                   distribution of power and                             make environmental justice part of their
                                           C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)                        responsibilities among the various                    mission by identifying and addressing,
                                             This action does not impose any new                   levels of government. This rule imposes               as appropriate, disproportionately high
                                           information collection burden under the                 no regulatory requirements or costs on                and adverse human health or
                                           PRA because it is administratively                      any state or local governments. Thus,                 environmental effects of their programs,
                                           withdrawing Federal requirements that                   Executive Order 13132 does not apply                  policies, and activities on minority
                                           are no longer needed in California. It                  to this action.                                       populations and low-income
                                           does not include any information                          In the spirit of Executive Order 13132,             populations in the United States.
                                           collection, reporting, or recordkeeping                 and consistent with the EPA policy to                    The EPA believes that this action does
                                           requirements. The OMB has previously                    promote communications between the                    not have disproportionately high and
                                           approved the information collection                     Agency and state and local                            adverse human health or environmental
                                           requirements contained in the existing                  governments, the Agency specifically                  effects on minority populations, low-
                                           regulations at 40 CFR part 131 and has                  solicited comment on this action from                 income populations and/or indigenous
                                           assigned OMB control number 2040–                       state and local officials.                            peoples, as specified in Executive Order
                                                                                                                                                         12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES




                                           0286.
                                                                                                   G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation                The EPA has previously determined,
                                           D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)                     and Coordination With Indian Tribal                   based on the most current science and
                                              The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)                 Governments                                           the Agency’s CWA Section 304(a)
                                           generally requires an agency to prepare                   This action does not have tribal                    recommended criteria, that California’s
                                           a regulatory flexibility analysis of any                implications, as specified in Executive               adopted and the Agency-approved
                                           rule subject to notice and comment                      Order 13175. This rule imposes no                     criteria are protective of human health.


                                      VerDate Sep<11>2014   16:24 Oct 15, 2018   Jkt 247001   PO 00000   Frm 00051   Fmt 4700   Sfmt 4700   E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM   16OCR1


                                           52166                     Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Rules and Regulations

                                           L. Congressional Review Act                                                 Register. A major rule cannot take effect                                          the Code of Federal Regulation is
                                                                                                                       until 60 days after it is published in the                                         amended as follows:
                                             The Congressional Review Act, 5                                           Federal Register. This action is not a
                                           U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small                                   ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.                                              PART 131—WATER QUALITY
                                           Business Regulatory Enforcement                                             804(2). This rule will be effective                                                STANDARDS
                                           Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides                                    November 15, 2018.
                                           that before a rule may take effect, the                                                                                                                        ■ 1. The authority citation for part 131
                                           agency promulgating the rule must                                           List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 131                                                continues to read as follows:
                                           submit a rule report, which includes a                                        Environmental protection,                                                            Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
                                           copy of the rule, to each House of the                                      Administrative practice and procedure,                                             ■ 2. Amend § 131.38 by revising the
                                           Congress and to the Comptroller General                                     Reporting and recordkeeping                                                        table in paragraph (b)(1) to read as
                                           of the United States. The EPA will                                          requirements, Water pollution control.                                             follows:
                                           submit a report containing this rule and
                                                                                                                        Dated: October 4, 2018.
                                           other required information to the U.S.                                                                                                                         § 131.38 Establishment of numeric criteria
                                           Senate, the U.S. House of                                                   Andrew R. Wheeler,                                                                 for priority toxic pollutants for the State of
                                           Representatives, and the Comptroller                                        Acting Administrator.                                                              California.
                                           General of the United States prior to                                         For the reasons set out in the                                                   *        *    *                   *           *
                                           publication of the rule in the Federal                                      preamble title 40, chapter I, part 131 of                                               (b)(1) * * *
                                                                                      A                                                         B                                                   C                                                  D
                                                                                                                                            Freshwater                                          Saltwater                                       Human health
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (10¥6 risk for carcinogens)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             for consumption of:

                                                                                                                                 Criterion                Criterion                Criterion                Criterion                    Water and                       Organisms
                                                                                                                                 maximum                 continuous                maximum                 continuous                    organisms                          only
                                                              Number compound                                     CAS No.         conc.d                   conc.d                   conc.d                   conc.d                        (μg/L)                          (μg/L)
                                                                                                                                  (μg/L)                   (μg/L)                   (μg/L)                   (μg/L)                          D1                              D2
                                                                                                                                    B1                       B2                       C1                       C2

                                           1. Antimony .....................................................       7440360    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a s 14                    a t 4300

                                           2. Arsenic b .....................................................      7440382              i m w 340               i m w 150                       i m 69                  i m 36    ................................   ..........................
                                           3. Beryllium .....................................................      7440417    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                               ( n)                           (n)
                                           4. Cadmium b ..................................................         7440439          e i m w x 4.3              e i m w 2.2                      i m 42                i m 9.3                                 ( n)                           ( n)
                                           5a. Chromium (III) ...........................................         16065831            e i m o 550              e i m o 180      ......................   ......................                               ( n)                           (n)
                                           5b. Chromium (VI) b ........................................           18540299                i m w 16                 i m w 11               i m 1100                      i m 50                                (n)                            (n)
                                           6. Copper b ......................................................      7440508           e i m w x 13              e i m w 9.0                    i m 4.8                 i m 3.1                             1300       ..........................
                                           7. Lead b .........................................................     7439921               e i m z 65             e i m z 2.5                 i m 210                   i m 8.1                                 (n)                            (n)
                                           8. Mercury b ....................................................       7439976         [Reserved]               [Reserved]               [Reserved]               [Reserved]                               a 0.050                       a 0.051

                                           9. Nickel b ........................................................    7440020           e i m w 470                e i m w 52                      i m 74                i m 8.2                             a 610                       a 4600

                                           10. Selenium b ................................................         7782492      p [Reserved]                          q 5.0                 i m 290                     i m 71                                ( n)                           (n)
                                           11. Silver b ......................................................     7440224                e i m 3.4    ......................                 i m 1.9    ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           12. Thallium .....................................................      7440280    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          a s 1.7                        a t 6.3

                                           13. Zinc b .........................................................    7440666         e i m w x 120              e i m w 120                       i m 90                  i m 81    ................................   ..........................
                                           14. Cyanide b ..................................................          57125                     o 22                   o 5.2                         r1                      r1                            a 700                a j 220,000

                                           15. Asbestos ...................................................        1332214    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   k s 7,000,000 fibers/l             ..........................
                                           16. 2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin) ..............................                1746016    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................            c 0.000000013                c 0.000000014

                                           17. Acrolein .....................................................       107028    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           s 320                          t 780

                                           18. Acrylonitrile ................................................       107131    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c s 0.059                     a c t 0.66

                                           19. Benzene ....................................................          71432    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          a c 1.2                        a c 71

                                           20. Bromoform ................................................            75252    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          a c 4.3                      a c 360

                                           21. Carbon Tetrachloride ................................                 56235    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a c s 0.25                      a c t 4.4

                                           22. Chlorobenzene ..........................................             108907    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                         a s 680                a j t 21,000

                                           23. Chlorodibromomethane .............................                   124481    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a c y 0.41                         a c 34

                                           24. Chloroethane .............................................            75003    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           25. 2-Chloroethylvinyl Ether ............................                110758    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           26. Chloroform ................................................           67663    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                  [Reserved]                   [Reserved]
                                           27. Dichlorobromomethane .............................                    75274    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a c y 0.56                         a c 46

                                           28. 1,1-Dichloroethane ....................................               75343    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           29. 1,2-Dichloroethane ....................................              107062    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a c s 0.38                       a c t 99

                                           30. 1,1-Dichloroethylene .................................                75354    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c s 0.057                       a c t 3.2

                                           31. 1,2-Dichloropropane ..................................                78875    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          a 0.52                            a 39

                                           32. 1,3-Dichloropropylene ...............................                542756    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a s 10                   a t 1,700

                                           33. Ethylbenzene ............................................            100414    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a s 3,100                  a t 29,000

                                           34. Methyl Bromide .........................................              74839    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                             a 48                     a 4,000

                                           35. Methyl Chloride .........................................             74873    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                               ( n)                           ( n)
                                           36. Methylene Chloride ...................................                75092    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          a c 4.7                   a c 1,600

                                           37. 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane .........................                   79345    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a c s 0.17                       a c t 11

                                           38. Tetrachloroethylene ..................................               127184    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          c s 0.8                     c t 8.85

                                           39. Toluene .....................................................        108883    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a 6,800                  a 200,000

                                           40. 1,2-Trans-Dichloroethylene .......................                   156605    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a 700                 a 140,000

                                           41. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane ................................                71556    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                               ( n)                           (n)
                                           42. 1,1,2-Trichloroethane ................................                79005    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a c s 0.60                       a c t 42

                                           43. Trichloroethylene .......................................             79016    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          c s 2.7                         c t 81
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES




                                           44. Vinyl Chloride ............................................           75014    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                             cs2                        c t 525

                                           45. 2-Chlorophenol ..........................................             95578    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a 120                         a 400

                                           46. 2,4-Dichlorophenol ....................................              120832    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a s 93                      a t 790

                                           47. 2,4-Dimethylphenol ...................................               105679    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a 540                      a 2,300

                                           48. 2-Methyl-4,6-Dinitrophenol ........................                  534521    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          s 13.4                          t 765

                                           49. 2,4-Dinitrophenol .......................................             51285    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a s 70                a t 14,000

                                           50. 2-Nitrophenol .............................................           88755    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           51. 4-Nitrophenol .............................................          100027    ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................



                                      VerDate Sep<11>2014           16:24 Oct 15, 2018            Jkt 247001      PO 00000   Frm 00052        Fmt 4700         Sfmt 4700         E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM                    16OCR1


                                                                     Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Rules and Regulations                                                                                                                              52167

                                                                                      A                                                                    B                                                   C                                                     D
                                                                                                                                                       Freshwater                                          Saltwater                                          Human health
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (10¥6    risk for carcinogens)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           for consumption of:

                                                                                                                                            Criterion                Criterion                Criterion                Criterion                    Water and                       Organisms
                                                                                                                                            maximum                 continuous                maximum                 continuous                    organisms                          only
                                                              Number compound                                      CAS No.                   conc.d                   conc.d                   conc.d                   conc.d                        (μg/L)                          (μg/L)
                                                                                                                                             (μg/L)                   (μg/L)                   (μg/L)                   (μg/L)                          D1                              D2
                                                                                                                                               B1                       B2                       C1                       C2

                                           52. 3-Methyl-4-Chlorophenol ...........................                         59507         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           53. Pentachlorophenol ....................................                      87865                       f w 19                   f w 15                       13                      7.9                          a c 0.28                       a c j 8.2

                                           54. Phenol .......................................................            108952          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a 21,000             a j t 4,600,000

                                           55. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol ................................                      88062         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          a c 2.1                        a c 6.5

                                           56. Acenaphthene ...........................................                    83329         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a 1,200                        a 2,700

                                           57. Acenaphthylene ........................................                   208968          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           58. Anthracene ................................................               120127          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a 9,600                   a 110,000

                                           59. Benzidine ..................................................                92875         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                a c s 0.00012                a c t 0.00054

                                           60. Benzo(a)Anthracene .................................                        56553         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c 0.0044                      a c 0.049

                                           61. Benzo(a)Pyrene ........................................                     50328         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c 0.0044                      a c 0.049

                                           62. Benzo(b)Fluoranthene ..............................                       205992          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c 0.0044                      a c 0.049

                                           63. Benzo(ghi)Perylene ...................................                    191242          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           64. Benzo(k)Fluoranthene ...............................                      207089          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c 0.0044                      a c 0.049

                                           65. Bis(2-Chloroethoxy)Methane ....................                           111911          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           66. Bis(2-Chloroethyl)Ether .............................                     111444          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c s 0.031                        a c t 1.4

                                           67. Bis(2-Chloroisopropyl)Ether ......................                        108601          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a 1,400                 a t 170,000

                                           68. Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate ........................                       117817          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a c s 1.8                      a c t 5.9

                                           69. 4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether ....................                           101553          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           70. Butylbenzyl Phthalate ...............................                       85687         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a 3,000                        a 5,200

                                           71. 2-Chloronaphthalene .................................                       91587         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a 1,700                        a 4,300

                                           72. 4-Chlorophenyl Phenyl Ether ....................                        7005723           ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           73. Chrysene ...................................................              218019          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c 0.0044                      a c 0.049

                                           74. Dibenzo(a,h)Anthracene ...........................                          53703         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c 0.0044                      a c 0.049

                                           75. 1,2 Dichlorobenzene .................................                       95501         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a 2,700                     a 17,000

                                           76. 1,3 Dichlorobenzene .................................                     541731          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                             400                         2,600
                                           77. 1,4 Dichlorobenzene .................................                     106467          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                             400                         2,600
                                           78. 3,3′-Dichlorobenzidine ...............................                      91941         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a c s 0.04                  a c t 0.077

                                           79. Diethyl Phthalate .......................................                   84662         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a s 23,000                  a t 120,000

                                           80. Dimethyl Phthalate ....................................                   131113          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    s 313,000                  t 2,900,000

                                           81. Di-n-Butyl Phthalate ..................................                     84742         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a s 2,700                   a t 12,000

                                           82. 2,4-Dinitrotoluene ......................................                 121142          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        c s 0.11                          c t 9.1

                                           83. 2,6-Dinitrotoluene ......................................                 606202          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           84. Di-n-Octyl Phthalate ..................................                   117840          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           85. 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine ..............................                      122667          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c s 0.040                      a c t 0.54

                                           86. Fluoranthene .............................................                206440          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a 300                          a 370

                                           87. Fluorene ....................................................               86737         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a 1,300                     a 14,000

                                           88. Hexachlorobenzene ..................................                      118741          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                  a c 0.00075                  a c 0.00077

                                           89. Hexachlorobutadiene ................................                        87683         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a c s 0.44                         a c t 50

                                           90. Hexachlorocyclopentadiene ......................                            77474         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                         a s 240                 a j t 17,000

                                           91. Hexachloroethane .....................................                      67721         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a c s 1.9                      a c t 8.9

                                           92. Indeno(1,2,3-cd) Pyrene ...........................                       193395          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c 0.0044                      a c 0.049

                                           93. Isophorone ................................................                 78591         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          c s 8.4                        c t 600

                                           94. Naphthalene ..............................................                  91203         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           95. Nitrobenzene .............................................                  98953         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a s 17                  a j t 1,900

                                           96. N-Nitrosodimethylamine ............................                         62759         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                a c s 0.00069                          a c t 8.1

                                           97. N-Nitrosodi-n-Propylamine ........................                        621647          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a 0.005                             a 1.4

                                           98. N-Nitrosodiphenylamine ............................                         86306         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                        a c s 5.0                        a c t 16

                                           99. Phenanthrene ............................................                   85018         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           100. Pyrene .....................................................             129000          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a 960                    a 11,000

                                           101. 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene ...........................                       120821          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           102. Aldrin .......................................................           309002                            g3     ......................                  g 1.3     ......................                  a c 0.00013                  a c 0.00014

                                           103. alpha-BHC ...............................................                319846          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                    a c 0.0039                      a c 0.013

                                           104. beta-BHC ................................................                319857          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                      a c 0.014                     a c 0.046

                                           105. gamma-BHC ...........................................                      58899                     w 0.95       ......................                g 0.16      ......................                        c 0.019                        c 0.063

                                           106. delta-BHC ................................................               319868          ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................   ................................   ..........................
                                           107. Chlordane ................................................                 57749                        g 2.4              g 0.0043                     g 0.09                 g 0.004                      a c 0.00057                  a c 0.00059

                                           108. 4,4′-DDT ..................................................                50293                        g 1.1                g 0.001                    g 0.13                 g 0.001                      a c 0.00059                  a c 0.00059

                                           109. 4,4′-DDE .................................................                 72559         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                  a c 0.00059                  a c 0.00059

                                           110. 4,4′-DDD .................................................                 72548         ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                  a c 0.00083                  a c 0.00084

                                           111. Dieldrin ....................................................              60571                     w 0.24                 w 0.056                     g 0.71               g 0.0019                       a c 0.00014                  a c 0.00014

                                           112. alpha-Endosulfan ....................................                    959988                       g 0.22                 g 0.056                  g 0.034                g 0.0087                                a 110                          a 240

                                           113. beta-Endosulfan ......................................               33213659                         g 0.22                 g 0.056                  g 0.034                g 0.0087                                a 110                          a 240

                                           114. Endosulfan Sulfate ..................................                  1031078           ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                           a 110                          a 240

                                           115. Endrin ......................................................              72208                   w 0.086                  w 0.036                   g 0.037                g 0.0023                               a 0.76                       a j 0.81

                                           116. Endrin Aldehyde ......................................                 7421934           ......................   ......................   ......................   ......................                          a 0.76                        a j 0.81

                                           117. Heptachlor ...............................................                 76448                      g 0.52               g 0.0038                   g 0.053                g 0.0036                       a c 0.00021                  a c 0.00021
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES




                                           118. Heptachlor Epoxide .................................                   1024573                        g 0.52               g 0.0038                   g 0.053                g 0.0036                       a c 0.00010                  a c 0.00011

                                           119–125. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) ..                          ....................    ......................              u 0.014       ......................                u 0.03                     c v 0.00017                   c v 0.00017

                                           126. Toxaphene ..............................................               8001352                          0.73                 0.0002                       0.21                 0.0002                       a c 0.00073                  a c 0.00075


                                                 Total Number of Criteria h ........................             ....................                      22                       21                       22                       20                                 92                           90
                                             Footnotes to Table in Paragraph (b)(1):
                                             a Criteria revised to reflect the Agency q1* or RfD, as contained in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) as of October 1, 1996. The fish tissue biocon-
                                           centration factor (BCF) from the 1980 documents was retained in each case.



                                      VerDate Sep<11>2014           16:24 Oct 15, 2018           Jkt 247001        PO 00000             Frm 00053        Fmt 4700         Sfmt 4700         E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM                    16OCR1


                                           52168             Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Rules and Regulations

                                              b Criteria apply to California waters except for those waters subject to objectives in Tables III–2A and III–2B of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control
                                           Board’s (SFRWQCB) 1986 Basin Plan that were adopted by the SFRWQCB and the State Water Resources Control Board, approved by the EPA, and which con-
                                           tinue to apply. For copper and nickel, criteria apply to California waters except for waters south of Dumbarton Bridge in San Francisco Bay that are subject to the ob-
                                           jectives in the SFRWQCB’s Basin Plan as amended by SFRWQCB Resolution R2–2002–0061, dated May 22, 2002, and approved by the State Water Resources
                                           Control Board. The EPA approved the aquatic life site-specific objectives on January 21, 2003. The copper and nickel aquatic life site-specific objectives contained in
                                           the amended Basin Plan apply instead.
                                              c Criteria are based on carcinogenicity of 10 (¥6) risk.
                                              d Criteria Maximum Concentration (CMC) equals the highest concentration of a pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for a short period of time without dele-
                                           terious effects. Criteria Continuous Concentration (CCC) equals the highest concentration of a pollutant to which aquatic life can be exposed for an extended period
                                           of time (4 days) without deleterious effects. μg/L equals micrograms per liter.
                                              e Freshwater aquatic life criteria for metals are expressed as a function of total hardness (mg/L) in the water body. The equations are provided in matrix at para-
                                           graph (b)(2) of this section. Values displayed above in the matrix correspond to a total hardness of 100 mg/l.
                                              f Freshwater aquatic life criteria for pentachlorophenol are expressed as a function of pH, and are calculated as follows: Values displayed above in the matrix cor-
                                           respond to a pH of 7.8. CMC = exp(1.005(pH)¥4.869). CCC = exp(1.005(pH)¥5.134).
                                              g This criterion is based on Clean Water Act (CWA) 304(a) aquatic life criterion issued in 1980, and was issued in one of the following documents: Aldrin/Dieldrin
                                           (EPA 440/5–80–019), Chlordane (EPA 440/5–80–027), DDT (EPA 440/5–80–038), Endosulfan (EPA 440/5–80–046), Endrin (EPA 440/5–80–047), Heptachlor (440/5–
                                           80–052), Hexachlorocyclohexane (EPA 440/5–80–054), Silver (EPA 440/5–80–071). The Minimum Data Requirements and derivation procedures were different in the
                                           1980 Guidelines than in the 1985 Guidelines. For example, a ‘‘CMC’’ derived using the 1980 Guidelines was derived to be used as an instantaneous maximum. If as-
                                           sessment is to be done using an averaging period, the values given should be divided by 2 to obtain a value that is more comparable to a CMC derived using the
                                           1985 Guidelines.
                                              h These totals simply sum the criteria in each column. For aquatic life, there are 23 priority toxic pollutants with some type of freshwater or saltwater, acute or
                                           chronic criteria. For human health, there are 92 priority toxic pollutants with either ‘‘water + organism’’ or ‘‘organism only’’ criteria. Note that these totals count chro-
                                           mium as one pollutant even though the EPA has developed criteria based on two valence states. In the matrix, the EPA has assigned numbers 5a and 5b to the cri-
                                           teria for chromium to reflect the fact that the list of 126 priority pollutants includes only a single listing for chromium.
                                              i Criteria for these metals are expressed as a function of the water-effect ratio, WER, as defined in paragraph (c) of this section. CMC = column B1 or C1 value ×
                                           WER; CCC = column B2 or C2 value × WER.
                                              j No criterion for protection of human health from consumption of aquatic organisms (excluding water) was presented in the 1980 criteria document or in the 1986
                                           Quality Criteria for Water. Nevertheless, sufficient information was presented in the 1980 document to allow a calculation of a criterion, even though the results of
                                           such a calculation were not shown in the document.
                                              k The CWA 304(a) criterion for asbestos is the MCL.
                                              l [Reserved].
                                              m These freshwater and saltwater criteria for metals are expressed in terms of the dissolved fraction of the metal in the water column. Criterion values were cal-
                                           culated by using the EPA’s Clean Water Act 304(a) guidance values (described in the total recoverable fraction) and then applying the conversion factors in
                                           § 131.36(b)(1) and (2).
                                              n The EPA is not promulgating human health criteria for these contaminants. However, permit authorities should address these contaminants in NPDES permit ac-
                                           tions using the State’s existing narrative criteria for toxics.
                                              o These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the National Toxics Rule (‘‘NTR’’), at § 131.36. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria
                                           apply include: Waters of the State defined as bays or estuaries and waters of the State defined as inland, i.e., all surface waters of the State not ocean waters. These
                                           waters specifically include the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This section does not apply instead
                                           of the NTR for this criterion.
                                              p A criterion of 20 μg/l was promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR and was promulgated in the total recoverable form. The specific waters to which
                                           the NTR criterion applies include: Waters of the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters of Salt
                                           Slough, Mud Slough (north) and the San Joaquin River, Sack Dam to the mouth of the Merced River. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for this criterion.
                                           The State of California adopted and the EPA approved a site specific criterion for the San Joaquin River, mouth of Merced to Vernalis; therefore, this section does not
                                           apply to these waters.
                                              q This criterion is expressed in the total recoverable form. This criterion was promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR and was promulgated in the
                                           total recoverable form. The specific waters to which the NTR criterion applies include: Waters of the San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and
                                           the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters of Salt Slough, Mud Slough (north) and the San Joaquin River, Sack Dam to Vernalis. This criterion does not apply
                                           instead of the NTR for these waters. This criterion applies to additional waters of the United States in the State of California pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section.
                                           The State of California adopted and the EPA approved a site-specific criterion for the Grassland Water District, San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, and the Los Banos
                                           State Wildlife Refuge; therefore, this criterion does not apply to these waters.
                                              r These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the State de-
                                           fined as bays or estuaries including the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta within California Regional Water Board 5, but excluding the San Francisco Bay. This section
                                           does not apply instead of the NTR for these criteria.
                                              s These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the Sac-
                                           ramento-San Joaquin Delta and waters of the State defined as inland (i.e., all surface waters of the State not bays or estuaries or ocean) that include a MUN use
                                           designation. This section does not apply instead of the NTR for these criteria.
                                              t These criteria were promulgated for specific waters in California in the NTR. The specific waters to which the NTR criteria apply include: Waters of the State de-
                                           fined as bays and estuaries including San Francisco Bay upstream to and including Suisun Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; and waters of the State de-
                                           fined as inland (i.e., all surface waters of the State not bays or estuaries or ocean) without a MUN use designation. This section does not apply instead of the NTR
                                           for these criteria.
                                              u PCBs are a class of chemicals which include aroclors 1242, 1254, 1221, 1232, 1248, 1260, and 1016, CAS numbers 53469219, 11097691, 11104282, 11141165,
                                           12672296, 11096825, and 12674112, respectively. The aquatic life criteria apply to the sum of this set of seven aroclors.
                                              v This criterion applies to total PCBs, e.g., the sum of all congener or isomer or homolog or aroclor analyses.
                                              w This criterion has been recalculated pursuant to the 1995 Updates: Water Quality Criteria Documents for the Protection of Aquatic Life in Ambient Water, Office of
                                           Water, EPA–820–B–96–001, September 1996. See also Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Criteria Documents for the Protection of Aquatic Life in Ambient Water,
                                           Office of Water, EPA–80–B–95–004, March 1995.
                                              x The State of California has adopted and the EPA has approved site specific criteria for the Sacramento River (and tributaries) above Hamilton City; therefore,
                                           these criteria do not apply to these waters.
                                              y The State of California adopted and the EPA approved a site-specific criterion for New Alamo Creek from Old Alamo Creek to Ulatis Creek and for Ulatis Creek
                                           from Alamo Creek to Cache Slough; therefore, this criterion does not apply to these waters.
                                              z The State of California adopted and the EPA approved a site-specific criterion for the Los Angeles River and its tributaries; therefore, this criterion does not apply
                                           to these waters.
                                              General Notes To Table In Paragraph (b)(1)
                                              1. The table in this paragraph (b)(1) lists all of the EPA’s priority toxic pollutants whether or not criteria guidance are available. Blank spaces indicate the absence
                                           of national section 304(a) criteria guidance. Because of variations in chemical nomenclature systems, this listing of toxic pollutants does not duplicate the listing in ap-
                                           pendix A to 40 CFR part 423—126 Priority Pollutants. The EPA has added the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry numbers, which provide a unique identifica-
                                           tion for each chemical.
                                              2. The following chemicals have organoleptic-based criteria recommendations that are not included on this chart: zinc, 3-methyl-4-chlorophenol.
                                              3. Freshwater and saltwater aquatic life criteria apply as specified in paragraph (c)(3) of this section.
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES




                                      VerDate Sep<11>2014    16:24 Oct 15, 2018   Jkt 247001   PO 00000   Frm 00054    Fmt 4700   Sfmt 9990    E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM       16OCR1


                                                            Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Rules and Regulations                                        52169

                                           *      *     *       *      *                           fishing categories, per the allocations               2017, NMFS adjusted the General
                                           [FR Doc. 2018–22170 Filed 10–15–18; 8:45 am]            established in the 2006 Consolidated                  category base subquota for the December
                                           BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  Highly Migratory Species Fishery                      2018 period to 10 mt (82 FR 60680,
                                                                                                   Management Plan (2006 Consolidated                    December 22, 2017), although this
                                                                                                   HMS FMP) (71 FR 58058, October 2,                     amount increased to 14.6 mt with
                                           DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  2006), as amended by Amendment 7 to                   finalization of the quota rule. Based on
                                                                                                   the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP                         quota availability in the Reserve, NMFS
                                           National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        (Amendment 7) (79 FR 71510, December                  may consider transferring additional
                                           Administration                                          2, 2014). NMFS is required under ATCA                 quota to the December subquota period,
                                                                                                   and the Magnuson-Stevens Act to                       as appropriate.
                                           50 CFR Part 635                                         provide U.S. fishing vessels with a                      Fishermen may catch and release (or
                                                                                                   reasonable opportunity to harvest the                 tag and release) BFT of all sizes, subject
                                           [Docket No. 180117042–8884–02]
                                                                                                   ICCAT-recommended quota.                              to the requirements of the catch-and-
                                           RIN 0648–XG551                                             NMFS recently published a final rule               release and tag-and-release programs at
                                                                                                   (i.e., the ‘‘quota rule’’ (83 FR 51391,               § 635.26. All BFT that are released must
                                           Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;                      October 11, 2018)) that increased the                 be handled in a manner that will
                                           Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries                         baseline U.S. bluefin tuna quota from                 maximize their survival, and without
                                           AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      1,058.79 mt to 1,247.86 mt and                        removing the fish from the water,
                                           Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    accordingly increased the subquotas for               consistent with requirements at
                                           Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      2018, including an increase in the                    § 635.21(a)(1). For additional
                                           Commerce.                                               General category October through                      information on safe handling, see the
                                                                                                   November period subquota from 60.7 mt                 ‘‘Careful Catch and Release’’ brochure
                                           ACTION: Temporary rule; General
                                                                                                   to 70.2 mt, consistent with the annual                available at www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/
                                           category October–November fishery for
                                                                                                   bluefin tuna quota calculation process.               hms/.
                                           2018; fishery reopening.
                                                                                                   On October 4, 2018, NMFS transferred
                                                                                                                                                         Monitoring and Reporting
                                           SUMMARY:   NMFS has determined that a                   55 mt to the General category and closed
                                           reopening of the Atlantic bluefin tuna                  the General category fishery effective                   NMFS will continue to monitor the
                                           (BFT) General category fishery is                       October 5, 2018, based on projections                 BFT fishery closely. Dealers are required
                                           warranted. This action is intended to                   that landings would meet or exceed the                to submit landing reports within 24
                                           provide a reasonable opportunity to                     adjusted October through November                     hours of a dealer receiving BFT. Late
                                           harvest the full annual U.S. bluefin tuna               subquota of 127.2 mt by that date (83 FR              reporting by dealers compromises
                                           quota without exceeding it, while                       50857, October 10, 2018).                             NMFS’ ability to timely implement
                                           maintaining an equitable distribution of                                                                      actions such as quota and retention
                                                                                                   General Category Reopening                            limit adjustment, as well as closures,
                                           fishing opportunities across time
                                           periods; help achieve optimum yield in                     As of October 11, 2018, reports show               and may result in enforcement actions.
                                           the bluefin tuna fishery; and optimize                  that the General category landed 81.8 mt              Additionally, and separate from the
                                           the ability of all permit categories to                 before closing. This represents 64                    dealer reporting requirement, General
                                                                                                   percent of the adjusted October through               and HMS Charter/Headboat category
                                           harvest their full bluefin tuna quota
                                                                                                   November subquota of 127.2 mt. Based                  vessel owners are required to report the
                                           allocations. This action applies to
                                                                                                   on early October landings rates, NMFS                 catch of all BFT retained or discarded
                                           Atlantic tunas General category
                                                                                                   has determined that reopening the                     dead within 24 hours of the landing(s)
                                           (commercial) permitted vessels and
                                                                                                   General category fishery for two days is              or end of each trip, by accessing
                                           Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
                                                                                                   appropriate given the amount of unused                hmspermits.noaa.gov, using the HMS
                                           (HMS) Charter/Headboat category
                                                                                                   October through November subquota                     Catch Reporting app, or calling (888)
                                           permitted vessels with a commercial
                                                                                                   (i.e., 45.4 mt).                                      872–8862 (Monday through Friday from
                                           sale endorsement when fishing                              Therefore, the General category
                                           commercially for BFT.                                                                                         8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.).
                                                                                                   fishery will reopen at 12:30 a.m.,                       Depending on the level of fishing
                                           DATES: Effective 12:30 a.m., local time,                October 15, 2018, and close at 11:30                  effort and catch rates of BFT, NMFS
                                           October 15, 2018, through 11:30 p.m.,                   p.m., October 16, 2018. The General                   may determine that additional
                                           local time, October 16, 2018.                           category daily retention limit during                 adjustments are necessary to ensure
                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        this reopening remains the same as prior              available subquotas are not exceeded or
                                           Sarah McLaughlin or Brad McHale,                        to closing: one large medium or giant                 to enhance scientific data collection
                                           978–281–9260.                                           bluefin tuna per vessel per day/trip.                 from, and fishing opportunities in, all
                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              This action applies to those vessels                  geographic areas. If needed, subsequent
                                           Regulations implemented under the                       permitted in the General category, as                 adjustments will be published in the
                                           authority of the Atlantic Tunas                         well as to those HMS Charter/Headboat                 Federal Register. In addition, fishermen
                                           Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et                  permitted vessels with a commercial                   may call the Atlantic Tunas Information
                                           seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery                  sale endorsement when fishing                         Line at (978) 281–9260, or access
                                           Conservation and Management Act                         commercially for BFT. Retaining,                      hmspermits.noaa.gov, for updates on
                                           (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801                   possessing, or landing large medium or                quota monitoring and inseason
                                           et seq.) governing the harvest of BFT by                giant BFT by persons aboard vessels                   adjustments.
                                           persons and vessels subject to U.S.                     permitted in the General and HMS
                                           jurisdiction are found at 50 CFR part                   Charter/Headboat categories must cease                Classification
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES




                                           635. Section 635.27 subdivides the U.S.                 at 11:30 p.m. local time on October 16,                 The Assistant Administrator for
                                           BFT quota recommended by the                            2018.                                                 NMFS (AA) finds that it is impracticable
                                           International Commission for the                           The General category will reopen                   and contrary to the public interest to
                                           Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)                  automatically on December 1, 2018, for                provide prior notice of, and an
                                           and as implemented by the United                        the December 2018 subquota period at                  opportunity for public comment on, this
                                           States among the various domestic                       the default one-fish level. In December               action for the following reasons:


                                      VerDate Sep<11>2014   16:24 Oct 15, 2018   Jkt 247001   PO 00000   Frm 00055   Fmt 4700   Sfmt 4700   E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM   16OCR1



Document Created: 2018-10-15 23:42:22
Document Modified: 2018-10-15 23:42:22
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis final rule is effective on November 15, 2018.
ContactFor information with respect to California, contact Diane E. Fleck, P.E. Esq., U.S. EPA Region 9, WTR- 2, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105 (telephone: (415) 972-3527 or email: [email protected]). For general and administrative concerns, contact Bryan ``Ibrahim'' Goodwin, U.S. EPA Headquarters, Office of Science and Technology, 1200 Pennsylvania, Avenue NW, Mail Code 4305T, Washington, DC 20460 (telephone: (202) 566- 0762 or email: [email protected]).
FR Citation83 FR 52163 
RIN Number2040-AF71
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Administrative Practice and Procedure; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Water Pollution Control

2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR