Draft Modification of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Storm Water Discharges From Construction Activities

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 46391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22046]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6425-2]


Draft Modification of the National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Storm Water Discharges 
From Construction Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Correction of Notice of draft modification of the NPDES general 
permit reissuance for storm water discharges from construction 
activities.

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SUMMARY: The EPA, Region 4, published in the July 21, 1999 (64 FR 
39136) Federal Register, a proposed modification of the general permit 
for the discharge of storm water from construction activities, issued 
on March 31, 1998. This document corrects a typographical error in the 
dates section. The deadline for submitting comments to EPA on the 
proposed modification is September 10, 1999. The proposed modification 
is not changed by this notice from the proposal in the July 21, 1999 
Federal Register.

DATES: Comments on the proposed modification must be received or 
postmarked by September 10, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Notices of Intent (NOIs) submitted in accordance with this 
permit to receive coverage under this permit must be sent to Storm 
Water Notice of Intent (4203), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. 
The complete administrative record is available from the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Freedom of Information 
Officer, 61 Forsyth St. SW., Atlanta, GA 30303. A reasonable fee may be 
charged for copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Floyd Wellborn, telephone number 
(404) 562-9296, or Mr. Mike Mitchell, telephone number (404) 562-9303, 
or at the following address: United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 4, Water Management Division, Surface Water Permits 
Section, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, GA 
30303.

Public Comment Period

    Public comments are being invited only for those specific 
modifications discussed within the proposed modification of the general 
permit for the discharge of storm water from construction activities, 
which was published in the July 21, 1999 Federal Register. The public 
should send their comments to the Surface Water Permits Section, Water 
Management Division, U.S. EPA, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 
30303, postmarked by midnight no later than September 10, 1999. To 
ensure that EPA can read, understand, and therefore properly respond to 
comments, the Agency requests commenters to type or print in ink any 
comments. Each comment should cite the page number and, where possible, 
the section(s) and/or paragraph(s) in the proposed permitting actions 
to which the comment relates. Commenters should use a separate 
paragraph for each issue discussed.

State Certification

    EPA has requested certification of the proposed permit modification 
to the State of Florida and Indian Tribes where the proposed actions 
would be effective. The State of Florida and Tribes will review the 
proposed actions to ensure that they will not result in violations of 
water quality criteria. EPA will work with the State and Tribes to 
obtain their certification in accordance with section 401 of the Clean 
Water Act. EPA will prepare certifications for Indian lands where there 
is no approved Tribe or any Tribes which have not established water 
quality standards.
    The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) requires that all Federal 
licensing and permitting actions be reviewed for consistency with each 
approved State coastal zone management plan. The Federal Consistency 
Act requires that all NPDES permits be reviewed for consistency with 
the Endangered Species Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. 
EPA has also initiated these reviews.

    Dated: August 17, 1999.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 99-22046 Filed 8-24-99; 8:45 am]
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