Guidance for 2006 Assessment, Listing and Reporting Requirements Pursuant to Sections 303(d), 305(b) and 314 of the Clean Water Act, 47200-47201 [05-16040]
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Compounds in the U.S.: the Year 2000
Update,’’ March, 2005 (EPA/600/P/03/
002a) (Draft Dioxin Inventory Update).
The public is invited to register to
attend this meeting as an observer. In
addition, the public is invited to give
oral and/or provide written comments at
the meeting regarding the draft
document under review.
DATES: The peer-review panel meeting
will occur from September 13, 2005, to
September 15, 2005. Each day the
meeting is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m.
and end at 5 p.m., eastern daylight time.
The public may attend the peer-review
panel meeting as observers. In addition,
members of the public in attendance at
the meeting will be allowed to make
brief (no longer than five minutes) oral
statements at the commencement of the
meeting.
ADDRESSES: The external peer-review
panel meeting will be held at the Hilton
Crystal City hotel, located at 2399
Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington,
Virginia. The EPA contractor, ERG, is
organizing, convening, and conducting
the peer-review panel meeting. To
attend the meeting, register by
September 7, 2005, by calling ERG, 110
Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA, at
781–674–7374 or by sending a facsimile
to 781–674–2851. Interested parties may
also register on-line at: https://
www2.ergweb.com/projects/
conferences/dioxin/register-dioxin.htm.
Space is limited, and reservations will
be accepted on a first-come, first-served
basis. At the time of your registration for
the meeting, please indicate if you
intend to make an oral statement at the
meeting.
The Draft Dioxin Inventory Update is
available primarily via the Internet on
the National Center for Environmental
Assessment’s (NCEA) home page at
https://www.epa.gov/ncea under the
Recent Additions (See May 6, 2005
entry) and Data and Publications menus.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding registration and
logistics for the peer review meeting
should be directed to Katherine Moore,
ERG, 110 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington,
MA 02421; telephone: 781–674–7374;
facsimile: 781–674–2851; e-mail:
katherine.moore@erg.com.
If you have questions about the
document, contact David Cleverly,
National Center for Environmental
Assessment, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW. (8601 D), Washington, DC
20460; telephone: 202–564–3238;
facsimile: 202–565–2018; e-mail:
cleverly.david@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 6,
2005, a Federal Register notice was
published that announced a 60-day
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public comment period for EPA’s Draft
Dioxin Inventory Update (70 FR 24039).
On May 6 this draft document, prepared
by NCEA within EPA’s Office of
Research and Development, was also
made publicly available on NCEA’s Web
site for review and comment. The 60day public comment period closed on
July 5. In the May 6 notice, EPA also
announced that a subsequent Federal
Register notice would announce the
date and location of a meeting for
independent external peer review of this
draft document. Today’s notice provides
information on that peer review
meeting.
The purpose of this report is to
present an inventory of sources and
environmental releases of dioxin-like
compounds in the United States. This
inventory is associated with three
distinct reference years: 1987, 1995, and
2000. The presentation of information in
this manner permits the ranking of
sources by magnitude of annual release
and allows for the evaluation of
environmental trends over time. The
term dioxin-like includes congeners of
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
(CDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans
(CDFs) having chlorine atoms in the
2,3,7,8 positions on the molecule, and
certain coplanar-substituted
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Dioxin-like refers to the fact that these
compounds have similar chemical
structure and physical-chemical
properties and invoke a common battery
of toxic response. Because of their
hydrophobic nature and resistance
towards metabolism, these chemicals
persist and bioaccumulate in fatty
tissues of animals and humans.
Consequently, the principal route of
chronic population exposure is through
the dietary consumption of animal fats,
fish, shellfish, and dairy products.
Dioxin-like compounds are persistent in
soils and sediments, with
environmental half-lives ranging from
years to several decades. Understanding
the sources and environmental releases
of dioxin-like compounds is
fundamental to ultimately linking
sources with population exposures. It is
through such understanding that actions
can be taken to reduce human
exposures.
This current inventory is an update of
an external review draft report entitled,
The Inventory of Sources of Dioxin in
the United States (EPA/600/P–98/
002Aa), dated April 1998. The 1998
draft inventory presented annual
estimates of environmental releases for
reference years 1987 and 1995. The
current inventory represents an update
with the inclusion of a third reference
year, 2000.
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This updated inventory of sources
and environmental releases of dioxinlike compounds concludes that,
between 1987 and 2000, there was an
approximately 89% reduction in the
release of dioxin-like compounds to the
circulating environment of the United
States from all known sources
combined. Annual emission estimates
(TEQDF–WHO98) of releases of CDDs/
CDFs to air, water, and land from
reasonably quantifiable sources were
approximately 1,529 grams in reference
year 2000; 3,280 grams in reference year
1995; and 13,962 grams in reference
year 1987. In 1987 and 1995, the leading
sources of dioxin emissions to the U.S.
environment were municipal waste
combustors. The inventory concludes
that the major source of dioxin in 2000
was the uncontrolled burning of refuse
in backyard burn barrels in rural areas
of the United States. The inventory also
identifies bleached chlorine pulp and
paper mills as a significant source of
dioxin to the aquatic environment in
1987 but a minor source in 1995 and
2000.
The reduction in environmental
releases of dioxin-like compounds from
1987 to 2000 is attributable to sourcespecific regulations, improvements in
source technology, advancements in the
pollution control technologies specific
to controlling dioxin discharges and
releases, and the voluntary actions of
U.S. industries to reduce or prevent
dioxin releases.
Dated: August 8, 2005.
Peter W. Preuss,
Director, National Center for Environmental
Assessment.
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Guidance for 2006 Assessment, Listing
and Reporting Requirements Pursuant
to Sections 303(d), 305(b) and 314 of
the Clean Water Act
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of Guidance for 2006
Assessment, Listing, and Reporting
Requirements Pursuant to Sections
303(d), 305(b) and 314 of the Clean
Water Act. This biennial guidance is for
states, territories, authorized tribes, and
interstate commissions (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘jurisdictions’’) that help
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states prepare and submit section 305(b)
reports to EPA. Sections 303(d), 305(b),
and 314 of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
require states, territories, and authorized
tribes (not interstate commissions) to
provide biennial reports to EPA on the
condition of waters within their
boundaries. This guidance outlines the
development of Integrated Reports (IR)
that support EPA’s strategy for
achieving a broad-scale, national
inventory of water quality conditions.
The objective of this guidance is to
provide jurisdictions a recommended
reporting format and suggested content
to be used in developing a single
document that integrates the reporting
requirements of sections 303(d), 305(b),
and 314. Use of the IR format will allow
jurisdictions to report the water quality
standards attainment status of all
waters, document the availability of
data and information for each segment,
identify certain trends in the water
quality conditions, and provide
information to managers in setting
priorities for future actions to protect
and restore the health of our nation’s
aquatic resources.
DATES: The guidance is effective August
12, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Persons requesting additional
information or a complete copy of the
document may contact Sarah Furtak by
phone at (202) 566–1167, by e-mail at
furtak.sarah@epa.gov, or by mail at the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(4503T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460. The
Guidance for 2006 Assessment, Listing
and Reporting Requirements Pursuant to
Sections 303(d), 305(b) and 314 of the
Clean Water Act is available on the EPA
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/owow/
tmdl/2006IRG.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document is a comprehensive
compilation of relevant guidance EPA
has issued to date regarding IR;
however, there are few specific changes
from the 2004 guidance. The 2006 IR
Guidance provides:
• Increased emphasis on the use of
the Assessment Database (ADB) or
compatible electronic data format (the
ADB is being modified to accommodate
the recent format, content, and multicategory listing option that the guidance
suggests),
• Greater clarity on the content and
the format of those components of the
IR that are recommended and required
under CWA sections 303(d), 305(b), and
314,
• Greater clarity on issues associated
with data solicitation, collection,
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consideration, and interpretation of
water quality standards,
• Additional information on the
option to report water quality status of
individual segments in more than one
category (e.g., to show that some
designated uses of a water are being
attained and some designated uses are
not), and
• Additional clarity and flexibility on
understanding and reporting
alternatives to total maximum daily
loads (TMDLs) for attaining water
quality standards (e.g., utilization of
reporting ‘‘Category 4b’’).
Dated: August 3, 2005.
Benjamin H. Grumbles,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATON
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; 3064–
0022, 27, 29 & 61
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• Mail: Gary A. Kuiper
(202.942.3824), Counsel, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation,
PA1730–3000, 550 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20429.
• Hand Delivery: Comments may be
hand-delivered to the guard station at
the rear of the 550 17th Street Building
(located on F Street), on business days
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
A copy of the comments may also be
submitted to the OMB desk officer for
the FDIC: Mark Menchik, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
A. Kuiper, at the address identified
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal
to renew the following currently
approved collections of information:
1. Title: Uniform Application/
Uniform Termination for Municipal
Securities Principal or Representative.
OMB Number: 3064–0022. This OMB
Number covers the following forms:
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice of information
collections to be submitted to OMB for
review and approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Uniform Application for Municipal
Securities Principal or Municipal Securities
Representative Associated with a Bank
Municipal Securities Dealer Form MSD–4.
Uniform Termination Notice for Municipal
Securities Principal or Municipal Securities
Representative Associated with a Bank
Municipal Securities Dealer Form MSD–5.
In accordance with
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), the FDIC hereby gives notice
that it is submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for OMB review and approval of
the information collection systems
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments on
the collections of information entitled:
(1) Uniform Application/Uniform
Termination for Municipal Securities
Principal or Representative (3064–
0022); (2) Request for Deregistration for
Registered Transfer Agents (3064–0027);
(3) Notification of Performance of Bank
Services (3064–0029); and (4) Summary
of Deposits (3064–0061).
All comments should refer to the
name and number of the collection.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/
laws/federal/propose.html.
• E-mail: comments@fdic.gov.
Include the name and number of the
collection in the subject line of the
message.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other
financial institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
75.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden: 75 hours.
General Description of Collection: An
insured state nonmember bank that
serves as a municipal securities dealer
must file Form MSD–4 or MSD–5, as
applicable, to permit an employee to
become associated or to terminate the
association with the municipal
securities dealer. FDIC uses the form to
ensure compliance with the professional
requirements for municipal securities
dealers in accordance with the rules of
the Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board.
2. Title: Request for Deregistration for
Registered Transfer Agents.
OMB Number: 3064–0027.
Form: Request for Deregistration,
Registered Transfer Agent FDIC Form
6342/12.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Business or other
financial institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Estimated Time per Response: .42
hours.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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Guidance for 2006 Assessment, Listing and Reporting Requirements
Pursuant to Sections 303(d), 305(b) and 314 of the Clean Water Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of Guidance for 2006
Assessment, Listing, and Reporting Requirements Pursuant to Sections
303(d), 305(b) and 314 of the Clean Water Act. This biennial guidance
is for states, territories, authorized tribes, and interstate
commissions (hereinafter referred to as ``jurisdictions'') that help
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states prepare and submit section 305(b) reports to EPA. Sections
303(d), 305(b), and 314 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) require states,
territories, and authorized tribes (not interstate commissions) to
provide biennial reports to EPA on the condition of waters within their
boundaries. This guidance outlines the development of Integrated
Reports (IR) that support EPA's strategy for achieving a broad-scale,
national inventory of water quality conditions. The objective of this
guidance is to provide jurisdictions a recommended reporting format and
suggested content to be used in developing a single document that
integrates the reporting requirements of sections 303(d), 305(b), and
314. Use of the IR format will allow jurisdictions to report the water
quality standards attainment status of all waters, document the
availability of data and information for each segment, identify certain
trends in the water quality conditions, and provide information to
managers in setting priorities for future actions to protect and
restore the health of our nation's aquatic resources.
DATES: The guidance is effective August 12, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons requesting additional
information or a complete copy of the document may contact Sarah Furtak
by phone at (202) 566-1167, by e-mail at furtak.sarah@epa.gov, or by
mail at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (4503T), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. The Guidance for 2006
Assessment, Listing and Reporting Requirements Pursuant to Sections
303(d), 305(b) and 314 of the Clean Water Act is available on the EPA
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/owow/tmdl/2006IRG.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document is a comprehensive compilation
of relevant guidance EPA has issued to date regarding IR; however,
there are few specific changes from the 2004 guidance. The 2006 IR
Guidance provides:
Increased emphasis on the use of the Assessment Database
(ADB) or compatible electronic data format (the ADB is being modified
to accommodate the recent format, content, and multi-category listing
option that the guidance suggests),
Greater clarity on the content and the format of those
components of the IR that are recommended and required under CWA
sections 303(d), 305(b), and 314,
Greater clarity on issues associated with data
solicitation, collection, consideration, and interpretation of water
quality standards,
Additional information on the option to report water
quality status of individual segments in more than one category (e.g.,
to show that some designated uses of a water are being attained and
some designated uses are not), and
Additional clarity and flexibility on understanding and
reporting alternatives to total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for
attaining water quality standards (e.g., utilization of reporting
``Category 4b'').
Dated: August 3, 2005.
Benjamin H. Grumbles,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 05-16040 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]
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