Draft NPDES General Permit for Groundwater Remediation Discharge Facilities in Idaho (Permit No. ID-G91-0000), 34131-34132 [E6-9190]
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AGENCY
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Draft NPDES General Permit for
Groundwater Remediation Discharge
Facilities in Idaho (Permit No. ID–G91–
0000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft
NPDES general permit.
SUMMARY: The Director, Office of Water
and Watersheds, EPA Region 10, is
proposing to issue a general National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit for groundwater
remediation discharge facilities in
Idaho, pursuant to the provisions of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
The draft general permit authorizes the
discharge of treated groundwater from
new and existing facilities to surface
waters of the United States within the
State of Idaho. Interested persons may
submit comments on the proposed
general permit to EPA Region 10 at the
address below.
DATES: Comments must be received or
postmarked by August 14, 2006. A fact
sheet has been prepared which sets
forth the principal factual, legal, policy,
and scientific information considered in
the development of the draft general
permit.
The draft general permit contains a
variety of technology-based and water
quality-based effluent limitations for 55
pollutants of concern commonly found
in contaminated groundwater, along
with administrative and monitoring
requirements, as well as other standard
conditions, prohibitions, and
management practices. Effluent limits
are applied at end-of-pipe with no
mixing zone. However, mixing zones are
available on an individual basis at the
discretion of the Idaho Department of
Environmental Quality (IDEQ) for
pollutants with water quality-based
effluent limits. Mixing zones will be
granted through an individual State
certification that will be attached to
EPA’s authorization to discharge letter.
Public Comment: Interested persons
may submit written comments on the
draft general NPDES permit to the
attention of Robert Rau at the address
below. Copies of the draft general
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permit and fact sheet are available upon
request. The general permit and fact
sheet may also be downloaded from the
Region 10 Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/r10earth/
waterpermits.htm (click on draft
permits, then Idaho). All comments
should include the name, address, and
telephone number of the commenter
and a concise statement of comment and
the relevant facts upon which it is
based. Comments of either support or
concern which are directed at specific,
cited permit requirements are
appreciated.
After the expiration date of the Public
Notice on August 14, 2006, the Director,
Office of Water and Watersheds, EPA
Region 10, will make a final
determination with respect to issuance
of the general permit. The proposed
requirements contained in the draft
general permit will become final upon
issuance if no significant comments are
received during the public comment
period.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed
general permit should be sent to Robert
Rau; USEPA Region 10; 1200 6th Ave,
OWW–130; Seattle, Washington 98101.
Comments may also be received via
electronic mail at rau.rob@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information can be obtained
by contacting Robert Rau at the address
above, or by visiting the Region 10 Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/r10earth/
waterpermits.htm. Requests may also be
made to Audry Washington at (206)
553–0523, or electronically mailed to:
washington.audry@epa.gov. For further
information regarding the State’s
certification of the general permit,
contact Johnna Sandow at the address
below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Hearing
Persons wishing to request a public
hearing should submit their written
request by August 14, 2006 stating the
nature of the issues to be raised as well
as the requester’s name, address and
telephone number to Robert Rau at the
address above. If a public hearing is
scheduled, notice will be published in
the Federal Register. Notice will also be
posted on the Region 10 Web site, and
will be mailed to all interested persons
receiving copies of the draft permit.
Administrative Record
The complete administrative record
for the draft permit is available for
public review at the EPA Region 10
headquarters at the address listed above.
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NPDES permits are not ‘‘rules’’ subject
to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b),
and is therefore not subject to the RFA.
Other Legal Requirements
A. State Water Quality Standards and
State Certification
EPA is also providing Public Notice of
IDEQ’s intent to certify the general
permit pursuant to section 401 of the
Clean Water Act. IDEQ has provided a
draft certification that the draft general
permit complies with State Water
Quality Standards (IDAPA 58.01.02),
including the State’s antidegradation
policy.
Persons wishing to comment on State
certification of the draft general NPDES
permit should send written comments
to Ms. Johnna Sandow at the IDEQ State
Office, 1410 N. Hilton, Boise, Idaho
83706, or via electronic mail at
johnna.sandow@deq.idaho.gov.
B. Endangered Species Act
EPA has determined that issuance of
the groundwater remediation discharge
General Permit will have no affect any
threatened or endangered species,
designated critical habitat, or essential
fish habitat.
C. Executive Order 12866
EPA has determined that this general
permit is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ under the terms of Executive
Order 12866 and is therefore not subject
to OMB review.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The information collection
requirements of this permit were
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
and assigned OMB control numbers
2040–0086 (NPDES permit application)
and 2040–0004 (discharge monitoring
reports).
E. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA),
5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires that EPA
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis
for rules subject to the requirements of
5 U.S.C. 553(b) that have a significant
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. However, general NPDES
permits are not ‘‘rules’’ subject to the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), and is
therefore not subject to the RFA.
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F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Section 201 of the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), Public
Law 104–4, generally requires Federal
agencies to assess the effects of their
‘‘regulatory actions’’ (defined to be the
same as ‘‘rules’’ subject to the RFA) on
tribal, state, and local governments and
the private sector. However, general
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Christine Psyk,
Associate Director, Office of Water and
Watersheds, Region 10.
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Dated: June 7, 2006.
Roland E. Smith,
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board.
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Farm Credit Administration Board
Policy Statements
Farm Credit Administration.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Farm Credit
Administration (FCA) is publishing the
list of FCA Board policy statements,
which has not changed since its last
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendy Laguarda, Senior Counsel, Office
of General Counsel, Farm Credit
Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,
McLean Virginia 22102–5090, (703)
883–4020, TTY (703) 883–4020.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 25, 2005, we published a list
of all current FCA Board policy
statements and the text of each in their
entirety. (See 70 FR 71142.) This list is
still current and is being republished.
(We are not publishing the text.) The
FCA will continue to publish policy
statements in their full text when there
are changes.
FCA Board Policy Statements
FCA–PS–34 Disclosure of the Issuance
and Termination of Enforcement
Documents
FCA–PS–37 Communications During
Rulemaking
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Dispute Resolution
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Diversity
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Administration Board
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Reporting System Information
FCA–PS–67 Nondiscrimination on the
Basis of Disability in Agency
Programs and Activities
FCA–PS–68 FCS Building Association
Management Operations Policies
and Practices
FCA–PS–71 Disaster Relief Efforts by
Farm Credit Institutions
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The application also will be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Additional information on all bank
holding companies may be obtained
from the National Information Center
Web site at https://www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than July 7, 2006.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
(Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000
Peachtree Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia
30309:
1. Adam Bank Group, Inc., Ocala,
Florida; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring at least 89
percent of the voting shares of American
Commerce Bank, Tampa, Florida.
2. Security Bank Corporation, Macon,
Georgia; to acquire 100 percent of the
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8183-8]
Draft NPDES General Permit for Groundwater Remediation Discharge
Facilities in Idaho (Permit No. ID-G91-0000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft NPDES general permit.
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SUMMARY: The Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, EPA Region 10,
is proposing to issue a general National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit for groundwater remediation discharge
facilities in Idaho, pursuant to the provisions of the Clean Water Act,
33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. The draft general permit authorizes the
discharge of treated groundwater from new and existing facilities to
surface waters of the United States within the State of Idaho.
Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed general permit
to EPA Region 10 at the address below.
DATES: Comments must be received or postmarked by August 14, 2006. A
fact sheet has been prepared which sets forth the principal factual,
legal, policy, and scientific information considered in the development
of the draft general permit.
The draft general permit contains a variety of technology-based and
water quality-based effluent limitations for 55 pollutants of concern
commonly found in contaminated groundwater, along with administrative
and monitoring requirements, as well as other standard conditions,
prohibitions, and management practices. Effluent limits are applied at
end-of-pipe with no mixing zone. However, mixing zones are available on
an individual basis at the discretion of the Idaho Department of
Environmental Quality (IDEQ) for pollutants with water quality-based
effluent limits. Mixing zones will be granted through an individual
State certification that will be attached to EPA's authorization to
discharge letter.
Public Comment: Interested persons may submit written comments on
the draft general NPDES permit to the attention of Robert Rau at the
address below. Copies of the draft general permit and fact sheet are
available upon request. The general permit and fact sheet may also be
downloaded from the Region 10 Web site at https://www.epa.gov/r10earth/
waterpermits.htm (click on draft permits, then Idaho). All comments
should include the name, address, and telephone number of the commenter
and a concise statement of comment and the relevant facts upon which it
is based. Comments of either support or concern which are directed at
specific, cited permit requirements are appreciated.
After the expiration date of the Public Notice on August 14, 2006,
the Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, EPA Region 10, will make
a final determination with respect to issuance of the general permit.
The proposed requirements contained in the draft general permit will
become final upon issuance if no significant comments are received
during the public comment period.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed general permit should be sent to
Robert Rau; USEPA Region 10; 1200 6th Ave, OWW-130; Seattle, Washington
98101. Comments may also be received via electronic mail at
rau.rob@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information can be obtained
by contacting Robert Rau at the address above, or by visiting the
Region 10 Web site at https://www.epa.gov/r10earth/waterpermits.htm.
Requests may also be made to Audry Washington at (206) 553-0523, or
electronically mailed to: washington.audry@epa.gov. For further
information regarding the State's certification of the general permit,
contact Johnna Sandow at the address below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Hearing
Persons wishing to request a public hearing should submit their
written request by August 14, 2006 stating the nature of the issues to
be raised as well as the requester's name, address and telephone number
to Robert Rau at the address above. If a public hearing is scheduled,
notice will be published in the Federal Register. Notice will also be
posted on the Region 10 Web site, and will be mailed to all interested
persons receiving copies of the draft permit.
Administrative Record
The complete administrative record for the draft permit is
available for public review at the EPA Region 10 headquarters at the
address listed above.
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Other Legal Requirements
A. State Water Quality Standards and State Certification
EPA is also providing Public Notice of IDEQ's intent to certify the
general permit pursuant to section 401 of the Clean Water Act. IDEQ has
provided a draft certification that the draft general permit complies
with State Water Quality Standards (IDAPA 58.01.02), including the
State's antidegradation policy.
Persons wishing to comment on State certification of the draft
general NPDES permit should send written comments to Ms. Johnna Sandow
at the IDEQ State Office, 1410 N. Hilton, Boise, Idaho 83706, or via
electronic mail at johnna.sandow@deq.idaho.gov.
B. Endangered Species Act
EPA has determined that issuance of the groundwater remediation
discharge General Permit will have no affect any threatened or
endangered species, designated critical habitat, or essential fish
habitat.
C. Executive Order 12866
EPA has determined that this general permit is not a ``significant
regulatory action'' under the terms of Executive Order 12866 and is
therefore not subject to OMB review.
D. Paperwork Reduction Act
The information collection requirements of this permit were
previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
and assigned OMB control numbers 2040-0086 (NPDES permit application)
and 2040-0004 (discharge monitoring reports).
E. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.,
requires that EPA prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for rules
subject to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) that have a significant
impact on a substantial number of small entities. However, general
NPDES permits are not ``rules'' subject to the requirements of 5 U.S.C.
553(b), and is therefore not subject to the RFA.
F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), Public Law
104-4, generally requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their ``regulatory actions'' (defined to be the same as ``rules''
subject to the RFA) on tribal, state, and local governments and the
private sector. However, general NPDES permits are not ``rules''
subject to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), and is therefore not
subject to the RFA.
Dated: June 1, 2006.
Christine Psyk,
Associate Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, Region 10.
[FR Doc. E6-9190 Filed 6-12-06; 8:45 am]
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