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Water Pollution Control; Approval of
Modification to Michigan’s Approved
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Permitting
Program To Administer a Partial State
Sewage Sludge Management Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; approval of application.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On September 28, 2006,
pursuant to Section 402(b) of the Clean
Water Act (CWA), the Acting Regional
Administrator for EPA, Region 5,
approved the State of Michigan’s
modification of its existing National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) program to include the
administration and enforcement of a
partial state sewage sludge (biosolids)
management program where it has
jurisdiction.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Colletti, at (312) 886–6106, NPDES
Programs Branch, (WN–16J), EPA,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604–3590, or
electronically at colletti.john@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’,
or ‘‘our’’ means EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Was notice provided seeking public
comments on Michigan’s program
submittal?
III. Was a public hearing held?
IV. Did EPA receive any public comments?
V. Does EPA’s approval affect Indian Country
in Michigan?
VI. Conclusion
VII. Federal Register Notice of Approval of
State NPDES Programs or Modifications
VIII. Administrative Requirements
A. National Historic Preservation Act
B. Other Provisions
I. Introduction
Michigan’s application to modify its
existing NPDES program to administer
and enforce a partial state biosolids
management program was submitted on
March 28, 2002. Specifically, the state
sought approval of a biosolids
management program which addresses
the land application of biosolids. On
April 21, 2005, the state amended its
submittal limiting the state’s request to
the activity mentioned above within the
state except if that activity occurs
within ‘‘Indian Country’’ as defined in
18 U.S.C. 1151 and applicable case law.
The state’s biosolids management
program does not extend to Indian
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Country, and will not include lands
within the exterior boundaries of Indian
reservations within or abutting the State
of Michigan. Michigan did not seek
approval for the surface disposal of
biosolids, the landfilling of biosolids,
the incineration of biosolids, or the land
application of domestic septage. The
biosolids management program is
administered by the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ). Modifications were made to
the program submittal based on
discussions between EPA and MDEQ.
These modifications are part of the
record of the program application and
review process.
II. Was notice provided seeking public
comments on Michigan’s program
submittal?
Michigan’s application was described
in the August 4, 2006, Federal Register
at Vol. 71, No. 150, pages 44291 to
44294, in which EPA requested public
comments for a period of 45 days.
Further notice was provided by way of
publication in the following newspaper
on August 4, 2006: The Bay City Times;
The Flint Journal; The Traverse City
Record-Eagle; The Grand Rapids Press;
The Lansing State Journal; The Ann
Arbor News, and; The Mining Journal
(Marquette) in an effort to get wide
coverage throughout the state.
Additionally, notices were sent to all
known Michigan NPDES permitted
facilities that would be impacted by the
program and to people or organizations
that MDEQ determined might have an
interest in the program application.
Copies of MDEQ’s application package
were available for public review at the
EPA Region 5 Office and at MDEQ’s
district offices.
III. Was a public hearing held?
A public hearing was not held. The
above notice explained that a hearing
had not been scheduled and how a
hearing could be requested. EPA will
hold a public hearing whenever the
Regional Administrator finds, on the
basis of requests, a significant degree of
public interest. No request for a hearing
was received during the public
comment period and therefore, no
hearing was held.
IV. Did EPA receive any public
comments?
Pursuant to the public notice, we
would accept written comments from
the public postmarked on or before
September 18, 2006. During the
comment period, no comments were
received.
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V. Does EPA’s approval affect Indian
Country in Michigan?
MDEQ did not seek approval to
administer and enforce the state
biosolids management program for
activities occurring in Indian Country.
Our approval does not authorize MDEQ
to carry out its biosolids management
program in ‘‘Indian Country,’’ as
defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151 and
applicable case law. Indian Country
includes:
1. All lands within the limits of any
Indian reservation under the
jurisdiction of the United States
government, notwithstanding the
issuance of any patent, and, including
rights-of-way running through the
reservation;
2. Any land held in trust by the U.S.
for an Indian tribe; and
3. Any other land, whether on or off
an Indian reservation that qualifies as
Indian Country.
Therefore, our approval of the state’s
sewage sludge management program
will have no effect in Indian Country
where EPA continues to implement and
administer the NPDES program.
VI. Conclusion
The Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality has
demonstrated that it adequately meets
the requirements for program
modification to include biosolids
management (specifically, the land
application of biosolids) as defined in
the Clean Water Act and 40 CFR parts
123, 501, and 503.
At this time, EPA is withholding
authorization to administer the
biosolids management program for the
surface disposal of biosolids, the
landfilling of biosolids, the incineration
of biosolids, the land application of
domestic septage, and activities
occurring in Indian Country, as
mentioned above.
VII. Federal Register Notice of
Approval of State NPDES Programs or
Modifications
EPA must provide Federal Register
notice of any action by the Agency
approving or modifying a State NPDES
program. The following table will
provide the public with an up-to-date
list of the status of NPDES permitting
authority throughout the country.
Today’s Federal Register notice is to
announce the approval of Michigan’s
authority to administer the sewage
sludge management program.
STATE NPDES PROGRAM STATUS
Approved
State NPDES
permit program
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State
Approved to
regulate Federal facilities
Approved
State
pretreatment
program
Approved general permits
program
Approved
sludge management program
10/19/79
12/05/02
11/01/86
05/14/73
03/27/75
09/26/73
04/01/74
05/01/95
06/28/74
11/28/74
10/23/77
01/01/75
08/10/78
06/28/74
09/30/83
08/27/96
01/12/01
09/05/74
10/17/73
06/30/74
05/01/74
10/30/74
06/10/74
06/12/74
09/19/75
04/13/82
10/28/75
10/19/75
06/13/75
03/11/74
11/19/96
09/26/73
06/30/78
09/17/84
06/10/75
12/30/93
12/28/77
09/14/98
07/07/87
03/11/74
06/30/76
03/31/75
11/14/73
05/10/82
02/04/74
10/19/79
12/05/02
11/01/86
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12/08/80
06/01/79
09/20/79
12/09/78
08/10/78
08/28/85
09/30/83
08/27/96
01/12/01
11/10/87
12/09/78
12/09/78
01/28/83
06/26/79
06/23/81
11/02/79
08/31/78
04/13/82
06/13/80
09/28/84
01/22/90
01/28/83
11/19/96
03/02/79
06/30/78
09/17/84
09/26/80
12/30/93
09/30/86
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09/14/98
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09/30/86
05/10/82
12/24/80
06/26/91
12/05/02
11/01/86
09/22/89
03/04/82
03/10/92
10/23/92
05/01/95
01/28/91
09/30/91
01/04/84
04/02/91
08/12/92
11/24/93
09/30/83
08/27/96
01/12/01
09/30/91
11/29/93
12/15/87
09/27/91
12/12/85
04/29/83
07/20/89
07/27/92
04/13/82
10/15/92
09/06/91
01/22/90
08/17/92
09/11/97
02/23/82
08/02/91
09/17/84
09/03/92
12/30/93
04/18/91
09/14/98
07/07/87
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STATE NPDES PROGRAM STATUS—Continued
Approved
State NPDES
permit program
Approved to
regulate Federal facilities
Wyoming ..............................................................................
01/30/75
05/18/81
Totals ............................................................................
46
41
State
Approved
State
pretreatment
program
Approved general permits
program
Approved
sludge management program
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09/24/91
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35
44
08
Number of Fully Authorized Programs (Federal Facilities, Pretreatment, General Permits) = 33.
Number of authorized Sludge Management Programs = 8.
1 The Florida authorizations of 05/01/95 represent a phased NPDES program authorization to be completed by the year 2000.
VIII. Administrative Requirements
A. National Historic Preservation Act
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA), 16 U.S.C.
470(f), requires Federal agencies to take
into account the effects of their
undertakings on historic properties and
to provide the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation (ACHP) an
opportunity to comment on such
undertakings. Under the ACHP’s
regulations (36 CFR part 800), agencies
consult with the appropriate State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) on
federal undertakings that have the
potential to affect historic properties
listed or eligible for listing in the
National Register of Historic Places.
By letter dated June 19, 2006, we
requested concurrence from the SHPO
that approval of MDEQ to implement a
biosolids management program would
not have an adverse impact on historical
and archeological resources. After
discussions with SHPO staff, it was
concluded that concurrence was not
needed because our action is not an
undertaking as the Michigan SHPO
would interpret it. It is still believed
that program approval will have no
effect on historic or archeological
resources within the State of Michigan
because the transferring of the program
is an administrative act.
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B. Other Provisions
Based on General Counsel Opinion
78–7 (April 18, 1978), EPA has long
considered a determination to approve
or deny a State Clean Water Act (CWA)
program submission to constitute an
adjudication because an ‘‘approval,’’
within the meaning of the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA),
constitutes a ‘‘license,’’ which, in turn,
is the product of an ‘‘adjudication.’’ For
this reason, the statutes and Executive
Orders that apply to rulemaking action
are not applicable here.
Authority: Clean Water Act 33, U.S.C. 1251
et seq.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Water Pollution Control; Approval of Modification to Michigan's
Approved National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permitting
Program To Administer a Partial State Sewage Sludge Management Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; approval of application.
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SUMMARY: On September 28, 2006, pursuant to Section 402(b) of the Clean
Water Act (CWA), the Acting Regional Administrator for EPA, Region 5,
approved the State of Michigan's modification of its existing National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program to include the
administration and enforcement of a partial state sewage sludge
(biosolids) management program where it has jurisdiction.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Colletti, at (312) 886-6106,
NPDES Programs Branch, (WN-16J), EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, or electronically at
colletti.john@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we'', ``us'', or
``our'' means EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Was notice provided seeking public comments on Michigan's
program submittal?
III. Was a public hearing held?
IV. Did EPA receive any public comments?
V. Does EPA's approval affect Indian Country in Michigan?
VI. Conclusion
VII. Federal Register Notice of Approval of State NPDES Programs or
Modifications
VIII. Administrative Requirements
A. National Historic Preservation Act
B. Other Provisions
I. Introduction
Michigan's application to modify its existing NPDES program to
administer and enforce a partial state biosolids management program was
submitted on March 28, 2002. Specifically, the state sought approval of
a biosolids management program which addresses the land application of
biosolids. On April 21, 2005, the state amended its submittal limiting
the state's request to the activity mentioned above within the state
except if that activity occurs within ``Indian Country'' as defined in
18 U.S.C. 1151 and applicable case law. The state's biosolids
management program does not extend to Indian Country, and will not
include lands within the exterior boundaries of Indian reservations
within or abutting the State of Michigan. Michigan did not seek
approval for the surface disposal of biosolids, the landfilling of
biosolids, the incineration of biosolids, or the land application of
domestic septage. The biosolids management program is administered by
the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Modifications
were made to the program submittal based on discussions between EPA and
MDEQ. These modifications are part of the record of the program
application and review process.
II. Was notice provided seeking public comments on Michigan's program
submittal?
Michigan's application was described in the August 4, 2006, Federal
Register at Vol. 71, No. 150, pages 44291 to 44294, in which EPA
requested public comments for a period of 45 days. Further notice was
provided by way of publication in the following newspaper on August 4,
2006: The Bay City Times; The Flint Journal; The Traverse City Record-
Eagle; The Grand Rapids Press; The Lansing State Journal; The Ann Arbor
News, and; The Mining Journal (Marquette) in an effort to get wide
coverage throughout the state. Additionally, notices were sent to all
known Michigan NPDES permitted facilities that would be impacted by the
program and to people or organizations that MDEQ determined might have
an interest in the program application. Copies of MDEQ's application
package were available for public review at the EPA Region 5 Office and
at MDEQ's district offices.
III. Was a public hearing held?
A public hearing was not held. The above notice explained that a
hearing had not been scheduled and how a hearing could be requested.
EPA will hold a public hearing whenever the Regional Administrator
finds, on the basis of requests, a significant degree of public
interest. No request for a hearing was received during the public
comment period and therefore, no hearing was held.
IV. Did EPA receive any public comments?
Pursuant to the public notice, we would accept written comments
from the public postmarked on or before September 18, 2006. During the
comment period, no comments were received.
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V. Does EPA's approval affect Indian Country in Michigan?
MDEQ did not seek approval to administer and enforce the state
biosolids management program for activities occurring in Indian
Country. Our approval does not authorize MDEQ to carry out its
biosolids management program in ``Indian Country,'' as defined in 18
U.S.C. 1151 and applicable case law. Indian Country includes:
1. All lands within the limits of any Indian reservation under the
jurisdiction of the United States government, notwithstanding the
issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way running through
the reservation;
2. Any land held in trust by the U.S. for an Indian tribe; and
3. Any other land, whether on or off an Indian reservation that
qualifies as Indian Country.
Therefore, our approval of the state's sewage sludge management
program will have no effect in Indian Country where EPA continues to
implement and administer the NPDES program.
VI. Conclusion
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has demonstrated
that it adequately meets the requirements for program modification to
include biosolids management (specifically, the land application of
biosolids) as defined in the Clean Water Act and 40 CFR parts 123, 501,
and 503.
At this time, EPA is withholding authorization to administer the
biosolids management program for the surface disposal of biosolids, the
landfilling of biosolids, the incineration of biosolids, the land
application of domestic septage, and activities occurring in Indian
Country, as mentioned above.
VII. Federal Register Notice of Approval of State NPDES Programs or
Modifications
EPA must provide Federal Register notice of any action by the
Agency approving or modifying a State NPDES program. The following
table will provide the public with an up-to-date list of the status of
NPDES permitting authority throughout the country. Today's Federal
Register notice is to announce the approval of Michigan's authority to
administer the sewage sludge management program.
State NPDES Program Status
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Approved to Approved Approved
Approved State regulate Approved State general sludge
State NPDES permit Federal pretreatment permits management
program facilities program program program
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Alabama......................... 10/19/79 10/19/79 10/19/79 06/26/91 ..............
Arizona......................... 12/05/02 12/05/02 12/05/02 12/05/02 04/01/04
Arkansas........................ 11/01/86 11/01/86 11/01/86 11/01/86 ..............
California...................... 05/14/73 05/05/78 09/22/89 09/22/89 ..............
Colorado........................ 03/27/75 .............. .............. 03/04/82 ..............
Connecticut..................... 09/26/73 01/09/89 06/03/81 03/10/92 ..............
Delaware........................ 04/01/74 .............. .............. 10/23/92 ..............
Florida \1\..................... 05/01/95 05/01/00 05/01/95 05/01/95 ..............
Georgia......................... 06/28/74 12/08/80 03/12/81 01/28/91 ..............
Hawaii.......................... 11/28/74 06/01/79 08/12/83 09/30/91 ..............
Illinois........................ 10/23/77 09/20/79 .............. 01/04/84 ..............
Indiana......................... 01/01/75 12/09/78 .............. 04/02/91 ..............
Iowa............................ 08/10/78 08/10/78 06/03/81 08/12/92 ..............
Kansas.......................... 06/28/74 08/28/85 .............. 11/24/93 ..............
Kentucky........................ 09/30/83 09/30/83 09/30/83 09/30/83 ..............
Louisiana....................... 08/27/96 08/27/96 08/27/96 08/27/96 ..............
Maine........................... 01/12/01 01/12/01 01/12/01 01/12/01 ..............
Maryland........................ 09/05/74 11/10/87 09/30/85 09/30/91 ..............
Michigan........................ 10/17/73 12/09/78 04/16/85 11/29/93 09/28/06
Minnesota....................... 06/30/74 12/09/78 07/16/79 12/15/87 ..............
Mississippi..................... 05/01/74 01/28/83 05/13/82 09/27/91 ..............
Missouri........................ 10/30/74 06/26/79 06/03/81 12/12/85 ..............
Montana......................... 06/10/74 06/23/81 .............. 04/29/83 ..............
Nebraska........................ 06/12/74 11/02/79 09/07/84 07/20/89 ..............
Nevada.......................... 09/19/75 08/31/78 .............. 07/27/92 ..............
New Jersey...................... 04/13/82 04/13/82 04/13/82 04/13/82 ..............
New York........................ 10/28/75 06/13/80 .............. 10/15/92 ..............
North Carolina.................. 10/19/75 09/28/84 06/14/82 09/06/91 ..............
North Dakota.................... 06/13/75 01/22/90 09/16/05 01/22/90 ..............
Ohio............................ 03/11/74 01/28/83 07/27/83 08/17/92 03/16/05
Oklahoma........................ 11/19/96 11/19/96 11/19/96 09/11/97 11/19/96
Oregon.......................... 09/26/73 03/02/79 03/12/81 02/23/82 ..............
Pennsylvania.................... 06/30/78 06/30/78 .............. 08/02/91 ..............
Rhode Island.................... 09/17/84 09/17/84 09/17/84 09/17/84 ..............
South Carolina.................. 06/10/75 09/26/80 04/09/82 09/03/92 ..............
South Dakota.................... 12/30/93 12/30/93 12/30/93 12/30/93 10/22/01
Tennessee....................... 12/28/77 09/30/86 08/10/83 04/18/91 ..............
Texas........................... 09/14/98 09/14/98 09/14/98 09/14/98 09/14/98
Utah............................ 07/07/87 07/07/87 07/07/87 07/07/87 06/14/96
Vermont......................... 03/11/74 .............. 03/16/82 08/26/93 ..............
Virgin Islands.................. 06/30/76 .............. .............. .............. ..............
Virginia........................ 03/31/75 02/09/82 04/14/89 04/20/91 ..............
Washington...................... 11/14/73 .............. 09/30/86 09/26/89 ..............
West Virginia................... 05/10/82 05/10/82 05/10/82 05/10/82 ..............
Wisconsin....................... 02/04/74 11/26/79 12/24/80 12/19/86 07/28/00
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Wyoming......................... 01/30/75 05/18/81 .............. 09/24/91 ..............
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Totals...................... 46 41 35 44 08
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Number of Fully Authorized Programs (Federal Facilities, Pretreatment, General Permits) = 33.
Number of authorized Sludge Management Programs = 8.
\1\ The Florida authorizations of 05/01/95 represent a phased NPDES program authorization to be completed by the
year 2000.
VIII. Administrative Requirements
A. National Historic Preservation Act
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), 16
U.S.C. 470(f), requires Federal agencies to take into account the
effects of their undertakings on historic properties and to provide the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) an opportunity to
comment on such undertakings. Under the ACHP's regulations (36 CFR part
800), agencies consult with the appropriate State Historic Preservation
Officer (SHPO) on federal undertakings that have the potential to
affect historic properties listed or eligible for listing in the
National Register of Historic Places.
By letter dated June 19, 2006, we requested concurrence from the
SHPO that approval of MDEQ to implement a biosolids management program
would not have an adverse impact on historical and archeological
resources. After discussions with SHPO staff, it was concluded that
concurrence was not needed because our action is not an undertaking as
the Michigan SHPO would interpret it. It is still believed that program
approval will have no effect on historic or archeological resources
within the State of Michigan because the transferring of the program is
an administrative act.
B. Other Provisions
Based on General Counsel Opinion 78-7 (April 18, 1978), EPA has
long considered a determination to approve or deny a State Clean Water
Act (CWA) program submission to constitute an adjudication because an
``approval,'' within the meaning of the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA), constitutes a ``license,'' which, in turn, is the product of an
``adjudication.'' For this reason, the statutes and Executive Orders
that apply to rulemaking action are not applicable here.
Authority: Clean Water Act 33, U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
Dated: October 6, 2006.
Gary Gulezian,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. E6-18850 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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