Proposed NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants-Allotment Formula; Public Meeting, 4223-4224 [E7-1420]
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[EPA–HQ–OW–2006–0765; FRL–8274–7]
Proposed NPDES Permit Fee Incentive
for Clean Water Act Section 106
Grants—Allotment Formula; Public
Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency hereby gives notice that it will
conduct one public meeting on the
proposed regulatory revision: NPDES
Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water
Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment
Formula. This proposed rule was
published in the Federal Register on
January 4, 2007 (72 FR 293), under the
title ‘‘NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for
Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants;
Allotment Formula.’’
The purpose of the meeting is to
enhance public understanding of the
proposed regulation and to provide the
public with an opportunity to provide
oral and written comments to EPA
regarding the proposed regulation. Oral
comments given during the public
meeting will be transcribed and
included in the docket. Written
comments will be submitted to the
docket as well. The meeting provides a
mechanism for submitting formal
comments on the proposal. The meeting
will consist of a presentation by EPA
officials on the proposed regulation
followed by a public comment session.
Each commenter will be allowed a set
amount of time to provide oral
comments to EPA. Where appropriate,
EPA will provide clarification regarding
the proposed rule. Participants are
encouraged to familiarize themselves
with the basic aspects of the proposed
regulation prior to the public meeting.
Advance registration is not required.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
on February 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST in
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Washington, DC at EPA Headquarters,
EPA East Building, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Conference Room 1153.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, please visit the
EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
owm/cwfinance/npdes-permit-fee.htm,
or contact Lena Ferris, Office of Water,
Office of Wastewater Management
(4201M), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–8831; fax number:
(202) 501–2399; e-mail address:
ferris.lena@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
established a sixty-day comment period
for the proposed rule. The comment
period ends on March 5, 2007. In
scheduling this public meeting, EPA
wishes to provide the public the
opportunity to be fully informed about
the contents of the proposed rule in
advance of the date by which comments
must be submitted. EPA is utilizing its
Web site, which will be updated with
any changes pertaining to this public
meeting, as the principal means of
providing information about this public
meeting. EPA recommends that those
interested in attending the meeting
check the site for any additional
information or logistical changes, as
they become available.
Background: The proposed regulation,
published in the Federal Register on
January 4, 2007, provides a financial
incentive to States to utilize an adequate
fee program when implementing an
authorized NPDES permit program. The
Agency is proposing to revise the
Section 106 grant allotment formula to
include a permit fee incentive as part of
the allotment process.
Dated: January 24, 2007.
Judy S. Davis,
Acting Office Director, Office of Wastewater
Management, Office of Water.
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Significant New Use of a Chemical
Substance; Reopening of Comment
Period
Environmental Protection
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Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period.
ACTION:
EPA is reopening the
comment period for a proposed rule
concerning any significant new use of
the chemical chloranil (2,3,5,6tetrachloro-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4dione) published in the Federal Register
of May 12, 1993 (58 FR 27980). EPA
reopened the comment period for 30
days through a proposed rule published
in the Federal Register of December 18,
2006 (71 FR 75703) (FRL–8102–3). This
document reopens the comment period
for an additional 45 days. The comment
period is again reopened because of a
request for additional time from one of
the original commenters.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before March 16, 2007.
DATES:
Follow the detailed
instructions provided under ADDRESSES
in the proposed rule published in the
Federal Register of December 18, 2006
(71 FR 75703).
ADDRESSES:
For
general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
Dwain Winters, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 566–1977; e-mail address:
winters.dwain@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
The Agency identified in the
proposed rule those who may be
potentially affected by that action. If you
have questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How and to Whom Do I Submit
Comments?
To submit comments, or access the
public docket, follow the detailed
instructions provided under ADDRESSES
in the proposed rule published in the
Federal Register of December 18, 2006
(71 FR 75703).
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II. What Action is EPA Taking?
This document reopens the comment
period established in a proposed rule
published in the Federal Register of
May 12, 1993 (58 FR 27980). In that
document, EPA proposed a Significant
New Use Rule (SNUR) that would
require persons to notify EPA at least 90
days before commencing the
manufacture, import, or processing, for
any use, of chloranil containing certain
chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs)
and chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs)
in total combined amounts greater than
20 parts per billion (ppb). The chloranil
CDD/CDF concentration would be
calculated based on their toxicity
equivalence (TEQ) to 2,3,7,8tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8TCDD). The 90–day notice required by
the SNUR would provide EPA with the
opportunity to evaluate the intended
new use and associated activities, and
an opportunity to protect against
unreasonable risks, if any, from CDD/
CDF exposure that could result from use
of chloranil with higher CDD/CDF
levels. Certain recordkeeping and
certification requirements would also
apply to manufacturers, importers, and
processors of all chloranil, no matter
what the level of CDD/CDF
contamination. EPA indicated that it
could not promulgate a final rule until
after receiving data required under the
dioxin furan test rule (40 CFR part 766).
Reporting under the dioxin furan test
rule has been completed and no
chloranil dioxin levels reported were
above 20 ppb TEQ. EPA is reopening the
comment period for 45 days. The new
comment period ends on March 16,
2007.
III. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15
U.S.C. 2604(a)(2)) authorizes EPA to
determine that a use of a chemical
substance is a ‘‘significant new use.’’
EPA must make this determination by
rule after considering all relevant
factors, including those listed in TSCA
section 5(a)(2). Once EPA determines
that a use of a chemical substance is a
significant new use, TSCA section
5(a)(1)(B) requires persons to submit a
Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) to
EPA at least 90 days before they
manufacture, import, or process the
chemical substance for that use (15
U.S.C. 2604(a)(1)(B)). The mechanism
for reporting under this requirement is
established under 40 CFR part 721,
subpart A.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 35
[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0765; FRL-8274-7]
Proposed NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section
106 Grants--Allotment Formula; Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby gives notice that
it will conduct one public meeting on the proposed regulatory revision:
NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants;
Allotment Formula. This proposed rule was published in the Federal
Register on January 4, 2007 (72 FR 293), under the title ``NPDES Permit
Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment
Formula.''
The purpose of the meeting is to enhance public understanding of
the proposed regulation and to provide the public with an opportunity
to provide oral and written comments to EPA regarding the proposed
regulation. Oral comments given during the public meeting will be
transcribed and included in the docket. Written comments will be
submitted to the docket as well. The meeting provides a mechanism for
submitting formal comments on the proposal. The meeting will consist of
a presentation by EPA officials on the proposed regulation followed by
a public comment session. Each commenter will be allowed a set amount
of time to provide oral comments to EPA. Where appropriate, EPA will
provide clarification regarding the proposed rule. Participants are
encouraged to familiarize themselves with the basic aspects of the
proposed regulation prior to the public meeting. Advance registration
is not required.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on February 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST in
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Washington, DC at EPA Headquarters, EPA East Building, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Conference Room 1153.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please
visit the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/npdes-
permit-fee.htm, or contact Lena Ferris, Office of Water, Office of
Wastewater Management (4201M), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202) 564-8831; fax number: (202) 501-2399; e-mail address:
ferris.lena@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a sixty-day comment
period for the proposed rule. The comment period ends on March 5, 2007.
In scheduling this public meeting, EPA wishes to provide the public the
opportunity to be fully informed about the contents of the proposed
rule in advance of the date by which comments must be submitted. EPA is
utilizing its Web site, which will be updated with any changes
pertaining to this public meeting, as the principal means of providing
information about this public meeting. EPA recommends that those
interested in attending the meeting check the site for any additional
information or logistical changes, as they become available.
Background: The proposed regulation, published in the Federal
Register on January 4, 2007, provides a financial incentive to States
to utilize an adequate fee program when implementing an authorized
NPDES permit program. The Agency is proposing to revise the Section 106
grant allotment formula to include a permit fee incentive as part of
the allotment process.
Dated: January 24, 2007.
Judy S. Davis,
Acting Office Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of
Water.
[FR Doc. E7-1420 Filed 1-29-07; 8:45 am]
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