Withdrawal of Federal Marine Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Pollutants Applicable to Washington State, 37161-37162 [E7-13206]

Download as PDF 37161 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 130 / Monday, July 9, 2007 / Proposed Rules TABLE 2.—NATIONAL FIFTH YEAR IMPACTS OF MONITORING OPTIONS FOR OPEN-ENDED LINES IN REFINERY PROCESS UNITS—Continued Emission Reductions Initial costs (1000 $) Monitoring frequency Percent Quarterly .................... Monthly ....................... Mg/yr 60 82 13 18 Total Annual Costs (1000 $/yr) Cost-Effectiveness ($/Mg) Without recovery credit With recovery credit 75 150 67 140 102 102 Overall Incremental 5,100 7,800 5,200 15,000 TABLE 3.—NATIONAL FIFTH YEAR IMPACTS OF MONITORING OPTIONS FOR OPEN-ENDED LINES IN SOCMI PROCESS UNITS Emission Reductions Initial costs (1000 $) Monitoring frequency Percent Annually ....................... Semiannually ................ Quarterly ...................... Monthly ......................... Mg/yr 24 42 60 82 120 220 310 430 C. What additional supporting data or documentation do I need to provide with my comments? pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES2 The EPA is soliciting comment on the new monitoring data and on all aspects of the procedures and assumptions used in the impacts analysis. We are specifically requesting data and comment on the following items: • Additional monitoring data for open-ended lines, particularly any data that show open-ended lines in heavy liquid service that have been found to leak at greater than 500 ppm. • Data on the percentage of openended lines in heavy liquid service. • The appropriateness of using correlation equations for connectors and flanges to estimate emissions from improperly capped and plugged openended lines. • Data on how often open-ended lines in different applications are opened. • A description of the types of activities needed to repair leaking openended lines, and estimates of the time needed to perform such repairs. Timely comments on these subjects will be taken into account in developing the final impacts analysis and in EPA’s final action on the proposed amendments. List of Subjects for 40 CFR Part 63 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:43 Jul 06, 2007 Jkt 211001 Total Annual Costs (1000 $/yr) Without recovery credit With recovery credit 120 170 260 560 11 (20) (18) 180 400 400 400 400 Dated: June 27, 2007. Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. E7–13203 Filed 7–6–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 131 [EPA–HQ–OW–2007–0467; FRL–8337–1] RIN NA2040 Withdrawal of Federal Marine Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Pollutants Applicable to Washington State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend the Federal regulations to withdraw its 1992 federally promulgated marine copper and cyanide chronic aquatic life water quality criteria for Washington State, thereby enabling Washington to implement its current EPA-approved chronic numeric criteria for copper and cyanide that cover all marine waters of the State. In 1992, EPA promulgated Federal regulations establishing water quality criteria for priority toxic pollutants for 12 States, including Washington, and two Territories that had not fully complied with the Clean Water Act (CWA). These regulations are known as the ‘‘National Toxics Rule’’ or ‘‘NTR’’. On November 18, 1997, Washington PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4702 Cost-Effectiveness ($/Mg) Sfmt 4702 Overall 87 (93) (57) 420 Incremental ........................ (340) 25 1,700 adopted revised chronic marine aquatic life criteria for copper and cyanide, the only two marine aquatic life priority toxic pollutants in the NTR applicable to Washington. These revisions included a chronic marine aquatic life water quality criterion for copper for all marine waters and a chronic sitespecific cyanide criterion for the Puget Sound. EPA approved these criteria on February 6, 1998. On August 1, 2003, Washington adopted revisions to its water quality standards, including a chronic marine criterion for cyanide for all marine waters except the Puget Sound. EPA approved this criterion on May 23, 2007. Since Washington now has marine copper and cyanide chronic aquatic life criteria effective under the CWA that EPA has approved as protective of Washington’s designated uses, EPA is proposing to amend the NTR to withdraw the federally promulgated criteria. DATES: Written comments must be received by August 8, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2007–0467, by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov. • Mail to either: Water Docket, USEPA, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460 or Docket Manager, Washington Marine Aquatic Life NTR Removal, U.S. EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 2007–0467. E:\FR\FM\09JYP1.SGM 09JYP1 pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES2 37162 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 130 / Monday, July 9, 2007 / Proposed Rules • Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20004 or Becky Lindgren, Washington Marine Aquatic Life NTR Removal, U.S. EPA, Region 10, OWW– 131, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OW–2007–0467. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2007– 0467. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at two Docket Facilities. The OW Docket VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:43 Jul 06, 2007 Jkt 211001 Center is open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (202) 566–2426 and the Docket address is OW Docket, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20004. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744. Publicly available docket materials are also available in hard copy at the U.S. EPA Region 10 address. Docket materials can be accessed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number is (206) 553–0775. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Becky Lindgren, U.S. EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 (telephone: 206–553–1774 or e-mail: lindgren.becky@epa.gov) or Claudia Fabiano, U.S. EPA Headquarters, Office of Science and Technology, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail Code 4305T, Washington, DC 20460 (telephone: 202–566–0446 or e-mail: fabiano.claudia#epa.gov). This action concern’s EPA’s withdrawal of Federal marine copper and cyanide chronic aquatic life water quality criteria applicable to Washington State from 40 CFR 131.36 (the National Toxics Rule) (57 FR 60848). For further information, including the rationale, regulatory text, and various statutes and executive orders that require findings for rulemakings, please see the information provided in the direct final rule titled, ‘‘Withdrawal of Federal Marine Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Pollutants Applicable to Washington’’ located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Federal Register Publication. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 131 Environmental protection, Indianslands, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements, Water pollution control. Dated: July 2, 2007. Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator. [FR Doc. E7–13206 Filed 7–6–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Emergency Management Agency 44 CFR Part 67 [Docket No. FEMA–B–7723] Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFEs modifications for the communities listed below. The BFEs are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). DATES: The comment period is ninety (90) days following the second publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation in each community. ADDRESSES: The proposed BFEs for each community are available for inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each community. The respective addresses are listed in the table below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William R. Blanton, Jr., Engineering Management Section, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3151. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for each community listed below, in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a). These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State or regional entities. These proposed elevations are used to meet E:\FR\FM\09JYP1.SGM 09JYP1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 130 (Monday, July 9, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37161-37162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13206]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 131

[EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0467; FRL-8337-1]
RIN NA2040


Withdrawal of Federal Marine Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria 
for Toxic Pollutants Applicable to Washington State

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: 

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roposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend the Federal regulations to withdraw 
its 1992 federally promulgated marine copper and cyanide chronic 
aquatic life water quality criteria for Washington State, thereby 
enabling Washington to implement its current EPA-approved chronic 
numeric criteria for copper and cyanide that cover all marine waters of 
the State.
    In 1992, EPA promulgated Federal regulations establishing water 
quality criteria for priority toxic pollutants for 12 States, including 
Washington, and two Territories that had not fully complied with the 
Clean Water Act (CWA). These regulations are known as the ``National 
Toxics Rule'' or ``NTR''. On November 18, 1997, Washington adopted 
revised chronic marine aquatic life criteria for copper and cyanide, 
the only two marine aquatic life priority toxic pollutants in the NTR 
applicable to Washington. These revisions included a chronic marine 
aquatic life water quality criterion for copper for all marine waters 
and a chronic site-specific cyanide criterion for the Puget Sound. EPA 
approved these criteria on February 6, 1998. On August 1, 2003, 
Washington adopted revisions to its water quality standards, including 
a chronic marine criterion for cyanide for all marine waters except the 
Puget Sound. EPA approved this criterion on May 23, 2007. Since 
Washington now has marine copper and cyanide chronic aquatic life 
criteria effective under the CWA that EPA has approved as protective of 
Washington's designated uses, EPA is proposing to amend the NTR to 
withdraw the federally promulgated criteria.

DATES: Written comments must be received by August 8, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2007-0467, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov.
     Mail to either: Water Docket, USEPA, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20460 or Docket Manager, 
Washington Marine Aquatic Life NTR Removal, U.S. EPA, Region 10, 1200 
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2007-0467.

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     Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20004 or Becky Lindgren, 
Washington Marine Aquatic Life NTR Removal, U.S. EPA, Region 10, OWW-
131, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OW-2007-0467. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's 
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 
deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2007-
0467. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in 
the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 
The www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends 
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of 
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read 
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at two Docket Facilities. The OW 
Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (202) 
566-2426 and the Docket address is OW Docket, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20004. The Public Reading Room 
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 
(202) 566-1744. Publicly available docket materials are also available 
in hard copy at the U.S. EPA Region 10 address. Docket materials can be 
accessed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number is (206) 553-0775.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Becky Lindgren, U.S. EPA, Region 10, 
1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 (telephone: 206-553-1774 or e-
mail: lindgren.becky@epa.gov) or Claudia Fabiano, U.S. EPA 
Headquarters, Office of Science and Technology, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Mail Code 4305T, Washington, DC 20460 (telephone: 202-566-
0446 or e-mail: fabiano.claudia#epa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action concern's EPA's withdrawal of 
Federal marine copper and cyanide chronic aquatic life water quality 
criteria applicable to Washington State from 40 CFR 131.36 (the 
National Toxics Rule) (57 FR 60848). For further information, including 
the rationale, regulatory text, and various statutes and executive 
orders that require findings for rulemakings, please see the 
information provided in the direct final rule titled, ``Withdrawal of 
Federal Marine Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Toxic Pollutants 
Applicable to Washington'' located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' 
section of this Federal Register Publication.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 131

    Environmental protection, Indians-lands, Intergovernmental 
relations, Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements, Water pollution 
control.

    Dated: July 2, 2007.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
 [FR Doc. E7-13206 Filed 7-6-07; 8:45 am]
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