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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 131
[EPA–HQ–OW–2007–93; FRL–8716–1]
Withdrawal of Federal Antidegradation
Policy for All Waters of the United
States Within the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to withdraw
the federal antidegradation policy for all
waters of the United States within the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We
will withdraw the federal
antidegradation policy to allow
Pennsylvania to implement its own
antidegradation policy. Pennsylvania
has adequately demonstrated that its
antidegradation policy protects all
waters of the United States within the
Commonwealth at a level consistent
with the federal requirements.
Therefore, the federal antidegradation
policy is redundant. In the ‘‘Rules and
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Regulations’’ section of this Federal
Register, we are withdrawing the federal
antidegradation policy for waters within
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as
a direct final rule without a prior
proposed rule. If we received no adverse
comment, we will not take further
action on this proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by October 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket Id. No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2007–0093, by mail to: Water
Docket, USEPA, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460. Comments may also be
submitted electronically or through
hand delivery/courier by following the
detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES
section of the direct final rule located in
the rules section of this Federal
Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Whitehead at EPA
Headquarters, Office of Water, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Mail Code
4305T, Washington, DC 20460
(telephone: 202–566–2907, fax: 202–
566–0409 or e-mail:
whitehead.caroline@epa.gov) or Denise
Hakowski at EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch
Street, Mail Code 3WP30, Philadelphia,
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PA 19103 (telephone: 215–814–5726,
fax: 215–814–2318 or e-mail:
hakowski.denise@epa.gov).
For
further information, please see the
information provided in the direct final
rule that is located in the ‘‘Rules and
Regulations’’ section of this Federal
Register publication.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Why Is EPA Issuing This Proposed
Rule?
This document proposes to take
action on withdrawing the federal
antidegradation policy for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
because Pennsylvania has adequately
demonstrated that its antidegradation
policy protects all waters of the United
States at a level consistent with the
federal requirements. We have
published a direct final rule
withdrawing the federal antidegradation
policy for the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in the ‘‘Rules and
Regulations’’ section of this Federal
Register because we view this as a
noncontroversial action and anticipate
no adverse comment. We have
explained our reasons for this
withdrawal in the preamble to the direct
final rule.
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If we receive no adverse comment, we
will not take further action on this
proposal rule. If we receive adverse
comment, we will withdraw the direct
final rule and it will not take effect. We
will address all public comments in a
subsequent final rule based on this
proposed rule.
We will not institute a second
comment period on this action. Any
parties interested in commenting must
do so at this time. For the various
statutes and executive orders that
require findings for rulemaking, EPA
incorporates the findings from the direct
final rulemaking into this companion
notice for the purpose of providing
public notice and opportunity for
comment. For further information,
please see the information provided in
the ADDRESSES section of this document.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 131
Environmental protection,
Antidegradation, Water quality
standards.
Dated: September 9, 2008.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
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40 CFR Part 300
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0011; FRL–8715–2]
National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan National Priorities List
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Delete the
Berks Landfill Superfund Site from the
National Priorities List.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region III is issuing a
Notice of Intent to Delete the Berks
Landfill Superfund Site (Site) located in
Spring Township, Berks County,
Pennsylvania, from the National
Priorities List (NPL) and requests public
comments on this proposed action. The
NPL, promulgated pursuant to section
105 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is found
at Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which
is the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
(NCP). The EPA and the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, through the
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (PADEP),
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have determined that all appropriate
response actions under CERCLA, other
than operation, maintenance, and fiveyear reviews, have been completed.
However, this deletion does not
preclude future actions under CERCLA.
DATES: Comments must be received by
October 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–1989–0011, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: matzko.kristine@epa.gov.
• Fax: 215–814–3002, Attn: Kristine
Matzko (3HS21).
• Mail: EPA Region III, Attn: Kristine
Matzko (3HS21), 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
• Hand delivery: EPA Region III, Attn:
Kristine Matzko (3HS21), 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103. Such deliveries are only
accepted during business hours, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–
0011. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
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 https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site 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 https://
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.
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Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the https://
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 statue. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in the
hard copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at:
Regional Center for Environmental
Information, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103, 215–814–5254. Business hours
are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Township of Spring Municipal Office,
2800 Shillington Road, Reading,
Pennsylvania 19608, 610–678–5393.
Business hours are Monday through
Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristine Matzko, Remedial Project
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region III, (3HS21) 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103, 215–814–5719, e-mail
matzko.kristine@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ Section of
today’s Federal Register, we are
publishing a direct final Notice of
Deletion of the Berks Landfill
Superfund Site without prior Notice of
Intent to Delete because we view this as
a noncontroversial revision and
anticipate no adverse comment. We
have explained our reasons for this
deletion in the preamble to the direct
final Notice of Deletion, and those
reasons are incorporated herein. If we
receive no adverse comment(s) on this
deletion action, we will not take further
action on this Notice of Intent to Delete.
If we receive adverse comment(s), we
will withdraw the direct final Notice of
Deletion, and it will not take effect. We
will, as appropriate, address all public
comments in a subsequent final Notice
of Deletion based on this Notice of
Intent to Delete. We will not institute a
second comment period on this Notice
of Intent to Delete. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so at
this time. For additional information,
see the direct final Notice of Deletion
which is located in the Rules section of
this Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous
waste, Hazardous substances,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 131
[EPA-HQ-OW-2007-93; FRL-8716-1]
Withdrawal of Federal Antidegradation Policy for All Waters of
the United States Within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to withdraw the federal antidegradation
policy for all waters of the United States within the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. We will withdraw the federal antidegradation policy to
allow Pennsylvania to implement its own antidegradation policy.
Pennsylvania has adequately demonstrated that its antidegradation
policy protects all waters of the United States within the Commonwealth
at a level consistent with the federal requirements. Therefore, the
federal antidegradation policy is redundant. In the ``Rules and
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, we are withdrawing the
federal antidegradation policy for waters within the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania as a direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. If
we received no adverse comment, we will not take further action on this
proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received by October 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket Id. No. EPA-HQ-
OW-2007-0093, by mail to: Water Docket, USEPA, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Comments may also be
submitted electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following
the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final
rule located in the rules section of this Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Whitehead at EPA
Headquarters, Office of Water, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Mail Code
4305T, Washington, DC 20460 (telephone: 202-566-2907, fax: 202-566-0409
or e-mail: whitehead.caroline@epa.gov) or Denise Hakowski at EPA Region
3, 1650 Arch Street, Mail Code 3WP30, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(telephone: 215-814-5726, fax: 215-814-2318 or e-mail:
hakowski.denise@epa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the
information provided in the direct final rule that is located in the
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication.
I. Why Is EPA Issuing This Proposed Rule?
This document proposes to take action on withdrawing the federal
antidegradation policy for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania because
Pennsylvania has adequately demonstrated that its antidegradation
policy protects all waters of the United States at a level consistent
with the federal requirements. We have published a direct final rule
withdrawing the federal antidegradation policy for the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal
Register because we view this as a noncontroversial action and
anticipate no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this
withdrawal in the preamble to the direct final rule.
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If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take further action
on this proposal rule. If we receive adverse comment, we will withdraw
the direct final rule and it will not take effect. We will address all
public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.
We will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any
parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. For the
various statutes and executive orders that require findings for
rulemaking, EPA incorporates the findings from the direct final
rulemaking into this companion notice for the purpose of providing
public notice and opportunity for comment. For further information,
please see the information provided in the ADDRESSES section of this
document.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 131
Environmental protection, Antidegradation, Water quality standards.
Dated: September 9, 2008.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E8-21463 Filed 9-12-08; 8:45 am]
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