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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTON
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2009–0761; FRL–8978–8]
Executive Order 13508 Chesapeake
Bay Protection and Restoration
Section 203 Draft Strategy and Section
202 Federal Agency Reports
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice and Request for Public
Comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of a draft strategy for
restoration and protection of the
Chesapeake Bay and requests public
comment. The document was prepared
pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.)
13508 of May 12, 2009, Chesapeake Bay
Protection and Restoration. This E.O.
requires that the draft strategy be
published for public review and
comments.
DATES: Comments on the draft strategy
must be submitted on or before January
8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2009–0761, by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: After
entering the docket for this action, click
on the draft strategy document to make
comment. Once you arrive at the page
for the specific document on which you
wish to comment, click the ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ button at the top right of the
Web page, then follow the online
instructions.
• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center
Public Reading Room, EPA
Headquarters West, Room 3340, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket’s normal hours of
operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information by
contacting the Docket Center at 202–
566–1744.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2009–
0761. This Notice is not open for public
comment, but, the Section 203 draft
strategy document is available for
comment on https://
www.regulations.gov. The revised
Section 202 Federal agency reports will
be available later in November.
Additional information about the docket
is contained below.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marguerite Duffy, USEPA, Region 3,
Chesapeake Bay Program Office,
Annapolis City Marina, 410 Severn
Avenue, Suite 109 (3CB10), Annapolis,
MD 21403; telephone number:
(410)267–5764; fax number (410) 267–
5777; e-mail: duffy.marguerite@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why Were These Documents Prepared?
Executive Order 13508, Chesapeake
Bay Protection and Restoration, dated
May 12, 2009 (74 FR 23099, May 15,
2009), requires a Federal Leadership
Committee composed of seven Federal
agencies to prepare and publish a set of
reports and a draft strategy for public
review and comment within 180 days of
the date of the order. The deadline for
publication of the draft strategy is
November 9, 2009. The Federal agency
draft reports required by E.O. 13508
Sections 202(a) through (g) were
submitted to the Federal Leadership
Committee for the Chesapeake Bay on
September 9, 2009 and released to the
public on September 10, 2009. The
Federal Leadership Committee for the
Chesapeake Bay has considered the
draft reports pursuant to the order, and
has prepared a draft coordinated
strategy to restore the Bay, the
availability of which is being
announced through this notice. The
September 9, 2009, draft reports were
reviewed by the Federal Leadership
Committee for the Chesapeake Bay, in
consultation with relevant State
agencies. The revised Section 202
reports reflect consideration of the
comments received during State
consultation and preliminary public
input. The reports will be available later
in November for comment. During the
next six months, review and
incorporation of comments will
continue and will be incorporated as
appropriate.
How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
Docket: EPA has established a public
docket for this Notice under Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OW–2009–0761. The E.O.
Section 203 draft strategy document is
available in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, as well as at
https://
executiveorder.chesapeakebay.net. The
revised Section 202 reports will be
available later in November. Assistance
and tips for accessing the docket can be
found at https://
executiveorder.chesapeakebay.net. The
seven Section 202 reports as well as the
draft Section 203 strategy will be
included as separate documents within
the same docket number EPA–HQ–OW–
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2009–0761. Comments via e-mail are
not being accepted. Instead, comments
will be accepted through https://
www.regulations.gov and by mail. If you
are commenting on the Section 203 draft
strategy, submit comments to this
specific document within the docket
and identify the page number(s) at
which each comment is directed. All
comments received, including any
personal information provided, will be
included in the public docket without
change and will be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov,
unless the comment includes
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information, the disclosure of which is
restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected through https://
www.regulations.gov. It is recommended
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 your comment cannot be
read due to technical difficulties and we
are unable to contact you for
clarification, we will not 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 the public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Publicly available docket materials are
available electronically either at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as at the
EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for this docket is 202–566–
2426. 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.
Certain material, such as copyrighted
materials, will be publicly available
only in hard copy at the Docket Center.
Why Is EPA Posting These Reports and
Draft Strategy for Public Comment?
Executive Order 13508 requires the
Federal Leadership Committee for the
Chesapeake Bay to prepare and publish
a set of reports and a coordinated
strategy for protecting and restoring the
Chesapeake Bay. As required by E.O.
13508 Section 202, lead agencies
prepared reports focusing on:
(a) Defining the next generation of
tools and actions to restore water quality
in the Chesapeake Bay and describing
the changes to be made to regulations,
programs, and policies to implement
these actions;
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(b) Targeting resources to better
protect the Chesapeake Bay and its
tributary waters;
(c) Strengthening storm water
management practices at Federal
facilities and on Federal lands within
the Chesapeake Bay watershed and
developing storm water best practices
guidance;
(d) Assessing the impacts of a
changing climate on the Chesapeake Bay
and developing a strategy for adapting
natural resources programs and public
infrastructure to the impacts of a
changing climate on water quality and
living resources of the Chesapeake Bay
watershed;
(e) Expanding public access to waters
and open spaces of the Chesapeake Bay
and its tributaries from Federal lands
and conserving landscapes and
ecosystems of the Chesapeake Bay
watershed;
(f) Strengthening scientific support for
decision making to restore the
Chesapeake Bay and watershed,
including expanded environmental
research; and
(g) Developing focused and
coordinated habitat and research
activities that protect and restore living
resources and water quality of the
Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. E.O.
13508 Section 203 requires the Federal
Leadership Committee for the
Chesapeake Bay to prepare and publish
a strategy for coordinated
implementation of existing programs
and projects to guide efforts to protect
and restore the Chesapeake Bay. The
strategy should to the extent permitted
by law:
(a) Define environmental goals for the
Chesapeake Bay and describe
milestones for making progress toward
attainment of these goals;
(b) Identify key measureable
indicators of environmental condition
and changes that are critical to effective
Federal leadership;
(c) Describe the specific programs and
strategies to be implemented, including
the programs and strategies described in
draft reports developed under Section
202 of the order;
(d) Identify the mechanisms that will
assure that governmental and other
activities, including data collection and
distribution, are coordinated and
effective, relying on existing
mechanisms where appropriate; and
(e) Describe a process for the
implementation of adaptive
management principles, including a
periodic evaluation of protection and
restoration.
Acknowledging the strong public
interest in the future of the Chesapeake
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Bay and the actions being taken to
improve conditions in the Bay and its
watershed, the Federal Leadership
Committee for the Chesapeake Bay looks
forward to receiving comments on these
documents.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time, on November 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Interested participants from the public
should contact Lauren Wisniewski,
Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, Water Security Division (Mail
Code 4608T), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please contact Lauren Wisniewski at
wisniewski.lauren@epa.gov or call 202–
564–2918 to register and receive
pertinent details such as the telephone
number and extension to participate in
the conference call.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation: The CRWU
Working Group encourages public
participation and a limited number of
phone lines have been reserved for the
public. The Designated Federal Officer
(DFO) will provide available
teleconferencing lines on a first-come,
first-serve basis. To ensure adequate
time for public involvement, oral
statements will be limited to two
minutes, and it is preferred that only
one person present the statement on
behalf of a group or organization. Any
person who wishes to file a written
statement can do so before or after the
CRWU Working Group meeting. Written
statements received prior to the meeting
will be distributed to all members of the
Working Group before any final
discussion or vote is completed. Any
statements received after the meeting
will become part of the permanent
meeting file and will be forwarded to
the CRWU Working Group members for
their information. Any person needing
special accommodations for this
teleconference should contact the DFO,
at the number or e-mail listed under the
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing
the first teleconference meeting of the
Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU)
Working Group of the National Drinking
Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). The
purpose of this conference call is to
provide a forum for the CRWU Working
Group members to introduce
themselves, to discuss the ground rules
and standard operating procedures, and
to develop an estimated time frame and
approach to complete the Working
Group charge. Any interested person or
organization may attend or dial into the
conference call (see the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section and the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice for more information).
DATES: The first CRWU Working Group
conference call will take place from 3
section, at least five business days
before the meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Background: The Agency’s National
Water Program Strategy: Response to
Climate Change (2008) document
identified the need to provide drinking
water and wastewater utilities with
easy-to-use resources to assess the risk
associated with climate change and to
identify potential adaptation strategies.
NDWAC, established under the Safe
Drinking Water Act, as amended (42
U.S.C. 300f et seq.), provides practical
and independent advice, consultation
and recommendations to the Agency on
the activities, functions and policies
related to the implementation of the
Safe Drinking Water Act. On May 28,
2009, the NDWAC voted on and
approved the formation of the CRWU
What Are the Next Steps in the Process
for Collecting Public Comment?
The agencies will review public
comments on the draft strategy and
agency reports. The comments will be
taken into consideration as the Federal
Leadership Committee for the
Chesapeake Bay develops the final
Section 203 strategy. A response to
comments document will be released at
the same time as the final E.O. 13508
Section 203 strategy with anticipated
release by May 12, 2010. The Federal
agencies plan to hold a series of
stakeholder meetings throughout the
Chesapeake Bay watershed to discuss
the draft strategy. The details of these
meetings will be announced at: https://
executiveorder.chesapeakebay.net.
Dated: November 4, 2009.
Peter S. Silva,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTON AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0761; FRL-8978-8]
Executive Order 13508 Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration
Section 203 Draft Strategy and Section 202 Federal Agency Reports
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice and Request for Public Comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a draft strategy for
restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay and requests public
comment. The document was prepared pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.)
13508 of May 12, 2009, Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration. This
E.O. requires that the draft strategy be published for public review
and comments.
DATES: Comments on the draft strategy must be submitted on or before
January 8, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2009-0761, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: After entering the docket for
this action, click on the draft strategy document to make comment. Once
you arrive at the page for the specific document on which you wish to
comment, click the ``Submit a Comment'' button at the top right of the
Web page, then follow the online instructions.
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room, EPA
Headquarters West, Room 3340, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information by
contacting the Docket Center at 202-566-1744.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-
0761. This Notice is not open for public comment, but, the Section 203
draft strategy document is available for comment on https://www.regulations.gov. The revised Section 202 Federal agency reports
will be available later in November. Additional information about the
docket is contained below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marguerite Duffy, USEPA, Region 3,
Chesapeake Bay Program Office, Annapolis City Marina, 410 Severn
Avenue, Suite 109 (3CB10), Annapolis, MD 21403; telephone number:
(410)267-5764; fax number (410) 267-5777; e-mail:
duffy.marguerite@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why Were These Documents Prepared?
Executive Order 13508, Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration,
dated May 12, 2009 (74 FR 23099, May 15, 2009), requires a Federal
Leadership Committee composed of seven Federal agencies to prepare and
publish a set of reports and a draft strategy for public review and
comment within 180 days of the date of the order. The deadline for
publication of the draft strategy is November 9, 2009. The Federal
agency draft reports required by E.O. 13508 Sections 202(a) through (g)
were submitted to the Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake
Bay on September 9, 2009 and released to the public on September 10,
2009. The Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay has
considered the draft reports pursuant to the order, and has prepared a
draft coordinated strategy to restore the Bay, the availability of
which is being announced through this notice. The September 9, 2009,
draft reports were reviewed by the Federal Leadership Committee for the
Chesapeake Bay, in consultation with relevant State agencies. The
revised Section 202 reports reflect consideration of the comments
received during State consultation and preliminary public input. The
reports will be available later in November for comment. During the
next six months, review and incorporation of comments will continue and
will be incorporated as appropriate.
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
Docket: EPA has established a public docket for this Notice under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0761. The E.O. Section 203 draft strategy
document is available in the docket at https://www.regulations.gov, as
well as at https://executiveorder.chesapeakebay.net. The revised Section
202 reports will be available later in November. Assistance and tips
for accessing the docket can be found at https://executiveorder.chesapeakebay.net. The seven Section 202 reports as well
as the draft Section 203 strategy will be included as separate
documents within the same docket number EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0761. Comments
via e-mail are not being accepted. Instead, comments will be accepted
through https://www.regulations.gov and by mail. If you are commenting
on the Section 203 draft strategy, submit comments to this specific
document within the docket and identify the page number(s) at which
each comment is directed. All comments received, including any personal
information provided, will be included in the public docket without
change and will be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information, the disclosure of
which is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov. It is recommended 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 your comment cannot be read due to technical
difficulties and we are unable to contact you for clarification, we
will not 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 the public docket
visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Publicly available docket materials are available
electronically either at https://www.regulations.gov as well as at the
EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for this docket is 202-566-
2426. 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. Certain material, such
as copyrighted materials, will be publicly available only in hard copy
at the Docket Center.
Why Is EPA Posting These Reports and Draft Strategy for Public Comment?
Executive Order 13508 requires the Federal Leadership Committee for
the Chesapeake Bay to prepare and publish a set of reports and a
coordinated strategy for protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay.
As required by E.O. 13508 Section 202, lead agencies prepared reports
focusing on:
(a) Defining the next generation of tools and actions to restore
water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and describing the changes to be
made to regulations, programs, and policies to implement these actions;
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(b) Targeting resources to better protect the Chesapeake Bay and
its tributary waters;
(c) Strengthening storm water management practices at Federal
facilities and on Federal lands within the Chesapeake Bay watershed and
developing storm water best practices guidance;
(d) Assessing the impacts of a changing climate on the Chesapeake
Bay and developing a strategy for adapting natural resources programs
and public infrastructure to the impacts of a changing climate on water
quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(e) Expanding public access to waters and open spaces of the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries from Federal lands and conserving
landscapes and ecosystems of the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
(f) Strengthening scientific support for decision making to restore
the Chesapeake Bay and watershed, including expanded environmental
research; and
(g) Developing focused and coordinated habitat and research
activities that protect and restore living resources and water quality
of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. E.O. 13508 Section 203
requires the Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay to
prepare and publish a strategy for coordinated implementation of
existing programs and projects to guide efforts to protect and restore
the Chesapeake Bay. The strategy should to the extent permitted by law:
(a) Define environmental goals for the Chesapeake Bay and describe
milestones for making progress toward attainment of these goals;
(b) Identify key measureable indicators of environmental condition
and changes that are critical to effective Federal leadership;
(c) Describe the specific programs and strategies to be
implemented, including the programs and strategies described in draft
reports developed under Section 202 of the order;
(d) Identify the mechanisms that will assure that governmental and
other activities, including data collection and distribution, are
coordinated and effective, relying on existing mechanisms where
appropriate; and
(e) Describe a process for the implementation of adaptive
management principles, including a periodic evaluation of protection
and restoration.
Acknowledging the strong public interest in the future of the
Chesapeake Bay and the actions being taken to improve conditions in the
Bay and its watershed, the Federal Leadership Committee for the
Chesapeake Bay looks forward to receiving comments on these documents.
What Are the Next Steps in the Process for Collecting Public Comment?
The agencies will review public comments on the draft strategy and
agency reports. The comments will be taken into consideration as the
Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay develops the final
Section 203 strategy. A response to comments document will be released
at the same time as the final E.O. 13508 Section 203 strategy with
anticipated release by May 12, 2010. The Federal agencies plan to hold
a series of stakeholder meetings throughout the Chesapeake Bay
watershed to discuss the draft strategy. The details of these meetings
will be announced at: https://executiveorder.chesapeakebay.net.
Dated: November 4, 2009.
Peter S. Silva,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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