Notice of Availability of Final NPDES General Permits for Discharges at Hydroelectric Generating Facilities in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and Tribal Lands in the State of Massachusetts, 64074-64075 [E9-29074]

Download as PDF erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 64074 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 233 / Monday, December 7, 2009 / Notices operators of perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities. The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart M. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit a one-time-only report of any physical or operational changes, initial performance tests, and periodic reports and results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are required semiannually. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners or operator of perchloroethylene dry cleaning facilities. Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,459. Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,531,851. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $150,708,638, which includes $149,772,225 in labor costs, annualized capital/startup costs of $582,500, and O&M costs of $353,913. Changes in the Estimates: In this ICR, the burden has increased somewhat due to a revision to the standard. However, this increase is more than offset by a decrease in burden associated with a reduction in the number of respondents. Therefore, the overall burden has decreased for this renewal. There is also a reduction the capital/startup and O&M costs. In the previous ICR which VerDate Nov<24>2008 14:05 Dec 04, 2009 Jkt 220001 addressed a revision to the standard, a large number of respondents were required to purchase monitoring equipment. For this renewal, only new respondents must purchase monitors. Therefore, the capital/startup and O&M costs are reduced. Dated: November 24, 2009. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E9–28862 Filed 12–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9088–5] Notice of Availability of Final Modification of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production Operations Off Southern California AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability of final NPDES general permit modification. SUMMARY: EPA Region 9 is today issuing certain final modifications of its general NPDES permit (permit No. CAG280000) for discharges from offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production facilities located in Federal waters off the coast of Southern California. Region 9 proposed the permit modifications on April 3, 2009 (74 FR 15267), and the public comment period for the proposal concluded on May 4, 2009. During the public comment period, Region 9 received written comments from four parties concerning the proposed modifications. Region 9 has prepared a separate document (‘‘Response to Public Comments’’) that discusses the comments in more detail and Region 9’s responses to the comments. The final permit modifications differ only slightly from the proposed modifications. The changes from the proposal are discussed in more detail in the Addendum to Fact Sheet and in the Response to Public Comments. The final modified general permit establishes effluent limitations, prohibitions, and other conditions on discharges from facilities authorized by this general permit. These conditions are based on the administrative record. DATES: The effective date of the permit modification is November 30, 2009. The permit modification is being issued pursuant to 40 CFR 124.15. PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ADDRESSES: The final modified general permit and other related documents in the administrative record are on file and may be inspected any time between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, at the following address: U.S. EPA, Region 9, NPDES Permits Office (WTR–5), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Bromley, EPA, Region 9, NPDES Permits Office (WTR–5), 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105– 3901, or telephone (415) 972–3510. Copies of the final general permit modification, the Addendum to Fact Sheet and the Response to Public Comments will be provided upon request, and are also available on EPA, Region 9’s Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/region09/water/. Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Dated: November 24, 2009. Alexis Strauss, Director, Water Division, EPA Region 9. [FR Doc. E9–29078 Filed 12–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8984–5] Notice of Availability of Final NPDES General Permits for Discharges at Hydroelectric Generating Facilities in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and Tribal Lands in the State of Massachusetts AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability of final NPDES general permits MAG360000 and NHG360000. SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, Environmental Protection Agency-Region 1, is today providing notice of availability of the final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for specific discharges at Hydroelectric Generating Facilities in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and Tribal Lands located in the State of Massachusetts. These discharges include equipment related cooling water, equipment and floor drain water, backwash strainer water, certain maintenance related waters, and combinations of the preceding discharges. The general permits establish notification requirements, permit eligibility requirements, effluent E:\FR\FM\07DEN1.SGM 07DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 233 / Monday, December 7, 2009 / Notices limitations, standards, prohibitions and best management practice plans. Owners and/or operators of hydroelectric generating facilities with these discharges, including those facilities currently authorized to discharge under individual NPDES permits, are eligible to apply for coverage. Facilities will receive a written notification from EPA whether permit coverage and authorization to discharge under one of the general permits is approved. These general permits do not cover new sources as defined under 40 CFR 122.2. DATES: These general permits shall be effective on December 7, 2009 and will expire five years from the effective date. The required notification information to obtain permit coverage is provided for each general permit. This information shall be submitted to EPA– Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection (CMP), 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114–2023 and to the appropriate State Agency. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the final permits may be obtained between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays from: William Wandle, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CMP), Boston, MA 02114–2023, telephone: 617–918–1605, e-mail: wandle.bill@epa.gov. This general permit and the response to comments may be viewed over the Internet via the EPA-Region 1 Web site for dischargers in Massachusetts at https://www.epa.gov/ne/npdes/ mass.html and for dischargers in New Hampshire at https://www.epa.gov/ne/ npdes/newhampshire.html. The general permits include the requirements for the notice of intent information and best management practices plan, and the standard permit conditions. To obtain a paper copy of the documents, please contact William Wandle using the contact information provided above. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying requests. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: November 10, 2009. Ira W. Leighton, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 1. [FR Doc. E9–29074 Filed 12–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 14:05 Dec 04, 2009 Jkt 220001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R05–OAR–2008–0682; FRL–9087–6] [FRL–9088–3] Notice of Final Residual Desigination of Certain Storm Water Discharges in the State of Maine Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System of the Clean Water Act AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. The Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New England Regional Office is providing notice of a final residual designation determination made on October 28, 2009 in accordance with Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act, and implementing regulations in 40 CFR 122.26(a)(9)(i)(D). The final determination requires that storm water discharges from impervious areas equal to or greater than one acre in the Long Creek watershed (South Portland, Westbrook, Scarborough, and Portland, Maine) be authorized by a permit under the federal Clean Water Act because those discharges contribute to a violation of water quality standards in Long Creek. Copies of the final residual designation and other materials are available for inspection online as described elsewhere in this notice document. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennie Bridge, EPA New England Region, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Mail Code CWQ, (617) 918–1685, bridge.jennie@epa.gov. A copy of the final determination, the Record of Decision for the preliminary residual determination, and EPA’s response to public comments may be viewed at the following Web sites: https:// www.regulations.gov: Type in the key words ‘‘residual designation’’ and then search for docket ID No. EPA–R01–OW– 2008–0910; https://www.epa.gov/ region01/npdes/stormwater/assets/pdfs/ LongCreekRD.pdf; https://www.epa.gov/ region01/npdes/stormwater/ (scroll to ‘‘Residual Designations’’/ ‘‘Long Creek’’). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: November 23, 2009. Ira Leighton, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 1. [FR Doc. E9–29076 Filed 12–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 64075 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Adequacy Status of the Washington County, OH and the Ohio Portion of the Huntington/Ashland KY/WV/OH Area Submitted Annual Fine Particulate Matter Attainment Demonstration for Transportation Conformity Purposes AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that we have made insignificance findings through the transportation conformity adequacy process for directly emitted fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and oxides of nitrogen (NOX) in Washington County, Ohio (part of the Parkersburg/Marietta annual PM2.5 nonattainment area) and the Ohio portion of the Huntington/ Ashland annual PM2.5 nonattainment area. Ohio submitted the attainment demonstration State Implementation Plan (SIP) for annual PM2.5 initially on July 16, 2008, and subsequently submitted the public hearing results on December 5, 2008. As a result of our finding, Washington County, Ohio and the Ohio portion of the Huntington/ Ashland area are no longer required to perform a regional emissions analysis for either directly emitted PM2.5 or NOX as part of future PM2.5 conformity determinations for the 1997 annual PM2.5 air quality standard. DATES: This finding is effective December 22, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Morris, Environmental Scientist, Criteria Pollutant Section (AR–18J), Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–8656, morris.patricia@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. Background Today’s notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. On October 23, 2009, EPA Region 5 sent a letter to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency stating that we have made insignificance findings for PM2.5 and NOX as the state requested in its PM2.5 attainment demonstration submittal, a finding we made through the transportation conformity adequacy process. Receipt of E:\FR\FM\07DEN1.SGM 07DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 233 (Monday, December 7, 2009)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8984-5]


Notice of Availability of Final NPDES General Permits for 
Discharges at Hydroelectric Generating Facilities in the States of 
Massachusetts and New Hampshire and Tribal Lands in the State of 
Massachusetts

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of final NPDES general permits MAG360000 
and NHG360000.

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SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, 
Environmental Protection Agency-Region 1, is today providing notice of 
availability of the final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 
System (NPDES) general permits for specific discharges at Hydroelectric 
Generating Facilities in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire 
and Tribal Lands located in the State of Massachusetts. These 
discharges include equipment related cooling water, equipment and floor 
drain water, backwash strainer water, certain maintenance related 
waters, and combinations of the preceding discharges. The general 
permits establish notification requirements, permit eligibility 
requirements, effluent

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limitations, standards, prohibitions and best management practice 
plans.
    Owners and/or operators of hydroelectric generating facilities with 
these discharges, including those facilities currently authorized to 
discharge under individual NPDES permits, are eligible to apply for 
coverage. Facilities will receive a written notification from EPA 
whether permit coverage and authorization to discharge under one of the 
general permits is approved. These general permits do not cover new 
sources as defined under 40 CFR 122.2.

DATES: These general permits shall be effective on December 7, 2009 and 
will expire five years from the effective date.

ADDRESSES: The required notification information to obtain permit 
coverage is provided for each general permit. This information shall be 
submitted to EPA-Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection (CMP), 1 
Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023 and to 
the appropriate State Agency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the 
final permits may be obtained between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. 
Monday through Friday excluding holidays from: William Wandle, Office 
of Ecosystem Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, 1 Congress 
Street, Suite 1100 (CMP), Boston, MA 02114-2023, telephone: 617-918-
1605, e-mail: wandle.bill@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This general permit and the response to 
comments may be viewed over the Internet via the EPA-Region 1 Web site 
for dischargers in Massachusetts at https://www.epa.gov/ne/npdes/mass.html and for dischargers in New Hampshire at https://www.epa.gov/ne/npdes/newhampshire.html. The general permits include the 
requirements for the notice of intent information and best management 
practices plan, and the standard permit conditions. To obtain a paper 
copy of the documents, please contact William Wandle using the contact 
information provided above. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying 
requests.

    Dated: November 10, 2009.
Ira W. Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 1.
[FR Doc. E9-29074 Filed 12-4-09; 8:45 am]
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