National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Announcement of the Results of EPA's Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards and Request for Public Comment and/or Information on Related Issues; Extension of the Comment Period, 30401-30402 [2010-12915]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 1, 2010 / Notices framework for evaluating the specific circumstances of overflows from a municipal sanitary sewer collection system that result in a discharge to waters of the U.S. and consideration of those circumstances to excuse those discharges, either through the exercise of enforcement discretion or through establishment of an affirmative defense. The Agency requests input on the appropriate criteria that should be used in such a provision. 5. How should EPA address peak flows at POTW treatment plants? The Agency is considering the direction to take to resolve several long standing issues that are the subject of the December 22, 2005 draft Peak Flows Policy. This draft Policy attempted to clarify EPA’s interpretation that the existing ‘‘bypass’’ provision of the NPDES regulations applies to peak wet weather diversions at POTW treatment plants that are recombined with the flows from the secondary treatment units prior to discharge. The Agency is considering whether to embrace the approach explained in the draft Policy and/or to propose to address these issues in any SSO rulemaking. Addressing the issues in the context of possible SSO rulemaking would allow for a holistic and integrated approach to reducing SSOs while at the same time addressing peak flows at the POTW treatment plant. In addition, EPA would like to receive public input on the limited number of cases where infrequent discharges from wet weather treatment facilities located in sanitary sewer collection systems have been authorized or approved and issued a permit by an NPDES authority. The Agency would like to receive feedback from the public on the need for requirements for these facilities and any technologies that are utilized in the sanitary sewer system to treat discharges. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 6. What are the costs and benefits of CMOM programs and asset management of sanitary sewers? EPA is soliciting input from the general public concerning the impact of the proposed rule in terms of costs on covered entities and benefits of proposed rule requirements. Specifically, EPA is seeking information on asset management approaches, integrated utility planning, or other mechanisms that are used to ensure the sustainability and cost effectiveness of investments and enhance public health and environmental benefits. The Agency is seeking input on the potential incorporation of these techniques or VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:41 May 28, 2010 Jkt 220001 others that are similar in any proposed modifications to the NPDES regulations. In addition, examples of other information that is needed from the public include: the number of municipalities currently implementing CMOM and the components of their CMOM programs; information on costs incurred by basement backups as well as the frequency that they occur; and the number and location of municipal satellite systems and the cost effectiveness of extending permitting requirements to them. 7. Are there other considerations? EPA requests input on other considerations, such as environmental justice issues associated with this Notice. In particular, EPA requests input on environmental justice considerations associated with establishing requirements for municipal satellite collection systems. Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Dated: May 26, 2010. Peter S. Silva, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. [FR Doc. 2010–13098 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0747; FRL–9156–6] RIN 2040–AE90 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Announcement of the Results of EPA’s Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards and Request for Public Comment and/or Information on Related Issues; Extension of the Comment Period AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Extension of public comment period. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending by 30 days the public comment period for the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Announcement of the Results of EPA’s Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards and Request for Public Comment and/or Information on Related Issues, which was published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2010. The purpose of that notice was to invite commenters to submit any new, relevant peer-reviewed data or information pertaining to the four NPDWRs identified in that action as candidates for revision (i.e. acrylamide, epichlorohydrin, tetrechloroethylene PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30401 and trichloroethylene). This information will inform EPA’s evaluation as the Agency moves forward with the regulatory revisions for these four NPDWRs. This extended comment period will afford greater opportunity to all interested parties to review and submit comments on the notice. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 1, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2008–0747, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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–2008– 0747. 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 E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1 30402 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 104 / Tuesday, June 1, 2010 / Notices encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Wirth, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202) 564– 5246 or e-mail wirth.karen@epa.gov. For general information contact the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426–4791 or e-mail: hotlinesdwa@epa.gov. [FRL–9157–1] The comment period for the Announcement of the Results of EPA’s Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards and Request for Public Comment and/or Information on Related Issues (Six-Year Review 2) now ends July 1, 2010. This is an extension of 30 days beyond the comment period established in the Federal Register on March 29, 2010. Anyone seeking to submit comments must follow the procedures specified in section I.C of the announcement as published in the Federal Register (75 FR 15500, March 29, 2010). The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a periodic review of existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) and determine which, if any, need to be revised. The purpose of the review, called the SixYear Review, is to identify those NPDWRs for which current health effects assessments, changes in technology, and/or other factors provide a health or technical basis to support a regulatory revision that will improve or strengthen public health protection. EPA has completed its detailed review of 71 NPDWRs and at this time believes that four NPDWRs are candidates for regulatory revision. These four NPDWRs are acrylamide, epichlorohydrin, tetrachloroethylene, and trichloroethylene. EPA requests public comment and/or relevant information that will assist the Agency as we move forward with regulatory action to revise these four NPDWRs. In addition to the 71 NPDWRs discussed in detail in today’s action, this review also includes 14 other NPDWRs that need no detailed review because of recent or ongoing revision actions. See the results as published in Federal Register (75 FR 15500, March 29, 2010). erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 24, 2010. Cynthia C. Dougherty, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water. [FR Doc. 2010–12915 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:41 May 28, 2010 Jkt 220001 National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Teleconference and Public Comment AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notification of Public Teleconference Meeting and Public Comment. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will host a public teleconference meeting on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, starting at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of the teleconference meeting is to discuss EPA’s activities related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, including cleanup and recovery actions, and the impacts of the spill on coastal environmental justice communities. There will be a public comment period from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Members of the public are invited to provide comments relevant to the topic of this teleconference meeting. Specifically, the NEJAC is seeking input about: (1) The scope of disaster preparedness efforts within communities, (2) how should EPA engage other Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments to ensure that coastal planning and protection efforts are a high priority, and (3) how should EPA engage communities around the environmental cleanup and recovery actions. Registration Registration is required. A finite number of telephone lines will be reserved for the call. Full capacity is anticipated, so you are highly encouraged to register early by: • E-mail: Send an e-mail to NEJACJune2010meeting@Always PursuingExcellence.com with ‘‘Register for the June NEJAC Teleconference’’ in the subject line. Please provide your name, organization, address, e-mail and telephone number for future follow-up as necessary. • Phone or Fax: Send a fax (please print), or leave a voice message, with your name, organization, address, e-mail and telephone number to 877–773– 1489. Registration will close Friday, June 11, 2010 at Noon Eastern Time. For additional information about registering PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to attend the meeting or to provide public comment, please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: The NEJAC teleconference meeting on June 15, 2010 will begin promptly at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: APEX Direct Inc., by phone or fax at 877–773–1489, or by e-mail at NEJACJune2010meeting@ AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com. Please provide your name, organization, and telephone number for follow-up as necessary. Non-English speaking attendees wishing to arrange for a foreign language interpreter also may make appropriate arrangements using these numbers. Questions or correspondence concerning the teleconference meeting should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 564–1044, via e-mail at Bell.Aaron@epa.gov; or by fax at (202) 564–1624. Additional information about this meeting and the NEJAC is available at the Internet Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/ nejac/meetings.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the NEJAC states that the advisory committee shall provide independent advice to the Administrator on areas that may include, among other things, ‘‘advice about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice, including environment-related strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory and economic issues related to environmental justice. The June 15, 2010, teleconference meeting shall be used to discuss and receive comment about EPA activities related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, including cleanup and recovery actions, and the impacts of the spill on environmental justice communities along the Gulf Coast. A. Public Comment: The NEJAC conducts public comment as a way of gathering stakeholder input which serves to inform the deliberations of the Council. Members of the public who wish to provide public comment must pre-register and sign up for comment by Noon Eastern Time Friday, June 11, 2010. Individuals or groups making remarks during the public comment period will be limited to a total time of five minutes each. Only one representative of a community, organization, or group will be allowed to speak. Written comments also may be submitted for the record. The suggested format for individuals providing public comments is as follows: Name of E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30401-30402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12915]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0747; FRL-9156-6]
RIN 2040-AE90


National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Announcement of the 
Results of EPA's Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards and 
Request for Public Comment and/or Information on Related Issues; 
Extension of the Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending by 30 
days the public comment period for the National Primary Drinking Water 
Regulations; Announcement of the Results of EPA's Review of Existing 
Drinking Water Standards and Request for Public Comment and/or 
Information on Related Issues, which was published in the Federal 
Register on March 29, 2010. The purpose of that notice was to invite 
commenters to submit any new, relevant peer-reviewed data or 
information pertaining to the four NPDWRs identified in that action as 
candidates for revision (i.e. acrylamide, epichlorohydrin, 
tetrechloroethylene and trichloroethylene). This information will 
inform EPA's evaluation as the Agency moves forward with the regulatory 
revisions for these four NPDWRs. This extended comment period will 
afford greater opportunity to all interested parties to review and 
submit comments on the notice.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2008-0747, by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) 
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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-2008-
0747. 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

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encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Wirth, Office of Ground Water 
and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202) 
564-5246 or e-mail wirth.karen@epa.gov. For general information contact 
the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791 or e-mail: 
hotline-sdwa@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The comment period for the Announcement of 
the Results of EPA's Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards and 
Request for Public Comment and/or Information on Related Issues (Six-
Year Review 2) now ends July 1, 2010. This is an extension of 30 days 
beyond the comment period established in the Federal Register on March 
29, 2010. Anyone seeking to submit comments must follow the procedures 
specified in section I.C of the announcement as published in the 
Federal Register (75 FR 15500, March 29, 2010).
    The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct a periodic review of 
existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) and 
determine which, if any, need to be revised. The purpose of the review, 
called the Six-Year Review, is to identify those NPDWRs for which 
current health effects assessments, changes in technology, and/or other 
factors provide a health or technical basis to support a regulatory 
revision that will improve or strengthen public health protection. EPA 
has completed its detailed review of 71 NPDWRs and at this time 
believes that four NPDWRs are candidates for regulatory revision. These 
four NPDWRs are acrylamide, epichlorohydrin, tetrachloroethylene, and 
trichloroethylene. EPA requests public comment and/or relevant 
information that will assist the Agency as we move forward with 
regulatory action to revise these four NPDWRs. In addition to the 71 
NPDWRs discussed in detail in today's action, this review also includes 
14 other NPDWRs that need no detailed review because of recent or 
ongoing revision actions. See the results as published in Federal 
Register (75 FR 15500, March 29, 2010).

    Dated: May 24, 2010.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 2010-12915 Filed 5-28-10; 8:45 am]
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