Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Construction Activities, 47065-47067 [2012-19307]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Central Arizona Project-Rate Order No.
WAPA–158
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Extension of
Transmission Formula Rates.
AGENCY:
The Western Area Power
Administration (Western), a power
marketing administration with the
Department of Energy (DOE), is
proposing to extend the existing formula
rates for Central Arizona Project (CAP)
transmission services on the CAP 115kilovolt (kV) and 230-kV transmission
facilities through December 31, 2015.
The existing Transmission Service
Formula Rate Schedules CAP–FT2,
CAP–NFT2, and CAP–NITS2, expire
December 31, 2012. This notice of
proposed extension of rates is issued
pursuant to 10 CFR 903.23(a).
Publication of this Federal Register
notice begins the formal process for the
proposed extension of the CAP
Transmission Formula Rates.
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Deborah Emler, Acting Regional
Manager, Desert Southwest Customer
Service Regional Office, Western Area
Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457,
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EMLER@wapa.gov. Written comments
may also be faxed to (602) 605–2490,
attention: Jack Murray. Western will
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
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effective December 6, 2001, the
Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The
authority to develop power and
transmission rates to the Administrator
of Western; (2) the authority to confirm,
approve, and place such rates into effect
on an interim basis to the Deputy
Secretary of Energy; and (3) the
authority to confirm, approve, and place
into effect on a final basis, to remand,
or to disapprove such rates to the
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(FERC).
The existing Rate Schedules consist of
separate transmission service rates for
firm point-to-point transmission service,
non-firm point-to-point transmission
service, and Network Integration
Transmission Service (NITS) on the
CAP 115-kV and 230-kV transmission
system. Rate Schedules CAP–FT2, CAP–
NFT2, CAP–NITS2, Rate Order No.
WAPA–124,1 were approved for a 5-year
period beginning on January 1, 2006,
and ending December 31, 2010. Rate
Order No. WAPA–153 2 extended these
rate schedules for a 2-year period,
1 FERC confirmed and approved Rate Order No.
WAPA–124 on June 29, 2006, in Docket No. EF06–
5111–000. See Order Confirming and Approving
Rate Schedules on a Final Basis, 115 FERC ¶
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beginning January 1, 2011, and ending
December 31, 2012.
The existing formula transmission
service rates provide adequate revenue
to pay all annual costs, including
interest expense, and to repay
investment on the CAP 115-kV and 230kV transmission facilities within the
allowable periods. The rates are updated
annually using updated financial and
transmission reservation data. Western
is proposing no change at this time to
the rate formula, and based on
preliminary financial and contractual
information available, it is expected the
rate will remain at its current level
through calendar year 2013. Since no
changes are anticipated to the formula
rate, and the existing rate provides
sufficient revenue to recover all
appropriate costs, Western proposes to
extend the current rate schedules
pursuant to 10 CFR 903.23(a).
All documents made or kept by
Western for developing the proposed
extension for the Transmission Service
Rate Schedules are available for
inspection and copying at the Desert
Southwest Customer Service Regional
Office, Western Area Power
Administration, 615 South 43rd
Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457.
These documents are also available on
Western’s Web site at: https://www.wapa.
gov/dsw/pwrmkt/CAPTRP/
CAPTRP.htm.
After review of public comments,
Western will take further action on the
proposed extension of rates consistent
with 10 CFR part 903.
Dated: July 31, 2012.
Anthony H. Montoya,
Acting Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Final National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit for Stormwater Discharges
From Construction Activities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of corrections to the 2012
Construction General Permit.
AGENCY:
EPA previously announced
the issuance of the NPDES general
permit for stormwater discharges from
construction activity, also referred to as
the 2012 Construction General Permit
(2012 CGP), in the February 29, 2012
Federal Register. Today’s action
SUMMARY:
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provides notice of final 2012 CGP
issuance for Idaho; Washington (for
projects involving federal operators); the
Fond Du Lac Band and Grand Portage
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in
Minnesota; the Bad River Band and Lac
Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa in Wisconsin. EPA is also
today providing notice of its correction
of typographical errors made in the 2012
CGP pertaining to New Mexico’s statespecific requirements and the state’s list
of designated Tier 2 and Tier 3 waters,
and a correction to EPA’s omission of
Idaho’s list of designated Tier 2 and Tier
3 waters.
The 2012 CGP became effective
in Idaho on April 9, 2012; for federal
operators in Washington on April 13,
2012; and for the above-referenced
Tribal areas in Minnesota and
Wisconsin on May 9, 2012. These
effective dates provide dischargers with
the immediate opportunity to comply
with Clean Water Act requirements in
light of the expiration of the 2008 CGP
on February 15, 2012. The 2012 CGP
and the authorization to discharge will
expire at midnight on February 16,
2017. Within 90 days of the permit’s
date of issuance, operators of existing
projects must submit an NOI for
coverage under the new permit.
Therefore, for existing projects located
in areas in the State of Idaho (except for
Indian country) NOIs must be submitted
by no later than July 8, 2012. For
existing projects located in areas in the
State of Washington (except for Indian
country) subject to construction activity
DATES:
by a Federal Operator, NOIs must be
submitted by no later than July 12, 2012.
For existing projects located in the
following areas, NOIs must be submitted
no later than August 7, 2012: The Fond
Du Lac Band and Grand Portage Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota;
the Bad River Band and Lac Du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa in Wisconsin. Operators of
new projects who elect to be covered
under the 2012 CGP are required to
submit an NOI for coverage at least 14
days prior to the commencement of
earth-disturbing activities. If a permitted
operator is transferring control of a
construction project to a new operator,
the new operator must submit a NOI 14
days prior to the date of transfer.
In accordance with 40 CFR part 23,
this permit shall be considered issued
for the purpose of judicial review on the
date of this publication. Under section
509(b) of the Clean Water Act, judicial
review of this general permit can be had
by filing a petition for review in the
United States Court of Appeals within
120 days after the permit is considered
issued for purposes of judicial review.
Under section 509(b)(2) of the Clean
Water Act, the requirements in this
permit may not be challenged later in
civil or criminal proceedings to enforce
these requirements. In addition, this
permit may not be challenged in other
agency proceedings. Deadlines for
submittal of notices of intent for projects
located in the areas listed above are
provided as part of this action.
For
further information on the CGP, contact
the appropriate EPA Regional office
listed in Section I.C, or you can send an
email to cgp@epa.gov. You may also
contact Greg Schaner or Erika Farris,
EPA Headquarters, Office of Water,
Office of Wastewater Management at
tel.: schaner.greg@epa.gov or
farris.erika@epa.gov, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
supplementary information is organized
as follows:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Table of Contents
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
B. How can I get copies of these documents
and other related information?
C. Who are the EPA regional contacts for
this permit?
II. Summary of Permit Actions
A. Issuance of 2012 CGP for Additional
States and Tribes
B. Correction of Typographical Errors in
New Mexico Requirements
C. Correction to Omission of Idaho’s List of
Sensitive Waters
III. Compliance With Other Statutes
I. General Information
EPA summarized the CGP permit
conditions, as well as changes from the
previous version of the CGP, in the
February 29, 2012, Federal Register
notice.
A. Does this action apply to me?
The final 2012 construction general
permit (also referred to as ‘‘CGP’’ or
‘‘2012 CGP’’) applies to the following
construction activities:
TABLE 1—ENTITIES POTENTIALLY REGULATED BY THIS PERMIT
Category
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Industry ....
Examples of affected entities
Construction site operators disturbing 1 or more acres of land, or less than 1 acre but part of a larger common plan of development
or sale if the larger common plan will ultimately disturb 1 acre or more, and performing the following activities:
Construction Buildings ...................................................................................................................................................
236
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction ....................................................................................................................
237
EPA does not intend the preceding
table to be exhaustive, but provides it as
a guide for readers regarding entities
likely to be regulated by this action.
This table lists the types of activities
that EPA is now aware of that could
potentially be affected by this action.
Other types of entities not listed in the
table could also be affected. To
determine whether your facility is
regulated by this action, you should
carefully examine the definition of
‘‘construction activity’’ and ‘‘small
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construction activity’’ in existing EPA
regulations at 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14)(x)
and 122.26(b)(15), respectively. If you
have questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult one of the
persons listed for technical information
in the preceding FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
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B. How can I get copies of these
documents and other related
information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–
2010–0782. The official public docket is
the collection of materials that is
available for public viewing at the Water
Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/
DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460. Although all documents in the
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docket are listed in an index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Publicly available docket materials are
available in hard copy at the EPA
Docket Center Public Reading Room,
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
and the telephone number for the Water
Docket is (202) 566–2426.
2. Electronic Access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the United States
government on-line source for Federal
regulations at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Electronic versions of this final permit
and fact sheet are available on EPA’s
NPDES Web site at https://www.epa.gov/
npdes/stormwater/cgp.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through the EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.regulations.gov to
submit or view public comments, access
the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit the EPA Docket
Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets. Although not all
docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any
of the publicly available docket
materials through the Docket Facility
identified in Section I.B.1.
C. Who are the EPA regional contacts?
For EPA Region 5, contact Brian Bell
at tel.: (312) 886–0981 or email at
bell.brianc@epa.gov.
For EPA Region 6, contact Suzanna
Perea at tel.: (214) 665–7217 or email at
perea.suzanna@epa.gov.
For EPA Region 10, contact Margaret
McCauley at tel.: (206) 553–1772 or
email at mccauley.margaret@epa.gov.
II. Summary of Permit Actions
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A. Issuance of 2012 CGP for Additional
States and Tribes
On February 16, 2012, EPA issued the
2012 CGP for most of the areas where
EPA is the permitting authority. Because
EPA had not yet received Clean Water
Act Section 401 certifications from
certain states and tribes, EPA was not
able to issue the final CGP in these
areas. The following states and tribes
were affected:
• The State of Idaho;
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• Federal operators in Washington;
• The Fond Du Lac Band and Grand
Portage Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa in Minnesota; and
• The Bad River, Lac Du Flambeau,
and Sokaogon Chippewa (Mole Lake)
Community in Wisconsin.
Now that EPA has received the
required Clean Water Act 401
certifications, the Agency has issued the
final 2012 CGP for these areas, except
for the Sokaogon Chippewa (Mole Lake)
Community in Wisconsin, who denied
certification of the permit. Pursuant to
CWA section 401(d), the limitations and
requirements contained in these
certifications are now conditions of the
2012 CGP and are included in Part 9 of
the permit. See Parts 9.3, 9.7.1, and
9.7.3.
The complete text of the updated
2012 CGP as well as additional
information on Webcasts, Guidance, and
Other Implementation Assistance can be
obtained through EPA’s Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/
cgp.
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III. Compliance With Other Statutes
EPA summarized the Agency’s
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563,
Executive Order 12898, and Executive
Order 13175 in the February 29, 2012
Federal Register notice. See 77 FR
12292 for more information.
Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251
et seq.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
Michael A. Bussell,
Director, Office of Water and Watersheds,
EPA Region 10.
Dated: May 31, 2012.
Timothy C. Henry,
Associate Director, Water Division, EPA
Region 5.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
William K. Honker, P.E.,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection
Division, EPA Region 6.
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B. Correction of Typographical Errors in
New Mexico Requirements
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Following the issuance of the 2012
CGP on February 16, 2012, EPA
discovered that a few of the
requirements in Part 9.4.1 were
incorrectly transcribed from the State of
New Mexico’s Section 401 certification
conditions. The errors related to EPA’s
misinterpretation of a few of the state’s
site stabilization conditions.
Additionally, EPA learned that the
permit’s list of New Mexico waterbodies
designated by the state as Tier 2 or Tier
3 for antidegradation purposes
(Appendix F) was inaccurate. As a
result of the errors, Appendix F did not
properly inform construction operators
of which waters are designated by the
state as Tier 2; construction sites
discharging to Tier 2-designated waters
are subject to stricter stabilization and
inspection requirements. See Part 3.3.2.
In consultation with the state, EPA has
corrected the errors and included
updated requirements in Part 9.4.1 and
Appendix F of the permit.
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C. Correction to Omission of Idaho’s List
of Sensitive Waters
Subsequent to permit issuance, EPA
also discovered that it had erroneously
omitted Idaho’s list of state Tier 2 and
3 waters (Appendix F). In consultation
with the state, EPA has corrected the
omission, and has updated the
Appendix F list to include instructions
on how to determine if particular waters
are designated as Tier 2 or 3.
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Notification of Two Public Quality
Review Teleconferences of the
Chartered Science Advisory Board
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two
public teleconferences of the chartered
SAB to conduct quality reviews of: (1)
An SAB draft review report on EPA’s
ecological assessment action plan and
(2) an SAB draft review report on EPA’s
accounting framework for biogenic
carbon dioxide emissions from
stationary sources.
DATES: The public teleconference on
August 28, 2012, will be held from 2:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The public
teleconference on August 31, 2012, will
be held from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences
will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing to obtain
general information the quality review
teleconferences should contact Dr.
Angela Nugent, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory
Board (1400R), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460;
via telephone/voice mail (202) 564–
2218; fax (202) 565–2098 or via email at
nugent.angela@epa.gov. General
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Construction Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of corrections to the 2012 Construction General Permit.
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SUMMARY: EPA previously announced the issuance of the NPDES general
permit for stormwater discharges from construction activity, also
referred to as the 2012 Construction General Permit (2012 CGP), in the
February 29, 2012 Federal Register. Today's action
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provides notice of final 2012 CGP issuance for Idaho; Washington (for
projects involving federal operators); the Fond Du Lac Band and Grand
Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota; the Bad River Band
and Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Wisconsin. EPA is
also today providing notice of its correction of typographical errors
made in the 2012 CGP pertaining to New Mexico's state-specific
requirements and the state's list of designated Tier 2 and Tier 3
waters, and a correction to EPA's omission of Idaho's list of
designated Tier 2 and Tier 3 waters.
DATES: The 2012 CGP became effective in Idaho on April 9, 2012; for
federal operators in Washington on April 13, 2012; and for the above-
referenced Tribal areas in Minnesota and Wisconsin on May 9, 2012.
These effective dates provide dischargers with the immediate
opportunity to comply with Clean Water Act requirements in light of the
expiration of the 2008 CGP on February 15, 2012. The 2012 CGP and the
authorization to discharge will expire at midnight on February 16,
2017. Within 90 days of the permit's date of issuance, operators of
existing projects must submit an NOI for coverage under the new permit.
Therefore, for existing projects located in areas in the State of Idaho
(except for Indian country) NOIs must be submitted by no later than
July 8, 2012. For existing projects located in areas in the State of
Washington (except for Indian country) subject to construction activity
by a Federal Operator, NOIs must be submitted by no later than July 12,
2012. For existing projects located in the following areas, NOIs must
be submitted no later than August 7, 2012: The Fond Du Lac Band and
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota; the Bad
River Band and Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in
Wisconsin. Operators of new projects who elect to be covered under the
2012 CGP are required to submit an NOI for coverage at least 14 days
prior to the commencement of earth-disturbing activities. If a
permitted operator is transferring control of a construction project to
a new operator, the new operator must submit a NOI 14 days prior to the
date of transfer.
In accordance with 40 CFR part 23, this permit shall be considered
issued for the purpose of judicial review on the date of this
publication. Under section 509(b) of the Clean Water Act, judicial
review of this general permit can be had by filing a petition for
review in the United States Court of Appeals within 120 days after the
permit is considered issued for purposes of judicial review. Under
section 509(b)(2) of the Clean Water Act, the requirements in this
permit may not be challenged later in civil or criminal proceedings to
enforce these requirements. In addition, this permit may not be
challenged in other agency proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of
notices of intent for projects located in the areas listed above are
provided as part of this action.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the CGP,
contact the appropriate EPA Regional office listed in Section I.C, or
you can send an email to cgp@epa.gov. You may also contact Greg Schaner
or Erika Farris, EPA Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of
Wastewater Management at tel.: schaner.greg@epa.gov or
farris.erika@epa.gov, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This supplementary information is organized
as follows:
Table of Contents
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
B. How can I get copies of these documents and other related
information?
C. Who are the EPA regional contacts for this permit?
II. Summary of Permit Actions
A. Issuance of 2012 CGP for Additional States and Tribes
B. Correction of Typographical Errors in New Mexico Requirements
C. Correction to Omission of Idaho's List of Sensitive Waters
III. Compliance With Other Statutes
I. General Information
EPA summarized the CGP permit conditions, as well as changes from
the previous version of the CGP, in the February 29, 2012, Federal
Register notice.
A. Does this action apply to me?
The final 2012 construction general permit (also referred to as
``CGP'' or ``2012 CGP'') applies to the following construction
activities:
Table 1--Entities Potentially Regulated by This Permit
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North American
Industry
Category Examples of affected entities Classification
System (NAICS)
code
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Industry................ Construction site operators disturbing 1 or
more acres of land, or less than 1 acre but
part of a larger common plan of development
or sale if the larger common plan will
ultimately disturb 1 acre or more, and
performing the following activities:
Construction Buildings........ 236
Heavy and Civil Engineering 237
Construction.
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EPA does not intend the preceding table to be exhaustive, but
provides it as a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be
regulated by this action. This table lists the types of activities that
EPA is now aware of that could potentially be affected by this action.
Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be affected.
To determine whether your facility is regulated by this action, you
should carefully examine the definition of ``construction activity''
and ``small construction activity'' in existing EPA regulations at 40
CFR 122.26(b)(14)(x) and 122.26(b)(15), respectively. If you have
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult one of the persons listed for technical information in
the preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
B. How can I get copies of these documents and other related
information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0782. The official public
docket is the collection of materials that is available for public
viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Although all documents in the
[[Page 47067]]
docket are listed in an index, some information is not publicly
available, i.e., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Publicly
available docket materials are available in hard copy at the EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room, 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 and the telephone number for the
Water Docket is (202) 566-2426.
2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the United States government on-line source for
Federal regulations at https://www.regulations.gov.
Electronic versions of this final permit and fact sheet are
available on EPA's NPDES Web site at https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/cgp.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through the
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. For additional information about EPA's
public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Although not all docket materials may be available
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the Docket Facility identified in Section
I.B.1.
C. Who are the EPA regional contacts?
For EPA Region 5, contact Brian Bell at tel.: (312) 886-0981 or
email at bell.brianc@epa.gov.
For EPA Region 6, contact Suzanna Perea at tel.: (214) 665-7217 or
email at perea.suzanna@epa.gov.
For EPA Region 10, contact Margaret McCauley at tel.: (206) 553-
1772 or email at mccauley.margaret@epa.gov.
II. Summary of Permit Actions
A. Issuance of 2012 CGP for Additional States and Tribes
On February 16, 2012, EPA issued the 2012 CGP for most of the areas
where EPA is the permitting authority. Because EPA had not yet received
Clean Water Act Section 401 certifications from certain states and
tribes, EPA was not able to issue the final CGP in these areas. The
following states and tribes were affected:
The State of Idaho;
Federal operators in Washington;
The Fond Du Lac Band and Grand Portage Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa in Minnesota; and
The Bad River, Lac Du Flambeau, and Sokaogon Chippewa
(Mole Lake) Community in Wisconsin.
Now that EPA has received the required Clean Water Act 401
certifications, the Agency has issued the final 2012 CGP for these
areas, except for the Sokaogon Chippewa (Mole Lake) Community in
Wisconsin, who denied certification of the permit. Pursuant to CWA
section 401(d), the limitations and requirements contained in these
certifications are now conditions of the 2012 CGP and are included in
Part 9 of the permit. See Parts 9.3, 9.7.1, and 9.7.3.
The complete text of the updated 2012 CGP as well as additional
information on Webcasts, Guidance, and Other Implementation Assistance
can be obtained through EPA's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/cgp.
B. Correction of Typographical Errors in New Mexico Requirements
Following the issuance of the 2012 CGP on February 16, 2012, EPA
discovered that a few of the requirements in Part 9.4.1 were
incorrectly transcribed from the State of New Mexico's Section 401
certification conditions. The errors related to EPA's misinterpretation
of a few of the state's site stabilization conditions. Additionally,
EPA learned that the permit's list of New Mexico waterbodies designated
by the state as Tier 2 or Tier 3 for antidegradation purposes (Appendix
F) was inaccurate. As a result of the errors, Appendix F did not
properly inform construction operators of which waters are designated
by the state as Tier 2; construction sites discharging to Tier 2-
designated waters are subject to stricter stabilization and inspection
requirements. See Part 3.3.2. In consultation with the state, EPA has
corrected the errors and included updated requirements in Part 9.4.1
and Appendix F of the permit.
C. Correction to Omission of Idaho's List of Sensitive Waters
Subsequent to permit issuance, EPA also discovered that it had
erroneously omitted Idaho's list of state Tier 2 and 3 waters (Appendix
F). In consultation with the state, EPA has corrected the omission, and
has updated the Appendix F list to include instructions on how to
determine if particular waters are designated as Tier 2 or 3.
III. Compliance With Other Statutes
EPA summarized the Agency's compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Executive Orders 12866 and 13563,
Executive Order 12898, and Executive Order 13175 in the February 29,
2012 Federal Register notice. See 77 FR 12292 for more information.
Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
Michael A. Bussell,
Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, EPA Region 10.
Dated: May 31, 2012.
Timothy C. Henry,
Associate Director, Water Division, EPA Region 5.
Dated: May 30, 2012.
William K. Honker, P.E.,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
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