Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in the Middle Rio Grande Watershed in New Mexico (NMR04A000), 25435-25436 [2013-10317]
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Draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit for Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer Systems in the Middle Rio
Grande Watershed in New Mexico
(NMR04A000)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed permit
issuance and notice of public meetings,
and public hearing.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 Water Quality
Protection Division, today is proposing
for public comment the issuance of a
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) general
permit for storm water discharges from
municipal separate storm sewer systems
(MS4s) located in the Middle Rio
Grande Watershed in the State of New
Mexico. This proposed permit offers
discharge authorization to regulated
MS4s within the boundaries of the
Bureau of the Census-designated 2000
and 2010 Albuquerque Urbanized Areas
and any other MS4s in the watershed
designated by the Director as needing a
MS4 permit. This permit is intended to
replace both the individual NPDES
Permit NMS000101 issued on January
31, 2012, and the expired general
permits NMR040000 and NMR04000I
for dischargers in this watershed area.
The Director is also providing notice of
public meetings and a public hearing to
be held regarding today’s proposed
general permit.
DATES: Comments must be submitted in
writing to EPA on or before July 1, 2013.
Proposed Documents: The proposed
general permit and fact sheet which sets
forth principal facts and the significant
factual, legal, and policy questions
considered in the development of the
proposed general permit, may be
obtained via the Internet at https://
epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/sw/ms4/
index.htm.
To obtain hard copies of these
documents or any other information in
the administrative record, please contact
Ms. Diane Smith using the contact
information provided below.
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How do I comment on this proposal?
Comment Submittals: Submit your
comments, by one of the following
methods:
• Email: smith.diane@epa.gov.
• Mail: Ms. Diane Smith, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,
Texas 75202–2733.
Administrative Record: The proposed
general permit and other related
documents in the administrative record
are on file and may be inspected any
time between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays, at the addresses listed for
submission of comments. It is
recommended that you write or call to
the contact above for an appointment, so
the record(s) will be available at your
convenience.
Public Meetings and Public Hearing:
EPA will be holding two informal
public meetings and one public hearing
in the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
The public meetings will include a
presentation on the proposed general
permit and a question and answer
session. Written, but not oral, comments
for the official permit record will be
accepted at the public meetings. Written
and oral comments for the official
permit record will be accepted at the
public hearing. Public notice of these
meetings and the public hearing was
provided in the Albuquerque Journal on
Saturday, April 13, 2013.
Meeting and Hearing: EXPO New
Mexico, African American Performing
Art Center (AAPAC) Auditorium, 300
San Pedro Dr. NE., Albuquerque, NM
87108.
Time: Public Meeting from 6:00 p.m.;
Public Hearing from 7:30 p.m.
Date: May 14, 2013.
Meeting Only: USDA Building, First
Floor Conference Room, 6200 Jefferson
St. NE., Albuquerque, NM 87109.
Time: Public Meeting at 1:00 p.m.
Date: May 15, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Diane Smith, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
Telephone: (214) 655–2145. Email
address: smith.diane@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. General
Information—This permit authorizes
stormwater discharges to waters of the
United States from MS4s within the
Middle Rio Grande Watershed provided
the MS4 is located fully or partially
within the corporate boundary of the
City of Albuquerque; is located fully or
partially within an urbanized area as
determined by the 2000 and 2010
Decennial Census; is designated as a
regulated MS4 pursuant to 40 CFR
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122.32; or this permit may also
authorize an operator of a MS4 covered
by this permit for discharges from areas
of a regulated small MS4 located outside
an Urbanized Areas or areas designated
by the Director provided the permittee
complies with all permit conditions in
all areas covered under the permit.
Maps of 2010 Census urbanized areas
are available online at: https://
cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/
urbanmaps.cfm.
B. Statutory and Regulatory History—
The overall intent of the permit
conditions is to support the statutory
goals of Section 101 of the Clean Water
Act (CWA) to restore and maintain the
chemical, physical and biological
integrity for the Nation’s waters. The
1987 Water Quality Act (WQA)
amended the CWA by adding section
402(p) which requires that NPDES
permits be issued for various categories
of storm water discharges. Section
402(p)(2) requires permits for five
categories of storm water discharges,
commonly referred to as Phase I of the
NPDES Storm Water Program. Included
in Phase I are discharges from large
municipal separate storm sewer systems
(MS4s) (systems serving a population of
250,000 or more). Phase I regulations
published November 16, 1990 (55 FR
47990) addressed discharges from large
MS4s including city of Albuquerque
MS4, which includes all MS4s located
within the corporate boundary of the
city of Albuquerque.
Section 402(p)(6) of the CWA requires
permitting for certain additional storm
water discharges (Phase II of the storm
water program) to protect water quality.
EPA promulgated final Phase II storm
water regulations on December 8, 1999
(64 FR 68722). These regulations set
forth the additional categories of
discharges to be permitted and the
requirements of the program. The
additional discharges to be permitted
included small MS4s located in
Urbanized Areas designated by the
Bureau of the Census and those
designated by the Director on a case-bycase basis to protect water quality. This
proposed permit would combine
coverage for both Phase I and Phase II
regulated MS4s in the Albuquerque area
into a single general permit.
The discharge control conditions
established by this permit are based on
Section 402(p)(3)(B) of the Act which
mandates that a permit for discharges
from both Phase I and II MS4s must
effectively prohibit the discharge of
non-stormwater to the MS4 and require
controls to reduce pollutants in
discharges from the MS4 to the
maximum extent practicable (MEP)
including management practices,
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control techniques and system design
and engineering methods, and such
other provisions as the Administrator
deems appropriate for the control of
pollutants. MS4 permits requiring
implementation of Best Management
Practices (BMPs) addressing the Six
Minimum Control Measures at 40 CFR
122.34(b) are generally deemed to be an
appropriate means of meeting the MEP
standard. Protection of water quality
and compliance with Total Maximum
Daily Loads (TMDLs) are addressed
through the CWA 402(p)(3)(B)(iii)
authority for ‘‘other such provisions as
the Administrator deems appropriate for
the control of pollutants.’’
Paperwork Reduction Act: The
information collection required by this
permit will reduce paperwork
significantly by implementation of
electronic reporting requirements. EPA
is working on an electronic notice of
intent (eNOI) system so applicants will
file their NOIs online. EPA estimates
that it takes 10 to 15 minutes to fill up
all information required by eNOI for
each lease block. And it takes much less
time to add, delete, or modify eNOI.
EPA will also incorporate an electronic
discharge monitoring report (NetDMR)
requirement in the permit. The time for
NetDMR preparation will be much less
than that for paper DMR. The electronic
filing systems will also significantly
reduce the mailing cost.
Regulatory Flexibility Act: The
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601
et seq, requires that EPA prepare a
regulatory flexibility analysis for
regulations that have a significant
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. As indicated below, the permit
reissuance proposed today is not a
‘‘rule’’ subject to the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Dated: April 18, 2013.
Stacey Dwyer,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection
Division, EPA Region 6.
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Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
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Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/
State FIFRA Issues Research and
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Environmental Quality Issues (EQI)
Committee will hold a 2-day meeting,
beginning on May 20, 2013 and ending
May 21, 2013. This notice announces
the location and times for the meeting
and sets forth the tentative agenda
topics.
The meeting will be held on
Monday, May 20, 2013 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on
Tuesday May 21, 2013.
To request accommodations of a
disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
EPA, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA, in the
4th Floor South Conference Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
Kendall, Field and External Affairs
Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 305–5561; fax number:
(703) 305–5884; email address:
kendall.ron@epa.gov, or Grier Stayton,
SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box
466, Milford DE 19963; telephone
number (302) 422–8152; fax (302) 422–
2435; email address: Grier Stayton at
aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
B. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
The docket for this action, Identified
by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2013–0001, is available at https://
www.regulations.gov, or at the Office of
Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West
Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 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, and
the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Tentative Agenda Topics
1. Discussion of the Neonicotinoid class
of pesticides
2. The impact of herbicide residues in
compost
3. Status of the Endangered Species
Program
4. Status of OPP’s Pollinator Protection
workgroup
5. Status of the Agencies Aquatic
Benchmarks
6. Pesticide Analytical Method
Prioritization & Development
III. How can I request to participate in
this meeting?
I. General Information
This meeting is open for the public to
attend. You may attend the meeting
without further notification.
A. Does this action apply to me?
List of Subjects
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are interested in
pesticide regulation issues affecting
States and any discussion between EPA
and SFIREG on FIFRA field
implementation issues related to human
health, environmental exposure to
pesticides, and insight into EPA’s
decision-making process. You are
invited and encouraged to attend the
meetings and participate as appropriate.
Potentially affected entities may
include, but are not limited to:
Those persons who are or may be
required to conduct testing of chemical
substances under the Federal Food,
Drug and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA), or the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and those who
sell, distribute or use pesticides, as well
as any Non Government Organization.
If you have any questions regarding
the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
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R.C. Mc Nally,
Director, Field External Affairs Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9807-2]
Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in the Middle
Rio Grande Watershed in New Mexico (NMR04A000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed permit issuance and notice of public
meetings, and public hearing.
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SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 Water Quality Protection Division, today is
proposing for public comment the issuance of a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for storm water
discharges from municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) located
in the Middle Rio Grande Watershed in the State of New Mexico. This
proposed permit offers discharge authorization to regulated MS4s within
the boundaries of the Bureau of the Census-designated 2000 and 2010
Albuquerque Urbanized Areas and any other MS4s in the watershed
designated by the Director as needing a MS4 permit. This permit is
intended to replace both the individual NPDES Permit NMS000101 issued
on January 31, 2012, and the expired general permits NMR040000 and
NMR04000I for dischargers in this watershed area. The Director is also
providing notice of public meetings and a public hearing to be held
regarding today's proposed general permit.
DATES: Comments must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before July
1, 2013.
Proposed Documents: The proposed general permit and fact sheet
which sets forth principal facts and the significant factual, legal,
and policy questions considered in the development of the proposed
general permit, may be obtained via the Internet at https://epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/sw/ms4/index.htm.
To obtain hard copies of these documents or any other information
in the administrative record, please contact Ms. Diane Smith using the
contact information provided below.
How do I comment on this proposal?
Comment Submittals: Submit your comments, by one of the following
methods:
Email: smith.diane@epa.gov.
Mail: Ms. Diane Smith, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
Administrative Record: The proposed general permit and other
related documents in the administrative record are on file and may be
inspected any time between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays, at the addresses listed for
submission of comments. It is recommended that you write or call to the
contact above for an appointment, so the record(s) will be available at
your convenience.
Public Meetings and Public Hearing: EPA will be holding two
informal public meetings and one public hearing in the Albuquerque
metropolitan area. The public meetings will include a presentation on
the proposed general permit and a question and answer session. Written,
but not oral, comments for the official permit record will be accepted
at the public meetings. Written and oral comments for the official
permit record will be accepted at the public hearing. Public notice of
these meetings and the public hearing was provided in the Albuquerque
Journal on Saturday, April 13, 2013.
Meeting and Hearing: EXPO New Mexico, African American Performing
Art Center (AAPAC) Auditorium, 300 San Pedro Dr. NE., Albuquerque, NM
87108.
Time: Public Meeting from 6:00 p.m.; Public Hearing from 7:30 p.m.
Date: May 14, 2013.
Meeting Only: USDA Building, First Floor Conference Room, 6200
Jefferson St. NE., Albuquerque, NM 87109.
Time: Public Meeting at 1:00 p.m.
Date: May 15, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diane Smith, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733. Telephone: (214) 655-2145. Email address: smith.diane@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. General Information--This permit
authorizes stormwater discharges to waters of the United States from
MS4s within the Middle Rio Grande Watershed provided the MS4 is located
fully or partially within the corporate boundary of the City of
Albuquerque; is located fully or partially within an urbanized area as
determined by the 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census; is designated as a
regulated MS4 pursuant to 40 CFR 122.32; or this permit may also
authorize an operator of a MS4 covered by this permit for discharges
from areas of a regulated small MS4 located outside an Urbanized Areas
or areas designated by the Director provided the permittee complies
with all permit conditions in all areas covered under the permit. Maps
of 2010 Census urbanized areas are available online at: https://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/urbanmaps.cfm.
B. Statutory and Regulatory History--The overall intent of the
permit conditions is to support the statutory goals of Section 101 of
the Clean Water Act (CWA) to restore and maintain the chemical,
physical and biological integrity for the Nation's waters. The 1987
Water Quality Act (WQA) amended the CWA by adding section 402(p) which
requires that NPDES permits be issued for various categories of storm
water discharges. Section 402(p)(2) requires permits for five
categories of storm water discharges, commonly referred to as Phase I
of the NPDES Storm Water Program. Included in Phase I are discharges
from large municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) (systems
serving a population of 250,000 or more). Phase I regulations published
November 16, 1990 (55 FR 47990) addressed discharges from large MS4s
including city of Albuquerque MS4, which includes all MS4s located
within the corporate boundary of the city of Albuquerque.
Section 402(p)(6) of the CWA requires permitting for certain
additional storm water discharges (Phase II of the storm water program)
to protect water quality. EPA promulgated final Phase II storm water
regulations on December 8, 1999 (64 FR 68722). These regulations set
forth the additional categories of discharges to be permitted and the
requirements of the program. The additional discharges to be permitted
included small MS4s located in Urbanized Areas designated by the Bureau
of the Census and those designated by the Director on a case-by-case
basis to protect water quality. This proposed permit would combine
coverage for both Phase I and Phase II regulated MS4s in the
Albuquerque area into a single general permit.
The discharge control conditions established by this permit are
based on Section 402(p)(3)(B) of the Act which mandates that a permit
for discharges from both Phase I and II MS4s must effectively prohibit
the discharge of non-stormwater to the MS4 and require controls to
reduce pollutants in discharges from the MS4 to the maximum extent
practicable (MEP) including management practices,
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control techniques and system design and engineering methods, and such
other provisions as the Administrator deems appropriate for the control
of pollutants. MS4 permits requiring implementation of Best Management
Practices (BMPs) addressing the Six Minimum Control Measures at 40 CFR
122.34(b) are generally deemed to be an appropriate means of meeting
the MEP standard. Protection of water quality and compliance with Total
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) are addressed through the CWA
402(p)(3)(B)(iii) authority for ``other such provisions as the
Administrator deems appropriate for the control of pollutants.''
Paperwork Reduction Act: The information collection required by
this permit will reduce paperwork significantly by implementation of
electronic reporting requirements. EPA is working on an electronic
notice of intent (eNOI) system so applicants will file their NOIs
online. EPA estimates that it takes 10 to 15 minutes to fill up all
information required by eNOI for each lease block. And it takes much
less time to add, delete, or modify eNOI. EPA will also incorporate an
electronic discharge monitoring report (NetDMR) requirement in the
permit. The time for NetDMR preparation will be much less than that for
paper DMR. The electronic filing systems will also significantly reduce
the mailing cost.
Regulatory Flexibility Act: The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5
U.S.C. 601 et seq, requires that EPA prepare a regulatory flexibility
analysis for regulations that have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities. As indicated below, the permit
reissuance proposed today is not a ``rule'' subject to the Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Dated: April 18, 2013.
Stacey Dwyer,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
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