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Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029.
• Bureau of Safe Drinking Water,
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection, 11th Floor
Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400
Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Moran at the Philadelphia address
given above, telephone (215) 814–2331,
fax (215) 814–2302, or email
Moran.Kelly@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All
interested parties are invited to submit
written comments on this determination
and may request a public hearing. All
comments will be considered; if
necessary, EPA will issue a response.
Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a
hearing may be denied by the Regional
Administrator. However, if a substantial
request for a public hearing is made by
January 29, 2015, a public hearing will
be held. A request for public hearing
shall include the following: (1) The
name, address, and telephone number of
the individual, organization, or other
entity requesting a hearing; (2) a brief
statement of the requesting person’s
interest in the Regional Administrator’s
determination and of information that
the requesting person intends to submit
at such a hearing; and (3) the signature
of the individual making the request; or,
if the request is made on behalf of an
organization or other entity, the
signature of a responsible official of the
organization or other entity.
Dated: December 3, 2014.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, EPA, Region III.
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Notification of a Joint Public
Teleconference of the Chartered
Science Advisory Board and the Board
of Scientific Counselors and a Public
Teleconference of the Chartered
Science Advisory Board
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces two public
teleconferences: (1) A joint
teleconference of the Chartered SAB and
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)
to discuss a draft report providing
advice on implementation of Office of
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Research and Development’s (ORD’s)
strategic directions for research; and (2)
a teleconference of the Chartered SAB to
discuss information provided in the
agency’s Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
regulatory agenda and to review draft
SAB reports on the EPA’s draft webbased Report on the Environment and
the EPA’s draft Environmental Justice
Technical Guidance.
DATES: The public teleconference for the
Chartered SAB and the BOSC will be
held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, from
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
and the public teleconference for the
Chartered SAB will be held on Friday,
January 23, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences
will be conducted by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing to obtain
information concerning the public
teleconferences may contact Dr. Angela
Nugent, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2218
or at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General
information about the SAB as well as
any updates concerning the
teleconferences announced in this
notice may be found on the EPA Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB
was established pursuant to the
Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365,
to provide independent scientific and
technical advice to the Administrator on
the technical basis for Agency positions
and regulations. The BOSC was
established by the EPA to provide
advice, information, and
recommendations regarding the ORD
research program. The SAB and BOSC
are federal advisory committees
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App.
2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy,
notice is hereby given that: (1) The
Chartered SAB and Chartered BOSC
will hold a joint teleconference to
discuss a draft report on future
directions for ORD’s research programs
and (2) the Chartered SAB will hold a
public teleconference for two purposes.
The first purpose is to discuss
information provided in the agency’s
Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 regulatory
agenda, specifically planned actions and
their supporting science. The second
purpose is to review two draft SAB
reports (on the EPA’s draft web-based
Report on the Environment and the
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EPA’s draft Environmental Justice
Technical Guidance). The SAB and
BOSC will comply with the provisions
of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff
Office procedural policies.
Joint SAB–BOSC teleconference on
future directions for ORD’s research
programs. On January 13, 2015, the
Chartered SAB and Chartered BOSC
will discuss a draft report entitled
Strategic Research Planning for 2016–
2019: A Joint Report (11/20/14 Draft) of
the SAB and ORD BOSC. The draft
report was developed as a result of
deliberations at a joint SAB–BOSC
meeting on July 24–25, 2014.
Information about this advisory activity
can be found on the Web at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
fedrgstr_activites/ORD%20Strat%20
Dir%202016-2019?OpenDocument.
Chartered SAB teleconference to
discuss EPA planned actions and review
two draft SAB reports. On January 23,
2015, the chartered SAB will hold a
teleconference for two purposes. The
first purpose is to discuss information
provided in the agency’s Fall 2013 and
Spring 2014 regulatory agenda,
specifically planned actions and their
supporting science. The Chartered SAB
will conclude discussions begun at an
SAB public teleconference on June 11,
2014 (79 FR 27604–27605) regarding the
Fall 2013 Unified (Regulatory) Agenda
and Regulatory Plan. Information about
this advisory activity can be found on
the Web at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/
SAB%20Fall%202013%20Agenda%20
Disc?OpenDocument. The Chartered
SAB will also discuss recommendations
regarding the Spring 2014 Unified
(Regulatory) Agenda and Regulatory
Plan. Information about this advisory
activity can be found on the Web at
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.
nsf/fedrgstr_activites/SAB%20
Spring%202014%20Agenda%20Disc?
OpenDocument.
The second purpose of the call on
January 23, 2015, is for the SAB to
review two draft SAB reports. Quality
review is a key function of the chartered
SAB. Draft reports prepared by SAB
committees, panels, or work groups
must be reviewed and approved by the
chartered SAB before transmittal to the
EPA Administrator. Consistent with
FACA, the chartered SAB makes a
determination in a public meeting about
each draft report and determines
whether the report is ready to be
transmitted to the EPA Administrator.
The first Chartered SAB review will
focus on a draft report on the scientific
and technical merit of the EPA’s draft
Web-based Report on the Environment
with particular attention to its adoption
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of a sustainability framework and new
sustainability indicators, as well as the
online format as a tool to communicate
to scientists, policy makers and public
audiences. The SAB undertook this
review at the request of the EPA’s Office
of Research and Development.
Information about this advisory activity
can be found on the Web at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
fedrgstr_activites/ROE%202014?Open
Document.
The second Chartered SAB review
will focus on an SAB draft report
reviewing the EPA’s draft
Environmental Justice Technical
Guidance. The EPA developed the
guidance to assist agency staff on how
to assess disproportionate
environmental and public health
impacts of proposed rules and actions
on minority, low income and
indigenous populations in a variety of
regulatory contexts. The EPA’s Office of
Policy requested the SAB’s assessment
of the appropriateness and scientific
soundness of the technical guidance.
Information about this advisory activity
can be found on the Web at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
fedrgstr_activites/EJ%20Technical%20
Guidance?OpenDocument.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The
agendas and materials in support of
these teleconferences will be available
on the EPA Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the
teleconferences.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Public comment for consideration by
EPA’s federal advisory committees and
panels has a different purpose from
public comment provided to EPA
program offices. Therefore, the process
for submitting comments to a federal
advisory committee is different from the
process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office.
Federal advisory committees and
panels, including scientific advisory
committees, provide independent
advice to EPA. Members of the public
can submit comments for a federal
advisory committee to consider as it
develops advice for EPA. Input from the
public to the SAB will have the most
impact if it provides specific scientific
or technical information or analysis for
SAB panels to consider or if it relates to
the clarity or accuracy of the technical
information. Members of the public
wishing to provide comment should
contact the Designated Federal Officer
as noted above.
Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a teleconference will be
limited to three minutes. Each person
making an oral statement should
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consider providing written comments as
well as their oral statement so that the
points presented orally can be expanded
upon in writing. Interested parties
should contact Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO,
in writing (preferably via email) at the
contact information noted above one
week before each of the teleconferences
to be placed on the list of public
speakers.
Written Statements: Written
statements should be supplied to the
DFO, preferably via email, at the contact
information noted above one week
before each of the teleconferences so
that the information may be made
available to the Board members for their
consideration. It is the SAB Staff Office
general policy to post written comments
on the Web page for the advisory
meeting or teleconference. Submitters
are requested to provide an unsigned
version of each document because the
SAB Staff Office does not publish
documents with signatures on its Web
sites. Members of the public should be
aware that their personal contact
information, if included in any written
comments, may be posted to the SAB
Web site. Copyrighted material will not
be posted without explicit permission of
the copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Dr. Angela
Nugent at (202) 564–2218 or
nugent.angela@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Dr. Nugent preferably at least
ten days prior to the teleconference to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: December 15, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff
Office.
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Draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit for Discharges From Horse,
Cattle and Dairy Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in New
Mexico (Except Indian Country)
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of proposed permit
reissuance.
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region 6 Water Quality
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Protection Division is today proposing
for public comment the reissuance of a
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System general permit
(NMG010000) for discharges from
eligible owners/operators of existing
concentrated animal feeding operations
(CAFOs), in New Mexico, except those
discharges on Indian Country. CAFOs
discharging on Indian Country would be
required to apply for an individual
permit.
This permit was originally issued
with an effective date of September 3,
2009, and an expiration date of
September 2, 2014. Conditions from the
2009 permit are continued with the
following changes proposed as part of
this reissuance: (1) Removing eligibility
for coverage for ‘‘New sources’’ under
the proposed permit, (2) adding on-site
rainfall measurement and record
keeping, and (3) adding requirement for
paperless submittal of application
documents (NOIs and NMPs).
DATES: Comments must be submitted in
writing to EPA on or before March 2,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
submitted to Ms. Evelyn Rosborough via
email: rosborough.evelyn@epa.gov, or
may be mailed to Ms. Evelyn
Rosborough, Environmental Protection
Agency, Water Quality Protection
Division (6WQ–NP), 1445 Ross Ave.,
Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202.
DATES: Public Meeting: An informal
public meeting is scheduled. The
meeting will include a presentation on
the proposed permit followed by the
opportunity for questions and answers.
Written, but not oral, comments for the
administrative record will be accepted
at the public meeting.
Date: February 10, 2015.
Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Place: Eastern New Mexico State
University—Roswell, Occupational
Technology Center, Seminar Room 124,
20 West Mathis, Roswell, New Mexico
88202–6000.
Public Hearings: No public hearing is
scheduled at this time; however,
interested persons may request a public
hearing pursuant to 40 CFR 124.12
concerning the proposed permit.
Requests for a public hearing must be
sent or delivered in writing to the same
address as provided above for public
comments prior to the close of the
comment period. Requests for a public
hearing must state the nature of the
issues proposed to be raised in the
hearing. Pursuant to 40 CFR 124.12,
EPA shall hold a public hearing if it
finds, on the basis of requests, a
significant degree of public interest in a
public hearing on the proposed permit.
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Notification of a Joint Public Teleconference of the Chartered
Science Advisory Board and the Board of Scientific Counselors and a
Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences: (1) A
joint teleconference of the Chartered SAB and Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) to discuss a draft report providing advice on
implementation of Office of Research and Development's (ORD's)
strategic directions for research; and (2) a teleconference of the
Chartered SAB to discuss information provided in the agency's Fall 2013
and Spring 2014 regulatory agenda and to review draft SAB reports on
the EPA's draft web-based Report on the Environment and the EPA's draft
Environmental Justice Technical Guidance.
DATES: The public teleconference for the Chartered SAB and the BOSC
will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) and the public teleconference for the Chartered SAB will
be held on Friday, January 23, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences will be conducted by telephone
only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to
obtain information concerning the public teleconferences may contact
Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by
telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2218 or at nugent.angela@epa.gov.
General information about the SAB as well as any updates concerning the
teleconferences announced in this notice may be found on the EPA Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB was established pursuant to the
Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization
Act (ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent
scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical
basis for Agency positions and regulations. The BOSC was established by
the EPA to provide advice, information, and recommendations regarding
the ORD research program. The SAB and BOSC are federal advisory
committees chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given
that: (1) The Chartered SAB and Chartered BOSC will hold a joint
teleconference to discuss a draft report on future directions for ORD's
research programs and (2) the Chartered SAB will hold a public
teleconference for two purposes. The first purpose is to discuss
information provided in the agency's Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
regulatory agenda, specifically planned actions and their supporting
science. The second purpose is to review two draft SAB reports (on the
EPA's draft web-based Report on the Environment and the EPA's draft
Environmental Justice Technical Guidance). The SAB and BOSC will comply
with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies.
Joint SAB-BOSC teleconference on future directions for ORD's
research programs. On January 13, 2015, the Chartered SAB and Chartered
BOSC will discuss a draft report entitled Strategic Research Planning
for 2016-2019: A Joint Report (11/20/14 Draft) of the SAB and ORD BOSC.
The draft report was developed as a result of deliberations at a joint
SAB-BOSC meeting on July 24-25, 2014. Information about this advisory
activity can be found on the Web at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ORD%20Strat%20Dir%202016-2019?OpenDocument.
Chartered SAB teleconference to discuss EPA planned actions and
review two draft SAB reports. On January 23, 2015, the chartered SAB
will hold a teleconference for two purposes. The first purpose is to
discuss information provided in the agency's Fall 2013 and Spring 2014
regulatory agenda, specifically planned actions and their supporting
science. The Chartered SAB will conclude discussions begun at an SAB
public teleconference on June 11, 2014 (79 FR 27604-27605) regarding
the Fall 2013 Unified (Regulatory) Agenda and Regulatory Plan.
Information about this advisory activity can be found on the Web at
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/SAB%20Fall%202013%20Agenda%20Disc?OpenDocument. The Chartered SAB will
also discuss recommendations regarding the Spring 2014 Unified
(Regulatory) Agenda and Regulatory Plan. Information about this
advisory activity can be found on the Web at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/SAB%20Spring%202014%20Agenda%20Disc?OpenDocument.
The second purpose of the call on January 23, 2015, is for the SAB
to review two draft SAB reports. Quality review is a key function of
the chartered SAB. Draft reports prepared by SAB committees, panels, or
work groups must be reviewed and approved by the chartered SAB before
transmittal to the EPA Administrator. Consistent with FACA, the
chartered SAB makes a determination in a public meeting about each
draft report and determines whether the report is ready to be
transmitted to the EPA Administrator.
The first Chartered SAB review will focus on a draft report on the
scientific and technical merit of the EPA's draft Web-based Report on
the Environment with particular attention to its adoption
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of a sustainability framework and new sustainability indicators, as
well as the online format as a tool to communicate to scientists,
policy makers and public audiences. The SAB undertook this review at
the request of the EPA's Office of Research and Development.
Information about this advisory activity can be found on the Web at
https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/ROE%202014?OpenDocument.
The second Chartered SAB review will focus on an SAB draft report
reviewing the EPA's draft Environmental Justice Technical Guidance. The
EPA developed the guidance to assist agency staff on how to assess
disproportionate environmental and public health impacts of proposed
rules and actions on minority, low income and indigenous populations in
a variety of regulatory contexts. The EPA's Office of Policy requested
the SAB's assessment of the appropriateness and scientific soundness of
the technical guidance. Information about this advisory activity can be
found on the Web at https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/EJ%20Technical%20Guidance?OpenDocument.
Availability of Meeting Materials: The agendas and materials in
support of these teleconferences will be available on the EPA Web site
at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconferences.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices.
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office.
Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific
advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the
public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider
as it develops advice for EPA. Input from the public to the SAB will
have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical
information or analysis for SAB panels to consider or if it relates to
the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the
public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal
Officer as noted above.
Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a teleconference will be limited to three minutes.
Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written
comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented
orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should
contact Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at
the contact information noted above one week before each of the
teleconferences to be placed on the list of public speakers.
Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the
DFO, preferably via email, at the contact information noted above one
week before each of the teleconferences so that the information may be
made available to the Board members for their consideration. It is the
SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the Web
page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are
requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the
SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web
sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted
to the SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without
explicit permission of the copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Angela Nugent at
(202) 564-2218 or nugent.angela@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Dr. Nugent preferably at least ten days
prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: December 15, 2014.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-30403 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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