State of Washington Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program Revision Approval, 18327 [2015-07758]
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40 CFR Part 147
[EPA–HQ–OW–2012–0186; FRL–9924–93–
OW]
State of Washington Underground
Injection Control (UIC) Program
Revision Approval
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to
approve the State of Washington
Underground Injection Control (UIC)
Program revisions as required by rule
under the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA). The Agency determined that
the state’s revisions are consistent with
the provisions of the SDWA and are as
stringent as all applicable federal
regulations to prevent underground
injection activities that endanger
underground sources of drinking water.
The state revised its UIC Class V
Program regulations and transferred
oversight authority from the Department
of Ecology to the Energy Facility Site
Evaluation Council to issue UIC permits
at energy facilities. EPA requests public
comment on this proposed rule and
supporting documentation. In the
‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this
Federal Register, the Agency published
EPA’s approval of the state’s program
revision as a direct final rule without a
prior proposed rule. If the Agency
receives no adverse comment, EPA will
not take further action on this proposed
rule.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by May 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2012–0186, by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
• Mail: State of Washington;
Underground Injection Control (UIC)
Primacy, U.S. 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.
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Lisa
McWhirter, Drinking Water Protection
Division, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (4606M), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–2317; fax number: (202) 564–3754;
email address: mcwhirter.lisa@epa.gov
or Peter Contreras, Ground Water Unit,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 10, Suite 900 M/S OCE–082,
1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington
98101; telephone number (206) 553–
6708; fax number: (206) 553–6984;
email address: contreras.peter@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why is EPA issuing this proposed rule?
EPA proposes to approve by rule the
state’s UIC Class V Program revisions
and the transfer of oversight authority
from the Department of Ecology to the
Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
to issue UIC permits at energy facilities,
as required under the SDWA to prevent
underground injection activities that
endanger underground sources of
drinking water. Accordingly, the
Agency proposes to codify the state’s
program revisions in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR
part 147. The Agency has published a
direct final rule in the ‘‘Rules and
Regulations’’ section of this Federal
Register, approving the state’s program
revisions, because EPA views the
revisions as noncontroversial and
anticipates no adverse comment. The
Agency provided reasons for the
approval and additional supplementary
information in the preamble to the
direct final rule. If EPA receives no
adverse comment, the Agency will not
take further action on this proposed
rule. If EPA receives adverse comment,
the Agency will withdraw the direct
final rule and it will not take effect. The
EPA would then address all public
comments in any subsequent final rule
based on this proposed rule. The EPA
does not intend to institute a second
comment period on this action. Any
parties interested in commenting must
do so at this time. For further
information, please contact the persons
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
Dated: March 30, 2015.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0032; FRL–9924–00]
Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions
Filed for Residues of Pesticide
Chemicals in or on Various
Commodities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and
request for comment.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
Agency’s receipt of several initial filings
of pesticide petitions requesting the
establishment or modification of
regulations for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various commodities.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number and the pesticide petition
number (PP) of interest as shown in the
body of this document, by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD)
(7511P), main telephone number: (703)
305–7090; email address:
BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov., Susan Lewis,
Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main
telephone number: (703) 305–7090;
email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
The mailing address for each contact
person is: Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001. As part of the mailing
address, include the contact person’s
name, division, and mail code. The
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 147
[EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0186; FRL-9924-93-OW]
State of Washington Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program
Revision Approval
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to
approve the State of Washington Underground Injection Control (UIC)
Program revisions as required by rule under the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA). The Agency determined that the state's revisions are consistent
with the provisions of the SDWA and are as stringent as all applicable
federal regulations to prevent underground injection activities that
endanger underground sources of drinking water. The state revised its
UIC Class V Program regulations and transferred oversight authority
from the Department of Ecology to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation
Council to issue UIC permits at energy facilities. EPA requests public
comment on this proposed rule and supporting documentation. In the
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, the Agency
published EPA's approval of the state's program revision as a direct
final rule without a prior proposed rule. If the Agency receives no
adverse comment, EPA will not take further action on this proposed
rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received by May 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2012-0186, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: State of Washington; Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Primacy, U.S. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa McWhirter, Drinking Water
Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606M),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2317; fax number:
(202) 564-3754; email address: mcwhirter.lisa@epa.gov or Peter
Contreras, Ground Water Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 10, Suite 900 M/S OCE-082, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle,
Washington 98101; telephone number (206) 553-6708; fax number: (206)
553-6984; email address: contreras.peter@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why is EPA issuing this proposed rule?
EPA proposes to approve by rule the state's UIC Class V Program
revisions and the transfer of oversight authority from the Department
of Ecology to the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council to issue UIC
permits at energy facilities, as required under the SDWA to prevent
underground injection activities that endanger underground sources of
drinking water. Accordingly, the Agency proposes to codify the state's
program revisions in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR
part 147. The Agency has published a direct final rule in the ``Rules
and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, approving the
state's program revisions, because EPA views the revisions as
noncontroversial and anticipates no adverse comment. The Agency
provided reasons for the approval and additional supplementary
information in the preamble to the direct final rule. If EPA receives
no adverse comment, the Agency will not take further action on this
proposed rule. If EPA receives adverse comment, the Agency will
withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take effect. The EPA
would then address all public comments in any subsequent final rule
based on this proposed rule. The EPA does not intend to institute a
second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in
commenting must do so at this time. For further information, please
contact the persons in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Dated: March 30, 2015.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-07758 Filed 4-3-15; 8:45 am]
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