Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan and 2014 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Report, 46280 [2015-18877]

Download as PDF 46280 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 149 / Tuesday, August 4, 2015 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES to hourly values prior to air quality modeling. This may be done with temporal profiles in several steps, such as annual-to-month, month-to-day, and day-to-hour. The exact method used depends on the type of emissions being processed. The EPA seeks comment on the allocation of the emission inventories to month, day, and hour for all types of emission processes. In particular, the EPA seeks information that could help improve the temporal allocation in 2017 of emissions from EGUs, nonroad mobile sources, residential wood combustion sources, and the temporal allocation of vehicle miles traveled needed to model onroad mobile sources. The EPA seeks localand region-specific data that can be used to improve the temporal allocation of emissions data. • Spatial surrogates. Spatial surrogates are used to allocate countylevel emissions to the grid cells used for air quality modeling. The EPA requests comment on the spatial surrogates used to spatially allocate the 2011 and 2017 emissions. The same spatial surrogates are used in the base and future years. • Chemical speciation. Prior to air quality modeling, the pollutants in the emission inventories must be converted into the chemical species used by the air quality model using speciation profiles. The speciation profiles provided are consistent with version 4.4 of the SPECIATE database. The EPA requests comment on the provided speciation profiles, as well as any information that could help improve the speciation of oil and gas emissions in both the eastern and western U.S. in 2017. Oil and gas speciation information, along with VOC to TOG adjustment factors that are used to compute methane emissions, would be of the most use at the county or oil/ gas basin level of detail and also for each distinct process at oil and gas drilling/production facilities (e.g., glycol dehydrators). To aid in the interpretation of the provided data files and how they relate to the aspects of the data on which the EPA is requesting comment, the EPA has provided a summary document in the docket that describes in more detail the provided data and summary files. Dated: July 23, 2015. Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2015–18878 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0170; FRL—9931–67– OW] RIN 2040–ZA24 Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan and 2014 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Report Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan and EPA’s 2014 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Report. Section 304(m) of the Clean Water Act requires EPA to biennially publish a plan for new and revised effluent guidelines, after public notice and comment. The Plan identifies any new or existing industrial categories selected for effluent guidelines and provides a schedule. EPA typically publishes a preliminary plan upon which the public is invited to comment, and then publishes a final plan thereafter. EPA published the Preliminary 2014 Plan on September 16, 2014, and received public comment on it. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William F. Swietlik, Engineering and Analysis Division, Office of Water, 4303T, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC., 20460; telephone number: (202) 566–1129; fax number: (202) 566–1053; email address: swietlik.william@epa.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. General Information A. Supporting Documents—Key documents providing additional information about EPA’s 2014 annual review and the Final 2014 Plan include the 2014 Effluent Guidelines Review Report and the Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan. B. How can I get copies of these documents and other related information? 1. Docket. EPA has established official public dockets for these actions under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2014– 0170. 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, 1301Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. 2. Electronic Access. You can access this Federal Register document PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 electronically through the United States government online source for Federal regulations at https:// www.regulations.gov. 3. Internet access. Copies of the supporting documents are available at https://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/ lawsguidance/cwa/304m/index.cfm II. How Is This Document Organized? The outline of this notice follows. A. Legal Authority B. Summary of the Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan A. Legal Authority This notice is published under the authority of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., and in particular sections 301(d), 304(b), 304(g), 304(m), 306, 307(b) and 308 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(d), 1314(b), 1314(g), 1314(m), 1316, 1317(b), and 1318. B. Summary of the Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan EPA prepared the Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan (the Plan) pursuant to Clean Water Act section 304(m). The Plan provides a summary of EPA’s review of effluent guidelines and pretreatment standards, consistent with CWA sections 301(d), 304(b), 304(g), 304(m), and 307(b). It includes EPA’s evaluation of indirect discharge categories that do not have categorical pretreatment standards for the purpose of identifying potential new categories for which pretreatment standards under CWA section 307(b) might be warranted. From these reviews, the Plan identifies any new or existing industrial categories selected for effluent guidelines, and provides a schedule. In addition, the Plan presents any new or existing categories of industry selected for further review and analysis. The Final 2014 Plan and the 2014 Annual Review Report can be found at https:// water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsguidance/ cwa/304m/index.cfm Dated: July 24, 2015. Kenneth J. Kopocis, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water. [FR Doc. 2015–18877 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18877]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0170; FRL--9931-67-OW]
RIN 2040-ZA24


Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan and 2014 Annual 
Effluent Guidelines Review Report

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 
and EPA's 2014 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Report. Section 304(m) 
of the Clean Water Act requires EPA to biennially publish a plan for 
new and revised effluent guidelines, after public notice and comment. 
The Plan identifies any new or existing industrial categories selected 
for effluent guidelines and provides a schedule. EPA typically 
publishes a preliminary plan upon which the public is invited to 
comment, and then publishes a final plan thereafter. EPA published the 
Preliminary 2014 Plan on September 16, 2014, and received public 
comment on it.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William F. Swietlik, Engineering 
and Analysis Division, Office of Water, 4303T, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC., 
20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1129; fax number: (202) 566-1053; 
email address: swietlik.william@epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

    A. Supporting Documents--Key documents providing additional 
information about EPA's 2014 annual review and the Final 2014 Plan 
include the 2014 Effluent Guidelines Review Report and the Final 2014 
Effluent Guidelines Program Plan.
    B. How can I get copies of these documents and other related 
information?
    1. Docket. EPA has established official public dockets for these 
actions under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0170. 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, 1301Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    2. Electronic Access. You can access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the United States government online source for 
Federal regulations at https://www.regulations.gov.
    3. Internet access. Copies of the supporting documents are 
available at https://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsguidance/cwa/304m/index.cfm

II. How Is This Document Organized?

    The outline of this notice follows.

A. Legal Authority
B. Summary of the Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan

A. Legal Authority

    This notice is published under the authority of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 
1251, et seq., and in particular sections 301(d), 304(b), 304(g), 
304(m), 306, 307(b) and 308 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(d), 1314(b), 
1314(g), 1314(m), 1316, 1317(b), and 1318.

B. Summary of the Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan

    EPA prepared the Final 2014 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan (the 
Plan) pursuant to Clean Water Act section 304(m). The Plan provides a 
summary of EPA's review of effluent guidelines and pretreatment 
standards, consistent with CWA sections 301(d), 304(b), 304(g), 304(m), 
and 307(b). It includes EPA's evaluation of indirect discharge 
categories that do not have categorical pretreatment standards for the 
purpose of identifying potential new categories for which pretreatment 
standards under CWA section 307(b) might be warranted. From these 
reviews, the Plan identifies any new or existing industrial categories 
selected for effluent guidelines, and provides a schedule. In addition, 
the Plan presents any new or existing categories of industry selected 
for further review and analysis. The Final 2014 Plan and the 2014 
Annual Review Report can be found at https://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsguidance/cwa/304m/index.cfm

    Dated: July 24, 2015.
Kenneth J. Kopocis,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water.
[FR Doc. 2015-18877 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am]
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