Reopening of Request for Scientific Views on the Draft Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium-Freshwater 2015, 63552-63553 [2015-26595]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 63552 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices activities involving the project. Now, as of the filing of this application on September 28, 2015, the NEPA PreFiling Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in Docket No. CP15– 560–000 as noted in the caption of this Notice. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission’s regulations, 18 CFR 157.9, within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission’s staff will either complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the Commission’s public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission’s staff issuance of the EA for this proposal. 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The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at https:// www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Comment Date: November 3, 2015. Dated: October 13, 2015. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–26545 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0019; FRL–OW–2015– 9935–94–OW] Reopening of Request for Scientific Views on the Draft Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium—Freshwater 2015 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment period for the Agency’s draft recommended aquatic life water quality chronic criterion for selenium in freshwater. The draft criterion was announced in a July 27, 2015 notice entitled ‘‘Request for Scientific Views: Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Chronic Criterion for Selenium—Freshwater 2015.’’ In response to stakeholder request, EPA is reopening the comment period and will accept scientific views until October 30, 2015. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 30, 2015. Scientific views postmarked after this date may not receive the same consideration. The previous public comment period ended on October 10, 2015. ADDRESSES: Written comments on the notice may be submitted to the EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile or through hand delivery/courier. Please refer to the proposal (80 FR 44350– 44354) for the addresses and detailed instructions. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0019 Docket, EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton Building West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. 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 EPA Water Docket is (202) 566–2426. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Gallagher at U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Health and Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–1398; or email: gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 27, 2015, EPA announced the availability of the draft recommended aquatic life water quality criterion for selenium in a previous notice entitled ‘‘Request for Scientific Views: Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Chronic Criterion for Selenium—Freshwater 2015’’ in the Federal Register (80 FR 44350). EPA’s SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices recommended aquatic life water quality criteria provide technical information for states and authorized tribes to consider when adopting water quality standards under the Clean Water Act to protect aquatic life. EPA is reopening the public comment period for the Draft Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium—Freshwater 2015 (EPA–822– P–15–001). The original 60-day comment period deadline was September 25, 2015. On September 24, 2015, EPA announced in the Federal Register a 15-day extension to October 10, 2015 (80 FR 57605). This action reopens the comment period, in response to stakeholder request for additional time to consider material that was added to the docket on October 6, 2015. Written scientific views must be received by October 30, 2015. Following closure of the public comment period, EPA will consider the public comments and revise the document as necessary. EPA will then publish a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the final updated selenium criterion. Dated: October 14, 2015. Robert K. Wood, Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology. [FR Doc. 2015–26595 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0611; FRL–9935–93– ORD] Board of Scientific Counselors Sustainable and Healthy Communities Subcommittee; Notification of Public Teleconference Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public teleconference meeting and public comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), hereby provides notice that the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy Communities (SHC) Subcommittee will host a public teleconference meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Deliberations will focus on a draft report summarizing the SHC Subcommittee findings and recommendations from its September 2015 meeting. Documents from the September meeting are available for viewing and downloading at https:// mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 www2.epa.gov/bosc/sustainable-andhealthy-communities-subcommitteemeeting-documents. There will be a public comment period from 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments. For additional information about registering to attend the meeting or to provide public comment, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. Due to a limited number of telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Preregistration is required. DATES: The BOSC SHC Subcommittee teleconference meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. The conference call may adjourn early if all business is finished or may adjourn late if additional time is needed. Preregistration for the teleconference meeting closes at noon, Monday, November 2, 2015. The deadline to sign up to speak during the public comment period, or to submit written public comment, is also noon, Monday, November 2, 2015. All times noted are Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by teleconference only; meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the public may obtain the call-in number and access ´ code for the call from Jace Cuje, the Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via any of the contact methods listed in the section below. Submitting Comments: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0611, by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: ORD.Docket@ epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2015–0611. • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566– 0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2015–0611. • Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy Communities Subcommittee Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– 0611. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ORD–2015–0611. Note: this is not a PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63553 mailing address. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015– 0611. The EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/ dockets/. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Sustainable and Healthy Communities Subcommittee Docket, EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63552-63553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26595]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0019; FRL-OW-2015-9935-94-OW]


Reopening of Request for Scientific Views on the Draft Aquatic 
Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the 
comment period for the Agency's draft recommended aquatic life water 
quality chronic criterion for selenium in freshwater. The draft 
criterion was announced in a July 27, 2015 notice entitled ``Request 
for Scientific Views: Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water 
Quality Chronic Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015.'' In response 
to stakeholder request, EPA is reopening the comment period and will 
accept scientific views until October 30, 2015.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 30, 2015. 
Scientific views postmarked after this date may not receive the same 
consideration. The previous public comment period ended on October 10, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the notice may be submitted to the EPA 
electronically, by mail, by facsimile or through hand delivery/courier. 
Please refer to the proposal (80 FR 44350-44354) for the addresses and 
detailed instructions.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0019 
Docket, EPA/DC, William Jefferson Clinton Building West, Room 3334, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. 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 EPA Water Docket is 
(202) 566-2426.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Gallagher at U.S. EPA, Office 
of Water, Health and Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-
1398; or email: gallagher.kathryn@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 27, 2015, EPA announced the 
availability of the draft recommended aquatic life water quality 
criterion for selenium in a previous notice entitled ``Request for 
Scientific Views: Draft Recommended Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality 
Chronic Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015'' in the Federal 
Register (80 FR 44350). EPA's

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recommended aquatic life water quality criteria provide technical 
information for states and authorized tribes to consider when adopting 
water quality standards under the Clean Water Act to protect aquatic 
life.
    EPA is reopening the public comment period for the Draft Aquatic 
Life Ambient Water Quality Criterion for Selenium--Freshwater 2015 
(EPA-822-P-15-001). The original 60-day comment period deadline was 
September 25, 2015. On September 24, 2015, EPA announced in the Federal 
Register a 15-day extension to October 10, 2015 (80 FR 57605). This 
action reopens the comment period, in response to stakeholder request 
for additional time to consider material that was added to the docket 
on October 6, 2015. Written scientific views must be received by 
October 30, 2015.
    Following closure of the public comment period, EPA will consider 
the public comments and revise the document as necessary. EPA will then 
publish a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of the 
final updated selenium criterion.

    Dated: October 14, 2015.
Robert K. Wood,
Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2015-26595 Filed 10-19-15; 8:45 am]
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