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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Washington
[FRL–9995–20–Region 10]
Department of Agriculture
Reissuance of NPDES General Permit
for Offshore Seafood Processors in
Alaska (AKG524000)
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of the herbicide pyridate on a
maximum of 16,000 acres of mint for
postemergence control of herbicideresistant annual weeds such as redroot
pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexus and
other broadleaf weeds. Tolerances in
connection with an earlier registration
action are established in 40 CFR
180.462(a). Effective May 21, 2019 to
August 31, 2019.
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture
Specific exemption: EPA authorized
the use of the herbicide pyridate on a
maximum of 3,100 acres of mint for
postemergence control of herbicideresistant annual weeds such as redroot
pigweed, Armaranthus retroflexus and
other broadleaf weeds. Tolerances in
connection with an earlier registration
action are established in 40 CFR
180.462(a). Effective May 18, 2019 to
August 31, 2019.
B. Federal Departments and Agencies
Agriculture Department
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Quarantine exemptions: EPA
authorized the use of a mixture of
potassium peroxymonosulfate and
propylene glycol for disinfection of
nonporous surfaces associated with
poultry facilities infected with highly
pathogenic avian influenza virus.
Effective January 20, 2019 to January 20,
2022.
EPA authorized the use of citric acid
to treat for disinfection of porous and
nonporous surfaces contaminated with
foot-and-mouth disease virus, African
swine fever virus, low pathogenic avian
influenza virus, and high pathogenic
avian flu influenza virus. Effective
February 6, 2019 to February 6, 2022.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: June 10, 2019.
Michael Goodis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Reissuance of final NPDES
General Permit.
AGENCY:
The Director of the Water
Division, EPA Region 10, is reissuing a
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit to Offshore Seafood Processors
in Alaska. The General Permit
authorizes discharges of seafood
processing waste from facilities (also
referred to as ‘‘vessels’’) that discharge
at least 3 nautical miles (NM) or greater
from the Alaska shore as delineated by
mean lower low water (MLLW) or a
closure line; and which engage in the
processing of fresh, frozen, canned,
smoked, salted or pickled seafood, the
processing of mince, or the processing
of meal, paste and other secondary byproducts.
DATES: The issuance date of the General
Permit is June 17, 2019. The General
Permit will become effective July 17,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the General
Permit and Response to Comments are
available upon request at the following
address: USEPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 155, WD–19–C04, Seattle,
WA 98101–3188. Electronic requests
may be mailed to: Washington.audrey@
epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Permit documents may be found on the
EPA Region 10 website at: https://
www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdesgeneral-permit-offshore-seafoodprocessors-alaska. Copies of the general
permit, Fact Sheet and Response to
Comments are also available upon
request. Requests may be made to
Audrey Washington at (206) 553–0523
or to Joseph Ziobro at (206) 553–2723.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to: washington.audrey@epa.gov,
or ziobro.joseph@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. General Information
There are currently fewer than 100
permitted seafood processors that
discharge effluent and operate more
than 3 NM from the Alaskan shore or
closure line. Most of the seafood
processed on the vessels are pollock and
Pacific cod. Other species have included
sablefish, arrowtooth flounder, Pacific
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hake, jack mackerel, Alaska plaice,
Pacific Ocean perch, rockfish, sculpin,
lumpsucker, skate, sole, Greenland
turbot, bairdi, opilio, and king crab. The
permit authorizes the discharge of
seafood processing wastes that are
mostly waste solids (shell, bones, skin,
scales, flesh and organs), blood, body
fluids, slime, oils and fats from cooking
and rendering operations; disinfectants;
and miscellaneous wastewaters. This
Permit does not authorize the discharge
of pollutants from any shore-based
facilities, nor any pollutants from
vessels transporting seafood processing
waste solely for the purpose of dumping
materials into ocean waters. The median
annual waste discharged from a vessel
in 2014 and 2015 was 7.1 and 6.2
million pounds, respectively.
Facilities will receive a written
notification from the EPA whether
permit coverage and authorization to
discharge under the general permit is
approved.
The draft Permit, Fact Sheet, Ocean
Discharge Criteria Evaluation, and
associated Permit forms were made
available for a 45-day public comment
from March 25, 2019 to May 9, 2019.
The EPA received comments from the
At-Sea Processors Association, the
Groundfish Forum, and the Freezer
Longline Coalition. As a result of
comments, the EPA modified Section
V.B.4 of the permit to reduce the
number of representative pictures
required quarterly from four to at least
one. The EPA prepared a Response to
Comment document, which is available
on EPA’s website at: https://
www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdesgeneral-permit-offshore-seafoodprocessors-alaska.
The EPA has prepared a Biological
Evaluation for this Permit action.
Consultations under the Endangered
Species Act between the EPA and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
have been completed. The EPA has not
yet completed consultation with NMFS.
On June 1, 2019, NMFS provided the
EPA with an excerpt from their Draft
Incidental Take Statement for the
Biological Opinion (BO) on EPA’s
Proposed Reissuance of General Permit
AKG524000 for Offshore Seafood
Processors in Alaska, which included
draft Reasonable and Prudent Measures
(RPMs). NMFS indicated to the EPA
that, while the agency would not be able
to issue a final BO prior to Permit
issuance, their final BO will include
final RPMs for the Western Distinct
Population Segment Steller Sea Lions
(DPS SSLs). As such, the EPA has
incorporated the draft RPMs from NMFS
as final permit conditions, resulting in
changes to the Daily Sea Surface Visual
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Monitoring Requirements and a change
to an Effluent Limitation Requirement.
The Sea Surface Visual Monitoring
Requirements in Section VI.C. of the
Permit have been modified to include a
required Steller sea lion visual
monitoring program for any vessel
discharging unground waste. The
Effluent Limitation Requirement at
V.A.3. has been modified to require that
in all waters west of 144° West
longitude, the discharge of any
unground waste must cease whenever
Steller sea lion(s) are present within 250
meters in any direction of the vessel(s).
The EPA is issuing the final permit
pending completion of ESA
consultation, consistent with Section
7(d) of the Endangered Species Act. The
EPA does not believe that issuing this
permit pending the completion of
consultation poses interim risks of
concern to Western DPS SSLs, and if
further consultation with NMFS were to
reveal new information that the EPA
determines warrants modification to the
permit to protect listed species or
critical habitat, the EPA has authority to
take appropriate action to modify the
permit pursuant to 40 CFR 122.62(a)(2).
II. Other Legal Requirements
This action is not significant and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review under Executive Orders 12866,
Regulatory Planning and Review, and
13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review.
Dated: June 7, 2019.
Angela Chung,
Associate Director, Water Division, Region 10.
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underlying export transaction for EXIM
insurance coverage.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 17, 2019 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically on
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB 92–41)
or by mail to Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20038, Attn: OMB
3048–0019. The information collection
tool can be reviewed at: https://
www.exim.gov/sites/default/files/pub/
pending/eib92-41.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and Form Number: EIB 92–41
Application for Financial Institution
Short-Term, Single-Buyer Insurance.
OMB Number: 3048–0019.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Need and Use: The ‘‘Application for
Financial Institution Short-term SingleBuyer Insurance’’ form will be used by
financial institution applicants to
provide EXIM with the information
necessary to determine if the subject
transaction is eligible for EXIM
insurance coverage.
Affected Public: This form affects
entities involved in the export of U.S.
goods and services.
Annual Number of Respondents: 215.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.6
hours.
Annual Burden Hours: 344.
Frequency of Reporting of Use:
Annual.
Government Expenses:
Reviewing Time per Year: 1,290
hours.
Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
Average Cost per Year: $54,825
(time*wages).
Benefits and Overhead: 20%.
Total Government Cost: $65,790.
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IT Specialist.
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Activities: Comment Request
Export-Import Bank of the
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ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
comments request.
AGENCY:
The Export-Import Banks of
the United States (EXIM), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
Agencies to comment on the proposed
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This collection of information is
necessary to determine eligibility of the
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Activities: Comment Request
Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
Submission for OMB review and
comments request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Export-Import Bank of
the United States (EXIM), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
Agencies to comment on the proposed
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9995-20-Region 10]
Reissuance of NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood
Processors in Alaska (AKG524000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Reissuance of final NPDES General Permit.
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SUMMARY: The Director of the Water Division, EPA Region 10, is
reissuing a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permit to Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska. The General
Permit authorizes discharges of seafood processing waste from
facilities (also referred to as ``vessels'') that discharge at least 3
nautical miles (NM) or greater from the Alaska shore as delineated by
mean lower low water (MLLW) or a closure line; and which engage in the
processing of fresh, frozen, canned, smoked, salted or pickled seafood,
the processing of mince, or the processing of meal, paste and other
secondary by-products.
DATES: The issuance date of the General Permit is June 17, 2019. The
General Permit will become effective July 17, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the General Permit and Response to Comments are
available upon request at the following address: USEPA Region 10, 1200
Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, WD-19-C04, Seattle, WA 98101-3188. Electronic
requests may be mailed to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Permit documents may be found on the
EPA Region 10 website at: https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-general-permit-offshore-seafood-processors-alaska. Copies of the
general permit, Fact Sheet and Response to Comments are also available
upon request. Requests may be made to Audrey Washington at (206) 553-
0523 or to Joseph Ziobro at (206) 553-2723. Requests may also be
electronically mailed to: [email protected], or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
There are currently fewer than 100 permitted seafood processors
that discharge effluent and operate more than 3 NM from the Alaskan
shore or closure line. Most of the seafood processed on the vessels are
pollock and Pacific cod. Other species have included sablefish,
arrowtooth flounder, Pacific
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hake, jack mackerel, Alaska plaice, Pacific Ocean perch, rockfish,
sculpin, lumpsucker, skate, sole, Greenland turbot, bairdi, opilio, and
king crab. The permit authorizes the discharge of seafood processing
wastes that are mostly waste solids (shell, bones, skin, scales, flesh
and organs), blood, body fluids, slime, oils and fats from cooking and
rendering operations; disinfectants; and miscellaneous wastewaters.
This Permit does not authorize the discharge of pollutants from any
shore-based facilities, nor any pollutants from vessels transporting
seafood processing waste solely for the purpose of dumping materials
into ocean waters. The median annual waste discharged from a vessel in
2014 and 2015 was 7.1 and 6.2 million pounds, respectively.
Facilities will receive a written notification from the EPA whether
permit coverage and authorization to discharge under the general permit
is approved.
The draft Permit, Fact Sheet, Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation,
and associated Permit forms were made available for a 45-day public
comment from March 25, 2019 to May 9, 2019. The EPA received comments
from the At-Sea Processors Association, the Groundfish Forum, and the
Freezer Longline Coalition. As a result of comments, the EPA modified
Section V.B.4 of the permit to reduce the number of representative
pictures required quarterly from four to at least one. The EPA prepared
a Response to Comment document, which is available on EPA's website at:
https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-general-permit-offshore-seafood-processors-alaska.
The EPA has prepared a Biological Evaluation for this Permit
action. Consultations under the Endangered Species Act between the EPA
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have been completed. The
EPA has not yet completed consultation with NMFS. On June 1, 2019, NMFS
provided the EPA with an excerpt from their Draft Incidental Take
Statement for the Biological Opinion (BO) on EPA's Proposed Reissuance
of General Permit AKG524000 for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska,
which included draft Reasonable and Prudent Measures (RPMs). NMFS
indicated to the EPA that, while the agency would not be able to issue
a final BO prior to Permit issuance, their final BO will include final
RPMs for the Western Distinct Population Segment Steller Sea Lions (DPS
SSLs). As such, the EPA has incorporated the draft RPMs from NMFS as
final permit conditions, resulting in changes to the Daily Sea Surface
Visual Monitoring Requirements and a change to an Effluent Limitation
Requirement. The Sea Surface Visual Monitoring Requirements in Section
VI.C. of the Permit have been modified to include a required Steller
sea lion visual monitoring program for any vessel discharging unground
waste. The Effluent Limitation Requirement at V.A.3. has been modified
to require that in all waters west of 144[deg] West longitude, the
discharge of any unground waste must cease whenever Steller sea lion(s)
are present within 250 meters in any direction of the vessel(s).
The EPA is issuing the final permit pending completion of ESA
consultation, consistent with Section 7(d) of the Endangered Species
Act. The EPA does not believe that issuing this permit pending the
completion of consultation poses interim risks of concern to Western
DPS SSLs, and if further consultation with NMFS were to reveal new
information that the EPA determines warrants modification to the permit
to protect listed species or critical habitat, the EPA has authority to
take appropriate action to modify the permit pursuant to 40 CFR
122.62(a)(2).
II. Other Legal Requirements
This action is not significant and was therefore not submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under Executive
Orders 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and 13563, Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review.
Dated: June 7, 2019.
Angela Chung,
Associate Director, Water Division, Region 10.
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