Reissuance of NPDES General Permits for Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho Excluding Facilities Discharging into the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin (IDG131000) and Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian Country in Idaho (IDG133000), 58380-58381 [2019-23831]
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Estimated number of respondents:
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Total estimated burden: 281,351
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
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Total estimated cost: $34,342,007 (per
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capital or operation & maintenance
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Changes in Estimates: There is an
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hours to 281,351) in the total estimated
burden in this collection from the
burden currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved ICRs. This
increase in hours is primarily attributed
to an increase in the total number of
respondents, though primarily from
evaporative components, and an
adjustment in the hours required to file
a complete application for certification
and conduct compliance activities
throughout a calendar year.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–10001–82–Region 10]
Reissuance of NPDES General Permits
for Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho
Excluding Facilities Discharging into
the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin
(IDG131000) and Aquaculture Facilities
Located in Indian Country in Idaho
(IDG133000)
Region 10, Environmental
Protection Agency.
ACTION: Reissuance of NPDES General
Permits.
AGENCY:
The Director of the Water
Division, EPA Region 10, is reissuing
two National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permits for: (1) Aquaculture Facilities in
Idaho Excluding Facilities Discharging
into the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin,
and (2) Aquaculture Facilities Located
in Indian Country in Idaho. The General
Permits will authorize discharges of
wastewater from cold and warm water
Concentrated Aquatic Animal
Production facilities, (also referred to as
CAAPs or ‘‘hatcheries’’). The permits
will largely replace and combine
IDG131000, the NPDES General Permit
for Cold Water Aquaculture Facilities in
Idaho (not subject to Wasteload
Allocations) and IDG130000, the NPDES
General Permit for Aquaculture
Facilities in Idaho (subject to Wasteload
Allocations). Facilities covered under
IDG130000 that are not within the
Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin will be
SUMMARY:
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terminated once coverage under
IDG131000 or IDG133000 is available.
Facilities covered under IDG130000 that
discharge within the Upper Snake-Rock
Subbasin are not affected by this action
and will remain covered under
IDG130000. By separating out
discharges from aquaculture facilities
located in Indian County in Idaho,
where the EPA is the permitting
authority, under a separate General
Permit (IDG133000), this action will
facilitate the transfer of IDG131000 to
the State of Idaho in 2020 as part of the
phased implementation of Idaho’s
administration of the NPDES Program.
DATES: The issuance date of the General
Permit is October 31, 2019, the date of
publication of this notice. The General
Permits will be effective December 1,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the general
permits, Fact Sheet, and Response to
Comments are available upon request.
Written requests may be submitted to:
Water Division; USEPA Region 10; 1200
Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, WD19–C04,
Seattle, WA 98101–3188. Electronic
requests may be sent to:
washington.audrey@epa.gov. For
requests by phone, call Audrey
Washington at (206) 553–0523. These
documents can also be accessed online
on the EPA Region 10 website at:
www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/draftnpdes-general-permits-aquaculturefacilities-idaho.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
There are approximately 25 facilities
eligible for coverage under the two
General Permits. Aquaculture facilities
may use one of several types of
production systems, including ponds,
flow-through systems, and recirculating
systems. Most of the facilities eligible
for coverage under the General Permits
use flow-through systems. Most
facilities have a quiescent zone at the
bottom of their raceways to allow solids
and debris to settle out (where they can
be vacuumed and removed) and use a
full-flow settling basin or offline settling
basin to remove sediment and
associated pollutants prior to discharge.
The General Permits include numeric
effluent limits for total phosphorus and
total suspended solids for all facilities
and temperature limits for some
facilities, as well as prohibitions on
certain discharges and practices.
Numeric limitations for facilities may
differ depending on applicable Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Wasteload Allocations. The Permit
includes reporting requirements for
usage of drugs and chemicals and the
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development of a Best Management
Practices Plan. Major changes from the
2007 General Permit include: Removal
of the percent total suspended solids
removal requirement for offline settling
basins; prohibition on copper usage; the
addition of continuous temperature
monitoring for some facilities; and
miscellaneous monitoring revisions.
Facilities will receive a written
notification from the EPA whether
permit coverage and authorization to
discharge under one of the General
Permits is approved.
The EPA received 30 comments from
5 entities during the public comment
period which extended from June 6,
2019 through July 22, 2019. The EPA
also received tribal and state CWA 401
certifications, which can be found in
Appendix D of the Fact Sheet. A
Response to Comments document was
prepared, which explains any changes
made to Permit between proposal and
final issuance.
The EPA has completed a Biological
Evaluation for these Permit actions.
Consultation under the Endangered
Species Act between the EPA and the
National Marine Fisheries Service and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has
been completed. The Services concurred
on the EPA’s determination that the
Permit actions are not likely to
adversely affect species listed under the
Endangered Species Act or designated
critical habitat.
II. Other Legal Requirements
This action was 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, and
was determined to be not significant.
Compliance with Endangered Species
Act, Essential Fish Habitat, Paperwork
Reduction Act, and other requirements
are discussed in the Fact Sheet to the
permits.
Appeal of Permit: Any interested
person may appeal the final permit
action within 120 days of October 31,
2019 (i.e., the issuance date of this
permit) in the Federal Court of Appeals
in accordance with Section 509(b)(1) of
the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1369(b)(1).
Dated: October 23, 2019.
Daniel D. Opalski,
Director, Water Division, Region 10.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2018–0241; FRL–10001–73–
OMS]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request;
Contaminant Occurrence Data in
Support of the EPA’s Fourth Six-Year
Review of National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR) for
Contaminant Occurrence Data in
Support of the EPA’s Fourth Six-Year
Review of National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations (EPA ICR Number
2574.01, OMB Control Number 2040–
NEW) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a request for
approval of a new collection. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on October 5,
2018, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is below
including its estimated burden and cost
to the public. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before December 2,
2019.
SUMMARY:
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OW–2018–0241, to: (1) The EPA
online, using https://
www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred
method), by email to ow-docket@
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
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EPA.
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Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
ADDRESSES:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10001-82-Region 10]
Reissuance of NPDES General Permits for Aquaculture Facilities in
Idaho Excluding Facilities Discharging into the Upper Snake-Rock
Subbasin (IDG131000) and Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian
Country in Idaho (IDG133000)
AGENCY: Region 10, Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Reissuance of NPDES General Permits.
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SUMMARY: The Director of the Water Division, EPA Region 10, is
reissuing two National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permits for: (1) Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho Excluding
Facilities Discharging into the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin, and (2)
Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian Country in Idaho. The General
Permits will authorize discharges of wastewater from cold and warm
water Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production facilities, (also referred
to as CAAPs or ``hatcheries''). The permits will largely replace and
combine IDG131000, the NPDES General Permit for Cold Water Aquaculture
Facilities in Idaho (not subject to Wasteload Allocations) and
IDG130000, the NPDES General Permit for Aquaculture Facilities in Idaho
(subject to Wasteload Allocations). Facilities covered under IDG130000
that are not within the Upper Snake-Rock Subbasin will be
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terminated once coverage under IDG131000 or IDG133000 is available.
Facilities covered under IDG130000 that discharge within the Upper
Snake-Rock Subbasin are not affected by this action and will remain
covered under IDG130000. By separating out discharges from aquaculture
facilities located in Indian County in Idaho, where the EPA is the
permitting authority, under a separate General Permit (IDG133000), this
action will facilitate the transfer of IDG131000 to the State of Idaho
in 2020 as part of the phased implementation of Idaho's administration
of the NPDES Program.
DATES: The issuance date of the General Permit is October 31, 2019, the
date of publication of this notice. The General Permits will be
effective December 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the general permits, Fact Sheet, and Response to
Comments are available upon request. Written requests may be submitted
to: Water Division; USEPA Region 10; 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155,
WD19-C04, Seattle, WA 98101-3188. Electronic requests may be sent to:
[email protected]. For requests by phone, call Audrey
Washington at (206) 553-0523. These documents can also be accessed
online on the EPA Region 10 website at: www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/draft-npdes-general-permits-aquaculture-facilities-idaho.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
There are approximately 25 facilities eligible for coverage under
the two General Permits. Aquaculture facilities may use one of several
types of production systems, including ponds, flow-through systems, and
recirculating systems. Most of the facilities eligible for coverage
under the General Permits use flow-through systems. Most facilities
have a quiescent zone at the bottom of their raceways to allow solids
and debris to settle out (where they can be vacuumed and removed) and
use a full-flow settling basin or offline settling basin to remove
sediment and associated pollutants prior to discharge.
The General Permits include numeric effluent limits for total
phosphorus and total suspended solids for all facilities and
temperature limits for some facilities, as well as prohibitions on
certain discharges and practices. Numeric limitations for facilities
may differ depending on applicable Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Wasteload Allocations. The Permit includes reporting requirements for
usage of drugs and chemicals and the development of a Best Management
Practices Plan. Major changes from the 2007 General Permit include:
Removal of the percent total suspended solids removal requirement for
offline settling basins; prohibition on copper usage; the addition of
continuous temperature monitoring for some facilities; and
miscellaneous monitoring revisions.
Facilities will receive a written notification from the EPA whether
permit coverage and authorization to discharge under one of the General
Permits is approved.
The EPA received 30 comments from 5 entities during the public
comment period which extended from June 6, 2019 through July 22, 2019.
The EPA also received tribal and state CWA 401 certifications, which
can be found in Appendix D of the Fact Sheet. A Response to Comments
document was prepared, which explains any changes made to Permit
between proposal and final issuance.
The EPA has completed a Biological Evaluation for these Permit
actions. Consultation under the Endangered Species Act between the EPA
and the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service has been completed. The Services concurred on the
EPA's determination that the Permit actions are not likely to adversely
affect species listed under the Endangered Species Act or designated
critical habitat.
II. Other Legal Requirements
This action was 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, and was
determined to be not significant.
Compliance with Endangered Species Act, Essential Fish Habitat,
Paperwork Reduction Act, and other requirements are discussed in the
Fact Sheet to the permits.
Appeal of Permit: Any interested person may appeal the final permit
action within 120 days of October 31, 2019 (i.e., the issuance date of
this permit) in the Federal Court of Appeals in accordance with Section
509(b)(1) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1369(b)(1).
Dated: October 23, 2019.
Daniel D. Opalski,
Director, Water Division, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2019-23831 Filed 10-30-19; 8:45 am]
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