Draft TMDL for Sediment in the Indian Creek Watershed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 24861-24862 [2021-09762]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 88 / Monday, May 10, 2021 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Comments’’ or by using the search function. [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0056; FRL–10022– 30–OMS] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities—Surface Coating (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities—Surface Coating (EPA ICR Number 1712.11, OMB Control Number 2060–0330), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 12, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor 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 June 9, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2014–0056, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@ epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. It is EPA policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov, or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit: https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities—Surface Coating applies to owners or operators of shipbuilding and ship repair facilities with primer and top -coat applications in manufacturing processes and in ship repair processes. Owners or operators of shipbuilding and ship repair facilities are required to report startup, initial performance test, and retest information. Facilities will also periodically report emission exceedances, changes to equipment, and comply with other requirements of the NESHAP. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart II. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of shipbuilding and ship repair surface coating facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart II). Estimated number of respondents:56 (total). Frequency of response: Semiannual. Total estimated burden: 28,700 hours (per year). ‘Burden’ is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $3,200,000 (per year), includes $0 in annualized capital/ start up and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in burden on the respondents from the most-recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This is due to two considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24861 to change over the next three years; and (2) the growth rate for this industry is very low or non-existent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden. Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there is no significant industry growth, there are also no changes in the capital/startup or operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. There is a decrease in the reported hour burden due to a correction. The previous ICR incorrect included burden for federal facilities, which has been removed in this request. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–09791 Filed 5–7–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10022–14–Region 3] Draft TMDL for Sediment in the Indian Creek Watershed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing for public review and comment a draft total maximum daily load (TMDL) for sediment in the Indian Creek Watershed in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania pursuant to Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. To assist the public in their understanding of the draft TMDL and provide an overview of the TMDL process, EPA invites the public to attend a virtual public meeting. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires that each state identify those waters (called ‘‘water quality-limited segments’’) for which existing technology-based pollution controls are not stringent enough to attain or maintain state water quality standards and for which total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) must be developed. A TMDL establishes a target for the total load of a particular pollutant that a waterbody can assimilate without exceeding water quality standards and divides that load into wasteload allocations, given to point sources, load allocations, given to nonpoint sources and natural background, and a margin of safety, which takes into account any uncertainty. TMDLs provide a framework to achieve water quality standards in a watershed and inform other federal and state programs of the necessary pollutant reductions needed SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1 24862 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 88 / Monday, May 10, 2021 / Notices by sources to achieve those standards. The draft TMDL report and information pertaining to the virtual public meeting is available from EPA Region 3’s website at: https://www.epa.gov/tmdl/revisedsediment-tmdl-indian-creek-watershedmontgomery-county-pennsylvania. Comments must be received on or before June 24, 2021. The public is welcomed to attend a virtual public meeting on June 8, 2021 from 1–2:30 p.m. DATES: Comments on the draft TMDL must be received in writing and sent by electronic mail to Ms. Jillian Adair at adair.jillian@epa.gov or by mail to Ms. Jillian Adair, Water Division (3WD42), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029. Electronic mail submissions including body text and attachments are limited to 25 megabytes. In addition, EPA cannot receive electronic mail attachments in ZIP format (.zip). To attend the virtual public meeting, please use the weblink or conference line phone number provided at the above weblink in the SUMMARY. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jillian Adair at adair.jillian@epa.gov or (215) 814–5713. On June 30, 2008, EPA established a sediment TMDL for the Indian Creek Watershed. On October 17, 2011 a complaint was filed against EPA regarding the TMDL [Civil Action No. 2:11–cv–06489–CDJ (E.D.PA)]. EPA then agreed to reconsider the TMDL and investigate several concerns raised by the plaintiffs. On March 21, 2014, EPA issued a reconsideration document, which identified certain concerns that the reference watershed approach and sediment loading rates used should be revisited. The court granted EPA’s request for a voluntary remand of the 2008 sediment TMDL on April 3, 2014. EPA subsequently solicited input to seek relevant data and feedback, including four stakeholder meetings from 2014 to 2018 as part of its efforts to develop a revised draft sediment TMDL. EPA considered the information and data that were submitted by various stakeholders as part of the TMDL development effort. That information can also be accessed at the above weblink in the SUMMARY. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler, Deputy Director, Water Division, Region III. [FR Doc. 2021–09762 Filed 5–7–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2019–0178; FRL–10023–89– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization Facilities National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Technology Review Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization Facilities National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Technology Review (EPA ICR Number 2623.01, OMB Control Number 2060–NEW), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 12, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A complete description of the ICR is provided 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 June 9, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OAR–2019–0178, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew Witosky, Sector Policies and Programs Division (E143–05), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541–2865; email address: witosky.matthew@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents explaining in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https:// www.regulations.gov/. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566–1742. For additional information about EPA’s Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Abstract: The NESHAP for EtO Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations were finalized in December 1994 at 40 CFR part 63, subpart O. The NESHAP establishes emission standards for both major and area sources that use at least 1 ton of EtO in sterilization or fumigation operations in any 12-month period. The standards require existing and new major sources to control emissions to the level achievable by the maximum achievable control technology and require existing and new area sources to control emissions using generally available control technology. The EPA completed a residual risk and technology review for the NESHAP in 2006 and, at that time, concluded that the risk under existing standards were acceptable and provided an ample margin of safety. More recently, in 2016, the EPA released its updated Integrated Risk Information System unit risk estimate for EtO, which indicated that cancer risks from EtO were significantly higher than previously understood. Subsequently, the National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) released in August 2018, identified EtO emissions as an important risk driver in several areas across the country. Further investigation revealed the EtO Commercial Sterilization source category contributes to some of these risks, which has led the EPA to evaluate, in greater depth, potential options to reduce emissions of EtO from the source category. Since 2019, the EPA has been gathering additional information to evaluate opportunities to reduce EtO emissions through potential rule revisions and more immediate emission E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 88 (Monday, May 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24861-24862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09762]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10022-14-Region 3]


Draft TMDL for Sediment in the Indian Creek Watershed in 
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing for 
public review and comment a draft total maximum daily load (TMDL) for 
sediment in the Indian Creek Watershed in Montgomery County, 
Pennsylvania pursuant to Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. To 
assist the public in their understanding of the draft TMDL and provide 
an overview of the TMDL process, EPA invites the public to attend a 
virtual public meeting. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires 
that each state identify those waters (called ``water quality-limited 
segments'') for which existing technology-based pollution controls are 
not stringent enough to attain or maintain state water quality 
standards and for which total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) must be 
developed. A TMDL establishes a target for the total load of a 
particular pollutant that a waterbody can assimilate without exceeding 
water quality standards and divides that load into wasteload 
allocations, given to point sources, load allocations, given to 
nonpoint sources and natural background, and a margin of safety, which 
takes into account any uncertainty. TMDLs provide a framework to 
achieve water quality standards in a watershed and inform other federal 
and state programs of the necessary pollutant reductions needed

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by sources to achieve those standards. The draft TMDL report and 
information pertaining to the virtual public meeting is available from 
EPA Region 3's website at: https://www.epa.gov/tmdl/revised-sediment-tmdl-indian-creek-watershed-montgomery-county-pennsylvania.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 24, 2021. The public 
is welcomed to attend a virtual public meeting on June 8, 2021 from 1-
2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft TMDL must be received in writing and 
sent by electronic mail to Ms. Jillian Adair at [email protected] 
or by mail to Ms. Jillian Adair, Water Division (3WD42), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. Electronic mail submissions including body 
text and attachments are limited to 25 megabytes. In addition, EPA 
cannot receive electronic mail attachments in ZIP format (.zip). To 
attend the virtual public meeting, please use the weblink or conference 
line phone number provided at the above weblink in the SUMMARY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jillian Adair at [email protected] 
or (215) 814-5713.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 2008, EPA established a sediment 
TMDL for the Indian Creek Watershed. On October 17, 2011 a complaint 
was filed against EPA regarding the TMDL [Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-
06489-CDJ (E.D.PA)]. EPA then agreed to reconsider the TMDL and 
investigate several concerns raised by the plaintiffs. On March 21, 
2014, EPA issued a reconsideration document, which identified certain 
concerns that the reference watershed approach and sediment loading 
rates used should be revisited. The court granted EPA's request for a 
voluntary remand of the 2008 sediment TMDL on April 3, 2014. EPA 
subsequently solicited input to seek relevant data and feedback, 
including four stakeholder meetings from 2014 to 2018 as part of its 
efforts to develop a revised draft sediment TMDL. EPA considered the 
information and data that were submitted by various stakeholders as 
part of the TMDL development effort. That information can also be 
accessed at the above weblink in the SUMMARY.

Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler,
Deputy Director, Water Division, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2021-09762 Filed 5-7-21; 8:45 am]
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