Reissuance of NPDES General Permit for Federal Aquaculture Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian Country in Washington (WAG130000), 915-916 [2024-00096]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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Reissuance of NPDES General Permit
for Federal Aquaculture Facilities and
Aquaculture Facilities Located in
Indian Country in Washington
(WAG130000)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Reissuance of NPDES General
Permit.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 10, is reissuing the
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit for Federal Aquaculture
Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities
Located in Indian Country in
Washington (WAG130000).
DATES: The reissuance date of the
general permit is January 8, 2024. The
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general permit will be effective March 1,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the general
permit, 2022 fact sheet, 2023 fact sheet
addendum, and response to comments
document are available online: https://
www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdesgeneral-permit-federal-aquaculturefacilities-and-aquaculture-facilitieslocated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests may be made to Audrey
Washington at (206) 553–0523. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to:
washington.audrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On September 7, 2022, EPA Region 10
proposed to reissue the general permit
(87 FR 54688). In response to requests
from the regulated community, EPA
Region 10 extended the end of the
public comment period from November
7 to December 22, 2022 (87 FR 66178).
On July 18, 2023, EPA Region 10
initiated a second public comment
period focused exclusively on four
changes made to the General Permit (88
FR 45901). Eligible facilities include
Concentrated Aquatic Animal
Production (CAAP) facilities, non-CAAP
facilities, aquaculture research facilities,
and dam fish passage facilities.
Currently, there are 32 facilities covered
under the existing administratively
continued general permit. Existing
aquaculture facilities may request
authorization to discharge under the
general permit by submitting a Notice of
Intent (NOI) no more than ninety (90)
days following the effective date of the
general permit. New facilities that begin
operations after the effective date of the
general permit must submit a NOI at
least 180 days prior to initiation of
operations. Upon receipt, EPA will
review the NOI to ensure that all permit
requirements are met. If determined
appropriate by EPA, a discharger will be
granted coverage under the general
permit upon the date that EPA provides
written notification.
Please see the general permit and fact
sheet.
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Other Legal Requirements
This action is not a significant
regulatory action and was therefore not
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
In accordance with National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), an
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
associated Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) for a proposed facility
at Cassimer Bar was available for review
and comment along with this general
permit.
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Compliance with Endangered Species
Act, Essential Fish Habitat, Paperwork
Reduction Act, and other requirements
are discussed in the 2022 fact sheet to
the general permit.
Appeal of Permit: Any interested
person may appeal the final permit
action on or before May 7, 2024 (i.e., 120
days from 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).
Caleb Shaffer,
Acting Director, Water Division, Region 10.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment
Request; Environmental Justice
Thriving Communities Grantmaking
(TCGM) Program: Post-Award
Reporting and Public Outreach
Information Collections
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
Environmental Justice Thriving
Communities Grantmaking (TCGM)
(TCGM) Program: Post-Award Reporting
and Public Outreach Information
Collections (EPA ICR Number 2795.01,
OMB Control Number 2035–NEW) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. This is a
request for approval of a new collection.
This notice allows for 60 days for public
comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OEJECR–2023–0531, to EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to Docket_
OMS@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
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aarti Iyer, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; email address:
iyer.aarti@epa.gov; phone: 202–564–
0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
request for approval of a new collection.
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.
This notice allows 60 days for public
comments. 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.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate forms of
information technology. EPA will
consider the comments received and
amend the ICR as appropriate. The final
ICR package will then be submitted to
OMB for review and approval. At that
time, EPA will issue another Federal
Register notice to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB.
Abstract: To meet the goals and
objectives that demonstrate the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10152-03-R10]
Reissuance of NPDES General Permit for Federal Aquaculture
Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities Located in Indian Country in
Washington (WAG130000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Reissuance of NPDES General Permit.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, is reissuing
the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit for Federal Aquaculture Facilities and Aquaculture Facilities
Located in Indian Country in Washington (WAG130000).
DATES: The reissuance date of the general permit is January 8, 2024.
The
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general permit will be effective March 1, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the general permit, 2022 fact sheet, 2023 fact
sheet addendum, and response to comments document are available online:
https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-general-permit-federal-aquaculture-facilities-and-aquaculture-facilities-located.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests may be made to Audrey
Washington at (206) 553-0523. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On September 7, 2022, EPA Region 10 proposed to reissue the general
permit (87 FR 54688). In response to requests from the regulated
community, EPA Region 10 extended the end of the public comment period
from November 7 to December 22, 2022 (87 FR 66178). On July 18, 2023,
EPA Region 10 initiated a second public comment period focused
exclusively on four changes made to the General Permit (88 FR 45901).
Eligible facilities include Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production
(CAAP) facilities, non-CAAP facilities, aquaculture research
facilities, and dam fish passage facilities. Currently, there are 32
facilities covered under the existing administratively continued
general permit. Existing aquaculture facilities may request
authorization to discharge under the general permit by submitting a
Notice of Intent (NOI) no more than ninety (90) days following the
effective date of the general permit. New facilities that begin
operations after the effective date of the general permit must submit a
NOI at least 180 days prior to initiation of operations. Upon receipt,
EPA will review the NOI to ensure that all permit requirements are met.
If determined appropriate by EPA, a discharger will be granted coverage
under the general permit upon the date that EPA provides written
notification.
Please see the general permit and fact sheet.
Other Legal Requirements
This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review.
In accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), an
Environmental Assessment (EA) and associated Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) for a proposed facility at Cassimer Bar was available
for review and comment along with this general permit.
Compliance with Endangered Species Act, Essential Fish Habitat,
Paperwork Reduction Act, and other requirements are discussed in the
2022 fact sheet to the general permit.
Appeal of Permit: Any interested person may appeal the final permit
action on or before May 7, 2024 (i.e., 120 days from 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).
Caleb Shaffer,
Acting Director, Water Division, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2024-00096 Filed 1-5-24; 8:45 am]
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