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Correction
In proposed rule document 2023–
27758, appearing on pages 88315–88336
in the issue of Thursday, December 21,
2023, make the following correction:
On page 88326, in the table titled
‘‘Table 7: Alternative 1: Dissolved
Oxygen Criteria Expressed as
Concentration (mg/L)’’, the table is
corrected to appear as set forth below:
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TABLE 7—ALTERNATIVE 1: DISSOLVED OXYGEN CRITERIA EXPRESSED AS CONCENTRATION
[mg/L]
Water
temperature
(°C)
Season
Spawning and Larval Development (March
1–June 30).
Juvenile Development (July 1–October 31) ...
Magnitude
(mg/L)
Duration
Exceedance frequency
* 23.3 (14.7)
* 5.6 (6.7)
Daily Average ........................
10% (12 Days Cumulative).
+ N/A
5.4
6.1
* 7.0 (8.3)
Daily Average ........................
Daily Average ........................
Daily Average ........................
10% (12 Days Cumulative).
50% (61 Days Cumulative).
10% (12 Days Cumulative).
+ N/A
Overwintering (November 1–February 28/29)
* 12.4 (5.6)
* The
90th percentile of seasonal water temperature and corresponding criterion is used for the main estimate, while the average water temperature and corresponding criterion is shown in parentheses.
+ Water temperature is not applicable during the Juvenile Development season because the criteria magnitudes are derived from the EPA’s Atlantic Sturgeon cohort model, described in section IV.C.1 of this preamble.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 131
[EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0222; FRL 10760-01-OW]
RIN 2040-AG30
Water Quality Standards To Protect Aquatic Life in the Delaware
River
Correction
In proposed rule document 2023-27758, appearing on pages 88315-
88336 in the issue of Thursday, December 21, 2023, make the following
correction:
On page 88326, in the table titled ``Table 7: Alternative 1:
Dissolved Oxygen Criteria Expressed as Concentration (mg/L)'', the
table is corrected to appear as set forth below:
Table 7--Alternative 1: Dissolved Oxygen Criteria Expressed as Concentration
[mg/L]
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Water
Season temperature Magnitude (mg/ Duration Exceedance frequency
([deg]C) L)
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Spawning and Larval Development * 23.3 (14.7) * 5.6 (6.7) Daily Average........ 10% (12 Days
(March 1-June 30). Cumulative).
Juvenile Development (July 1- \+\ N/A 5.4 Daily Average........ 10% (12 Days
October 31). Cumulative).
\+\ N/A 6.1 Daily Average........ 50% (61 Days
Cumulative).
Overwintering (November 1-February * 12.4 (5.6) * 7.0 (8.3) Daily Average........ 10% (12 Days
28/29). Cumulative).
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\*\ The 90th percentile of seasonal water temperature and corresponding criterion is used for the main estimate,
while the average water temperature and corresponding criterion is shown in parentheses.
\+\ Water temperature is not applicable during the Juvenile Development season because the criteria magnitudes
are derived from the EPA's Atlantic Sturgeon cohort model, described in section IV.C.1 of this preamble.
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