Notice2022-13986
Proposed Determination To Prohibit and Restrict the Use of Certain Waters Within Defined Areas as Disposal Sites; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
June 30, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period for its 2022 Proposed Determination to Prohibit and Restrict the Use of Certain Waters Within Defined Areas as Disposal Sites; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska issued pursuant to Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Notice of availability and notice of public hearing were published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2022. The notice provided that the public comment period would remain open through July 5, 2022. The public comment period for the 2022 Proposed Determination and the post hearing comment period are hereby extended through September 6, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39091-39092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13986]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R10-OW-2022-0418; FRL-9860-02-R10]
Proposed Determination To Prohibit and Restrict the Use of
Certain Waters Within Defined Areas as Disposal Sites; Pebble Deposit
Area, Southwest Alaska; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period and public hearing
comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the
public comment period for its 2022 Proposed Determination to Prohibit
and Restrict the Use of Certain Waters Within Defined Areas as Disposal
Sites; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska issued pursuant to Section
404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Notice of availability and notice
of public hearing were published in the Federal Register on May 26,
2022. The notice provided that the public comment period would remain
open through July 5, 2022. The public comment period for the 2022
Proposed Determination and the post hearing comment period are hereby
extended through September 6, 2022.
DATES: The comment period for the 2022 Proposed Determination published
May 26, 2022 (87 FR 32021) is extended. Written comments on the 2022
Proposed Determination must be received on or before September 6, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
I. How to Obtain a Copy of the Proposed Determination: The proposed
determination is available primarily via the internet on the EPA Region
10 Bristol Bay site at <a href="http://www.epa.gov/bristolbay">www.epa.gov/bristolbay</a>.
II. How to Submit Comments to the Docket at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>:
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OW-2022-
0418, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal (recommended method of comment
submission): Follow the online instructions at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> for submitting comments.
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd4cc96dfd4d8d0decffbdecbda95dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="610e164c050e020a0415210411004f060e17">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the docket number EPA-R10-OW-
2022-0418 in the subject line of the message.
Mail and Hand Delivery/Courier: Send your original comments and
three copies to: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460,
Attention: Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OW-2022-0418.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Deliver your comments to EPA Docket Center,
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460,
Attention: Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OW-2022-0418. Such deliveries are
accepted only during the Docket's normal hours of operation, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday (excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566-
2426.
Instructions: EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and will be made available
online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected information through
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or email. The <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA
without going through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, your email address
will be captured automatically and included as part of the comment that
is placed in the public docket and made publicly available on the
internet. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish
to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents
located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Water Docket; telephone: (202) 566-2426 or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1679617279757d73625673667738717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="93fce4f7fcf0f8f6e7d3f6e3f2bdf4fce5">[email protected]</span></a>. For information concerning the proposed
determination, contact Erin Seyfried; telephone (206) 553-0040 or
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b793a3b697962787f6467696a724b6e7b6a256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e2c6f6e3c2c372d2a31323c3f271e3b2e3f70393128">[email protected]</span></a>. For more information about EPA's efforts
in Bristol Bay, copies of the Section 404(c) proposed determination,
see <a href="http://www.epa.gov/bristolbay">http://www.epa.gov/bristolbay</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA Region 10 has received several
communications regarding an extension of the comment period, including
requests to extend the comment period by 60 days and 120 days. EPA
Region 10 also received requests not to extend the public comment
period. EPA Region 10 has considered each of these requests and finds
that good cause exists pursuant to 40 CFR 231.8 to extend the public
comment period through September 6, 2022 to provide sufficient time for
all parties to meaningfully comment on the 2022 Proposed Determination
and supporting documents.
Casey Sixkiller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2022-13986 Filed 6-29-22; 8:45 am]
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