Proposed Rule2022-28313
NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
December 29, 2022
Effective
December 2, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled "NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification." EPA is extending the comment period for 15 days, from January 3, 2023 to January 18, 2023, in response to a stakeholder request for an extension. EPA is also publishing the same extension of the comment period to the direct final rule in the Federal Register.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 80109-80110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28313]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 122 and 123
[EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0834; FRL-10123-03-OW]
RIN 2040-AG27
NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the
comment period for the proposed rule entitled ``NPDES Small MS4
Urbanized Area Clarification.'' EPA is extending the comment period for
15 days, from January 3, 2023 to January 18, 2023, in response to a
stakeholder request for an extension. EPA is also publishing the same
extension of the comment period to the direct final rule in the Federal
Register.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published in the
Federal Register on December 2, 2022 (87 FR 74066), is being extended
for fifteen days. Comments must be received on or before January 18,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OW-2022-0834 to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
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EPA may publish any comment received to the public docket. Do not
submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. 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. The agencies 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="http://www2.epa.gov/dockets">http://www2.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Huddle, Water Permits Division
(MC4203), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20004; telephone number: (202) 564-7932; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cba3beafafa7aee5a3aeaabfa3aeb98baebbaae5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="325a4756565e571c5a5753465a5740725742531c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 2, 2022, EPA published a direct
final rule (87 FR 73965) and a proposed rule (87 FR 74066) entitled
``NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification.'' The original deadline
to submit comments was January 3, 2023. This action extends the comment
period for 15 days. Written comments must now be received by January
18, 2023. Related to this extension, the direct final rule will become
effective on March 2, 2023 without further notice, unless EPA receives
adverse comment by January 18, 2023. If EPA receives adverse comment by
January 18, 2023, the Agency will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take
effect.
Wynne Miller,
Deputy Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-28313 Filed 12-28-22; 8:45 am]
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