Notice2023-14484
Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of Draft National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Categorial Exclusion (CatX); Extension of Comment Period
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Published
July 10, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of Draft National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Categorial Exclusion (CatX). EPA is extending the comment period for 30 days, from July 10, 2023 to August 9, 2023, in response to a stakeholder requests.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 43562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14484]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10164-03-R4]
Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permit for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of Draft National
Environmental Policy (NEPA) Categorial Exclusion (CatX); Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed reissuance of NPDES general permit;
extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the
comment period for the proposed Draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of
the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000);
Availability of Draft National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Categorial
Exclusion (CatX). EPA is extending the comment period for 30 days, from
July 10, 2023 to August 9, 2023, in response to a stakeholder requests.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed draft permit and supporting
documents published in the Federal Register on June 9, 2023 (88 FR
37878) is being extended for thirty days. Comments must be received on
or before August 9, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The draft NPDES general permit, permit fact sheet, draft
CatX and other relevant documents are on file and may be inspected any
time between 8:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday at the
address shown below. Copies of the draft NPDES general permit, permit
fact sheet, draft CatX and other relevant documents may be obtained by
writing the U.S. EPA-Region 4, Water Division (WD), NPDES Section, Sam
Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960, Attention: Ms. Bridget Staples, or by calling (404) 562-
9783. Alternatively, copies of the draft NPDES general permit, permit
fact sheet, draft CatX, Essential Fish Habitat Determination and
preliminary Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation may be downloaded at:
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/eastern-gulf-mexico-offshore-oil-gas-npdes-permits">www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/eastern-gulf-mexico-offshore-oil-gas-npdes-permits</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bridget Staples, EPA Region 4, WD,
NPDES Section, by mail at the Atlanta address given above, by telephone
at (404) 562-9783 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#53002732233f36207d11213a37343627133623327d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57042336273b32247915253e333032231732273679303821">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 9, 2023, EPA published a Proposed
draft permit and supporting documents (88 FR 37878) entitled Notice of
Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of
the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of Draft National
Environmental Policy (NEPA) Categorial Exclusion (CatX) and requested
public comment. The original deadline to submit comments was July 10,
2023. This extension would move the deadline to submit comments to
August 9, 2023. Please see 88 FR 37878 for more information.
Dated: July 3, 2023.
Cesar Zapata,
Acting Director, Water Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-14484 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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