Notice of Availability of Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Bulk Fuel Facilities in Guam
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 is proposing to reissue a NPDES general permit authorizing discharges of treated effluent from bulk fuel storage facilities located in Guam (Permit No. GUG000001). EPA proposes to reissue the permit upon completion of the notice and comment period and after consideration of all comments received. Upon issuance, the permit will be valid for five years. Use of a NPDES general permit allows EPA and dischargers to allocate resources in a more efficient manner while ensuring consistent permit conditions for comparable facilities. This notice announces the availability of the proposed NPDES general permit and the corresponding fact sheet for public comment, both of which can be found on EPA Region 9's website: https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas- pacific-southwest-region-9. EPA is also taking comments on the frequency, duration, and volume of water discharges from each bulk fuel facility for the years including 2019 to 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 73 (Thursday, April 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06603]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-11923-01-R9]
Notice of Availability of Proposed National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Bulk Fuel Facilities in
Guam
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of proposed NPDES general permit.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 is
proposing to reissue a NPDES general permit authorizing discharges of
treated effluent from bulk fuel storage facilities located in Guam
(Permit No. GUG000001). EPA proposes to reissue the permit upon
completion of the notice and comment period and after consideration of
all comments received. Upon issuance, the permit will be valid for five
years. Use of a NPDES general permit allows EPA and dischargers to
allocate resources in a more efficient manner while ensuring consistent
permit conditions for comparable facilities. This notice announces the
availability of the proposed NPDES general permit and the corresponding
fact sheet for public comment, both of which can be found on EPA Region
9's website: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9">https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9</a>. EPA is also taking comments on the
frequency, duration, and volume of water discharges from each bulk fuel
facility for the years including 2019 to 2024.
DATES: Comments on the proposed NPDES general permit must be received
by May 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Documents and instructions for submitting comments related
to this proposed NPDES general permit are available for public
inspection online at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9">https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9</a>. If there are issues accessing the
website, please contact EPA via the contact information below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryn Copson, EPA Region 9, Water
Division, NPDES Permits Office; telephone (415) 972-3663; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#781b17080b1716561a0a0116381d0819561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c6f637c7f6362226e7e75624c697c6d226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>. The proposed NPDES general permit and
other related documents in the administrative record are on file and
may be inspected any time between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays, at the following address:
U.S. EPA Region 9, NPDES Permits Section, Water Division, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Does this action apply to me?
The proposed NPDES General Permit for Bulk Fuel Facilities in Guam
is intended to provide NPDES permit coverage to certain discharges from
the following bulk fuel storage facilities operating in Guam:
a. Mobil Oil Guam Inc. Cabras Terminal,
b. Tristar Guam F-1 Pier Terminal,
c. South Pacific Petroleum Corporation Cabras Island Terminal,
d. Tristar Guam Agat Terminal, and
e. Guam Power Authority Piti Terminal
The proposed permit does not provide coverage for any other
discharges or facilities.
B. How can I submit comments?
<bullet> Submit comments by the deadline identified in this Federal
Register notice.
<bullet> No public hearing is planned. If you would like to request
a hearing, please see instructions at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9">https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9</a>.
<bullet> Provide your comments in writing via instructions found
here: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9">https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9</a>. If you need assistance in a language other than
English or if you are a person with disabilities who needs a reasonable
accommodation at no cost to you, please reach out by email or telephone
to the EPA contact. EPA encourages electronic submittals of comments,
but if you are unable to submit electronically or need other
assistance, please reach out using the contact information above.
<bullet> Please note ``General Permit for Bulk Fuel Facilities in
Guam'' in the subject line of any email submittal.
Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
Dated: April 3, 2025.
Tom[aacute]s Torres,
Director, Water Division, EPA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2025-06603 Filed 4-16-25; 8:45 am]
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