Notice2025-06774
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2026 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated With Industrial Activity; Reopening of Comment Period
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Published
April 21, 2025
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
All 10 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions are proposing for public comment the 2026 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity, also referred to as the "2026 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)" or the "proposed permit." EPA is extending the comment period for 45 days, from April 4, 2025, to May 19, 2025, in response to stakeholder requests for an extension. The proposed permit, once finalized, will replace the EPA's existing MSGP that expires on February 28, 2026. The EPA proposes to issue this permit for five (5) years. Once finalized, this permit will be available in areas where the EPA is the NPDES permitting authority. The EPA solicits comment on all aspects of the proposed general permit and seeks public comment on specific requests for information as described in this document. The public is encouraged to read the proposed permit fact sheet to better understand the proposed permit requirements. The proposed permit and fact sheet can be found at https://www.epa.gov/ npdes/stormwater-discharges-industrial-activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 75 (Monday, April 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16677-16678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06774]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481; FRL-11244-03-OW]
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2026
Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges
Associated With Industrial Activity; Reopening of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: All 10 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions are
proposing for public comment the 2026 National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for stormwater discharges
associated with industrial activity, also referred to as the ``2026
Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)'' or the ``proposed permit.'' EPA is
extending the comment period for 45 days, from April 4, 2025, to May
19, 2025, in response to stakeholder requests for an extension. The
proposed permit, once finalized, will replace the EPA's existing MSGP
that expires on February 28, 2026. The EPA proposes to issue this
permit for five (5) years. Once finalized, this permit will be
available in areas where the EPA is the NPDES permitting authority. The
EPA solicits comment on all aspects of the proposed general permit and
seeks public comment on specific requests for information as described
in this document. The public is encouraged to read the proposed permit
fact sheet to better understand the proposed permit requirements. The
proposed permit and fact sheet can be found at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-industrial-activities">https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-industrial-activities</a>.
DATES: The comment period for the notice published in the Federal
Register on December 13, 2024 (89 FR 101000) and the extension of
comment period published on February 3, 2025 (90 FR 8798), is reopened
in response to stakeholder requests for more time. The EPA is reopening
the comment period and comments must be received on or before May 19,
2025.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OW-2024-0481 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>. 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.
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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="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Denning, Office of Water,
Office of Wastewater Management, Mail Code 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-0018; email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e581808b8b8c8b82cb84898c868c84a5809584cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56323338383f383178373a3f353f371633263778313920">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 13, 2024, EPA published the
proposed MSGP (89 FR 101000) entitled ``National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) 2026 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General
Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity.''
The original deadline to submit comments was January 13, 2025. On
February 3, 2025, the EPA extended the comment period to April 4, 2025
((90 FR 8798)). On April 2, 2025, prior to the close of the comment
period, the EPA posted a memo in the docket that extended the comment
period on <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> for an additional 45 days (see EPA-HQ-OW-
2024-0481-0212). This action published in the Federal Register reflects
the extension of the comment period outlined in the published comment
period extension memo. Written comments must now be received by May 19,
2025.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
Memorandum
Subject: Posting EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481 to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> for Public
Access
From: Alicia Denning, Water Permits Division
Thru: Christopher Kloss, Director, Water Permits Division
This memorandum authorizes the posting of EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481 to
<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> for public access.
On December 13, 2024, all ten of the Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) Regions proposed for public comment the 2026 National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for
stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity, also
referred to as the ``proposed 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)''
or the ``proposed permit.''
As initially published in the Federal Register, comments on the
proposed permit were to be submitted to the EPA on or before February
11, 2025 (a 60-day public comment period). The EPA received multiple
requests for additional time to submit comments and extended the public
comment period by 60 days, which was set to close on April 4, 2024. The
EPA has received further requests to extend the public comment period
once again. Therefore, the EPA is extending the public comment period
for an additional 45 days.
This proposed permit will be open for public comment from 12/13/
2024 to 05/19/2025.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2024-
0481 via the Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once
submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The
EPA may publish any comment received to its 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 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="http://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Denning, Office of Water,
Office of Wastewater Management, Water Permits Division (4203M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-0018; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbbfbeb5b5b2b5bcf5bab7b2b8b2ba9bbeabbaf5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcb8b9b2b2b5b2bbf2bdb0b5bfb5bd9cb9acbdf2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>. Electronic versions of the proposed permit and
fact sheet are also available on the EPA's NPDES website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-industrial-activities">https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-industrial-activities</a>.
[FR Doc. 2025-06774 Filed 4-18-25; 8:45 am]
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