[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58912-58913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22082]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7823-1]
Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits for Certain
Publicly Owned Treatment Works and Other Treatment Works in the States
of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and Indian Country Lands in the
State of Massachusetts
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES General Permits MAG580000
and NHG580000.
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SUMMARY: The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection,
Environmental Protection Agency--Region 1, is today providing notice of
availability for public comment the Draft National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for certain Publicly Owned
Treatment Works (POTWs) and other treatment works treating domestic
sewage in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire and Indian
Country Lands located in the State of Massachusetts. These draft
general permits establishes notification requirements, effluent
limitations, standards, and prohibitions, for discharges to freshwaters
and marine waters.
Coverage under these general permits will be available to
facilities classified as minor facilities in Massachusetts or
classified as major or minor facilities in New Hampshire. Owners and/or
operators of POTWs and other treatment works treating domestic sewage,
including those facilities currently authorized to discharge under
individual NPDES permits, will be eligible to apply for coverage under
the final general permit and will receive a written notification from
EPA whether permit coverage and authorization to discharge under one of
the general permits is approved. The eligibility requirements,
including the requirement that the facility have a dilution factor
equal to or greater than 50 in the receiving water, are discussed in
detail in the fact sheet and general permits. These general permits do
not cover new sources as defined under 40 CFR 122.2.
DATES: Comments must be received or postmarked by midnight on November
1, 2004. Interested persons may submit comments on the draft general
permits as part of the administrative record to the EPA--Region 1 at
the address given below. Within the comment period, interested persons
may also request in writing a public hearing pursuant to 40 CFR 124.12
concerning the draft general permits. All public comments or requests
for a public hearing must be submitted to the address below.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be hand delivered or mailed to: EPA-
Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection (CPE), 1 Congress Street,
Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023 and also sent via e-mail
to [email protected]. No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. The
draft permits are based on an administrative record available for
public review at EPA-Region 1, Office of Ecosystem Protection (CPE), 1
Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023. Copies
of information in the record are available upon request. A reasonable
fee may be charged for copying.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the
draft permits may be obtained between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday excluding holidays from: William Wandle, Office
of Ecosystem Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, 1 Congress
Street, Suite 1100 (CPE), Boston, MA 02114-2023, telephone: (617) 918-
1605, e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft general permit may be viewed over
the Internet via the EPA--Region 1 Web site for dischargers in
Massachusetts at http://www.epa.gov/ne/npdes/mass.html and for
dischargers in New Hampshire at http://www.epa.gov/ne/npdes/newhampshire.html. The draft general permits include the freshwater and
marine acute toxicity protocols, sludge guidance, standard permit
conditions in Part II and the fact sheet which sets forth principal
facts and the significant factual, legal, and policy questions
considered in the development of the draft permits and provides the
facilities eligible for permit coverage. To obtain a paper copy of the
documents, please contact William Wandle using the contact information
provided above. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying requests.
When the general permits are issued, the notice of final issuance
will be published in the Federal Register. The general permits shall be
effective on the date specified in the notice of final issuance of the
general permits published in the Federal Register and will expire five
years from the effective date.
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Dated: August 23, 2004.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, Region 1.
[FR Doc. 04-22082 Filed 9-30-04; 8:45 am]
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