[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 13014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6485]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6311-5]
Extension of the Comment Period for the Draft Memorandum of
Agreement Between the Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and
Wildlife Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service Regarding
Enhanced Coordination Under the Clean Water Act and the Endangered
Species Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice, extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the public comment period on the Draft
Memorandum of Agreement Between the Environmental Protection Agency,
Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service
Regarding Enhanced Coordination Under the Clean Water Act and the
Endangered Species Act. The notice and request for comments was jointly
published by EPA, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine
Fisheries Service in the Federal Register on January 15, 1999.
DATES: Comments on all issues regarding the notice will be accepted
until April 15, 1999. Comments postmarked after this date may not be
considered.
ADDRESSES: An original and 4 copies of written comments should be
submitted to W-98-32, ESA Comment Clerk, Water Docket (MC4101), USEPA
401 M Street SW, Washington, DC, 20460. Commenters who want EPA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments should enclose a self-addressed,
stamped envelope. No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. Comments may
also be submitted electronically to ow-docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use
of special characters and any form of encryption. Electronic comments
must be identified by docket number W-98-32. Comments will also be
accepted on disks in WP 5.1, WP 6.1, or ASCII file format.
The record for this draft Memorandum of Agreement has been
established under docket number W-98-32, and includes supporting
documentation as well as printed, paper versions of electronic
comments. The record is available for inspection from 9 to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays at the Water Docket, EB
57, USEPA Headquarters, 401 M Street, Washington, D.C. For access to
docket materials, call 202-260-3027 to schedule an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara McLeod, Office of Water,
Environmental Protection Agency (telephone 202-260-5681); Margaret
Lorenz, Endangered Species Division, National Marine Fisheries Services
(telephone 301-713-1401); or Richard Hannan, Division of Endangered
Species, Fish and Wildlife Service (telephone 703-358-2171).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
and the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries
Service have developed a draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) describing
how we will cooperate in implementing our respective responsibilities
under the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
The notice and request for comments on the draft MOA appeared in the
Federal Register on January 15, 1999 (64 FR 2741) and provided for a 60
day public comment period, ending on March 16, 1999. EPA has received
requests from several interested parties for additional time to
comment.
Dated: March 12, 1999.
J. Charles Fox,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
[FR Doc. 99-6485 Filed 3-15-99; 8:45 am]
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