96-4831. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Application Requirements for Publicly Owned Treatment Works and Other Treatment Works Treating Domestic Sewage

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8229-8230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4831]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 122, 123, 403, and 501

[FRL-5432-8]


National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit 
Application Requirements for Publicly Owned Treatment Works and Other 
Treatment Works Treating Domestic Sewage

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces that the 
public comment period for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 
System (NPDES) Permit Application Requirements for Publicly Owned 
Treatment Works and Other Treatment Works treating Domestic Sewage 
proposed rulemaking (60 FR 62546, December 6, 1995) will be extended 
from March 6, 1996 to March 29,1996 due to the effects of the recent 
Federal government shutdown. EPA is proposing to revise its NPDES 
permit application requirements and to develop a new permit application 
form, Form 2A, in order to streamline the permit application process 
for POTWs and improve the quality of permits issued to those 
facilities. The Agency is also proposing permit application 
requirements and an application form, Form 2S, for Treatment Works 
Treating Domestic Sewage to provide permit writers with the information 
necessary to issue effective permits for these facilities. In 
developing these proposed forms and application requirements, the 
Agency has consulted with State and municipal representatives and has 
addressed their concerns. As a result, the proposed forms and 
applications would minimize the burden on permittees and permitting 
authorities and result in greater environmental protection through more 
effective NPDES permits.

DATES: In order to be considered, comments must be received on or 
before March 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Municipal and Sludge 
Application Rule Comment Clerk, Water Docket MC-4101; United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC, 
20460. Commenters are also requested to submit an original and 3 copies 
of their written comments as well as an original and 3 copies of any 
attachments, enclosures, or other documents referenced in the comments. 


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Commenters who want receipt of their comments acknowledged should 
include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. All comments must be 
postmarked or delivered by hand by March 29, 1996. No facsimiles 
(faxes) will be accepted.
    EPA will also accept comments electronically. Comments should be 
addressed to the following Internet address: [e-mail]. 
Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use 
of special characters and any form of encryption. Electronic comments 
will be transferred into a paper version for the official record. EPA 
will attempt to clarify electronic comments if there is an apparent 
error in transmission. Comments provided electronically will be 
considered timely if they are submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. 
(Eastern time) March 29, 1996. EPA is experimenting with electronic 
commenting, therefore commenters may want to submit both electronic 
comments and duplicate paper comments. This document has also been 
placed on the Internet for public review and downloading at the 
following location: gopher.epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on Form 2A and 
municipal wastewater permitting issues in this notice, contact Robin 
Danesi, [phone], Permits Division (4203), United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street S.W., Washington, D.C., 
20460.
    For information on Form 2S and sewage sludge permitting issues in 
this notice, contact Wendy Bell, [phone], Permits Division 
(4203), United States Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street 
S.W., Washington, D.C., 20460. Copies of the proposed rulemaking can be 
obtained from the National Center for Environmental Publications and 
Information, Cincinnati, Ohio, [phone], document number 833-Z-
95-006.

    Dated: February 26, 1996.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
[FR Doc. 96-4831 Filed 3-1-96; 8:45 am]
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