98-5554. Continuing Planning Process for the State of Delaware

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10607-10608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5554]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5973-2]


Continuing Planning Process for the State of Delaware

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability for public review and comment of the 
continuing planning process (CPP) for the State of Delaware.

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SUMMARY: The Clean Water Act (the Act) at section 303(e), and EPA's 
implementing regulation at 40 CFR 130.5, requires that each State shall 
establish and maintain a continuing planning process (CPP) consistent 
with the Act. Each State is responsible for managing its water quality 
program to

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implement the processes specified in the CPP, and EPA is responsible 
for periodically reviewing the adequacy of the State's CPP. This 
document is being published in accordance with Paragraph 9 of the 
consent decree in the matter of American Littoral Society and Sierra 
Club v. EPA, Civil Docket No. 96-591. Consistent with the consent 
decree, EPA is publishing this notice of availability of the CPP to 
interested parties. By August 15, 1998, EPA will prepare a preliminary 
written summary of its review of the CPP and will make that summary 
available to interested parties for their review and comment. Copies of 
the CPP will be available beginning February 28, 1998 by contacting the 
person listed in the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 
Once available, copies of EPA's preliminary written summary may also be 
requested.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew T. Murawski, Office of 
Watersheds, at [phone], or by email at 
[e-mail].
Robert J. Mitkus,
Deputy Director, Water Protection Division, EPA Region III.
[FR Doc. 98-5554 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am]
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