[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-6822]


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[Federal Register: March 23, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 122, 123, 131, and 132

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RIN 2040-AC08

 

Proposed Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce an open public 
meeting scheduled for April 26, 1994, to express views on written 
comments submitted by other parties on the proposed Water Quality 
Guidance for the Great Lakes System.

DATES: The open public meeting will be held on April 26, 1994. The 
meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. or as 
otherwise arranged.

ADDRESSES: The open public meeting will be held in room 331 of the 
Ralph H. Metcalf Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 
Illinois.
    Additional information concerning the meeting may also be obtained 
by calling: (1) Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin (telephone: 800-621-8431); (2) Pennsylvania (telephone: 215-
597-6911); and (3) New York (telephone: 716-285-8842).
    Materials in the public docket for the proposed Water Quality 
Guidance for the Great Lakes System are available for viewing by 
contacting Wendy Schumacher, Water Quality Standards (WQS-16J), EPA, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, 
(telephone: 312-886-0142). Microfiche copies of many of the supporting 
documents for the proposal, as well as microfiche copies of the 
comments, are available at the locations listed in the proposal (April 
16, 1993; 58 FR 20802).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John J. O'Grady, Region 5 Team Leader, 
Great Lakes Water Quality Guidance (WQS-16J), EPA, Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, (telephone: 312-353-1938).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 16, 1993, EPA published the 
proposed Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System in the 
Federal Register (58 FR 20802). The period for receiving public 
comments on the proposal closed on September 13, 1993. Subsequently, 
EPA announced the availability of three additional reports that EPA is 
considering as it develops the final Guidance (August 9, 1993, 58 FR 
42266; September 13, 1993, 58 FR 47845). The period for receiving 
comments on issues raised in the three reports closed on October 13, 
1993.
    The preamble to the April 16, 1993, proposal described EPA's intent 
to hold an open public meeting to provide an opportunity to members of 
the public who wish to express views on the written comments of other 
parties submitted during the public comment period (58 FR 20823). This 
meeting will be held on April 26, 1994, at the time and address shown 
above. Interested parties are welcome to attend the meeting to present 
their views.
    All comments received in the public hearing held August 4 and 5, 
1993, and all written comments received during the public comment 
periods that closed September 13, 1993, and October 13, 1993, will be 
considered by the Agency in the final rulemaking. The April 26, 1994, 
meeting is intended to provide an opportunity for those parties who 
wish to comment on issues raised by other commenters contained in the 
public docket for the rulemaking. Therefore, interested parties who 
provided comments on the proposal should not, and do not need to, 
restate their views at the April 26, 1994, meeting. The public meeting 
may also include separate concurrent sessions on the elements of the 
proposed Guidance in order to facilitate the anticipated number of 
commenters and issues. For further information on the meeting, you may 
contact the persons identified above.
    EPA also invites elected officials and other representatives of 
State, local, and Tribal governments to attend the meeting. EPA 
encourages such participation, in accordance with Executive Order 
12875, Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership, issued October 26, 
1993 (58 FR 58093).
    Summaries of meetings with EPA that have been held at the request 
of the Great Lakes States and other parties since the publication of 
the proposal have been placed in the docket and are available from the 
address listed above. EPA will place a summary of the open public 
meeting in the public docket at the address listed above.

    Dated: March 14, 1994.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 94-6822 Filed 3-22-94; 8:45 am]
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