[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23775]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 122, 123, 131, and 132

[FRL-5078-6]
RIN 2040-AC08

 

Proposed Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this document is to announce the extension of 
the comment period for receiving comments on the three reports 
announced in the August 30, 1994, Federal Register that EPA is 
considering as it develops the final Water Quality Guidance for the 
Great Lakes System (Guidance). The proposed Guidance was published in 
the April 16, 1993, Federal Register, with corrections published in the 
Federal Register on August 9, 1993, and September 13, 1993.
    On August 30, 1994, EPA published in the Federal Register a notice 
of data availability and request for comments on three reports that it 
is considering in developing the final Guidance. The three reports made 
available in the August 30, 1994, notice are: ``Results of Simulation 
Tests Concerning the Percent Dissolved Metal in Freshwater Toxicity 
Tests''; ``1991-1992 Michigan Sport Anglers Fish Consumption Study''; 
and ``Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative Technical Support Document 
for the Procedure to Determine Bioaccumulation Factors, July 1994.'' 
EPA wants to ensure that the public has adequate opportunity to comment 
on whether any of the recommendations in these reports should be 
adopted in developing the final Great Lakes Water Quality Guidance.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before October 14, 
1994. Comments postmarked after this date may not be considered.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Wendy Schumacher, Water Quality 
Branch (WQS-16J), U.S. EPA, Region V, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 
Illinois, 60604 (telephone: 312-886-0142). Commenters are requested to 
submit one original and four copies of their written comments. A copy 
of the reports identified in this document are available for inspection 
and copying at the U.S. EPA Region V, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 
Illinois, by appointment only. Appointments may be made by calling 
Wendy Schumacher (telephone: 312-886-0142). A reasonable fee will be 
charged for photocopies. The three reports are also available by mail 
upon request for a fee by sending a written request to the above 
address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth A. Fenner, Water Quality 
Branch Chief, (WQS-16J), U.S. EPA Region V, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., 
Chicago, Illinois, 60604 (telephone: 312-353-2079).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA announced the availability of three 
reports in the August 30, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR 44678). The 
three reports are: ``Results of Simulation Tests Concerning the Percent 
Dissolved Metal in Freshwater Toxicity Tests''; ``1991-1992 Michigan 
Sport Anglers Fish Consumption Study''; and ``Great Lakes Water Quality 
Initiative Technical Support Document for the Procedure to Determine 
Bioaccumulation Factors, July 1994,'' have been placed in the 
administrative record for the Great Lakes Guidance because EPA is 
considering information in these documents as it finalizes the Great 
Lakes Guidance. A summary of the information provided in these three 
reports and the issues relevant to the Great Lakes Guidance are 
discussed in the August 30, 1994, notice. Readers are referred to that 
notice for additional details.
    In this notice, EPA is extending the public comment period for the 
three reports to October 14, 1994, to provide additional time for 
public review and comment. EPA believes that extension of the comment 
period for this limited purpose is appropriate because of the 
complexity of the issues raised in the three reports announced on 
August 30, 1994.

    Dated: September 20, 1994.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-23775 Filed 9-23-94; 8:45 am]
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