[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 31465-31466] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-15321] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-6109-2] Extension of the Public Comment Period on the Draft General NPDES Permit for Aquaculture Facilities and on-site Fish Processing Facilities in Idaho (General NPDES Permit ID-G13-0000) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of the 30-day extension of the public comment period for a general permit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Director, Office of Water, EPA Region 10, is extending the period for public comment on the proposed general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit number ID-G13-0000 for aquaculture facilities and associated, on-site fish processing facilities operating in Idaho, pursuant to the provisions of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. This extension of thirty (30) days will be until July 10, 1998. The date this document originally appeared in the Federal Register was April 10, 1998. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 10, 1998. ADDRESSES: Public comments should be sent to: Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, Idaho Office, 1435 North Orchard Street, Boise, Idaho 83706, Attn: Carla Fromm. A copy of the permit and fact sheet can be obtained at this office, or Idaho Division of Environmental Quality, 1410 N Hilton, Boise, Idaho 83706; IDHW-DEQ Twin Falls Regional Office, 601 Pole Line Road, Suite 2, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301; IDHW-DEQ Boise Regional Office, 1445 N. Orchard, Boise, Idaho 83706- 2239; IDHW-DEQ Pocatello Regional Office, 224 S. Arthur, Pocatello, Idaho 83204; IDHW-DEQ Lewiston Regional Office, 1118 F St., Lewiston, Idaho 83501; IDHW-DEQ Coeur d'Alene Regional Office, 2110 Ironwood Pkwy, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814; and [[Page 31466]] IDHW-DEQ Idaho Falls Regional Office, 900 N. Skyline, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402. Copies of the draft general NPDES permit and supporting fact sheet will continue to be available from the EPA Region 10 Public Environmental Resource Center at 1-800-424-4EPA (4372). Both can be downloaded from the Internet website of EPA Region 10's Office of Water--``Public Notices'' at www.epa.gov/r10earth/offices/water/ow.htm. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The complete administrative record for the draft general NPDES permit is available for public review. Contact Carla Fromm, EPA Region 10, Idaho Office, 1435 North Orchard Street, Boise, Idaho 83706; (208) 378-5755; [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons may submit written comments on the draft general NPDES permit within the extended public comment period to the attention of Carla Fromm at the address and telephone number above. All comments should include the name, address, and telephone number of the commenter and a concise statement of comment on the permit condition(s) and the relevant facts upon which the comment is based. Comments of either support or concern which are directed at specific, cited permit requirements are appreciated. Comments must be submitted to EPA on or before the expiration date of the public notice. After the expiration date on the public notice, the Director, Office of Water, EPA Region 10, will make a final determination with respect to issuance of the general permit. The tentative requirements contained in the draft general permit will become final conditions if no substantive comments are received during the public comment period. The permit is expected to become effective by the end of September 1998. Persons wishing to comment on the State Certification that the general NPDES permit protects Idaho Water Quality Standards should submit written comments within the extended public comment period to the State of Idaho, IDHW-Division of Environmental Quality, 601 Pole Line Road, Suite 2, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301-3035, Attn: Mike McMasters, (telephone: 208-736-2190). Dated: June 2, 1998. Philip G. Millam, Director, Office of Water. [FR Doc. 98-15321 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P