[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]


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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.

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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

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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]
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