[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 151 (Friday, August 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47989-47990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19788]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6845-3]


State Program Requirements; Application to Administer the 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program; Maine

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period on application for 
approval of the Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

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SUMMARY: The State of Maine has submitted a request for approval of the 
Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MEPDES) Program pursuant 
to section 402 of the Clean Water Act. On December 30, 1999 (64 FR 
73552) EPA published a notice requesting comments on the Maine 
application by February 29, 2000. On June 28, 2000 (65 FR 39899) EPA 
published an extension of the comment period until July 28, 2000. 
Today, EPA is extending the comment period on the State's request until 
August 21, 2000 in response a request from commenters, solely for the 
purposes of taking comment on the question of whether EPA should 
approve the State's application to administer its program in the lands 
or territories of the Indian Tribes in Maine.

DATES: EPA Region I will take written comments solely on the question 
of whether EPA should approve the State's application to operate its 
program in the lands or territories of the Indian Tribes in Maine 
through August 21, 2000 at its office in Boston, MA. EPA requests that 
copies of such written comments also be provided to the Maine 
Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP).

ADDRESSES: Written comments must be submitted to: Stephen Silva, USEPA 
Maine State Office, 1 Congress Street--Suite 1100 (CME), Boston, MA 
02114-2023. EPA requests that a copy of each comment be submitted to: 
Dennis Merrill, MEDEP, Statehouse Station #17, Augusta, ME 04333-0017.
    Copies of documents Maine has submitted in support of its program 
approval request may be reviewed during normal business hours, Monday 
through Friday, excluding holidays, at: EPA Region I, 11th Floor 
Library, 1

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Congress Street--Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023, 617-918-1990 or 1-
888-372-5427; and MEDEP, Ray Building, Hospital Street, Augusta, ME.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Silva at the address listed 
above or by calling (617) 918-1561 or Dennis Merrill at the address 
listed above or by calling (207) 287-7788. The State's submissions 
(which comprise approximately 128 pages in the application, 382 pages 
in the appendix, and 11 pages in a supplement with an additional 688 
pages of attachments) may be copied at the MEDEP office in Augusta, or 
EPA office in Boston, at a cost of 15 cents per page. A copy of the 
entire initial submission (not including the supplement) may be 
obtained from the MEDEP office in Augusta for a $20 fee.
    Part of the State's program submission and supporting documentation 
is available electronically at the following Internet address: http://www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/delegation/delegation.htm

Other Federal Statutes

    Nothing in this extension of the public comment period changes any 
of the analyses or findings concerning other federal statutes which EPA 
made in its notice of December 30, 1999. See 64 FR 73554-73555.

    Authority: This action is prepared under the authority of 
section 402 of the Clean Water Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1342.

    Dated: July 26, 2000.
Ira W. Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region I.
[FR Doc. 00-19788 Filed 8-3-00; 8:45 am]
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