[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 10727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5602]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Availability and Request for Public Comment: Proposed 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit 
for Discharges of Storm Water Discharges From Construction Activities 
in Indian Country Within the State of Wisconsin

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: Today's notice announces an extension of the public comment 
period regarding EPA's proposed National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for storm water discharges 
from construction activities in Indian country within the State of 
Wisconsin. The general permit is proposed to cover discharges within 
Indian country, including the following areas: Bad River Indian 
Reservation, Forest County Potawatomi Indian Reservation, Ho-Chunk 
Nation Indian Reservation, Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation, Lac 
Du Flambeau Indian Reservation, Menominee Indian Reservation, Oneida 
Indian Reservation, Red Cliff Indian Reservation, Sokaogon (Mole Lake) 
Indian Reservation, St. Croix Indian Reservation, and the Stockbridge-
Munsee Indian Reservation.
    EPA published the proposed general permit in the Federal Register 
on December 21, 2001 (66 FR 65957-65961). The purpose of this notice is 
to correct a procedural oversight during the original notice and 
comment period. A public meeting will be held followed by a public 
hearing. The date and location is listed below:
    Date: April 4, 2002.
    Location: Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, 1660 East Shore Drive, 
Green Bay, WI.
    Time: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Public meeting). 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Public 
Hearing).

DATES: Comment period on the proposed permit must be received by April 
12, 2002. EPA will accept comments submitted in writing or transmitted 
electronically.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft permit may be sent to: Brian Bell, 
NPDES Programs Branch (WN-16J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Comments may 
also be transmitted electronically to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Bell, at the above address or, 
via telephone at 312-886-0981.

    Dated: February 22, 2002.
Thomas Poy,
Acting Director, Water Division, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 02-5602 Filed 3-7-02; 8:45 am]
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