[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 57084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22759]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): Draft 
General Permit for Point Source Discharges From New and Replacement 
Surface Discharging Wastewater Treatment Systems to Waters of the 
United States, Including to Conveyances to Waters of the United States, 
Including Interstate Waters That Flow Across or Form Part of the 
Boundary of Illinois and in All Areas of the State of Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of draft general permit, open house, public hearing, and 
public comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA, Region 5 today is proposing an NPDES draft general permit 
for point source discharges of less than 1500 gallons per day from new 
and replacement surface discharging wastewater treatment systems to 
Waters of the United States, including to conveyances to Waters of the 
United States, including interstate waters that flow across or form 
part of the boundary of Illinois and in all areas of the State of 
Illinois. Once finalized, this permit will be available to eligible 
surface discharging system owners or operators who submit an 
administratively complete notice of intent to be covered by the general 
permit, including the technological and economic feasibility analyses. 
The permit will require compliance with certain effluent limitations 
and inspection, monitoring and reporting requirements. The Agency is 
asking the public for comments on the draft general permit. The permit 
and supporting documentation are available at: www.epa.gov/region5/water/npdestek/surfacedischarge/.

DATES: Today's action is effective on September 17, 2012. Comments on 
the draft general permit must be provided at the public hearing, or 
postmarked or delivered by electronic mail, on or before November 15, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by one of the following methods.
    1. In person at the public hearing.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    3. Mail to: Mark Ackerman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, NPDES Programs Branch--WN-16J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.
    Open house and public hearing: EPA will hold an open house and a 
public hearing on the draft general permit at the University of 
Illinois at Springfield. The open house will be held in Public Affairs 
Center (PAC) Conference Room G, 2200 Ernest Hemingway Drive, in 
Springfield, IL 62703-5407, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., on November 1, 
2012. EPA representatives will answer questions at the open house. The 
public hearing is for submitting oral and written comments and will be 
held in Brookens Auditorium, 2200 Ernest Hemingway Drive, in 
Springfield, IL 62703-5407, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., on November 1, 
2012. If you wish to make an oral comment, sign in begins at 6:00 p.m. 
Speakers will appear in the order in which they sign in. A written 
transcript of the hearing will be made available to the public 
following the hearing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To see the draft general permit and related 
documents, go to www.epa.gov/region5/water/npdestek/surfacedischarge/ 
or visit the EPA's Chicago regional office to view the full 
administrative record. To schedule an appointment at the Chicago 
office, or if you need special accommodations to attend the open house 
or public hearing, contact Mark Ackerman at 312-353-4145.

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

    Dated: September 6, 2012.
Anthony Carrollo,
Deputy Director, Water Division, EPA Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2012-22759 Filed 9-14-12; 8:45 am]
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