[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12729-12730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05281]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0469; FRL_9943-52-OW ]


Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Technical 
Support Document: Recommended Estimates for Missing Water Quality 
Parameters for Application in EPA's Biotic Ligand Model

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the draft technical support document: Recommended 
Estimates for Missing Water Quality Parameters for Application in EPA's 
Biotic Ligand Model. In response to stakeholder requests, the comment 
period will be extended for an additional 32 days, from March 17, 2016 
to April 18, 2016.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2015-0469, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. EPA 
may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents 
located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 
other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full 
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia 
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please 
visit http://

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www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Gallagher, Health and 
Ecological Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail Code 4304T), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-1398; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 16, 2016 EPA announced the 
availability of the draft technical support document: Recommended 
Estimates for Missing Water Quality Parameters for Application in EPA's 
Biotic Ligand Model, and opened a 30-day public review and comment 
period to seek additional scientific views, data, and information 
regarding the science and technical approach used in the draft document 
(81 FR 7784).
    The original deadline to submit comments was March 17, 2016. This 
action extends the comment period for 32 days. Written comments must 
now be received by April 18, 2016. The draft report and other 
supporting materials may also be viewed and downloaded from EPA's Web 
site at http://www.epa.gov/wqc/aquatic-life-criteria-copper#draft.

    Dated: March 3, 2016.
Elizabeth Southerland,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2016-05281 Filed 3-9-16; 8:45 am]
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