[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10767-10768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03066]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0353; FRL-9959-32-OW]


Extension of Public Comment Period: Draft Field-Based Methods for 
Developing Aquatic Life Criteria for Specific Conductivity

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 Field-Based Methods for Developing Aquatic 
Life Criteria for Specific Conductivity. In response to stakeholder 
requests, the comment period will be extended for an additional 62 
days, from February 21, 2017 to April 24, 2017.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2016-0353, 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 Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn.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://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Flaherty, Health and 
Ecological Criteria Division (Mail Code 4304T), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone: (202) 564-5939; or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 23, 2016 (81 FR 94370), EPA 
announced the availability of the Draft Field-Based Methods for 
Developing Aquatic Life Criteria for Specific Conductivity, and opened 
a 60-day public review and comment period to solicit scientific views, 
data, and information regarding the science and technical approach used 
in the derivation of the draft field-based methods. EPA is also 
soliciting suggestions from the public for additional ecoregional case 
studies for future consideration.
    The original deadline to submit comments was February 21, 2017. 
This action extends the comment period for 62 days. Written comments 
must now be received by April 24, 2017. The draft methods and other 
supporting materials may also be viewed and downloaded from EPA's Web 
site at https://www.epa.gov/wqc/draft-field-based-methods-developing-aquatic-life-criteria-specific-conductivity.


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    Dated: February 3, 2017.
Michael Shapiro,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2017-03066 Filed 2-14-17; 8:45 am]
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