[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 100 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31133-31134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10588]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 228
[EPA-R04-OW-2020-0056; FRL-10009-50-Region 4]
Ocean Dumping: Reopening of Comment Period for Modification of an
Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of Port Everglades,
Florida
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Reopening of public comment period for proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the
comment period for a proposed rulemaking notice published in the
Federal Register on March 13, 2020, which proposed modification of the
existing EPA designated ocean dredged material disposal site (ODMDS)
offshore of Port Everglades, Florida (referred to hereafter as the
existing Port Everglades ODMDS) pursuant to the Marine Protection,
Research and Sanctuaries Act, as amended (MPRSA). The primary purpose
for the site modification is to enlarge the ODMDS to serve the long-
term need for a location to dispose of suitable material dredged from
the Port Everglades Harbor and for the disposal of suitable dredged
material for persons who receive a MPRSA permit for such disposal. The
modified ODMDS will be subject to monitoring and management to ensure
continued protection of the marine environment.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published on March 13, 2020 (85 FR
14622) must be received on or before June 22, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OW-2020-0056, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments and accessing the docket and materials related to
this proposed rule.
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Wade Lehmann, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, Water Division, Oceans and Estuarine Management Section, 61
Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R04-OW-
2020-0056. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through
www.regulations.gov or email, information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The
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www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to the EPA without going through www.regulations.gov,
your email address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available
on the internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA
recommends that you include your name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the
EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For
additional information about the EPA's public docket, visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal
business hours from the regional library at the EPA, Region 4 Library,
9th Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. For access to the
documents at the Region 4 Library, contact the Region 4 Library
Reference Desk at (404) 562-8190, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m., and between the hours of 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, for an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wade Lehmann, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, Water Division, Oceans and Estuarine
Management Section, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; phone
number (404) 562-8082; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA published a proposed rulemaking on
March 13, 2020 (85 FR 14622), which was a proposal to expand the Port
Everglades ODMDS. Additionally, the EPA released on March 13, 2020, and
will re-release concurrent with this notice, a draft Environmental
Assessment (EA) including a draft Site Monitoring and Management Plan
(appendix to the EA) for comment. The draft EA is available on the EPA
Region 4 web page, which may be accessed at: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast#Public%20Notices. The EPA is
reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days on all
associated documents.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 228
Environmental protection, Water pollution control.
Authority: This action is issued under the authority of Section
102 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. 1412.
Mary Walker,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2020-10588 Filed 5-21-20; 8:45 am]
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