[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 6321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01254]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2020-0673; FRL-10019-78-OW]
Applying the Supreme Court's County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife
Fund Decision in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System Permit Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability of guidance.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is
issuing a memorandum to provide guidance to the regulated community and
permitting authorities on applying the recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 140 S.
Ct. 1462 (2020), in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program for point source
discharges that travel through groundwater before reaching a water of
the United States. Consistent with EPA Guidance; Administrative
Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions, published in the Federal
Register on October 19, 2020, EPA solicited public comments on the
draft guidance for thirty days, beginning on December 10, 2020. EPA has
developed a responsiveness summary to address major concerns and
comments, and it is available in the docket for this action. This
guidance does not have the force and effect of law and it does not bind
the public in any way. By issuing this guidance, the Agency intends
only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements
under the law or Agency policies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Wilson, Office of Wastewater
Management, Water Permits Division (MC4203M), Environmental Protection
Agency. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-6087; email address: [email protected].
A. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
You may access this document electronically at https://www.epa.gov/npdes/releases-point-source-groundwater or at https://www.federalregister.gov. EPA established an official public docket
under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2020-0673 which is accessible
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov that will also contain
copies of this Federal Register notice. The public docket does not
include CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute. The telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566-2426.
Dated: January 13, 2021.
Anna Wildeman,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2021-01254 Filed 1-19-21; 8:45 am]
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