[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 80079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28314]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 122 and 123

[EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0834; FRL-10123-04-OW]
RIN 2040-AG27


NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification; Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the direct final rule entitled ``NPDES Small MS4 
Urbanized Area Clarification.'' EPA is extending the comment period for 
15 days, from January 3, 2023 to January 18, 2023, in response to a 
stakeholder request for an extension. EPA is also publishing the same 
extension of the comment period in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of 
the Federal Register.

DATES: The comment period for the direct final rule published in the 
Federal Register on December 2, 2022 (87 FR 73965) is being extended 
for fifteen days. Comments must be received on or before January 18, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OW-2022-0834 to https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from 
Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment received to the 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. The agencies 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Huddle, Water Permits Division 
(MC4203), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, 
Washington, DC 20004; telephone number: (202) 564-7932; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 2, 2022, EPA published a direct 
final rule (87 FR 73965) and a proposed rule (87 FR 74066) entitled 
``NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification.'' The original deadline 
to submit comments was January 3, 2023. This action extends the comment 
period for 15 days. Written comments must now be received by January 
18, 2023. Related to this extension, the direct final rule will become 
effective on March 2, 2023 without further notice, unless EPA receives 
adverse comment by January 18, 2023. If EPA receives adverse comment by 
January 18, 2023, the Agency will publish a timely withdrawal in the 
Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take 
effect.

Wynne Miller,
Deputy Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-28314 Filed 12-28-22; 8:45 am]
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