[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 33876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11217]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10956-01-R9]


Notice of Availability of Proposed National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Low Threat Discharges in 
Navajo Nation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9 is 
proposing to reissue a general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 
System (NPDES) permit for water discharges from facilities classified 
as low threat located in the Navajo Nation (Permit No. NNG990001). The 
permit will be reissued upon completion of the notice and comment 
period and after due consideration has been given to all comments 
received. The permit, upon issuance, will be valid for five years. Use 
of a general NPDES permit in the location described above allows EPA 
and dischargers to allocate resources in a more efficient manner, 
obtain timely permit coverage, and avoid issuing resource intensive 
individual permits to each facility, while simultaneously providing 
greater certainty and efficiency to the regulated community and 
ensuring consistent permit conditions for comparable facilities. This 
notice announces the availability of the proposed general NPDES permit 
and the corresponding fact sheet for public comment which can be found 
at EPA Region 9's website at: https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9.

DATES: Comments on the proposed NPDES general permit must be received 
by June 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The proposed NPDES general permit, related documents, and 
instructions for submitting comments are available for public 
inspection online at: https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/proposed-reissuance-npdes-general-permit-low-threat-discharge-navajo-nation-nng990001. If there are issues accessing the website, please contact 
EPA via the contact information below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Sheth, EPA Region 9, Water 
Division, NPDES Permits Office; telephone (415) 972-3516; email 
address: [email protected]. The proposed NPDES general permit, fact 
sheet, and other related documents in the administrative record are on 
file and may be inspected in person any time between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, at the following 
address: U.S. EPA Region 9, NPDES Permits Section, Water Division, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Does this action apply to me?

    The proposed NPDES General Permit for Low Threat Discharges in 
Navajo Nation is intended to provide coverage for discharges of certain 
types of wastewater that contain only low levels of pollutants and are 
below a specified volume or for a limited time, to surface waters 
within the tribal lands of Navajo Nation (which includes areas within 
Arizona, New Mexico and Utah).

B. How can I submit comments?

     Submit comments by the deadline identified in this Federal 
Register notice.
     No public hearing is planned. If you would like to request 
a hearing, please see instructions at: https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9.
     Provide your comments in writing via instructions found 
here: https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-permits-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9. If you need assistance in a language other than 
English or if you are a person with disabilities who needs a reasonable 
accommodation at no cost to you, please reach out by email or telephone 
to the EPA contact listed above. EPA encourages electronic submittals 
of comments, but if you are unable to submit electronically or need 
other assistance, please reach out to the contact information above.
     Please note ``General Permit for Low Threat Discharges in 
Navajo Nation'' in the subject line of any email submittal and include 
documentation to support your comments.
    Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

    Dated: May 19, 2023.
Tomas Torres,
Director, Water Division, EPA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2023-11217 Filed 5-24-23; 8:45 am]
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