[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 43562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14484]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10164-03-R4]


Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 
General Permit for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of Draft National 
Environmental Policy (NEPA) Categorial Exclusion (CatX); Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed reissuance of NPDES general permit; 
extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the proposed Draft National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of 
the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); 
Availability of Draft National Environmental Policy (NEPA) Categorial 
Exclusion (CatX). EPA is extending the comment period for 30 days, from 
July 10, 2023 to August 9, 2023, in response to a stakeholder requests.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed draft permit and supporting 
documents published in the Federal Register on June 9, 2023 (88 FR 
37878) is being extended for thirty days. Comments must be received on 
or before August 9, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The draft NPDES general permit, permit fact sheet, draft 
CatX and other relevant documents are on file and may be inspected any 
time between 8:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday at the 
address shown below. Copies of the draft NPDES general permit, permit 
fact sheet, draft CatX and other relevant documents may be obtained by 
writing the U.S. EPA-Region 4, Water Division (WD), NPDES Section, Sam 
Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960, Attention: Ms. Bridget Staples, or by calling (404) 562-
9783. Alternatively, copies of the draft NPDES general permit, permit 
fact sheet, draft CatX, Essential Fish Habitat Determination and 
preliminary Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation may be downloaded at: 
www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/eastern-gulf-mexico-offshore-oil-gas-npdes-permits.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bridget Staples, EPA Region 4, WD, 
NPDES Section, by mail at the Atlanta address given above, by telephone 
at (404) 562-9783 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 9, 2023, EPA published a Proposed 
draft permit and supporting documents (88 FR 37878) entitled Notice of 
Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General 
Permit for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of 
the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of Draft National 
Environmental Policy (NEPA) Categorial Exclusion (CatX) and requested 
public comment. The original deadline to submit comments was July 10, 
2023. This extension would move the deadline to submit comments to 
August 9, 2023. Please see 88 FR 37878 for more information.

    Dated: July 3, 2023.
Cesar Zapata,
Acting Director, Water Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-14484 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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