[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 34 (Friday, February 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10078-10079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02910]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0454; EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0504; FRL-12587-02-OA]
Two Actions Published by the Environmental Protection Agency With
Comment Periods That Close February 24, 2025, and March 17, 2025;
Notice of Comment Period Extensions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notices; extension of comment periods.
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SUMMARY: This document extends the comment period for two notices
published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal
Register on December 26, 2024, and January 15, 2025.
DATES: The comment periods for notice FRL 12023-01-OW (FR 2024-30637)
(89 FR 105041, December 26, 2024) and notice FRL-12451-01-OW (FR 2025-
00734) (90 FR 3859, January 15, 2025) are extended. Comments for FRL
12023-01-OW now must be received on or before April 25, 2025. Comments
for FRL-12451-01-OW now must be received on or before April 16, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by appropriate Docket ID
number listed in the table below by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: Comments should be submitted to the original docket
for the notice specified in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document. All submissions received must include the
Docket ID No. for the original rulemaking as listed in the table in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Comments received may be posted without
change to https://www.regulations.gov, including personal information
provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Nickerson, Director, Office of
Regulatory Policy and Management, Office of Policy, Mail code 1804,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566-0326; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the comment period for
two actions published on December 26, 2024, and January 15, 2025.
Comments for notice FRL 12023-01-OW (89 FR 105041, December 26, 2024)
now must be received on or before April 25, 2025; and comments for
notice FRL-12451-01-OW (90 FR 3859, January 15, 2025) must now be
received on or before April 16, 2025.
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Original
Federal Register Publication comment
citation Title date period end Docket ID
date
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89 FR 105041........... Draft National 12/26/2024 2/24/2025 EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0454
Recommended Ambient
Water Quality Criteria
for the Protection of
Human Health for
Perfluorooctanoic
Acid, Perfluorooctane
Sulfonic Acid, and
Perfluorobutane
Sulfonic Acid (12023-
01-OW).
90 FR 3859............. Draft Sewage Sludge 1/15/2025 3/17/2025 EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0504
Risk Assessment for
Perfluorooctanoic Acid
(PFOA) and
Perfluorooctane
Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)
(FRL-12451-01-OW).
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EPA may identify additional actions for reopening or extending
comment periods in subsequent notices.
This document extends the public comment period for the notice
``Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the
Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluorooctane
Sulfonic Acid, and Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid,'' published in the
Federal Register document of December 26, 2024 (89 FR 105041) (FRL
12023-01-OW), for 60 days. In that document, EPA announced the
availability of draft Clean Water Act (CWA) national recommended
ambient water quality criteria (AWQC) for the protection of human
health for three per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)--
perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS),
and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS)--for a 60-day public comment
period. The EPA has developed these draft PFAS national recommended
human health criteria (HHC) to reflect the latest scientific
information, consistent with current EPA guidance, methods, and
longstanding practice. When PFAS national recommended HHC are
finalized, they will provide information that States and Tribes may
consider when adopting water quality standards.
This document extends the public comment period for the notice
``Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS),'' published in the Federal
Register document of January 15, 2025 (90 FR 3859) (FRL-12451-01-OW),
for 30 days. In that document, EPA announced the availability of the
``Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS)'' for a 60-day public comment
period. This draft risk assessment reflects the agency's latest
scientific understanding of the potential risks to human health and the
environment posed by the presence of PFOA and PFOS in sewage sludge
that is land applied as a soil conditioner or fertilizer (on
agricultural, forested, and other lands), surface disposed, or
incinerated. The draft risk assessment focuses on those living on or
near impacted sites or those that rely primarily on their products
(e.g., food crops, animal products, drinking water); the draft risk
assessment does not model risks for the general public. This draft risk
assessment underwent independent external peer review, and the EPA
revised the document accordingly. Once finalized, the risk assessment
will provide information on risk from use or disposal of sewage sludge
and will inform the EPA's potential future regulatory actions under the
Clean Water Act (CWA).
EPA is extending these comment periods to allow interested parties
additional time to thoroughly review and analyze how these notices may
impact parties potentially subject to them. Comments previously
submitted need not be resubmitted as they are already incorporated into
the public record and will be considered in the final action as
appropriate. Where appropriate, the Agency may consider
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further extending the comment period for the above referenced actions.
To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the
detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES. If you have questions,
consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Lee Zeldin,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2025-02910 Filed 2-20-25; 8:45 am]
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