United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2006_register executive 2014-05-29 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c80f4e29 D09002ee1c80f4f7d United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency On November 1, 2004, EPA published a proposal that contained several options for the control of cooling water intake structures at existing Phase III facilities and at new offshore oil and gas extraction facilities. This rule establishes categorical section 316(b) requirements for intake structures at new offshore oil and gas extraction facilities that have a design intake flow threshold of greater than 2 million gallons per day and that withdraw at least 25 percent of the water exclusively for cooling purposes. For existing Phase III facilities, EPA determined that uniform national standards are not the most effective way at this time to address cooling water intake structures at these facilities. Instead, EPA believes that it is better to continue to rely upon the existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, which implements section 316(b) for existing facilities not covered under the Phase II rule on a case-by-case, best professional judgment basis. This final action constitutes Phase III of EPA's section 316(b) regulation development. This rule does not alter the regulatory requirements for facilities subject to the Phase I or Phase II regulations. 71 FR 35006 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-06-16/06-5218 06-5218 fr16jn06-23 RIN 2040-AD70 6560-50-P OW-2004-0002, FRL-8181-5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-06-16/06-5218 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-06-16/html/06-5218.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-06-16/pdf/06-5218.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Hazardous Substances Water Pollution Control Air Pollution Control Hazardous Waste Water Supply Cooling Water Intake Structure Waste Treatment and Disposal Environmental Protection Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 41 p. 35006 35046 71 FR 35006 Title 40 Part 122 40 CFR Part 122 Title 40 Part 123 40 CFR Part 123 Title 40 Part 124 40 CFR Part 124 Title 40 Part 125 40 CFR Part 125 Title 40 Part 9 40 CFR Part 9 RIN 2040-AD70 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System-Final Regulations To Establish Requirements for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Phase III Facilities; Federal Register Vol. 71, Issue RULE 06-5218 II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2006-07-17 OW-2004-0002, FRL-8181-5 6560-50-P 06-5218 Final rule.

On November 1, 2004, EPA published a proposal that contained several options for the control of cooling water intake structures at existing Phase III facilities and at new offshore oil and gas extraction facilities. This rule establishes categorical section 316(b) requirements for intake structures at new offshore oil and gas extraction facilities that have a design intake flow threshold of greater than 2 million gallons per day and that withdraw at least 25 percent of the water exclusively for cooling purposes. For existing Phase III facilities, EPA determined that uniform national standards are not the most effective way at this time to address cooling water intake structures at these facilities. Instead, EPA believes that it is better to continue to rely upon the existing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, which implements section 316(b) for existing facilities not covered under the Phase II rule on a case-by-case, best professional judgment basis. This final action constitutes Phase III of EPA's section 316(b) regulation development. This rule does not alter the regulatory requirements for facilities subject to the Phase I or Phase II regulations.

This regulation is effective July 17, 2006. For judicial review purposes, this final rule is promulgated as of 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on June 30, 2006 as provided in 40 CFR 23.2. For additional technical information contact Paul Shriner, OW/OST at (202) 566-1076. For additional biological information contact Ashley Allen, OW/OST at (202) 566-1012. Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Hazardous Substances Water Pollution Control Air Pollution Control Hazardous Waste Water Supply Cooling Water Intake Structure Waste Treatment and Disposal Environmental Protection Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Water pollution control: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Cooling water intake structures at Phase III facilities, rule.316b@epa.gov www.regulations.gov Vol. 71, no. 116 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2006-06-16 continuing daily deposited born digital 366 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-06-16 P0b002ee1892c632e 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr16jn06 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2006-06-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-06-16/pdf/FR-2006-06-16.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-06-16/xml/FR-2006-06-16.xml fdlp 34787 35141 DGPO 2014-05-29 2024-06-06 FR-2006-06-16 machine generated eng FR FR-2006-06-16 71 116