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interdependent actions on the Pacific 

walrus on February 11, 2014. On 

January 31 and March 19, 2014, EPA 

received letters of concurrence from the 

USFWS and NMFS, respectively, 

agreeing with EPA’s determinations of 

effects. On March 13, 2014, in response 

to EPA’s request for a conference on the 

Pacific walrus, the USFWS confirmed 

that the proposed permit action would 

not jeopardize the continued existence 

of this species. 

Essential Fish Habitat. The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

requires EPA to consult with NMFS 

when a proposed permit action has the 

potential to adversely affect Essential 

Fish Habitat (EFH). EPA’s EFH 

assessment is included as Appendix A 

to the BE. The EFH assessment 

concluded that the discharges 

authorized by the Geotechnical General 

Permit will not adversely affect EFH. 

Coastal Zone Management Act. As of 

July 1, 2011, there is no longer a Coastal 

Zone Management Act (CZMA) program 

in Alaska. Consequently, federal 

agencies are no longer required to 

provide the State of Alaska with CZMA 

consistency determinations. 

Executive Order 12866. The Office of 

Management and Budget exempts this 

action from the review requirements of 

Executive Order 12866 pursuant to 

Section 6 of that order. 

Paperwork Reduction Act. EPA has 

reviewed the requirements imposed on 

regulated facilities in the Geotechnical 

General Permit and finds them 

consistent with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. Under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq., a federal agency must 

prepare an initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis ‘‘for any proposed rule’’ for 

which the agency ‘‘is required by 

section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), or any other law, 

to publish general notice of proposed 

rulemaking.’’ The RFA exempts from 

this requirement any rule that the 

issuing agency certifies ‘‘will not, if 

promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities.’’ EPA has 

concluded that NPDES general permits 

are permits, not rulemakings, under the 

APA and thus not subject to APA 

rulemaking requirements or the RFA. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 

Section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (UMRA), Public Law 104–4, 

generally requires federal agencies to 

assess the effects of their ‘‘regulatory 

actions’’ (defined to be the same as 

‘‘rules’’ subject to the RFA) on tribal, 

state, and local governments and the 

private sector. However, the 

Geotechnical General Permit is not a 

‘‘rule’’ subject to the RFA, and are 

therefore not subject to the UMRA. 

Appeal of Permit. Any interested 

person may appeal the Geotechnical 

General Permit in the Federal Court of 

Appeals in accordance with section 

509(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 

U.S.C. 1369(b)(1). This appeal must be 

filed within 120 days of the General 

Permit issuance date. Affected persons 

may not challenge the conditions of the 

General Permit in further EPA 

proceedings (see 40 CFR 124.19). 

Instead, they may either challenge the 

general permit in court or apply for an 

individual NPDES permit. 

Authority: This action is taken under the 

authority of Section 402 of the Clean Water 

Act as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1342. I hereby 

provide public notice of the final 

Geotechnical General Permit in accordance 

with 40 CFR 124.15(b). 

Dated: January 21, 2015. 

Daniel D. Opalski, 

Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, 

Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01704 Filed 1–28–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R10–OW–2014–0505; FRL–9922–23– 

Region–10] 

Notice of Status Update on the 

Proposed Determination for the Pebble 

Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of status update. 

SUMMARY: On July 21, 2014, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

published in the Federal Register a 

Notice of Proposed Determination, 

under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water 

Act, to restrict the use of certain waters 

in the South Fork Koktuli River, North 

Fork Koktuli River, and Upper Talarik 

Creek watersheds in Southwest Alaska 

as disposal sites for dredged or fill 

material associated with mining the 

Pebble deposit, a copper-, gold-, and 

molybdenum-bearing ore body. On 

September 19, 2014, EPA published in 

the Federal Register a notice extending 

the time period to either withdraw the 

Proposed Determination or to prepare 

the Recommended Determination until 

no later than February 4, 2015. As part 

of ongoing litigation brought by the 

Pebble Limited Partnership, on 

November 25, 2014, a Federal District 

Court Judge issued a preliminary 

injunction that requires EPA to stop all 

work connected to the 404(c) 

proceeding, including reviewing and 

considering public comments. EPA is 

complying with the court’s order and as 

such is not taking any steps to withdraw 

the Proposed Determination or to 

prepare a Recommended Determination 

while the preliminary injunction is in 

place. 

Dated: January 21, 2015. 

Dennis J. McLerran, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01701 Filed 1–28–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Extension Without Change 

of an Existing Collection; Comments 

Request 

AGENCY: Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Commission announces that it intends 

to submit to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for a threeyear extension without change of the 

existing recordkeeping requirements 

under 29 CFR part 1602 et seq., 

Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements under Title VII, the ADA, 

and GINA. The Commission is seeking 

public comments on the proposed 

extension. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 30, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

Bernadette Wilson, Acting Executive 

Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission, 

131 M Street NE., Washington, DC 

20507. As a convenience to 

commenters, the Executive Secretariat 

will accept comments totaling six or 

fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘FAX’’) 

machine. This limitation is necessary to 

assure access to the equipment. The 

telephone number of the fax receiver is 

(202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll-free 

number). Receipt of FAX transmittals 

will not be acknowledged, except that 

the sender may request confirmation of 

receipt by calling the Executive 

Secretariat staff at (202) 663–4070 

(voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TTY). (These 

are not toll-free numbers.) Instead of 

sending written comments to EEOC, you 

may submit comments and attachments 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov, which is the 

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