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DATED: June 7, 2016. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1000–000. 

Applicants: Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated & Non-Conforming Service 

Agreement—Kentucky Power to be 

effective 6/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 5/31/16. 

Accession Number: 20160531–5595. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1001–000. 

Applicants: Discovery Gas 

Transmission LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 2016 

FL&U Submittal to be effective 

7/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 5/31/16. 

Accession Number: 20160531–5604. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1002–000. 

Applicants: Algonquin Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NonConforming Agreements—Colonial 

510025 and Narragansett 510075 to be 

effective 6/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 5/31/16. 

Accession Number: 20160531–5614. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1003–000. 

Applicants: Algonquin Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: NonConforming Agreement—Narragansett 

510209 to be effective 6/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5124. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1004–000. 

Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline 

Company, LP. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Cap 

Rel Neg Rate Agmt (QEP 37657 to Trans 

LA 46521) to be effective 6/2/2016. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5181. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1005–000. 

Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Capacity Release 

Agreements—6/01/2016 to be effective 

6/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5227. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1006–000. 

Applicants: Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: GEH— 

Multi-Party Contracts to be effective 

7/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5289. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1007–000. 

Applicants: Columbia Gulf 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: GEH— 

Multi-Party Contracts to be effective 

7/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5290. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1008–000. 

Applicants: UGI Sunbury, LLC. 

Description: Compliance Tariff Filing 

[of Pro Forma tariff sheets—CP15–525] 

and Request for Waiver of UGI Sunbury, 

LLC. 

Filed Date: 5/31/16. 

Accession Number: 20160531–5736. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1009–000. 

Applicants: Crossroads Pipeline 

Company. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: GEH— 

Multi-Party Contracts to be effective 

7/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5293. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1010–000. 

Applicants: Central Kentucky 

Transmission Company. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: GEH— 

Multi-Party Contracts to be effective 

7/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5300. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1011–000. 

Applicants: Millennium Pipeline 

Company, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Operational Sales at Pool Filing to be 

effective 7/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5301. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1012–000. 

Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline 

LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Neg 

Rate 2016–06–01 Perm Partial BP to be 

effective 6/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5338. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Docket Numbers: RP16–1013–000. 

Applicants: MarkWest Pioneer, L.L.C. 

Description: Quarterly Fuel 

Adjustment Filing of MarkWest Pioneer, 

L.L.C. under RP16–1013. 

Filed Date: 6/1/16. 

Accession Number: 20160601–5391. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

§ 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

Filings in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP16–549–002. 

Applicants: PGPipeline LLC. 

Description: Compliance filing 

NAESB 3.0 Compliance Filing to be 

effective 4/1/2016. 

Filed Date: 5/31/16. 

Accession Number: 20160531–5607. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/16. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

of the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: June 6, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9947–63–Region 2] 

Notice of Availability of Final NPDES 

General Permit for Small Municipal 

Separate Storm Sewer Systems and 

Federal Facilities Within the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 


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ACTION: Notice of Final NPDES General 

Permit. 

SUMMARY: The Director of the Caribbean 

Environmental Protection Division 

(CEPD), Environmental Protection 

Agency—Region 2 (EPA), is issuing this 

Notice of a Final National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 

general permit, PRR040000/PRR04000F, 

for discharges from small municipal 

separate storm sewer systems (small 

MS4) from urbanized areas within the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to waters 

of the United States. This NPDES 

general permit establishes Notice of 

Intent (NOI) requirements, standards, 

prohibitions and management practices 

for discharges of storm water from small 

MS4s urbanized areas. A prior Notice of 

Availability of a general permit was 

issued by EPA in November 2006. EPA 

has substantially modified and reissuing 

the general permit pursuant to 40 CFR 

part 124. The EPA is issuing this permit 

for five years. 

DATES: The general permit will become 

effective on July 1, 2016. This effective 

date is necessary to provide dischargers 

with the immediate opportunity to 

comply with Clean Water Act 

requirements in light of the expiration 

of the 2006 Small MS4 General Permit 

on November 5, 2011. In accordance 

with 40 CFR part 23, this permit shall 

be considered issued for the purpose of 

judicial review on July 1, 2016. Under 

section 509(b) of the Clean Water Act, 

judicial review of this general permit 

can be requested by filing a petition for 

review in the United States Court of 

Appeals within 120 days after the 

permit is considered issued. Under 

section 509(b)(2) of the Clean Water Act, 

the requirements in this permit may not 

be challenged later in civil or criminal 

proceedings to enforce these 

requirements. In addition, this permit 

may not be challenged in other agency 

proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of 

notices of intent are provided in Section 

1.2 of the 2016 Small MS4 General 

Permit. The 2016 Small MS4 General 

Permit also provides additional dates for 

compliance with the terms of these 

permits. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on the final NPDES 

Small MS4 General Permit, contact the 

Multimedia Permits and Compliance 

Branch, Caribbean Environmental 

Protection Division, US EPA Region 2, 

City View Plaza II, Suite 7000, 48 Road 

165 Km 1.2, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 

00968–8069; telephone: 787–977–5870; 

or by email: bosques.sergio@epa.gov. 

The general permit is based on an 

administrative record available at EPA— 

Region 2, Caribbean Environmental 

Protection Division, at the above 

mentioned address. A reasonable fee 

may be charged for copying requests. 

However, the general permit and fact 

sheet are available at EPA’s updated 

Web site posting of June 11, 2014: 

www.epa.gov/region02/water/

permits.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is 

reissuing the NPDES general permit for 

the discharge of stormwater from small 

MS4s to waters within the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The 

permit describes four distinct small 

MS4s. These are the Conventional cities 

and towns; Non-Conventional State, 

Federal and other publicly owned 

systems; Non-Conventional 

transportation systems; and NonConventional State flood control pump 

station. 

The conditions in the general permit 

are established pursuant to Clean Water 

Act (CWA) Part 402(p)(3)(iii) to ensure 

that pollutant discharges from small 

municipal separate storm sewer systems 

(small MS4s) are reduced to the 

maximum extent practicable (MEP), 

protect water quality, and satisfy the 

appropriate water quality requirements 

of the CWA. The term small municipal 

separate storm sewer system is available 

in 40 CFR part 122.26(b). In addition, 

this term also includes systems similar 

to separate storm sewer systems and 

flood management conveyances in 

municipalities such as military bases, 

large hospital, highways, and flood 

control pump stations, and other 

thoroughfares. The term does not 

include separate storm sewers in very 

discrete areas, such as individual 

buildings. For example, an armory 

located in an urbanized area would not 

be considered a regulated small MS4. 

The general permit sets forth the 

requirements for the small MS4 to 

‘‘reduce the discharge of pollutants to 

the maximum extent practicable, 

including management practices, 

control techniques, and system, design 

and engineering methods’’ (See Section 

402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the CWA). MEP is the 

statutory standard that establishes the 

level of pollutant reductions that MS4 

operators must achieve. EPA believes 

that implementation of best 

management practices (BMPs) designed 

to control storm water runoff from the 

MS4 is generally the most appropriate 

approach for reducing pollutants to 

satisfy the MEP standard. Pursuant to 40 

CFR 122.44(k), the permit contains 

BMPs, including development and 

implementation of a comprehensive 

stormwater management program 

(SWMP) as the mechanism to achieve 

the required pollutant reductions. 

Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of CWA also 

authorizes EPA to include in an MS4 

permit ‘‘such other provisions as [EPA] 

determine[s] appropriate for control of 

. . . pollutants.’’ This provision forms a 

basis for imposing water quality-based 

effluent limitations (WQBELs), 

consistent with the authority in Section 

301(b)(1)(C) of the CWA. See Defenders 

of Wildlife v. Browner, 191 F.3d 1159, 

1166–67 (9th Cir. 1999); 64 FR 68722, 

68753, 68788 (Dec. 8, 1999). 

Accordingly, the permit contains the 

water quality-based effluent limitations, 

expressed in terms of BMPs, which EPA 

has determined are necessary and 

appropriate under the CWA. 

EPA issued a final general permit to 

address stormwater discharges from 

small MS4s on November 6, 2006. The 

2006 general permit required small 

MS4s to develop and implement a 

SWMP designed to control pollutants to 

the maximum extent practicable and 

protect water quality. The 2016 general 

permit builds on the requirements of the 

previous general permit. 

EPA views the MEP standard in the 

CWA as an iterative process. MEP 

should continually adapt to current 

conditions and BMP effectiveness. 

Compliance with the requirements of 

this general permit will meet the MEP 

standard. The iterative process of MEP 

consists of a conventional and/or a nonconventional municipality developing a 

program consistent with specific permit 

requirements, implementing the 

program, evaluating the effectiveness of 

the BMPs included as part of the 

program, then revising those parts of the 

program that are not effective at 

controlling pollutants, then 

implementing the revisions, and 

evaluating again. The changes contained 

in the general permit reflect the iterative 

process of MEP. Accordingly, the 

general permit contains more specific 

tasks and details than the 2006 general 

permit. 

EPA has explained in the general 

permit fact sheet a summary of permit 

conditions. The general permit and fact 

sheet are available at EPA’s Web site 

posting of June 11, 2014: www.epa.gov/ 

region02/water/permits.html. 

Other Legal Requirements 

A. Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

The provisions related to the ESA 

have been enhanced from those in the 

2006 permit. EPA consulted with the 

appropriate Federal services (U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and 

National Marine Fisheries Service 


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(NMFS)) in connection with the 2014 

draft Small MS4 General Permit. 

On July 8, 2014, EPA initiated an 

informal consultation with the USFWS 

and the National Oceanic and 

Atmosphere Administration, National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 

pursuant to Section 7 of the ESA, for the 

reissuance of a proposed 2014 NPDES 

Small MS4 General Permit. Based on the 

information, EPA believes that the 

issuance of the NPDES Small MS4 

General Permit (PRR040000), may affect, 

but is not likely to adversely affect any 

threatened or endangered species. 

On August 22, 2014, the USFWS 

indicated that the Antillean manatee 

may be affected. This species is found 

near shore waters around Puerto Rico 

where stormwater may be discharged. In 

addition, USFWS indicated they concur 

with EPA’s determination. 

On August 28, 21014, NMFS had 

questions regarding EPA’s proposed 

2014 NPDES Small MS4 General Permit. 

EPA ensured to provide a response to 

each of NMFS’s questions by October 1, 

2014. A follow up conference call was 

held on October 7, 2014 to discuss the 

responses. On December 18, 2014, EPA 

held another conference call where the 

NMFS requested to see examples of EPA 

inspection reports performed to MS4s 

and Municipal Stormwater Management 

Program. EPA provided six (6) 

documents of coastal municipalities on 

December 19, 2014. EPA followed up 

with a letter dated July 24, 2015 seeking 

NMFS to concur on EPA’s 

determination that stormwater 

discharges from MS4s and discharge 

related activities are not likely to 

adversely affect any federal threatened 

or endangered listed species or 

designated habitat. 

EPA’s decision to issue this general 

permit is consistent with section 7(d) 

because it does not foreclose either the 

formulation by the NMFS, or the 

implementation by EPA, of any 

alternatives that might be determined in 

the consultation to be needed to comply 

with section 7(a)(2). If the completion of 

consultation results in new information 

warranting modifications or conditions 

to protect listed species or critical 

habitat, EPA will modify this permit 

under 40 CFR 122.62(a)(2) to 

incorporate those non-numerical 

effluent limits or conditions. 

B. Executive Order 12866 

EPA has determined that this general 

permit is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under the terms of Executive 

Order 12866 and is therefore not subject 

to OMB review. 

C. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collection 

requirements of this permit were 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 

and assigned OMB control number 

2040–0004. 

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires that EPA 

prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis 

for rules subject to the requirements of 

5 U.S.C. 553(b) that have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. However, general NPDES 

permits are not ‘‘rules’’ subject to the 

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) and are 

therefore not subject to the RFA. 

E. 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, general 

NPDES permits are not ‘‘rules’’ subject 

to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) 

and are therefore not subject to the RFA 

or the UMRA. 

Authority: This action is being taken 

under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 

et seq. 

Dated: May 18, 2016. 

Jose ́ C. Font, 

Director, Caribbean Environmental Protection 

Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9947–58–Region 3] 

Delegation of Authority to the 

Commonwealth of Virginia To 

Implement and Enforce Additional or 

Revised National Emission Standards 

for Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of delegation of 

authority. 

SUMMARY: On April 7, 2016, the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

sent the Commonwealth of Virginia 

(Virginia) a letter acknowledging that 

Virginia’s delegation of authority to 

implement and enforce the National 

Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants (NESHAPs) had been 

updated, as provided for under 

previously approved delegation 

mechanisms. To inform regulated 

facilities and the public, EPA is making 

available a copy of EPA’s letter to 

Virginia through this notice. 

DATES: On April 7, 2016, EPA sent 

Virginia a letter acknowledging that 

Virginia’s delegation of authority to 

implement and enforce federal 

NESHAPs had been updated. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of documents 

pertaining to this action are available for 

public inspection during normal 

business hours at the Air Protection 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103– 

2029. Copies of Virginia’s submittal are 

also available at the Virginia 

Department of Environmental Quality, 

629 East Main Street, Richmond, 

Virginia 23219. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray 

Chalmers, (215) 814–2061, or by email 

at chalmers.ray@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 10, 2016, Virginia notified 

EPA that Virginia had updated its 

incorporation by reference of federal 

NESHAPs to include many such 

standards, as they were published in 

final form in the Code of Federal 

Regulations dated July 1, 2015. On April 

7, 2016, EPA sent Virginia a letter 

acknowledging that Virginia now has 

the authority to implement and enforce 

the NESHAPs as specified by Virginia in 

its notice to EPA, as provided for under 

previously approved automatic 

delegation mechanisms. All 

notifications, applications, reports and 

other correspondence required pursuant 

to the delegated NESHAPs must be 

submitted to both the US EPA Region III 

and to the Virginia Department of 

Environmental Quality, unless the 

delegated standard specifically provides 

that such submittals may be sent to EPA 

or a delegated State. In such cases, the 

submittals should be sent only to the 

Virginia Department of Environmental 

Quality. A copy of EPA’s letter to 

Virginia follows: 

‘‘Michael G. Dowd, Director 

Air Division 

Virginia Department of Environmental 

Quality 

629 East Main Street 

P.O. Box 1105 

Richmond, Virginia 23218 

Dear Mr. Dowd: 

The United States Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) has previously 

delegated to the Commonwealth of 

Virginia (Virginia) the authority to 

implement and enforce various federal 


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