39934 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 133 / Tuesday, July 13, 2010 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9175–2; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2009–0934] 

The Effects of Mountaintop Mines and 

Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems of 

the Central Appalachian Coalfields and 

a Field-Based Aquatic Life Benchmark 

for Conductivity in Central 

Appalachian Streams 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period to August 13, 2010. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a second 

extension of the public comment period 

for two related draft documents: 

(1) ‘‘The Effects of Mountaintop Mines 

and Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems 

of the Central Appalachian Coalfields’’ 

(EPA/600/R–09/138A) and (2) ‘‘A Fieldbased Aquatic Life Benchmark for 

Conductivity in Central Appalachian 

Streams’’ (EPA/600/R–10/023A). We are 

specifically extending the comment 

period to give the public additional time 

to evaluate the data used to derive a 

benchmark for conductivity. The 

original Federal Register notice 

announcing the public comment period 

was published on April 12, 2010 (75 FR 

18499), and an extension of the public 

comment period was published on June 

1, 2010 (75 FR 30393). By following the 

link below, reviewers may download 

the initial data and EPA’s derivative 

data sets that were used to calculate the 

conductivity benchmark. These reports 

were developed by the National Center 

for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development as part of a set of actions 

taken by EPA to further clarify and 

strengthen environmental permitting 

requirements for Appalachian 

mountaintop removal and other surface 

coal mining projects, in coordination 

with federal and state regulatory 

agencies (http://www.epa.gov/owow/ 

wetlands/guidance/mining.html). 

Both documents will be reviewed by 

an independent Mountaintop Mining 

Advisory Panel convened by EPA’s 

Science Advisory Board (SAB). The 

SAB’s public meeting is scheduled for 

July 20–22, 2010, and was announced in 

the Federal Register on May 25, 2010 

(75 FR 29339). The public comment 

period described above and the SAB 

meeting follow separate processes and 

provide separate opportunities for all 

interested parties to comment on the 

document. EPA intends to forward to 

the SAB those comments received as of 

July 13, 2010 for consideration by the 

SAB Panel. Those comments received 

after July 13 will also be made available 

to the SAB review panel for their 

consideration as they complete their 

Panel report. When finalizing the draft 

documents, EPA will consider the 

comments from the SAB review as well 

as any significant public comments that 

it receives in accordance with this 

notice. 

EPA is releasing these draft 

documents for the purpose of predissemination peer review under 

applicable information quality 

guidelines. The documents have not 

been formally disseminated by EPA. 

They do not represent and should not be 

construed to represent a final Agency 

policy or determination; however, the 

documents reflect EPA’s best 

interpretation of the available science. 

The draft documents are available via 

the Internet on NCEA’s home page 

under the Recent Additions and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. 

DATES: The public comment period 

began on April 12, 2010 and ends on 

August 13, 2010. Technical comments 

should be in writing and must be 

received by EPA by August 13, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The draft reports, ‘‘The 

Effects of Mountaintop Mines and 

Valley Fills on Aquatic Ecosystems of 

the Central Appalachian Coalfields’’ and 

‘‘A Field-based Aquatic Life Benchmark 

for Conductivity in Central Appalachian 

Streams’’ are available primarily via the 

Internet on the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment’s home page 

under the Recent Additions and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of 

paper copies are available, contact the 

EPA; telephone: (703–347–8629); 

facsimile: (703–347–8691). If you are 

requesting a paper copy, please provide 

your name, your mailing address, and 

the document titles (1) ‘‘The Effects of 

Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on 

Aquatic Ecosystems of the Central 

Appalachian Coalfields’’ and (2) ‘‘A 

Field-based Aquatic Life Benchmark for 

Conductivity in Central Appalachian 

Streams.’’ 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically via www.regulations.gov, 

by mail, by facsimile, or by hand 

delivery/courier. Please follow the 

detailed instructions provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

Federal Register Notice (75 FR 30393). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on submitting comments to 

the docket, please contact the Office of 

Environmental Information Docket; 

telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 

202–566–1753; or e-mail: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov. For technical 

information, please leave a message at 

703–347–8629 or send e-mail to 

MTM-Cond@epa.gov. 

Dated: July 6, 2010. 

Rebecca Clark, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0505; FRL–9174–8] 

Oil and Natural Gas Sector—Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: EPA will be conducting 

public meetings to provide an 

opportunity for public involvement 

during EPA’s review of air regulations 

affecting the oil and natural gas 

industry. The review in progress covers 

oil and natural gas exploration and 

production, as well as natural gas 

processing, transmission, storage, and 

distribution. The primary purpose of 

these meetings is to establish a dialog 

among government, the affected 

industry, and other interested members 

of the public early in the rule 

development process, as well as to 

receive information that may be useful 

to EPA in its review. At these meetings, 

EPA will explain the regulatory process, 

provide a brief overview of its 

regulatory review, solicit information 

that may be useful to EPA in the review 

of these rules, and provide an 

opportunity for participants to ask 

questions and submit comments. These 

meetings will be open to the public. 

DATES: Meetings: There will be daytime 

and evening meetings to provide greater 

public access. The first pair of meetings 

will be held on August 2, 2010, from 12 

p.m. to 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 

in the Council Chamber of the Arlington 

Municipal Building, Arlington, Texas. 

The second pair of meetings will be 

held on August 3, 2010, from 12 p.m. to 

4 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., in the 

ballroom of the Holiday Inn Denver 

East-Stapleton, Denver, Colorado. 

Meetings may end earlier than the 

scheduled times based on participation. 

Participation: Although not required 

for attendance, we ask that anyone who 

plans to attend one or more of the 

meetings provide name, affiliation, and 

sessions attending to the meeting 

information contact listed under FOR

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10 days prior to the meeting. However, 

anyone who wishes to present 

comments at any of the meetings must 

notify the meeting information contact 

at least 10 days prior to the meeting to 

facilitate EPA in developing the agenda. 

We request that an electronic or hard 

copy of any prepared comments be 

provided to EPA at the time of the 

meeting. 

Special Accommodations: To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact the meeting information contact 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The August 2, 2010, 

meetings will be held at the Arlington 

Municipal Building, 101 W. Abram St., 

Arlington, Texas 76010. The August 3, 

2010, meetings will be held at the 

Holiday Inn Denver East-Stapleton, 

3333 Quebec St., Denver, Colorado 

80207. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the EPA Oil and Natural 

Gas Sector Program, contact: Mr. Bruce 

Moore, Sector Policies and Programs 

Division (E143–01), Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 109 

T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone 

number: (919) 541–5460; fax number: 

(919) 541–0246; e-mail address: 

moore.bruce@epa.gov. For meeting 

information, contact: Mr. Nick Parsons, 

Sector Policies and Programs Division 

(E143–01), Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander 

Dr., Research Triangle Park, North 

Carolina 27711; telephone number: 

(919) 541–5372; fax number: (919) 541– 

0246; e-mail address: 

parsons.nick@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

Does this action apply to me? 

EPA is in the process of reviewing air 

regulations affecting the oil and natural 

gas industry. This review may 

potentially affect any segment of the oil 

and natural gas industry, which 

includes, but is not limited to: Offshore 

drilling; onshore drilling; oil and 

natural gas production; natural gas 

processing; natural gas transmission; 

and natural gas distribution. You may 

be affected in some way by regulatory 

action following this review if you own, 

operate, work, or live near oil and 

natural gas operations in the segments 

listed above. 

Docket. EPA has established a docket 

for the above mentioned review process 

under Docket ID Number EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2010–0505. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either 

electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the EPA Docket Center, Public Reading 

Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number 

for the Public Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the Air Docket is (202) 566–1742. 

II. Background 

Under sections 111(b)(1)(B), 112(d)(6), 

and 112(f)(2) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA), EPA has a mandatory duty to 

take actions relative to the review/ 

revision of new source performance 

standards (NSPS) and national emission 

standards for hazardous air pollutants 

(NESHAP) within 8 years of the 

issuance of the standards. On January 

14, 2009, WildEarth Guardians and San 

Juan Citizens Alliance brought suit 

against EPA in the District Court for the 

District of Columbia, alleging that EPA 

failed to meet its obligations under 

sections 111(b)(1)(B), 112(d)(6), and 

112(f)(2) of the CAA with respect to the 

Oil and Natural Gas Production source 

category. On February 4, 2010, the Court 

entered a consent decree that resolves 

the claims in this lawsuit. The consent 

decree requires, among other things, 

that EPA sign by January 31, 2011, 

proposed standards and/or 

determinations not to issue standards 

pursuant to sections 111(b)(1)(B), 

112(d)(6), and 112(f)(2) of the CAA, and 

that EPA finalize its proposals by 

November 30, 2011. The consent decree 

authorizes EPA to sign by January 31, 

2011, a final determination not to 

review the NSPS pursuant to section 

111(b)(1)(B) of the CAA without issuing 

a proposal for such determination. 

EPA is in the process of taking actions 

under CAA sections 111 and 112 

relative to the review/revision of the 

following NSPS and NESHAP: The 

NSPS for Equipment Leaks of VOC from 

Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants 

(40 CFR part 60, subpart KKK); the 

NSPS for Onshore Natural Gas 

Processing: SO2 Emissions (40 CFR part 

60, subpart LLL); the NESHAP From Oil 

and Natural Gas Production Facilities 

(40 CFR part 63, subpart HH); and the 

NESHAP From Natural Gas 

Transmission and Storage Facilities (40 

CFR part 63, subpart HHH). As part of 

this process, EPA is holding public 

meetings in the Dallas, Texas, and 

Denver, Colorado, areas, both of which 

are in regions significantly affected by 

oil and natural gas production 

operations. The purpose of these 

meetings is to establish a dialog among 

government, the affected industry, and 

other interested members of the public, 

as well as to receive information that 

may be useful to EPA in its review of 

the NSPS and NESHAP identified 

above. Such information could include 

information regarding the nature of local 

oil and gas production operations, air 

emissions from oil and gas production 

operations, control technologies and/or 

practices that may minimize or 

otherwise address air emissions, and 

information on the public health, 

welfare, and other environmental 

impacts of air emissions from oil and 

gas production operations. At these 

meetings, EPA plans to provide a brief 

overview of the Agency’s review process 

for the NSPS and NESHAP identified 

above, including background 

information on these regulations. There 

will also be opportunities for questions 

and answers. In addition, any interested 

party from industry or the general 

public may present oral or written 

information to EPA at these meetings. 

Dated: July 7, 2010. 

Mary E. Henigin, 

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9175–1] 

RIN 2040–AD94 

Drinking Water Strategy Contaminants 

as Group(s)—Notice of Web Dialogue 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On March 22, 2010, 

Administrator Lisa P. Jackson 

announced the Drinking Water Strategy, 

a new vision to expand public health 

protection for drinking water by going 

beyond the traditional framework. The 

Drinking Water Strategy includes the 

following four principles: Addressing 

some contaminants as group(s) rather 

than one at a time so that enhancement 

of drinking water protection can be 

achieved cost-effectively; fostering 

development of new drinking water 

technologies to address health risks 

posed by a broad array of contaminants; 

using the authority of multiple statutes 

to help protect drinking water; and 


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