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which EPA has published section 304(a) 

criteria. They can: 

(1) Establish numerical values based 

on recommended section 304(a) criteria; 

(2) Adopt section 304(a) criteria 

modified to reflect site-specific 

conditions; 

(3) Adopt criteria derived using other 

scientifically defensible methods; or 

(4) Establish narrative criteria where 

numeric criteria cannot be established 

or to supplement numerical criteria (40 

CFR 131.11(b)). 

EPA’s regulation at 40 CFR 131.20(a) 

states that if a state does not adopt new 

or revised criteria parameters for which 

EPA has published new or updated 

recommendations, then the state shall 

provide an explanation when it submits 

the results of its triennial review to the 

Regional Administrator consistent with 

CWA section 303(c)(1). The 

recommendations in the draft cadmium 

criteria document may change based on 

scientific views shared in response to 

this notice. Upon finalization, the 

updated cadmium criteria would 

supersede EPA’s previous 304(a) criteria 

for cadmium. Consistent with 40 CFR 

131.21, new or revised water quality 

criteria adopted into law or regulation 

by states and authorized tribes on or 

after May 30, 2 000 are applicable water 

quality standards for CWA purposes 

only after EPA approval. 

VI. Solicitation of Scientific Views 

EPA is soliciting additional scientific 

views, data, and information regarding 

the science and technical approach used 

by the Agency in the derivation of this 

draft criteria for cadmium. The Agency 

is also interested in obtaining 

information regarding new toxicity tests 

on Hyalella azteca (amphipod); latent 

acute effects of cadmium following 

short exposures; and new estuarine 

marine chronic toxicity tests. 

VII. Additional Information 

EPA conducted a contractor-led and 

independent external peer review of the 

draft Aquatic Life Ambient Water 

Quality Criteria for Cadmium document 

in October 2015. EPA will make the 

external peer review comments and 

Agency responses to these comments 

available in the docket with the revised 

draft cadmium criteria document at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: November 24, 2015. 

Joel Beauvais, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office 

of Water. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0667; FRL–9939–56– 

OW] 

Extension of Public Comment Period 

for the National Wetland Condition 

Assessment 2011 Draft Report 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is extending the comment 

period for the draft report on the 

National Wetland Condition Assessment 

(NWCA 2011). In response to 

stakeholder requests, the comment 

period will be extended for an 

additional 30 days, from December 7, 

2015 until January 6, 2016. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 6, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2015–0667, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish 

any comment received to its public 

docket. Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. EPA will generally not consider 

comments or comment contents located 

outside of the primary submission (i.e., 

on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 

system). For additional submission 

methods, the full EPA public comment 

policy, information about CBI or 

multimedia submissions, and general 

guidance on making effective 

comments, please visit http://www2.

epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregg Serenbetz, Wetlands Division, 

Office of Water (4502T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–566–1253; 

email address: serenbetz.gregg@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 5, 2015, EPA announced the 

availability of the draft report, National 

Wetland Condition Assessment 2011: A 

Collaborative Survey of the Nation’s 

Wetlands, and opened a 30-day public 

review and comment period to seek 

comment on the information contained 

in the draft report, the reasonableness of 

the conclusions, and the clarity with 

which the information is presented. 

The original deadline to submit 

comments on the draft report was 

December 7, 2015. This action extends 

the comment period for 30 days. Written 

comments must now be received by 

January 6, 2016. The draft report and 

other supporting materials may also be 

viewed and downloaded from EPA’s 

Web site at http://www2.epa.gov/

national-aquatic-resource-surveys/

national-wetland-condition-assessment. 

Dated: November 24, 2015. 

Benita Best-Wong, 

Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and 

Watersheds. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9939–40–OAR] 

Stratospheric Protection Division; 

Teleconference on the Clean Air Act 

Section 608 Technician Certification 

Program Test Bank 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Section 608 

Technician Certification Program Test 

Bank teleconference. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Stratospheric Protection Division 

will hold a public teleconference on 

December 9, 2015 on the Section 608 

Technician Certification Test Bank. The 

teleconference will be an opportunity 

for stakeholders and members of the 

public to provide feedback on updating 

Test Bank questions. For further 

information regarding the 

teleconference, please contact Robert 

Burchard at the number and email 

below. 

DATES: The Stratospheric Protection 

Division will hold a public 

teleconference on December 9, 2015 

from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Under the authority of 

Section 608 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

of 1990, as amended, the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) established a 

technician certification program for 

persons (‘‘technicians’’) who perform 

maintenance, service, repair, or disposal 

activities on appliances (with some 

enumerated exceptions) that could be 


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