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programs and projects that complement 

existing environmental program grants, 

including interagency agreements. The 

conference report’s language clarifies 

that these funds will allow states and 

tribes to have the necessary flexibility to 

direct resources for the implementation 

of high priority activities, including the 

processing of permits, which 

complement programs under 

established environmental statutes. 

The multi-purpose categorical grant 

program is funded under EPA’s STAG 

appropriations account and, therefore, is 

eligible for inclusion in PPGs. This 

notice is made pursuant to 40 CFR 

35.133(b), to inform entities eligible to 

receive PPGs that the program listed 

above may be included in a PPG subject 

to any limitations herein defined. 

Hereafter, multi-purpose grants are 

eligible for inclusion in PPGs and may 

be included in a PPG at the request of 

the appropriate official of an eligible 

entity, subject to EPA’s regulations at 2 

CFR part 200 and 2 CFR part 1500 and 

40 CFR 35.001–35.138 and 35.500– 

35.538. The authority to issue this 

Federal Register notice has been 

delegated to the Deputy Associate 

Administrator for Intergovernmental 

Relations. 

Dated: April 11, 2016. 

Mark W. Rupp, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Intergovernmental Relations. 

[FR Doc. 2016–08798 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9026–5] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements (EISs) 

Filed 04/04/2016 Through 04/08/2016 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: https://

cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/

action/eis/search. 

EIS No. 20160076, Final, BLM, WY, 

Continental Divide Creston Natural 

Gas Development Project, Review 

Period Ends: 05/16/2016, Contact: 

Jennifer Fleuret 307–775–6329. 

EIS No. 20160077, Draft, BLM, UT, 

Enefit Utility Corridor Project, 

Comment Period Ends: 06/07/2016, 

Contact: Stephanie Howard 435–781– 

4469. 

EIS No. 20160078, Draft, USFWS, MN, 

Midwest Wind Energy Multi-Species 

Habitat Conservation Plan, Comment 

Period Ends: 07/14/2016, Contact: 

Rick Amidon 612–713–5164. 

EIS No. 20160079, Final, BLM, OR, 

Western Oregon Resource 

Management Plan, Review Period 

Ends: 05/16/2016, Contact: Mark 

Brown 503–808–6233. 

Dated: April 12, 2016. 

Dawn Roberts, 

Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance 

Division, Office of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2016–08786 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R05–OW–2016; FRL–9945–18–Region 

5] 

Change in Public Notice Procedures 

for EPA Region 5’s Proposed 

Establishment of TMDLs and Proposed 

Impaired Waters Listings Under 

Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of change in public 

notice procedures. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Region 5 is announcing a 

change to its procedures for issuing 

public notices seeking comment when 

the Region proposes to list impaired 

waters after disapproving or partially 

disapproving a state’s list of impaired 

waters (303(d) list) under Clean Water 

Act (CWA) Section 303(d), or the Region 

proposes to establish a total maximum 

daily load (TMDL) under CWA Section 

303(d). For any future proposed action 

to include waters on a state’s 303(d) list 

or establish a TMDL, EPA Region 5 will 

provide public notice on the 303(d)/

TMDL Program Web page (http://

www.epa.gov/tmdl/impaired-watersand-tmdls-region-5) rather than by 

publication in the Federal Register. 

DATES: This change in procedures will 

be effective on April 15, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vilma Rivera-Carrero at (312) 886–7795 

or by email at rivera-carrero.vilma@

epa.gov; or Donna Keclik at (312) 886– 

6766 or by email at keclik.donna@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces a change in 

procedures by which EPA Region 5 

issues public notices seeking comment 

under 40 CFR 130.7(d)(2) for its 

proposed listing of impaired waters 

where the Region disapproves a state’s 

303(d) list, or proposes to establish 

TMDLs. 

Under Section 303(d)(1)(A) of the 

CWA, each state is required to identify 

and prioritize the waters within its 

boundaries for which technology-based 

effluent limitations and other required 

controls are not stringent enough to 

achieve the applicable water quality 

standards. See also 40 CFR 130.7(b)(1). 

Each state must submit biennially a 

303(d) list to the EPA Regional 

Administrator for review and approval. 

See 40 CFR 130.7(d)(1). Within 30 days 

of a state’s submission, EPA must 

approve or disapprove the state’s list. If 

EPA disapproves the state’s 303(d) list, 

it must identify the impaired waters that 

should be listed within 30 days from the 

date of disapproval. EPA regulations 

provide that the Regional Administrator 

must promptly issue a public notice 

seeking comment on EPA’s listing 

decision. After considering public 

comment and making appropriate 

revisions, the Region is required to 

transmit the list to the state. See 40 CFR 

130.7(d)(2). 

Under Section 303(d)(1)(C) of the 

CWA, each state is required to establish 

TMDLs for 303(d) listed waters. See also 

40 CFR 130.7(c)(1). After a state 

develops a TMDL, the state must submit 

the TMDL to EPA for review and 

approval. See 40 CFR 130.7(d)(1). 

Within 30 days of a state’s submission, 

EPA must approve or disapprove the 

state’s TMDL. If EPA disapproves the 

state’s TMDL, it must establish the 

TMDL within 30 days from the date of 

disapproval. EPA may also establish 

TMDLs in certain circumstances where 

the State has not previously submitted 

a TMDL for review. EPA regulations 

provide that the Regional Administrator 

must promptly issue a public notice 

seeking comment on EPA’s TMDL. After 

considering public comment and 

making appropriate revisions, the 

Region is required to transmit the TMDL 

to the state. See 40 CFR 130.7(d)(2). 

In the past, EPA Region 5 has issued 

public notices through publication in 

the Federal Register. In light of EPA’s 

quest for improvements in efficiency, 

EPA Region 5 intends to notify the 

public of listing and TMDL actions 

under 40 CFR 130.7(d)(2) by placing 

notices directly on the Regional Internet 

Page rather than by publication in the 

Federal Register. The Region believes 

that placing the notices on the 303(d)/ 

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