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SWMP, including an electronic version 

of the information. This shall be also 

submitted to the address specified 

above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

permit may be obtained between the 

hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding 

holidays, from: Sergio Bosques, 

Caribbean Environmental Protection 

Division, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 2, Centro Europa 

Building, Suite 417, 1492 Ponce de Leon 

Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907–

4127; telephone: 787–977–5838; e-mail: 

bosques.sergio@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Statutory and Regulatory History 

Section 405 of the Water Quality Act 

of 1987 (WQA) added section 402(p) of 

the Clean Water Act (CWA), which 

directed EPA to develop a phased 

approach to regulate storm water 

discharges under the NPDES program. 

EPA published a final regulation on the 

second phase of this program on 

December 9, 1999, in the Federal 

Register, establishing permit application 

requirements for ‘‘storm water 

discharges associated with municipal 

separate storm sewer systems in 

urbanized areas’’. 

EPA believes that this Phase 2 rule 

provides consistency in terms of 

program coverage and requirements for 

existing and newly designated sources. 

For example, the rule includes most of 

the municipal donut holes, those MS4s 

located in incorporated places, 

townships or towns with a population 

under 100,000 that are within Phase I 

counties. These MS4s were not 

addressed by the NPDES storm water 

program until the Phase 2 rule while 

MS4s in the surrounding county are 

addressed. In addition, the minimum 

control measures required in the Phase 

2 rule for regulated small MS4s are very 

similar to a number of the permit 

requirements for medium and large 

MS4s under the storm water program. 

Following the Phase 2 rule, permit 

requirements for all regulated MS4s will 

require implementation of BMPs. 

Organization of Today’s Permit 

Today’s permit covers storm water 

discharges from a wide variety of 

conveyances and/or systems within 

urbanized areas in Puerto Rico. Because 

the conditions which affect the presence 

of pollutants in storm water discharges 

vary among urbanized areas and 

watersheds, today’s general permit 

provides broad discretion to the 

permittee to develop and implement a 

storm water management program and 

meet permit conditions. EPA believes 

that the flexibility provided in today’s 

general permit facilitates watershed 

planning and compliance. Today’s 

permit requires storm sewer system 

map, regulatory mechanism to prevent 

illicit discharges, plan to detect and 

address non-storm water discharges, 

education and measurable goals. 

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 

EPA has reviewed the requirements 

imposed on regulated facilities resulting 

from the final construction general 

permit under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. The 

information collection requirements of 

this proposed permit are similar to other 

Regional general permits which were 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., and assigned 

OMB control numbers. However, 

information collection requirements of 

this proposed small municipal separate 

storm sewer system general permit will 

be submitted to OMB for review and 

approval and will be published in a 

Federal Register notice. 

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. The permit issued today, 

however, is not a ‘‘rule’’ subject to the 

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

therefore not subject to the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

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 

State and local governments and the 

private sector. The permit issued today, 

however, is not a ‘‘rule’’ subject to the 

RFA and is therefore not subject to the 

requirements of UMRA. 

Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 

et seq. 

Dated: September 21, 2006. 

Carl-Axel P. Soderberg, 

Director, Caribbean Environmental Protection 

Division, Region 2. 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

DATE & TIME: Thursday, November 9, 

2006 at 10 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor). 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Correction and Approval of Minutes. 

Advisory Opinion 2006–30: ActBlue, 

by Jonathan Zucker, Senior Strategist 

and Counsel. 

Management and Administrative 

Matters. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Mr. Robert Biersack, Press Officer. 

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; 

Announcing an Open Meeting of the 

Board of Directors 

TIME AND DATE: The open meeting of the 

Board of Directors is scheduled to begin 

at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 

2006. 

PLACE: Board Room, First Floor, Federal 

Housing Finance Board, 1625 Eye 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006. 

STATUS: The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE OPEN

PORTION: Federal Home Loan Bank of 

Chicago Request to Redeem Excess 

Stock. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Shelia Willis, Paralegal Specialist, 

Office of General Counsel, at 202–408–

2876 or williss@fhfb.gov. 

Dated: November 8, 2006. 

By the Federal Housing Finance Board. 

John P. Kennedy, 

General Counsel. 

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