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framework for evaluating the specific 

circumstances of overflows from a 

municipal sanitary sewer collection 

system that result in a discharge to 

waters of the U.S. and consideration of 

those circumstances to excuse those 

discharges, either through the exercise 

of enforcement discretion or through 

establishment of an affirmative defense. 

The Agency requests input on the 

appropriate criteria that should be used 

in such a provision. 

5. How should EPA address peak flows 

at POTW treatment plants? 

The Agency is considering the 

direction to take to resolve several long 

standing issues that are the subject of 

the December 22, 2005 draft Peak Flows 

Policy. This draft Policy attempted to 

clarify EPA’s interpretation that the 

existing ‘‘bypass’’ provision of the 

NPDES regulations applies to peak wet 

weather diversions at POTW treatment 

plants that are recombined with the 

flows from the secondary treatment 

units prior to discharge. The Agency is 

considering whether to embrace the 

approach explained in the draft Policy 

and/or to propose to address these 

issues in any SSO rulemaking. 

Addressing the issues in the context of 

possible SSO rulemaking would allow 

for a holistic and integrated approach to 

reducing SSOs while at the same time 

addressing peak flows at the POTW 

treatment plant. In addition, EPA would 

like to receive public input on the 

limited number of cases where 

infrequent discharges from wet weather 

treatment facilities located in sanitary 

sewer collection systems have been 

authorized or approved and issued a 

permit by an NPDES authority. The 

Agency would like to receive feedback 

from the public on the need for 

requirements for these facilities and any 

technologies that are utilized in the 

sanitary sewer system to treat 

discharges. 

6. What are the costs and benefits of 

CMOM programs and asset management 

of sanitary sewers? 

EPA is soliciting input from the 

general public concerning the impact of 

the proposed rule in terms of costs on 

covered entities and benefits of 

proposed rule requirements. 

Specifically, EPA is seeking information 

on asset management approaches, 

integrated utility planning, or other 

mechanisms that are used to ensure the 

sustainability and cost effectiveness of 

investments and enhance public health 

and environmental benefits. The Agency 

is seeking input on the potential 

incorporation of these techniques or 

others that are similar in any proposed 

modifications to the NPDES regulations. 

In addition, examples of other 

information that is needed from the 

public include: the number of 

municipalities currently implementing 

CMOM and the components of their 

CMOM programs; information on costs 

incurred by basement backups as well 

as the frequency that they occur; and the 

number and location of municipal 

satellite systems and the cost 

effectiveness of extending permitting 

requirements to them. 

7. Are there other considerations? 

EPA requests input on other 

considerations, such as environmental 

justice issues associated with this 

Notice. In particular, EPA requests input 

on environmental justice considerations 

associated with establishing 

requirements for municipal satellite 

collection systems. 

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

et seq. 

Dated: May 26, 2010. 

Peter S. Silva, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13098 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0747; FRL–9156–6] 

RIN 2040–AE90 

National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations; Announcement of the 

Results of EPA’s Review of Existing 

Drinking Water Standards and Request 

for Public Comment and/or Information 

on Related Issues; Extension of the 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is extending by 30 days 

the public comment period for the 

National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations; Announcement of the 

Results of EPA’s Review of Existing 

Drinking Water Standards and Request 

for Public Comment and/or Information 

on Related Issues, which was published 

in the Federal Register on March 29, 

2010. The purpose of that notice was to 

invite commenters to submit any new, 

relevant peer-reviewed data or 

information pertaining to the four 

NPDWRs identified in that action as 

candidates for revision (i.e. acrylamide, 

epichlorohydrin, tetrechloroethylene 

and trichloroethylene). This information 

will inform EPA’s evaluation as the 

Agency moves forward with the 

regulatory revisions for these four 

NPDWRs. This extended comment 

period will afford greater opportunity to 

all interested parties to review and 

submit comments on the notice. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 1, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2008–0747, by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC) EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2008– 

0747. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

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encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Wirth, Office of Ground Water 

and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk 

Management Division, at (202) 564– 

5246 or e-mail wirth.karen@epa.gov. For 

general information contact the EPA 

Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 

426–4791 or e-mail: hotlinesdwa@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

comment period for the Announcement 

of the Results of EPA’s Review of 

Existing Drinking Water Standards and 

Request for Public Comment and/or 

Information on Related Issues (Six-Year 

Review 2) now ends July 1, 2010. This 

is an extension of 30 days beyond the 

comment period established in the 

Federal Register on March 29, 2010. 

Anyone seeking to submit comments 

must follow the procedures specified in 

section I.C of the announcement as 

published in the Federal Register (75 

FR 15500, March 29, 2010). 

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 

requires the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

to conduct a periodic review of existing 

National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations (NPDWRs) and determine 

which, if any, need to be revised. The 

purpose of the review, called the SixYear Review, is to identify those 

NPDWRs for which current health 

effects assessments, changes in 

technology, and/or other factors provide 

a health or technical basis to support a 

regulatory revision that will improve or 

strengthen public health protection. 

EPA has completed its detailed review 

of 71 NPDWRs and at this time believes 

that four NPDWRs are candidates for 

regulatory revision. These four NPDWRs 

are acrylamide, epichlorohydrin, 

tetrachloroethylene, and 

trichloroethylene. EPA requests public 

comment and/or relevant information 

that will assist the Agency as we move 

forward with regulatory action to revise 

these four NPDWRs. In addition to the 

71 NPDWRs discussed in detail in 

today’s action, this review also includes 

14 other NPDWRs that need no detailed 

review because of recent or ongoing 

revision actions. See the results as 

published in Federal Register (75 FR 

15500, March 29, 2010). 

Dated: May 24, 2010. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12915 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9157–1] 

National Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council; Notification of 

Public Teleconference and Public 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notification of Public 

Teleconference Meeting and Public 

Comment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 

Law 92–463, the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) hereby 

provides notice that the National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council 

(NEJAC) will host a public 

teleconference meeting on Tuesday, 

June 15, 2010, starting at 1 p.m. Eastern 

Time. The primary purpose of the 

teleconference meeting is to discuss 

EPA’s activities related to the Gulf of 

Mexico oil spill, including cleanup and 

recovery actions, and the impacts of the 

spill on coastal environmental justice 

communities. There will be a public 

comment period from 2:30 p.m. to 4 

p.m. Eastern Time. Members of the 

public are invited to provide comments 

relevant to the topic of this 

teleconference meeting. Specifically, the 

NEJAC is seeking input about: (1) The 

scope of disaster preparedness efforts 

within communities, (2) how should 

EPA engage other Federal, State, Tribal, 

and local governments to ensure that 

coastal planning and protection efforts 

are a high priority, and (3) how should 

EPA engage communities around the 

environmental cleanup and recovery 

actions. 

Registration 

Registration is required. A finite 

number of telephone lines will be 

reserved for the call. Full capacity is 

anticipated, so you are highly 

encouraged to register early by: 

• E-mail: Send an e-mail to 

NEJACJune2010meeting@Always

PursuingExcellence.com with ‘‘Register 

for the June NEJAC Teleconference’’ in 

the subject line. Please provide your 

name, organization, address, e-mail and 

telephone number for future follow-up 

as necessary. 

• Phone or Fax: Send a fax (please 

print), or leave a voice message, with 

your name, organization, address, e-mail 

and telephone number to 877–773– 

1489. 

Registration will close Friday, June 

11, 2010 at Noon Eastern Time. For 

additional information about registering 

to attend the meeting or to provide 

public comment, please see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The NEJAC teleconference 

meeting on June 15, 2010 will begin 

promptly at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

APEX Direct Inc., by phone or fax at 

877–773–1489, or by e-mail at 

NEJACJune2010meeting@

AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com. Please 

provide your name, organization, and 

telephone number for follow-up as 

necessary. Non-English speaking 

attendees wishing to arrange for a 

foreign language interpreter also may 

make appropriate arrangements using 

these numbers. 

Questions or correspondence 

concerning the teleconference meeting 

should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

(MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by 

telephone at (202) 564–1044, via e-mail 

at Bell.Aaron@epa.gov; or by fax at (202) 

564–1624. Additional information about 

this meeting and the NEJAC is available 

at the Internet Web site: http:// 

www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/

nejac/meetings.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Charter of the NEJAC states that the 

advisory committee shall provide 

independent advice to the 

Administrator on areas that may 

include, among other things, ‘‘advice 

about broad, cross-cutting issues related 

to environmental justice, including 

environment-related strategic, scientific, 

technological, regulatory and economic 

issues related to environmental justice. 

The June 15, 2010, teleconference 

meeting shall be used to discuss and 

receive comment about EPA activities 

related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, 

including cleanup and recovery actions, 

and the impacts of the spill on 

environmental justice communities 

along the Gulf Coast. 

A. Public Comment: The NEJAC 

conducts public comment as a way of 

gathering stakeholder input which 

serves to inform the deliberations of the 

Council. Members of the public who 

wish to provide public comment must 

pre-register and sign up for comment by 

Noon Eastern Time Friday, June 11, 

2010. Individuals or groups making 

remarks during the public comment 

period will be limited to a total time of 

five minutes each. Only one 

representative of a community, 

organization, or group will be allowed 

to speak. Written comments also may be 

submitted for the record. The suggested 

format for individuals providing public 

comments is as follows: Name of 


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