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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - 40 CFR Part 35
          - [EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0765; FRL7-8288-1]

# AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

# ACTION:

Proposed Rulemaking; Reopening of the public comment period.

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# SUMMARY:

On Thursday, January 4, 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule entitled “NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula.” Written comments on the proposed rulemaking were required to be submitted to EPA on or before March 5, 2007, (a 60-day public comment period).  EPA has received several requests for additional time to submit comments on the proposed rule.  Therefore, the public comment period is being reopened for an additional 60-day comment period.

# DATES:

Comments must be received on or before May 14, 2007.

# ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0765 by one of the following methods:
      -  http://www.regulations.gov:                          Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.                    
      -  E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov                          Attention Docket ID No. OW-2006-0765.                     
      -  Mail : Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20460.                    
      -  Hand Delivery:                          EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. OW-2006-0765.  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-2006-0765.  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 www.regulations.gov or e-mail.  The                         *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                         *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 special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at                         *http://www.epa.gov/​epahome/​dockets.htm.*

*Docket:*                         All documents in the docket are listed in the                         *www.regulations.gov*                         index.  Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.  Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.  Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in                         *http://www.regulations.gov*                         or in hard copy at the Water Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 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 Water Docket is (202) 566-2426.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Lena Ferris, Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management, 4201M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC  20460; telephone number:  (202) 564-8831; fax number:  (202) 501-2399; e-mail address:                         *ferris.lena@epa.gov*.                    

Dated:  March 9, 2007.

James A. Hanlon,

Director, Office of Wastewater Management.

 [FR Doc. E7-4777 Filed 3-14-07; 8:45 am]

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