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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Newton Tedder, Stormwater and 

Construction Permits Section OEP 06–4, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 5 

Post Office Square—Suite 100, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02109–3912; 617–918– 

1038; tedder.newton@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

General Information 

EPA is reissuing three final NPDES 

permits for discharges of stormwater 

from small MS4s to certain waters 

within the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts. The three general 

permits are: 

MAR041000—Traditional cities and 

towns 

MAR042000—Non-traditional state, 

federal, county, and other publicly 

owned MS4s 

MAR043000—Non-traditional 

transportation MS4s 

While these are technically distinct 

permits, for convenience they have been 

grouped into a single document and this 

document refers to the ‘‘permit’’ in the 

singular. The final general permit, 

appendices and attachments, as well as 

response to comments on the draft 

permit and supplemental fact sheet 

information are available at http://

www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/

stormwater/MS4_MA.html. 

The conditions in the general permit 

are established pursuant to Clean Water 

Act (CWA) section 402(p)(3)(iii) to 

ensure that pollutant discharges from 

small MS4s are reduced to the 

Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP), 

protect water quality, and satisfy the 

appropriate requirements of the CWA. 

Further information on the requirements 

of the permit related to MEP and water 

quality may be found in EPA’s Response 

to Comments document on the above 

Web site. 

EPA issued a final general permit to 

address stormwater discharges from 

small MS4s in Massachusetts and New 

Hampshire on May 1, 2003. The 2003 

general permit required small MS4 

operators to develop and implement a 

Stormwater Management Program 

(SWMP) designed to control pollutants 

to the maximum extent practicable and 

protect water quality. This final general 

permit for Massachusetts MS4s builds 

on the requirements of the 2003 general 

permit. During 2010, EPA drafted two 

separate Small MS4 general permits to 

replace the 2003 Small MS4 permit for 

eligible operators located in 

Massachusetts; one for operators located 

in the North Coastal watershed and the 

other for those located in the Interstate, 

Merrimack and South Coastal 

watersheds. Based on comments and 

information gathered while developing 

responses, EPA modified the initial 

draft general permits and issued a draft 

permit covering all eligible operators in 

Massachusetts pursuant to 40 CFR 

124.6. EPA took public comments on 

this draft permit from September 30, 

2014 to February 27, 2015. EPA received 

over 150 unique written letters and oral 

comments on the draft permit. 

Concurrent with the release of the final 

permit and supplemental materials EPA 

will make available a Response to 

Comments received on the draft permit. 

The Response to Comments will be 

available on the EPA Web site listed 

above. Changes to the permit resulting 

from public comments include, but are 

not limited to: Reduction of certain 

reporting requirements and metrics, 

reorganization of certain requirements 

for clarity, and extension of deadlines 

for certain required tasks and reports 

within the permit. 

Obtaining Authorization 

In order for a small MS4 operator to 

obtain authorization to discharge, it 

must submit a complete and accurate 

NOI containing the information in 

Appendix E of the general permit. The 

NOI must be submitted on or before 

September 29, 2017 (90 days from the 

effective date of the final permit). A 

small MS4 operator must meet the 

eligibility requirements of the general 

permit found in Part 1.2 and Part 1.9 

prior to submission of its NOI. A small 

MS4 operator will be authorized to 

discharge under the permit upon receipt 

of written notice from EPA following a 

public notice of the submitted NOI. EPA 

will authorize the discharge, request 

additional information, or require the 

small MS4 to apply for an alternative 

permit or an individual permit. NOIs 

may be submitted electronically to EPA 

at stormwater.reports@epa.gov or sent 

via regular or overnight mail to: United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, Stormwater and Construction 

Permits Section OEP 06–1, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, Boston, 

Massachusetts 02109–3912. A copy of 

the NOI shall also be sent to MassDEP 

at the following address: Massachusetts 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, One Winter Street—5th 

Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 

ATTN: Frederick Civian, Stormwater 

Coordinator. 

Other Legal Requirements 

In accordance with the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA), EPA has updated the 

provisions and necessary actions and 

documentation related to potential 

impacts to endangered species from 

discharges and related actions under the 

Massachusetts small MS4 general 

permit. EPA has obtained concurrence 

from the appropriate federal services 

(U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 

National Marine Fisheries Service) 

regarding the requirements of this 

general permit. 

In accordance with the National 

Historic Preservation Act, EPA has 

established provisions and 

documentation requirements for 

operators seeking coverage under the 

Massachusetts small MS4 general 

permit to ensure that discharges or 

actions taken under this permit will not 

adversely affect historic properties and 

places. 

Authority: This action is being taken 

under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 

et seq. 

Dated: April 4, 2016. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, Region 1. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0335; FRL–9944–91– 

OW] 

Extension of Public Comment Period 

for the Draft EPA–USGS Technical 

Report: Protecting Aquatic Life From 

Effects of Hydrologic Alteration 

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 technical report: 

Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of 

Hydrologic Alteration. In response to 

stakeholder requests, the comment 

period will be extended for an 

additional 45 days, from May 3, 2016 to 

June 17, 2016. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 17, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2015–0335, 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 


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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/commentingepa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Eignor, Health and Ecological 

Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail 

Code 4304T), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 566–1143; email address: 

eignor.diana@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

1, 2016 (81 FR 10620), EPA and United 

States Geological Survey (USGS) 

announced the availability of the draft 

technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life 

from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration, 

and opened a 60-day public review and 

comment period to solicit additional 

scientific views, data, and information 

regarding the science and technical 

approach used in the derivation of the 

draft technical document. 

The original deadline to submit 

comments was May 2, 2016. This action 

extends the comment period for 45 

days. Written comments must now be 

received by June 17, 2016. The draft 

report and other supporting materials 

may also be viewed and downloaded 

from EPA’s Web site at https://

www.epa.gov/wqc/aquatic-life-ambientwater-quality-criteria#draft. 

Dated: April 6, 2016. 

Joel Beauvais, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2016–08491 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0234; FRL–9939–82] 

Orientation Session for the Chemical 

Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: There will be a half-day 

orientation meeting of the new 

Chemical Safety Advisory Committee 

(CSAC). At this meeting, entitled 

‘‘Orientation Session of the Chemical 

Safety Advisory Committee (CSAC),’’ 

the CSAC will consider and review 

background information on the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA), the 

TSCA Work Plan Chemical Program, 

and aspects of TSCA risk assessment 

approaches. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 

11, 2016, from approximately 1:00 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. (EST). This is an open 

public meeting that will be conducted 

over the Internet using Adobe Connect. 

Registration is required to attend this 

meeting. Please visit: http:// 

www.epa.gov/csac to register. 

Comments. The Agency encourages 

written comments to be submitted on or 

before April 26, 2016, and requests for 

oral comments be submitted on or 

before May 4, 2016. Written comments 

may be submitted until noon on May 10, 

2016; however, anyone submitting 

written comments after April 26, 2016, 

should contact the Designated Federal 

Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. For additional 

instructions, see Unit I.C. under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Webcast. 

Please refer to the following Web site for 

information on how to access the 

meeting webcast: http://www.epa.gov/ 

csac. 

Special accommodations. For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, and to 

request accommodation of a disability, 

please contact the DFO listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 

10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA 

time to process your request. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting: This meeting will 

be webcast. Please refer to the following 

Web site for information on how to 

access the webcast: http://www.epa.gov/ 

csac. 

Comments. Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0234, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not electronically submit 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPPT Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC) (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Requests to present oral comments, 

and requests for special 

accommodations. Submit requests for 

special accommodations, or requests to 

present oral comments to the DFO listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Lynn, Ph.D., DFO, Office of 

Science Coordination and Policy 

(7201M), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–2631; email address: 

lynn.scott@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to those involved in the 

manufacture, processing, distribution, 

disposal, and/or the assessment of risks 

involving chemical substances and 

mixtures. Since other entities may also 

be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. If your 

comments contain any information that 

you consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected, please contact the DFO listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT to obtain special instructions 

before submitting your comments. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

comments.html. 

C. How may I participate in this 

meeting? 

You may participate in this meeting 

by following the instructions in this 

unit. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

it is imperative that you identify docket 

ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0234 

in the subject line on the first page of 

your request. 

1. Written comments. The Agency 

encourages written comments be 

submitted, using the instructions in 

ADDRESSES and Unit I.B., on or before 


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