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jobs; and (3) determine whether LQGs 

have developed adequate procedures to 

respond to unplanned sudden or nonsudden releases of hazardous waste or 

hazardous constituents to air, soil, or 

surface water. This information is also 

needed to help EPA determine whether 

tank systems are operated in a manner 

that is fully protective of human health 

and the environment and to ensure that 

releases to the environment are 

managed quickly and efficiently. 

Additionally, this information 

contributes to EPA’s goal of preventing 

contamination of the environment from 

hazardous waste accumulation 

practices, including contamination from 

equipment leaks and process vents. 

Export information is needed to ensure 

that: (1) Foreign governments consent to 

U.S. exported wastes; (2) exported waste 

is actually managed at facilities listed in 

the original notifications; and (3) 

documents are available for compliance 

audits and enforcement actions. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action are 

private business or other for-profit. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

mandatory (40 CFR Part 262 and 265). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

90,675. 

Frequency of response: Occasionally 

and biennially. 

Total estimated burden: 275,842 

Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $15,046,505, 

which includes $14,991,809 annualized 

labor costs and $54,696 annualized 

capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in Estimates: The burden 

hours are likely to stay substantially the 

same. 

Dated: May 2, 2014. 

Barnes Johnson, 

Director, Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery. 

[FR Doc. 2014–13625 Filed 6–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9909–32–Region 2] 

Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES 

General Permit for Small Municipal 

Separate Storm Sewer Systems in the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and 

Federal Facilities Within the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Draft NPDES General 

Permit. 

SUMMARY: The Director of the Caribbean 

Environmental Protection Division 

(CEPD), Environmental Protection 

Agency—Region 2 (EPA), is issuing this 

Notice of a Draft National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 

general permit, PRR040000/PRR04000F, 

for discharges from small municipal 

separate storm sewer systems (small 

MS4) from urbanized areas within the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to waters 

of the United States. This draft NPDES 

general permit establishes Notice of 

Intent (NOI) requirements, standards, 

prohibitions and management practices 

for discharges of storm water from small 

MS4s urbanized areas. A prior Notice of 

Availability of a draft general permit 

was issued by EPA in November 2005. 

EPA has substantially modified the draft 

general permit and is issuing a new 

draft general permit pursuant to 40 CFR 

part 124. 

DATES: Public comments must be 

received on or before August 11, 2014. 

Within the comment period, interested 

persons may request a public hearing 

pursuant to 40 CFR part 124 concerning 

the proposed permit. Requests for a 

public hearing must be sent or delivered 

in writing to the same address as 

provided below for public comments 

prior to the close of the comment 

period. Requests for a public hearing 

must state the nature of the issues 

proposed to be raised in the hearing. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR part 124, EPA shall 

hold a public hearing if it finds, on the 

basis of requests, a significant degree of 

public interest in a public hearing on 

the proposed permit. If EPA decides to 

hold a public hearing, a public notice of 

the date, time and place of the hearing 

will be made at least 30 days prior to the 

hearing. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by 

one of the following methods: 

1. Mail: Multimedia Permits and 

Compliance Branch, US EPA Region 2, 

City View Plaza II, Suite 7000, 48 Road 

165 Km 1.2, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 

00968–8069. 

2. Email: Bosques.Sergio@epa.gov. 

The draft permit is based on an 

administrative record available for 

public review at EPA—Region 2, 

Caribbean Environmental Protection 

Division, City View Plaza II, Suite 7000, 

48 Road 165 Km 1.2, Guaynabo, Puerto 

Rico 00968–8069. A reasonable fee may 

be charged for copying requests. 

However, the draft general permit and 

fact sheet are available at EPA’s Web 

site: www.epa.gov/region02/water/

permits.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

draft 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, US EPA Region 2, City View 

Plaza II, Suite 7000, 48 Road 165 Km 

1.2, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968–8069; 

telephone: 787–977–5870; or email: 

Bosques.Sergio@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is 

proposing to reissue the draft NPDES 

general permit for the discharge of 

stormwater from small MS4s to waters 

within the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico. The permit describes three distinct 

small MS4s. These are the conventional 

cities and towns; Non-Conventional 

state, federal and other publicly owned 

systems; and Non-Conventional 

transportation systems. 

The conditions in the draft permit are 

established pursuant to Clean Water Act 

(CWA) Part 402(p)(3)(iii) to ensure that 

pollutant discharges from small 

municipal separate storm sewer systems 

(small MS4s) are reduced to the 

maximum extent practicable (MEP), 

protect water quality, and satisfy the 

appropriate water quality requirements 

of the CWA. The term small municipal 

separate storm sewer system is available 

in 40 CFR part 122.26(b). In addition, 

this term also includes systems similar 

to separate storm sewer systems and 

flood management conveyances in 

municipalities such as military bases, 

large hospital or prison complexes, 

highways, and flood control pump 

stations, and other thoroughfares. The 

term does not include separate storm 

sewers in very discrete areas, such as 

individual buildings. For example, an 

armory located in an urbanized area 

would not be considered a regulated 

small MS4. 

The draft general permit sets forth the 

requirements for the small MS4 to 

‘‘reduce the discharge of pollutants to 

the maximum extent practicable, 

including management practices, 

control techniques, and system, design 

and engineering methods’’ (See Section 

402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the CWA). MEP is the 

statutory standard that establishes the 

level of pollutant reductions that MS4 

operators must achieve. EPA believes 

that implementation of best 

management practices (BMPs) designed 

to control storm water runoff from the 

MS4 is generally the most appropriate 

approach for reducing pollutants to 

satisfy the MEP standard. Pursuant to 40 

CFR 122.44(k), the draft permit contains 

BMPs, including development and 

implementation of a comprehensive 

stormwater management program 

(SWMP) as the mechanism to achieve 

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Section 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of CWA also 

authorizes EPA to include in an MS4 

permit ‘‘such other provisions as [EPA] 

determine[s] appropriate for control of 

. . . pollutants.’’ This provision forms a 

basis for imposing water quality-based 

effluent limitations (WQBELs), 

consistent with the authority in Section 

301(b)(1)(C) of the CWA. See Defenders 

of Wildlife v. Browner, 191 F.3d 1159, 

1166–67 (9th Cir. 1999); 64 FR 68722, 

68753, 68788 (Dec. 8, 1999). 

Accordingly, the draft permit contains 

the water quality-based effluent 

limitations, expressed in terms of BMPs, 

which EPA has determined are 

necessary and appropriate under the 

CWA. 

EPA issued a final general permit to 

address stormwater discharges from 

small MS4s on November 6, 2006. The 

2006 general permit required small 

MS4s to develop and implement a 

SWMP designed to control pollutants to 

the maximum extent practicable and 

protect water quality. This draft permit 

builds on the requirements of the 

previous general permit. 

EPA views the MEP standard in the 

CWA as an iterative process. MEP 

should continually adapt to current 

conditions and BMP effectiveness. 

Compliance with the requirements of 

this general permit will meet the MEP 

standard. The iterative process of MEP 

consists of a municipality developing a 

program consistent with specific permit 

requirements, implementing the 

program, evaluating the effectiveness of 

the BMPs included as part of the 

program, then revising those parts of the 

program that are not effective at 

controlling pollutants, then 

implementing the revisions, and 

evaluating again. The changes contained 

in the draft general permit reflect the 

iterative process of MEP. Accordingly, 

the draft general permit contains more 

specific tasks and details than the 2006 

general permit. 

EPA has explained in the draft general 

permit fact sheet a summary of permit 

conditions. The draft general permit and 

fact sheet are available at EPA’s Web 

site: www.epa.gov/region02/water/ 

permits.html. 

Other Legal Requirements 

A. Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

The provisions related to the ESA 

have been enhanced from those in the 

2006 draft permit. EPA will be 

requesting concurrence from the 

appropriate Federal services (U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service and National 

Marine Fisheries Service) in connection 

with the 2014 draft and has renewed 

this request for the new Draft Permit. 

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 

The information collection 

requirements of this permit were 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 

and assigned OMB control number 

2040–0004. 

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. However, general NPDES 

permits are not ‘‘rules’’ subject to the 

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

therefore not subject to the RFA. 

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 

tribal, state, and local governments and 

the private sector. However, general 

NPDES permits are not ‘‘rules’’ subject 

to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) 

and are therefore not subject to the RFA 

or the UMRA. 

Authority: This action is being taken under 

the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. 

Dated: April 9, 2014. 

Jose ́ C. Font, 

Director, Caribbean Environmental Protection 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2014–13593 Filed 6–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0009; FRL–9911–58] 

Pesticide Products; Registration 

Applications for New Active 

Ingredients; Correction 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register of April 18, 2014, (79 

FR 21919) concerning pending 

registration applications for pesticide 

products containing an active ingredient 

not included in any currently registered 

pesticide products. This document 

corrects the erroneous reference of 

establishing a Guideline Reference Level 

(GRL) for residues of oxathiapiprolin in 

or on tobacco, dried leaves. The United 

States does not establish GRLs and this 

reference was an error. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois 

Rossi, Registration Division (7505P), 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov; 

telephone number: (703) 305–7090, 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

The Agency included in the Federal 

Register notice of April 18, 2014 (79 FR 

21919) (FRL–9908–54) notice a list of 

those who may be potentially affected 

by this action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0009, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. 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 OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

II. What does this correction do? 

FR Doc. 2014–08769 published in the 

Federal Register of April 18, 2014 (79 

FR 21920) (FRL–9908–54) on page 

21920 under Unit II. paragraph 1. is 

corrected to read as follows: 

1. EPA File Symbols: 352–ION, 352– 

IOR, and 352–IOE. Docket ID Number: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0114. Applicant: 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, 

1007 Market St., Wilmington, DE 19898. 

Active Ingredient: Oxathiapiprolin. 

Product Type: Fungicide. Proposed 

Uses: Imported grapes; root and tuber 

vegetables, tuberous and corm 

vegetables (crop group 1C); bulb 

vegetables, onion, bulb (crop subgroup 

3–07A); bulb vegetables, onion, green 


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