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63. Because Virginia incorporated 40 CFR 

Part 63 by reference, Virginia should also no 

longer allow sources to use the former SSM 

exemption from the General Provisions of 40 

CFR Part 63 due to the Court’s ruling in 

Sierra Club vs. EPA. 

EPA appreciates Virginia’s continuing 

NESHAP and NSPS enforcement efforts, and 

also Virginia’s decision to take automatic 

delegation of additional and more recent 

NESHAP and NSPS by adopting them by 

reference. 

Sincerely, 

Diana Esher, 

Director, Air Protection Division. 

This notice acknowledges the update 

of Virginia’s delegation of authority to 

implement and enforce NESHAP and 

NSPS. 

Dated: September 18, 2013. 

Diana Esher, 

Director, Air Protection Division, Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2013–24880 Filed 10–22–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9901–74–Region 5] 

Public Hearing and Request for 

Comments on Proposed Revisions to 

Michigan’s Clean Water Act (CWA) 

Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed revisions to 

Michigan’s CWA Section 404 program, 

public hearing and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: EPA requests comments on 

proposed revisions to Michigan’s CWA 

Section 404 permitting program 

resulting from the recent enactment of 

Michigan Public Act 98 (PA 98). EPA 

will hold a public hearing in Lansing, 

Michigan, on December 11, 2013, to take 

comments on the proposed program 

revisions. Under Section 404 of the 

CWA, permits are required for activities 

involving discharges of dredged or fill 

material to waters of the United States, 

including wetlands, lakes and streams. 

In 1984, Michigan assumed Section 404 

permitting authority for its inland 

waters and wetlands. PA 98 amended 

the wetlands and the inland lakes and 

streams provisions of the Michigan’s 

Natural Resources and Environmental 

Protection Act to address areas, as 

identified by EPA in a 2008 program 

review, where the state’s Section 404 

program did not comply with CWA 

requirements. In addition to changes to 

address issues identified in EPA’s 

program review, PA 98 included: (1) 

Changes to the definition of contiguous 

wetlands regulated by Michigan’s 

Section 404 program; (2) the addition of 

new exemptions from permitting; and 

(3) changes to the requirements for 

mitigating the effects of filling wetlands 

and other waters of the United States. 

Under federal regulations, substantial 

changes to state CWA Section 404 

programs do not become effective until 

program revisions are approved by EPA. 

Information about PA 98, the resulting 

proposed revisions to Michigan’s 

Section 404 program, the public 

hearing, and procedures for submitting 

comments is available at: 

www.regulations.gov/ (insert: EPA–HQ– 

OW–2013–0710 in the search field). 

DATES AND LOCATION: On December 11, 

2013, at 7:00 p.m. EST, EPA will hold 

a public hearing to take oral and written 

comments at the Crowne Plaza Lansing 

West (formerly known as the Lexington 

Lansing Hotel), 925 South Creyts Road, 

Lansing, Michigan 48917. The formal 

hearing will be preceded by an 

informational session at 6:00 p.m. EST. 

Written comments will also be accepted 

until December 18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2013–0710, online using 

www.regulations.gov (the preferred 

method); by email to owdocket@epa.gov; or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. All comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information, or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, call toll-free, 800– 

621–8431, weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., central time, or contact Sue Elston, 

at the EPA Docket Center address noted 

above. 

Dated: September 27, 2013. 

Timothy C. Henry, 

Acting Director, Water Division, EPA 

Region 5. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2012–0072; FRL–9901–86– 

OSWER] 

Waste Management System; Testing 

and Monitoring Activities; Update V of 

SW–846 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or the Agency) is 

providing notice of the availability of 

‘‘Update V’’ to the Third Edition of EPA 

publication SW–846, ‘‘Test Methods for 

Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/

Chemical Methods.’’ Update V contains 

23 new and revised analytical methods 

that the Agency has evaluated, and 

determined to be appropriate and which 

may be used for monitoring or 

complying with the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 

hazardous and non-hazardous waste 

regulations. Because the analytical 

methods contained in Update V are not 

required by the RCRA hazardous waste 

regulations, EPA is issuing this update 

as guidance. In addition, the Agency is 

also taking comment on revisions to 

Chapters One through Five of EPA 

publication SW–846, an ORCR Policy 

Statement, and other guidance. The 

Agency is seeking public comment on 

Update V, and after consideration of the 

public comments, will place these new 

and revised methods, guidance, and 

chapters in the SW–846 methods 

compendium. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 21, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

RCRA–2012–0072, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: RCRA-docket@epa.gov, 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

RCRA–2012–0072. 

• Fax: Fax comments to: 202–566– 

9744, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–RCRA–2012–0072. 

• Mail: Send comments to: OSWER 

Docket, EPA Docket Center, Mail Code 

28221T, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2012– 

0072. Please include two copies of your 

comments. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver two copies 

of your comments to: Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, 


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