20316 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 65 / Thursday, April 4, 2013 / Notices 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the Internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) 

under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

Dated: March 29, 2013. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07796 Filed 4–3–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9798–1] 

Final Issuance of General NPDES 

Permits (GP) for Small Suction 

Dredges in Idaho 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 10. 

ACTION: Final notice of reissuance of a 

general permit. 

SUMMARY: EPA is issuing a National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

(NPDES) General Permit (IDG–37–0000) 

to placer mining operations in Idaho for 

small suction dredges (intake nozzle 

size of 5 inches in diameter or a 

diametric equivalent or less and with 

equipment rated at 15 horsepower or 

less). On January 22, 2010, EPA 

proposed the GP and there was a 45 day 

comment period. Public Informational 

Workshops were held in Grangeville, 

Boise, Salmon and Idaho Falls the week 

of February 22. During the comment 

period, EPA received many comments 

and decided to make changes to the 

draft based on the comments received. 

On May 1, 2012, EPA re-noticed the GP 

with a new Fact Sheet requesting new 

comments. The comment period ended 

on June 1, 2012. 

DATES: The issuance date of the GP is 

April 4, 2013, the date of publication of 

this notice. The GP will be effective May 

6, 2013. Facilities may start submitting 

Notices of Intent (NOI) to receive 

coverage under the GP. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the GP and 

Response to Comments are available 

upon request. Written requests may be 

submitted to EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth 

Avenue, Suite 900, OWW–130, Seattle, 

WA 98101. Electronic requests may be 

mailed to: washington.audrey@epa.gov 

or godsey.cindi@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

GP, Fact Sheet and Response to 

Comments along with detailed maps 

may be found on the Region 10 Web site 

at http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/ 

water.nsf/npdes+permits/idsuction-gp. 

Requests by telephone may be made 

to Audrey Washington at (206) 553– 

0523 or to Cindi Godsey at (907) 271– 

6561. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

EPA requested final certification 

under the Clean Water Act § 401 from 

the State of Idaho and Tribal 

governments. EPA received certification 

from the Idaho Department of 

Environmental Quality in a letter dated 

March 8, 2013 that the subject 

discharges comply with the applicable 

provisions of Sections 208(e), 301, 302, 

306 and 307 of the Clean Water Act. 

EPA received letters from the Coeur 

d’Alene Tribe (May 23, 2012) and the 

Shoshone Bannock Tribe (March 20, 

2013) denying certification. As a result 

of Tribal government-to-government 

consultation and coordination, the GP 

does not cover any of the five 

Reservations with land within the 

boundaries of the State of Idaho. 

EPA prepared a Biological Evaluation 

for consultation with the US Fish and 

Wildlife Service and the National 

Marine Fisheries Service. EPA received 

concurrence from both Services on a 

Not Likely to Adversely Affect 

determination. 

Executive Order 12866: The Office of 

Management and Budget has exempted 

this action from the review 

requirements of Executive Order 12866 

pursuant to Section 6 of that order. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq., a Federal agency 

must prepare an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis ‘‘for any proposed 

rule’’ for which the agency ‘‘is required 

by section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), or any other law, 

to publish general notice of proposed 

rulemaking.’’ The RFA exempts from 

this requirement any rule that the 

issuing agency certifies ‘‘will not, if 

promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities.’’ EPA has 

concluded that NPDES general permits 

are permits, not rulemakings, under the 

APA and thus not subject to APA 

rulemaking requirements or the RFA. 

Notwithstanding that general permits 

are not subject to the RFA, EPA has 

determined that these general permits, 

as issued, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

Dated: March 28, 2013. 

Daniel D. Opalski, 

Director, Office of Water & Watersheds, 

Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07752 Filed 4–3–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9799–1] 

Draft Small Municipal Separate Storm 

Sewer System NPDES General 

Permit—New Hampshire; Extension of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a Notice of 

Availability of the draft Small 

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer 

System (MS4) National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 

general permit for New Hampshire, 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 12, 2013. This notice extends 

the comment period for 30 days, from 

April 15, 2013 to May 15, 2013. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of 

the following methods: 

• Email: Tedder.Newton@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Newton Tedder, US EPA— 

Region 1, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 

100, Mail Code—OEP06–4, Boston, MA 

02109–3912. 

No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

draft permit may be obtained between 

the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

Monday through Friday excluding legal 

holidays from: Newton Tedder, Office of 

Ecosystem Protection, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109– 

3912; telephone: 617–918–1038; email: 

Tedder.Newton@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice extends the public comment 

period established in the Federal 

Register issue of February 12, 2013 (78 

FR 9908) (FRL–13–006 and 9779–7). In 

that notice, EPA announced the 

availability for public comment of its 

draft small MS4 NPDES general permit 

for New Hampshire. This extension is in 

response to requests received from 

several commenters to extend the 

comment period. EPA is hereby 

extending the comment period, which 

was set to end on April 15, 2013, to May 

15, 2013. 

Dated: March 27, 2013. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, Region 1. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07870 Filed 4–3–13; 8:45 am] 

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