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frequency as well as alternative 

exceedance frequencies. For swimming 

advisories, EPA is proposing that these 

recommended values could be used to 

trigger public notification whenever 

values are exceeded for one day. EPA is 

soliciting public comment on this 

recommended single day exceedance as 

well as alternative exceedance 

frequencies. 

The original deadline to submit 

comments was February 17, 2017. This 

action extends the comment period for 

31 days, for a total of 91 days of public 

comment. Written comments must now 

be received by March 20, 2017. The 

draft report and other supporting 

materials may also be viewed and 

downloaded from EPA’s Web site at 

https://www.epa.gov/wqc/microbialpathogenrecreational-water-qualitycriteria#swimming. 

Dated: February 2, 2017. 

Michael Shapiro, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2017–03067 Filed 2–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL- 9959–29–OAR] 

Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2015 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Draft Inventory of U.S. 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 

1990–2015 is available for public 

review. Annual U.S. emissions for the 

period of time from 1990 through 2015 

are summarized and presented by 

source category and sector. The 

inventory contains estimates of carbon 

dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous 

oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), 

perfluorocarbons (PFC), sulfur 

hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen 

trifluoride (NF3) emissions. The 

technical approach used in this report to 

estimate emissions and sinks for 

greenhouse gases is consistent with the 

methodologies recommended by the 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 

Change (IPCC), and reported in a format 

consistent with the United Nations 

Framework Convention on Climate 

Change (UNFCCC) reporting guidelines. 

The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas 

Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2015 is the 

latest in a series of annual, policyneutral U.S. submissions to the 

Secretariat of the UNFCCC. EPA 

requests recommendations for 

improving the overall quality of the 

inventory report to be finalized in April 

2017, as well as subsequent inventory 

reports. 

DATES: To ensure your comments are 

considered for the final version of the 

document, please submit your 

comments by March 17, 2017. However, 

comments received after that date will 

still be welcomed and considered for 

the next edition of this report. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted to GHG Inventory at: 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Climate Change Division (6207A), 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343–2338. You are 

welcome and encouraged to send an 

email with your comments to 

GHGInventory@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mausami Desai, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Air and 

Radiation, Office of Atmospheric 

Programs, Climate Change Division, 

(202) 343–2338, desai.mausami@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft 

report is available at: http://

www3.epa.gov/climatechange/ 

ghgemissions/usinventoryreport.html. 

Dated: February 3, 2017. 

Reid P. Harvey, 

Acting Director, Office of Atmospheric 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–03070 Filed 2–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0353; FRL–9959–32– 

OW] 

Extension of Public Comment Period: 

Draft Field-Based Methods for 

Developing Aquatic Life Criteria for 

Specific Conductivity 

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 Field-Based 

Methods for Developing Aquatic Life 

Criteria for Specific Conductivity. In 

response to stakeholder requests, the 

comment period will be extended for an 

additional 62 days, from February 21, 

2017 to April 24, 2017. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 24, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2016–0353, 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 

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: 

Colleen Flaherty, Health and Ecological 

Criteria Division (Mail Code 4304T), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–5939; or 

email: flaherty.colleen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 23, 2016 (81 FR 94370), EPA 

announced the availability of the Draft 

Field-Based Methods for Developing 

Aquatic Life Criteria for Specific 

Conductivity, and opened a 60-day 

public review and comment period to 

solicit scientific views, data, and 

information regarding the science and 

technical approach used in the 

derivation of the draft field-based 

methods. EPA is also soliciting 

suggestions from the public for 

additional ecoregional case studies for 

future consideration. 

The original deadline to submit 

comments was February 21, 2017. This 

action extends the comment period for 

62 days. Written comments must now 

be received by April 24, 2017. The draft 

methods and other supporting materials 

may also be viewed and downloaded 

from EPA’s Web site at https://

www.epa.gov/wqc/draft-field-basedmethods-developing-aquatic-lifecriteria-specific-conductivity. 

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