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exemptee of the Salmon Creek 

Hydroelectric Project, FERC No. 3730. 

Dated: April 25, 2013. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10262 Filed 4–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9807–2] 

Draft National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) General 

Permit for Municipal Separate Storm 

Sewer Systems in the Middle Rio 

Grande Watershed in New Mexico 

(NMR04A000) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed permit 

issuance and notice of public meetings, 

and public hearing. 

SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 Water Quality 

Protection Division, today is proposing 

for public comment the issuance of a 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) general 

permit for storm water discharges from 

municipal separate storm sewer systems 

(MS4s) located in the Middle Rio 

Grande Watershed in the State of New 

Mexico. This proposed permit offers 

discharge authorization to regulated 

MS4s within the boundaries of the 

Bureau of the Census-designated 2000 

and 2010 Albuquerque Urbanized Areas 

and any other MS4s in the watershed 

designated by the Director as needing a 

MS4 permit. This permit is intended to 

replace both the individual NPDES 

Permit NMS000101 issued on January 

31, 2012, and the expired general 

permits NMR040000 and NMR04000I 

for dischargers in this watershed area. 

The Director is also providing notice of 

public meetings and a public hearing to 

be held regarding today’s proposed 

general permit. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted in 

writing to EPA on or before July 1, 2013. 

Proposed Documents: The proposed 

general permit and fact sheet which sets 

forth principal facts and the significant 

factual, legal, and policy questions 

considered in the development of the 

proposed general permit, may be 

obtained via the Internet at http:// 

epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/sw/ms4/ 

index.htm. 

To obtain hard copies of these 

documents or any other information in 

the administrative record, please contact 

Ms. Diane Smith using the contact 

information provided below. 

How do I comment on this proposal? 

Comment Submittals: Submit your 

comments, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Email: smith.diane@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Ms. Diane Smith, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 

Texas 75202–2733. 

Administrative Record: The proposed 

general permit and other related 

documents in the administrative record 

are on file and may be inspected any 

time between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays, at the addresses listed for 

submission of comments. It is 

recommended that you write or call to 

the contact above for an appointment, so 

the record(s) will be available at your 

convenience. 

Public Meetings and Public Hearing: 

EPA will be holding two informal 

public meetings and one public hearing 

in the Albuquerque metropolitan area. 

The public meetings will include a 

presentation on the proposed general 

permit and a question and answer 

session. Written, but not oral, comments 

for the official permit record will be 

accepted at the public meetings. Written 

and oral comments for the official 

permit record will be accepted at the 

public hearing. Public notice of these 

meetings and the public hearing was 

provided in the Albuquerque Journal on 

Saturday, April 13, 2013. 

Meeting and Hearing: EXPO New 

Mexico, African American Performing 

Art Center (AAPAC) Auditorium, 300 

San Pedro Dr. NE., Albuquerque, NM 

87108. 

Time: Public Meeting from 6:00 p.m.; 

Public Hearing from 7:30 p.m. 

Date: May 14, 2013. 

Meeting Only: USDA Building, First 

Floor Conference Room, 6200 Jefferson 

St. NE., Albuquerque, NM 87109. 

Time: Public Meeting at 1:00 p.m. 

Date: May 15, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Diane Smith, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

Telephone: (214) 655–2145. Email 

address: smith.diane@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. General 

Information—This permit authorizes 

stormwater discharges to waters of the 

United States from MS4s within the 

Middle Rio Grande Watershed provided 

the MS4 is located fully or partially 

within the corporate boundary of the 

City of Albuquerque; is located fully or 

partially within an urbanized area as 

determined by the 2000 and 2010 

Decennial Census; is designated as a 

regulated MS4 pursuant to 40 CFR 

122.32; or this permit may also 

authorize an operator of a MS4 covered 

by this permit for discharges from areas 

of a regulated small MS4 located outside 

an Urbanized Areas or areas designated 

by the Director provided the permittee 

complies with all permit conditions in 

all areas covered under the permit. 

Maps of 2010 Census urbanized areas 

are available online at: http:// 

cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/ 

urbanmaps.cfm. 

B. Statutory and Regulatory History— 

The overall intent of the permit 

conditions is to support the statutory 

goals of Section 101 of the Clean Water 

Act (CWA) to restore and maintain the 

chemical, physical and biological 

integrity for the Nation’s waters. The 

1987 Water Quality Act (WQA) 

amended the CWA by adding section 

402(p) which requires that NPDES 

permits be issued for various categories 

of storm water discharges. Section 

402(p)(2) requires permits for five 

categories of storm water discharges, 

commonly referred to as Phase I of the 

NPDES Storm Water Program. Included 

in Phase I are discharges from large 

municipal separate storm sewer systems 

(MS4s) (systems serving a population of 

250,000 or more). Phase I regulations 

published November 16, 1990 (55 FR 

47990) addressed discharges from large 

MS4s including city of Albuquerque 

MS4, which includes all MS4s located 

within the corporate boundary of the 

city of Albuquerque. 

Section 402(p)(6) of the CWA requires 

permitting for certain additional storm 

water discharges (Phase II of the storm 

water program) to protect water quality. 

EPA promulgated final Phase II storm 

water regulations on December 8, 1999 

(64 FR 68722). These regulations set 

forth the additional categories of 

discharges to be permitted and the 

requirements of the program. The 

additional discharges to be permitted 

included small MS4s located in 

Urbanized Areas designated by the 

Bureau of the Census and those 

designated by the Director on a case-bycase basis to protect water quality. This 

proposed permit would combine 

coverage for both Phase I and Phase II 

regulated MS4s in the Albuquerque area 

into a single general permit. 

The discharge control conditions 

established by this permit are based on 

Section 402(p)(3)(B) of the Act which 

mandates that a permit for discharges 

from both Phase I and II MS4s must 

effectively prohibit the discharge of 

non-stormwater to the MS4 and require 

controls to reduce pollutants in 

discharges from the MS4 to the 

maximum extent practicable (MEP) 

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control techniques and system design 

and engineering methods, and such 

other provisions as the Administrator 

deems appropriate for the control of 

pollutants. MS4 permits requiring 

implementation of Best Management 

Practices (BMPs) addressing the Six 

Minimum Control Measures at 40 CFR 

122.34(b) are generally deemed to be an 

appropriate means of meeting the MEP 

standard. Protection of water quality 

and compliance with Total Maximum 

Daily Loads (TMDLs) are addressed 

through the CWA 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) 

authority for ‘‘other such provisions as 

the Administrator deems appropriate for 

the control of pollutants.’’ 

Paperwork Reduction Act: The 

information collection required by this 

permit will reduce paperwork 

significantly by implementation of 

electronic reporting requirements. EPA 

is working on an electronic notice of 

intent (eNOI) system so applicants will 

file their NOIs online. EPA estimates 

that it takes 10 to 15 minutes to fill up 

all information required by eNOI for 

each lease block. And it takes much less 

time to add, delete, or modify eNOI. 

EPA will also incorporate an electronic 

discharge monitoring report (NetDMR) 

requirement in the permit. The time for 

NetDMR preparation will be much less 

than that for paper DMR. The electronic 

filing systems will also significantly 

reduce the mailing cost. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: The 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq, requires that EPA prepare a 

regulatory flexibility analysis for 

regulations that have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. As indicated below, the permit 

reissuance proposed today is not a 

‘‘rule’’ subject to the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Dated: April 18, 2013. 

Stacey Dwyer, 

Acting Director, Water Quality Protection 

Division, EPA Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10317 Filed 4–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0001; FRL–9382–7] 

SFIREG Environmental Quality Issues 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Association of American 

Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/ 

State FIFRA Issues Research and 

Evaluation Group (SFIREG), 

Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) 

Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, 

beginning on May 20, 2013 and ending 

May 21, 2013. This notice announces 

the location and times for the meeting 

and sets forth the tentative agenda 

topics. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, May 20, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on 

Tuesday May 21, 2013. 

To request accommodations of a 

disability, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

EPA, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington VA, in the 

4th Floor South Conference Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Kendall, Field and External Affairs 

Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–5561; fax number: 

(703) 305–5884; email address: 

kendall.ron@epa.gov, or Grier Stayton, 

SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 

466, Milford DE 19963; telephone 

number (302) 422–8152; fax (302) 422– 

2435; email address: Grier Stayton at 

aapco-sfireg@comcast.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are interested in 

pesticide regulation issues affecting 

States and any discussion between EPA 

and SFIREG on FIFRA field 

implementation issues related to human 

health, environmental exposure to 

pesticides, and insight into EPA’s 

decision-making process. You are 

invited and encouraged to attend the 

meetings and participate as appropriate. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Those persons who are or may be 

required to conduct testing of chemical 

substances under the Federal Food, 

Drug and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA), or the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and those who 

sell, distribute or use pesticides, as well 

as any Non Government Organization. 

If you have any questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, Identified 

by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2013–0001, is available at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

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. Tentative Agenda Topics 

1. Discussion of the Neonicotinoid class 

of pesticides 

2. The impact of herbicide residues in 

compost 

3. Status of the Endangered Species 

Program 

4. Status of OPP’s Pollinator Protection 

workgroup 

5. Status of the Agencies Aquatic 

Benchmarks 

6. Pesticide Analytical Method 

Prioritization & Development 

III. How can I request to participate in 

this meeting? 

This meeting is open for the public to 

attend. You may attend the meeting 

without further notification. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: April 17, 2013. 

R.C. Mc Nally, 

Director, Field External Affairs Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10159 Filed 4–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0106; FRL–9385–4] 

Pesticide Experimental Use Permits; 

Receipt of Applications; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of applications requesting 

experimental use permits (EUPs). The 

Agency has determined that the permits 


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