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comment on its preliminary regulatory 

determinations of these five 

contaminants in the Federal Register 

(FR) on October 20, 2014. In that FR 

document, the agency announced its 

preliminary determinations to regulate 

one contaminant (i.e., strontium) and to 

not regulate four contaminants (i.e., 1,3- 

dinitrobenzene, dimethoate, terbufos 

and terbufos sulfone). On December 9, 

2014, EPA will hold a public meeting 

and webinar to present and solicit 

public input on the process to identify, 

and the information used to evaluate, 

contaminants for the third Regulatory 

Determination effort; and the 

preliminary regulatory determinations 

for the aforementioned five unregulated 

contaminants listed on CCL3, including 

the supporting rationale for these 

determinations. 

DATES: The public meeting and webinar 

will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 

2014, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., eastern 

time. Persons wishing to attend the 

meeting in person or online via webinar 

must register by December 2, 2014, as 

described in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at The Cadmus Group, Inc., third 

floor conference room, located at 1555 

Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 

22209. All attendees must show 

government-issued photo identification 

(e.g., a driver’s license) when signing in. 

This meeting will also be 

simultaneously broadcast as a webinar, 

available on the Internet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

receive further information about the 

meeting and webinar or have questions 

about this notice should contact Ali 

Arvanaghi, Standards and Risk 

Management Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code 

4607M, Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–1260; 

email address: arvanaghi.ali@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. How may I participate in this 

meeting? 

Persons wishing to attend the meeting 

in person or online via the webinar 

must register in advance no later than 5 

p.m., eastern time on December 2, 2014, 

by sending an email to RD3Webinar@

cadmusgroup.com. Those who wish to 

attend should indicate in the email 

whether they intend to attend in person 

or via the webinar. The number of seats 

and webinar connections available for 

the meeting is limited and will be 

available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. The agenda for the public meeting 

and webinar will include time for 

public involvement and will allow for 

questions and answers or comments 

about the agency’s third Regulatory 

Determination process and its 

preliminary regulatory determinations. 

If individuals or organizations are 

interested in making a more in-depth 

statement or presenting information, 

that interest should be mentioned when 

registering for the meeting. All 

statements or presentation materials 

should be emailed to RD3Webinar@

cadmusgroup.com by December 2, 2014, 

so that the information can be 

incorporated into the webinar. We ask 

that only one person present the 

statement on behalf of a group or 

organization, and that the statement be 

limited to five minutes. Any additional 

comments, statements or information 

from attendees will be taken if time 

permits during the meeting or can be 

sent to RD3Webinar@cadmusgroup.com 

after the meeting, but before the close of 

the public comment period for the 

October 20, 2014, FR notice (79 FR 

62716). It is important to remember that 

formal comments about the EPA’s 

Preliminary Regulatory Determinations 

for Contaminants on the Third Drinking 

Water Contaminant Candidate List 

should be submitted to the docket 

(EPA–HQ–OW–2012–0155), as 

instructed in the October 20, 2014, FR 

notice, before the close of the public 

comment period on December 19, 2014. 

B. How can I get a copy of the meeting 

and webinar materials? 

The 508-compliant meeting materials 

will be sent by email to the registered 

attendees prior to the meeting. 

Information about registration and 

participation in the public meeting and 

webinar can be found on the EPA’s 

Contaminant Candidate List 3 Web site: 

http://water.epa.gov/scitech/

drinkingwater/dws/ccl/ccl3.cfm. 

II. Background 

The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act 

Amendments require EPA to determine 

whether to regulate at least five 

unregulated contaminants from the 

current Contaminant Candidate List 

(CCL) with national primary drinking 

water regulations every five years. The 

process of making decisions about 

whether to regulate any of the CCL 

unregulated contaminants is called 

Regulatory Determination. On October 

8, 2009 (74 FR 51850), EPA published 

the CCL3 containing 116 unregulated 

contaminants. On October 20, 2014 (79 

FR 62716), EPA announced and 

solicited public comment on its 

preliminary determinations to regulate 

one contaminant (i.e., strontium) and to 

not regulate four contaminants (i.e., 1,3- 

dinitrobenzene, dimethoate, terbufos 

and terbufos sulfone). The public 

comment period for the October 20, 

2014, FR announcement, Preliminary 

Regulatory Determinations for 

Contaminants on the Third Drinking 

Water Contaminant Candidate List, 

closes on December 19, 2014. After 

considering public comments and any 

additional information, EPA expects to 

publish the final, third Regulatory 

Determination in late 2015. 

Dated: October 31, 2014. 

Peter Grevatt, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY REGION 8 

[FRL–9919–11–Region–8] 

40 CFR Part 503 

Propose and Modify NPDES General 

Permits for Facilities That Generate, 

Treat, and/or Use/Dispose of Sewage 

Sludge by Land Application, Landfill 

and Surface Disposal in the EPA 

Region 8 

AGENCY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed and final 

modification of the expiration date of 

the eleven (11) NPDES general permits 

for Sewage Sludge. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is giving notice of 

modification of the expiration date of 

the National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) general 

permits for facilities or operations that 

generate, treat, and/or use/dispose of 

sewage sludge by means of land 

application, landfill and surface 

disposal in the states of Colorado, 

Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming 

and in Indian country in the states of 

Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, 

South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah 

(except for the Goshute Indian 

Reservation and the Navajo Indian 

Reservation) from May 12, 2018, to 

January 15, 2015. The EPA will regulate 

sewage sludge (biosolids) through the 

direct enforceability provision of the 

regulation. 

DATES: This comment period closes on 

December 15, 2014. Comments may be 

directed to: Bob Brobst (8P–W–WW), 


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EPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. All 

comments received prior to the end of 

the comment period will be considered 

in the formulation of the final permit 

decision. 

After considering these comments, the 

EPA will issue the final permit decision 

together with written responses to any 

significant comments, in accordance 

with 40 CFR 124.15. If no comments are 

received, the modification of the 11 

permits will be effective immediately 

upon issuance of the final permit 

decision. 

ADDRESSES: The administrative record is 

available by appointment for review and 

copying at the EPA Region 8 offices 

during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, Federal 

holidays excluded. 

To make an appointment to look at or 

copy the documents call Bob Brobst at 

(303) 312–6129. The Region 8 offices are 

located at 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. A 

reasonable fee may be charged for 

copying. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

final permits may be obtained from Bob 

Brobst, EPA Region 8, Wastewater Unit 

(8P–W–WW), 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, 

telephone (303) 312–6129 or email at 

brobst.bob@epa.gov. 

The final general permits, the fact 

sheet and additional information may be 

downloaded from the EPA Region 8 

Web page at http://www2.epa.gov/

region8/biosolids. Please allow one 

week after date of this publication for 

items to be uploaded to the Web page. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA 

proposes to change the expiration date 

from May 12, 2018, to January 15, 2015. 

No other changes will occur in the 

general permits. The Federal Sewage 

Sludge Regulations gives the permitting 

authority, in this case the EPA Region 

8, the choice of either issuing a permit 

or relying on direct enforceability of the 

regulation. 

Direct enforceability means that no 

person shall use or dispose of sewage 

sludge through any practice for which 

requirements are established in the 

Federal Sewage Sludge Regulation, 

except in accordance with such 

requirements. 

The EPA Region 8 has decided, for 

administrative reasons, to regulate 

sewage sludge (biosolids) through the 

direct enforceability provision of the 

regulation. In accordance with 40 CFR 

503.3, the permitting authority, in this 

case the EPA Region 8, may either issue 

a permit or rely on direct enforceability 

of the 40 CFR 503. The EPA Region 8 

has elected to administer the program 

under the direct enforceability 

provision. 

The Federal Sewage Sludge 

Regulations referred to above in the 

summary section are located at 40 CFR 

503 specifically at 40 CFR 503.3. (See 

http://www.ecfr.gov/) The NPDES 

permit numbers and the areas covered 

by this modification of the eleven (11) 

general permits are listed below. 

State Permit No. Area covered by each general permit 

Colorado ................... COG650000 ............ State of Colorado, except for Federal Facilities and Indian country. 

COG651000 ............ Indian country within the State of Colorado and the portions of the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation located in New Mexico and in Utah. 

COG652000 ............ Federal Facilities in the State of Colorado, except those located in Indian country, which are covered under permit COG51000. 

Montana ................... MTG650000 ............ State of Montana, except for Indian country. 

MTG651000 ............ Indian country in the State of Montana. 

North Dakota ............ NDG650000 ............ State of North Dakota, except for Indian country. 

NDG651000 ............ Indian country within the State of North Dakota, except for Indian country located within the 

former boundaries of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, which are covered under permit 

SDG651000, and that portion of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation located in South Dakota. 

South Dakota ........... SDG651000 ............ Indian country within the State of South Dakota, except for the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, 

which is covered under permit NDG651000, and that portion of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation located in Nebraska and Indian country located in North Dakota within the former boundaries of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. 

Utah .......................... UTG651000 ............. Indian country within the State of Utah, except for the Goshute Indian Reservation, Navajo Indian 

Reservation and Ute Mountain Indian Reservation, which are covered under permit 

COG651000. 

Wyoming .................. WYG650000 ............ State of Wyoming, except for Indian country. 

WYG651000 ............ Indian country within the State of Wyoming. 

Other Legal Requirements 

Section 401(a)(1) Certification: Since 

this modification does not involve 

discharges to waters of the United 

States, certification under § 401(a)(1) of 

the Clean Water Act is not necessary. 

Economic Impact (Executive Order 

12866): The EPA has determined that 

the modification of these general 

permits is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under the terms of Executive 

Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 

1993). 

Paperwork Reduction Act: The 

information collection requirements for 

this modification will not differ in the 

proposed permits. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq., as amended by the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act (SBREFA): The RFA 

requires that the EPA prepare a 

regulatory flexibility analysis for rules 

subject to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 

553(b). The modification of the permits 

proposed today is not a ‘‘rule’’ subject 

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

and is therefore not subject to the RFA. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: The 

modification of the permits proposed 

today is not a ‘‘rule’’ subject to the RFA 

and is therefore not subject to the 

requirements of UMRA. 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. 

Dated: October 29, 2014. 

Callie A. Videtich, 

Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, 

Office of Partnerships and Regulatory 

Assistance, Region 8. 

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