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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 permitSDG651000, 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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