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to be calculated for the affected basic models 

listed, and AGA Marvel respectfully requests 

that DOE considers this petition for an 

interim and final waiver. AGA Marvel would 

be pleased to discuss this waiver petition 

with DOE and provide any additional 

information that DOE might require. 

Sincerely, 

Joshua Ambrose, 

Project Engineer. 

James R. Holland, 

Director of Engineering. 

AGA Marvel, 1260 E. VanDeinse St., 

Greenville, MI 48838 USA, T. 616–754–5601, 

F. 616–754–9690, www.agamarvel.com. 

Supplemental E-Mail from AGA Marvel 

From: Joshua Ambrose 

Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2016 11:05 a.m. 

To: Berringer, Bryan 

Subject: RE: Petition for Waiver—AGA 

Marvel 

Bryan, 

AGA Marvel is the manufacturer of all 

models in the petition and all models are 

under the Marvel brand. In the Marvel brand 

we have (3) ‘‘series’’ of product, and the 

series associated with the model numbers are 

as follows: 

MARVEL 

— ML24WBG***1 

— ML24WBF***1 

— ML24WBS***1 

— ML24WBP***1 

MARVEL Outdoor 

— MO24WBG***1 

— MO24WBF***1 

— MO24WBS***1 

— MO24WBP***1 

MARVEL Professional 

— MP24WBG***1 

— MP24WBF***1 

— MP24WBS***1 

— MP24WBP***1 

Let me know if you need anything else. 

Thanks, 

Josh Ambrose, 

Project Engineer, AGA MARVEL, 1260 East 

Van Deinse Street, Greenville, MI 48838. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0665; FRL–9948–34– 

OW] 

RIN 2040–ZA25 

Preliminary 2016 Effluent Guidelines 

Program Plan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) Preliminary 

2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 

(Preliminary 2016 Plan) and solicits 

public comment. Section 304(m) of the 

Clean Water Act (CWA) requires EPA to 

biennially publish a plan for new and 

revised effluent limitations guidelines, 

after public review and comment. The 

Preliminary 2016 Plan identifies any 

new or existing industrial categories 

selected for effluent guidelines or 

pretreatment standards and provides a 

schedule for their development. EPA 

typically publishes a preliminary plan 

upon which the public is invited to 

comment, and then publishes a final 

plan thereafter. The information and 

analyses from the 2015 Annual Review 

were used in developing the 

Preliminary 2016 Plan. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 27, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2015–0665, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or withdrawn. The 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. The 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://www.epa.gov/dockets/

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

William F. Swietlik, Engineering and 

Analysis Division, Office of Water, 

4303T, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 566–1129; fax number: 

(202) 566–1053; email address: 

swietlik.william@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Supporting Documents—A key 

document providing additional 

information includes the 2015 Annual 

Effluent Guidelines Review Report. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of These 

Documents and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established official 

public dockets for these actions under 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2015– 

0665. The official public docket is the 

collection of materials that are available 

for public viewing at the Water Docket 

in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460. 

2. Electronic Access. You can access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the United States 

government online source for Federal 

regulations at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

3. Internet access. Copies of the 

supporting documents are available at 

http://www.epa.gov/eg/effluentguidelines-plan. 

C. What Should I Consider as I 

Prepare My Comments for EPA? 

Tips for Preparing Your Comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

• Identify the rulemaking by docket 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

• Follow directions—The agency 

might ask you to respond to specific 

questions or organize comments by 

referencing a Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part or section 

number. 

• Explain why you agree or disagree, 

suggest alternatives, and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

• Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

• If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

• Explain your views as clearly as 

possible. 

• Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. How is this document organized? 

The outline of this notice follows. 

A. Legal Authority 

B. Summary of the Preliminary 2016 Effluent 

Guidelines Program Plan 

C. Request for Public Comments and 

Information 

A. Legal Authority 

This notice is published under the 

authority of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1251, 

et seq., and in particular sections 301(d), 

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304(b), 304(g), 304(m), 306, 307(b), and 

308 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(d), 

1314(b), 1314(g), 1314(m), 1316, 

1317(b), and 1318. 

B. Summary of the Preliminary 2016 

Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 

EPA prepared the Preliminary 2016 

Plan pursuant to CWA section 304(m). 

The Preliminary 2016 Plan provides a 

summary of EPA’s review of effluent 

guidelines and pretreatment standards, 

consistent with CWA sections 301(d), 

304(b), 304(g), 304(m), and 307(b). From 

these reviews, the Preliminary 2016 

Plan identifies any new or existing 

industrial categories selected for 

effluent guidelines or pretreatment 

standards rulemakings, and provides a 

schedule for such rulemakings. In 

addition, the Preliminary 2016 Plan 

presents any new or existing categories 

of industry selected for further review 

and analysis. The Preliminary 2016 Plan 

and 2015 Annual Effluent Guidelines 

Review Report can be found at http://

www.epa.gov/eg/effluent-guidelinesplan. 

C. Request for Public Comments and 

Information 

EPA requests comments and 

information on the following topics: 

1. Data Sources and Methodologies 

EPA solicits comments on the 

evaluation factors, criteria, and data 

sources used in conducting its 2015 

Annual Review and in developing the 

Preliminary 2016 Plan. EPA also solicits 

comment on other data sources it might 

use in its annual reviews and biennial 

planning process. 

2. The Preliminary 2016 Effluent 

Guidelines Program Plan 

EPA solicits comments on its 

Preliminary 2016 Plan, including the 

data and information used to support 

the findings, actions, and conclusions as 

stated in the Preliminary 2016 Plan. 

Specifically, EPA solicits public 

comment and stakeholder input, data 

and information on: 

(a) Industry Reviews. EPA is initiating 

or continuing to review wastewater 

discharges for the following industry 

categories: Iron and Steel 

Manufacturing; Organic Chemicals, 

Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers; Pulp, 

Paper, and Paperboard; Battery 

Manufacturing; and Electrical and 

Electronic Components Manufacturing. 

EPA solicits data and information 

regarding the discharge and treatment of 

pollutants identified in the Preliminary 

2016 Plan from these industrial 

processes, as well as any other 

information relevant to EPA’s review. 

(b) Continued Study of Centralized 

Waste Treatment (CWT) facilities. EPA 

gathered information about CWT 

facilities across the country and 

identified those facilities that currently 

accept or have in the past accepted oil 

and gas extraction wastewaters. EPA 

included a memorandum in the record 

that identifies these facilities. EPA 

requests comment on the accuracy and 

completeness of the information 

contained in this memorandum, as well 

as any other information relevant to 

EPA’s study of CWT facilities. 

(c) Conventional Extraction in the Oil 

and Gas Industry. EPA solicits data and 

information for the first time on known 

transfers of wastewater originating from 

conventional oil and gas extraction 

facilities to Publicly Owned Treatment 

Works (POTWs). In particular, EPA 

seeks information on the extent to 

which this practice is occurring, 

including the identification of 

conventional oil and gas facilities which 

discharge to POTWs. EPA also requests 

information on wastewater volumes 

transferred to POTWs as well as 

information on the pollutants in these 

wastewater (type, concentration, etc.) 

and any other known characteristics of 

the pollutants. 

(d) Produced Water Discharges in the 

Oil and Gas Industry. EPA solicits 

information for the first time on the 

quantity, composition, and purpose of 

well treatment and workover fluids in 

produced water discharges authorized 

under 40 CFR part 435, subpart E 

(Agricultural and Wildlife Water Use 

Subcategory) which, if good enough 

quality, can be used for wildlife or 

livestock watering or other agricultural 

uses, and are actually put to such use 

during periods of discharge. EPA 

solicits information on both 

conventional and unconventional oil 

and gas extraction. For this solicitation, 

‘‘Well treatment fluids’’ means any fluid 

used to restore or improve productivity 

by chemically or physically altering 

hydrocarbon-bearing strata after a well 

has been drilled. ‘‘Workover fluids’’ 

means salt solutions, weighted brines, 

polymers, or other specialty additives 

used in a producing well to allow for 

maintenance, repair, or abandonment 

procedures. 

3. Innovation and Technology in the 

Effluent Guidelines Program 

EPA solicits input on ideas, 

approaches and information on how to 

design smart regulations to support 

emerging technologies as described in 

‘‘A Strategy for American Innovation,’’ 

prepared by the National Economic 

Council and Office of Science and 

Technology Policy. October 2015. See: 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/

default/files/strategy_for_american_

innovation_october_2015.pdf. 

Dated: June 17, 2016. 

Joel Beauvais, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9948–36–Region 9] 

Casmalia Resources Superfund Site; 

Notice of Proposed CERCLA 

Administrative De Minimis Settlement 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act, as 

amended (CERCLA) and section 7003 of 

the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act (RCRA), the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is hereby providing notice of a proposed 

administrative de minimis settlement 

concerning the Casmalia Resources 

Superfund Site in Santa Barbara County, 

California (the Casmalia Resources Site). 

Section 122(g) of CERCLA provides EPA 

with the authority to enter into 

administrative de minimis settlements. 

This settlement is intended to resolve 

the liabilities of the 171 settling parties 

identified below for the Casmalia 

Resources Site under sections 106 and 

107 of CERCLA and section 7003 of 

RCRA. These parties have also elected 

to resolve their liability for response 

costs and potential natural resource 

damage claims by the United States Fish 

and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA). These 171 

parties sent 27,811,584 lbs. of waste to 

the Casmalia Resources Site, which 

represents 0.005 (0.5%) of the total Site 

waste of 5.6 billion pounds. This 

settlement requires these parties to pay 

over $1.7 million to EPA. 

DATES: EPA will receive written 

comments relating to the settlement 

until July 27, 2016. EPA will consider 

all comments it receives during this 

period, and may modify or withdraw 

consent to the settlement if any 

comments disclose facts or 

considerations indicating that the 

settlement is inappropriate, improper, 

or inadequate. 

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