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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**

**AGENCY**

**[FRL–9248–3]**

**Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Notice**

**for the Establishment of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the**  **Chesapeake Bay**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of Availability of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces EPA’s establishment of the Chesapeake Bay (Bay) TMDL on December 29, 2010 for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment for the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries. EPA provided a 45-day public review of the Draft Bay TMDL which was held from September 24 through November 8 of 2010. Based on

comments and information EPA received from the public and affected jurisdictions during the public review period, EPA has revised the draft TMDL as appropriate and established the Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment for each of the 92 segments in the tidal portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed pursuant to Sections 117(g)

and 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The TMDL provides pollutant loads for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment which can enter a waterbody without causing a violation in the water quality standards. The TMDL allocates that pollutant load between point and nonpoint sources. The Bay TMDL contains segment specific point (wasteload) and non-point (load) allocations for nitrogen, phosphorus and

sediment that when met will assure the

attainment and maintenance of all applicable water quality standards for each of the 92 segments. The Bay TMDL is a key part of the clean water commitment in the Federal Strategy developed as part of Executive Order 13508 on Chesapeake Bay Protection

and Restoration. EPA has worked closely with its federal partners, the six

watershed states, the District of Columbia, local governments and other parties to put in place a comprehensive, transparent and accountable set of commitments and actions that together ensure that pollution controls needed to restore Bay water quality are implemented by no later than 2025

(Executive Order, 13508).

Additional information on the Bay

TMDL can be found at: http:// www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl.

Viewing: The TMDL can be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/ chesapeakebaytmdl, in person at EPA Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 with proper arrangements made in advance with the Region 3 library (215–814–5254 or library-reg3@epa.gov ) or at the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office at 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 112, Annapolis,

MD 21403 (Contact Debbie Embleton

410–267–9856 or Embleton.debbie@epa.gov ).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Section 303(d) of the CWA requires that each state identify those waters within its boundaries for which existing technology-based and other pollution controls required by the CWA are not stringent enough to attain or maintain state water quality standards. A TMDL

must be established for each of those

‘‘ impaired ’’ waters. TMDLs are pollution budgets designed to identify necessary reductions of pollutant loads to the impaired waters so that the appropriate water quality standards are met, including designated uses like fishing or swimming and water quality criteria for parameters such as dissolved oxygen and water clarity.

Background: EPA solicited comments on the Draft Bay TMDL during a 45-day public review of the TMDL which was held from September 24 through November 8 of 2010. During the review period EPA held 18 public meetings and webinars throughout the watershed to assist the public in their understanding

of the draft TMDL. Based on comments EPA received from the public and affected jurisdictions during the public review period, as well as watershed implementation plans submitted by the jurisdictions, EPA has revised the draft TMDL as appropriate and is establishing the Bay TMDL for nitrogen, phosphorus

and sediment for each of the 92 segments in the tidal portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed pursuant to Sections 117 (g) and 303(d) of the Clean

Water Act (CWA).

Why was a TMDL developed for the Chesapeake Bay? The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure constituting the largest estuary in the United States and one of the largest and most biologically productive estuaries in the world. Despite significant efforts by federal, state, and local governments and other interested parties, water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay prevents the attainment of existing state water quality standards. The pollutants that are largely responsible for impairment of the Chesapeake Bay are nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment. EPA, in coordination with the Bay watershed jurisdictions of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, established nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment pollution budget for the Bay consistent with CWA requirements to guide and assist Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts.

Who developed the Bay TMDL? EPA Region III Water Protection Division was primarily responsible for the establishment of the Bay TMDL, at the request of the Bay jurisdictions. The Chesapeake Bay Program Office in EPA Region III had the modeling and water quality expertise needed to develop a TMDL. EPA Region II provided guidance and technical support to Region III and cosigned the final TMDL

as New York State is included in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and sources
in New York State (like the other jurisdictions) contribute nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment to the Bay. EPA used the Chesapeake Bay Program committee structure to engage the watershed jurisdictions in the development of the TMDL, including the Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Goal Implementation Team (formerly the Water Quality Steering Committee and
Nutrient Subcommittee), which is composed of the seven Bay watershed jurisdictions, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the Susquehanna River

Basin Commission, the Interstate

Commission on the Potomac River Basin, and EPA Regions II and III. Major policy input was provided by the Chesapeake Bay Program Principals’
Staff Committee (Secretaries from each Bay jurisdiction, the Chesapeake Bay

Commission Executive Director, and the EPA Region III Regional Administrator) and Executive Council (Bay watershed State Governors, Mayor of District of Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay

Commission Chair, and the EPA
Administrator).

What is the scope of the Bay TMDL? The Bay TMDL addresses all segments of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries. The Bay TMDL consists of pollutant allocations, addressing nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment, for each of the 92 segments in the Bay and

tidal tributaries. EPA intends that the Bay TMDL will be established at a level necessary to ensure attainment of water quality standards in each of these segments. In addition, the Bay TMDL assigns individual and (as appropriate) aggregate maximum daily and annual allowable point source and nonpoint source loadings, called wasteload

allocations (WLAs) and load allocations (LAs), respectively, across all jurisdictions within the Bay watershed.

How will the TMDL promote nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment reductions? Under CWA, the Bay TMDL established a watershed pollution budget for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment


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necessary to meet water quality standards in the Bay. Other provisions of the CWA, as well as the jurisdictions’ Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs), were developed to implement the Bay TMDL. EPA worked with its partners, the Bay jurisdictions, to assist in their development of individual jurisdiction-specific WIPs, which collectively serve as part of the overall TMDL implementation framework. Those WIPs are not part of the Bay TMDL itself but are part of the TMDL record and help provide reasonable assurance that the necessary nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment reductions

identified in the TMDL will be achieved. The WIPs identify specific nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment reduction targets by geographic location

and sector to achieve allowable loadings, as well as a description and schedule of actions that the jurisdictions

will take to achieve these reductions.

In accordance with Executive Order 13508, EPA and the jurisdictions also will provide the next set of two-year milestone commitments specifying what

source controls will be taken to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment during that period. Any questions or comments regarding the substance of

the individual WIPs, or the WIPs

themselves should be addressed to the individual jurisdiction. Links to the

WIPs are available at http:// www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl.

Dated: December 29, 2010.

Jon M. Capacasa,

Water Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III.

[FR Doc. 2010–33280 Filed 1–4–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**

**AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0190; FRL–8858–4]**

**Second National Bed Bug Summit;**
**Notice of Public Meeting**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  EPA is planning the second National Bed Bug Summit to be held February 1 and 2, 2011, on the topic of the bed bug resurgence in the United States. The goal of this meeting is to review the current bed bug problem and identify and prioritize further actions to address the problem. The objectives of the summit are to identify knowledge gaps and barriers to effective community-wide bed bug control; propose the next steps in addressing knowledge gaps and eliminating barriers; and develop a framework for addressing the highest priority needs. The agenda for this meeting is under development and will be posted on our Web site and placed in the docket in advance of the meeting.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held on February 1 and 2, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Requests to participate in the meeting must be received on or before

January 24, 2011.

To request accommodation 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 the Georgetown University Hotel and

Conference Center at 3800 Reservoir Road, NW., Washington, DC 20057. For

additional information on the location, please see the following Web page:http://www.accguhotelandconferencecenter.com/.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Angela Hollis, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number:

(703) 347–0216; fax number: (703) 308–

0029; e-mail address: hollis.angela@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to persons who are concerned about bed bugs, persons who work in residential settings, housing owners and

managers, pest management professionals, pesticide industry and trade associations, public health organizations, environmental and consumer groups, academia, State, local and Tribal governments, persons who are interested in implementation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),

and the amendments to both of these major pesticide laws by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 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?

EPA has established a docket for this

action under docket ID number EPA– HQ–OPP–2009–0190. Publicly available

docket materials are available either in

the electronic docket at http:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory

Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone

number is (703) 305–5805.

II. Background

The resurgence of the common bed bug continues to be affecting many areas of the country. As this resilient pest has become a nationwide problem affecting

hotels, universities, and homes in the general population, it is important that the federal government assist in exploring means of effectively identifying challenges and ways to remedy this pest concern. EPA began

discussions to share information on the topic of bed bugs at the first National Bed Bug Summit in April 2009. The first summit provided a venue to identify ideas and opinions on bed bug control and to develop recommendations. This second Bed Bug Summit will further these discussions by identifying knowledge gaps and barriers to effective community-wide bed bug control; proposing the next steps in addressing knowledge gaps and eliminating barriers; and developing a framework for addressing the highest priority needs. Potential participants for this

forum include Federal, State, and local government agencies responsible for public health and public housing,

researchers and academicians; health, housing and environmental advocacy organizations; the pest management industry; pesticide manufacturers; and other interested parties. All interested parties are encouraged to participate.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to BedBugSummit2Registration@epa.gov. Requests to participate in the meeting

should include name, affiliation, address, telephone number, and e-mail address. Do not submit any information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests to participate in the meeting must be received on or before January

24, 2011.