17958 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 1995 / Proposed Rules

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 122 and 124

[FRL–5182–9]

RIN 2040–AC60

Amendment to Requirements for

National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) Permits

for Storm Water Discharges Under

Section 402(p)(6) of the Clean Water

Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: Today, EPA is proposing

changes to its National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

storm water permit application

regulations under the Clean Water Act

(CWA) to establish a sequential

application process for all phase II

storm water discharges. EPA is also

proposing to establish application

requirements for these discharges, as

well as making other conforming

changes to other portions of its NPDES

regulations. In the final rules section of

this Federal Register, the Agency is

promulgating these changes as a

‘‘direct’’ final rule because the Agency

does not expect significant adverse or

critical comments and wants to provide

prompt implementation of the rule as

soon as possible to provide for certainty

for phase II storm water dischargers; the

Agency also believes it is contrary to the

public interest to further delay the

establishment of permit application

requirements for phase II storm water

discharges at this time. This proposal

invites comment on the substance of the

direct final rule in the ‘‘final rules’’

section of today’s Federal Register.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by June 6,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this

proposed rule may be submitted using

one of two different methods.

First, comments may be sent to the

Comment Clerk, Water Docket (Storm

Water Phase II Proposed Rule), MC–

4101, Environmental Protection Agency,

401 M Street, SW, Washington DC

20460. It is requested that an original

and one copy of the comments be

provided to this address. Comments will

considered to be timely if they are

postmarked by June 6, 1995.

Commenters who would like

acknowledgement of receipt of their

comments should include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope. No

facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.

In the alternative, EPA will accept

comments electronically; EPA is

experimenting with electronic

commenting. Comments should be

addressed to the following Internet

address: SWPH2–DFR@epamail.epa.gov.

Electronic comments must be submitted

as an ASCII file avoiding the use of

special characters and any form of

encryption. Electronic comments will be

transferred into a paper version for the

official record. EPA will attempt to

clarify electronic comments if there is

an apparent error in transmission.

Comments provided electronically will

be considered timely if they are

submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m.

(Eastern time) June 6, 1995. Since this

is still experimental, commenters may

want to submit both electronic

comments and duplicate paper

comments. This document has also been

placed on the Internet for public review

and downloading at the following

location: gopher.epa.gov.

A copy of the supporting information

for this rule is available for review at

EPA’s Water Docket, Room L–102, 401

M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

For access to the docket materials, call

(202) 260–3027 between 9 a.m. and 3:30

p.m. (Eastern time) for an appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Cunningham, Office of

Wastewater Management, Permits

Division (4203), Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260–9535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the direct final

action which is located in the rules

section of this Federal Register.

Dated: March 29, 1995.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–8210 Filed 4–6–95; 8:45 am]

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