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Enforcement and Fairness Act, was issued in 

November 2006 and is available on EPA’s Web site: 

http://www.epa.gov/sbrefa/documents/

rfafinalguidance06.pdf. After considering the 

Guidance and the purpose of CWA general permits, 

EPA concludes that general permits affecting less 

than 100 small entities do not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

V. Quantitative Analysis of Economic 

Impacts of the MSGP 

EPA has determined, in consideration 

of the discussion in section IV above, 

that the issuance of the MSGP 

potentially could affect a substantial 

number of small entities. Therefore, to 

determine what, if any, economic 

impact this permit may have on small 

businesses, EPA conducted an economic 

assessment of this general permit. Based 

on this assessment, EPA concludes that 

this permit will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of businesses, including small 

businesses. The estimated increased 

compliance cost per permittee ranges 

from a low of $8.37 per year to a high 

of $28.27 per year. All cost estimates are 

presented in 2005 dollars. As a 

percentage of annual sales, the expected 

incremental burden of these estimated 

costs is small. The cost-to-sales ratios 

are small across all MSGP sectors, with 

the largest impacts observed in Sectors 

I (0.003 percent) and P (0.003 percent). 

These cost estimates reflect the 

incremental monitoring, documentation 

and reporting costs imposed by this 

permit, relative to the comparable costs 

for compliance with MSGP 2000. They 

do not include the costs of additional 

control measures that may be required 

as a result of more rigorous 

documentation and reporting 

requirements (e.g., for corrective action). 

EPA recognizes that these costs may be 

significant for some facilities, but 

believes that relatively few facilities will 

have significantly increased costs 

relative to MSGP 2000 because in most 

cases the underlying standards of 

control have not changed. EPA was 

unable to quantify these costs because 

EPA is not able to predict what sitespecific additional control measures 

may be necessary in these limited cases. 

Based on EPA’s analysis, the Agency 

concludes that this permit will not 

result in a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

businesses. The factual basis for this 

conclusion is included in the economic 

analysis for the permit, available as part 

of the docket for this permit, and 

summarized above. 

1. Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Robert W. Varney, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. 

2. Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Carl-Axel P. Soderberg, 

Division Director, Caribbean Environmental 

Protection Division, EPA Region 2. 

3. Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

Jon M. Capacasa, 

Director, Water Protection Division, EPA 

Region 3. 

4. Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

Timothy C. Henry, 

Acting Director, Water Division, EPA Region 

5. 

5. Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

Dated: September 17, 2008. 

Miguel I. Flores, 

Director, Water Quality Protection Division, 

EPA Region 6. 

6. Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

Alexis Strauss, 

Director, Water Division, EPA Region 9. 

7. Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

Christine Psyk, 

Deputy Director, Office of Water and 

Watersheds, EPA Region 10. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8722–6] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Teleconference 

of the Homeland Security Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office 

announces a public teleconference for 

the Agency and its federal partners to 

brief the Homeland Security Advisory 

Committee (HSAC) on their progress in 

developing the Environmental Response 

Technical Assistance Document for 

Bacillus anthracis Terrorism Incidents 

(ERTAD). 

DATES: The public teleconference will 

be held on Wednesday, October 15, 

2008, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern 

time). 

Location: The public teleconference 

will be conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain further information regarding this 

public teleconference meeting should 

contact Ms. Vivian Turner, Designated 

Federal Officer, by telephone: (202) 

343–9697 or e-mail at 

turner.vivian@epa.gov. The SAB mailing 

address is U.S. EPA Science Advisory 

Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

General information about the SAB as 

well as any updates concerning this 

request for nominations may be found 

on the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB 

was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to 

provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency policies and regulations. The 

SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C., App. The SAB will comply with 

the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 

policies. The SAB HSAC provides 

scientific and technical advice to the 

EPA Administrator through the 

chartered SAB on scientific matters 

pertaining to EPA’s mission in 

protecting against the environmental 

and health consequences of terrorism. 

EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and 

Emergency Response (OSWER) is 

charged with preserving and restoring 

the land by using innovative waste 

management practices and cleaning up 

contaminated properties to reduce risks 

posed by harmful substances. EPA has 

a major role in reducing the risk to 

human health and the environment 

posed by accidental or intentional 

releases of harmful substances. For 

emergency preparedness, response and 

homeland security, EPA works closely 

with sixteen other federal agencies on 

the Federal Government National 

Response Team (NRT). The NRT has 

asked OSWER to request consultative 

advice from the SAB HSAC on the 

Environmental Response Technical 

Assistance Document for Bacillus 

anthracis Terrorism Incidents (ERTAD) 

(Formerly known as the Draft Federal 

Inter-Agency Anthrax Technical 

Assistance Document (TAD)). The TAD 

was initially an interim technical 

resource document developed in 

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response to the 2001 anthrax incidents 

(Draft Federal Inter-Agency Anthrax 

Technical Assistance Document). The 

NRT requested the Weapons of Mass 

Destruction (WMD) Subcommittee to 

the Science and Technology Committee 

to revise the TAD based on consultative 

advice from the SAB. In response to 

OSWER’s request, the SAB Staff Office 

solicited public nominations (73 FR no 

61, page 16679–80) of experts with 

specific experience in the microbiology 

of anthrax to augment the SAB 

Homeland Security Advisory Committee 

(HSAC), who will conduct the 

consultation. The purpose of the 

teleconference is for the NRT to brief the 

HSAC on the ERTAD. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: 

EPA’s background materials for this 

briefing will be posted on a link on the 

front page of National Response Team 

Web site at http://www.nrt.org—under 

the Hot Topics Section. 

The EPA technical contact for the 

ERTAD is Captain Colleen F. Petullo, 

USPHS, detailed to EPA’s Office of 

Solid Waste and Emergency Response. 

Captain Petullo may be contacted by 

telephone at (702) 784–8004 or via email at petullo.colleen@epa.gov. The 

agenda and other briefing materials for 

the upcoming public meeting will be 

posted on the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written or oral 

information for the SAB Committee to 

consider on the topics under review. 

Oral Statements: In general, individuals 

or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public conference call 

will be limited to three minutes per 

speaker, with no more than a total of 

one half hour for all speakers. Interested 

parties should contact Ms. Turner, DFO, 

in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the 

contact information noted above, by 

October 10, 2008 to be placed on a list 

of public speakers for the meeting. 

Written Statements: Written statements 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office by October 10, 2008 so that the 

information may be made available to 

the SAB Panel members for their 

consideration. Written statements 

should be supplied to the DFO in the 

following formats: one hard copy with 

original signature, and one electronic 

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: 

Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS 

Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text 

files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 

format). 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Ms. Turner at 

the phone number or e-mail address 

noted above, preferably at least ten days 

prior to the meeting to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: September 24, 2008. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8722–4] 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

of Air Quality (PSD) Final 

Determinations in New Jersey, New 

York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin 

Islands 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of final actions. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to announce that between December 1, 

2004 and June 30, 2008, the Region 2 

Office of the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), issued 11 final 

determinations, the New Jersey 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(NJDEP) issued 2 final determinations 

and the New York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) 

issued 3 final determinations pursuant 

to the Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) 

regulations codified at 40 CFR 52.21. 

DATES: The effective dates for the above 

determinations are delineated in the 

chart at the end of this notice (see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Frank Jon, Environmental Engineer of 

the Permitting Section, Air Programs 

Branch, Division of Environmental 

Planning and Protection, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, 290 

Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, NY 

10007–1866, at (212) 637–4085. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the PSD regulations, the Region 2 

Office of the USEPA, the NJDEP, and the 

NYSDEC have made final PSD 

determinations relative to the facilities 

listed below: 

Name Location Project Agency Final action Date 

Ecoelectrica, 

L.P.

Pen ̃uelas, 

Puerto Rico.

Revision of existing PSD permit to include an updated ammonia slip monitoring method, some requirements related to auxiliary diesel generators, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) related monitoring changes 

and a change affecting the timeline for reporting violations. These changes did not result in any increase in 

emissions or cause any adverse air quality impacts.

EPA ... PSD Administrative 

Amendment.

February 11, 2005. 

Amerada Hess 

Corp.

Port Reading, 

New Jersey.

Modifications to increase Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit capacity by 4% from 62,500 barrels/day to 65,000 barrels/ 

day. Additionally, Hess proposed a number of other 

projects and changes to provide for this increase in capacity and improve efficiency of operation and product 

quality.

NJDEP PSD Permit 

Revision.

March 1, 2005. 

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