Document ID: EPA-R10-OW-2022-0418-0135
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Determination to Prohibit and Restrict the Use of Certain Waters within Defined Areas as Disposal Sites; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska; Extension of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2022-06-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39091-39092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13986]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R10-OW-2022-0418; FRL-9860-02-R10]

Proposed Determination To Prohibit and Restrict the Use of 
Certain Waters Within Defined Areas as Disposal Sites; Pebble Deposit 
Area, Southwest Alaska; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period and public hearing 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
public comment period for its 2022 Proposed Determination to Prohibit 
and Restrict the Use of Certain Waters Within Defined Areas as Disposal 
Sites; Pebble Deposit Area, Southwest Alaska issued pursuant to Section 
404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Notice of availability and notice 
of public hearing were published in the Federal Register on May 26, 
2022. The notice provided that the public comment period would remain 
open through July 5, 2022. The public comment period for the 2022 
Proposed Determination and the post hearing comment period are hereby 
extended through September 6, 2022.

DATES: The comment period for the 2022 Proposed Determination published 
May 26, 2022 (87 FR 32021) is extended. Written comments on the 2022 
Proposed Determination must be received on or before September 6, 2022.

ADDRESSES: 
    I. How to Obtain a Copy of the Proposed Determination: The proposed 
determination is available primarily via the internet on the EPA Region 
10 Bristol Bay site at www.epa.gov/bristolbay.
    II. How to Submit Comments to the Docket at www.regulations.gov:
    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OW-2022-
0418, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal (recommended method of comment 
submission): Follow the online instructions at http://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments.
    Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number EPA-R10-OW-
2022-0418 in the subject line of the message.
    Mail and Hand Delivery/Courier: Send your original comments and 
three copies to: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, 
Attention: Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OW-2022-0418.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Deliver your comments to EPA Docket Center, 
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, 
Attention: Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OW-2022-0418. Such deliveries are 
accepted only during the Docket's normal hours of operation, 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday (excluding legal holidays). 
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information. The telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566-
2426.
    Instructions: EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and will be made available 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed 
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected information through 
http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov 
website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not 
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the 
body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA 
without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address 
will be captured automatically and included as part of the comment that 
is placed in the public docket and made publicly available on the 
internet. 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. 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment 
period, contact the Water Docket; telephone: (202) 566-2426 or email: 
[email protected]. For information concerning the proposed 
determination, contact Erin Seyfried; telephone (206) 553-0040 or 
email: [email protected]. For more information about EPA's efforts 
in Bristol Bay, copies of the Section 404(c) proposed determination, 
see http://www.epa.gov/bristolbay.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA Region 10 has received several 
communications regarding an extension of the comment period, including 
requests to extend the comment period by 60 days and 120 days. EPA 
Region 10 also received requests not to extend the public comment 
period. EPA Region 10 has considered each of these requests and finds 
that good cause exists pursuant to 40 CFR 231.8 to extend the public 
comment period through September 6, 2022 to provide sufficient time for 
all parties to meaningfully comment on the 2022 Proposed Determination 
and supporting documents.

Casey Sixkiller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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