Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0260-0016
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Draft Updated Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum in Freshwater; Extension of Public Comment Period
Posted Date: 2017-09-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 44784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20597]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0260; FRL-9968-45-OW]

Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Updated Aquatic 
Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum in Freshwater

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the Draft Updated Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality 
Criteria for Aluminum in Freshwater. The current comment period closes 
on September 26, 2017. The public comment period will be extended for 
an additional 30 days.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2017-0260, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. 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. 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://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Eignor, Health and Ecological 
Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail Code 4304T), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone: (202) 566-1143; email address: eignor.diana@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 28, 2017, EPA announced the 
availability of the Draft Updated Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality 
Criteria for Aluminum in Freshwater and opened a 60-day public review 
and comment period to seek additional scientific views, data, and 
information regarding the science and technical approach used in the 
derivation of the draft document.
    The original deadline to submit comments was September 26, 2017. 
This action extends the comment period for 30 days. Written comments 
must now be received by October 26, 2017. The draft report and other 
supporting materials may also be viewed and downloaded from EPA's Web 
site at https://www.epa.gov/wqc/2017-draft-aquatic-life-criteria-aluminum-freshwater-documents.

    Dated: September 20, 2017.
Michael H. Shapiro,
Acting Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017-20597 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am]
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