Document ID: EPA-R04-OW-2020-0056-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Ocean Dumping: Modification of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore ofPort Everglades, FL; Reopening of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2020-05-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 100 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31133-31134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10588]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 228

[EPA-R04-OW-2020-0056; FRL-10009-50-Region 4]

Ocean Dumping: Reopening of Comment Period for Modification of an 
Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site Offshore of Port Everglades, 
Florida

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Reopening of public comment period for proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the 
comment period for a proposed rulemaking notice published in the 
Federal Register on March 13, 2020, which proposed modification of the 
existing EPA designated ocean dredged material disposal site (ODMDS) 
offshore of Port Everglades, Florida (referred to hereafter as the 
existing Port Everglades ODMDS) pursuant to the Marine Protection, 
Research and Sanctuaries Act, as amended (MPRSA). The primary purpose 
for the site modification is to enlarge the ODMDS to serve the long-
term need for a location to dispose of suitable material dredged from 
the Port Everglades Harbor and for the disposal of suitable dredged 
material for persons who receive a MPRSA permit for such disposal. The 
modified ODMDS will be subject to monitoring and management to ensure 
continued protection of the marine environment.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published on March 13, 2020 (85 FR 
14622) must be received on or before June 22, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OW-2020-0056, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments and accessing the docket and materials related to 
this proposed rule.
     Email: OceanDumpingR4@epa.gov.
     Mail: Wade Lehmann, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 4, Water Division, Oceans and Estuarine Management Section, 61 
Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R04-OW-
2020-0056. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through 
www.regulations.gov or email, information that you consider to be CBI 
or otherwise protected. The

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www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which 
means the 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 the EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, 
your email address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA 
recommends that you include your name and other contact information in 
the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the 
EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot 
contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your 
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, 
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For 
additional information about the EPA's public docket, visit the EPA 
Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Publicly available docket materials are available either 
electronically at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal 
business hours from the regional library at the EPA, Region 4 Library, 
9th Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. For access to the 
documents at the Region 4 Library, contact the Region 4 Library 
Reference Desk at (404) 562-8190, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m., and between the hours of 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, for an appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wade Lehmann, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, Water Division, Oceans and Estuarine 
Management Section, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; phone 
number (404) 562-8082; email: Lehmann.Wade@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA published a proposed rulemaking on 
March 13, 2020 (85 FR 14622), which was a proposal to expand the Port 
Everglades ODMDS. Additionally, the EPA released on March 13, 2020, and 
will re-release concurrent with this notice, a draft Environmental 
Assessment (EA) including a draft Site Monitoring and Management Plan 
(appendix to the EA) for comment. The draft EA is available on the EPA 
Region 4 web page, which may be accessed at: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast#Public%20Notices. The EPA is 
reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days on all 
associated documents.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 228

    Environmental protection, Water pollution control.

    Authority:  This action is issued under the authority of Section 
102 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as 
amended, 33 U.S.C. 1412.

Mary Walker,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2020-10588 Filed 5-21-20; 8:45 am]
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