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Frequency of response: Annual. existing permit (‘‘2011 PGP’’) that Office of Wastewater Management at Total estimated burden: 70 hours (per expires at midnight on October 31, tel.: 202–564–0021 or email: year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 2016, and authorizes certain point [email protected]. 1320.03(b). source discharges from the application SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Total estimated cost: $4674 (per year). of to waters of the United section is organized as follows: Changes in Estimates: The renewal States in accordance with the terms and ICR will address all changes in the total conditions described therein. EPA is Table of Contents estimated respondent burden since the issuing this permit for five (5) years in I. General Information last renewal. all areas of the country where EPA is the A. Does this action apply to me? NPDES permitting authority. Courtney Kerwin, B. How can I get copies of this document DATES: The permit is effective on and other related information? Director, Regulatory Support Division. October 31, 2016, and will expire at C. Who are the EPA regional contacts for [FR Doc. 2016–26319 Filed 10–31–16; 8:45 am] midnight, October 31, 2021. In this final permit? BILLING CODE 6560–50–P accordance with 40 CFR part 23, this II. Background permit shall be considered issued for III. Scope and Applicability A. Geographic Coverage ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION the purpose of judicial review on B. Categories of Use-Patterns AGENCY November 15, 2016. Under Section Covered 509(b) of the Clean Water Act, judicial C. Summary of Updates to the 2011 PGP [EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0499; FRL–9954–82– review of this general permit can be and from the Proposed 2016 PGP. OW] requested by filing a petition for review D. Summary of 2016 PGP Terms and in the United States Court of Appeals Requirements Final National Pollutant Discharge within 120 days after the permit is IV. Cost Impacts of the PGP Elimination System (NPDES) Pesticide considered issued. Under Section 509(b) V. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and General Permit for of the Clean Water Act, the Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments Discharges From the Application of requirements of this permit may not be Pesticides; Reissuance challenged later in civil or criminal I. General Information proceedings to enforce these AGENCY: Environmental Protection A. Does this action apply to me? Agency (EPA). requirements. In addition, this permit ACTION: Notice of final permit issuance. may not be challenged in other agency You may be affected by this action if proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of you apply pesticides, under the use SUMMARY: This notice announces a Notices of Intent to be covered, if patterns in Section III.B, that result in a issuance by all ten Environmental required, are provided in Part 1.2.3, discharge to waters of the United States Protection Agency (EPA) Regions of the Table 1–2, of the 2016 PGP. in one of the geographic areas identified final 2016 National Pollutant Discharge FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA in Section III.A. Potentially affected Elimination System (NPDES) pesticide Regional Office listed in Section I.C., or entities, as categorized in the North general permit (PGP)—the ‘‘2016 PGP.’’ you can send an email to [email protected]. American Industry Classification The 2016 PGP, which has an effective You may also contact Prasad Chumble, System (NAICS), may include, but are date of October 31, 2016, replaces the EPA Headquarters, Office of Water, not limited to:

TABLE 1—ENTITIES POTENTIALLY REGULATED BY THE 2016 PGP

Category NAICS Examples of potentially affected entities

Agriculture parties—General agri- 111 Crop Production ...... Producers of crops mainly for food and fiber, including farms, or- cultural interests, farmers/pro- chards, groves, greenhouses, and nurseries that have irrigation ducers, forestry, and irrigation. ditches requiring pest control. 113110 Timber Tract Operations .. The operation of timber tracts for the purpose of selling standing tim- ber. 113210 Forest Nurseries Gath- Growing trees for reforestation and/or gathering forest products, such ering of Forest Products. as gums, barks, balsam needles, rhizomes, fibers, Spanish moss, ginseng, and truffles. 221310 Water Supply for Irrigation Operating irrigation systems. Pesticide parties (includes pesticide 325320 Pesticide and Other Agri- Formulation and preparation of agricultural pest control chemicals. manufacturers, other pesticide cultural Chemical Manufacturing. users/interests, and consultants). Public health parties (includes mos- 923120 Administration of Public Government establishments primarily engaged in the planning, ad- quito or other vector control dis- Health Programs. ministration, and coordination of public health programs and serv- tricts and commercial applicators ices, including environmental health activities. that service these). Resource management parties (in- 924110 Administration of Air and Government establishments primarily engaged in the administration, cludes State departments of fish Water Resource and Solid regulation, and enforcement of air and water resource programs; and wildlife, State departments of Waste Management Programs. the administration and regulation of water and air control pesticide regulation, State envi- and prevention programs; the administration and regulation of flood ronmental agencies, and univer- control programs; the administration and regulation of drainage de- sities). velopment and water resource consumption programs; and coordi- nation of these activities at intergovernmental levels.

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TABLE 1—ENTITIES POTENTIALLY REGULATED BY THE 2016 PGP—Continued

Category NAICS Examples of potentially affected entities

924120 Administration of Con- Government establishments primarily engaged in the administration, servation Programs. regulation, supervision and control of land use, including rec- reational areas; conservation and preservation of natural re- sources; erosion control; geological survey program administration; weather forecasting program administration; and the administration and protection of publicly and privately owned forest lands. Gov- ernment establishments responsible for planning, management, regulation and conservation of game, fish, and wildlife populations, including wildlife management areas and field stations; and other administrative matters relating to the protection of fish, game, and wildlife are included in this industry. Utility parties (includes utilities) ...... 221 Utilities ...... Provide electric power, natural gas, steam supply, water supply, and sewage removal through a permanent infrastructure of lines, mains, and pipes.

B. How can I get copies of this document Electronic versions of the 2016 PGP waters of the contiguous zone or the and other related information? and Fact Sheet are also available on the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating craft.’’ 33 1. Docket. EPA has established an EPA’s NPDES Web site at https:// U.S.C. 1362(12). A ‘‘point source’’ is any official public docket for this action www.epa.gov/npdes/pesticide- ‘‘discernible, confined and discrete under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– permitting. conveyance’’ but does not include 2015–0499. The official public docket is C. Who are the EPA regional contacts ‘‘agricultural discharges and the collection of materials that are for this final permit? return flows from irrigated agriculture.’’ available for public viewing at the Water For EPA Region 1, contact George 33 U.S.C. 1362(14). Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/ Papadopoulos at tel.: (617) 918–1579; or The term ‘‘pollutant’’ includes, among DC) WJC West Building, Room 3334, email at [email protected]. other things, ‘‘garbage . . . chemical 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., For EPA Region 2, contact Maureen wastes, biological materials . . . and Washington, DC 20460. Although all Krudner at tel.: (212) 637–3874; or email industrial, municipal, and agricultural documents in the docket are listed in an at [email protected]. waste discharged into water.’’ 33 U.S.C. index, some information is not publicly For EPA Region 3, contact Mark 1362(6). available, i.e., Confidential Business Smith at tel.: (215) 814–3105; or email A person may discharge a pollutant Information (CBI) or other information at [email protected]. without violating the Section 301 whose disclosure is restricted by statute. For EPA Region 4, contact Sam prohibition by obtaining authorization Publicly available docket materials are Sampath at tel.: (404) 562–9229; or to discharge (referred to herein as available in hard copy at the EPA email at [email protected]. ‘‘coverage’’) under a Section 402 NPDES Docket Center Public Reading Room, For EPA Region 5, contact Jason permit (33 U.S.C. 1342). Under Section open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Hewitt at tel.: (312) 353–3114; or email 402(a), EPA may ‘‘issue a permit for the Monday through Friday, excluding legal at [email protected]. discharge of any pollutant, or holidays. The telephone number for the For EPA Region 6, contact Kilty combination of pollutants, Public Reading Room and the Water Baskin at tel.: (214) 665–7500 or email notwithstanding Section 1311(a)’’ upon Docket is (202) 566–1744. at [email protected]. certain conditions required by the Act. 2. Electronic Access. You may access For EPA Region 7, contact Kimberly EPA issued the first Pesticide General this Federal Register document Hill at tel.: (913) 551–7841 or email at: Permit (‘‘2011 PGP’’) on October 31, electronically through the United States [email protected]. 2011, in response to the United States government on-line source for federal For EPA Region 8, contact David Rise Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling regulations at http:// at tel.: (406) 457–5012 or email at: vacating EPA’s 2006 Final Rule on www.regulations.gov. [email protected]. Aquatic Pesticides. National Cotton An electronic version of the public For EPA Region 9, contact Pascal Council of America. v. EPA, 553 F.3d docket is available through the EPA’s Mues at tel.: (415) 972–3768 or email at: 927 (6th Cir. 2009). EPA is issuing the electronic public docket and comment [email protected]. 2016 PGP to replace the 2011 PGP system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA For EPA Region 10, contact Dirk which expires at midnight on October Dockets at http://www.regulations.gov to Helder at tel.: (208) 378–5749 or email 31, 2016. Similar to the 2011 PGP, the view public comments, access the index at: [email protected]. 2016 PGP provides coverage for certain listing of the contents of the official point source discharges from the II. Background public docket, and to access those application of pesticides to waters of the documents in the public docket that are Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act United States in areas where EPA is the available electronically. For additional (CWA) provides that ‘‘the discharge of NPDES permitting authority. information about the EPA’s public any pollutant by any person shall be EPA published the draft 2016 PGP docket, visit the EPA Docket Center unlawful’’ unless the discharge is in and accompanying Fact Sheet in the homepage at http://www.epa.gov/ compliance with certain other Sections Federal Register on January 26, 2016 dockets. Although not all docket of the Act. 33 U.S.C. 1311(a). The CWA (81 FR 4289), soliciting comments on materials may be available defines ‘‘discharge of a pollutant’’ as the draft permit. EPA also conducted electronically, you may still access any ‘‘(A) any addition of any pollutant to formal consultation with Indian Tribal of the publicly available docket navigable waters from any point source, Governments. EPA received 28 written materials at the EPA Docket Center. (B) any addition of any pollutant to the comment letters on the draft permit.

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EPA considered all comments received crude oil or natural gas by pipeline, residue. These apply to the following during the comment period in preparing including Indian Country. pesticide use patterns: the final permit. EPA responded to all • Mosquito and Other Flying Insect EPA Region 7 significant comments in the Response to Pest Control—to control public health/ Comment Document which is available • Indian Country within Iowa nuisance and other flying insect pests as part of the docket for this permit. • Indian Country within Kansas that develop or are present during a • Indian Country within Nebraska, portion of their life cycle in or above III. Scope and Applicability except Pine Ridge Reservation lands standing or flowing water. Public A. Geographic Coverage (see Region 8) health/nuisance and other flying insect EPA provides permit coverage for EPA Region 8 pests in this use category include mosquitoes and black flies. classes of point source discharges that • Federal Facilities in Colorado, • Weed and Algae Pest Control—to occur in areas where EPA is the NPDES including those on Indian Country permitting authority. The geographic control weeds, algae, and pathogens that within Colorado as well as the portion are pests in water and at water’s edge, coverage of the 2016 PGP is listed in of the Ute Mountain Reservation Appendix C of the permit and also including ditches and/or canals. located in New Mexico • Animal Pest Control—to control listed below. This permit also applies in • Indian Country within Montana all areas of Indian Country that are not • animal pests in water and at water’s Indian Country within North Dakota edge. Animal pests in this use category covered by an EPA-approved permitting • Indian Country within South Dakota, program, for example, the areas of include fish, lampreys, insects, as well as the portion of the Pine mollusks, and pathogens. Indian Country described below: Ridge Reservation located in Nebraska • Forest Canopy Pest Control— (see Region 7) EPA Region 1 application of a pesticide to a forest • Indian Country within Utah, except • canopy to control the population of a Massachusetts, including Indian Goshute and Navajo Reservation lands pest species (e.g., insect or pathogen) Country within Massachusetts (see Region 9) • where, to target the pests effectively, a Indian Country within Connecticut • Indian Country within Wyoming • New Hampshire portion of the pesticide unavoidably • Indian Country within Rhode Island PA Region 9 will be applied over and deposited to • Federal Facilities within Vermont • The Island of American Samoa water. The scope of activities encompassed EPA Region 2 • Indian Country within Arizona as well as Navajo Reservation lands in by these pesticide use patterns is • Indian Country within New York New Mexico (see Region 6) and Utah described in greater detail in Part III.1.1 State (see Region 8), excluding Hualapai of the Fact Sheet for the 2016 PGP. • Puerto Rico Tribe C. Summary of Updates to the 2011 PGP EPA Region 3 • Indian Country within California, and From the Proposed 2016 PGP • excluding Hoopa Valley Tribe The District of Columbia • The 2016 PGP replaces the 2011 PGP, • Federal Facilities within Delaware The Island of Guam • The Johnston Atoll which was issued for a five-year term on EPA Region 4 • Midway Island, Wake Island, and October 31, 2011 (76 FR 68750) and expires October 31, 2016, at midnight. • Indian Country within Alabama other unincorporated U.S. possessions • • The Commonwealth of the Northern While the requirements of the 2016 PGP Indian Country within Florida remain the same as those in the 2011 • Indian Country within Mississippi Mariana Islands PGP, some minor updates have been • Indian Country within North Carolina • Indian Country within the State of Nevada, as well as the Duck Valley added and are discussed in more detail EPA Region 5 in the 2016 PGP Fact Sheet, such as: Reservation in Idaho, the Fort • • Indian Country within Michigan McDermitt Reservation in Oregon (see Added electronic reporting • Indian Country within Minnesota, Region 10) and the Goshute requirements in Part 7.8 of the PGP to excluding Fond du Lac Band of Reservation in Utah (see Region 8) be consistent with EPA’s Electronic Chippewa Reporting Rule (78 FR 46005); and • • Indian Country within Wisconsin, EPA Region 10 Updated the definition of National excluding Lac du Flambeau Band of • Indian Country and the Denali Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Listed Lake Superior Chippewa Indians National Park and Preserve within Resources of Concern to include Alaska additional species as a result of EPA Region 6 • Idaho, including Indian Country consultation between EPA and NMFS, • Indian Country within Louisiana within Idaho, except Duck Valley as required under Section 7 of the • New Mexico, including Indian Reservation lands (see Region 9) Endangered Species Act. Country within New Mexico, except • Indian Country within Oregon, except EPA published the draft 2016 PGP for Navajo Reservation Lands (see Region Fort McDermitt Reservation lands (see public comment on January 26, 2016 (81 9) and Ute Mountain Reservation Region 9) FR 4289). The following is a summary Lands (see Region 8) • Federal Facilities in Washington, of permit modifications from the draft • Indian Country within Oklahoma including those located on Indian 2016 PGP: • Discharges in Texas that are not under Country within Washington • Changed the date when Notices Of the authority of the Texas Intent (NOIs) are required from October Commission on Environmental B. Categories of Pesticide Use-Patterns 31, 2016, to January 12, 2017, in order Quality (formerly TNRCC), including Covered to allow Decision-makers enough time activities associated with the This permit regulates discharges to to read and understand the permit exploration, development, or waters of the United States from the requirements and comply with the production of oil or gas or geothermal application of (1) biological pesticides, reporting and recordkeeping resources, including transportation of and (2) chemical pesticides that leave a requirements of the permit; and

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• Updated Part 9.0 of the 2016 PGP to • Coverage under this permit is covered) through January 12, 2017 reflect state and tribal CWA Section 401 available only for discharges and without submission of an NOI. Thus, for certifications. discharge-related activities that are not any discharges commencing on or likely to adversely affect species that are D. Summary of 2016 PGP Terms and before January 12, 2017 that will federally-listed as endangered or Requirements continue after this date, an NOI must be threatened (‘‘listed’’) under the submitted no later than January 2, 2017 The 2016 PGP is similar to the 2011 Endangered Species Act (ESA) or to ensure uninterrupted permit PGP, and is structured in the same nine habitat that is federally-designated as coverage, and for any discharge parts: (1) Coverage under the permit, (2) critical under the ESA (‘‘critical occurring after January 12, 2017, no technology-based effluent limitations, habitat’’), except for certain cases later than 10 days before the first (3) water quality-based effluent specified in the permit involving prior discharge occurring after January 12, limitations, (4) monitoring, (5) pesticide consultation with the NMFS, and for discharge management plan, (6) Declared Pest Emergency Situations. 2017. corrective action, (7) recordkeeping and The permit contains several provisions IV. Cost Impacts of the PGP Annual Reporting, (8) EPA contact addressing listed species, including for information and mailing addresses, and certain listed species identified in the EPA expects the costs that covered (9) permit conditions applicable to permit as NMFS Listed Resources of entities, including small businesses, specific states, Indian Country, or Concern, that Decision-makers whose will bear to comply with this permit to territories. Additionally, as with the discharges may affect these resources be minimal. A copy of the EPA’s cost 2011 PGP, the 2016 PGP includes nine certify compliance with one of six impact analysis, titled, ‘‘Cost Impact appendices with additional conditions criteria which together ensure that any Analysis for the EPA’s Final 2016 and guidance for permittees: (A) potential adverse effects have been Pesticide General Permit (PGP)’’ is Definitions, abbreviations, and properly considered and addressed. available in the docket for this permit. acronyms, (B) standard permit These NMFS Listed Resources of conditions, (C) areas covered, (D) NOI Concern for the PGP are identified in V. Executive Order 13175: Consultation form, (E) Notice of Termination (NOT) detail on EPA’s Web site at https:// and Coordination With Indian Tribal form, (F) Pesticide Discharge Evaluation www.epa.gov/npdes/pesticide- Governments worksheet (PDEW), (G) Annual permitting-ESA-procedures. Other Reporting template, (H) Adverse requirements that address protection of In compliance with Executive Order Incident template, and (I) endangered listed species include the waiting 13175, EPA consulted with tribal species procedures. periods between submission of an NOI officials to gain an understanding of, The following is a summary of the and authorization to discharge, and and where necessary, to address tribal 2016 PGP’s requirements: specific permit conditions requiring implications of the 2016 PGP. In the • The PGP defines ‘‘Operator’’ (i.e., compliance with the results of any ESA course of this consultation, EPA the entity required to obtain NPDES Section 7 consultation with the undertook the following activities: permit coverage for discharges) to Services, or ESA Section 10 permit • include any (a) Applicator who October 28, 2015—EPA mailed issued by the Services. notification letters to tribal leaders performs the application of pesticides or • Certain Decision-makers [i.e., any initiating consultation and coordination has day-to-day control of the application agency for which pest management for of pesticides that results in a discharge land resource stewardship is an integral on the renewal of the PGP. The to waters of the United States, or (b) part of the organization’s operations, initiation letter was posted on the tribal Decision-maker who controls any entities with a specific responsibility to portal Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ decision to apply pesticides that results control pests (e.g., mosquito and weed tribal. in a discharge to waters of the United control districts), local governments or • November 19, 2015—EPA held an States. There may be instances when a other entities that apply pesticides in informational teleconference open to all single entity acts as both an Applicator excess of specified annual treatment tribal representatives, and reserved the and a Decision-maker. area thresholds, and entities that • last part of the teleconference for official All Applicators are required to discharge pesticides to Tier 3 waters or consultation comments. Seven tribal minimize pesticide discharges by using to waters of the United States containing officials participated. EPA also invited only the amount of pesticide and NMFS Listed Resources of Concern] are tribes to submit written comments on frequency of pesticide application required to also submit an NOI to obtain the draft 2016 PGP. The presentation necessary to control the target pest, authorization to discharge and was posted on the tribal portal Web site maintain pesticide application implement pest management options to at http://tcots.epa.gov. equipment in proper operating reduce the discharge of pesticides to condition, control discharges as waters of the United States. Of this EPA did not receive any comments necessary to meet applicable water group, certain large Decision-makers during the formal tribal consultation quality standards, and monitor for and must also develop a Pesticide Discharge period. EPA notes that as part of the report any adverse incidents. Management Plan (PDMP), submit finalization of this permit, the Agency • All Decision-makers are required, to annual reports, and maintain detailed completed Section 401 certification the extent not determined by the records. Certain small Decision-makers procedures with all applicable tribes Applicator, to minimize pesticide are required to complete a pesticide where this permit will apply (see Part 9 discharges by using only the amount of discharge evaluation worksheet for each and Appendix C of the PGP). pesticide and frequency of pesticide pesticide application (in lieu of the application necessary to control the more comprehensive PDMP), an annual Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 target pest. All Decision-makers are also report, and detailed recordkeeping. et seq. required to control discharges as • Permit conditions take effect as of necessary to meet applicable water October 31, 2016; however, Operators quality standards and monitor for and with eligible discharges are authorized report any adverse incidents. for permit coverage (or automatically

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Dated: October 24, 2016. Missouri Department of Natural (2) the Missouri Department of Natural H. Curtis Spalding, Resources. EPA has reviewed the Resources, Lewis and Clark State Office Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. application and intends to approve Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Dated: October 24, 2016. these program revisions. Jefferson City, Missouri 65102. Javier Laureano, DATES: This determination to approve Submit your comments, identified by Director, Clean Water Division, EPA Region the Missouri program revision is made Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OW–2016– 2. pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d) (3). This 0602, to http://www.regulations.gov. Dated: October 24, 2016. determination shall become final and Follow the online instructions for Carmen R. Guerrero-Perez, effective on December 1, 2016, unless submitting comments. Once submitted, (1) a timely and appropriate request for Division Director, Caribbean Environmental comments cannot be edited or removed a public hearing is received or (2) the Protection Division, EPA Region 2. from Regulations.gov. The EPA may Regional Administrator elects to hold a Dated: October 24, 2016. public hearing on his own motion. Any publish any comment received to its Jon M. Capacasa, interested person, other than Federal public docket. Do not submit Director, Water Protection Division, EPA Agencies, may request a public hearing. electronically any information you Region 3. A request for a public hearing must be consider to be Confidential Business Dated: October 24, 2016. submitted to the Regional Administrator Information (CBI) or other information James D. Giattina, at the address shown below by whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Director, Water Protection Division, EPA December 1, 2016. If a request for a Multimedia submissions (audio, video, Region 4. public hearing is made within the etc.) must be accompanied by a written Dated: October 24, 2016. requested thirty-day time frame, a comment. The written comment is Christopher Korleski, public hearing will be held and a notice considered the official comment and Director, Water Division, EPA Region 5. will be given in the Federal Register should include discussion of all points Dated: October 24, 2016. and a newspaper of general circulation. you wish to make. The EPA will William K. Honker, Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a generally not consider comments or Director, Water Division, EPA Region 6. hearing may be denied by the Regional comment contents located outside of the Administrator. If no timely and Dated: October 24, 2016. primary submission (i.e. on the web, appropriate request for a hearing is Karen A. Flournoy, cloud, or other file sharing system). For received, and the Regional additional submission methods, the full Director, Water, Wetlands and Pesticides Administrator does not elect to hold a Division, EPA Region 7. EPA public comment policy, hearing on his own motion, this information about CBI or multimedia Dated: October 24, 2016. determination will become effective on Darcy O’Connor, submissions, and general guidance on December 1, 2016. making effective comments, please visit Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, All interested parties may request a http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ Office of Water Protection, EPA Region 8. public hearing on the approval to the commenting-epa-dockets. Dated: October 24, 2016. Regional Administrator at the EPA Toma´s Torres, Region 7 address shown below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division Director, Water Division, EPA Region ADDRESSES: Any request for a public Neftali Hernandez, Environmental 9. hearing shall include the following Protection Agency, Region 7, Drinking Dated: October 24, 2016. information: (1) Name, address and Water Management Branch, (913) 551– Christine Psyk, telephone number of the individual, 7036, or by email at hernandez- Deputy Director, Office of Water and organization or other entity requesting a [email protected]. hearing; (2) a brief statement of the Watersheds, EPA Region 10. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA [FR Doc. 2016–26375 Filed 10–31–16; 8:45 am] requesting person’s interest in the Regional Administrator’s determination is hereby giving notice that the State of BILLING CODE 6560–50–P and a brief statement on information Missouri is revising its approved Public that the requesting person intends to Water Supply Supervision Program delegated to the Missouri Department of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION submit at such hearing; (3) the signature AGENCY of the individual making the request or, Natural Resources. The Missouri if the request is made on behalf of an Department of Natural Resources [EPA–R07–OW–2016–0602; FRL–9954–74– organization or other entity, the revised their program by incorporating Region 7] signature of a responsible official of the the following EPA National Primary Notice of Approval of the Primacy organization or other entity. Requests Drinking Water Regulation: Ground Revision Application for the Public for Public Hearing shall be addressed to: Water Rule (November 8, 2006, 71 FR Water Supply Supervision Program Regional Administrator, Environmental 65574). EPA has reviewed the from the State of Missouri Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 application and determined that the Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas revisions are no less stringent than the AGENCY: Environmental Protection 66219. corresponding Federal regulations and Agency (EPA). All documents relating to this that the State of Missouri continues to ACTION: Notice of approval and determination are available for meet all requirements for primary solicitation of requests for a public inspection between the hours of 9:00 enforcement responsibility as specified hearing. a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through in 40 CFR 142.10. Therefore, EPA Friday at the following offices: (1) U.S. intends to approve these program SUMMARY: Environmental Protection Agency, The Environmental Protection revisions. Agency (EPA) is hereby giving notice Region 7, Water Wetlands and that the State of Missouri is revising its Pesticides Division, Drinking Water (Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking approved Public Water Supply Management Branch, 11201 Renner Water Act, as amended, and 40 CFR 142.10, Supervision Program delegated to the Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 and 142.12(d) and 142.13)

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