[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 27964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11310]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9812-8]


Draft Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System NPDES General 
Permit--New Hampshire; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a Notice of Availability of the draft Small 
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for New Hampshire, 
published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2013. A 30 day 
extension to the original comment period was published in the Federal 
Register April 4, 2013 and the comment period is currently set to 
expire on May 15, 2013. This notice extends the comment period from May 
15, 2013 to August 15, 2013.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by one of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Newton Tedder, US EPA--Region 1, 5 Post Office 
Square--Suite 100, Mail Code--OEP06-4, Boston, MA 02109-3912.
    No facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the 
draft permit may be obtained between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 
p.m. Monday through Friday excluding legal holidays from: Newton 
Tedder, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912; 
telephone: 617-918-1038; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This notice extends the public comment period established in the 
Federal Register issue of April 4, 2013 (78 FR 20316) (FRL-9799-1). In 
the February 12, 2013 issue of the Federal Register (78 FR 9908) (FRL-
13-006 and 9779-7), EPA announced the availability for public comment 
of its draft small MS4 NPDES general permit for New Hampshire. In 
response to comments received during the Public Hearing, EPA extended 
the original comment period by 30 days and published the extension of 
comment period in the Federal Register on April 4, 2013. Currently, the 
comment period is set to expire on May 15, 2013. This extension is in 
response to additional requests received from several commenters to 
extend the comment period. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, 
which was set to end on May 15, 2013, to August 15, 2013.

    Dated: May 2, 2013.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, Region 1.
[FR Doc. 2013-11310 Filed 5-10-13; 8:45 am]
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