[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47507-47508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22112]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0438; FRL-9969-49-OW]
Notice of Extension to Comment Period on the Request for Public
Comments To Be Sent to EPA on Peer Review Materials To Inform the Safe
Drinking Water Act Decision Making on Perchlorate
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending
the comment period for the notice, ``Request for Public Comments To Be
Sent to EPA on Peer Review Materials To Inform the Safe Drinking Water
Act Decision Making on Perchlorate.'' In response to stakeholder
requests, EPA is extending the comment period for the ``Draft Report:
Proposed Approaches To Inform the Derivation of a Maximum Contaminant
Level Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water'' (draft MCLG Approaches
Report)'' an additional 21 days, from October 30, 2017, to November 20,
2017.
DATES: The comment period announced in the notice that was published on
September 15, 2017 (82 FR 43354) is extended. Comments must now be
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received by EPA on or before November 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2016-0438 to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The
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. The 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: For additional information please
contact Samuel Hernandez at the U.S. EPA, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division (Mail Code
4607M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone:
202-564-1735; or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 15, 2017, EPA published in the
Federal Register (82 FR 43354), a notice announcing the release of
materials for public comment. The materials will undergo expert peer
review in support of the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act decision making
on perchlorate. The Agency requested comment on the draft MCLG
Approaches Report. The notice of request for public comment, as
initially published in the Federal Register, provided for written
comments to be submitted to EPA on or before October 30, 2017 (a 45-day
public comment period). Since publication, EPA has received requests
for additional time to submit comments. EPA is extending the public
comment period for 21 days until November 20, 2017. EPA will consider
public comments and peer review recommendations in future revisions to
the MCLG Approaches Report. The draft report is available at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0438). The revised
BBDR model code files can be accessed at https://hero.epa.gov/hero/index.cfm/reference/details/reference_id/3352518.
Dated: October 4, 2017.
Michael H. Shapiro,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2017-22112 Filed 10-11-17; 8:45 am]
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