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State Program Requirements; Application to Administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program; Maine

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 [Federal Register: August 4, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 151)]
[Notices]
[Page 47989-47990]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6845-3]


State Program Requirements; Application to Administer the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program; Maine

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period on application for
approval of the Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

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SUMMARY: The State of Maine has submitted a request for approval of the
Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MEPDES) Program pursuant
to section 402 of the Clean Water Act. On December 30, 1999 (64 FR
73552) EPA published a notice requesting comments on the Maine
application by February 29, 2000. On June 28, 2000 (65 FR 39899) EPA
published an extension of the comment period until July 28, 2000.
Today, EPA is extending the comment period on the State's request until
August 21, 2000 in response a request from commenters, solely for the
purposes of taking comment on the question of whether EPA should
approve the State's application to administer its program in the lands
or territories of the Indian Tribes in Maine.

DATES: EPA Region I will take written comments solely on the question
of whether EPA should approve the State's application to operate its
program in the lands or territories of the Indian Tribes in Maine
through August 21, 2000 at its office in Boston, MA. EPA requests that
copies of such written comments also be provided to the Maine
Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP).

ADDRESSES: Written comments must be submitted to: Stephen Silva, USEPA
Maine State Office, 1 Congress Street--Suite 1100 (CME), Boston, MA
02114-2023. EPA requests that a copy of each comment be submitted to:
Dennis Merrill, MEDEP, Statehouse Station #17, Augusta, ME 04333-0017.
    Copies of documents Maine has submitted in support of its program
approval request may be reviewed during normal business hours, Monday
through Friday, excluding holidays, at: EPA Region I, 11th Floor
Library, 1

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Congress Street--Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02114-2023, 617-918-1990 or 1-
888-372-5427; and MEDEP, Ray Building, Hospital Street, Augusta, ME.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Silva at the address listed
above or by calling (617) 918-1561 or Dennis Merrill at the address
listed above or by calling (207) 287-7788. The State's submissions
(which comprise approximately 128 pages in the application, 382 pages
in the appendix, and 11 pages in a supplement with an additional 688
pages of attachments) may be copied at the MEDEP office in Augusta, or
EPA office in Boston, at a cost of 15 cents per page. A copy of the
entire initial submission (not including the supplement) may be
obtained from the MEDEP office in Augusta for a $20 fee.
    Part of the State's program submission and supporting documentation
is available electronically at the following Internet address: http://
www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/delegation/delegation.htm

Other Federal Statutes

    Nothing in this extension of the public comment period changes any
of the analyses or findings concerning other federal statutes which EPA
made in its notice of December 30, 1999. See 64 FR 73554-73555.

    Authority: This action is prepared under the authority of
section 402 of the Clean Water Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1342.

    Dated: July 26, 2000.
Ira W. Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region I.
[FR Doc. 00-19788 Filed 8-3-00; 8:45 am]
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