[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56809-56810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23128]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10001-33-Region 10]


Proposed Reissuance of NPDES General Permit for Concentrated 
Animal Feeding Operations Located in Idaho (IDG010000)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Director of the Water Division, EPA Region 10, proposes to 
reissue the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 
General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in 
the State of Idaho (permit). As proposed, all animal feeding operations 
(AFOs) that meet the regulatory definition of a CAFO and are subject to 
40 CFR part 412 are eligible for coverage under the permit, excluding 
facilities in Indian Country. Eligible CAFOs may apply for 
authorization under the terms and conditions of the permit by 
submitting a Notice of Intent (NOI) and nutrient management plan (NMP). 
Upon receipt, EPA will review the NOI and NMP to ensure that all permit 
requirements are met. If EPA makes a preliminary determination that the 
NOI is complete, the NOI, NMP, and draft terms of the NMP to be 
incorporated into the permit will be made available for a thirty (30) 
day public review and comment period. If determined appropriate by EPA, 
CAFOs will be granted coverage under the permit upon written 
notification by EPA. EPA is accepting public comments on the draft 
permit.

DATES: Comments must be received by December 9, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
    Comments on the draft General Permit should be sent to the Director 
of the Water Division; USEPA Region 10; 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, 
WD 19-C04; Seattle, WA 98101-3188 and may also be submitted by fax to 
(206) 553-0165 or electronically to peak.nicholas@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Permit documents may be found on the 
EPA Region 10 website at: https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/npdes-general-permit-concentrated-animal-feeding-operations-cafos-idaho 
Copies of the draft general permit and fact sheet are also available 
upon request. Requests may be made to Audrey Washington at (206) 553-
0523 or to Nick Peak at (208) 378-5765. Requests may also be 
electronically mailed to: washington.audrey@epa.gov, or 
peak.nicholas@epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please see the draft general permit and Fact 
Sheet.

II. Other Legal Requirements

    This action was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review under Executive Orders 12866, Regulatory Planning and 
Review, and 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, and was 
determined to be not significant. Compliance with Endangered Species 
Act, Essential Fish Habitat, Paperwork Reduction Act, and other 
requirements are discussed in the Fact Sheet to the proposed permit.


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    Dated: September 30, 2019.
Daniel D. Opalski,
Director, Water Division, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2019-23128 Filed 10-22-19; 8:45 am]
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