Notice of Extension of Comment Period for Changes to NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Region 10
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, OWW-130
Seattle, Washington 98101
and
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC)
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Notice of
EXTENSION of PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
For Changes to
NPDES General Permit for
Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska,
NPDES Permit # AKG524000,
Technical Contacts:
Lindsay Guzzo
(206) 553-0268
Guzzo.Lindsay@epa.gov
Public Notice Issuance Date: November 6, 2008
Original Public Notice Expiration Date: November 10, 2008
Extended Public Notice Expiration Date: December 10, 2008
1. Summary
In response to numerous requests, EPA and ACEC are extending the public comment period to December 10, 2008, on its proposal to issue a general permit (GP) for Offshore Seafood Processors in the state of Alaska.
2. Tentative Determination
The Director of the EPA Region 10 Office of Water and Watersheds and ADEC’s Wastewater Program Manager have tentatively determined to issue the permit.
3. Public Comments
Persons wishing to comment on the tentative determinations contained in the proposed permits may do so in writing, by December 10, 2008.
Comments must be received by December 10, 2008, to be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the permits. All comments should include the name, address, and telephone number of the commenter, a concise statement of any comment, and the relevant facts upon which it is based. All written comments and requests should be submitted to EPA to the attention of Lindsay Guzzo, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, OWW-130, Seattle, WA 98101. Comments may also be submitted via email to Guzzo.Lindsay@epa.gov.
4. Document Availability
Copies of the proposed permits and fact sheet may be found on the internet at the following website:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/WATER.NSF/NPDES+Permits/DraftPermitsAK. The proposed permits and Fact Sheet are also on file and may be inspected at EPA Region 10 offices at 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 any time between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Copies and other information may be requested by writing to the EPA at the above address to the attention of the NPDES Permits Unit, by calling Audrey Washington at 1-800-424-4372 (within Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington) or (206) 553-0523, or by e-mail at washington.audrey@epa.gov.
The documents are also available at the EPA Alaska Operations Office, Room 537, Federal Building, 222 West 7th Avenue, #19, Anchorage, Alaska 99513. Please contact Ms. Tara Martich at (907) 271-6592 for assistance.
To ensure effective communication with everyone, additional services can be made available to persons with disabilities by contacting one of the above EPA representatives. For those with impaired hearing or speech, please contact EPA's telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) at (206) 553-1598.
Draft Permit (PDF) (50pp, 239K)
Appendix A (PDF) (10pp, 157K)
Appendix B (PDF) (83pp, 12MB)
Appendix C (PDF) (3pp, 32K)
State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Certificate of Reasonable Assurance (PDF) (8pp, 5MB)
Fact Sheet (PDF) (152pp, 34K)
Biological Evaluation (134pp, 1MB)
Environmental Assessment (158pp, 1.2MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (7pp, 59K)
Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation (139pp, 836K)