[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6076-6084]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02210]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0217; FRL-9922-38-OW]
RIN 2040-A537

Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 4-- Draft

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is publishing for public review and comment a draft list
of contaminants that are currently not subject to any proposed or
promulgated national primary drinking water regulations. These
contaminants are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems
and may require regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
This draft list is the fourth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 4)
published by the agency since the SDWA amendments of 1996. This Draft
CCL 4 includes 100 chemicals or chemical groups and 12 microbial
contaminants. The EPA seeks comment on the Draft CCL 4 and on
improvements to the selection process for future CCLs for the agency to
consider.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2012-0217, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC)
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2012-
0217. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional instructions on submitting
comments, go to Section I.B of the GENERAL INFORMATION section of this
document.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Water Docket, EPA/
DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20004. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number
for the EPA Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on chemical
contaminants contact Meredith Russell, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202) 564-
0814 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For information on microbial
contaminants contact Hannah Holsinger, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, at (202) 564-
0403 or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For general information contact
the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at<PHONE_NUMBER> or email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Abbreviations and Acronyms

ATSDR--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CA--California
CASRN--Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number
CDC--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CCL--Contaminant Candidate List
CCL 1--EPA's First Contaminant Candidate List
CCL 2--EPA's Second Contaminant Candidate List
CCL 3--EPA's Third Contaminant Candidate List
CCL 4--EPA's Fourth Contaminant Candidate List
CFR--Code of Federal Regulations
EPA--United States Environmental Protection Agency
ESA--Ethanesulfonic acid
FL--Florida
FR--Federal Register
HPC--Heterotrophic Plate Count
IL--Illinois
MCL--Maximum Contaminant Level
MCLG--Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
MMWR--Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
NC--North Carolina
NCOD--National Contaminant Occurrence Database
NDWAC--National Drinking Water Advisory Council
NRC--National Academy of Science's National Research Council
NPDWR--National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
OH--Ohio
PCCL 3--Preliminary Contaminant Candidate List 3
PCCL 4--Preliminary Contaminant Candidate List 4
PFOA--Perfluorooctanoic Acid
PFOS--Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid
PWS--Public Water System
SAB--Science Advisory Board
SDWA--Safe Drinking Water Act
SD--South Dakota
STORET--EPA's Storage and Retrieval database of water quality
monitoring data collected by water resource management groups across
the U.S.
TX--Texas
UCM--Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring
UCMR 1--First Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
UCMR 2--Second Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule
USDA--United States Department of Agriculture
USEPA--United States Environmental Protection Agency
USGS--United States Geological Survey
WHO--World Health Organization
WI--Wisconsin

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. General Information
    A. Does this action impose any requirements on my public water
system?
    B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
II. Purpose, Background and Summary of This Action
    A. What is the purpose of this action?
    B. Statutory Requirements for CCL, Regulatory Determinations and
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring
    1. Contaminant Candidate List
    2. Regulatory Determinations
    3. Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring
    C. Interrelationship of the CCL, Regulatory Determinations and
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring
    D. Summary of Previous CCLs and Regulatory Determinations
    1. The First Contaminant Candidate List
    2. The Regulatory Determinations for CCL 1 Contaminants
    3. The Second Contaminant Candidate List
    4. The Regulatory Determinations for CCL 2 Contaminants
    5. The Third Contaminant Candidate List
    6. The Regulatory Determinations for CCL 3 Contaminants
    E. Summary of the Approach Used To Identify and Evaluate
Candidates for CCL 4
    1. Carry Forward of CCL 3 Contaminants
    2. Summary and Evaluation of CCL 4 Nominated Contaminants
    3. Evaluation of Previous Negative Regulatory Determinations
    F. What is included on EPA's Draft CCL 4?
III. Request for Comment
IV. EPA's Next Steps
V. References

I. General Information

A. Does this action impose any requirements on my public water system?

    The Draft Contaminant Candidate List 4 (CCL 4) and the Final CCL 4,
when published, will not impose any requirements on regulated entities.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
     Explain your views as clearly as possible.
     Describe any assumptions that you used.
     Provide any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
     Provide full references for any peer reviewed publication
you used that support your views.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
     Offer alternatives.
    Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline.
To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate docket
identification number in the subject line on the first page of your
response. It would also be helpful if you provided the name, date, and
Federal Register citation related to your comments.

II. Purpose, Background and Summary of This Action

    This section briefly summarizes the purpose of this action, the
statutory requirements, previous activities related to the Contaminant
Candidate List (CCL) and the approach used to develop the Draft CCL 4.

A. What is the purpose of this action?

    The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended in 1996, requires
EPA to publish a list every five years of currently unregulated
contaminants that may pose risks for drinking water (referred to as the
Contaminant Candidate List, or CCL). This list is subsequently used to
make regulatory determinations on whether to regulate at least five
contaminants from the CCL with national primary drinking water
regulations (NPDWRs) (SDWA section 1412(b)(1)). The purpose of today's
action is to present EPA's draft list of contaminants on the CCL 4 and
the rationale for the selection process used to make the list. Today's
action only addresses the CCL 4. Regulatory determinations for
contaminants on the CCL are a separate agency action.
    EPA requests comment on the Draft CCL 4 and suggestions for further
improvements to the selection process for future CCLs for the agency to
consider.

B. Statutory Requirements for CCL, Regulatory Determinations and
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring

1. Contaminant Candidate List
    Section 1412(b)(1) of the SDWA, as amended in 1996, requires EPA to
publish the CCL every five years. The SDWA specifies that the list must
include contaminants that are not subject to any proposed or
promulgated NPDWRs, are known or anticipated to occur in public water
systems (PWSs), and may require regulation under the SDWA. The
unregulated contaminants considered for listing shall include, but not
be limited to, hazardous substances identified in section 101(14) of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, and substances registered as pesticides under the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The SDWA directs the
agency to consider the health effects and occurrence information for
unregulated contaminants to identify those contaminants that present
the greatest public health concern related to exposure from drinking
water. The statute further directs the agency to take into
consideration the effect of contaminants upon subgroups that comprise a
meaningful portion of the general population (such as infants,
children, pregnant women, the elderly and individuals with a history of
serious illness or other subpopulations) that are identifiable as being
at greater risk of adverse health effects due to exposure to
contaminants in drinking water than the general population. EPA
considers age-related subgroups as ``lifestages'' in reference to a
distinguishable time frame in an individual's life characterized by
unique and relatively stable behavioral and/or physiological
characteristics that are associated with development and growth. Thus,
childhood is viewed as a sequence of lifestages, from conception
through fetal development, infancy and adolescence (see http://www2.epa.gov/children/early-life-stages).
2. Regulatory Determinations
    Section 1412(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the SDWA, as amended in 1996, requires
EPA at five year intervals, to make determinations of whether or not to
regulate no fewer than five contaminants from the CCL. The 1996 SDWA
Amendments specify three criteria to determine whether a contaminant
may require regulation:
     The contaminant may have an adverse effect on the health
of persons;
     The contaminant is known to occur or there is a
substantial likelihood that the contaminant will occur in public water
systems with a frequency and at levels of public health concern; and
     In the sole judgment of the Administrator, regulation of
such contaminant presents a meaningful opportunity for health risk
reduction for persons served by public water systems.
    If EPA determines that these three statutory criteria are met and
makes a final determination to regulate a contaminant, the agency has
24 months to publish a proposed Maximum Contaminant Level Goal \1\
(MCLG) and

NPDWR \2\. After the proposal, the agency has 18 months to publish and
promulgate a final MCLG and NPDWR (SDWA section 1412(b)(1)(E)) \3\.
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    \1\ The MCLG is the ``maximum level of a contaminant in drinking
water at which no known or anticipated adverse effect on the health
of persons would occur, and which allows an adequate margin of
safety. Maximum contaminant level goals are non-enforceable health
goals.'' (40 CFR 141.2; 42 U.S.C. 300g-1)
    \2\ An NPDWR is a legally enforceable standard that applies to
public water systems. An NPDWR sets a legal limit (called a maximum
contaminant level or MCL) or specifies a certain treatment technique
for public water systems for a specific contaminant or group of
contaminants. The MCL is the highest level of a contaminant that is
allowed in drinking water and is set as close to the MCLG as
feasible, using the best available treatment technology and taking
cost into consideration.
    \3\ The statute authorizes a nine month extension of this
promulgation date.
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3. Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring
    Section 1445 of the SDWA mandates that EPA promulgate regulations
(known as the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule or UCMR) to
establish criteria for a monitoring program for unregulated
contaminants. The SDWA requires all large public water systems and a
representative sample of smaller public water systems to monitor for
unregulated contaminants. The statute requires EPA to issue a list
every five years of not more than 30 unregulated contaminants to be
monitored. The SDWA also specifies that EPA include the results of such
monitoring, along with monitoring data for regulated contaminants and
reliable information from other public and private sources, in a
national drinking water occurrence database. EPA developed the National
Contaminant Occurrence Database (NCOD) to contain the monitoring data
from the UCMR program and other data as specified by the SDWA. The
current UCMR (UCMR 3) requires monitoring for 30 contaminants (28
chemicals and two viruses) (77 FR 26071, May 2, 2012 (USEPA, 2012a)).
Sampling is occurring during 2013-2015. Twenty-one of the contaminants
being monitored under UCMR3 are included on the CCL 3 and 20
contaminants being monitored under UCMR3 are included on the Draft CCL
4.

C. Interrelationship of the CCL, Regulatory Determinations and
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring

    The CCL is the first step in evaluating the subset of potential
contaminants that may require future NPDWRs. The CCL serves as the
initial screening of potential contaminants, and inclusion on the CCL
does not mean that any particular contaminant will necessarily be
regulated in the future. The UCMR provides a mechanism to obtain
nationally representative occurrence data for contaminants. Most
unregulated contaminants chosen by EPA for monitoring have been
selected from the CCL. When selecting contaminants for monitoring under
the UCMR, EPA considers the availability of health effects data and the
need for national occurrence data for contaminants, as well as
analytical method availability and cost, availability of analytical
standards and laboratory capacity to support a nationwide monitoring
program. The contaminant occurrence data collected under the UCMR
serves to better inform future CCLs and regulatory determinations.
Contaminants on the CCL are evaluated to see which ones have sufficient
information to allow the agency to make a regulatory determination.
Those contaminants with sufficient information to make a regulatory
determination are then evaluated based on the three statutory criteria
in SDWA section 1412(b)(1), to determine whether a regulation is
required (called a positive determination) or not required (called a
negative determination). EPA must make regulatory determinations for at
least five contaminants listed on the CCL every five years. For those
contaminants without sufficient information to allow the agency to make
a regulatory determination, EPA encourages research to provide the
information needed to determine whether to regulate the contaminant.
Today's action addresses only the CCL 4 and not the UCMR or regulatory
determinations.

D. Summary of Previous CCLs and Regulatory Determinations

1. The First Contaminant Candidate List
    The first CCL (CCL 1) was published on March 2, 1998 (63 FR 10274
(USEPA, 1998)). CCL 1 was developed based on recommendations by the
National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) and review by
technical experts. It contained 50 chemicals and 10 microbial
contaminants/groups. EPA consulted with the scientific community,
including the Science Advisory Board, on a process for developing the
first CCL.
2. The Regulatory Determinations for CCL 1 Contaminants
    EPA published its final regulatory determinations for a subset of
contaminants listed on CCL 1 on July 18, 2003 (68 FR 42898 (USEPA,
2003)). EPA identified nine contaminants from the 60 contaminants
listed on CCL 1 that had sufficient data and information available to
make regulatory determinations. The nine contaminants were
Acanthamoeba, aldrin, dieldrin, hexachlorobutadiene, manganese,
metribuzin, naphthalene, sodium and sulfate. The agency determined that
an NPDWR was not necessary for any of these nine contaminants at that
time. The agency subsequently issued guidance on Acanthamoeba and
Health Advisories for manganese, sodium and sulfate.
3. The Second Contaminant Candidate List
    The agency published its Final CCL 2 on February 24, 2005 (70 FR
9071 (USEPA, 2005)). The agency carried forward the 51 remaining
chemical and microbial contaminants from CCL 1 (that did not have
regulatory determinations) to CCL 2.
4. The Regulatory Determinations for CCL 2 Contaminants
    EPA published its final regulatory determinations for a subset of
contaminants listed on CCL 2 on July 30, 2008 (73 FR 44251 (USEPA,
2008b)). EPA identified 11 contaminants from the 51 contaminants listed
on CCL 2 that had sufficient data and information available to make
regulatory determinations. The 11 contaminants were boron, the dacthal
mono- and di-acid degradates; 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)
ethylene (DDE); 1,3-dichloropropene; 2,4-dinitrotoluene; 2,6-
dinitrotoluene; s-ethyl propylthiocarbamate (EPTC); fonofos; terbacil;
and 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. The agency made a final determination
that an NPDWR was not necessary for any of these 11 contaminants. New
or updated Health Advisories were subsequently issued for boron, the
dacthal degradates, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, 2,6-dinitrotoluene and 1,1,2,2-
tetrachloroethane.
5. The Third Contaminant Candidate List
    The agency published its Final CCL 3 on October 8, 2009 (74 FR
51850 (USEPA, 2009e)). The CCL 3 contained 104 chemicals or chemical
groups and 12 microbial contaminants. In developing CCL 3, EPA improved
and built upon the process that was used for CCL 1 and CCL 2. In 1998,
the agency requested advice from the National Academy of Sciences'
National Research Council (NRC) on how to improve the CCL process. The
NRC recommended a more reproducible process whereby a broadly defined
``universe'' of potential drinking water contaminants is identified,
assessed and reduced to a preliminary CCL (PCCL) using simple screening
criteria (NRC, 2001). All of the contaminants on the PCCL would then be
evaluated in more detail to assess the likelihood that specific
contaminants could occur in drinking water at levels that pose a public
health concern. In

2002, the agency sought input from the NDWAC on how to implement the
NRC's recommendations to improve the CCL process. NDWAC agreed that EPA
should proceed with the NRC's recommendations and provided additional
considerations and recommendations in a 2004 report (NDWAC, 2004).
    Based on these consultations, public input and peer review, EPA
developed a multi-step process to select contaminants for the CCL 3,
which included the following key steps:
     Identification of a broad universe of potential drinking
water contaminants (the CCL 3 Universe);
     Screening the CCL 3 Universe to a PCCL, using criteria
based on the potential to occur in public water systems and the
potential for public health concern;
     Evaluation of the PCCL contaminants based on a more
detailed evaluation of occurrence and health effects data, using a
scoring and classification system; and
     Incorporating public input and expert review in the CCL 3
process.
    EPA also considered new information on contaminants identified by
surveillance efforts, which included collaboration with internal EPA
offices and other federal agencies and the review of scientific
publications and data. The agency provided the public with the
opportunity to nominate contaminants to be considered for the Draft CCL
3 and sought public comment on the Draft CCL 3 before the list was
finalized.
    Exhibit 1 illustrates the multi-step CCL 3 approach. This
generalized process was applied to both chemical and microbial
contaminants, though the specific execution of particular steps differs
between them.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN04FE15.182

    A complete description of the CCL 3 process can be found in the
Draft and Final CCL 3 Federal Register documents (73 FR 9628, February
21, 2008 (USEPA, 2008a) and 74 FR 51850, October 8, 2009 (USEPA,
2009e)). Supporting documents that explain each stage of the CCL 3
process in further detail (i.e., identifying the CCL 3 Universe,
screening to the PCCL, and the classification of the PCCL to the CCL)
can be found at: http://water.epa.gov/scitech/drinkingwater/dws/ccl/ccl3_processflowdiagram.cfm and in the CCL 3 docket at
www.regulations.gov (Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2007-1189).
6. The Regulatory Determinations for CCL 3 Contaminants
    On February 11, 2011, as a separate action, the agency issued a
positive regulatory determination for perchlorate, a chemical listed in
CCL 1, CCL 2 and CCL 3 (76 FR 7762; USEPA, 2011). Recently, EPA
published preliminary regulatory determinations for five unregulated
contaminants (79 FR 62716, October 20, 2014 (USEPA, 2014a)). The five
contaminants include: 1,3-dinitrobenzene; dimethoate; strontium;
terbufos; and terbufos sulfone. The agency is making preliminary
determinations to regulate one contaminant (strontium) and to not
regulate four contaminants (1,3-dinitrobenzene, dimethoate, terbufos,
and terbufos sulfone). Therefore, the agency is removing perchlorate
and these five contaminants from the Draft CCL 4, pending the result of
the final regulatory determinations for CCL 3.

E. Summary of the Approach Used To Identify and Evaluate Candidates for
CCL 4

    EPA proposes an abbreviated three step evaluation and selection
process for CCL 4: (1) Carrying forward CCL 3 contaminants (except
those with regulatory determinations), (2) seeking and evaluating
nominations from the public for additional contaminants to consider,
and (3) evaluating any new data for those contaminants with previous
negative regulatory determinations from CCL 1 or CCL 2 for potential
inclusion on the CCL 4. The

agency also seeks comment on how to further improve upon the process
developed for CCL 3 as a tool for future CCLs.
1. Carry Forward of CCL 3 Contaminants
    EPA carried forward all contaminants listed on CCL 3 to the Draft
CCL 4 with the exception of perchlorate, for which the agency made a
positive regulatory determination, and the five CCL 3 contaminants with
preliminary regulatory determinations (listed in Section D.6 of this
notice), pending their final determinations. This carry forward process
is consistent with that previously used in CCL 2. The agency has taken
this approach based on the following considerations: (1) In developing
the CCL 3, the agency implemented a robust process recommended by the
NRC and the NDWAC to screen and score the universe of potential
contaminants, (2) EPA used the best available, peer-reviewed data and
information to evaluate contaminants for CCL 3; and (3) Carrying
forward CCL 3 contaminants allows the agency to focus resources on
evaluating contaminants nominated by the public for CCL 4 and review
new data for CCL 1 or CCL 2 contaminants with previous negative
regulatory determinations.
2. Summary and Evaluation of CCL 4 Nominated Contaminants
a. CCL 4 Nominations Summary
    EPA sought public nominations in a Federal Register document on May
8, 2012, for contaminants to be considered for possible inclusion in
the CCL 4 (77 FR 27057 (USEPA, 2012b)). In the document, the agency
also requested supporting information that has been made available
since the development of the CCL 3, or existing information that was
not considered for CCL 3, which shows that the nominated contaminant
may have an adverse effect on people and occurs or is likely to occur
in public water systems.
    EPA received nominations for 59 unique contaminants for the CCL 4,
including 54 chemicals and five microbials. Eight contaminants were
nominated by more than one organization or individual. Aldicarb,
bisphenol A, carbaryl, chlorpyrifos, Toxoplasma gondii, and
Microcystin-LR were each nominated by two separate organizations or
individuals. Manganese and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) were each
nominated by three different organizations or individuals.
    Nominations were received from 10 different organizations and/or
individuals. The agency did not require nominators to provide their
name or an affiliated organization. Two nominators remained anonymous
while providing documentation and rationale for the contaminants. Two
other individuals identified themselves but did not provide an
organization affiliation. The identified organizations that nominated
contaminants were:
     American Water Works Association,
     Natural Resources Defense Council,
     Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection,
     Minnesota Department of Health,
     New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and
     U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
    EPA received three general types of nominations:
     Specific individual chemicals,
     Specific individual organisms, and
     Groups of contaminants (e.g., Heterotrophic Plate Count
was considered as a group).
    The American Water Works Association also provided a letter with
recommendations for the CCL 4 process. The full text of this letter and
all of the nomination submittals in their original form can be found at
http://www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0217). Exhibit 2
contains the specific contaminants identified in public nominations. A
more detailed summary of the nominations process is included in the
support document ``Summary of Nominations for the Fourth Contaminant
Candidate List'' (USEPA, 2015e).

 Exhibit 2. Contaminants Nominated for Consideration on the Draft CCL 4:
                    Nominated Microbial Contaminants
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Adenovirus
Heterotrophic Plate Count Bacteria (HPC)
Naegleria fowleri
Toxoplasma gondii
Vibrio cholerae
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                     Nominated Chemical Contaminants
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               Common Name - Registry Name                     CASRN
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3-chloro-4-dichloromethyl-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone......      77439-76-0
alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane.............................        319-84-6
Aldicarb................................................        116-06-3
Alkylphenol mono- to tri-oxylates.......................      68555-24-8
Amoxicillin.............................................      26787-78-0
Azinphos-methyl.........................................         86-50-0
Bacitracin zinc.........................................       1405-89-6
Bentazone...............................................      25057-89-0
Benzyl butyl phthalate..................................         85-68-7
Bisphenol A.............................................         80-05-7
Bromoxynil..............................................       1689-84-5
Carbaryl................................................         63-25-2
Cesium 137..............................................      10045-97-3
Chlorothalonil..........................................       1897-45-6
Chlorpyrifos............................................       2921-88-2
Dibutyl phthalate.......................................         84-74-2
Dicamba.................................................       1918-00-9
Dichlorvos..............................................         62-73-7
Dicofol.................................................        115-32-2
Dicyclohexyl phthalate..................................         84-61-7
Diethyl phthalate.......................................         84-66-2
Di-isononyl phthalate...................................      28553-12-0
Dimethyl phthalate......................................        131-11-3
Di-n-octyl phthalate....................................        117-84-0
Endosulfan..............................................        115-29-7
Fluometuron.............................................       2164-17-2
Linezolid...............................................     165800-03-3
Linuron.................................................        330-55-2
Malathion...............................................        121-75-5
Manganese...............................................       7439-96-5
Methicillin.............................................         61-32-5
Methyl parathion........................................        298-00-0
Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)......................       1634-04-4
Microcystin-LR..........................................     101043-37-2
Nonylphenol.............................................      25154-52-3
Nonylphenol ethoxylate..................................       9016-45-9
Octylphenol.............................................      27193-28-8
Octylphenol ethoxylate..................................       9036-19-5
Oxacillin...............................................         66-79-5
Penicillin..............................................       (multiple
                                                                 CASRNs)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)...........................        335-67-1
Permethrin..............................................      52645-53-1
Phosmet.................................................        732-11-6
Progesterone............................................         57-83-0
Radon...................................................      10043-92-2
Spiramycin..............................................       8025-81-8
Strontium 90............................................     121831-99-0
Testosterone............................................         58-22-0
Trichlorfon.............................................         52-68-6
Triclocarban............................................        101-20-2
Triclosan...............................................       3380-34-5
Tylosin.................................................       1401-69-0
Vancomycin..............................................       1404-90-6
Virginiamycin...........................................      11006-76-1
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b. Evaluation of Nominated Contaminants and Data Sources
    The SDWA specifies that the CCL only include those contaminants
without any proposed or promulgated NPDWRs. Two nominated contaminants
are covered under the existing NPDWR for beta photon emitters (40 CFR
141.66(d)(1)) (i.e., strontium 90 and cesium 137), hence, the agency
will not consider them for CCL 4. Radon was also nominated, but is not
eligible for CCL 4 since the agency developed and proposed a NPDWR (64
FR 59245, November 2, 1999 (USEPA, 1999)). Aldicarb was nominated but
is not eligible for CCL 4 since it has an existing NPDWR (40 CFR
141.61(c)); (Note, in response to an administrative petition, the
agency issued an

administrative stay of the effective date of the maximum contaminant
levels for aldicarbs).
    For the remaining 55 nominated contaminants, EPA reviewed the
nominations and supporting information to determine if any new data
were provided that had not been previously evaluated for CCL 3. Seven
of the nominated contaminants were on CCL 3 and were carried forward to
the Draft CCL 4, however the agency subsequently excluded those seven
from the CCL 4 Universe. The agency also collected additional data for
the nominated contaminants, when it was available, from both updated
CCL 3 data sources and from new data sources that were not available at
the time the agency finalized CCL 3. A complete list of references
provided by nominators can be found in the support document ``Summary
of Nominations for the Fourth Contaminant Candidate List'' (USEPA,
2015e). A more detailed description of the CCL data sources collected
by EPA may be found in the support document ``Data Sources for the
Contaminant Candidate List 4'' (USEPA, 2015c). If new data were
available, EPA screened and scored the nominated contaminants using the
same process that was used in CCL 3.
Data Sources for Chemical and Microbial Contaminants
    For nominated chemicals, occurrence data was collected from updated
CCL 3 data sources including:
     2006 production data collected in the Chemical Update
System under the Inventory Update Rule,
     2010 data from the Toxics Release Inventory,
     2003-2009 data from the USDA Pesticide Data Program, and
     EPA's Storage and Retrieval (STORET) data as of January
2013.
    Additional occurrence data for the nominated chemicals were
collected from data sources that are new since the CCL 3 including:
     United States Geological Survey (USGS) studies that
focused on contaminant occurrence in source waters for public water
systems (Hopple et al., 2009, and Kingsbury et al., 2008) and water
quality in public-supply wells (Toccalino et al., 2010);
     Individual State public water supply data provided to EPA
during the second Six-Year Review of regulated contaminants (for the
time period covering 1998-2005) from States including: CA, EPA Region 9
Tribes, FL, IL, NC, OH, SD, TX and WI;
     Data from The California State Water Resources Control
Board's Groundwater Ambient Monitoring Assessment program; and
     New data from an EPA literature review of published
studies on pharmaceuticals, personal care products and other
contaminants.
    In addition to health effects data provided by the nominators, EPA
searched for health effects data for the nominated chemicals from data
sources used in CCL 3 that may have been updated including:
     EPA's Integrated Risk Information System program,
     EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs,
     The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR),
     The California EPA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment),
     The Institute of Medicine,
     The National Toxicology Program, and
     The World Health Organization (WHO).
    EPA also considered new or updated health effects information
contained in the agency's Office of Superfund Remediation and
Technology Innovation Provisional Peer Reviewed Toxicity Values.
    For microbial contaminants, EPA evaluated waterborne disease
outbreak data, and occurrence and health effects data, from data
sources used in CCL 3, which have been updated (Murray et al., 2011;
CDC, 2008; CDC, 2011). EPA also collected and evaluated information for
microbial contaminants from data sources that are new since publication
of the Final CCL 3.
    A more detailed description of the data sources used to evaluate
contaminants for CCL 4 can be found in the support document ``Data
Sources for the Contaminant Candidate List 4'' (USEPA, 2015c) available
at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0217).
c. Outcomes for the CCL 4 Nominated Contaminants
    Forty-three of the nominated chemicals were included in the CCL 4
Universe. Forty of the nominated chemicals were previously included in
the CCL 3 Universe and were carried forward to the CCL 4 Universe. In
addition to these 40, EPA added three nominated chemicals (i.e.,
octylphenol ethoxylate, oxacillin, and virginiamycin) to the CCL 4
Universe based on health effects and/or occurrence data that is newly
available since the Final CCL 3. EPA screened all of the nominated
chemicals in the CCL 4 Universe according to the screening criteria
developed for CCL 3 and based on that evaluation, the agency included
20 of the nominated chemicals on the PCCL 4. Eighteen of those 20
chemicals were also included in the PCCL 3, and EPA added two new
chemicals (manganese and nonylphenol) to the PCCL 4. The data used to
screen the nominated chemicals from the CCL 4 Universe to the PCCL 4
can be found in the ``Screening Document for the Draft PCCL 4 Nominated
Contaminants'' (USEPA, 2015d). EPA further evaluated the nominated
chemicals on the PCCL 4 based on the classification process developed
in CCL 3 and determined that manganese and nonylphenol should be added
to the Draft CCL 4 based on new health and/or occurrence information
(in addition to the chemicals carried forward from the CCL 3). The data
that the agency used to further evaluate the nominated contaminants
from the PCCL 4, and to select those that were included in the Draft
CCL 4, can be found in the ``Contaminant Information Sheets (CISs) for
the Draft Fourth Preliminary Contaminant Candidate List (PCCL 4)
Nominated Contaminants'' (USEPA, 2015b).
    Manganese is an element that naturally occurs in oxide forms and in
combinations with other elements in many minerals. Manganese is an
essential nutrient for humans and animals. Manganese ores are used in a
variety of applications in the United States. Its principal use is in
steel production to improve hardness, stiffness and strength (ATSDR,
2012). In 2003 and as part of the first (CCL 1) Regulatory
Determination process, EPA made a negative regulatory determination for
manganese based on the health and occurrence data available at that
time. However, CCL 4 nominators cited more than 20 recent studies that
indicate concern for neurological effects in children and infants
exposed to excess manganese, which were not available at the time
manganese was considered for the first Regulatory Determination or CCL
3. In addition, new monitoring studies from USGS and drinking water
monitoring information from several States support an earlier survey
(i.e., the National Inorganics and Radionuclides Survey), which
indicates manganese is known to occur in drinking water. EPA has
determined that the new health effects information and additional
occurrence data merit listing manganese in the Draft CCL 4.
    Nonylphenol is used in the preparation of lubricating oil
additives, resins, plasticizers and antioxidants for plastics and
rubber. Additionally, 60 percent of nonylphenol is used in the
production of nonylphenol ethoxylates, which are found in detergents
and used

in the treatment of textiles. Nonylphenol was previously considered for
CCL 3. It was included in the CCL 3 Universe, but was not included in
the PCCL 3 or CCL 3. Updated health and occurrence data are now
available for nonylphenol, and these data were considered by the agency
in evaluating nonylphenol for the Draft CCL 4. Nonylphenol and some of
its degradation products have been found to have estrogenic activity in
rats and mice (WHO, 2004), and additional occurrence data are available
from a USGS National Reconnaissance monitoring study of ambient water
(Kolpin et al., 2002). EPA has determined that this updated health data
and additional occurrence data show that nonylphenol is anticipated to
occur in PWSs, has potential adverse health effects and, therefore,
merits listing on the Draft CCL 4.
    EPA considered adding dicofol to the Draft CCL 4, however, both of
the most recent manufacturers of the pesticide ceased all production as
of May 17, 2011, and agreed to an EPA registration cancellation, which
effectively prohibits all labeled uses of existing stocks after October
31, 2016. Use of dicofol has declined significantly in recent years. In
addition, the chemical properties of dicofol indicate that it has low
mobility in water because it is expected to adsorb to organic matter in
soil and sediment and it has moderately low solubility in water. As a
result, the agency did not list dicofol on the Draft CCL 4 because it
is not known or anticipated to occur in drinking water.
    EPA evaluated the microbial contaminants nominated for the CCL 4
(see Exhibit 2) using the same process developed for the CCL 3. Taylor
et al. (2001) was used as the basis of the microbial CCL 3 Universe,
which includes a list of 1,415 known human pathogens. EPA added 10
additional microbes to the CCL 3 Universe based on CCL 3 public
nominations and other available data, thus bringing the total number of
microbes in the CCL 3 Universe to 1,425. More detailed information
about the selection of the CCL 3 Universe for microbial contaminants
can be found in the support document ``Final Contaminant Candidate List
3 Microbes: Identifying the Universe'' (USEPA, 2009b).
    The microbes in the CCL 3 Universe were subsequently screened into
the PCCL 3 by applying 12 criteria to narrow the CCL 3 Universe of all
human pathogens to just those pathogens that could be transmitted
through drinking water. More detailed information on the screening
process developed under CCL 3 for the microbial contaminants can be
found in the support document ``Final Contaminant Candidate List 3
Microbes: Screening to the PCCL'' (USEPA, 2009d).
    All the microbes nominated for the CCL 4, with the exception of
Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) bacteria, were already included in both
the CCL 3 Universe and PCCL 3. Thus, the agency carried forward those
microbes to the CCL 4 Universe and PCCL 4, respectively.
    EPA reviewed new and/or updated sources of information for the
nominated microbes on the PCCL 4 (i.e., Adenovirus, Naegleria fowleri,
Toxoplasma gondii and Vibrio cholerae), and determined that there were
no new data that would change the scores or listing decisions for these
contaminants.
    Vibrio cholerae and Toxoplasma gondii will remain on the Draft PCCL
4 because there are no new data that would change the CCL 3 scores or
listing decisions for these contaminants. Naegleria fowleri and
Adenovirus were on the Final CCL 3 and are therefore being carried
forward to the Draft CCL 4, along with the other microbes included on
the Final CCL 3. A detailed description of the CCL 3 scoring protocol
for microbes can be found in the support document ``Final Contaminant
Candidate List 3 Microbes: PCCL to CCL Process'' (USEPA, 2009c). The
data used to further evaluate the nominated microbes on the PCCL 4 can
be found in the ``Contaminant Information Sheets (CISs) for the Draft
Fourth Preliminary Contaminant Candidate List (PCCL 4) Nominated
Contaminants'' (USEPA, 2015b).
    The group of HPC bacteria was nominated for CCL 4, but EPA is not
including it on the Draft CCL 4. HPC may include both pathogenic and
harmless bacteria. However, available epidemiological evidence shows no
relationship between gastrointestinal illness and HPC bacteria in
drinking water (Calderon, 1988; Calderon and Mood, 1991; Payment et
al., 1997; WHO, 2003). Thus, EPA considers the potential health risk of
HPC bacteria in drinking water as likely negligible and is not
including HPC on the Draft CCL 4. In addition, HPC bacteria are
addressed by the treatment technique requirements under the Surface
Water Treatment Rule, where they can be monitored in lieu of a
disinfectant residual.
3. Evaluation of Previous Negative Regulatory Determinations
    EPA evaluated the 20 contaminants from CCL 1 and CCL 2 for which
the agency made negative regulatory determinations. EPA collected and
evaluated new or updated data for the previous negative regulatory
determinations, if data were available, from the data sources listed in
section II.E.2(b), ``Evaluation of Nominated Contaminants and Data
Sources.'' Since regulatory determinations for the CCL 3 contaminants
were recently made using the best available data, EPA did not include
the CCL 3 regulatory determinations in this evaluation. EPA is adding
manganese to the Draft CCL 4, as previously discussed in section
11.E.2, ``Summary and Evaluation for CCL 4 Nominated Contaminants.''
The agency concluded there was not sufficient new information for any
of the other 19 contaminants with previous negative regulatory
determinations to justify including them on the Draft CCL 4. A listing
of previous negative regulatory determinations is included in sections
II.D.2 and II.D.4.

F. What is included on EPA's Draft CCL 4?

    The Draft CCL 4 includes 100 chemicals and 12 microbes.

  Exhibit 3. Draft Contaminant Candidate List 4: Microbial Contaminants
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                                Pathogens
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Adenovirus
Caliciviruses
Campylobacter jejuni
Enterovirus
Escherichia coli (0157)
Helicobacter pylori
Hepatitis A virus
Legionella pneumophila
Mycobacterium avium
Naegleria fowleri
Salmonella enterica
Shigella sonnei

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                        Chemical Contaminants \4\
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               Common name--Registry name                      CASRN
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1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane...............................        630-20-6
1,1-Dichloroethane......................................         75-34-3
1,2,3-Trichloropropane..................................         96-18-4
1,3-Butadiene...........................................        106-99-0
1,4-Dioxane.............................................        123-91-1
17 alpha-Estradiol......................................         57-91-0
1-Butanol...............................................         71-36-3
2-Methoxyethanol........................................        109-86-4
2-Propen-1-ol...........................................        107-18-6
3-Hydroxycarbofuran.....................................      16655-82-6
4,4'-Methylenedianiline.................................        101-77-9
Acephate................................................      30560-19-1
Acetaldehyde............................................         75-07-0
Acetamide...............................................         60-35-5
Acetochlor..............................................      34256-82-1
Acetochlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA)....................     187022-11-3

Acetochlor oxanilic acid (OA)...........................     194992-44-4
Acrolein................................................        107-02-8
Alachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA)......................     142363-53-9
Alachlor oxanilic acid (OA).............................     171262-17-2
Alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane.............................        319-84-6
Aniline.................................................         62-53-3
Bensulide...............................................        741-58-2
Benzyl chloride.........................................        100-44-7
Butylated hydroxyanisole................................      25013-16-5
Captan..................................................        133-06-2
Chlorate................................................      14866-68-3
Chloromethane (Methyl chloride).........................         74-87-3
Clethodim...............................................     110429-62-4
Cobalt..................................................       7440-48-4
Cumene hydroperoxide....................................         80-15-9
Cyanotoxins.............................................             N/A
Dicrotophos.............................................        141-66-2
Dimethipin..............................................      55290-64-7
Disulfoton..............................................        298-04-4
Diuron..................................................        330-54-1
Equilenin...............................................        517-09-9
Equilin.................................................        474-86-2
Erythromycin............................................        114-07-8
Estradiol (17-beta estradiol)...........................         50-28-2
Estriol.................................................         50-27-1
Estrone.................................................         53-16-7
Ethinyl Estradiol (17-alpha Ethinyl Estradiol)..........         57-63-6
Ethoprop................................................      13194-48-4
Ethylene glycol.........................................        107-21-1
Ethylene oxide..........................................         75-21-8
Ethylene thiourea.......................................         96-45-7
Fenamiphos..............................................      22224-92-6
Formaldehyde............................................         50-00-0
Germanium...............................................       7440-56-4
Halon 1011 (bromochloromethane).........................         74-97-5
HCFC-22.................................................         75-45-6
Hexane..................................................        110-54-3
Hydrazine...............................................        302-01-2
Manganese...............................................       7439-96-5
Mestranol...............................................         72-33-3
Methamidophos...........................................      10265-92-6
Methanol................................................         67-56-1
Methyl bromide (Bromomethane)...........................         74-83-9
Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE)......................       1634-04-4
Metolachlor.............................................      51218-45-2
Metolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA)...................     171118-09-5
Metolachlor oxanilic acid (OA)..........................     152019-73-3
Molinate................................................       2212-67-1
Molybdenum..............................................       7439-98-7
Nitrobenzene............................................         98-95-3
Nitroglycerin...........................................         55-63-0
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone..................................        872-50-4
N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA)............................         55-18-5
N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)...........................         62-75-9
N-nitroso-di-n-propylamine (NDPA).......................        621-64-7
N-Nitrosodiphenylamine..................................         86-30-6
N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR).............................        930-55-2
Nonylphenol.............................................      25154-52-3
Norethindrone (19-Norethisterone).......................         68-22-4
n-Propylbenzene.........................................        103-65-1
o-Toluidine.............................................         95-53-4
Oxirane, methyl-........................................         75-56-9
Oxydemeton-methyl.......................................        301-12-2
Oxyfluorfen.............................................      42874-03-3
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS)....................       1763-23-1
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)...........................        335-67-1
Permethrin..............................................      52645-53-1
Profenofos..............................................      41198-08-7
Quinoline...............................................         91-22-5
RDX (Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine)...........        121-82-4
sec-Butylbenzene........................................        135-98-8
Tebuconazole............................................     107534-96-3
Tebufenozide............................................     112410-23-8
Tellurium...............................................      13494-80-9
Thiodicarb..............................................      59669-26-0
Thiophanate-methyl......................................      23564-05-8
Toluene diisocyanate....................................      26471-62-5
Tribufos................................................         78-48-8
Triethylamine...........................................        121-44-8
Triphenyltin hydroxide (TPTH)...........................         76-87-9
Urethane................................................         51-79-6
Vanadium................................................       7440-62-2
Vinclozolin.............................................      50471-44-8
Ziram...................................................        137-30-4
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\4\ Contaminants on the Final CCL 3 but not on the Draft CCL 4 are: 1,3-
  dinitrobenzene, dimethoate, perchlorate, strontium, terbufos, and
  terbufos sulfone.

III. Request for Comment

    The purpose of this document is to present the Draft CCL 4 and seek
comment on the contaminants selected for the Draft CCL 4, including any
supporting data that can be used in developing the Final CCL 4. Data
that the agency obtained and evaluated for developing the Draft CCL 4
may be found in the CCL 4 support documents located in the docket for
this document. Specifically, the agency is asking for public comments
on including manganese and nonylphenol on the CCL 4, and any additional
data and information on manganese and nonylphenol health effects and
concentrations in finished or ambient water. EPA is also seeking
comment on ways the agency can improve or refine the selection process
developed for CCL 3, and will take these comments into consideration
when developing future CCLs. The agency will consider all information
and comments received in determining the Final CCL 4, in the
development of future CCLs, and in the EPA's efforts to set drinking
water priorities in the future.

IV. EPA's Next Steps

    Between now and the publication of the Final CCL 4, the agency will
evaluate comments received during the public comment period for this
document, consult with the EPA's Science Advisory Board and revise the
CCL 4 as appropriate.

V. References

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    Dated: January 27, 2015.
Kenneth J. Kopocis,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
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Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0130]

Safety Zone; Spirit Lake Dredging

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the USX Superfund Site Safety
Zones: St. Louis River, and this notice of enforcement serves as a
reminder to mariners this is still an enforced safety zone under Coast
Guard regulations. Our regulation for safety zones within the Ninth
Coast Guard District identifies this area as a regulated area within
Spirit Lake Duluth, MN.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.905(a)(1) and (2) will be enforced
from April 4, 2022, through September 15, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email LTJG Joseph R. McGinnis, MSU
Duluth Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the USX
Superfund Site Safety Zone: St. Louis River, and this notice of
enforcement serves as a reminder to mariners this is still an enforced
safety zone under 33 CFR

165.905(a)(1) and (2). The USX Superfund Site Safety Zone: St. Louis
River, includes Safety Zone #1 (North Spirit Lake): North Boundary
46[deg]41'33'' W, South Boundary 46[deg]41'18'' W, East Boundary
92[deg]11'53'' W, West Boundary 92[deg]12'11'' W, and Safety Zone #2
(South Spirit Lake): North Boundary 46[deg]40'45'' N, South Boundary
46[deg]40'33'' N, East Boundary 92[deg]11'40'' W, West Boundary
92[deg]12'05'' W. Transit of vessels through the waters covered by
these zones is prohibited. Swimming (including water skiing or other
recreational use of the water which involves a substantial risk of
immersion in the water) or taking of fish (including all forms of
aquatic animals) from the waters covered by these safety zones is
prohibited at all times. Our regulation for safety zones within the
Ninth Coast Guard District identifies this area is a regulated area
within Spirit Lake Duluth, MN. In addition to this notice of
enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to
Mariners and marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: March 3, 2022.
Frances M. Smith,
Captain of the Port MSU Duluth, CDR, U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2150-153]

Puget Sound Energy, Inc.; Notice of Water Quality Protection Plan
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Protests

    Take notice that the following amendment application has been filed
with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Water Quality Protection Plan.
    b. Project No: P-2150-153.
    c. Date Filed: September 15, 2021.
    d. Applicants: Puget Sound Energy, Inc. (licensee).
    e. Name of Projects: Baker River Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Locations: The project is located on the Baker River in Skagit
and Whatcom counties, Washington. The project occupies federal lands
administered by the U.S. Forest Service within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie
National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jory Oppenheimer, Consulting Engineer,
Puget Sound Energy, P.O. Box 97034, Bellevue, WA 98009-9734; telephone:
(425) 462-3556 and email [email protected].
    i. FERC Contact: Marybeth Gay,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].
    j. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and
protests: September 16, 2022.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
comments, motions to intervene, and protests using the Commission's
eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.
Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without
prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact
information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online Support at [email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll
free), or<PHONE_NUMBER>

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you may submit a paper copy.
Submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be addressed to:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via
any other carrier must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. The first page of any filing should include docket
number P-2150-153. Comments emailed to Commission staff are not
considered part of the Commission record.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person whose name appears on the official service
list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or
documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they
must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Request: The licensee proposes to conduct the
Upper Baker Dam Spillway Stabilization and Tailrace Rock Debris Removal
Project (spillway project) over a 12-week period, from April 1 through
August 31, 2023. The proposed project is needed because: (1) the
existing spillway slope has been identified as a potential failure mode
for the Upper Baker Dam; and (2) rockfall debris in the tailrace
channel downstream of the dam contributes to flooding of the powerhouse
at the dam during flow spill events, which has reduced power
generation. As required by Article 401(a) of the project license, and
condition 5.10 of the Washington Department of Ecology's (Washington
DOE) May 11, 2007 Water Quality Certificate (WQC), attached to the
license as Appendix C, the licensee developed the Water Quality
Protection Plan (Plan) for the spillway project, and has filed the Plan
for the Commission's approval. The Plan addresses the requirements set
forth in condition 5.10 of the WQC, and includes: (1) an In-Water Work
Protection Plan that specifies the best management practices (BMPs) for
activities that require work within surface waters; (2) a Construction
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan that addresses land-disturbing
activities along with BMPs and other control measures to prevent
pollutants from entering the project's surface water and groundwater;
and (3) procedures for monitoring water quality, and actions to
implement if a water quality violation were to occur. By email dated
August 10, 2021, Washington DOE acknowledged receipt of and approved
the Plan.
    The licensee previously filed a draft Biological Assessment (BA)
with the Commission on August 12, 2021 for the proposed spillway
project. On July 14, 2022, the licensee filed a revised draft BA, and
requested to withdraw the previously filed draft BA. On August 17,
2022, Commission staff adopted the licensee's July 14, 2022 draft BA
without modification as the Commission's final BA and requested formal
consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National
Marine Fisheries Service.
    l. Locations of the Application: This filing may be viewed on the
Commission's website at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''
link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. You may also register
online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be
notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or
other pending projects. For assistance, call 1-866-208-3676 or email
[email protected], for TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. Agencies may
obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the
Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only
those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the
Commission's Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the
specified comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all
capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO
INTERVENE'' as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the
applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing
responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the
person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their
evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied
by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared
by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.2010.

    Dated: August 17, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER08-74-000; ER08-74-001]

North American Energy Credit and Clearing--Finance LLC; Notice of
Issuance of Order

January 3, 2008.
    North American Energy Credit and Clearing--Finance LLC (Finance)
filed an application for market-based rate authority, with an
accompanying tariff. The proposed market-based rate tariff provides for
the sale of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based
rates. Finance also requested waivers of various Commission
regulations. In particular, Finance requested that the Commission grant
blanket approval under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future issuances of
securities and assumptions of liability by Finance.
    On December 27, 2007, pursuant to delegated authority, the
Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development-West, granted the
requests for blanket approval under Part 34 (Director's Order). The
Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a
separate notice in the Federal Register establishing a period of time
for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be
heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or
assumptions of liability by Finance, should file a protest with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214
(2007).
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is
January 28, 2008.
    Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket
approvals by the deadline above, Finance is authorized to issue
securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor,
indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful
object within the corporate purposes of Finance, compatible with the
public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for such
purposes.
    The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that
neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by
continued approvals of Finance's issuance of securities or assumptions
of liability.
    Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Enter the

docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may
be filed electronically via the internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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