[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 239 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75346-75347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29379]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 112
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2008-0569 FRL-8750-5]
RIN 2050-AG48
Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control and
Countermeasures Rule; Revisions to the Regulatory Definition of
``Navigable Waters''
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Correction.
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SUMMARY: This document makes a correction to the Preamble of the final
rule amending the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation published on
November 26, 2008 (73 FR 71941). The final rule announced the vacatur
of the July 17, 2002 revisions to the Clean Water Act section 311
regulatory definition of ``navigable waters'' in accordance with an
order, issued by the United States District Court for the District of
Columbia (D.D.C.) in
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American Petroleum Institute v. Johnson, 541 F.Supp.2d 165 (D.D.C.
2008), invalidating those revisions and restoring the regulatory
definition of ``navigable waters'' promulgated by EPA in 1973. The
final rule amended the definition of ``navigable waters'' in part 112
to comply with that decision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP and Oil Information Center at 800-424-9346
or TDD at 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC
metropolitan area, contact the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP and Oil
Information Center at 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323. For more
detailed information, contact Hugo Paul Fleischman of EPA at 202-564-
1968, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington DC 20460-0002, Mail Code 5104A.
Correction
The Preamble of the final rule E8-28123 published on November 26,
2008, beginning on page 71941 is corrected as follows:
1. On page 71941, second column, under the heading ``Summary'', the
citation for American Petroleum Institute v. Johnson is corrected to
read ``541 F.Supp.2d 165'' instead of ``571 F.Supp.2d 165''.
2. On page 71942, third column, first paragraph, the citation for
American Petroleum Institute v. Johnson is corrected to read ``541
F.Supp.2d 165'' instead of ``571 F.Supp.2d 165''.
Dated: December 4, 2008.
Deborah Y. Dietrich,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. E8-29379 Filed 12-10-08; 8:45 am]
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