[Federal Register: March 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 60)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0064, FRL-8547-9]
U.S. EPA's 2008 National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards:
Availability of Application and Nomination Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This announces the availability of application and nomination
information for the U.S. EPA's 2008 Clean Water Act (CWA) Recognition
Awards. The awards recognize municipalities and industries for
outstanding and innovative technological achievements in wastewater
treatment and pollution abatement programs. The awards are intended to
educate the public about the contributions wastewater treatment
facilities make to clean water; to encourage public support for
municipal and industrial efforts in effective wastewater management,
biosolids disposal and reuse, and wet weather pollution control; and to
recognize communities that use innovative practices to meet CWA
permitting requirements.
DATES: Nominations are due from EPA Regional offices to EPA
headquarters no later than May 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Richardson, Office of Water,
Office of Wastewater Management, Municipal Support Division (MC 4204M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-2947; fax Number: (202) 501-
2396; e-mail address: richardson.matthew@epa.gov. Also visit the Office
of Wastewater Management's Web page at: http://www.epa.gov/owm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0064, FRL--. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the National Clean Water Act
Recognition Awards Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center 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 (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Docket is (202) 564-2947.
2. Electronic Access of This Document. You may access this Federal
Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the
Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
3. Electronic Access for Additional Information. You may obtain
additional application and nomination information from the EPA Regional
offices and our Web site at http://www.epa.gov/OWM/mtb/intnet.htm. If
additional help is needed to obtain the documentation, see contact
information above.
II. Applicant Information
To be considered for a CWA award, applicants are to submit
applications to the local EPA Regional office, or the State or Tribal
water pollution control agency. The State or Tribal water pollution
control agency then submits their nominee recommendations to the local
EPA Regional office. Only applications or nominations recommended by
EPA Regions to EPA headquarters are considered for a national award.
The CWA Recognition Awards are authorized by section 33 U.S.C. 1361(a)
and (e); additional details of the CWA awards program are described in
40 CFR part 105. Programs and projects being nominated for any of the
award categories must be in compliance with applicable water quality
requirements and have a satisfactory record with respect to
environmental quality. Municipalities and industries are recognized for
their demonstrated creativity and technological and environmental
achievements in five award categories as follows:
(1) Outstanding Operations and Maintenance practices at wastewater
treatment facilities;
(2) Exemplary Biosolids Management projects, technology/innovation
or development activities, research and public acceptance efforts;
(3) Pretreatment Program Excellence;
(4) Storm Water Management Program Excellence; and
(5) Outstanding Combined Sewer Overflow Control Programs.
Dated: March 20, 2008.
James A. Hanlon,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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