Federal Register - "Notice of Intent To Develop a Policy on the Determination of a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) and Hypoxia as an Event of National Significance in Freshwater Systems"

Title: Notice of Intent To Develop a Policy on the Determination of a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) and Hypoxia as an Event of National Significance in Freshwater Systems Source: Federal Register Data/Action: Environmental Protection Agency (Notice) Date: 9/16/2019 Text Preview: ...ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0463; FRL 9999-83-OW] Notice of Intent To Develop a Policy on the Determination of a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) and Hypoxia as an Event of National Significance in Freshwater Systems AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... ...Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1125; email address: [email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information How can I get copies of this document and other related information? 1. Docket. The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-0463... ...EPA with the statutory authority to make such a determination in the case of a freshwater HAB or hypoxia event. Public comments are intended to inform the development of a policy for the EPA to make such determinations, specifically for events in freshwater. A federal determination that such an occurrence is an event of national significance enables mobilization of federal resources to assess and mitigate its detrimental effects, subject to the availability of appropriations. The EPA...