EPA Corps Federal Register Notice Re Comment Period Extension for Rapanos Guidance

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67304 Federal Register/Vol. 72, No. 228/Wednesday, November 28, 2007/Notices of Practice (CECW–CO), U.S. Army SUMMARY: The Advisory committee was ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, 441 G established by Public Law 98–181, AGENCY Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314; November 30, 1983, to advise the [EPA–HQ–OW–2007–0282; FRL–8499–8] telephone number: (202) 761–7763: fax Export-Import Bank on its programs and number: (202) 761–5096; e-mail address: to provide comments for inclusion in EPA and Army Corps of Engineers [e-mail]. the reports of the Export-Import Bank of Guidance Regarding Clean Water Act Donna M. Downing, Office of Water the United States to Congress. Jurisdiction After Rapanos (4502T), Environmental Protection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCIES: U.S. Army Corps of Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Susan Houser, 202–565–3232. Engineers, DoD; and U.S. Environmental Washington, DC 20460; telephone Correction Protection Agency (EPA). number: (202) 566–1783; e-mail address: In the Federal Register of November [e-mail]. ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 19, 2007, in FR Doc. 07–5717, on page period. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the June 65021, in the middle column, in line 21, 8, 2007, issue of the Federal Register SUMMARY: On June 5, 2007, the U.S. correct the ‘‘Time and Place’’ caption to (72 FR 31824), the U.S. Environmental Environmental Protection Agency and read: Protection ...

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Federal RegisterNovember 28, 2007/ Notices72, No. 228/ Wednesday,/ Vol.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION of Practice (CECW–CO), U.S. Army:The Advisory committee was SUMMARY AGENCY Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, 441 G established by Public Law 98–181, Street, NW., Washington, DC 20314; November 30, 1983, to advise the [EPA–HQ–OW–2007–0282; FRL–8499–8] telephone number: (202) 761–7763: fax Export-Import Bank on its programs and number: (202) 761–5096; e-mail address: to provide comments for inclusion in EPA and Army Corps of Engineers [e-mail]. the reports of the Export-Import Bank of Guidance Regarding Clean Water Act Donna M. Downing, Office of Water the United States to Congress. Jurisdiction After Rapanos (4502T), Environmental Protection FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : AGENCIES : Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Susan Houser, 202 U.S. Army Corps of –565–3232. Engineers, DoD; and U.S. Environmental Washington, DC 20460; telephone Correction Protection Agency (EPA). number: (202) 566–1783; e-mail address: In theFederal Registerof November ACTION :Notice; extension of comment [e-mail]. 19, 2007, in FR Doc. 07–5717, on page period. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :In the June 65021, in the middle column, in line 21, 8, 2007, issue of theFederal Register SUMMARY : correct the On June 5, 2007, the U.S. ‘‘Time and Place’’caption to (72 FR 31824), the U.S. Environmental Environmental Protection Agency and read: Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Time and Place:Thursday, December of Engineers announced the issuance of announced agency guidance regarding 6, 2007, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The agency guidance, which took effect on Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction meeting will be held at Ex-Im Bank in that date, regarding Clean Water Act following the U.S. Supreme Court’ s theMain Conference Room 1143, 811 (CWA) jurisdiction following the U.S. decision in the consolidated cases Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC Supreme Court’s decision in the Rapanosv.United StatesandCarabell 20571. consolidated casesRapanosv.Carabell v.United States(‘‘Rapanos’’). The Dated: November 21, 2007. v.United States(126 S. Ct. 2208 (2006)) agencies issued this guidance to ensure Kamil P. Cook, (‘‘Rapanos’’). that jurisdictional determinations, The agencies invited public comment Deputy General Counsel. administrative enforcement actions, and and case studies during the first six [FR Doc. 07–5854 Filed 11–27–07; 8:45 am] other relevant agency actions being months implementing the guidance, BILLING CODE 6690–01–M conducted under CWA section 404 are only early experience with consistent with theRapanosdecision implementing the guidance. Several and provide effective protection for entities have requested an extension of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND public health and the environment. A the comment period for the guidance. HUMAN SERVICES six-month public comment period to The EPA and the Corps find that a 45- solicit input on early experience with day extension of the comment period is Office of the Secretary implementing the guidance began on warranted. Therefore, the comment June 8, 2007. The agencies are extending Federal Financial Participation in State period is extended until January 21, the public comment period by 45 days. Assistance Expenditures; Federal 2008. DATES :Public comments are now due by Matching Shares for Medicaid, the The agencies, within nine months January 21, 2008. State Children’s Health Insurance after theRapanosguidance was issued, Program, and Aid to Needy Aged, ADDRESSES :Submit your comments, intend to either reissue, revise, or Blind, or Disabled Persons for October identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–  suspendthe guidance after carefully 1, 2008 Through September 30, 2009 OW–2007– considering the public comments 0282, by one of the following methods: received and field experience with AGENCY :Office the Secretary, DHHS. •http:/www.regulations.gov: the guidance. A copy of Follow implementing ACTION :Notice. the on-line instructions for submitting the guidance can be found on EPA’s comments. Web site athttp://www.epa.gov/owow/ SUMMARY :The Federal Medical •Email: OW[e-mail]. wetlands/guidance/CWAwaters.htmlAssistance Percentages and Enhanced Include the docket number, EPA–HQ– and on the Corps’Web site athttp://Federal Medical Assistance Percentages OW–2007–0282 in the subject line of www.usace.army.mil/cw/cecwo/reg/.for Fiscal Year 2009 have been the message. calculated pursuant to the Social Dated: November 21, 2007. •Mail:Water Docket, Environmental Security Act (the Act). These Benjamin H. Grumbles, Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, percentages will be effective from Assistant Administrator for Water, U.S. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., October 1, 2008 through September 30, Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC 20460. 2009. This notice announces the [FR Doc. 07–5867 Filed 11–27–07; 8:45 am] •Hand Delivery:1301 Constitution calculated‘‘Federal Medical Assistance BILLING CODE 6560–50–M Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, Dc Percentages’’and‘‘Enhanced Federal 20460. Such deliveries are only Medical Assistance Percentages’’that accepted during the Docket’s normal The U.S. Department of Health and hours of operations, and special EXPORTIMPORT BANK OF THE Human Services (HHS) will use in arrangements should be made for UNITED STATES determining the amount of Federal deliveries of boxed information. matching for State medical assistance Notice of Open Special Meeting of the •Instructions:Instructions for (Medicaid) and State Children’s Health Advisory Committee of the Export submitting comments are provided in Insurance Program (SCHIP) Import Bank of the United States (Ex the notice published on June 8, 2007 (72 expenditures, and Temporary IM Bank): Correction FR 31824). Consideration will be given Assistance for needy Families (TANF) to all comments received by January 21, Contingency Funds, the federal share of AGENCY :Export-Import Bank of the 2008. Child Support Enforcement collections, United States. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :Child Care Mandatory and Matching ACTION :Notice; correction. Russell Kaiser, Regulatory CommunityFunds of the Child Care and

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