{"abstract":"This notice announces issuance by all 10 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions of the final 2026 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) pesticide general permit (PGP)-- the 2026 PGP. The 2026 PGP, which has an effective date of October 31, 2026, replaces the existing permit (2021 PGP) that expires on October 30, 2026, and authorizes certain point source discharges from the application of pesticides to waters of the United States in accordance with the terms and conditions described therein. The EPA is issuing this permit for five (5) years in all areas of the country where the EPA is the NPDES permitting authority.","action":"Notice of final permit issuance.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2024/12/17/2024-29657.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"89 FR 102134","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The permit becomes effective on October 31, 2026, and will expire at 11:59 p.m. on October 30, 2031. In accordance with 40 CFR part 23, this permit shall be considered issued for the purpose of judicial review on December 31, 2024 Under section 509(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), judicial review of this general permit can be requested by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals within 120 days after the permit is considered issued. Under section 509(b) of the CWA, the requirements of this permit may not be challenged later in civil or criminal proceedings to enforce these requirements. In addition, this permit may not be challenged in other agency proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of a Notices of Intent (NOI) to be covered, if required, are provided in Part 1.2.3, Table 1-2 of the 2026 PGP.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0268","FRL 10613-02-OW"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"PA PGP 06 Fact Sheet 2023","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0268-0079"},{"title":"Use of Stream Width For Determining The Dosage Rates of Bacillus thuringiensis Var. israelensis For Larval Black Fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) Control","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0268-0060"},{"title":"Invasive Carp Overview","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0268-0059"},{"title":"USGS, Stone. An Overview Comparing Results from Two Decades of Monitoring for Pesticides in the Nation’s Streams and Rivers, 1992–2001 and 2002–2011","document_id":"EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0268-0056"},{"title":"USGS, Gilliom. 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