[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 44 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11755-11756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5389]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 438

[FRL-6547-2]


Effluent Limitations Guidelines, Pretreatment Standards, and New 
Source Performance Standards for the Metal Products and Machinery Point 
Source Category; Announcement of Meeting.

AGENCY: . Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Announcement of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA will conduct a second public meeting on the upcoming Metal 
Products and Machinery proposed rulemaking on April 10, 2000, from 9:30 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Chicago, IL.
    The Office of Science and Technology within EPA's Office of Water 
is holding a second public meeting in order to inform all interested 
parties of the current status of the Metal Products and Machinery 
(MP&M) effluent guideline. EPA intends to propose effluent limitations 
guidelines and standards for the MP&M industrial category in October 
2000. The public meeting in Chicago will provide the same information 
as the March 3, 2000 public meeting in Washington, DC (see 65 FR 6950; 
February 11, 2000). The meeting is intended to be a forum in which EPA 
can report on the status of the rulemaking and interested parties can 
provide information and ideas to the Agency on key technical, economic, 
and implementation issues.
    The meeting is open to the public, and limited seating for the 
public is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For 
information on the location and directions, see the ADDRESSES section 
below.

DATES: EPA will conduct its second public meeting on the upcoming Metal 
Products and Machinery proposed rulemaking on April 10, 2000, from 9:30 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Metal Products and Machinery public meeting will be held 
at the EPA Region 5 building, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Lake Michigan 
Room, 12th Floor, Chicago, IL (312) 353-2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shari Barash, Office of Water (4303), 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 
260-7130; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is developing proposed effluent 
limitations guidelines and standards for the MP&M Point Source Category 
under authority of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). The 
MP&M effluent limitations guidelines and standards proposal will apply 
to facilities that manufacture, rebuild, or maintain finished metal 
parts, products, or machines. The 18 industrial sectors which are being 
examined for the MP&M regulation include the following: Aerospace; 
Aircraft; Bus & Truck; Electronic Equipment; Hardware; Household 
Equipment; Instruments; Metal Finishing and Electroplating Job Shops; 
Mobile Industrial Equipment; Motor Vehicles; Office Machines; Ordnance; 
Precious and Non-precious Metals; Railroad; Ships & Boats;

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Stationary Industrial Equipment; Printed Circuit Boards; and Other 
Metal Products. The meeting will provide the same information as the 
March 3, 2000 public meeting (i.e., an update on the development of the 
proposed rule). EPA will provide an overview of the development of the 
regulation including a discussion of the data collection efforts, the 
potential treatment technology options, the potential subcategorization 
of industry segments, and the schedule for the MP&M rulemaking. The 
meeting will not be recorded by a reporter or transcribed for inclusion 
in the record for the MP&M rulemaking.
    Documents related to the topics mentioned above and a more detailed 
agenda will be available at the meeting. For those unable to attend the 
meeting, a document summary will be available following the meeting and 
can be obtained by an e-mail or telephone request to Shari Barash at 
the previously mentioned address.

    Dated: February 28, 2000.
Geoffrey H. Grubbs,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 00-5389 Filed 3-3-00; 8:45 am]
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