[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19747-19748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9483]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 122 and 412

[FRL-6966-9]
RIN 2040-AD19


Extension of Comment Period on the Proposed National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulations and Effluent 
Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding 
Operations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Extension of comment period on proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On January 12, 2001, EPA published a proposed rule that would 
revise the effluent limitations guidelines and standards and NPDES 
permitting regulations for concentrated animal feeding operations (66 
FR 2960). In a subsequent document published on January 19, 2001 (66 FR 
5524), a correction was issued that established May 14, 2001 as the 
deadline for the public to submit comments to EPA on the proposed rule. 
This document announces that EPA is extending the public comment period 
on this proposal. EPA will now accept comments on the proposed rule 
through July 30, 2001.

DATES: Comments must be received or postmarked on or before midnight 
July 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Concentrated Animal Feeding 
Operations Proposed Rule, Office of Water, Engineering and Analysis 
Division (4303), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Hand deliveries should be submitted to the Concentrated 
Animal Feeding Operation Proposed Rule, USEPA, Waterside Mall, West 
Tower, Room 611, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. You may also 
submit comments electronically to [email protected]. EPA requests 
an original and three copies of your comments and enclosures (including 
references). For additional information on how to submit comments, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY

[[Page 19748]]

INFORMATION, How May I Submit Comments?'' in the January 12, 2001 
proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Metchis at (202) 564-0734 or Jan 
Goodwin at (202) 260-7152.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA continues to invite comments on all 
aspects of the January 12, 2001 proposal. If you already submitted 
comments to EPA in response to the proposal, and wish to submit 
additional comments per today's extension, EPA requests that the later 
set of comments clearly specify whether they supplement or supersede 
the earlier-filed comments.
    All other requirements that were stipulated in the January 12, 2001 
proposal for receipt of comments continue to apply.

    Dated: April 6, 2001.
Diane C. Regas,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Water.
[FR Doc. 01-9483 Filed 4-16-01; 8:45 am]
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