[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3097]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 105

[Docket #W-01-01; FRL-7140-7]
RIN 2040-AD44


Recognition Awards Under the Clean Water Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing a framework for making annual Clean Water Act 
(CWA) Recognition Awards, formerly known as Wastewater Management 
Excellence Awards. CWA section 501(e) authorizes the Administrator, on 
behalf of the U.S. Government, to recognize outstanding technological 
achievements or innovative processes, methods or devices in waste 
treatment and pollution abatement programs.

DATES: Written comments must be received by April 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to the W-01-01 Proposed 
Rule CWA Recognition Awards Comment Clerk, Water Docket, MC-4101, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, or hand delivered to the Water Docket in Room EB 
57, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC. Due to the uncertainty of mail 
delivery in the Washington DC area, in order to ensure that your 
comments are received, we suggest you mail in, and hand deliver or fax 
your comments to (202) 501-2396. A copy of supporting information for 
this rulemaking is available for public inspection under docket number 
W-01-01. For access to the docket materials, call (202) 260-3027, 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays between 9:00 a.m. and 
3:30 p.m. (Eastern time) for an appointment. Please indicate that the 
docket to be accessed is for the February 8, 2002 Federal Register on 
the Clean Water Act Recognition Awards. As provided in 40 CFR part 2, a 
reasonable fee may be charged for copying services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria E. Campbell, Municipal Support 
Division, Office of Wastewater Management (MC4204-M), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-0628, e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document proposes a framework for 
making annual Clean Water Act Recognition Awards, formerly known as 
Wastewater Management Excellence Awards. In the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' section of today's Federal Register, we are promulgating 
this framework as a direct final rule without prior proposal because we 
view this as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no adverse 
comment. We have explained our reasons for this action in the preamble 
to the direct final rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not 
take further action on this proposed rule. If we receive adverse 
comment, we will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not take 
effect. We would then address all public comments in a subsequent final 
rule based on this proposed rule. We will not institute a second 
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting 
must do so at this time. For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final rule titled, Recognition 
Awards Under the Clean Water Act, that is located in the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication. For the 
various statutes and executive orders that require findings for 
rulemaking, EPA incorporates the findings from the direct final rule 
into this companion proposal for the purpose of providing public notice 
and opportunity for comment.

    Dated: February 1, 2002.
Christine Todd Whitman,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-3097 Filed 2-7-02; 8:45 am]
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