[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35774-35775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12706]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 438

[FRL-7213-7]
RIN 2040-AB79


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: Proposed rule; announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA will conduct a public meeting on the upcoming Metal 
Products and Machinery (MP&M) Notice of Data Availability.
    The Office of Science and Technology within EPA's Office of Water 
is holding the public meeting to inform all interested parties of the 
status of the MP&M effluent guidelines. EPA intends to finalize 
effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the Metal Products 
and Machinery Point Source Category in December 2002. At the meeting, 
EPA will report on the status of the rulemaking; new data and 
information available for public comment; revised economic and 
engineering models and methodologies used for estimating costs, 
pollutant loads, benefits, and economic impacts; revised limitations 
and standards; compliance alternatives we developed based on new 
information; and specific areas where EPA is seeking further comment.
    EPA will also use this meeting to ask for informal public comment 
on any of the issues or information presented in the upcoming NODA and 
in the Administrative Record supporting that notice. The meeting does 
not include a pretreatment hearing nor will EPA record the meeting for 
the Administrative Record. The meeting is open to the public, and 
limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For 
information on the location, see the Addresses section below.

DATES: EPA will conduct the MP&M public meeting on Friday, June 7, 
2002, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Central Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The MP&M public meeting will be held at the EPA Region 5 
Offices, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Room 331, Chicago, IL 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, call Mr. 
Carey A. Johnston at (202) 566-1014 or send

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him an e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 3, 2001 (66 FR 424), EPA proposed 
technology-based effluent limitations guidelines and standards under 
the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et. seq.) for the Metal Products 
and Machinery Point Source Category. You can find additional 
information on these proposed effluent guidelines at: http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/mpm.
    No meeting materials will be distributed in advance of the public 
meeting; all materials will be distributed at the meeting. If you need 
special accommodations at this meeting, such as wheelchair access or 
special audio-visual needs, you should contact Ms. Krista Durlas, (312) 
886-3894, at least five business days before the meeting so that 
we can make appropriate arrangements. You can also use the EPA Region 5 
website (www.epa.gov/region5/visitor/index.htm) for further information 
on directions, lodging, and transportation. Those who are unable to 
attend the meeting can get a copy of the presentation and meeting 
materials after the meeting by making an e-mail or telephone request to 
Mr. Carey A. Johnston, see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
above.

    Dated: May 14, 2002.
Geoffrey H. Grubbs,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 02-12706 Filed 5-20-02; 8:45 am]
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