[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 63867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26302]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 122 and 450

[FRL-7394-2]
RIN 2040-AD42


Effluent Limitation Guidelines and New Source Performance 
Standards for the Construction and Development Category; Proposed Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period and addition to 
docket.

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SUMMARY: EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed rule and 
adding two documents to the rulemaking docket.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule will be accepted through December 
23, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Comment Clerk, Water Docket 
(4101T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460. 
Please refer to Docket No. W-02-06. EPA requests an original and three 
copies of your comments and enclosures (including references). 
Commenters who want EPA to acknowledge receipt of their comments should 
enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. No facsimiles (faxes) will 
be accepted. For hand deliveries or e-mail comments, see the 
Supplementary Information. paragraph below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eric Strassler at (202) 566-1026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 24, 2002 (67 FR 42644), EPA proposed 
effluent guidelines and standards for storm water discharges from 
construction sites. The original comment deadline was October 22, 2002. 
EPA received requests to extend the comment period and the Agency has 
decided to do so due to the complexity of the issues involved with the 
proposed rule and its implementation. The comment period will now end 
on December 23, 2002.
    EPA identified two documents which it considered during the 
development of the proposed rule but inadvertently omitted from the 
rulemaking docket. These documents are now available for public review.
    1. National Association of Home Builders, ''Erosion and Sediment 
Control Best Management Practices Research Project.'' Washington, DC, 
2000.
    2. EPA, ``Final Report of the SBREFA Small Business Advocacy Review 
Panel on EPA's Planned Proposed Rule for Effluent Limitation Guidelines 
and Standards for the Construction and Development Industry.'' October 
12, 2001.

    EPA established the public record for the proposed rule under 
docket number W-02-06. The record is available for inspection at the 
EPA Docket Public Reading Room, EPA West Building, Room B102, 1301 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004. Please call the Water 
Docket office at (202) 566-2426 to schedule an appointment. Please 
bring any hand-delivered comments to the Public Reading Room address.
    Comments may also be sent via e-mail to [email protected]. 
Electronic comments must be identified by the docket number W-02-06 and 
must be submitted as a WordPerfect, MS Word or ASCII text file, 
avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. EPA 
requests that any graphics included in electronic comments also be 
provided in hard-copy form. EPA also will accept comments and data on 
disks in the aforementioned file formats. Electronic comments received 
on this document may be filed online at many Federal Depository 
Libraries. No confidential business information (CBI) should be sent by 
e-mail.
    Additional information on the proposed rule is available on EPA's 
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/guide/construction/.

    Dated: October 9, 2002.
G. Tracy Mehan III,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
[FR Doc. 02-26302 Filed 10-15-02; 8:45 am]
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