[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 73676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7274]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 122

[FRL-8007-7]


Correction to the Fall 2005 Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Correction.

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SUMMARY: On October 31, 2005, the Regulatory Plan and the Unified 
Agenda of the Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions for the 
Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Federal Register 
(70 FR 65206). The regulatory agenda entry for sequence number 3378, 
``Oil and Gas Phase II Storm Water Permit Requirements,'' contains 
erroneous information. This notice corrects the information that was 
published in the Federal Register (70 FR at 65345) under the headings 
of Legal Authority, CFR Citation, Abstract, and Timetable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Smith, Office of Wastewater 
Management, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency (4203M) 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-0652; fax number: 
(202) 564-6431; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
publishes the semiannual regulatory agenda to update the public about:

Regulations and major policies currently under development,
Reviews of existing regulations and major policies, and
Rules and major policymakings completed or canceled since the last 
Agenda.

    The regulatory agenda entry in the proposed rule section for 
sequence number 3378, ``Oil and Gas Phase II Storm Water Permit 
Requirements'' (70 FR 65345) contains erroneous information. The Agency 
did not intend to express an interpretation of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 in advance of the EPA publishing the proposed rule. This notice 
corrects the information that was provided under the headings of Legal 
Authority, CFR Citation, Abstract, and Timetable for the Oil and Gas 
Phase II Storm Water Permit Requirements action. The following agenda 
item replaces in its entirety the agenda item that was provided in the 
EPA's Semiannual Regulatory Agenda for sequence number 3378, Oil and 
Gas Phase II Storm Water Permit Requirements:
    Priority: Substantive, Significant.
    Legal Authority: CWA 402(p).
    CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.26.
    Legal Deadline: None.
    Abstract: On Monday, August 8, President Bush signed into law The 
Energy Policy Act of 2005. Section 323 of this legislation modifies 
section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to define the 
term ``oil and gas exploration, production, processing, or treatment 
operations, or transmission facilities'' to mean ``all field activities 
or operations associated with exploration, production, processing, or 
treatment operations, or transmission facilities, including activities 
necessary to prepare a site for drilling and for the movement and 
placement of drilling equipment, whether or not such field activities 
or operations may be considered to be construction activities.'' In 
order to accommodate the changes in the new law, EPA expects to propose 
modifications to its current regulations governing construction site 
storm water discharges for oil and gas activities regulated by the 
Phase I and Phase II storm water rules.

                                Timetable
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                      Action                           Date     FR cite
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NPRM..............................................   12/00/05  .........
Final Action......................................   06/00/06  .........
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Small Entities Affected: No.
    Government Levels Affected: Federal, State.
    Additional Information: SAN No. 4979.
    Agency Contact:

Jeff Smith, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4203M, Washington, 
DC 20460. Phone: 202-564-0652. Fax: 202-564-6431. E-mail: 
[email protected].
Deborah Nagle, Environmental Protection Agency, Water, 4203M, 
Washington, DC 20460. Phone: 202-564-1185. Fax: 202-564-6431. E-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: December 7, 2005.
Louise P. Wise,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and 
Innovation.
 [FR Doc. E5-7274 Filed 12-12-05; 8:45 am]
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