[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 127 (Monday, July 3, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37880-37881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10426]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 122 and 412
[EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0037; FRL-8190-3]
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation
and Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated
Animal Feeding Operations--Proposed Revisions; Public Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby gives notice that
it will conduct five public meetings on proposed regulatory revisions
under the Clean Water Act for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
(CAFOs). These proposed regulations were signed by EPA Administrator
Stephen L. Johnson on June 22, 2006, and are publishing in the Federal
Register on June 30, 2006 (FRL 8189-7), under the title Revised
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and
Effluent Limitation Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations in Response to Waterkeeper Decision.
The purpose of the meetings is to enhance public understanding of
the proposed regulations for CAFOs. The meetings are not a mechanism
for submitting formal comments on the proposal. The meetings will
consist of a brief presentation by EPA officials on the proposed
regulations followed by a question and answer session. Participants are
encouraged to familiarize themselves with the basic aspects of the
proposed regulations prior to the public meetings; each speaker's time
will be limited so that all interested parties may have the opportunity
to pose questions. Advance registration is not required.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please
visit the EPA Web site at http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/afo/aforule.cfm,
or contact Kawana Cohen, Water Permits Division, Office of Wastewater
Management (4203M), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-2345, e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dates, Times and Addresses for Public Meetings
EPA is conducting five public meetings on the CAFO proposed
regulations as described in the following table:
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Date Location Time Facility
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Mon., July 24, 2006.................. Fayetteville, NC....... 1 p.m.-4 p.m. EST...... Crown Coliseum, 1960
Coliseum Drive,
Faryetteville, NC
28306.
Tues., July 25, 2006................. Ames, IA............... 1 p.m.-4 p.m. CST...... Iowa State Center,
Scheman Conference
Center, Ames, IA 50011-
1113.
Tues., August 1, 2006................ Golden, CO............. 1 p.m.-4 p.m. MST...... Jefferson County
Fairgrounds, 15200 W.
6th Ave., Golden, CO
80401.
Wed., August 2, 2006................. Dallas, TX............. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. CST..... Texas A&M--Dallas
Agricultural Research
& Extension Center
(Pavilion), 17360 Coit
Rd., Dallas, TX 75252.
Thurs., August 3, 2006............... Sacramento, CA......... 8 a.m.-11 a.m. PST..... CalEPA Building, Byran
Sher Auditorium, 1001
I Street, Sacramento,
CA 95814.
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This Federal Register announcement is intended to supplement and
refer interested parties to the notice of the public meetings provided
on EPA's AFO NPDES Web page, on June 22, 2006. EPA has established a
comment period in the proposed rule of 45 days. In scheduling these
public meetings, EPA wishes to provide the public the opportunity to be
fully informed about the contents of the proposed rule in advance of
the date by which comments must be submitted. EPA is utilizing its Web
site, which will be updated periodically with specific details
concerning location and time, as the principal means of providing
information about the public meetings. EPA recommends that those
interested in attending a meeting check the Web site for additional
information as it becomes available.
Please note that the purpose of these meetings is to enhance public
understanding of the proposed regulations for CAFOs. The meetings are
not a mechanism for submitting formal comments on the proposal, and
formal comments should be submitted following the procedures described
in the proposed regulation.
Prior to attending any of these public meetings, please confirm
exact location, date and time information via EPA's AFO NPDES Web page
(http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/afo/aforule.cfm).
Background
On June 22, 2006, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson signed the
Agency's proposal to revise the regulations for CAFOs in response to
the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Waterkeeper Alliance et
al. v. EPA, 399 F.3d 486 (2nd Cir. 2005). The proposed regulations,
publishing in the Federal Register on June 30, 2006, respond to the
court ruling.
Dated: June 27, 2006.
Jane S. Moore,
Deputy Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. E6-10426 Filed 6-30-06; 8:45 am]
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