[Federal Register: September 29, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 188)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55925]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 432
[FRL-7565-2]
RIN 2040-AD56
Extension of Comment Period on the Notice of Data Availability
for the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance
Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source Category
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On August 13, 2003, EPA published a Notice of Data
Availability for the proposed effluent limitations guidelines and
standards for the meat and poultry products (MPP) point source category
(68 FR 48472). The notice presented a summary of new data and described
how EPA might use the data to develop final MPP regulations. This
action extends the comment period for the Notice of Data Availability
to October 14, 2003.
DATES: Comments on the Notice of Data Availability will be accepted
through October 14, 2003. Comments provided electronically will be
considered timely if they are submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
October 14, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Public comments regarding this document should be mailed to
Water Docket, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode 4101T,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket
ID No. OW-2002-0014, or submitted electronically at http://www.epa.gov/edocket
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Ms. Samantha Lewis at (202) 566-1058 or at the following e-mail address: lewis.samantha@epa.gov or Ms. Shari Barash at (202) 566-0996 or at the following e-mail address: barash.shari@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In February 2002, EPA proposed effluent
limitations guidelines and standards for wastewater discharges from
meat and poultry processing facilities (67 FR 8582, February 25, 2002).
The proposed regulation included revised effluent standards for
wastewater discharges associated with the operation of new and existing
meat processing and independent rendering facilities, and also proposed
new effluent limitations for poultry slaughtering and poultry further
processing facilities. In the proposal, EPA specifically solicited
comment on 20 issues. EPA received comments on these and other issues
from various stakeholders, including State and local regulatory
authorities, environmental groups, individual industrial facilities and
industry groups, and private citizens.
On August 13, 2003, EPA published a Notice of Data Availability for
the proposed rule (68 FR 48472). The Notice of Data Availability
presented a summary of data received in comments and additional data
collected by EPA along with descriptions of how the data may be used by
EPA in developing final regulations. The comment period for the Notice
of Data Availability was originally scheduled to end on September 29,
2003. This action extends the comment period to October 14, 2003.
To submit comments, or access the official public docket, please
follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit C of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the August 13, 2003 Federal
Register notice. If you have questions, consult the person listed under
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Dated: September 23, 2003.
G. Tracy Mehan, III,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 03-24770 Filed 9-26-03; 8:45 am]
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