[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 24]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR233.52]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 233_404 STATE PROGRAM REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

                       Subpart F_Federal Oversight

 

Sec.  233.52  Program reporting.



    (a) The starting date for the annual period to be covered by reports 

shall be established in the Memorandum of Agreement with the Regional 

Administrator (Sec.  233.13.)

    (b) The Director shall submit to the Regional Administrator within 

90 days after completion of the annual period, a draft annual report 

evaluating the State's administration of its program identifying 

problems the State has encountered in the administration of its program 

and recommendations for resolving these problems. Items that shall be 

addressed in the annual report include an assessment of the cumulative 

impacts of the State's permit program on the integrity of the State 

regulated waters; identification of areas of particular concern and/or 

interest within the State; the number and nature of individual and 

general permits issued, modified, and denied; number of violations 

identified and number and nature of enforcement actions taken; number of 

suspected unauthorized activities reported and nature of action taken; 

an estimate of extent of activities regulated by general permits; and 

the number of permit applications received but not yet processed.

    (c) The State shall make the draft annual report available for 

public inspection.

    (d) Within 60 days of receipt of the draft annual report, the 

Regional Administrator will complete review of the draft report and 

transmit comments,



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questions, and/or requests for additional evaluation and/or information 

to the Director.

    (e) Within 30 days of receipt of the Regional Administrator's 

comments, the Director will finalize the annual report, incorporating 

and/or responding to the Regional Administrator's comments, and transmit 

the final report to the Regional Administrator.

    (f) Upon acceptance of the annual report, the Regional Administrator 

shall publish notice of availability of the final annual report.