[Federal Register: July 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 130)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 35576]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 450

[FRL-7008-7]
RIN 2040-AD42

 
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance 
Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category; 
Announcement of Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice, announcement of meetings.

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SUMMARY: EPA will conduct informational meetings on the upcoming 
Construction and Development (C&D) Effluent Guidelines proposed 
rulemaking. The Agency will provide an overview of the C&D project. EPA 
intends to propose effluent guidelines and standards for the C&D 
category in March 2002. The meetings are open to the public, and 
limited seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Strassler, Engineering and 
Analysis Division (4303), EPA Office of Water, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 260-7150; e-mail: 
strassler.eric@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is developing proposed effluent 
limitations guidelines and standards for the C&D Point Source Category 
under authority of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). The 
C&D effluent guidelines will establish technology-based standards for 
discharges from construction sites regulated by the National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The C&D rule will cover 
construction activities associated with new development and re-
development. The regulations will address stormwater runoff from 
construction sites during the active phase of construction, as well as 
post-construction runoff. The industrial sectors which are being 
examined during the rulemaking include residential buildings, non-
residential buildings, heavy construction, and land development. 
Additional information is available on the C&D website at http://
www.epa.gov/ost/guide/construction/.
    The meetings will provide an update on the development of the 
proposed rule. EPA will discuss the data collection efforts, the 
potential technology options, and the schedule for the C&D rulemaking. 
The meetings are not a mechanism for submitting formal comments. The 
meetings will not be recorded by a reporter nor transcribed for 
inclusion in the administrative record for the C&D rulemaking. Limited 
seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    A more detailed agenda and other documents related to the C&D 
project will be available at the meetings. For those unable to attend a 
meeting, EPA will make documents available at the EPA website listed 
above, and they can be obtained by an e-mail or telephone request to 
Eric Strassler at the above address.

Meeting Times and Locations

    1. Tuesday, July 24, 2001, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. EPA Education 
Center Auditorium, Waterside Mall, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC. 
Directions: The Auditorium is located on the ground floor at the rear 
of the Waterside Mall complex. Limited parking is available in the 
vicinity of the mall. EPA recommends that attendees travel by Metro 
subway to the Waterfront station (Green line). Upon exiting the Metro 
station, enter Waterside Mall, proceed to the rear exit (I Street), and 
turn left to reach the EPA Education Center.
    2. Wednesday, August 1, 2001, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. Executive 
Tower Hotel, 1405 Curtis Street, Denver, CO. For information on 
accommodations and directions to the hotel, please telephone 800-525-
6651 or see the hotel website at http://www.exectowerhotel.com.

    Dated: June 28, 2001.
Louise P. Wise,
Acting Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 01-16953 Filed 7-5-01; 8:45 am]
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