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Proposed NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants--Allotment Formula; Public Meeting

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 [Federal Register: January 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 19)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 4223-4224]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr30ja07-20]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 35
[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0765; FRL-8274-7]

Proposed NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section
106 Grants--Allotment Formula; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency hereby gives notice that
it will conduct one public meeting on the proposed regulatory revision:
NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants;
Allotment Formula. This proposed rule was published in the Federal
Register on January 4, 2007 (72 FR 293), under the title ``NPDES Permit
Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula.''
    The purpose of the meeting is to enhance public understanding of
the proposed regulation and to provide the public with an opportunity
to provide oral and written comments to EPA regarding the proposed
regulation. Oral comments given during the public meeting will be
transcribed and included in the docket. Written comments will be
submitted to the docket as well. The meeting provides a mechanism for
submitting formal comments on the proposal. The meeting will consist of
a presentation by EPA officials on the proposed regulation followed by
a public comment session. Each commenter will be allowed a set amount
of time to provide oral comments to EPA. Where appropriate, EPA will
provide clarification regarding the proposed rule. Participants are
encouraged to familiarize themselves with the basic aspects of the
proposed regulation prior to the public meeting. Advance registration
is not required.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on February 21, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST in

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Washington, DC at EPA Headquarters, EPA East Building, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Conference Room 1153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please
visit the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/owm/cwfinance/
npdes-permit-fee.htm, or contact Lena Ferris, Office of Water, Office
of Wastewater Management (4201M), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202) 564-8831; fax number: (202) 501-2399; e-mail address: 
ferris.lena@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a sixty-day comment
period for the proposed rule. The comment period ends on March 5, 2007.
In scheduling this public meeting, 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 with any changes
pertaining to this public meeting, as the principal means of providing
information about this public meeting. EPA recommends that those
interested in attending the meeting check the site for any additional
information or logistical changes, as they become available.
    Background: The proposed regulation, published in the Federal
Register on January 4, 2007, provides a financial incentive to States
to utilize an adequate fee program when implementing an authorized
NPDES permit program. The Agency is proposing to revise the Section 106
grant allotment formula to include a permit fee incentive as part of
the allotment process.

    Dated: January 24, 2007.
Judy S. Davis,
Acting Office Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. E7-1420 Filed 1-29-07; 8:45 am]
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