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Industry/Subject Regulation
(40 CFR)		 Contact Phone (202-)
Acid Mine Drainage   Ronald Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Adhesives and Sealants   Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)
 
Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1058

566-1419
Airport Deicing 449 Eric Strassler
(strassler.eric@epa.gov)		 566-1026
Alternate Test Procedures (ATPs) 136.4, 136.5 Lemuel Walker
(walker.lemuel@epa.gov)		 566-1077
Aluminum Forming 467 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)
 
Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1058

566-1419
Analytical Method Modifications 136.6 Lemuel Walker
(walker.lemuel@epa.gov)		 566-1077
Analytical Methods Support 136 Adrian Hanley
(hanley.adrian@epa.gov)		 564-1564
Animal Feeding Operations
See CAFO
Aquaculture
(Concentrated Aquatic Animal Production/CAAP)		 451 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Asbestos Manufacturing 427 Ron Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Asphalt 443 Jezebele Alicea
(alicea.jezebele@epa.gov)		 566-1755
  Ron Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Battery Manufacturing 461 Jezebele Alicea
(alicea.jezebele@epa.gov)		 566-1755
CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) 412 Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		 566-1076
Canmaking 465
(Subpart D)		 Jezebele Alicea
(alicea.jezebele@epa.gov)		 566-1755
Carbon Black Manufacturing 458 Eric Strassler
(strassler.eric@epa.gov)		 566-1026
Cement Manufacturing 411 Jezebele Alicea
(alicea.jezebele@epa.gov)		 566-1755
Centralized Waste Treatment 437 Jesse Pritts
(pritts.jesse@epa.gov)		 566-1038
Chemicals
See Gum & Wood, Inorganic, Organic, Pesticides
Chlorine & Chlorinated Hydrocarbons 414
415		 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		 566-1058
Coalbed Methane   Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Coal Mining (and Remining) 434 Ronald Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Coil Coating 465 Jezebele Alicea
(alicea.jezebele@epa.gov)		 566-1755
Commercial Hazardous Waste Combustors 444 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)
 
Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1058

566-1419
Construction & Development 450 Jesse Pritts
(pritts.jesse@epa.gov)		 566-1038
Container Cleaning (Industrial Containers/Drums)   Jesse Pritts
(pritts.jesse@epa.gov)		 566-1038
Cooling Water Intakes [CWA §316(b)] 122, 125 Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		 566-1076
Copper Forming 468 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)
 
Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1058

566-1419
Dairy Products Processing 405 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Dental Offices 441 dentalamalgamfinalrule@epa.gov  
Docket Center Reading Room
(WJC-West Room 3334)		     566-1744
Drinking Water Treatment Residuals   Tom Born
(born.tom@epa.gov)		 566-1001
Economic Analysis   Julie Hewitt
(hewitt.julie@epa.gov)		 566-1031
Effluent Guidelines Plan [CWA §304(m)]   Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		 566-8323
Electrical and Electronic Components 469 Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1419
Electroplating 413 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Ethanol for Fuel   Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		 566-1076
Explosives Manufacturing 457 Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1419
Feedlots (CAFO) 412 Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		 566-1076
Ferroalloy Manufacturing 424 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Fertilizer Manufacturing (Nitrogen & Phosphate) 418 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Fish Hatcheries (Aquaculture) 451 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Foods
See Dairy, Fruits & Vegetables, Grain Mills, Meat Products, Poultry, Seafood, Sugar
Foods and Beverages, Miscellaneous   Eric Strassler
(strassler.eric@epa.gov)		 566-1026
Foundries 464 Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		 566-8323
Fruits and Vegetables Processing 407 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Glass Manufacturing 426 Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		 566-8323
Gold Mining 440 Ronald Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Grain Mills 406 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Gum and Wood Chemicals Manufacturing 454 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Hospitals & Health Services 460 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Hydraulic Fracturing   Jesse Pritts
(pritts.jesse@epa.gov)		 566-1038
Incinerators 444 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)
 
Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1058

566-1419
Industrial Laundries   Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technology Database (IWTT)   Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		 566-8323
Ink Formulating 447 Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		 566-8323
Inorganic Chemicals 415 Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		 566-1076
Iron and Steel Manufacturing 420 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Landfills and Landfills Leachate 445 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Laundries   Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Leather Tanning and Finishing 425 Jesse Pritts
(pritts.jesse@epa.gov)		 566-1038
Meat & Poultry Products 432 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)
 
Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1058

566-1419
Metal Finishing 433 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Metal Molding and Casting (Foundries) 464 Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		 566-8323
Metal Products and Machinery 438 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Mineral Mining and Processing 436 Ronald Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Mining
See Acid Mine Drainage, Coal Mining, Gold Mining, Mineral Mining & Processing, Ore Mining & Dressing
Nonferrous Metals Forming and Metal Powders 471 Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1419
Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing 421 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies Study   nutrient-removal-study@epa.gov  
Oil and Gas Extraction:
Offshore, Coastal, Onshore, Synthetic Drilling Fluids		 435 Ron Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Oil & Gas: Unconventional Extraction 435
(Subpart C)		 Karen Milam
(milam.karen@epa.gov)		 566-1915
Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management Study—Onshore   Jesse Pritts
(pritts.jesse@epa.gov)
 
Public Meeting Registration:
oil-and-gas-study@epa.gov		 566-1038
 
 
 
Ore Mining and Dressing (Hard Rock Mining) 440 Ron Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers (OCPSF) 414 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)
 
Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1058

566-1419
Paint Formulating 446 Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		 566-8323
Paving and Roofing Materials
(Tars and Asphalt)		 443 Jezebele Alicea
(alicea.jezebele@epa.gov)		 566-1755
Pesticide Chemicals 455 Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		 566-1076
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals   Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Petroleum Refining 419 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		 566-1058
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 439 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)
 
Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		 566-1040
 
566-8323
Phosphate Manufacturing 422 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Photographic Processing 459 Phillip Flanders
(flanders.phillip@epa.gov)		 566-8323
Placer Mining 440
(Subpart M)		 Ron Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Plastics Molding and Forming 463 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)
 
Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1058

566-1419
Pollutant lists
401.16
401.15
423, App. A		    
Porcelain Enameling 466 Anthony Tripp
(tripp.anthony@epa.gov)		 566-1419
Poultry Feedlots (CAFO) 412 Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		 566-1076
Poultry Processing 432 Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)
 
Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		 566-1058

566-1076
Pulp, Paper & Paperboard 430 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Quality Assurance   Marion Kelly
(kelly.marion@epa.gov)		 566-1021
Rubber Manufacturing 428 Jesse Pritts
(pritts.jesse@epa.gov)		 566-1038
Seafood Processing 408 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Secondary Treatment 133 Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)
 
NPDES Program -
Water Permits Division		 566-1076
 
 
Shale Gas Extraction   Jesse Pritts
(pritts.jesse@epa.gov)		 566-1038
Shipbuilding 438 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Soap & Detergent Manufacturing 417 Paul Shriner
(shriner.paul@epa.gov)		 566-1076
Statistical Analysis   Brian Schnitker (schnitker.brian@epa.gov) 566-0838
Steam Electric Power Generating 423 Ron Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Sugar Processing 409 Meghan Hessenauer
(hessenauer.meghan@epa.gov)		 566-1040
Textile Mills 410 Ron Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Timber Products Processing 429 Ahmar Siddiqui
(siddiqui.ahmar@epa.gov)		 566-1044
Transportation Equipment Cleaning (Tank Cleaning) 442 Jesse Pritts
(pritts.jesse@epa.gov)		 566-1038
UNDS (Uniform National Discharge Standards for Military Vessels) 1700 Ron Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Used Oil Reclamation   Ron Jordan
(jordan.ronald@epa.gov)		 566-1003
Vessels Discharges
Vinyl Chloride   Samantha Lewis
(lewis.samantha@epa.gov)		 566-1058
Waste Treatment
See Centralized Waste Treatment, Commercial Hazardous Waste Combustors, Landfill Leachate
Water Docket Reading Room
(WJC-West Room 3334)		     566-1744
Water Intake Structures [CWA §316(b)]
See Cooling Water Intakes

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