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EPA/WATER RIN: 2040-AF42 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: ●Revisions to Stormwater Regulations to Clarify That an NPDES Permit Is not Required for Stormwater Discharges From Logging Roads 
Abstract: The EPA is revising its Phase I stormwater regulations (40 CFR 122.26) to specify that stormwater discharges from logging roads do not constitute stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity and that a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit is not required for these stormwater discharges. EPA is taking this action in response to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC) v. Brown, which addressed the question of whether discharges from certain logging roads require National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. The Agency is clarifying that a permit is not required for these discharges. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122.26   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251(a)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/04/2012  77 FR 53834   
Final Rule  12/00/2012 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0195
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jeremy Bauer
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW., 4203M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-2775
Fax:202 564-6392
Email: bauer.jeremy@epa.gov

Connie Bosma
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
Mail Code 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-6773
Fax:202 564-6431
Email: bosma.connie@epa.gov