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EPA/WATER RIN: 2040-AE97 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage I Disinfectant/Disinfection By-Products Rule(Completion of a Section 610 Review) 
Abstract: Congress required EPA to promulgate a Stage 1 and a Stage 2 Distribution Disinfection By-products Rule (DBPR) as part of the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments (sec. 1412 (b)(2)(C)). The Stage 1 DPBR was finalized in 1998 (63 FR 69390, Dec. 16, 1998). Under the Stage 1 DBPR, EPA set maximum disinfectant level goals or maximum contaminant level goals for several disinfectants and disinfection by-products. EPA also set monitoring, reporting and public notification requirements for these compounds. EPA performed a regulatory flexibility analysis pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 604) and was not able to certify that the final Stage 1 DBPR will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The Stage 2 DBPR (71 FR 388, Jan. 4, 2006) augments Stage 1 DBPR. EPA re-evaluated the Stage 1 DBPR and worked with stakeholders to develop the Stage 2 DBPR through consultation with a DBP Federal Advisory Committee (including small water system owners): State, local, and tribal governments; the National Drinking Water Advisory Committee; the Science Advisory Board; a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act consultation; a pre-proposal draft for comment as well as formal notice and public comment on the proposed Stage 2 DBPR. This entry in the regulatory agenda announced that while EPA has taken steps to evaluate and mitigate impacts on small entities of the Stage 1 DBPR as part of the promulgation of the final Stage 2 DBPR, pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 610), EPA reviewed the Stage 1 DBPR. As part of this review, EPA considered and solicited comments on the following factors: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal State, or local government rules; and (5) the degree to which the technology, economic conditions or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. EPA received no comments and completed the review. Based on the evaluation of the Stage 1 DBPR during the promulgation of the Stage 2 DBPR, EPA believes there is a continued need for the Stage 1 DBPR. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Info./Admin./Other 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
RFA Section 610 Review: Completion of a Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 USC 610   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  12/16/1998  63 FR 69389   
Begin Review  05/05/2008  73 FR 24755   
End Comment Period  08/04/2008    
End Review  08/19/2008    
Additional Information: SAN No. 5258; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0226
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: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Sandy Evalenko
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4101M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-0264
Fax:202 564-0194
Email: Evalenko.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov

Stephanie Flaharty
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
Environmental Protection Agency, Water, Mail Code 4601M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-5072
Email: flaharty.stephanie@epa.gov