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RIN: 2040-AE99

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: ●NPDES Voluntary Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula
Abstract: The final rulemaking provides a financial incentive to States that implement new or expanded fee programs when issuing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits under the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA's rule allots up to three percent of the FY 2008 base funds allocated to States from CWA section 106 grants appropriated by Congress to States that have adequate NPDES permit fee programs. The final rule takes effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register. The rule will be implemented in FY 2009. The increased cost of administering NPDES programs has prompted some States to implement permit fee programs to cover the shortfalls. Many States, however, still operate their permit programs with little or no reliance on permit fees. The NPDES Voluntary Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula will create financial incentives to prompt more States to implement adequate NPDES fee programs and shift part of the financial burden to those who benefit from NPDES permits. It will also allow States to shift CWA Section 106 funds to target other critical water quality program activities.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 35.162(e)
Legal Authority: CWA 106

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/04/2007	72 FR 293
NPRM Comment Period End	03/05/2007
Final Action	09/10/2008	73 FR 52585

Additional Information: SAN No. 5243; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2007/January/Day-04/w22549.htm; Final Action-http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2008/September/Day-10/w21046.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0765
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: State
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Ben Hamm Environmental Protection Agency Water 4201M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-0648 Fax:202 501-2399 Email: hamm.ben@epamail.epa.gov Robyn Delehanty Environmental Protection Agency Water 4201M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-3880 Email: delehanty.robyn@epamail.epa.gov