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EPA/WATER RIN: 2040-AE80 Publication ID: Spring 2008 
Title: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Rule 
Abstract: This rulemaking is in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's February 28, 2005, decision in Waterkeeper Alliance vs. EPA, which remanded and/or vacated certain provisions in the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) rule found at 40 CFR parts 122 and 412. Two vacatures from the case affect the 1) requirement that all CAFOs with the potential to discharge apply for an NPDES permit, and 2) provisions that fail to require the terms of nutrient management plans (NMPs) to be reviewed by the public, approved by the permitting authority, and made enforceable terms of NPDES permits. This rule would maintain the duty to apply for CAFOs that discharge or propose to discharge, and would establish an optional means for nondischarging CAFOs to self-certify that they do not discharge or propose to discharge if they qualify for certification. The rule also would establish a process to make terms of the NMPs available for public comment, approved by the permit authority, and incorporated into the permit. The proposal identifies three approaches to identifying the minimum required terms of NMPs to be included in NPDES permits. It is EPA's intention to make only those changes necessary to address the issues raised by the court. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 122    40 CFR 412   
Legal Authority: CWA 301    304    306    307    308    402    501   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/30/2006  71 FR37744   
Supplemental NPRM  03/07/2008  73 FR 12321   
Supplemental NPRM Coment Period End  04/07/2008    
Final Action  07/00/2008    
Additional Information: SAN No. 4996; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WATER/2006/June/Day-30/w5773.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0037
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
George Utting
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4504T, 1200 Pensylvania Avenue,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-0744
Email: utting.george@epa.gov

Rebecca Roose
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4203M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-0758
Email: Roose.Rebecca@epamail.epa.gov