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OMB Control No: 2040-0306	ICR Reference No: 202403-2040-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-2040-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2701.02
Title: Meat and Poultry Products Industry Data Collection (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 04/07/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/25/2024
Terms of Clearance: Withdrawing due to the publication of the final action to withdraw a 2024 proposed rule (90 FR 42538)

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2025	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2026
Responses	7,000	0	7,000
Time Burden (Hours)	70,807	0	70,807
Cost Burden (Dollars)	85,708	0	85,708

Abstract: This Information Collection Request (ICR) seeks approval of the information requirements in the Proposed Rule for the Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products (MPP) Category. EPA is proposing revisions to Best Available Technology Economically Achievable (BAT), as well as new Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources (PSES) and Pretreatment Standards for New Sources (PSNS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for MPP facilities. Under the proposed BAT, certain MPP facilities that discharge wastewater directly to surface waters would be required to monitor for additional pollutants, such as phosphorus. Under the proposed PSES/PSNS, certain MPP facilities that discharge wastewater into publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) would be required to control the discharge of conventional pollutants. The proposed rule would require all affected direct MPP facilities to meet limits for nitrogen, and phosphorus before discharging wastewater to surface waters. These facilities are already required to monitor for nitrogen. The proposed rule would require all affected indirect MPP facilities to meet limits for biological oxygen demand (BOD), oil and grease, and total suspended solids (TSS) before discharging wastewater to POTWs through the use of wastewater treatment technologies and Best Management Practices (BMPs).

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 1314 Name of Law: Clean Water Act (CWA) (original title: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972)
   US Code: 33 USC 1251 Name of Law: Clean Water Act (CWA) (original title: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972)
   US Code: 33 USC 1316-1318 Name of Law: Clean Water Act (CWA) (original title: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972)
   US Code: 33 USC 1342 Name of Law: Clean Water Act (CWA) (original title: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972)
   US Code: 33 USC 1361 Name of Law: Clean Water Act (CWA) (original title: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972)
   US Code: 33 USC 1311 Name of Law: Clean Water Act (CWA) (original title: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2040-AG22	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 4474	01/23/2024

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: While already required to monitor for nitrogen, this proposed rule will require all affected direct MPP facilities to test for and meet limits for nitrogen, and phosphorus before discharging wastewater to surface waters. The proposed rule would also require all affected indirect MPP facilities to meet limits for biological oxygen demand (BOD), oil and grease, and total suspended solids (TSS) before discharging wastewater to POTWs through the use of wastewater treatment technologies and Best Management Practices (BMPs). These changes necessitate an modification in burden calculations from the previously approved package. The first IC in this ICR, titled "Meat and Poultry Products Industry Data Collection," was carried over from the original ICR under this control number (EPA ID# 2701.01) but removed in this ICR because those one-time collection activities (used to gather information to inform the current rulemaking) have ended.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $344,306

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Stephen Whitlock 202 566-1541 whitlock.steve@epa.gov

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