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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>2040-AC70</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2040</CODE>
            <NAME>Water</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>WATER</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>NPDES Streamlining Rule -- Round II</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[On February 21, 1995, President Clinton issued a directive requesting that Federal agencies review their regulatory programs to eliminate any obsolete, ineffective, or unduly burdensome regulations. In response to that directive, the Office of Wastewater Management plans to issue a comprehensive rulemaking package revising certain NPDES requirements in parts 122, 123 and 124 to eliminate redundant regulations, provide clarification, and remove or streamline unnecessary procedures which do not provide any environmental benefits. Some of these revisions include: 1) consolidating regulatory definitions; 2) removal of part 124, subpart F, non-adversary panel hearings; 3) possible removal of storm water group application requirements; 4) streamlining permit termination procedures; and 5) removing part 124 evidentiary hearing procedures. 

This rulemaking is expected to affect entities who operate the NPDES program or who are regulated by it. This includes small businesses and State and local governments. Most of these effects are expected to be deregulatory or streamlining in nature.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 122</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 123</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 124</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 125</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1311 CWA sec 301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1314 CWA sec 304</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1312 CWA sec 302</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1316 CWA sec 306</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1318 CWA sec 308</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1342 CWA sec 402</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>33 USC 1361 CWA sec 501</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/11/1996</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>61 FR 65268</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/00/1999</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>SAN No. 3762</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Governmental Jurisdictions</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Organizations</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Local</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Tribal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Howard</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Rubin</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2040</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Water</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OW</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 564-2051</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 564-9544</FAX>
                <EMAIL>rubin.howarde@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>4203M,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>Revising Text to Reduce Burden or Duplication, or Streamline Requirements</REINVENT_GOVT>
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