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        <RIN>2040-AF46</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201310</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the 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>Section 610 Review of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The EPA promulgated revised regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) on February 12, 2003 (68 FR 7175). The "2003 CAFO Rule" expanded the number of operations covered by the CAFO regulations and included requirements to address the land application of manure from CAFOs. The 2003 CAFO Rule required all CAFOs to seek NPDES permit coverage. The EPA developed a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) for the 2003 CAFO Rule. The EPA took several steps to minimize the impacts of the 2003 CAFO Rule on small businesses, including regulatory revisions designed to focus on the largest producers, eliminating the "mixed" animal calculation for operations with more than a single animal type for determining which Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) are CAFOs, raising the duck threshold for dry manure handling duck operations, and adopting a dry-litter chicken threshold higher than proposed. There have been a number of changes to the 2003 regulations due to court decisions based on legal challenges to the rulemaking; however, this action only pertains to the 2003 rule. Pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, on October 31, 2012, the EPA initiated a review of the 2003 CAFO rule to determine if the provisions as they relate to small entities should be continued without change, or should be rescinded or amended to minimize adverse economic impacts on small entities (77 FR 65840). The EPA has solicited comments on, and will consider, the following factors: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of complaints or comments received from the public 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 technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. After publication, the EPA received requests for additional time to submit comments and extended the public comment period until March 1, 2013 (78 FR 277). The results of the EPA's review will be summarized in a report and placed in the rulemaking docket at the conclusion of this review. This review's Docket ID number is EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0813; the docket can be accessed at www.regulations.gov.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Info./Admin./Other</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Prerule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <RFA_SECTION_610_REVIEW>Section 610 Review</RFA_SECTION_610_REVIEW>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>None</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 USC 610</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/12/2003</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>68 FR 7176</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Begin Review</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/31/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 65840</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period Extended</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/03/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 277</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>End Review</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket #:EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0813</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>http://www.epa.gov/rfa/section-610.html</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>http://www.regulations.gov/documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0813-0001</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <NAICS_LIST>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>112111</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>112112</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Cattle Feedlots</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11212</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Dairy Cattle and Milk Production</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11221</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Hog and Pig Farming</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11231</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Chicken Egg Production</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11232</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Broilers and Other Meat Type Chicken Production</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11233</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Turkey Production</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11234</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Poultry Hatcheries</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11239</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Other Poultry Production</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11241</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Sheep Farming</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11242</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Goat Farming</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11292</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Horses and Other Equine Production</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>11299</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>All Other Animal Production</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Hema</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Subramanian</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2040</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Water</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OW</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 564-5041</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 564-6384</FAX>
                <EMAIL>subramanian.hema@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>4203M,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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