In response to administration petitions for reconsideration, the Administrator determined that it is appropriate and in the public interest to reconsider the effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the steam electric point source category under the Clean Water Act (CWA), published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2015. While EPA is not making any concession of error with respect to the rulemaking, the far-ranging issues contained in the reconsideration petitions warrant careful and considerate review of the rule.