2040-AF77 202010 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2040 Office of Water OW 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Steam Electric Reconsideration

EPA received petitions from the Utility Water Act Group and the U.S. Small Business Administration requesting reconsideration and an administrative stay of provisions of EPA's 2015 final rule titled "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category," (80 FR 67838; November 3, 2015). After considering the petitions, the Administrator decided that it is appropriate and in the public interest to conduct a rulemaking to address some of the issues raised by petitioners. On November 22, 2019, EPA proposed revisions to the 2015 final rule's effluent limits for flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater and for bottom ash (BA) transport water applicable to existing steam electric power generators (84 FR 64620).

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No Deregulatory 40 CFR 423 33 U.S.C. 1361 33 U.S.C. 1342 33 U.S.C. 1318 33 U.S.C. 1317 33 U.S.C. 1316 33 U.S.C. 1311 33 U.S.C. 1314 No NPRM 11/22/2019 84 FR 64620 Final Rule 10/13/2020 85 FR 64650 Final Rule Effective 12/14/2020 Docket #:EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0819 No No Federal Local State No No https://www.epa.gov/eg/steam-electric-power-generating-effluent-guidelines 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation No No 2040-AF14 Related to 2040-AF76 Related to Richard Benware 2040 Office of Water OW 202 566-1369 benware.richard@epa.gov Mail Code 4303T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460 Michael Scozzafava 2040 Office of Water OW 202 566-2858 scozzafava.michaele@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460