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Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Meat and Poultry Products Point Source Category
The Environmental Protection Agency published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on January 23, 2024. Comments closed on March 25, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing a regulation to revise the technology-based effluent limitations guidelines and standards (ELGs) for the meat and poultry products (MPP) point source category. The proposed rule would improve water quality and protect human health and the environment by reducing the discharge of nutrients and other pollutants to the nation's surface waters. EPA is proposing several regulatory options, including the preferred option discussed in this notice. The preferred option is estimated to cost $232 million annually and reduce pollutant discharges by approximately 100 million pounds per year.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2023-28498
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule and notice of public hearing
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Published
- January 23, 2024
- Comments due
- March 25, 2024
- Dates
- Comments must be received on or before March 25, 2024.
- Docket
- EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736; FRL-8885-01-OW
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2040-AG22
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 40 CFR 432
- Topics
- Environmental protection; Meat and meat products; Poultry and poultry products; Waste treatment and disposal; Water pollution control
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 64
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