The US Environmental Protection Agency is holding webinar listening sessions on the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Different webinars are available for different interests. There are no sessions specifically aimed at people of faith, but people of faith come from all walks of life. Please consider registering for one of the upcoming sessions.
There is also an in-person meeting in Washington, DC on Monday, October 23.
Written recommendations will be accepted through November 28. See instructions for submission below.
Construction and Transportation
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 – 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern
Register here – Registration closes on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 EXIT
Agriculture (row crop, livestock, silviculture)
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 – 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern
Register here – Registration closes on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 EXIT
Industry (energy, chemical, oil/gas)
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 – 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern
Register here – Registration closes on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 EXIT
Mining
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 – 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern
Register here – Registration closes on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 EXIT
Scientific Organizations and Academia
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 – 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern
Register here – Registration closes on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 EXIT
Stormwater, Wastewater Management, and Drinking Water Agencies
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 – 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern
Register here – Registration closes on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 EXIT
General Public
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 – 1:00-3:00 pm Eastern
Register here – Registration closes on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 EXIT
Small Entities In-Person Meeting
Monday, October 23, 2017, from 9:00 to 11:00 am Eastern
U.S. EPA’s Headquarters located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20003.
To facilitate the building security process, and to request reasonable accommodation, those who wish to attend must contact Joan B. Rogers, EPA Small Business Ombudsman (202-564-6568 or rogers.joanb@epa.gov). RSVPs will be accepted until Friday, October 13, 2017, or until room capacity has been reached (100 max), whichever occurs first.
Submitting Recommendations
EPA has established a docket to be included in the administrative record of the regulation revising the definition of “Waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. Follow the online instructions for submitting recommendations. Once submitted, your submission cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The agencies may publish any submission received to the public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Written recommendations must be received on or before November 28, 2017. Submit your recommendations, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0480, to http://www.regulations.gov. Please note that this docket is separate from the docket for the Step 1 proposed rulemaking to re-codify the pre-existing regulations. Click here for information on how to comment on the Step 1 rulemaking.
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