Learn More About Waters of the US Rule, Make Recommendations

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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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