81 FR 88126 - Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category-Implementation Date Extension

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 235 (December 7, 2016)

Page Range		88126-88127
FR Document		2016-29338

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to extend the implementation deadline for certain facilities subject to the final rule establishing pretreatment standards under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for discharges of pollutants into publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) from onshore unconventional oil and gas (UOG) extraction facilities.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 435

[EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0598; FRL-9956-05-OW]
RIN 2040-AF68


Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Oil and Gas 
Extraction Point Source Category--Implementation Date Extension

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final 
action to extend the implementation deadline for certain facilities 
subject to the final rule establishing pretreatment standards under the 
Clean Water Act (CWA) for discharges of pollutants into publicly owned 
treatment works (POTWs) from onshore unconventional oil and gas (UOG) 
extraction facilities.

DATES: The final rule is effective December 7, 2016. In accordance with 
40 CFR part 23, this regulation shall be considered issued for purposes 
of judicial review at 1 p.m. Eastern time on December 21, 2016. Under 
section 509(b)(1) of the CWA, judicial review of this regulation can be 
had only by filing a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals 
within 120 days after the regulation is considered issued for purposes 
of judicial review. Under section 509(b)(2), the requirements in this 
regulation may not be challenged later in civil or criminal proceedings 
brought by EPA to enforce these requirements.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0598. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in 
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the 
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. This 
material can be viewed at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center, 
EPA/DC, EPA West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg,. Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading room is 202-566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426. 
Publicly available docket materials are available electronically 
through http://www.regulations.gov. A detailed record index, organized 
by subject, is available on EPA's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/eg/unconventional-oil-and-gas-extraction-effluent-guidelines.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information, see the EPA's 
Web site: https://www.epa.gov/eg/unconventional-oil-and-gas-extraction-effluent-guidelines. For technical information, contact Karen Milam, 
Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Office of Water, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone: 202-566-1915; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this action apply to me?

    Entities potentially regulated by this final action include:

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                                                                                                 North American
                                                                                                    Industry
                Category                               Example of regulated entity               Classification
                                                                                                 System  (NAICS)
                                                                                                      Code
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Industry................................  Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction..........            211111
Industry................................  Natural Gas Liquid Extraction.......................            211112
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II. Supplementary Information

A. Background

    The EPA promulgated revisions to the Effluent Guidelines and 
Standards for the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category which 
established pretreatment standards for onshore UOG extraction 
facilities (81 FR 41845, June 28, 2016). This final pretreatment 
standards rule prohibited the discharge of pollutants in UOG extraction 
wastewater to POTWs, and established an effective date of August 29, 
2016. In the preamble to the final pretreatment standards rule, the EPA 
indicated that because UOG facilities were currently meeting this zero 
discharge requirement, the implementation deadline for these 
pretreatment standards would be the same as the effective date of the 
final rule. After promulgation of the final rule, the EPA received two 
letters indicating that there are likely facilities discharging UOG 
wastewater to POTWs; this was new information to the EPA.
    In light of this post-promulgation information, on September 30, 
2016 (81 FR 67266, September 30, 2016), the EPA published a proposed 
rule to extend the compliance date to August 29, 2019, for existing 
sources that were lawfully discharging UOG wastewater to POTWs on or 
between the date of the Federal Register Notice of the proposed UOG 
pretreatment standards rule (80 FR 18557, April 17, 2015) and the date 
of the Federal Register action of the final UOG pretreatment standards 
rule (81 FR 41845, June 28, 2016). For purposes of this final rule, 
compliance date and implementation date are used interchangeably.

B. Description of EPA's Action

    Based on the post-promulgation information submitted to the EPA 
suggesting that there are likely facilities subject to the final UOG 
pretreatment standards rule that are currently discharging UOG 
wastewater to POTWs, the EPA is extending the compliance date for 
existing sources that were lawfully discharging to POTWs on or between 
April 7, 2015 and June 28, 2016, to three years from the effective date 
of the rule--to August 29, 2019. This final rule does not change the 
compliance date for all other facilities subject to the final onshore 
UOG extraction pretreatment standards rule.

C. Response to Comments

    Comments received in response to the proposed rulemaking supported 
the extension of the compliance date for these facilities. The EPA did 
not receive any comments that opposed or otherwise questioned the 
appropriateness of the extension of the compliance date. The EPA did, 
however, receive comments regarding the applicability of the underlying 
pretreatment standards rule. Specifically, these comments disagreed 
with the definition of ``unconventional'' in the final UOG rule, 
arguing that the definition was ``overly broad'' or ``arbitrary,'' and 
suggested alternative definitions of ``unconventional'' that

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may exclude certain operators in Pennsylvania that have been sending 
their wastewater to POTWs. These comments are outside the scope of the 
proposed rule, which was specifically limited to the extension of the 
compliance date. See 81 FR 67267; September, 30, 2016 (``EPA will not 
consider any comment submitted on the proposed rule published today on 
any topic other than the appropriateness of an extension of the 
compliance date; any other comments will be considered outside the 
scope of this rulemaking.''). As clarified in the preamble to the 
proposed rulemaking, the rule simply extends the implementation 
deadline for certain facilities subject to the underlying final UOG 
pretreatment standard rule and does not otherwise amend the final 
pretreatment standards rule in any way. See 81 FR 67266, 67267; 
September 30, 2016 (incorporating rationale set forth in direct final 
rule at 81 FR 67191, 67192; September 30, 2016). Therefore, the EPA 
maintains that comments regarding the applicability of the underlying 
pretreatment standards rule are outside the scope of the proposed rule. 
Any such challenges were required to be raised with respect to the 
underlying pretreatment standards rule, and not with this final rule, 
which is limited to the extension of the compliance date.
    The EPA's extension of the compliance date by three years is 
reasonable, as acknowledged by industry commenters on the direct final 
rule. See, e.g., Comments from Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas 
Association (finding the three year extension to be ``a reasonable, 
measured and appropriate accommodation.''). As noted in the proposed 
rule, this is consistent with the EPA's General Pretreatment 
regulations, which require existing sources to meet categorical 
pretreatment standards within three years of the effective date of such 
standards, unless a shorter compliance time is specified therein. 40 
CFR 403.6(b). Although commenters expressed generalized concerns about 
adverse impacts on facilities that have been sending UOG wastewater to 
POTWs, these generalized concerns are not sufficient to undermine the 
reasonableness of a three year timeframe for these facilities to meet 
the pretreatment standard--particularly when the rulemaking record for 
the EPA's final UOG pretreatment standard rule demonstrates that other 
similarly-situated operators are currently meeting the zero discharge 
pretreatment standard today. EPA did not receive any comments or data 
attempting to explain why the facilities subject to this final rule 
would need longer than three years in order to meet the requirements 
that are currently being met by the vast majority of the industry.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 
Executive Order 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011), this action is 
not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is therefore not subject to 
OMB review. With respect to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 
601 et seq.), this action will not have a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities--as this direct final 
relieves regulatory burden by extending the compliance date for any 
businesses (including small businesses) that were discharging UOG 
wastewater to POTWs at the time of issuance of the pretreatment 
standard. For the Sections 202 and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act of 1999 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4), this action does not significantly 
or uniquely affect small governments. The action imposes no incremental 
enforceable duty on any state, local or tribal governments or the 
private sector. This action does not create new binding legal 
requirements that substantially and directly affect Tribes under 
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action does 
not have significant Federalism implications under Executive Order 
13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). Because this final rule has been 
exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this final rule is 
not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions Concerning 
Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or 
Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled 
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks 
(62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This final rule does not contain any 
information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., nor does it require any 
special considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal 
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and 
Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). This action 
does not involve technical standards; thus, the requirements of Section 
12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 
(15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply.

Congressional Review Act

    This action is subject to the CRA, and the EPA will submit a rule 
report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of 
the United States. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 
U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 435

    Environmental protection, Pretreatment, Unconventional oil and gas 
extraction, Waste treatment and disposal, Water pollution control.

    Dated: November 28, 2016.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.

    Therefore, 40 CFR part 435 is amended as follows:

PART 435--OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION POINT SOURCE CATEGORY

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1. The authority citation for part 435 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311, 1314, 1316, 1317, 1318, 1342 
and 1361.

Subpart C--Onshore Subcategory

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2. Amend Sec.  435.33 by adding paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:


Sec.  435.33   Pretreatment standards for existing sources (PSES).

    (a) * * *
    (3) Compliance deadline for existing sources. Existing sources 
discharging into publicly owned treatment works on or between April 7, 
2015 and June 28, 2016, shall comply with the PSES by August 29, 2019. 
All other existing sources shall comply by August 29, 2016.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION judicial review at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
AGENCY December 21, 2016. Under section 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
509(b)(1) of the CWA, judicial review of excluding legal holidays. The telephone
40 CFR Part 435 this regulation can be had only by filing number for the Public Reading room is
a petition for review in the U.S. Court 202–566–1744, and the telephone
[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0598; FRL–9956–05–
OW] of Appeals within 120 days after the number for the Water Docket is 202–
regulation is considered issued for 566–2426. Publicly available docket
RIN 2040–AF68 purposes of judicial review. Under materials are available electronically
section 509(b)(2), the requirements in through http://www.regulations.gov. A
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and this regulation may not be challenged detailed record index, organized by
Standards for the Oil and Gas later in civil or criminal proceedings subject, is available on EPA’s Web site
Extraction Point Source Category— brought by EPA to enforce these at https://www.epa.gov/eg/
Implementation Date Extension requirements. unconventional-oil-and-gas-extraction-
AGENCY: Environmental Protection ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a effluent-guidelines.
Agency (EPA). docket for this action under Docket ID FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
ACTION: Final rule. No. EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0598. All more information, see the EPA’s Web
documents in the docket are listed on site: https://www.epa.gov/eg/
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection the https://www.regulations.gov Web unconventional-oil-and-gas-extraction-
Agency (EPA) is taking final action to site. Although listed in the index, some effluent-guidelines. For technical
extend the implementation deadline for information is not publicly available, information, contact Karen Milam,
certain facilities subject to the final rule e.g., CBI or other information whose Engineering and Analysis Division
establishing pretreatment standards disclosure is restricted by statute. (4303T), Office of Water, Environmental
under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for Certain other material, such as Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
discharges of pollutants into publicly copyrighted material, is not placed on Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
owned treatment works (POTWs) from the Internet and will be publicly telephone: 202–566–1915; email:
onshore unconventional oil and gas available only in hard copy form. This milam.karen@epa.gov.
(UOG) extraction facilities. material can be viewed at the Water SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES: The final rule is effective Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA/
December 7, 2016. In accordance with DC, EPA West William Jefferson Clinton I. Does this action apply to me?
40 CFR part 23, this regulation shall be Bldg,. Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Entities potentially regulated by this
considered issued for purposes of Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public final action include:

North American
Industry
Category Example of regulated entity Classification
System
(NAICS) Code

Industry ..................................................... Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction ......................................................... 211111
Industry ..................................................... Natural Gas Liquid Extraction .................................................................................. 211112

II. Supplementary Information In light of this post-promulgation lawfully discharging to POTWs on or
information, on September 30, 2016 (81 between April 7, 2015 and June 28,
A. Background
FR 67266, September 30, 2016), the EPA 2016, to three years from the effective
The EPA promulgated revisions to the published a proposed rule to extend the date of the rule—to August 29, 2019.
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for compliance date to August 29, 2019, for This final rule does not change the
the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source existing sources that were lawfully compliance date for all other facilities
Category which established discharging UOG wastewater to POTWs subject to the final onshore UOG
pretreatment standards for onshore UOG on or between the date of the Federal extraction pretreatment standards rule.
extraction facilities (81 FR 41845, June Register Notice of the proposed UOG
28, 2016). This final pretreatment C. Response to Comments
pretreatment standards rule (80 FR
standards rule prohibited the discharge 18557, April 17, 2015) and the date of Comments received in response to the
of pollutants in UOG extraction the Federal Register action of the final proposed rulemaking supported the
wastewater to POTWs, and established UOG pretreatment standards rule (81 FR extension of the compliance date for
an effective date of August 29, 2016. In 41845, June 28, 2016). For purposes of these facilities. The EPA did not receive
the preamble to the final pretreatment this final rule, compliance date and any comments that opposed or
standards rule, the EPA indicated that implementation date are used otherwise questioned the
because UOG facilities were currently interchangeably. appropriateness of the extension of the
meeting this zero discharge compliance date. The EPA did,
requirement, the implementation B. Description of EPA’s Action however, receive comments regarding
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deadline for these pretreatment Based on the post-promulgation the applicability of the underlying
standards would be the same as the information submitted to the EPA pretreatment standards rule.
effective date of the final rule. After suggesting that there are likely facilities Specifically, these comments disagreed
promulgation of the final rule, the EPA subject to the final UOG pretreatment with the definition of ‘‘unconventional’’
received two letters indicating that there standards rule that are currently in the final UOG rule, arguing that the
are likely facilities discharging UOG discharging UOG wastewater to POTWs, definition was ‘‘overly broad’’ or
wastewater to POTWs; this was new the EPA is extending the compliance ‘‘arbitrary,’’ and suggested alternative
information to the EPA. date for existing sources that were definitions of ‘‘unconventional’’ that

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may exclude certain operators in why the facilities subject to this final Congressional Review Act
Pennsylvania that have been sending rule would need longer than three years This action is subject to the CRA, and
their wastewater to POTWs. These in order to meet the requirements that the EPA will submit a rule report to
comments are outside the scope of the are currently being met by the vast each House of the Congress and to the
proposed rule, which was specifically majority of the industry. Comptroller General of the United
limited to the extension of the States. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’
compliance date. See 81 FR 67267; III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
September, 30, 2016 (‘‘EPA will not
consider any comment submitted on the List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 435
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
proposed rule published today on any Environmental protection,
51735, October 4, 1993) and Executive
topic other than the appropriateness of Pretreatment, Unconventional oil and
Order 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
an extension of the compliance date; gas extraction, Waste treatment and
any other comments will be considered 2011), this action is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ and is therefore not disposal, Water pollution control.
outside the scope of this rulemaking.’’).
subject to OMB review. With respect to Dated: November 28, 2016.
As clarified in the preamble to the
proposed rulemaking, the rule simply the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Gina McCarthy,
extends the implementation deadline 601 et seq.), this action will not have a Administrator.
for certain facilities subject to the significant economic impact on a Therefore, 40 CFR part 435 is
underlying final UOG pretreatment substantial number of small entities—as amended as follows:
standard rule and does not otherwise this direct final relieves regulatory
amend the final pretreatment standards burden by extending the compliance PART 435—OIL AND GAS
rule in any way. See 81 FR 67266, date for any businesses (including small EXTRACTION POINT SOURCE
67267; September 30, 2016 businesses) that were discharging UOG CATEGORY
(incorporating rationale set forth in wastewater to POTWs at the time of
direct final rule at 81 FR 67191, 67192; issuance of the pretreatment standard. ■ 1. The authority citation for part 435
September 30, 2016). Therefore, the EPA For the Sections 202 and 205 of the continues to read as follows:
maintains that comments regarding the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1999 Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251, 1311, 1314,
applicability of the underlying (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104–4), this action 1316, 1317, 1318, 1342 and 1361.
pretreatment standards rule are outside does not significantly or uniquely affect
the scope of the proposed rule. Any Subpart C—Onshore Subcategory
small governments. The action imposes
such challenges were required to be no incremental enforceable duty on any ■ 2. Amend § 435.33 by adding
raised with respect to the underlying state, local or tribal governments or the paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:
pretreatment standards rule, and not private sector. This action does not
with this final rule, which is limited to create new binding legal requirements § 435.33 Pretreatment standards for
the extension of the compliance date. that substantially and directly affect existing sources (PSES).
The EPA’s extension of the Tribes under Executive Order 13175 (65 (a) * * *
compliance date by three years is FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This (3) Compliance deadline for existing
reasonable, as acknowledged by action does not have significant sources. Existing sources discharging
industry commenters on the direct final Federalism implications under into publicly owned treatment works on
rule. See, e.g., Comments from Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, or between April 7, 2015 and June 28,
Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas August 10, 1999). Because this final rule 2016, shall comply with the PSES by
Association (finding the three year August 29, 2019. All other existing
has been exempted from review under
extension to be ‘‘a reasonable, measured sources shall comply by August 29,
Executive Order 12866, this final rule is
and appropriate accommodation.’’). As 2016.
not subject to Executive Order 13211,
noted in the proposed rule, this is entitled Actions Concerning Regulations * * * * *
consistent with the EPA’s General That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
[FR Doc. 2016–29338 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]
Pretreatment regulations, which require Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
existing sources to meet categorical 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045,
pretreatment standards within three
entitled Protection of Children from
years of the effective date of such DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
standards, unless a shorter compliance
Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). Federal Railroad Administration
time is specified therein. 40 CFR
403.6(b). Although commenters This final rule does not contain any
expressed generalized concerns about information collections subject to OMB 49 CFR Part 207
adverse impacts on facilities that have approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et [Docket No. FRA–2016–0107, Notice No. 1]
been sending UOG wastewater to
POTWs, these generalized concerns are seq., nor does it require any special RIN 2130–AC62
not sufficient to undermine the considerations under Executive Order
reasonableness of a three year timeframe 12898, entitled Federal Actions to Railroad Police Officers
for these facilities to meet the Address Environmental Justice in AGENCY: Federal Railroad
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pretreatment standard—particularly Minority Populations and Low-Income Administration (FRA), Department of
when the rulemaking record for the Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, Transportation (DOT).
EPA’s final UOG pretreatment standard 1994). This action does not involve ACTION: Final rule.
rule demonstrates that other similarly- technical standards; thus, the
situated operators are currently meeting requirements of Section 12(d) of the SUMMARY: This rule amends FRA’s
the zero discharge pretreatment National Technology Transfer and regulations on railroad police officers to
standard today. EPA did not receive any Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. implement certain provisions of the
comments or data attempting to explain 272 note) do not apply. Fixing America’s Surface Transportation

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule.
Dates		The final rule is effective December 7, 2016. In accordance with 40 CFR part 23, this regulation shall be considered issued for purposes of judicial review at 1 p.m. Eastern time on December 21, 2016. Under section 509(b)(1) of the CWA, judicial review of this regulation can be had only by filing a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals within 120 days after the regulation is considered issued for purposes of judicial review. Under section 509(b)(2), the requirements in this regulation may not be challenged later in civil or criminal proceedings brought by EPA to enforce these requirements.
Contact		For more information, see the EPA's Web site: https://www.epa.gov/eg/unconventional-oil-and-gas-extraction- effluent-guidelines. For technical information, contact Karen Milam, Engineering and Analysis Division (4303T), Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone: 202-566-1915; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 88126
RIN Number		2040-AF68
CFR Associated		Environmental Protection; Pretreatment; Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction; Waste Treatment and Disposal and Water Pollution Control