V.B: Rules and Regulations
Expand public awareness and involvement in the development of rules and regulations Other Information:
* Chesapeake Bay TMDL Webinar Series: EPA will conduct a series of monthly webinars to help the public learn about the Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) initiative (setting a ―pollution diet‖ for the bay) and share feedback with the officials designing
it. We are working with state partners to set restrictions on nutrient and sediment pollution through the TMDL. * NPDES Pre-proposal
Involvement: A future rule will require entities that have National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits
to report information to EPA electronically. This change in reporting created great interest within and outside the Agency,
so we are launching the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Web page to post public meeting information and rulemaking progress
as well as to host a discussion forum. * Rulemaking Gateway: EPA’s Rulemaking Gateway provides continual updates to the public
about the progress of priority regulations that are being developed. An important part of the Gateway is a set of filters
that help specific stakeholders understand which rules are most likely to be of interest to them. There are filters for impacts
on children’s health, environmental justice, state and local governments, tribal governments, unfunded mandates, energy and
more (http://yosemite.epa.gov/opei/rulegate.nsf/content/about.html?opendocument).
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