Description of an EPA Significant Guidance Document

EPA maintains a list of Significant Guidance Documents at   HYPERLINK
"http://www.epa.gov/regulations/guidance/" 
http://www.epa.gov/regulations/guidance/  as called for by the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB) Final Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance
Practices (  HYPERLINK
"http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-07.pdf" 
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-07.pdf ).  Please be
aware that the EPA list of Significant Guidance Documents does not
include every guidance document issued by EPA and only encompasses those
documents that are "significant" as defined by OMB’s Bulletin.  

This final document has been determined to be an EPA Significant
Guidance Document per the OMB Bulletin definition and is included on the
EPA list of significant guidance documents.  OMB’s Bulletin directs
agencies to allow for the public to submit comments on any Significant
Guidance Document that appears on the agency’s list of significant
guidance documents.  EPA allows for public comments to be submitted
through the Agency’s electronic docket and commenting system at  
HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov"  http://www.regulations.gov .  

Please note that although you may receive an acknowledgement that EPA
has received your comment, you may not receive a detailed response to
your comment.  Your feedback is nevertheless important to the EPA and
will be forwarded to the appropriate program staff for consideration.  

