MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
Significant
Changes
Made
to
the
Effluent
Guidelines
for
the
Meat
and
Poultry
Products
Category
Final
Rule
During
OMB
Review
FROM:
Lisa
Larimer
U.
S.
EPA,
Office
of
Water,
Engineering
and
Analysis
Division
TO:
The
Record
Executive
Order
12866,
"
Regulatory
Planning
and
Review"
[
58
FR
51735
(
October
4,
1993)],
requires
EPA
to
determine
if
a
regulatory
action
is
"
significant"
and
therefore
subject
to
review
by
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB).
The
Executive
Order
defines
"
significant
regulatory
action"
as
one
that
is
likely
to
result
in
a
rule
that
may
do
the
following:

°
have
an
annual
effect
on
the
economy
of
$
100
million
or
more
or
adversely
affect
in
a
material
way
the
economy,
a
sector
of
the
economy,
productivity,
competition,
jobs,
the
environment,
public
health
or
safety,
or
State,
local,
or
Tribal
governments
or
communities;
°
create
a
serious
inconsistency
or
otherwise
interfere
with
an
action
taken
or
planned
by
another
agency;
°
materially
alter
the
budgetary
impact
of
entitlements,
grants,
user
fees,
or
loan
programs
or
the
rights
and
obligations
of
recipients
thereof;
or
°
raise
novel
legal
or
policy
issues
arising
out
of
legal
mandates,
the
President's
priorities,
or
the
principles
set
forth
in
the
Executive
Order.

Pursuant
to
the
terms
of
Executive
Order
12866,
it
has
been
determined
that
the
final
rule
establishing
effluent
limitations
guidelines
and
standards
for
the
meat
and
poultry
point
source
category
is
a
"
significant
regulatory
action"
because
it
may
raise
novel
legal
or
policy
issues.
As
such,
this
action
was
submitted
to
OMB
for
review.
This
memo
documents
any
significant
changes
made
in
response
to
suggestions
or
recommendations
provided
by
OMB.

Significant
Changes
Suggested
by
OMB
During
the
Review
Period
OMB's
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs
began
its
official
review
on
February
18,
2004,
and
ended
it
on
February
26,
2004.
During
this
review
period,
no
significant
changes
were
made
to
the
final
rule
in
response
to
suggestions
made
by
OMB
personnel.
