  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1 Form for Compliance with E.O. 12866 Docket
Requirements

Title of Regulation:         National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Water Transfers - Final Rule

Contact person:    Virginia Garelick, Water Permits Division, Office of
Wastewater Management                                                   
                                                                        
  		

Phone number:                                              

202-564-2316

Was this regulation reviewed by OMB under Executive Order 12866 -
Regulatory Planning and Review?

Yes          No 

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This regulation was reviewed by OMB under Executive Order 12866 -
Regulatory Planning and Review. 

Attached is the draft regulation and any other documents sent to OMB for
review, such as analyses and assessments.   E.O. 12866 requires agencies
to make these publicly available.

E.O. 12866 also requires agencies to identify the substantive changes
between the draft regulation sent to OMB for review and the regulation
subsequently announced  [Please check the appropriate box below:] 

	

     	EPA made substantive changes to this regulation	

(includes changes initiated by EPA or OMB). 

Attached is a document which: (1) identifies all the substantive changes
made, and (2) notes those changes OMB suggested or recommended.

		

 X 	No substantive changes were made to this regulation

EPA made only editorial rather than substantive changes to the rule and
preamble in response to comments from OMB.  EPA is attaching is the
draft regulation and preamble sent to OMB for review as well as the
changes made due to OMB’s comments.  

If you have questions about this regulation, please call the EPA contact
person listed above.

