Federal Register - "EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions"

Title: EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions Source: Federal Register Data/Action: Environmental Protection Agency (Final Rule) Date: 10/19/2020 Text Preview: ...ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 2 [EPA-HQ-OA-2020-0128, FRL-10014-91-OP] RIN 2010-AA13 EPA Guidance; Administrative Procedures for Issuance and Public Petitions AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This regulation establishes the procedures and requirements for how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... ...EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Cooperstein, Policy and Regulatory Analysis Division, Office of Regulatory Policy and Management (Mail Code 1803A), Environmental Protection Agency... ...Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after [date of issuance for the final rule].'' The commenter noted that limiting the [[Page 66237]] applicability of the regulations to guidance documents ``issued after'' the proposed rulemaking was inconsistent with the petition procedures that apply to all active guidance documents on the EPA Guidance Portal, including those issued prior to the effective date of this regulation. The EPA agrees that the petition process is intended to apply to all active guidance documents and has clarified the applicability in this final regulation. In response to comments, the EPA...