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Date: 3/10/2010 3:32 PM Subject: Effluent guidelines for steam electric power plants : draft questionnaire available for public review

On March 9, 2010, EPA published a Federal Register notice requesting comment on a draft questionnaire for the steam electric power generating industry. This is the second opportunity for publiccomment on this questionnaire, which EPA revised to address comment s received during the first Federal Register notice comment period that e nded on December 28, 2009. The revised questionnaire is part of a propos ed Information Collection Request (ICR) that has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.

The questionnaire will collect information about po wer plant processes and the electric generating units. The information that will be

collected includes economic data and technical info rmation about flue gas desulfurization wastewater, ash handling, clean ing of metal process equipment, wastewater treatment, surface impoundmen t and landfill operations, and nuclear operations. The questionnai re will also require certain power plants to collect and analyze samplesof leachate from surface impoundments and landfills containing coal combustion residues.

The draft questionnaire and information about the r ulemaking to revise effluent guidelines for steam electric power plants can be found at EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/g uide/steam/. For further information about the ICR, please contact M s. Jezebele(3/17/2010) Becky Schwantes - Effluent guidelines f or steam electric power Page 2

Alicea-Virella by email at Alicea.Jezebele@epa.gov, or by telephone at (202) 566-1755.

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