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E. Scon I'ki fit Administrator August 11.2017 Mr. Harry M. Johnson Hunton & Williams, LLP Riverfront Plaza. East Tower 951 Fast Byrd Street Richmond, Virginia 23129-4074 Mr. Major Clark Mr. Kevin Bromberg U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy 409 3rd Street, SW. 7th Floor Washington, D.C. 20416 Re: Petitions for Agency Reconsideration and Stay of Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category Dear Mr. Johnson. Mr. Clark and Mr. Bromberg: This letter concerns petitions from the Utility Water Act Group dated March 24. 2017. and the l J.S. Small Business Administration dated April 5. 2017, to the IJ.S. Environmental Protection Agency requesting reconsideration and an administrative stay of provisions of the EPA's final rule titled "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category." 80 ER 67838 (November 3. 2015). As you know, in a letter dated April 12. 2017.1 announced that the EPA would be reconsidering the 2015 rule in light of the petitions. After carefully considering your petitions, I have decided that it is appropriate and in the public interest to conduct a rulemaking to potentially revise the new. more stringent Best Available Technology Economically Achievable effluent limitations and Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources in the 2015 rule that apply to bottom ash transport water and flue gas desulfurization wastewater. As part of the rulemaking process, the EPA will provide notice and an opportunity for public comment on any proposed revisions to the 2015 final rule. The EPA also intends to inform the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that it seeks to have challenges to those portions of the 2015 rule severed and held in abeyance pending completion of further rulemaking. 1200 Pkwsyi.v.vxia An:. VYV Mui.Coni. 1101A Washington, DC20460 (202)56-4-1700 Fax: (202) 501-1450 This paper is printed with vegetable-oii-based inks and is 100-percent postconsumer recycled material, chlorine-free processed and recyclable If you have questions regarding the reconsideration process, please contact Mike Shapiro at (202) 564-5700. If you have any questions or wish to discuss the litigation, please have your counsel direct inquiries to litigation counsel at the Department of Justice. Martin McDermott at (202)514-4122. Respectfully yours. 4* PRO' E. Scott Pruitt Administrator August 11, 2017 Mr. Harry M. Johnson Hunton & Williams, LLP Riverfront Plaza. Last Tower 951 Last Byrd Street Richmond, Virginia 23129-4074 Mr. Major Clark Mr. Kevin Bromberg L'.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy 409 3rd Street. SW, 7th Floor Washington, D.C. 20416 Re: Petitions for Agency Reconsideration and Stay of Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category Dear Mr. Johnson. Mr. Clark and Mr. Bromberg: This letter concerns petitions from the Utility Water Act Group dated March 24. 2017. and the U.S. Small Business Administration dated April 5. 2017, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requesting reconsideration and an administrative stay of provisions of the EPA's final rule titled "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category." 80 FR 67838 (November 3. 2015). As you know, in a letter dated April 12. 201 7. I announced that ihe HPA would be reconsidering the 2015 rule in light of the petitions. Alter carefully considering your petitions, 1 have decided that it is appropriate and in the public interest to conduct a rulemaking to potentially revise the new, more stringent Best Available L ethnology Economically Achievable effluent limitations and Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources in the 2015 rule that apply to bottom ash transport water and flue gas desulfurization wastewater. As part of the rulemaking process, the EPA will provide notice and an opportunity for public comment on any proposed revisions to the 2015 final rule. The EPA also intends to inform the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that it seeks to have challenges to those portions of the 2015 rule severed and held in abeyance pending completion of further rulemaking. 1200 Pkwsyivwia Avt . 1\\V Maii Code 1101A Washington, DC 20160 (202) 361-1700 Fax: (202) >01-1 130 tmif ^ PaP&r punted with vegetable-oil-based inks and is 100'percent postconsumer recycled material, cNorine-fr<?p-orocessea ana recyclable If you have questions regarding the reconsideration process, please contact Mike Shapiro at (202) 564-5700. If you have any questions or wish to discuss the litigation, please have your counsel direct inquiries to litigation counsel at the Department of Justice. Martin McDermott at (202)514-4122. Respectfully yours. E. Scot1 i I'rutt Administrator August 11,2017 Mr. I Iarry M. Johnson Hunton & Williams. LLP Riverfront Plaza, East Tower 951 East Byrd Street Richmond. Virginia 23129-4074 Mr. Major Clark Mr. Kevin Bromberg U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy 409 3rd Street. SW, 7th Floor Washington. D.C. 20416 Re: Petitions for Agency Reconsideration and Stay of Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category Dear Mr. Johnson, Mr. Clark and Mr. Bromberg: This letter concerns petitions from the Utility Water Act Group dated March 24, 2017, and the U.S. Small Business Administration dated April 5. 2017. to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requesting reconsideration and an administrative stay of provisions of the EPA's final rule titled `Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category," 80 FR 67838 (November 3. 2015). As you know, in a letter dated April 12, 201 7, 1 announced that the EPA would be reconsidering the 2015 rule in light of the petitions. After carefully considering your petitions, 1 have decided that it is appropriate and in the public interest to conduct a rulemaking to potentially rev ise the new, more stringent Best Available Technology Economically Achievable effluent limitations and Pretreatment Standards for Existing Sources in the 2015 rule that apply to bottom ash transport water and flue gas desulfurization wastewater. As part of the rulemaking process, the EPA will provide notice and an opportunity for public comment on any proposed revisions to the 2015 final rule. The EPA also intends to inform the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that it seeks to have challenges to those portions of the 2015 rule severed and held in abeyance pending completion of further rulemaking. 1200 1'! XNSYIAAMA AVF \\\ M ui. Com: 1101A Washington, 1)C 20460 (202)564-4700 Fax: (202) .501-1450 This paper is printed with vegetatfe-oil-based inks and is 100-pf vent postconsumer recycled materia . chlorine*free-processed and recyclable If you have questions regarding the reconsideration process, please contact Mike Shapiro at (202) 564-5700. If you have any questions or wish to discuss the litigation, please have your counsel direct inquiries to litigation counsel at the Department of Justice. Martin McDermott at (202)514-4122.