The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Notice under the Clean Water Act (CWA), to: 

• announce an extension of the comment period for the rule requiring an owner of a facility to prepare a plan which responds to a worst-case scenario for discharge of a hazardous substance
• propose to require planning for worst-case discharges of Clean Water Act (CWA) hazardous substances for onshore nontransportation-related facilities
• confirm that the comment period is extended to July 26, 2022.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on or before 26 July 2022, referencing the Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OLEM–2021–0585, by:

Online:      Follow the submission instructions on the online Federal eRulemaking Portal

                  (https://www.regulations.gov/)

Post:          Environmental Protection Agency

                  Mail Code 28221T

                 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

                  Washington, DC 20460

Per Hand:  By scheduled appointment only at the address below

                  EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building,
                  Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
                  Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004

                 (Open Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m).