Environmental Protection Agency June 6, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On July 18, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 proposed to modify the NPDES General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in Idaho excluding Tribal Lands (Permit). The proposed modification included new and revised conditions to address a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal's Order and Opinion filed on December 16, 2021 (Food & Water Watch et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (No. 20-71554)). Comments received during the 2023 public comment period are available online at the website under ADDRESSES in this document. With this notice, the EPA is initiating a second public comment period focused exclusively on additional modifications made to the Permit. After this comment period expires, and all comments from this comment period and the 2023 comment period have been considered, the EPA will make a final decision regarding the Permit modification.