EPA Seeks Input from Small Entities on Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Guidelines Rulemaking Revision

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking input from small businesses, governments, and non-profit organizations as it develops the Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Limitations Guidelines Rulemaking Revision, an important step toward reducing nutrient discharges in the nation’s waters.

The EPA is putting together a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel to solicit feedback from Small Entity Representatives (SERs). This Panel will focus on the Agency’s preparation of a rule that seeks to create new or revise existing industrial wastewater pollution limitations that would affect roughly 7,000 meat and poultry product plants across the United States.

The Panel will comprise government members from the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Panel members request that a small number of SERs submit advice and suggestions on behalf of their enterprise, government, or organization in order to inform the Panel members about the potential effects of the proposed regulation on small entities.

In this rulemaking, EPA is considering potential new pretreatment standards, new or stricter limits on phosphorus and other pollutants, and may change the current subcategories or establish additional subcategories. The Agency intends to propose the rule in December 2023.

Learn about the Meat and Poultry Products Effluent Limitations Guidelines and ongoing rulemaking.