EPA SBREFA Panels

Under SBREFA, covered agencies (the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)), must conduct a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel before publishing a proposed rule with an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. This SBAR panel, made up of a chair from the covered agency, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy, and the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, meets with representatives of directly regulated small entities and offers an opportunity to provide advice and recommendations on regulatory alternatives to minimize the burden on small entities.

Rule Title	Date Convened	Date Completed	NPRM	Final Rule
Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment and Filter Backwash Recycle Rule	08/21/1998	10/19/1998	04/10/2000	01/14/2002
Federal Implementation Plans for Regional Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides	06/23/1998	08/21/1998	10/21/1998	Withdrawn
Responding to Petitions Under Section 126 of the Clean Air Act	06/23/1998	08/21/1998	10/21/1998	05/25/1999
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Ground Water Rule	04/10/1998	06/09/1998	05/10/2000	11/08/2006
Class V Injection Wells	02/17/1998	04/17/1998	07/29/1998	12/07/1999
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment Industry	11/06/1997	01/23/1998	01/13/1999	12/22/2000
Transportation Equipment Cleaning Effluent Guidelines	07/16/1997	09/23/1997	06/25/1998	08/14/2000
Transportation Equipment Cleaning Effluent Guidelines	07/16/1997	09/23/1997	06/25/1998	08/14/2000
NPDES Comprehensive Storm Water Phase II Regulations	06/19/1997	08/07/1997	01/09/98	12/08/99
Industrial Laundries Effluent Guideline	06/06/1997	08/08/1997	12/17/1997	08/18/1999
Control of Emission of Air Pollution from Nonroad Diesel Engines and Fuel	03/25/1997	05/23/1997	09/24/1997	10/23/1998