Common use of EPA Clause in Contracts

EPA. The EPA will fulfill its responsibilities relevant to the siting of electric transmission facilities, including, but not limited to, commenting on EIS under section 309 of the CAA, and exercising the authority to participate in the CWA section 404 permit process and to restrict, in certain circumstances, the use of specific disposal sites for dredged or fill material pursuant to Section 404(c). In this regard, EPA, in coordination with the USACE, will review electric transmission facility proposals that involve the discharge of dredged or fill material in waters of the United States for compliance with the CWA Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines. Additionally, EPA has authority to issue and/or review state and tribe-based permits under the CAA or for activities that involve discharges of pollutants subject to the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, established under section 402 of the CWA.