{"id":6786,"date":"2014-08-04T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T20:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unrbep.org\/?p=6786"},"modified":"2014-08-04T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T20:35:12","slug":"sba-environmental-roundtable-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/sba-environmental-roundtable-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"***SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting***"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday,\u00a0 August\u00a0 7, 2014 1-3\u00a0 p.m. PST,\u00a0 10-noon,\u00a0 Hawaii\u00a0 time<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

TO:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interested Small Business Stakeholders<\/strong><\/p>\n

FROM:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kia Dennis, Assistant Chief Counsel<\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yvonne Lee,\u00a0 Regional Advocate <\/strong><\/p>\n

SUBJECT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waters of the United States Regional\u00a0 Roundtable Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

The \u00a0U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy will\u00a0 hold a\u00a0 regional\u00a0Environmental Roundtable \u00a0to discuss the following topic, from 1-3 p.m. PST. The\u00a0 meeting will be\u00a0 held\u00a0 in Los Angeles, California at the \u00a0Metropolitan Water District of Southern California\u00a0 Building,\u00a0 700 North Alameda\u00a0 Blvd,\u00a0 Los Angeles, CA\u00a0 90012.\u00a0 All\u00a0 interested persons\u00a0 planning to attend in\u00a0 person or participate via conference call\u00a0 must\u00a0 RSVP\u00a0 to Yvonne\u00a0 Lee\u00a0 at\u00a0 Yvonne.lee@sba.gov<\/a>\u00a0 or\u00a0 415-744-8493 before August 5,\u00a0 2014.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Draft Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a01:00 p.m.-1:05 p.m. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Welcome and Introductions<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yvonne Lee, Regional Advocate, SBA Office\u00a0 of Advocacy<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Kia Dennis, Assistant\u00a0 Chief Counsel,\u00a0 SBA Office of Advocacy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1:05 p.m. \u2013 1:20 p.m. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Presentation of the\u00a0 Water of the United States\u00a0Rule by EPA<\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0John Kemmerer,\u00a0 Associate Director,\u00a0 Water Division,\u00a0 EPA Region IX<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jason Brush,\u00a0 Manager ,\u00a0 \u00a0Office of\u00a0 Wetlands Services,\u00a0 EPA Region IX<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Discussion and Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roundtable meetings are open to all interested persons, with the exception of the press, in order to facilitate open and frank discussion about the impacts of Federal regulatory activities on small entities.\u00a0\u00a0 Agendas and presentations are available to all, including the press.\u00a0Anyone who wants to receive roundtable agendas or presentations, or to be included in the distribution list, should forward such requests to <\/em>kia.dennis@sba.gov<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 The purpose of these Roundtable meetings is to exchange opinions, facts and information and to obtain the attendees\u2019 individual views and opinions regarding small business concerns.\u00a0 The meetings are not intended to achieve or communicate any consensus positions of the attendees.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Small Business Environmental Roundtable<\/strong><\/p>\n

Issue for Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 7, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

On April 21, 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have proposed a rule defining the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Decisions regarding whether or not a waterbody is subject to the CWA will affect small entities who need to determine whether or not their activities require authorization and\/or permits under CWA.<\/p>\n

Under the proposed rule, for purposes of all sections of the Clean Water Act and the regulations thereunder the term \u201cwaters of the United States\u201d would mean:<\/p>\n

(1) All waters which are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide;
\n(2) All interstate waters, including interstate wetlands;
\n(3) The territorial seas;
\n(4) All impoundments of waters identified in paragraphs (1) through (3) and (5) of this section;
\n(5) All tributaries of waters identified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this section;
\n(6) All waters, including wetlands, adjacent to a water identified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this section; and
\n(7) On a case-specific basis, other waters, including wetlands, provided that those waters alone, or in combination with other similarly situated waters, including wetlands, located in the same region, have a significant nexus to a water identified in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this section.<\/p>\n

Waters that do not meet this definition are not subject to the CWA. There are several programs under the CWA that would be affected by this proposed rule including but not limited to Section 311- oil spill prevention programs; Section 402 – requires permits for pollutant discharges; and Section 404 – permits for the placement of dredged or fill material in waters of the United States.<\/p>\n

The comment period closes on October 20, 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visit http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/uswaters<\/a> to learn more about the proposed rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thursday,\u00a0 August\u00a0 7, 2014 1-3\u00a0 p.m. PST,\u00a0 10-noon,\u00a0 Hawaii\u00a0 time TO:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interested Small Business Stakeholders FROM:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kia Dennis, Assistant Chief Counsel \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yvonne Lee,\u00a0 Regional Advocate SUBJECT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waters of the United States Regional\u00a0 Roundtable Meeting The \u00a0U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy will\u00a0 hold a\u00a0 regional\u00a0Environmental Roundtable \u00a0to discuss the following topic, from 1-3 … Continue reading ***SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting***<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[176,186,177,85,266,263,261,265,264,262,181],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6786"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6787,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6786\/revisions\/6787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}