Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Pesticide Formulating, Packaging and Repackaging Industry

摘要

The analysis is submitted in support of the proposed effluent limitations guidelines and standards for the Pesticide Formulating, Packaging, and Repackaging (PFPR) Industry. Section 2 of the report defines cost-effectiveness, discusses the cost-effectiveness methodology, and describes the relevant regulatory options. Section 3 presents the findings of the analysis covering only the original 272 Pesticide Active Ingredients (PAIs). Section 4 provides the results of the analysis of the option including non-272 PAIs. In Section 5, the cost-effectiveness values are compared to cost-effectiveness values for other promulgated rules. Four appendices are also included. Appendix A lists the original 272 pesticides active ingredients on which this analysis is based. Appendix B lists the toxic weighting factors for these 272 PAIs. Appendix C describes the cost-effectiveness results for direct discharging facilities to comply with the existing Best Practicable Control Technology Currently Available (BPT) regulation. Finally, Appendix D provides a sensitivity analysis of POTW removal efficiencies for PAIs.