Swamp Stomp
Volume 14, Issue 29
The people have spoken!
This is from the July 17, 2014 Federal Register.
Action
Withdrawal of direct final rule.
Summary
Due to the receipt of adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing the direct final rule for Administrative Wage Garnishment published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2014.
Dates
The direct final rule published at 79 FR 37644 on July 2, 2014 is withdrawn effective July 17, 2014.
For Further Information Contact
FPPS c/o Anita Jones, OCFO/OFM/FPPS, Mailcode 2733R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4969; fax number: (202) 565-2585; email address: jones.anita@epa.gov.
Supplementary Information
Due to the receipt of adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing the direct final rule amending EPA’s claims collection standards to include Administrative Wage Garnishment, which published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2014 (79 FR 37644). In the direct final rule, EPA stated that if adverse comments were received by August 1, 2014, the direct final rule would be withdrawn and not take effect. EPA received adverse comments on that direct final rule. EPA will address those comments in any subsequent final action, based upon the proposed rule making action, which was published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2014 (79 FR 37704).
To date there were a total of 574 comments. Some of them are quite direct. It is nice to know that we still have a hand in our own government. Thank to all of you who provided comments. It did make a difference!
I went to the Federal Register for July 17 and did not see where I could read the comments. Where can you read the comments?
And thanks for bringing this to the public’s attention. I don’t think I heard any of the news outlets mention it.
Oh, and you had better be ready for an IRS audit.