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(7) To abate violations of the permit or the permit 

 program, including civil and criminal penalties and 

 other ways and means of enforcement; 



(8) To insure that any permit for a discharge from 

 a publicly owned treatment works includes condi- 

 tions to reqiiire adequate notice to the permitting 

 agency of (A) new introductions into such works of 

 pollutants from any source which would be a new 

 source as defined in section 1316 of this title if such 

 source were discharging pollutants, (B) new intro- 

 ductions of pollutants into such works from a source 

 which would be subject to section 1311 of this title 

 if it were discharging such pollutants, or (C) a sub- 

 stantial change in volume or character of pollutants 

 being introduced into such works by a source intro- 

 ducing pollutants into such works at the time of 

 issuance of the permit. Such notice shall include 

 information on the quality and quantity of efHuent 

 to be introduced into such treatment works and any 

 anticipated impact of such change in the quantity 

 or quality of effluent to be discharged from such 

 publicly owned treatment works; and 



(9) To insure that any industrial user of any pub- 

 licly owned treatment works will comply with sec- 

 tions 1284(b) , 1317, and 1318 of this title. 



(c) Suspension of federal program upon submission 

 of State program : withdrawal of approval of 

 State program. 



(1) Not later than ninety days after the date on 

 which a State has submitted a program (or revision 

 thereof) pursuant to subsection 'b) of this section, 

 the Administrator shall suspend the issuance of per- 

 mits under subsection (a) of this section as to those 

 navigable waters subject to such program unless he 

 determines that the State permit program does not 

 meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this 

 section or does not conform to the guidelines issued 

 under section 1314(h1(2) of this title. If the Ad- 

 ministrator so determines, he shall notify the State 

 of any revisions or modifications necessary to con- 

 form to such requirements or guidelines. 



(2) Any State permit program under this section 

 shall at all times be in accordance '"ith this section 

 and guidelines promulgated pursuant to section 1314 

 (h)(2) of this title. 



(3) Whenever the Administrator determines after 

 public hearing that a State is not administering a 

 program approved under this section in accordance 

 with requirements of this section, he shall so notify 

 the State and. if appropriate corrective action is 

 not taken within a reasonable time, not to exceed 

 ninety days, the Administrator shall withdraw ap- 

 proval of any such program unless he shall first have 

 notified the State, and made public, in writing, the 

 reasons for such withdrawal. 



(d) Notification of Administrator. 



(1) Each State shall transmit to the Administrator 

 a copy of each permit application received by such 

 State and provide notice to the Administrator of 

 every action related to the consideration of such 

 permit application, including each permit proposed 

 to be issued by such State. 



(2) No permit shall issue (A) If the Administrator 

 within ninety days of the date of his notification 

 under subsection (b)(5) of this section objects in 



writing to the issuance of such permit, or (B) if the 

 Administrator within ninety days of the date of 

 transmittal of the proposed permit by the State ob- 

 jects in writing to the issuance of such permit as 

 being outside the guidelines and requirements of 

 this chapter. 



(3) The Administrator may, as to any permit ap- 

 plication, waive paragraph (2) of this subsection. 



(e) Waiver of notification requirement. 



In accordance with guidelines promulgated pur- 

 suant to subsection (h)(2) of section 1314 of this 

 title, the Administrator is authorized to waive the 

 requirements of subsection (d) of this section at the 

 time he approves a program pursuant to subsection 

 (b) of this section for any category (including any 

 class, type, or size within such category) of point 

 sources within the State submitting such program. 



(f) Point source categories. 



The Administrator shall promulgate regulations 

 establishing categories of point sources which he 

 determines shall not be subject to the requirements 

 of subsection (d) of this section in any State with a 

 program approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this 

 section. The Administrator may distinguish among 

 classes, types, and sizes within any category of point 

 sources. 



(g) Other regulations for safe transportation, han- 

 dling, carriage, storage, and stowage of pollutants. 



Any permit issued under this section for the dis- 

 charge of pollutants into the navigable waters from 

 a vessel or other fioating craft shall be subject to 

 any applicable regulations promulgated by the Sec- 

 retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 

 is operating, establishing specifications for safe 

 transportation, handling, carriage, storage, and 

 stowage of pollutants. 



(h) Violation of permit conditions; restriction or pro- 

 hibition upon introduction of pollutant by source 

 not previously utilizing treatment works. 

 In the event any condition of a permit for dis- 

 charges from a treatment works (as defined in sec- 

 tion 1292 of this title) which is publicly owned is 

 violated, a State with a program approved under 

 subsection (b) of this section or the Administrator, 

 where no State program is approved, may proceed in 

 a court of competent jurisdiction to restrict or pro- 

 hibit the introduction of any pollutant Into such 

 treatment works by a source not utilizing such treat- 

 ment works prior to the finding that such condition 

 was violated. 



(i) Federal enforcement not limited. 



Nothing In this section shall be construed to limit 

 the authority of the Administrator to take action 

 pursuant to section 1319 of this title. 



(j) Public information. 



A copy of each permit application and each permit 

 Issued under this section shall be available to the 

 public. Such permit application or permit, or por- 

 tion thereof, shall further be available on request 

 for the purpose of reproduction. 



(k) Compliance with permits. 



Compliance with a permit issued pursuant to this 

 section shall be deemed compliance, for purposes of 



