June 23, 2000

The Honorable Carol M. Browner
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20460

Dear Ms. Browner:

     Enclosed for your consideration is the Report of the Small
Business Advocacy Review Panel (SBAR Panel or Panel) convened for
the planned proposed rulemakings on the Stage 2 Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproducts Rule ("Stage 2 DBPR") and the Long-term 2
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule ("LT2ESWTR")  that the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently developing.

     On April 25, 2000, EPA's Small Business Advocacy Chairperson
convened this Panel under section 609(b) of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA) as amended by the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA).  In addition to the
Chair, the Panel consisted of the Branch Chief of the Standards
and Risk Reduction Branch of the Standards and Risk Management
Division within EPA's Office of Water, the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the
Deputy Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

     The Report includes a discussion of the options under
consideration for the proposed regulation under development, a
description of the Panel's outreach to small entity
representatives, a summary of small entity comments received by
the Panel, and the Panel's findings and discussion.
     
                              Sincerely,
                              

Thomas E. Kelly, Chair
Small Business Advocacy
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

John T. Spotila, Administrator
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
U.S. Office of Management and Budge

Jere W. Glover
Chief Counsel for Advocacy
U.S. Small Business Administration

Ephraim King, Branch Chief
Standards and Risk Reduction Branch
Standards and Risk Management Division
Office of Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency