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EPA/WATER RIN: 2040-AF33 Publication ID: 2012 
Title: Withdrawal of Federal Water Quality Criteria for Certain States Covered Under EPA's 1992 National Toxics Rule (NTR) 
Abstract: The 1992 National Toxics Rule (NTR) promulgated for 12 States and two territories, the chemical-specific, numeric criteria for priority toxic pollutants necessary to bring all States into compliance with the requirements of section 303(c)(2)(B) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). States determined by EPA to fully comply with section 303(c)(2)(B) requirements were not affected by this rule. On May 18, 2000, EPA promulgated the California Toxics Rule (CTR) in order to establish numeric water quality criteria for priority pollutants for the State of California that were not previously in the NTR. At that time, criteria promulgated in the NTR for California were codified in the criteria tables of the CTR. As States adopt and EPA approves criteria for priority toxic pollutants, states may be removed from the NTR via a Federal Rule Withdrawal. EPA is withdrawing aquatic life cyanide (CN) criteria for San Francisco Bay and numerous numeric toxic criteria for New Jersey and Puerto Rico from the NTR and making conforming changes to the CTR. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131.36   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1313(c)    5 USC 551 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/05/2012  77 FR 20585   
Final Rule  02/00/2013 
Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OW-2012-0095
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Bryan Goodwin
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 4305T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0762
Email: goodwin.bryan@epa.gov