2040-AF11 201004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2040 Water WATER 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Water Quality Standards (Numeric Nutrient Criteria) for Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters EPA is under a Consent Decree deadline to promulgate numeric nutrient water quality criteria (which are elements of water quality standards) for the State of Florida's lakes and flowing waters by October 15, 2010. EPA made a determination on January 14, 2009, that numeric nutrient water quality criteria are necessary for the State to meet the Clean Water Act (CWA) requirement to have standards to protect applicable designated uses. A separate rulemaking will follow for estuaries and coastal waters by January 2011. Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 40 CFR 131 33 USC 1251 et seq Judicial Final 10/15/2010 Consent Decree Deadline. No NPRM 01/26/2010 75 FR 4174 NPRM Comment Period End 03/29/2010 Final Action 10/00/2010 SAN No. 5361; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480a83e17; http://epa.gov/waterscience/standards; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0596. No No State No www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/rules/florida No No Danielle Salvaterra 2040 Water WATER 202 564-1631 Salvaterra.Danielle@epamail.epa.gov 4305T, Washington DC 20460 Claudia Fabiano 2040 Water WATER 202 566-0446 Fabiano.Claudia@epamail.epa.gov 4305T, Washington DC 20460