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EPA/WATER RIN: 2040-AF16 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications 
Abstract: EPA is proposing a targeted set of changes to the water quality standards (WQS) regulation to improve its effectiveness in helping restore and maintain the Nation’s waters. The core of the current WQS regulation has been in place since 1983, and provides limited guidance on recurring issues, resulting in unresolved issues that reoccur with different fact patterns and resolved issues that are not codified for future use. The proposed rule will provide clarity in the following six key areas: 1) antidegradation, 2) Administrator’s determination, 3) uses, 4) variances; 5) triennial review scope and requirements, and 6) updating regulation to reflect court decisions. EPA expects to publish a proposed rule in the Federal Register in summer 2011. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131(Revision)     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice - Public Meeting  07/30/2010  75 FR 44930   
NPRM  06/00/2011    
Final Action  06/00/2012    
Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0606
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://epa.gov/waterscience/standards  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Grace Robiou
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-2975
Email: robiou.grace@epamail.epa.gov

Christina Christensen
Environmental Protection Agency
Water
4305T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-0537
Email: Christensen.Christina@epamail.epa.gov