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EPA/ROCHICAGO RIN: 2005-AA02 Publication ID: Spring 2013 
Title: Withdrawal of Federal Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System for Michigan 
Abstract: On August 4, 2000, EPA specified at 40 CFR 132.6(c) that certain requirements set forth in the Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System (Guidance) at 40 CFR part 132 apply to discharges within the Great Lakes System in the states of Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio because those states had not adopted requirements pertaining to whole effluent toxicity (WET) consistent with the Guidance. On September 19, 2005, Michigan submitted to EPA revisions to the rules that addressed WET requirements. By letter dated December 27, 2005, EPA found that Michigan's revised regulations were consistent with the Guidance, and therefore, approved the WET rule revisions. Michigan adopted the WET regulations into State rule on January 13, 2006. As a result, EPA is proposing to amend 40 CFR 132.6(c) to remove the reference to Michigan. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 132.6(c)   
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  To Be Determined 
Direct Final Rule  To Be Determined 
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:
Robert Pepin
Environmental Protection Agency
Regional Office Chicago
WT-15J,
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone:312 886-1505
Fax:312 886-0168
Email: pepin.robert@epa.gov