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RIN: 2040-AF39

Publication ID: Spring 2013

Title: Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Streams and Downstream Protection of Lakes: Remanded Provisions
Abstract: This proposed rule addresses an order by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida from February 18, 2012, which remanded to the EPA two portions of its numeric water quality standards for nutrients in Florida that were promulgated and published on December 6, 2010. This proposed rule will provide additional explanation for the criteria derived using the reference condition approach for Florida streams and for the derivation of the downstream protective values (DPVs) for unimpaired lakes.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
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
Legal Authority: 33 USC 1251 et seq

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
NPRM	Judicial	11/30/2012 - Consent Decree deadline for NPRM - Florida Wildlife Federation v. EPA, #08-324, USDC Northern District of Florida	11/30/2012

Overall Description of Deadline: Per court order, the final rule must be signed by August 31.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/18/2012	77 FR 74985
NPRM Comment Period End	02/01/2013
Final Rule	08/00/2013

Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0596. http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/florida_inland.cfm
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: State
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Sectors Affected: 2123 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying; 22132 Sewage Treatment Facilities; 31-33 Manufacturing
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Mario Sengco Environmental Protection Agency Water 4305T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-2676 Fax:202 566-9981 Email: sengco.mario@epa.gov