2040-AF56 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2040 Office of Water OW 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Revision of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Washington

The EPA promulgated Washington's existing criteria for the protection of human health in 1992 as part of the National Toxics Rule (40 CFR 131.36). The EPA published a proposed rule on September 14, 2015, to update the currently applicable human health criteria in Washington to reflect the latest science and information, and to ensure that Washington residents are protected from exposure to toxic pollutants. The EPA received written and oral public comments on the proposal, and is finalizing the proposal to reflect consideration of the comments received, as well as local and regional information, and the EPA guidance in light of Clean Water Act requirements.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 40 CFR 131 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Clean Water Act No NPRM 09/14/2015 80 FR 55063 NPRM Comment Period Extended 10/28/2015 80 FR 65980 Final Rule 11/00/2016 Docket #:EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0174 No No State Tribal No No https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-standards-regulations-washington#fed 4 No No Erica Fleisig 2040 Office of Water OW 202 566-1057 fleisig.erica@epa.gov 4305T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460