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EPA/OW RIN: 2040-AG35 Publication ID: Spring 2024 
Title: Mercury Criterion to Protect Aquatic Life in Idaho 
Abstract:

On April 9, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register a proposed Federal Clean Water Act aquatic life criterion for mercury applicable to waters under the State of Idaho’s jurisdiction. The public comment period for the proposed rule closes on June 10, 2024, after which the EPA will consider all comments received and complete the process of determining whether Endangered Species Act consultation on the proposed criterion is required. The EPA’s proposed water quality standards take into account the best available science, including local and regional information.

 
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 131   
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1313(c)(4)(A)   

Overall Description of Deadline: The EPA is under a consent decree deadline to sign for publication in the Federal Register proposed mercury aquatic life criteria for Idaho by 04/04/2024.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/09/2024  89 FR 24758   
Final Rule  12/00/2025 
Additional Information: EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0325.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Kelly Gravuer
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 4305T,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-2946
Email: gravuer.kelly@epa.gov

Erica Fleisig
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
4305T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1057
Email: fleisig.erica@epa.gov