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EPA/OW | RIN: 2040-AF94 | Publication ID: Spring 2020 |
Title: Withdrawal of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Washington | |
Abstract:
On November 15, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved 45 and disapproved 143 human health criteria (HHC) submitted by the State of Washington and, on November 26, 2016, issued a final rule that promulgated 144 federal HHC applicable to Washington's waters. The EPA's final rule took effect on December 28, 2016. In response to a stakeholder petition, the EPA reconsidered its 2016 partial disapproval, and on May 10, 2019, the EPA approved certain HHC that the Agency had previously disapproved. In light of this decision, the Federal standards are no longer necessary, and on August 6, 2019, the EPA initiated a notice and comment process to withdraw the corresponding federally promulgated HHC. The EPA finalized this rule. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Deregulatory | |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131 | |
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., Clean Water Act |
Legal Deadline:
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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: 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 Matthew Szelag Environmental Protection Agency Regional Office Seattle EPA Region 10, Seattle, WA 98101 Phone:907 271-1208 Email: szelag.matthew@epa.gov |