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EPA/OW | RIN: 2040-AG38 | Publication ID: Fall 2024 |
Title: ●Water Quality Standards to Protect Human Health in Alaska | |
Abstract:
The Environmental Protection Agency proposes to establish new and revised human health water quality criteria for certain pollutants for the state of Alaska. On June 5, 2024, the EPA issued an Administrator’s Determination that Alaska’s human health criteria (HHC) are not protective of the state’s designated uses and that additional HHC are needed for certain toxic pollutants for which Alaska currently lacks any HHCCWA section 303(c)(4) requires the Administrator promptly prepare and publish proposed regulations setting forth new or revised WQS following a Determination that said WQS are necessary to meet the requirements of the CWA. In the June 5, 2024 Determination, the EPA stated that the Agency believes that 6-12 months is a reasonable timeframe to develop a NPRM. Based on this and the statutory language in CWA section 303(c)(4), the EPA is preparing to propose this rule by January 15, 2025 . to establish protective HHC for Alaska’s waters. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 131 | |
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Clean Water Act |
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Additional Information: EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0205. | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: State |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/water-quality-standards-protect-human-health-alaska | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Mario Sengco Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water 4305T, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-2676 Fax:202 566-9981 Email: sengco.mario@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 |