Withdrawal of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Maine
water-quality · Rule · Published 2020-12-21 · Effective 2020-12-21 · ME · 85 FR 82936
Document
Document number
2020-26998
Federal Register citation
85 FR 82936
CFR reference
40 CFR 131
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
water-quality
Publication date
2020-12-21
Effective date
2020-12-21
State
ME
EPA docket
EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0804
Abstract
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking final action to amend the Federal regulations to withdraw human health criteria (HHC) for toxic pollutants applicable to waters in the State of Maine. EPA is taking this action because Maine adopted, and EPA approved, HHC that the Agency determined are protective of the designated uses for these waters. This final rule amends the Federal regulations to withdraw certain HHC applicable to Maine that the Agency had promulgated, as described in the September 3, 2020 proposed rule. The withdrawal of these certain federally promulgated HHC will enable Maine to implement its EPA-approved HHC, submitted on April 24, 2020, and approved on June 23, 2020, as applicable criteria for Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) purposes.