United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2000_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81ec043 D09002ee1c81ec0ee United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency Today EPA is promulgating the final rule to amend the Final Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System (Guidance) to prohibit mixing zones for bioaccumulative chemicals of concern (BCCs) in the Great Lakes System, subject to certain exceptions for existing discharges. For existing discharges, the regulation prohibits mixing zones for BCCs starting 10 years after the publication date of the final BCC mixing zone rule. New discharges of BCCs are subject to the mixing zone prohibition immediately upon commencing discharge. EPA had promulgated a mixing zone provision similar to this regulation on March 23, 1995, as part of the Guidance required by section 118(c)(2) of the Clean Water Act. The provision was vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the case of American Iron & Steel Institute v. EPA, 115 F.3d 979 (D.C. Cir. 1997), and was remanded to the Agency for further consideration. In response to the Court's remand, EPA published a proposal on October 4, 1999, to amend the Guidance to reinstate the provision to prohibit mixing zones for BCCs (64 FR 53632). EPA received many comments from stakeholders throughout the United States on its proposal to prohibit mixing zones for BCCs in the Great Lakes Basin. This final rule reflects EPA's reconsideration of the factual record in response to the Court's remand and public comments received on its proposal. 65 FR 67638 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-11-13/00-28709 00-28709 fr13no00-13 RIN 2040-AD32 6560-50-P FRL-6898-7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-11-13/00-28709 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-11-13/html/00-28709.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-11-13/pdf/00-28709.pdf Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Great Lakes Indian Lands Intergovernmental Relations Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Water Pollution Control 14 p. 67638 67651 65 FR 67638 Title 40 Part 132 40 CFR Part 132 RIN 2040-AD32 Final Rule To Amend the Final Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System To Prohibit Mixing Zones for Bioaccumulative Chemicals of Concern; Federal Register Vol. 65, Issue RULE 00-28709 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FRL-6898-7 6560-50-P 00-28709 Final rule.

Today EPA is promulgating the final rule to amend the Final Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System (Guidance) to prohibit mixing zones for bioaccumulative chemicals of concern (BCCs) in the Great Lakes System, subject to certain exceptions for existing discharges. For existing discharges, the regulation prohibits mixing zones for BCCs starting 10 years after the publication date of the final BCC mixing zone rule. New discharges of BCCs are subject to the mixing zone prohibition immediately upon commencing discharge. EPA had promulgated a mixing zone provision similar to this regulation on March 23, 1995, as part of the Guidance required by section 118(c)(2) of the Clean Water Act. The provision was vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the case of American Iron & Steel Institute v. EPA, 115 F.3d 979 (D.C. Cir. 1997), and was remanded to the Agency for further consideration. In response to the Court's remand, EPA published a proposal on October 4, 1999, to amend the Guidance to reinstate the provision to prohibit mixing zones for BCCs (64 FR 53632). EPA received many comments from stakeholders throughout the United States on its proposal to prohibit mixing zones for BCCs in the Great Lakes Basin. This final rule reflects EPA's reconsideration of the factual record in response to the Court's remand and public comments received on its proposal.

December 13, 2000. Mark Morris (4301), U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460 (202-260-0312). Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Great Lakes Indian Lands Intergovernmental Relations Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Water Pollution Control Water pollution control: Great Lakes System; water quality guidance Bioaccumulative chemicals of concern; mixing zones prohibition, http://www.epa.gov/ost/GLI Vol. 65, no. 219 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2000-11-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 472 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-11-13 P0b002ee1809f7cba 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13no00 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-11-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-11-13/pdf/FR-2000-11-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-11-13/xml/FR-2000-11-13.xml fdlp 67605 68063 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-08 FR-2000-11-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2000-11-13 65 219