Written Comments EPA: Soliciting Comments on the Treatment of Indian Tribes as States for Purposes of the Clean Water Act
March 1 @ 12:00 am
On January 30, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) submitted an information collection request (“ICR”), Treatment of Indian Tribes in a Similar Manner as States for Purposes of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, and is currently approved through March 31, 2023.
In 2016, EPA issued regulations establishing a process for federally recognized tribes to obtain treatment in a similar manner as states (“TAS”) for purposes of administrating the water quality restoration provisions of Clean Water Act (“CWA”) Section 303(d), including establishing lists of impaired waters on their reservations and developing total maximum daily loads (“TMDLs”). The CWA does not require tribes to administer the CWA Section 303(d) program. However, tribes seeking to be authorized must apply for and be found eligible for TAS through the procedures described in the regulations.
Deadline for written comments is: March 1, 2023
Written comments should be submitted to:
www.regulations.gov referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0143, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460
For more information, contact Edward Laird
Watershed Restoration, Assessment, and Protection Division (WRAPD), Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Mail Code: 4503T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460
On January 30, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) submitted an information collection request (“ICR”), Treatment of Indian Tribes in a Similar Manner as States for Purposes of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, and is currently approved through March 31, 2023.
In 2016, EPA issued regulations establishing a process for federally recognized tribes to obtain treatment in a similar manner as states (“TAS”) for purposes of administrating the water quality restoration provisions of Clean Water Act (“CWA”) Section 303(d), including establishing lists of impaired waters on their reservations and developing total maximum daily loads (“TMDLs”). The CWA does not require tribes to administer the CWA Section 303(d) program. However, tribes seeking to be authorized must apply for and be found eligible for TAS through the procedures described in the regulations.
Deadline for written comments is: March 1, 2023
Written comments should be submitted to:
www.regulations.gov referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0143, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460
For more information, contact Edward Laird
Watershed Restoration, Assessment, and Protection Division (WRAPD), Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Mail Code: 4503T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460
laird.edward@epa.gov
(202) 566-2848
Federal Register Notice is available here: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-01-30/pdf/2023-01785.pdf
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