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| Policy & GuidanceFact Sheet  United States                             Environmental Protection                            AgencyOffice of Water                            4305EPA-820-Z-98-001                            July 1998State and Tribal Water Quality Standards -                       Notice of EPA Approvals
**Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is publishing                       a Federal Register notice listing EPA's approvals                       of State and Tribal water quality standards during the period                       beginning on September 1, 1995, and ending on March 31,                       1998. This notice is published in accordance with a requirement                       contained in the Water Quality Standards Regulation (40                       CFR 131.21). Additionally, this notice contains a listing                       of Indian Tribes that obtained EPA approval to administer                       a water quality standards program during the same period.                       It also contains a list of EPA actions to promulgate or                       remove Federal water quality standards during the same period.

**Federal Authority**

Pursuant to 40 CFR 131.21 EPA is required to publish a                       notice of EPA's approvals of State and Tribal water quality                       standards. 

**Background**

EPA's notice listing agency approvals of State and Tribal                       water quality standards informs the public as to recent                       Agency actions on water quality standards. The most recent                       previous such list was published on October 3, 1995 (60                       FR 51793). 

**Today's Action**

In accordance with the Water Quality Standards Regulation                       (40 CFR 131.21), EPA is publishing a listing of State and                       Tribal submissions of new or revised water quality standards                       that EPA approved during the period September 1, 1995 through                       March 31, 1998. 

For each EPA approval action, this notice provides a reference                       to the state's or Tribe's regulations that contain the State                       and Tribal water quality standards; the date of State and                       Tribal adoption; the date of EPA approval; and a brief description                       of EPA's approval. Additionally, this notice contains a                       listing of Tribes that have obtained EPA approval to administer                       a water quality standards program. It also contains a listing                       of federal water quality standards rulemakings. 

This notice does not include the following information:                       (1) the text of the water quality standards, (2) any conditions                       (including disapprovals of portions of the State and Tribal                       submittals) that might have been attached to the approvals,                       (3) Tribal application materials submitted to EPA for authorization                       to administer the water quality standards program, or (4)                       the text of the federal water quality standards rulemakings.                       The text of a State's or Tribe's standards and copies of                       the approval letters may be obtained from the State's or                       Tribe's pollution control agency or the appropriate EPA                       Regional Office. Proprietary publications such as those                       of the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. also contain the                       text of State and Tribal water quality standards. 

**Additional Information**

For additional information concerning this rule, contact                       the Water Quality Standards Coordinator of the specific                       region where information is required. You may also view                       the Federal                       Register. The notice gives complete information on how                       to obtain additional information. 

               
 

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