From: Brundage, Jennifer

To: "Schwartz, Jerry"

Cc: Hisel-Mccoy, Sara

Subject: RE: Your Comment Submitted on Regulations.gov (ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0804-0001)

Date: Thursday, June 09, 2016 4:21:00 PM

Hello Mr. Schwartz,

Thank you for your May 27, 2016 e-mail requesting an extension to the comment period for the

 Proposed Rule: Proposal of Certain Federal Water Quality Standards Applicable to Maine.

We have considered your request and have decided not to extend the public comment period on

 the proposed rule. We appreciate your desire for more time to undertake the analyses necessary to

 formulate your position and coordinate with your organization’s members and others in the state of

 Maine. Our primary concern with extending the comment period is that for many pollutants there

 are no criteria in effect for Clean Water Act purposes, including most human health criteria for

 waters in Indian lands. It is of the utmost importance to remedy this gap in protection without

 further delay. In addition to the 60-day comment period underway through June 20, EPA released a

 pre-publication version of the proposed rule on Monday, April 11, which allowed interested parties

 9 days to review the rule before the official public comment period began. For these reasons, EPA

 believes that a 60-day comment period provides sufficient time to formulate a position and submit

 comments on EPA’s proposed rule for Maine.

Again, thank you for reaching out. We look forward to your comments on the proposed rule, and we

 remain available for additional discussion as needed. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Jennifer Brundage

Regional Branch

Standards and Health Protection Division| Office of Science and Technology |Office of Water

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

202-566-1265

From: Schwartz, Jerry [mailto:Jerry_Schwartz@afandpa.org] 

Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 5:54 PM

To: Brundage, Jennifer <Brundage.Jennifer@epa.gov>

Cc: Hisel-Mccoy, Sara <Hisel-McCoy.Sara@epa.gov>

Subject: RE: Your Comment Submitted on Regulations.gov (ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0804-0001)

Hi Jennifer and Sara,

First, Jennifer, thanks for the help with the virtual meeting yesterday.

Second, I was wondering where your office has reached any decisions on this request for an
 extension of the comment period? Thank much, Jerry

From: Schwartz, Jerry 

Sent: Friday, May 27, 2016 3:01 PM

To: 'Brundage.jennifer@epa.gov'

Cc: 'Hisel-Mccoy, Sara'

Subject: FW: Your Comment Submitted on Regulations.gov (ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0804-0001)

Ms. Brundage,

As indicated below, we have requested that EPA extend the comment period for the proposed

 standards for Maine. We appreciate the agency giving consideration to this request. Thank you.

 Jerry Schwartz

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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Document Type: Rulemaking

Title: Proposal of Certain Federal Water Quality Standards Applicable to Maine

Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0804-0001

Comment:

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) hereby requests that the agency extend

 for 60 days the comment period for the "Proposal of Certain Federal Water Quality Standards

 Applicable to Maine." AF&PA has members in Maine that may be affected by the proposal

 and we also are concerned about its potential national precedential impacts. The proposal

 includes a significant number of new standards that raise technical, legal, and policy issues.

 We need additional time to undertake the analyses necessary to formulate our position as well

 as to coordinate with members and others in the state of Maine. Please feel free to contact me

 at (202) 463-2581 if you have any questions. Thank you very much for considering this
 request.

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