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.... ......~- .1. , L." . EPA bcl1eves tbat tbiS would Dot allow adequJ.te time due to the compleXIties ot the problem. the Interstnt'l! coordlnJ.t!.on needed and the tlme reQ.u1.rementa tor pubUc hearings. Thl! October 13, 1975, date 13 consistent with the requlremcnts ot the Federal Water poUut1on Control Act, as amended. tor the three ~ear re- view and revl.)lon ot standa.rds. The 6Chedule set forth bY the Colorado RiveI' Bdsln Ba.UnJty Control l.'ortlm caIl.. tor development at draft at",nd:lrds and an Implementation plan by February 19'151n order to oJ.law tlrc.e tat public p'M't.1clJ)a... tton prlor to pr(lmullt1Uon. (b) Section 120.5(c) en. Delete "o.a exped.itloLUly 0.5 PmcUcable.". . The da.te- of JulY' I, 1083. rema.in.3 the Roal tor uccompllshment ot tmplementa- tlon plans B5 stated in , 120.5CCH2J (l1J): n Is the purpose at th.1s IMguage to ac- celerate progress by the Stare, toward this goal where possible. cc) Section 120.5(c) (2) (it). Delete "whUe the ba.s1n States continue to de. velop their compact o.pportioned ".o.ters." In recoan1tJol1 ot the provtslons ot the Colorado River Compo,ct. of 1922 and Wl- lU soch Ume that the relnUooshJp be.. tween the compact and tile Pedera) \Voter PolluUon Control Act, n.s amend- ed, Is clllr1tl.ed, EPA beHeve.i tbat derel- opment may proceed prOvided tht1.t me3,$ures ate taken to offset th,= s&l1.nity increases resultina from tur1.her devel.. opmen t. ~ (dJ Section 1:l0.5(c){2)(lv). Add lan- lUnge to describe conditions under which t.emporary increases above the 1913 le\'els will be allOWed. EPA belleves thAt thJ.s matter should be addressed in further detn111n the tor- mwat1oD. revte'R and nccept.a.nce at tbe !mplemeIltaUon plaD.. not in the regulo... Uon. (u) Add D. ne'>>' sub:ieCtlon 00 fiqa,ndn.g of ('ontral mea,aure.s. t-:l'A bellevf'S tl1.o.t tl113, too, l.s nn.ls- 51le that sbuuld be ha.ndJed o.s part ot the lmplementat10n plan. (t) Add-a neW" subseclfoD del1neetmR' rcqu!rement3 Cor eValu3.tl.ng control plWlS and restrfcttng co!1SJderotlon at controls for the Blue Bprltlg on the Lit.. tle Colorado Rlver. EP.\ b~lJevts these 1.ssues should nlso be addressed u.s part of the lr.1plementa.. tlon plan. It ~hou..Id be! noted that noth~ inK In this re{;1l.l3tlon remove:I the re.. qujrem~nt tor c.ssessing environmental hnPllc13 llnd prepariaK environmental Impact ::;tatemen~ tor control meo.sUte5. It:") Add 0. lle'l'l section requJrir.li pub.. lic he~uings. J..:PA'~ public partIcIpation regulll.Lions alJpear at .;,0 C.fR 105 and npply to nU ncttoIl.5 to be t;lken by the States lJJld Federnl Govenunent PUrS\lllnt to the Act. StlltC.i ha\'e pro"ld~d for pUblic p:u-t!c- IpattO[l throucihout t.he lnlt1~ water Quality ~t..l.ndurd.i review rroct's~. We C'C" il('(;t the Stat..:'s to do so in thls sltU:.l" tion Rod s~e no need to set forth addi- tIonal rCQulrem~nts. . eh) Adrt n lie..... :>edlon sL\ting that the tmp\em~ntQUon pl'<m win be publ~hed ~l the PEDUAL REGIST'!ll. EPA exp6CLs there w1.1l bu bUb:otantlaJ PUbUc partlclpntlon at the State nod 10- cJ.\ level tlrlor to o.doptlon 01 the plan. . The s::Llln\ty litanuards are expected to be publlshed in the FEDERAL RC:C:STl:R, but the .sIze nnd complexity ot the plan may mllltate agu.1.mt Its publication. At the very least. the plan will be o.v~llabte tor rev:lew at Ilpproprla.te EPA and Btate of- flces. Notice ot its nvaUablhty will be publIshed in the FTDJ:'RA.L REClSTU, and 80 daY3 will be o.1lowed lo-r pubUc re... view and comment. . (\) Add. n. new 3ubse<:Uoa .b.lIn, t.hat . EPA wlll promulsato standarda U "he St.a~ fall to d.o 50 D.& pre.scrtbfd in thLl regulntJon. . Sectlon J03 of the Federal Water pol- luUon Control Act prOVide.! tor promul.. Batton by EPA where Ute Statu tall to adopt 5to.ndards reQue.sted by the Ad.. Inlnl.strator, or where the Adminlstro.tor detenn1.aes Federal pr,pmulgll.tion Is necessary to corry out the purposes of the Act. EPA's rc~poD.$lbUity to promul- gate st:mdarda U the 6t.o.~s faU to do so 1::0 thw ex.pressed in the statute Itself; the AgeQcy does not believe that recita- tion of. the statutory lluty In this par.. tlcular rulemaking 13 necessa.ry. (5) The Amer1ca.n .Fl1rm Dureau FcderatIon, CaUtomla Farm Bureau Federation, Nevada Farm Bureau Fed.. eration. Bnd the New Medeo Farm iLClc1 Uvestoc'ir. Bureau belle~e that st.a.ndarda shOuld not be set unUl further evoJua... tlon of the probleD19 o.nd c.PP<ortun1tJes tor control are completed. EPA bdieves that adequate 1ntonna.. lIOD Is nvaU9.ble tor &ttt.\ng Iitand~d.3 nnll fonnulatlng control", nr:.d wl-Jle it. recognizes that addJtlonal work Is need~d on 6peclflc 115Pects ot solut.;ons. tt b!!.. li~ves that further delay without nn,. action ~ not approllrla.t.e. Record3 of the hetr.rtnQ'~ ~Ind commtnt.s rccelved by IcUrr dUr1rur the rev1It':\' Slcriod ure QvoUu.lJle tor lUlbllc tns~c.. tlon at the rer:tonal oWces of th~ 1="'Il~ vlronroenta1 ProUoct1on Agency at 1860 Llncoln Street In DeQV~. Colorad(), at -100 Cnll1ornJa' Strtet in'San Franc.i5co. CaIitomb. at 1600 P:ltterson Street 1n Dalhs. Texas. and at. the Environmental ProtecUon Azency Freedom ot In1orma... tlon Center ut 401 Pot Street BW Ul W::uh- IDlrton. D,C, This rc{Jl.llatloD sets forth <! policy ot mBintal!'llng s:1lm1tY concentrot1on, In the- lower malo st~m 01 the Colorado Rl'/er at or belo\'" 1912 aVel1l.R!' levels and rcqwrt's the Color:1do Hi vrJ Sy!\te:n State9 to promulgtL~ wJ.ter ClU.1lity st:mdilrds and a plan for mC!~tif!a the stJ.lld:lrlb. The flrst 5t(";.) "'.lIl bf' the establuhment at llrocl;:uureJ wtt~n 30 days o( the eftecti',e dute c .~::.~~ reglll:1~ tlom which Will lead [0 lHJ.:lptlOlI on or before Octob~r 18. 1915. oi \;'ate!' qUllhtr sf:md:u-d.i> CO!' .'Sillmty 1ncludin.: nU!Ilprlc critena nntl au imvlemen~thm vhm (M slll1nity control. E~CeJlt as prov1ded In thIS re~uJali(ln. Ute Interstate and intr:lStnle :.:....lld~'r(h prcv10usly adopted by tJL~ St.1.tt".i 01 Arl1ona. ClllilomJlI.. COIOrlldiJ. Ne\'a~a. New M<:,xlco. Utah tLnd Wyom.lna ~I1J nn- proved by tile Environmental ProteeIlcm _ 26 .------ . ,