← Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
EPARulemakingEPA-HQ-OW-2019-0405

Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification

RIN
—
Last modified
May 22, 2023
Comment window
closed 2472d ago
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filings
2

Activity

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed 2 comments on this docket between Oct 28, 2019 and Oct 29, 2019. 89 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 2472d ago.

What Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed (2)

Oct 29, 2019· Mass Comment Campaign sponsored by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Bundled (web)· EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0405-0984

Please accept these 31,411 public comments from online members and activists of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), regarding EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0405-0025, in opposition to the weakening of states' and tribes' ability to protect their water resources. Section 401 of the Clean Water Act gives states and tribes the ability to review impacts that federally-licensed projects have on water bodies within their borders. This proposed rule would restrict that ability and puts the interests of the oil and gas industry before the health and safety of the public and could jeopardize important ecosystems like wetlands. For these reasons, we urge you to stop this attack on clean water standards and states' and tribes' rights. Thank you for your consideration.

View on regulations.gov →
Oct 28, 2019· Comment submitted by Jon Devine, Senior Attorney & Director of Federal Water Policy, Nature Program, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)· EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0405-0915

Enclosed please find a comment letter and attachments concerning the proposed rulemaking titled "Updating Regulations on Water Quality Certification," Docket ID No. EPAHQOW 20190405, 84 Fed. Reg. 44,080 (Aug. 22, 2019). These comments are filed on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council. If you have any questions about this submission, please contact me at jdevine@nrdc.org or 202-289-2361. Sincerely, Jon Devine Senior Attorney & Director of Federal Water Policy Nature Program Natural Resources Defense Council

View on regulations.gov →

Abstract

The EPA’s current water quality certification regulations were promulgated in 1971, prior to the 1972 amendments that enacted Clean Water Act section 401. On April 10, 2019, the President issued Executive Order 13868 titled “Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth” which identified outdated regulations and guidance as causing confusion and uncertainty and hindering the development of energy infrastructure. The Executive Order instructed the Agency to review and revise existing regulations on section 401 for consistency with the policies in the Order and as appropriate and consistent with law. This action reflects the Agency’s review and revision of the existing section 401 regulations in accordance with the Executive Order. The Agency plans to finalize the regulations after reviewing public comments on the proposal.

View on regulations.gov →

Co-filers (89)

See everyone who commented →