Proposed and Pending Rules (In Alphabetical Order)
Note: Changes since the last report are in italics.
Rule/Notice: Bisphenol A (BPA)
Notice: July 26, 2011 – Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
Proposal: TBD
Description/Status:EPA is evaluating comments on the ANPRM for BPA published under the Toxic Substances Control Act. EPA is considering environmental testing for BPA, including potential testing of drinking water and its sources.
Rule/Notice: Carcinogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Notice: February 2, 2011 – EPA announced that it plans to develop a single national primary drinking water regulation (NPDWR) covering up to 16 carcinogenic VOCs.
Proposal: October 2014 (projected)
Final: June 2015 (projected)
Description/Status: EPA is conducting evaluations and developing supporting materials for proposal.
Rule/Notice: Clean Water Protection Rule
Proposal: TBD
Final: TBD
Description/Status:The Clean Water Protection Rule would codify requirements currently set forth in the EPA/Army Corps of Engineers “Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act.” The guidance was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review on February 21, 2012.
Rule/Notice: Lead and Copper Rule: Regulatory Revisions
Proposal: 2014 (projected)
Final: May 2015 (projected)
Description/Status: EPA has announced its intention to engage in a series of public meetings/workshops to discuss potential rule revisions, which will postpone proposal until at least sometime in 2014.
Rule/Notice: Perchlorate
Notice: February 11, 2011 – regulatory determination
Proposal:2014 (projected)
Final: August 2014 (statutory deadline); May 2015 (potential extension)
Description/Status:EPA continues to evaluate revised modeling approaches to set a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) in response to the final Science Advisory Board report on setting an MCLG.
Rule/Notice: Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) – Finished Water Storage Facility Inspection Requirements
Proposal: TBD
Final: TBD
Description/Status: EPA is evaluating options for a potential regulation.
Rule/Notice: Effluent Guidelines and Standards for Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction Including Coalbed Methane and Shale Gas Extraction
Proposal: April 2014 (projected)
Final:February 2016 (projected)
Description/Status: EPA is in the preliminary stages of developing effluent guidelines and standards for wastewater associated with coal bed methane and shale gas production activities. EPA’s 2012 Regulatory Agenda combines previously separate schedules for development of coalbed methane and shale gas guidelines and standards into a single, combined effort.