Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters; Proposed Rule; Stay

Résumé

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to temporarily stay our regulation the "Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters; Final Rule" (inland waters rule) to November 15, 2013. EPA's inland waters rule currently includes an effective date of January 6, 2013, for the entire regulation except for the site-specific alternative criteria provision, which took effect on February 4, 2011. This proposed stay of its regulations is until November 15, 2013, does not affect or change the February 4, 2011, effective date for the site-specific alternative criteria provision.