Region 6 Guidance Documents
Guidance DocumentsAgency statements of general applicability, intended to have future effects on the behavior of regulated parties, that set forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue, or an interpretation of a statute or regulation, with some exceptions as detailed in E.O. 13891, Section 2(b). managed by EPA's Region 6. EPA's guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. The agency may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on this website, except to establish historical facts.Region 6 - Dallas (serving AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX)
| Document Name (click on link to view) | Original Issue Date | Date Added to this List | Identifier | Topic | Description/Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R6 Watershed based plan review guide | 2020-01-10 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-906-Region- 6-2020-018 |
Watershed-based plans. |
This is a review guide intended to provide guidance and structure for EPA R6 staff reviews of state submitted Watershed based Plans. NPS staff use this guide to structure their reviews and provide this in their feedback about state submitted Watershed based plans. Note: this guide is not intended as guidance for our state NPS programs, but rather as internal guidance for EPA NPS reviewers. |
| Region 6 Regional Contingency Plan | 2019-12-18 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-906-Region- 6-2020-006 |
National Contingency Plan, hazardous substances, oil, pollutants, contaminants, response |
The purpose of the Region 6 Regional Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (RCP) is to provide the organizational structure and procedures for preparing for and responding to discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants by the Region 6 Regional Response Team (RRT). |
| Protecting Tribal Air Quality – Options and Opportunities (PDF) | 2019-11-01 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-906-Region- 6-2020-004 |
Tribal Air; Tribal Funding; Tribal Air Quality |
The guidance describes EPA’s Clean Air Act funding mechanisms. |
| National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System State Program Guidance for Development and Review of State Program Applications and Evaluation of State Legal Authorities (40 C.F.R. Parts 122 – 125 and 403), Volume One.” | 2019-11-01 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-906-Region- 6-2020-005 |
NPDES, 40 C.F.R. Parts 122 – 125 and 403, State Program Guidance, water, Review of State Program Applications |
Volume Two of the same Guidance, titled “National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System State Program Guidance for Development and Review of State Program Applications and Evaluation of State Legal Authorities (40 C.F.R. Parts 122 – 125 and 403), Volume Two” is listed on the Office of Water’s excel worksheet of active guidance (OW_Active_1.17.20xlst) with the identifier OW-OWM 1667. (It’s Document 1398 on OW’s excel worksheet). |
| Site Management and Monitoring Plan Sabine Natches Waterway, Texas Ocean Dredged material Disposal Sites | 2019-11-01 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-906-Region- 6-2020-035 |
Monitoring, placement areas, Site Characterization, dredge quality management, bathymetric surveys, historical use, anticipated site use, MPRSA sec. 102 |
This Site Management Plan for the ARBS ODMDS East and West, ODMDSs was developed jointly by USEPA, Region 6 and USACE, New Orleans District (USACE-MVN). This plan includes, a baseline assessment of conditions at the sites, a program for monitoring the sites, special management conditions necessary to protect the environment , consideration of the quantity of dredged material to be discharged, and schedule for review and revision of the plan. |
| EPA Region 6 Tribal Seasonal and New Public Water System Startup Procedure: derived from The Revised Total Coliform Rule: A Guide for Small Systems, and Region 8 checklist | 2019-08-30 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-815-B-15-002 |
Drinking Water, Seasonal System, restart, revised total coliform rule |
Guidance provides protocol for restarting a seasonal water system that was closed for an extended period. |
| How to Conduct a Sanitary Survey of Drinking Water Systems | 2019-08-01 | 2020-02-28 | EPA 816-R-17-001 |
Drinking water, Sanitary survey, Significant deficiency |
Guidance identifies possible significant deficiencies when conducting a sanitary survey at ground water systems. |
| Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas Maintenance and New Work Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Sites Site Management and Monitoring Plan (SMMP) | 2019-04-18 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-906-Region- 6-2020-025 |
Monitoring, placement areas, Site Characterization, dredge quality management, bathymetric surveys, historical use, anticipated site use, MPRSA sec. 102 |
This SMMP is intended to provide management and monitoring strategies for the disposal of suitable dredged material from the greater Corpus Christi, Texas vicinity. Two ODMDSs, a New Work ODMDS for construction material and a Maintenance ODMDS for maintenance dredging material are covered under this SMMP. |
| Initial Notification of a Potential Exceptional Event | 2019-04-14 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-906-Region- 6-2020-003 | Exceptional events; notification of potential exceptional events | The summary or guidance provides a summary of the process to develop an initial event description and engaging in the Initial notification of a potential exceptional event in Region 6. |
| Current Region 6 Land Ban Health Based Limit Guideline | 2018-12-10 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-906-Region- 6-2020-016 |
UIC Program, No Migration Petitions, |
This document provides information needed for no migration demonstration modeling. |
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