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Pesticide Registration Review; Decisions for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability
This notice announces the availability of EPA's interim registration review decision for etofenprox. The notice also announces the availability of EPA's final registration review decision for acetominophen.
Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Notice of Availability
This notice announces the availability of the EPA's work plans and registration review case dockets for the following chemicals: Nucleopolyhedroviruses and Granuloviruses (Insect Viruses). EPA is opening a 60-day public comment period for these work plans and case dockets.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees at the US Environmental Protection Agency (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees at the EPA (EPA ICR Number 2260.08, OMB Control Number 2090-0029) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 1, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Air Plan Revisions; California; Sacramento Air Quality Management District
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns a rule submitted to address section 185 of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).
Initiation of Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); 4,4′-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA); Extension of Comment Period
In the Federal Register of December 18, 2023, EPA announced the initiation and solicitation of public comment on the prioritization process for five chemical substances as candidates for designation as High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and related implementing regulations. This document extends the comment period for one of the five chemicals: 4,4'- methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA). The comment period is currently scheduled to end on March 18, 2024.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Implementation Plan for Oil and Natural Gas Well Production Facilities, Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation), North Dakota (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Federal Implementation Plan for Oil and Natural Gas Well Production Facilities, Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation), North Dakota. (EPA ICR Number 2478.04, OMB Control Number 2008-0001) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 13, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases From Solid Waste Management Units
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending, until March 26, 2024, the comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on February 8, 2024. The proposed rule would amend the definition of hazardous waste applicable to corrective action to address releases from solid waste management units at RCRA-permitted treatment, storage, and disposal facilities and make related conforming amendments, thereby providing clear regulatory authority to fully implement the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) statutory requirement that permitted facilities conduct corrective action to address releases not only of substances listed or identified as hazardous waste in the regulations but of any substance that meets the statutory definition of hazardous waste. The proposed rule would also provide notice of EPA's interpretation that the statutory definition of hazardous waste applies to corrective action for releases from solid waste management units at permitted and interim status facilities.
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program Compliance; Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule, Notification of Webinar
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public webinar on the Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule (BRRR) provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.
Request for Nominations of Experts to the EPA Office of Research and Development's Human Studies Review Board Advisory Committee
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates with expertise in the areas of toxicology, bioethics, and statistics to be considered for appointment to its Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) Federal advisory committee. Submission of nominations will be made via the HSRB website at: https://www.epa.gov/osa/human-studies-review-board.
Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter
Based on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) reconsideration of the air quality criteria and the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM), the EPA is revising the primary annual PM2.5 standard by lowering the level from 12.0 [micro]g/m\3\ to 9.0 [micro]g/m\3\. The Agency is retaining the current primary 24-hour PM2.5 standard and the primary 24-hour PM10 standard. The Agency also is not changing the secondary 24-hour PM2.5 standard, secondary annual PM2.5 standard, and secondary 24-hour PM10 standard at this time. The EPA is also finalizing revisions to other key aspects related to the PM NAAQS, including revisions to the Air Quality Index (AQI) and monitoring requirements for the PM NAAQS.
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Taconite Iron Ore Processing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore Processing. Specifically, the EPA is finalizing maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards for mercury (Hg) and establishing revised emission standards for hydrogen chloride (HCl) and hydrogen fluoride (HF). This final action ensures that emissions of all hazardous air pollutants (HAP) emitted from the Taconite Iron Ore Processing source category are regulated.
Public Meetings of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Nitrogen Oxides Panel and the Chartered CASAC
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing two public meetings of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Panel and the Chartered CASAC. The purpose of the CASAC NOX Panel meeting is to provide consultative advice on the Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for NOX, Volume 2. The purpose of the Chartered CASAC meeting is to provide advice on the NAAQS review process.
Draft Criteria for Product Category Rules To Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Notice of Availability, Webinar and Request for Comment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on a draft document titled ``EPA Criteria for Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials'' (PCR Criteria) and is announcing a webinar on March 21, 2024. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) authorized $100 million to EPA to develop a program to identify and label construction materials and products that have substantially lower embodied carbon, in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or ``the Act''), notice is given of a proposed consent decree to address lawsuits filed by Our Children's Earth Foundation (``Plaintiff'') in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California: Our Children's Earth Foundation v. Michael S. Regan, No. 3:23-cv-04955-WHA (N.D. Cal.). Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that the Administrator failed to perform certain non-discretionary duties in accordance with the Act to take final action on state implementation plan (``SIP'') revisions submitted by the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. Certain claims included in the Complaint were acted upon by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or were withdrawn by the State during the pendency of the suit, and the proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to sign a notice of final rulemaking on the remaining claims.
Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for New and Existing Sources and New Dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico
The Director of the Water Division, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 provides in this notice the reissuing of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit (GEG460000) for existing and new sources and new dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category located and discharging to the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The permit covers discharges from exploration, development, and production facilities located in, and discharging to, all federal waters of the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico seaward of the outer boundary of the territorial seas. It covers existing and new source facilities with operations located on federal leases occurring in water depths seaward of 200 meters, occurring offshore the coasts of Alabama and Florida. The western boundary of the coverage area is demarcated by Mobile and Visoca Knoll lease blocks located seaward of the outer boundary of the territorial seas from the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama. Individual permits will be issued for operating facilities on lease blocks traversed by and shoreward of the 200-meter water depth.
Request for Nominations to the EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of scientific experts to be considered for appointment to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). Appointments will be made by the Administrator.
Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in table 1 of unit II, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a July 26, 2023, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrant listed in table 2 of unit II, to voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In the July 26, 2023, notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrant withdrew their requests. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for United States Steel Corporation, Mon Valley Works Edgar Thompson Plant
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated February 7, 2024, granting a petition dated September 26, 2023 from the Environmental Integrity Project, the Clean Air Council, and PennFuture. The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works Edgar Thompson Plant (U.S. Steel, Edgar Thompson) for its steel production facility located in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Various Fragrance Components in Pesticide Formulations; Tolerance Exemption
This regulation establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of various fragrance components listed in Unit II of this document when they are used as inert ingredients in antimicrobial formulations applied to food-contact surfaces in public eating places, dairy-processing equipment, and food-processing equipment and utensils when the end-use concentration does not exceed 100 parts per million (ppm). Innovative Reform Group, on behalf of The Clorox Company, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of various fragrance components, when used in accordance with the terms of those exemptions.
Air Plan Approval; Delaware; Amendments to Delaware's Requirements for Public Notice of Certain Permits
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Delaware into Delaware's existing SIP-approved public notice requirements for certain permits authorized under Delaware regulation 1102. The revisions Delaware made to its underlying regulation standardize the public notices requirements across various permits under Delaware regulation 1102 to be consistent with EPA's October 18, 2016 final rule amendments to the notice and comment requirements for Title V, new source review and outer continental shelf (OCS) permit programs. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Revisions to the Continuous Opacity Monitoring System Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee through the Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), Division of Air Pollution Control, via a letter dated September 28, 2022. The SIP revision seeks to modify the State's required monitoring standards by adding exemptions to opacity monitoring requirements. EPA is proposing this action pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
EPA Method 320-Measurement of Vapor Phase Organic and Inorganic Emissions by Extractive Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy
This action proposes editorial and technical revisions to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Method 320 (Measurement of Vapor Phase Organic and Inorganic Emissions by Extractive Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy). The proposed revisions include updating the validation and quality assurance (QA) spiking procedures of the method to provide a more performance-based approach with specified acceptance criteria. The proposed revisions will provide flexibility to the stack testing community while ensuring consistent implementation and quality of the measurement results across emissions sources and facilities.
Air Plan Disapproval; California; Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin; 1997 8-Hour Ozone; Extension of Comment Period
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for a proposed rule published February 2, 2024. The current comment period for the proposed rule was set to end on March 4, 2024. In response to requests from several commenters, the EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed action to April 3, 2024.
Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; San Diego County; 2008 and 2015 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve portions of two State implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of California to meet Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or ``standards'') and the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS in the San Diego County ozone nonattainment area (``San Diego County area'' or ``area''). The first SIP revision, ``2020 Plan for Attaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone in San Diego County'' (``2020 San Diego County Ozone SIP'' or ``2020 Plan''), addresses most of the SIP requirements for the area. The second SIP revision, referred to as the ``Smog Check Certification,'' supplements the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program portion of the 2020 Plan. The EPA is taking final action to approve the 2020 Plan, and the San Diego County area portion of the Smog Check Certification, as meeting all the applicable ozone nonattainment area requirements for the 2008 and 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS addressed by the plan except for the emissions statement requirement that the EPA previously found to have been met and the contingency measure requirements, for which the EPA is deferring action.
Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan Incorporation by Reference Provisions
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Oklahoma State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Oklahoma designee on December 17, 2021, and January 20, 2023. This action addresses the submittal of revisions to the Oklahoma SIP to update the incorporation by reference provision of Federal requirements under Oklahoma Administrative Code (OAC).
Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Arkansas; Negative Declaration for Existing Sulfuric Acid Plants; Plan Revision for Existing Kraft Pulp Mills
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the CAA section 111(d) State plan revision submitted by the State of Arkansas for existing kraft pulp mills subject to the Kraft Pulp Mills Emission Guidelines (EG). The Arkansas section 111(d) plan revision for kraft pulp mills contains administrative changes to the State regulations and also aligns compliance testing requirements to make it consistent with EPA's kraft pulp mills new source performance standards. EPA is also notifying the public that we have received a CAA section 111(d) negative declaration from Arkansas for existing sulfuric acid plants subject to the Sulfuric Acid Plants EG. This negative declaration certifies that existing sulfuric acid plants subject to the Sulfuric Acid Plants EG and the requirements of sections 111(d) of the CAA do not exist within Arkansas. The EPA is approving the State plan revision for existing kraft pulp mills, accepting the negative declaration for existing sulfuric acid plants, withdrawing its approval of the Arkansas State plan for existing sulfuric acid plants, and amending the agency regulations in accordance with the requirements of the CAA.
Information Regarding Allowances Used in Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Trading Programs
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the availability of data on emission allowance allocations to certain units under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs. EPA has completed preliminary calculations for the allocations of allowances from the new unit set-asides (NUSAs) for the 2023 control periods and has posted spreadsheets containing the calculations on EPA's website. EPA will consider timely objections to the preliminary calculations (including objections concerning the identification of units eligible for allocations) before determining the final amounts of the allocations. Additionally, EPA is making available an estimate of the data and calculations to be used in the allowance bank recalibration process for the 2024 control period under the CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Group 3 Trading Program.
1,4-Bis[[3-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]propyl]amino]-9,10-anthracenedione in Pesticide Formulations; Tolerance Exemption
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 1,4-bis[[3-[2-(2- hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]propyl]amino]-9,10-anthracenedione, when used as an inert ingredient (colorant/dye) on growing crops and raw agricultural commodities pre- and post-harvest in/on animals, limited to a maximum concentration of 0.5% in a pesticide formulation, and in antimicrobial formulations applied to food-contact surfaces in public eating places, dairy-processing equipment, and food-processing equipment and utensils not to exceed 300 ppm in the end-use concentration. Spring Regulatory Sciences on behalf of Colorants Solutions (new name Heubach Colorants USA LLC) submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of 1,4-bis[[3-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]propyl]amino]-9,10- anthracenedione, when used in accordance with the terms of those exemptions.
Di-isodecyl Phthalate (DIDP) and Di-isononyl Phthalate (DINP); Draft Risk Evaluations; Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Peer Review; Request for Nominations of ad hoc Expert Reviewers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public nominations of scientific and technical experts that EPA can consider for service as ad hoc reviewers assisting the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) with the peer review of the Agency's evaluation of the risks from di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and di- isononyl phthalate (DINP) being conducted to inform risk management decisions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). To facilitate nominations, this document provides information about the SACC, the intended topic for the planned peer review, the expertise sought for this peer review, instructions for submitting nominations to EPA, and the Agency's plan for selecting the ad hoc reviewers for this peer review. EPA is planning to convene a virtual public meeting of the SACC in the summer of 2024 to review the draft risk evaluations.
Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities (January 2024)
This document announces the Agency's receipt of an initial filing of a pesticide petition requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Source Monitoring, Record Keeping and Reporting
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Connecticut addressing source monitoring in Connecticut. The principal proposed revision is replacement of Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) section 22a-174-4 (source monitoring, record keeping and reporting), which is currently in the Connecticut SIP, with a new regulation section 22a-174-4a, also called ``source monitoring, record keeping and reporting.'' The source monitoring SIP revision provides monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure that certain sources comply with applicable emissions limitations. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act.
Request From States for Removal of Gasoline Volatility Waiver
Pursuant to provisions specified by the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Governors of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin submitted petitions requesting that EPA remove the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver for summer gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing 10 percent ethanol (E10). EPA is acting on those petitions by removing the 1-psi waiver in those States effective April 28, 2025. This action also finalizes regulatory amendments to implement the removal of the 1-psi waiver for E10 in those States, as well as a regulatory process by which a State may request to reinstate the 1-psi waiver. Finally, consistent with a decision issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on July 2, 2021, this action removes regulations that extended the 1-psi waiver to gasoline-ethanol blends between 10 and 15 percent ethanol (E15).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Lead Training, Certification, Accreditation and Authorization Activities (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``Lead Training, Certification, Accreditation and Authorization Activities,'' (EPA ICR No. 2507.05 and OMB Control No. 2070-0195) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR which is currently approved through February 29, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on April 26, 2023. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Transportation Conformity Determinations for Federally Funded and Approved Transportation Plans, Programs and Projects (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Transportation Conformity Determinations for Federally Funded and Approved Transportation Plans, Programs, and Projects (EPA ICR Number 2130.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0561), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 29, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 8, 2023 and the comment period was open for 60 days. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish Coatings (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish Coatings (EPA ICR Number 1765.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0353) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 29, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 18, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Pesticides; Proposed Removal of Polytetrafluoroethylene From List of Approved Inert Ingredients for Pesticide Products
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to remove polytetrafluoroethylene (CAS No. 9002-84-0) from the current list of inert ingredients approved for use in food use and nonfood use pesticide products because this inert ingredient has been identified as a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) that is no longer used in any registered pesticide product.
Triclopyr; Pesticide Tolerances
This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of triclopyr, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on sugarcane, cane. The Interregional Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Formaldehyde; Draft Risk Evaluation Peer Review by the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Request for Comments on Experts Being Considered for Participation as Ad Hoc Peer Reviewers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and soliciting public comments on the list of candidates under consideration for selection as ad hoc peer reviewers assisting the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) with their peer review of the Agency's evaluation of the risks from formaldehyde being conducted to inform risk management decisions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The list of candidates provides the names and biographical sketches of all interested and available candidates identified from the responses to the call for nominations and other sources. Public comments on these candidates will be used to assist the Agency in selecting approximately 10-15 ad hoc peer reviewers to assist the SACC with the identified peer review.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Agua Fria Generating Station
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated January 30, 2024, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated June 1, 2023, from Sierra Club. The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) to the Salt River Project Agricultural Power District (SRP) Agua Fria Generating Station for its electricity generating station located in Glendale, Arizona.
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Pesticide Programs is announcing the dates for the 2024 meetings of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on June 5 and 6, and November 13 and 14, 2024, respectively. These meetings are open to the public and will be held in person. Limited opportunities for virtual participation will be offered.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Covanta Delaware Valley LP, Delaware Valley Resource Recovery
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated November 2, 2023 granting in part and denying in part a petition dated June 23, 2023 from the Environmental Integrity Project, Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club. The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to Covanta Delaware Valley LP, Delaware Valley Resource Recovery for its waste-to- energy plant located in the City of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Air Plan Approval; CA; San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions were submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), on behalf of SJVAPCD, in response to the EPA's May 22, 2015 finding of substantial inadequacy and SIP call for certain provisions in the SIP related to exemptions and affirmative defenses applicable to excess emissions during startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) events. The EPA is finalizing approval of the SIP revisions because the Agency has determined that they are in accordance with the requirements for SIP provisions under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) and correct deficiencies identified in the May 22, 2015, SIP call.
Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients (January 2024)
EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.
California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; In-Use Locomotive Regulation; Requests for Authorization; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified the EPA that it has adopted its In-Use Locomotive Regulation. By letter dated November 7, 2023, CARB requested that the EPA authorize the In-Use Locomotive Regulation pursuant to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This notice announces that the EPA will hold a public hearing to consider California's authorization request and that the EPA is now accepting written comments on the request.
Clarifying the Scope of “Applicable Requirements” Under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program
On January 9, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled, ``Clarifying the Scope of ``Applicable Requirements'' Under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program.'' The EPA has received requests for additional time to review and comment on the proposed rule revisions. The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule that was scheduled to close on March 11, 2024, by an additional 30 days, until April 10, 2024.
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Climate Change and Social and Community Sciences Subcommittee Meeting-March 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a virtual meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors' (BOSC) Climate Change (CC) and Social and Community Sciences (SCS) subcommittees to finalize their draft report.
Access to Confidential Business Information by Avanti Corporation
EPA has authorized its contractor Avanti Corporation (Avanti) of Alexandria, VA, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be Confidential Business Information (CBI).
Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations and Amendments To Terminate Uses
This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, voluntarily requested by the registrants, and accepted by the Agency, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation order follows a July 28, 2023, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit II, to voluntarily cancel and amend to terminate uses of all these product registrations. In the July 28, 2023, notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations and amendments to terminate uses, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations and amendments to terminate uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.
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