Environmental Protection Agency May 6, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Adequacy Status of the Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, and Winston-Salem, NC Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Plan Updates for Transportation Conformity Purposes
In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that EPA has found that the motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEB) in the Charlotte (Mecklenburg County), Raleigh/Durham (Durham and Wake Counties), and Winston-Salem (Forsyth County) carbon monoxide maintenance plan updates, submitted March 23, 2005, by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR), are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. On March 2, 1999, the DC Circuit Court ruled that submitted State Implementation Plans (SIPs) cannot be used for transportation conformity determinations until EPA has affirmatively found them adequate. As a result of EPA's finding, the Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, and Winston-Salem areas can use the MVEB from the submitted Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, and Winston-Salem carbon monoxide maintenance plan updates, respectively, for future conformity determinations.
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
EPA expressed concerns that the Draft EIS did not include detailed mitigation plans, a discussion of Clean Air Act general conformity requirements, and did not thoroughly analyze the cumulative effects on navigation and the environment. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20050093, ERP No. D-NOA-K39091-CA, Monterey Accelerated Research Systems (MARS) Cabled Observatory, Proposes to Install and Operate an Advanced Undersea Cabled Observatory, Monterey Bay, Pacific Ocean Offshore of Moss Landing, Monterey County, CA
Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for the New PM2.5
This final rule adds the following transportation-related PM2.5 precursors to the transportation conformity regulations: nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulfur oxides (SOX), and ammonia (NH3). The final rule specifies when each of these precursors must be considered in conformity determinations in PM2.5 nonattainment and maintenance areas before and after PM2.5 state air quality implementation plans (SIPs) are submitted. Today's action also makes a technical correction to a cross- reference of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) planning regulations in the public consultation procedures of the conformity rule. The Clean Air Act requires federally supported highway and transit projects to be consistent with (``conform to'') the purpose of a SIP. EPA has consulted with DOT on the development of this final rule and DOT concurs with its content.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1750.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0393
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2005. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on Thirty Six Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following 36 existing, approved, continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the purpose of renewing the ICRs. Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collections as described under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
External Review Draft, The Inventory of Sources and Environmental Releases of Dioxin-Like Compounds in the U.S.: the Year 2000 Update, March 2005 (EPA/600/P-03/002A)
EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period for the external review draft document titled, The Inventory of Sources and Environmental Releases of Dioxin-Like Compounds in the U.S.: the Year 2000 Update, March 2005 (EPA/600/P-03/002A) (Draft Dioxin Inventory Update). The document was prepared by the EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment within the Office of Research and Development. EPA will consider the public comment submissions in revising the document. An independent, external, peer-review panel will review the document at a workshop in the future. That workshop will be announced in a subsequent Federal Register notice.
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM), Meeting of Western Europe and Other Governments (WEOG); Notice of Public Meeting
This notice is to announce that EPA and the State Department will be hosting stakeholder meetings to inform U.S. Government viewpoints for an upcoming Western Europe and Other Governments (WEOG) meeting on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and a number of inter-sessional working documents (see the website listed in Unit II.), and for general and background information on SAICM, see the website listed in Unit II. The United States is seeking comments to guide the U.S. Government work with other countries to develop SAICM which will promote the sound management of chemicals while facilitating the movement of chemicals and their products across borders without compromising human health or the environment. There are several inter-sessional working documents that will serve as a basis for the structural development of SAICM. This meeting will serve as an opportunity for stakeholders to share their views on these documents before they are finalized at the third and final session of the Preparatory Committee for the Development of SAICM (PrepComm 3) in September 2005.
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