Environmental Protection Agency March 14, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Adequacy Determination for the Sacramento Eight-Hour Ozone Reasonable Further Progress Plan for Transportation Conformity Purposes; State of California
In this notice, EPA is notifying the public that EPA has found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets in the Sacramento 8-hour ozone reasonable further progress plan are adequate for conformity purposes. As a result of our finding, the Sacramento 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (which consists of all of Sacramento and Yolo counties, and portions of Placer, El Dorado, Solano, and Sutter counties) must use the motor vehicle emissions budgets from the submitted 8-hour ozone reasonable further progress plan.
Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to CERCLA and RCRA, Chem-Wood Facility, Campbell Industrial Park, Ewa Beach, HI
Notice is hereby given that a proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement (``Agreement'') associated with the Chem-Wood Facility, located at 91-476 Komohana Street in Campbell Industrial Park, Ewa Beach, Hawaii, was executed by the Agency and the United States Department of Justice on March 3, 2006. Chem-Wood is a former wood- treating facility at which a number of wastes have been generated and hazardous substances, including copper chromated arsenic and pentachlorophenol, have been used. The Agreement is between Kanani L.L.C. and the United States, and is subject to final approval after the comment period. The Agreement would resolve certain potential EPA claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), and potential claims under sections 3008(h) and 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (``RCRA''). Kanani L.L.C. plans to purchase the Chem-Wood Facility for storage of supplies and materials, parking of vehicles on paved areas, and other similar uses. Under this proposed Agreement, Kanani L.L.C. would be required to perform ground water and soil response actions, maintain security of the perimeter of the property, and maintain the integrity of the existing asphalt cap. Also under the Agreement, Kanani L.L.C. will be required to grant access to the property to EPA, its authorized officers, employees, representatives, and all other persons performing response actions under EPA oversight.
A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 45-day public comment period for the external review draft document titled, ``A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children'' (EPA/600/R-05/093A). The draft document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). For external scientific peer review, EPA has hired Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) to convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer-review workshop. The date and location for the external peer-review workshop will be announced in a separate Federal Register notice, once that information is obtained by EPA. The public comment period and the external peer-review workshop are separate processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the document. In addition to consideration by EPA, all public comments submitted in accordance with this notice will also be forwarded to ERG for the external peer-review panel prior to the workshop. EPA is releasing this external review draft document solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This draft document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Particulate Matter of 10 Microns or Less; Finding of Attainment for Yuma Nonattainment Area; Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements
EPA is taking direct final action under the Clean Air Act to determine that the Yuma nonattainment area in Arizona has attained the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers (PM10). This determination is based upon monitored air quality data for the PM10 NAAQS during the years 1998-2000. EPA also finds that the Yuma area is currently in attainment of the PM10 NAAQS, and based on this finding, EPA is determining that certain Clean Air Act requirements are not applicable for so long as the Yuma area continues to attain the PM10 NAAQS.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; State of Arizona; Particulate Matter of 10 Microns or Less; Finding of Attainment for Yuma Nonattainment Area; Determination Regarding Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Requirements
EPA is proposing, under the Clean Air Act, to determine that the Yuma nonattainment area in Arizona has attained the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers (PM10). This proposed determination is based upon monitored air quality data for the PM10 NAAQS during the years 1998- 2000. EPA is also proposing to find that the Yuma area is currently in attainment of the PM10 NAAQS, and based on this finding, EPA is proposing to determine that certain Clean Air Act requirements are not applicable for so long as the Yuma area continues to attain the PM10 NAAQS.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Oxides of Nitrogen for a Specific Source in the State of New Jersey
The Environmental Protection Agency is approving a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for ozone submitted by the State of New Jersey. This SIP revision consists of a source-specific reasonably available control technology (RACT) determination for controlling oxides of nitrogen from the cogeneration facility operated by Schering Corporation. This action approves of the source-specific RACT determination that was made by New Jersey in accordance with provisions of its regulation to help meet the national ambient air quality standard for ozone. The intended effect of this action is to approve source-specific emission limitations required by the Clean Air Act.
Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan Revision for Colorado; Long-Term Strategy of State Implementation Plan for Class I Visibility Protection; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule
On January 24, 2006 (71 FR 3773), EPA published a direct final rule to approve a revision updating the Long-Term Strategy of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Class I Visibility Protection, which was submitted by the Governor of Colorado with a letter dated March 24, 2005. The direct final action was published without prior proposal because EPA anticipated no adverse comments. EPA stated in the direct final rule that if we received adverse comments by February 23, 2006, the direct final rule would be withdrawn and would not take effect. EPA subsequently received timely adverse comments. Therefore, the direct final rule is being withdrawn and the comments will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule also published on January 24, 2006 (71 FR 3796). EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action.
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