Environmental Protection Agency May 12, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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National Guidance: Best Management Practices for Preparing Vessels Intended To Create Artificial Reefs
This notice informs the public of the availability of the final National Guidance: Best Management Practices for Preparing Vessels Intended to Create Artificial Reefs, which provides information on national environmentally-based best management practices for preparation of vessels to be sunk with the intention of creating artificial reefs. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) jointly developed this guidance recommending environmental best management practices to be used in the preparation of vessels for use as artificial reefs as required by Section 3516 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. The first of its kind, this guidance document provides clean-up performance goals and information on methods for achieving those goals when preparing vessels prior to sinking.
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
EPA expressed environmental concerns about water quality impacts, and recommended that the final EIS include the CWA 401 certification requirements to ensure water quality impacts are addressed. Rating EC1.
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information
Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory) to notify EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3) of TSCA, EPA is required to publish a notice of receipt of a premanufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish periodic status reports on the chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from April 10, 2006 to April 28, 2006, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the notices of commencement to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Alabama; Redesignation of the Birmingham, AL 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment for Ozone
EPA is approving a request, submitted in draft on November 16, 2005, and in final on January 27, 2006, through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), to redesignate the Birmingham 8- hour ozone nonattainment area (Birmingham area) to attainment for the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The Birmingham area is composed of two counties, Jefferson and Shelby. EPA's approval of the redesignation request is based on the determination that the Birmingham area and the State of Alabama have met the criteria for redesignation to attainment set forth in the Clean Air Act (CAA), including the determination that the Birmingham area has attained the 8-hour ozone standard. Additionally, EPA is approving an Alabama State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision containing a maintenance plan with a 2017 end year for the Birmingham area and approving the new Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets (MVEBs) for the year 2017 that are contained in the maintenance plan. This final rule also addresses comments made on EPA's proposed rulemaking for this action, previously published January 25, 2006 (71 FR 4077).
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Operating Permits Program; State of Missouri
EPA proposes to approve a revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Operating Permits Program. EPA proposes to approve a revision to the Missouri rule entitled ``Submission of Emission Data, Emission Fees, and Process Information.'' This revision will ensure consistency between the state and the Federally-approved rules.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Operating Permits Program; State of Missouri
EPA is approving revisions to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Operating Permits Program. EPA is approving a revision to the Missouri rule entitled ``Submission of Emission Data, Emission Fees, and Process Information.'' This revision will ensure consistency between the state and the Federally-approved rules.
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