Environmental Protection Agency January 26, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public teleconference of the SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) to discuss its draft Advisory on EPA's draft Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses.

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. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement to address petitions for review filed by the Sierra Club, Desert Citizens Against Pollution, Downwinders At Risk, Friends of Hudson, Huron Environmental Activist League, Montanans Against Toxic Burning, the Portland Cement Association, the State of New York, the State of Connecticut, the State of Delaware, the State of Illinois, the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, the State of New Jersey, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (collectively ``Petitioners'') in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Portland Cement Association v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, No. 07-1046 and consolidated Nos. 07- 1048, 07-1049, and 07-1052. The various petitions for review challenge an EPA rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry,'' published at 71 FR 76518 (Dec. 20, 2006) (``2006 Rule''). EPA has negotiated a proposed settlement agreement with the petitioners. Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, EPA has agreed to sign a notice of proposed rulemaking described in paragraph 1 of the agreement no later than March 31, 2009. EPA has agreed to take final action concerning the notice of proposed rulemaking described in paragraph 1 of the agreement no later than March 31, 2010.