Environmental Protection Agency October 2, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
EPA expressed environmental objections because waste rock from several pits could generate leachate with high concentrations of metals and metalloids, and degrade water quality if the leachate should reach groundwater or surface waters, or if pit lakes would form. Also, EPA expressed concerns about potential impacts to air quality and the lack of suitable soil for reclamation. EPA recommends the additional information on waste rock geochemical characterization, potential impacts to water and air resources, mitigation and monitoring, and closure and reclamation. Rating EO2.
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for New Jersey
EPA is proposing to update a portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Air Regulations Requirements applying to OCS sources located within 25 miles of states' seaward boundaries which must be promulgated into the regulations and updated periodically to remain consistent with the requirements of the corresponding onshore area (COA), as mandated by section 328(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The portion of the OCS air regulations that is being updated pertains to the requirements for OCS sources in the State of New Jersey. The intended effect of approving the OCS requirements for the State of New Jersey is to regulate emissions from OCS sources in accordance with the requirements onshore. The requirements discussed below are proposed to be incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations and are listed in the appendix to the OCS air regulations.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: 1-Hour Ozone Attainment Contingency Measures for the San Joaquin Valley, CA
On July 14, 2009, EPA proposed to disapprove the attainment contingency measures in the extreme area plan for attainment of the 1- hour ozone standard in California's San Joaquin Valley. EPA is now proposing to approve these contingency measures and to withdraw its proposed disapproval. This proposed approval is based on technical information provided to EPA by the California Air Resources Board.
Human Studies Review Board; Notice of Public Meeting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA or Agency) Office of the Science Advisor (OSA) announces a public meeting of the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) to advise the Agency on EPA's scientific and ethical reviews of research with human subjects.
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Alabama: Proposed Approval of Revisions to the Visible Emissions Rule and Alternative Proposed Disapproval of Revisions to the Visible Emissions Rule
On April 3, 2009, EPA granted a February 25, 2009, petition seeking reconsideration of an October 15, 2008, final action approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision regarding the State of Alabama's visible emissions rules. As part of its reconsideration process, EPA is now proposing to either affirm the previous rulemaking (which approved the revisions) or, alternatively, amend its previous rulemaking (i.e., disapproving the revisions). EPA is seeking public comment on the issues raised in the petition for reconsideration as well as the actions proposed in this notice. EPA is also seeking public comment on the relationship between opacity and particulate matter mass emissions. Following its evaluation of the issues raised in the petition for reconsideration, and any information submitted during the public comment process, EPA will take final action either affirming the previous rulemaking or amending the previous rulemaking and disapproving the revisions to the visible emissions portion of Alabama's SIP.
Acid Rain Program: Notice of Annual Adjustment Factors for Excess Emissions Penalty
The Acid Rain Program under title IV of the Clean Air Act provides for automatic excess emissions penalties in dollars per ton of excess emissions for sources that do not meet their annual Acid Rain emissions limitations. This notice states the dollars per ton excess emissions penalty amounts, which must be adjusted for each compliance year commensurate with changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), for compliance years 2009 and 2010.
Notice of Availability of Final NPDES General Permits MAG640000 and NHG640000 for Discharges From Potable Water Treatment Facilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Including Both Commonwealth and Indian Country Lands) and the State of New Hampshire: The Potable Water Treatment Facility General Permit (PWTF GP)
The Director of the Office of Ecosystem Protection, EPA-New England, is issuing a notice of availability of the final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permits for potable water treatment facility (PWTF) discharges to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (included both Commonwealth and Indian country lands) and the State of New Hampshire. These General Permits replace the previous PWTF GP, which expired on November 15, 2005.
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