Environmental Protection Agency March 2, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

EPA is approving and announcing the availability of the Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator model (MOVES2010) for official use outside of California. MOVES2010 is the state-of-the-art upgrade to EPA's modeling tools for estimating emissions from cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buses, based on analysis of millions of emission test results and considerable advances in the Agency's understanding of vehicle emissions.

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.

EPA is granting Michigan final authorization of the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA published a proposed rule on October 9, 2009, at 74 FR 52161 and provided for public comment. The public comment period ended on November 16, 2009. We received comments from one commenter. No further opportunity for comment will be provided. EPA has determined that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for final authorization and authorizing the State's changes through this final action. This final rule authorizes Michigan for new regulations which they have not been previously authorized for.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be held March 24-25, 2010 at the Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC, 20037. The CHPAC was created to advise the Environmental Protection Agency on science, regulations, and other issues relating to children's environmental health.