Environmental Protection Agency August 11, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The EPA Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) announces a public teleconference meeting to discuss its Draft HSRB Final Report from the June 23, 2010 HSRB meeting.

On June 18, 2010 (75 FR 34669), EPA published a proposed rule to approve revisions to the Maryland State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions amended Maryland's transportation conformity regulations and general conformity regulations. EPA's approval did not include Maryland's regulation regarding conflict resolution associated with conformity determinations (COMAR 26.11.26.06). EPA has determined that it cannot proceed with approval of these SIP revisions until and unless it also approves Maryland's regulation regarding conflict resolution associated with conformity determinations. Therefore, EPA is withdrawing its proposed rule to approve Maryland's conformity regulations. This withdrawal action is being taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act.

This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations, voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II., pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation order follows a January 26, 2010 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 2 of Unit II. to voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In the January 26, 2010 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 180-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency did not receive any comments on the notice. Further, the Agency received notice from a registrant to withdraw one cancellation request. Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks provisions.

EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Delaware State Implementation Plan (SIP). The revisions streamline, renumber and reformat the Delaware Regulations for the Control of Air Pollution which EPA has approved as part of the Delaware SIP. This SIP vision is administrative in nature; there are no substantive changes. EPA is approving these revisions to Delaware SIP regulations in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the state on June 17, 2009. The purpose of these revisions is to rescind the rule More Restrictive Emission Limitations for Particulate Matter in South St. Louis Area and to approve revisions to the rule Restriction of Emission of Particulate Matter from Industrial Processes which make corrections and clarifications, and add exemptions to the rule. EPA is approving the SIP provisions pursuant to section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Operating Permits Program to revise the state definition of volatile organic compounds; clarify language and incorporate rules related to construction permits to incorporate application fees and include a mechanism to use construction permits to accomplish other permitting needs; and clarify language related to open fires and explicitly include an exemption for fires used for religious activities. Approval of these revisions will ensure consistency between the state and Federally-approved rules.