Environmental Protection Agency June 19, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Disapproval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Revisions To Open Burning Regulations
Document Number: 2012-14943
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-06-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to disapprove a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Utah on December 10, 1999. This revision to R307-202 Emission Standards: General Burning authorizes the State to extend the time period for open burning. EPA is proposing to disapprove the submitted revision because it does not meet the requirements of section 110(l) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This action is being taken under section 110 of the CAA.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; PSD Regulations
Document Number: 2012-14937
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-06-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit program of State of Michigan's State Implementation Plan (SIP) to meet the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for PSD in Class I Areas attaining the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard-Notice of Determination
Document Number: 2012-14919
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-06-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyNew England Region, has determined that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the waters of Dighton, Berkley, Freetown, Somerset, Swansea, and Fall River collectively termed Mount Hope Bay.
Notice of Availability of the Benchmark Dose Technical Guidance
Document Number: 2012-14897
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-06-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the availability of Benchmark Dose Technical Guidance (BMD). This document was developed as part of an agency-wide guidance development program by a technical panel of the EPA's Risk Assessment Forum. Drafts were peer reviewed internally by EPA scientists and externally by experts from academia, industry, and other federal and state government agencies. When appropriate, the EPA intends to use the guidance prospectively in conducting risk assessments.
Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
Document Number: 2012-14780
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-06-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to grant a petition submitted by ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company (ExxonMobil) Baytown Refinery (BTRF) to exclude (or delist) the underflow water generated at the North Landfarm (NLF) in Baytown, Texas from the lists of hazardous wastes. EPA used the Delisting Risk Assessment Software (DRAS) Version 3.0 in the evaluation of the impact of the petitioned waste on human health and the environment.
Third External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants
Document Number: 2012-14776
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-06-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is announcing the availability of the third external review draft of a document titled, ``Third External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants'' (EPA/600/R-10/076C). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of Research and Development as part of the review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. EPA is releasing this draft document to seek review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the public (meeting date and location to be specified in a separate Federal Register notice). The draft document does not represent and should not be construed to represent any final EPA policy, viewpoint, or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in response to this notice when revising the document.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Massachusetts; Determination of Attainment of the 1997 Ozone Standard for the Western Massachusetts Nonattainment Area
Document Number: 2012-14719
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-06-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is making two separate and independent determinations. First, EPA is making a final determination that the Springfield (Western Massachusetts) moderate 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area has attained the 1997 8-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. This determination is based upon complete, quality- assured, certified ambient air monitoring data that show the area has monitored attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS for the 2007-2009 and 2008-2010 monitoring periods. In addition, complete, quality- assured, certified ambient air monitoring data for 2011 indicate that the area continues to attain the standard. Under the provisions of EPA's ozone implementation rule, the requirements for this area to submit an attainment demonstration, a reasonable further progress plan, contingency measures, and other planning State Implementation Plans related to attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS shall be suspended for so long as the area continues to attain the 1997 ozone NAAQS. In addition, EPA is determining that this area attained the 1997 ozone NAAQS as of June 15, 2010, its applicable attainment date.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Determination of Failure To Attain the 1-Hour Ozone Standard
Document Number: 2012-14713
Type: Rule
Date: 2012-06-19
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is taking final action to determine that the Houston/ Galveston/Brazoria (HGB) area did not attain the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by its applicable attainment date, November 15, 2007. This determination is based on three years of complete, quality-assured and certified ambient air quality monitoring data for the period preceding the applicable attainment deadline.
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