Environmental Protection Agency July 3, 2014 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the Prospective Purchaser Agreement, notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Company Vehicle Operations Site in Ypsilanti, Michigan with the following settling parties: ARM Holdings and International Turbine Industries. The settlement requires the settling parties to execute and record a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant; provide access to the property and exercise due care with respect to existing contamination. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling parties pursuant to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act with respect to the existing contamination. Existing Contamination is defined as any waste material present or existing on or under the property as of the effective date of the settlement agreement; any waste material that migrated from the property prior to the effective date; and any waste material presently at the site that migrates onto, on, under, or from the property after the effective date. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the EPA, Region 5, Records Center, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., 7th Fl., Chicago, Illinois 60604.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of a revision to the Iowa State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Iowa on July 16, 2013. Iowa's July 16, 2013, SIP submission (``progress report SIP'') addresses requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and EPA's rules that require states to submit periodic reports describing progress towards reasonable progress goals (RPGs) established for regional haze and a determination of the adequacy of the state's existing SIP addressing regional haze (``regional haze SIP''). EPA is proposing approval of Iowa's progress report SIP submission on the basis that it addresses the progress report and adequacy determination requirements for the first implementation period for regional haze.

EPA is holding a public workshop to gather information from experts on the use of trichloroethylene (TCE) as a degreaser, availability and efficacy of safer alternatives, and possible risk reduction approaches. This workshop will examine TCE use as a degreaser in various applications, including cold cleaning, vapor degreasing, or as an aerosol. In June, EPA completed its final risk assessment that identified health risks to people, including workers, when TCE is used as a degreaser. This effort is part of EPA's commitment to improve the safety of existing chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Information from the workshop will be helpful as EPA works with stakeholders on potential risk reduction approaches.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Placer County portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns the necessary procedures to create emission reduction credits from the reduction of volatile organic compound (VOC), oxides of nitrogen (NOX), oxides of sulfur (SOX), particulate matter (PM), and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions due to the permanent curtailment of burning rice straw. We are proposing to approve a local rule that provides administrative procedures for creating emissions reduction credits, consistent with Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) requirements.