Environmental Protection Agency December 4, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances; Withdrawal
Document Number: 2018-26358
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is withdrawing significant new use rules (SNURs) promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 26 chemical substances, which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). EPA published these SNURs using direct final rulemaking procedures, which requires EPA to take certain actions if an adverse comment is received. EPA received adverse comments regarding the SNURs identified in the direct final rule. Therefore, the Agency is withdrawing the direct final rule SNURs identified in this document, as required under the direct final rulemaking procedures.
Interim Registration Review Decisions and Case Closures for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2018-26354
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces the availability of EPA's interim registration review decision for the following chemicals: Acibenzolar- s-methyl, Aspergillus flavus, Asulam, Bacillus licheniformis strain SB3086, Chloroxylenol, Copper compounds, Dried Fermentation Solids and Solubles of Myrothecium verrucaria, EPTC, Ethylene, Fludioxonil, Formic Acid, Methyl Nonyl Ketone, Niclosamide, N\6\-Benzyladenine, Potassium Silicate, Propamocarb hydrochloride, Putrescent Whole Egg Solids, Sodium carbonate and TFM. It also announces the case closure for Bis (bromoacetoxy)-2-butene (BBAB) (Case 3030, Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP- 2014-0799) because the last U.S. registrations for these pesticides have been canceled.
Calcium Formate; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
Document Number: 2018-26353
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of calcium formate (CAS Reg. No. 544-17-2) when used as an inert ingredient (carrier) in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops only. ADAMA Agan, Ltd. c/o Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting establishment of an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of calcium formate.
Bixafen; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2018-26348
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of bixafen in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. FMC Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
1-Propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1-y1)amino]-, homopolymer, sodium salt and 1-Propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1-y1)amino]-, sodium salt (1:1), homopolymer; Tolerance Exemption
Document Number: 2018-26347
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 1-propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1- oxo-2-propen-1-y1)amino]-, homopolymer, sodium salt (CAS Reg. No. 55141-01-0), and 1-propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1- y1)amino]-, sodium salt (1:1), homopolymer (CAS Reg. No. 35641-59-9); when used as inert ingredients in a pesticide chemical formulation. BASF Corporation submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of 1-propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1-y1)amino]-, homopolymer, sodium salt) and 1-propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2[(1oxo-2propen-1-y1)amino]- , sodium salt (1:1), homopolymer on food or feed commodities.
Registration Review Proposed Interim Decisions for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2018-26344
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This notice announces the availability of EPA's proposed interim registration review decisions and opens a 60-day public comment period on the proposed interim decisions for the following pesticides: 2,4-xylenol, Abamectin, Ametryn, Bacteriophage active against Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, Bacteriophage active against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, Barium metaborate, Bicarbonates, Biobor, Butralin, Chondrostereum Purpureum, Corn glutens, Cyhalofop- butyl, Diphenylamine, Indole-3-acetic acid, L-glutamic acid and gamma aminobutyric acid, Lysophosphatidylethanolamine, Meta-cresol, Methiocarb, Methyl anthranilate, Oil of black pepper, Oryzalin, Phosphoric acid and its salts, Potato leaf roll virus resistance gene, Predator urines, Prodiamine, Pyrithiobac-sodium, Sodium cyanide, Sodium fluoroacetate, Straight chain lepidopteran pheromones, Verticillium isolate WCS850, Yeast extract hydrolysate, and Zinc borate.
Oxytetracycline; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2018-26343
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of oxytetracycline in or on fruit, citrus, crop group 10-10. Geo Logic Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Air Plan Approval; Texas; Emission Statements
Document Number: 2018-26297
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a portion of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Texas for the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The portion of the SIP revision being approved pertains to CAA 2008 ozone NAAQS requirement for emission statements in the Dallas/Fort Worth ozone nonattainment area (DFW area).
Air Plan Approval; Texas; Emission Statements
Document Number: 2018-26294
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a portion of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Texas for the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The portion of the SIP revision being approved pertains to CAA 2008 ozone NAAQS requirement for emission statements in the Dallas/Fort Worth ozone nonattainment area (DFW area).
Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Consumer Products and Architectural and Industrial Maintenance Coatings; Correction
Document Number: 2018-26286
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document corrects the preamble in the DATES section to a final rule published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2018. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule approving Connecticut's State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision that amended requirements for controlling volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from consumer products and architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings by revising Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) sections 22a-174-40, 22a-174-41, and adding section 22a-174-41a.
Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5
Document Number: 2018-26284
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving two State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions from New Hampshire that address the infrastructure SIP requirements, including the interstate transport requirements, of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2012 fine particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The approval does not address CAA section 110(a)(2)(K) (regarding air quality modeling and data), which EPA will address in a later rulemaking. The infrastructure SIP requirements are designed to ensure that the structural components of each state's air quality management program are adequate to meet the state's responsibilities with respect to this NAAQS under the CAA, including the obligations related to transport. The EPA is taking this action under the Clean Air Act.
Air Plan Approval; Massachusetts; Air Emissions Inventory, Emissions Statements, Source Registration, and Emergency Episode Planning Provisions
Document Number: 2018-26283
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The revisions establish a 2011 base year emissions inventory, an emissions statement certification, revisions to an existing stationary source registration program, and requirements to be undertaken during air pollution emergencies. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act.
Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Revisions To VOC Definitions and Ambient Air Quality Standards
Document Number: 2018-26245
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
On November 13, 2017, the State of Georgia through the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), submitted a revision to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving changes to several portions of the revision that modifies the State's air quality regulations as incorporated into the SIP. Specifically, the revision pertains to definition changes, including the modification of the definition of ``volatile organic compounds'' (VOC) and changes to the State's air quality standards for sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, lead and nitrogen dioxide to be consistent with the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). EPA is approving these provisions of the SIP revision because the State has demonstrated that the changes are consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Revisions to Regulation for Control of Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emissions
Document Number: 2018-26243
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving two state implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of West Virginia. The revisions pertain to a West Virginia regulation that established the nitrogen oxides (NOX) ozone season trading program under the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which implemented requirements for NOX reductions necessary to reduce interstate transport of pollution. The EPA-administered trading programs under CAIR were discontinued upon the implementation of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), which was promulgated by EPA to replace CAIR. CSAPR established Federal implementation plans (FIPs) for 28 states, including West Virginia, and applied to electric generating units (EGUs). The SIP submittals are comprised of revisions to the West Virginia regulation that implemented the CAIR ozone season NOX trading program that had previously been included in the West Virginia SIP. The revised West Virginia regulation removed the CAIR ozone season NOX trading program provisions, which also addressed certain large non-electric generating units (non-EGUs), established new requirements for these large non-EGUs, included a state-wide NOX emissions cap, and recodified certain other provisions that address the NOX emission reductions required for cement kilns and internal combustion engines. EPA is approving these SIP revisions to West Virginia's ozone season NOX regulation in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
State of North Dakota Underground Injection Control Program; Class I, III, IV, and V Primacy Revisions
Document Number: 2018-25893
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2018-12-04
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve an application from the State of North Dakota under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to revise the State's existing Underground Injection Control (UIC) program for Class I, III, IV, and V injection wells located within the State, except those in Indian country. North Dakota is revising its UIC Class I, III, IV, and V program regulations to transfer primary enforcement authority from the North Dakota Department of Health to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality.
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