Environmental Protection Agency April 30, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Gold Mine Ore Processing (EPA ICR Number 2383.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0659), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 6, 2019 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) request to revise/modify certain its EPA- authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.

This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval of the State of Michigan's request to revise its EPA- authorized programNational Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation to allow electronic reporting.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the document issued in the Federal Register on March 10, 2020, titled ``Announcement of Preliminary Regulatory Determinations for Contaminants on the Fourth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List.'' In response to stakeholder requests, the EPA is extending the comment period an additional 30 days from May 11, 2020 to June 10, 2020. Please note changes for public visitors to the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

EPA and NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, are issuing final rules to amend and establish carbon dioxide and fuel economy standards. Specifically, EPA is amending carbon dioxide standards for model years 2021 and later, and NHTSA is amending fuel economy standards for model year 2021 and setting new fuel economy standards for model years 2022-2026. The standards set by this action apply to passenger cars and light trucks, and will continue our nation's progress toward energy independence and carbon dioxide reduction, while recognizing the realities of the marketplace and consumers' interest in purchasing vehicles that meet all of their diverse needs. These final rules represent the second part of the Administration's action related to the August 24, 2018 proposed Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule. These final rules follow the agencies' actions, taken September 19, 2019, to ensure One National Program for automobile fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions standards, by finalizing regulatory text related to preemption under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and withdrawing a waiver previously provided to California under the Clean Air Act.