Environmental Protection Agency March 10, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of Findings for January Through December 2020
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of TSCA notices when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs). This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on TSCA notices during the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
Air Plan Approval; KY; Jefferson County; Existing and New VOC Storage Vessels Rule Changes
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Jefferson County portion of the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Energy and Environment Cabinet (Cabinet), on September 5, 2019. The revisions were submitted by the Cabinet on behalf of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District or APCD) and make changes to the regulations for existing and new storage vessels for volatile organic compounds (VOCs). EPA is approving the revisions that regulate existing and new storage vessels for VOCs because the changes are consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC (Jeff Davis County, Georgia)
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Administrator signed an Order, dated December 31, 2020, denying the petition submitted by the Environmental Integrity Project on behalf of itself and the Georgia Chapter of Sierra Club, Dogwood Alliance, the Rachel Carson Council, Partnership for Policy Integrity, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Our Children's Earth Foundation (Petitioners). The Order responds to the Petitioners' April 14, 2020, petition requesting that the EPA object to the proposed Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit number 2499-161-0023-V-02-4 issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC for its facility located in Jeff Davis County, Georgia. The Order constitutes a final action on the petition addressed therein.
Cryolite and Propazine; Notice of Receipt of Request to Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations
In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. These requests would terminate the last cryolite and propazine products registered in the United States. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the registration has been cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
Air Plan Approval; Washington: Inspection and Maintenance Program; Correction
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on February 18, 2021, and that will become effective on March 22, 2021. The EPA finalized removal of the Inspection and Maintenance program from the active control measure portion of Washington's State Implementation Plan. This action corrects inadvertent typographical errors in the Federal Register. The corrections described in this action do not affect the substantive requirements of the final rule implementing section 110 of the Clean Air Act.
Air Approval Plans; Texas; Reasonably Available Control Technology in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Area
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the May 13, 2020 revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirement for the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB), 2008 8-hour ozone National Air Quality Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) nonattainment area (NA). The HGB area, designated as serious for 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS, consists of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller counties. The RACT requirements apply to sources of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) in this area. We are also proposing to approve negative declarations for certain VOC source categories subject to RACT in the HGB area.
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve elements of a state implementation plan (SIP) submission from Ohio regarding the infrastructure requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The infrastructure 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 under the CAA.
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