Environmental Protection Agency July 28, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies: Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Screener Questionnaire (EPA ICR Number 2553.03, OMB Control Number 2040-0294) 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 July 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 24, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. No comments were received. 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 not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of General Counsel/External Civil Rights Compliance Office (OGC/ECRCO) is giving notice that it proposes to modify a system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. External Compliance Case Tracking System (EXCATS) is being modified to accurately notify the public about the change of administrative location of the EXCATS from its former administrative location, the Office of the Administrator, to the Office of the General Counsel, effective, December 2016. EXCATS is also being modified to support and enhance the discrimination complaint process, including the investigation and resolution of complaints, and to provide for a discrimination complaint form to enable the public to file electronically discrimination complaints directly to the EXCATS. The purpose of EXCATS is to assist OGC/ECRCO in collecting and maintaining case-related information and provide the EPA OGC/ECRCO with the ability to more effectively manage program information needs and integrate the office's various business processes. The EXCATS assists OGC/ECRCO in the collection and maintenance of compliance-related data and other information needed by the OGC/ECRCO to complete case investigation and resolution activities and issue civil rights-related determinations.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD or ``District'') portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from wood products coating operations. We are approving a local rule that regulates these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Missouri on November 12, 2019, revising the maintenance plan demonstrating continued maintenance of the 1997 PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in the St. Louis area. This revision states that the St. Louis area no longer needs to rely on the vehicle Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program and the use of Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) for continued maintenance throughout the maintenance period for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA is proposing to determine that this revision meets the requirements of the Clean Air Act.