Environmental Protection Agency October 20, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Proposed Stipulated Partial Settlement Agreement, Endangered Species Act Claims
Document Number: 2021-22860
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-10-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator's October 16, 2017, Directive Promoting Transparency and Public Participation in Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements, notice is hereby given of a proposed stipulated partial settlement agreement in the case of Natural Resources Defense Council v. Wheeler, et al., in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1:17-CV-02034). The Plaintiff filed its original case on October 3, 2017, alleging that EPA violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by failing to consult on the effects to listed species of certain pesticide product registrations containing one of three pesticide active ingredientsacetamiprid (Claim One), dinotefuran (Claim Two), and imidacloprid (Claim Three). EPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) are proposing to resolve this case through a stipulated partial settlement agreement. Defendant-Intervenor takes no position on this agreement.
Notification of Receipt of Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Section 1441 Application Submissions for FY21
Document Number: 2021-22830
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-10-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing receipt of Certification of Need applications pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Section 1441. Three public water systems (PWSs) and one publicly owned treatment works (POTW) submitted these applications. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for their specific concerns about the unavailability of treatment chemical(s) via normal procurement channels. EPA is providing an opportunity for written comments from the public on these SDWA Section 1441 applications, from chemical producers and repackagers that could supply the required liquid oxygen, sulfur dioxide, clarifloc SE- 1371, clarifloc SE 1482, gaseous chlorine, and sodium hypochlorite to the applicants, and from any other interested parties. The applications are available in the docket.
Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid; Extension of Public Comment Period
Document Number: 2021-22784
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-10-20
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period for the document titled, ``Availability of the Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorobutanoic Acid (PFBA) and Related Compound Ammonium Perfluorobutanoic Acid.'' The original Federal Register document announcing the public comment period was published on August 23, 2021.
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