Environmental Protection Agency November 9, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit for Oak Grove Management Company, Oak Grove Steam Electric Station, Robertson County, Texas
Document Number: 2021-24417
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-11-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated October 15, 2021, granting a Petition dated July 25, 2017 from the Environmental Integrity Project and Sierra Club. The Petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to Oak Grove Management Company (Oak Grove) for its Oak Grove Steam Electric Station located in Robertson County, Texas.
Calcium Bisulfate; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
Document Number: 2021-24268
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-11-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of calcium bisulfate when used as an inert ingredient (acidifying/buffering agent) in antimicrobial formulations applied to food-contact surfaces in public eating places, dairy- processing equipment, and food-processing equipment and utensils, limited to 2,000 parts per million (ppm). Burdock Group on behalf of SCG Solutions, LLC., 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 bisulfate.
Air Plan Approval; AK; Eagle River Second 10-Year PM10
Document Number: 2021-24258
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-11-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the Eagle River, Alaska (AK) limited maintenance plan (LMP) submitted on November 10, 2020, by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC or ``the State''). This plan addresses the second 10-year maintenance period after redesignation for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 10 micrometers (PM10). The plan relies upon control measures contained in the first 10-year maintenance plan and the determination that the Eagle River area currently monitors PM10 levels well below the PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS or ``the standard''). The EPA is approving Alaska's LMP as meeting Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements.
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Colorado; Control of Emissions From Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Document Number: 2021-24207
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-11-09
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a Clean Air Act (CAA or the ``Act'') section 111(d) state plan submitted by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE or the ``Department'') on March 23, 2021. This state plan was submitted to fulfill the requirements of the CAA and is responsive to the EPA's promulgation of Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times (EG) for existing municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The Colorado state plan establishes performance standards and other operating requirements for existing MSW landfills within the State of Colorado and provides for the implementation and enforcement of those standards and requirements by the Department. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to the CAA.
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