Environmental Protection Agency December 1, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification for a Virtual Public Meeting
Document Number: 2021-26097
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-12-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will meet on the date and time described below. The meeting is open to the public. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments relevant to the specific issues being considered by the NEJAC. For additional information about registering to attend the meeting or to provide public comment, please see ``REGISTRATION'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Pre-registration is required.
Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Water Act
Document Number: 2021-26085
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-12-01
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 consent decree to address several claims in a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club, Center for Environmental Law and Policy, and plaintiff-intervenor, the Spokane Tribe of Indians (``Plaintiffs'') in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. On October 21, 2011, the Plaintiffs Sierra Club and Center for Environmental Law and Policy filed a complaint alleging, among other things, that EPA failed to perform duties mandated by the Clean Water Act (``CWA'') with respect to Total Maximum Daily Loads (``TMDLs'') for segments of the Spokane River and adjacent water bodies that were listed as impaired due to polychlorinated biphenyls (``PCBs''). EPA seeks public input on the proposed consent decree prior to its final decision-making to settle the litigation.
Great Lakes Advisory Board Notice for Virtual Meeting
Document Number: 2021-25922
Type: Notice
Date: 2021-12-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides notice of a public meeting for the Great Lakes Advisory Board. Pre-registration is required.
Louisiana: Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Program
Document Number: 2021-25499
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-12-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This rule codifies in the regulations the prior approval of Louisiana's hazardous waste management program and incorporates by reference authorized provisions of the State's statutes and regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses the regulations entitled ``Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Programs'' to provide notice of the authorization status of State programs and to incorporate by reference those provisions of the State statutes and regulations that are authorized and that EPA will enforce under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, commonly referred to as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA previously provided notices and opportunity for comments on the Agency's decisions to authorize the State of Louisiana program and the EPA is not now reopening the decisions, nor requesting comments, on the Louisiana authorizations as previously published in the Federal Register documents specified in Section I.C of this final rule document.
Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerances
Document Number: 2021-25091
Type: Rule
Date: 2021-12-01
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of bifenthrin in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. The Interregional Project Number 4 (IR-4) and FMC Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
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