Environmental Protection Agency December 10, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (20-2.5e)
EPA is issuing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). The SNURs require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or process any of these chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the use, under the conditions of use for that chemical substance, within the applicable review period. Persons may not commence manufacture or processing for the significant new use until EPA has conducted a review of the notice, made an appropriate determination on the notice, and has taken such actions as are required by that determination.
Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; 2015 Ozone NAAQS Interstate Transport Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode Island as meeting the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirement that each State's SIP contain adequate provisions to prohibit emissions that will significantly contribute to nonattainment or interfere with maintenance of the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) in any other state. This action is being taken in accordance with the CAA.
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)
This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) approval of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Office of Mission Support (OMS), Strategic IT Investment Staff (SITIS) is giving notice that it proposes to create a new system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. EPA has developed the Purchase Card Order Request System (PCORS) to manage the pre-approval process for purchase card transactions and to place orders after approval.
Public Hearing for RFS Annual Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a virtual public hearing to be held on January 4, 2022, on its proposal for the ``Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules,'' which was signed on December 7, 2021. An additional session will be held on January 5, 2022, if necessary, to accommodate the number of testifiers that sign-up to testify. EPA is proposing the 2020, 2021, and 2022 renewable fuel standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. EPA is also proposing to address the remand of the 2016 standard-setting rulemaking, extend certain RFS compliance and attest engagement reporting deadlines for the 2019, 2020, and 2021 compliance years, and several regulatory changes to the RFS program.
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Office of Human Resources (OHR) is giving notice that it proposes to create a new system of records pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974. Human Resources Line of Business (HR LoB) is being created to support payroll, human resource (HR) services, eLearning, and data analytics. The HR LoB suite of systems is a government shared service hosted by the Department of Interior's Interior Business Center (DOI- IBC) and includes the Federal Personnel Payroll System (FPPS), the Workforce Transformation and Tracking System (WTTS)/Entrance on Duty (EOD), FedTalent, and Oracle's Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE).
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