Environmental Protection Agency November 9, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On March 22, 2021, the State of Colorado submitted State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions related to attainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the Denver Metro/North Front Range (DMNFR) Serious nonattainment area by the applicable attainment date of July 20, 2021. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the majority of the submittal, including base and future year emission inventories, a reasonable further progress (RFP) demonstration, a reasonably available control measures (RACM) analysis, a motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program, a nonattainment new source review (NNSR) program, 2020 motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) and transportation controls, a clean fuel fleet program, and revisions to Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (Commission or AQCC) regulations for the control of ozone via ozone precursors and control of hydrocarbons via oil and gas emissions. The EPA is also proposing to approve portions of the reasonably available control technology (RACT) analyses and revisions from submissions made on May 13, 2020; May 18, 2021; and May 20, 2022. Finally, the EPA proposes to approve revisions from submissions made on May 14, 2018, May 13, 2020, and May 20, 2022 that were conditionally approved on May 13, 2022. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA).

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Hazardous Waste Specific Unit Requirements, and Special Waste Processes and Types (EPA ICR Number 1572.13, OMB Control Number 2050-0050) 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 November 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 24, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. 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.