Environmental Protection Agency April 21, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Waelz Sustainable Products, LLC, Cass County, Indiana
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated March 14, 2023, denying an August 6, 2021, Petition from Cass County Citizens Coalition (the Petitioner). The Petition requested that EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), to Waelz Sustainable Products, LLC (WSP), located in Cass County, Indiana.
Small Community Advisory Subcommittee Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), EPA herby provides notice of a meeting for the Local Government Advisory Committee's (LGAC) Small Community Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) on the date and time described below. This meeting will be open to the public. For information on public attendance and participation, please see the registration information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Pesticide Programs is announcing a virtual public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on May 31 and June 1, 2023, with participation by webcast only. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.
Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for Exemption Reissuance-Class I Hazardous Waste Injection; Lyondell Channelview Plant, Texas
Notice is hereby given that a reissuance of an exemption to the land disposal restrictions, under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, has been granted to Lyondell Chemical Company for three Class I hazardous waste injection wells at the Lyondell Channelview Plant located in Channelview, Texas.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chromium Finishing Industry Data Collection (New)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Chrome Finishing Industry Data Collection (EPA ICR Number 2723.01, OMB Control Number 2040-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 16, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Air Plan Revisions; California; Technical Amendments
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making technical amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to properly codify negative declarations submitted by the State of California on behalf of local air agencies as revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulatory text and materials affected by these format changes have all been previously submitted by the State of California and approved by the EPA.
Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Water Act and Administrative Procedure Act Claims
In accordance with the EPA Administrator's March 18, 2022, memorandum regarding ``Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements to resolve Environmental Claims Against the Agency,'' notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement that would resolve Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc. et al. v. U.S. EPA et al., No. 1:20-cv-2529 (D.D.C.). On September 10, 2020, four statesMaryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbiaand a number of non-state plaintiffs including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (``CBF'') and Anne Arundel County (``Plaintiffs'') filed complaints in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiffs asserted that EPA has a mandatory duty under the Clean Water Act (``CWA'') to ensure that the goals of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement are met, and that EPA failed to perform that duty. Plaintiffs also asserted that EPA's evaluation of Pennsylvania's 2019 plan for implementing the Chesapeake Bay TMDL was arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (``APA''). EPA seeks public input on a proposed settlement agreement prior to its final decision-making with regard to potential settlement of the litigation.
Air Plan Approval; Texas; Updates to Public Notice and Procedural Rules and Removal of Obsolete Provisions
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve portions of three revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on July 9, 2021, and January 21, 2022. The first revision, adopted on April 22, 2020, submitted on January 21, 2022, updates internal cross- references and removes or replaces obsolete provisions identified during a routine review of the Texas permitting regulations. The second revision, adopted on June 9, 2021, submitted July 9, 2021, repeals obsolete permitting provisions, and makes necessary corresponding edits to other permitting provisions. The third revision, adopted on August 25, 2021, submitted January 21, 2022, enhances the public notice requirements of the air permitting program.
Air Plan Approval; Idaho: Inspection and Maintenance Program Removal; Extension of Comment Period; Correction
On March 30, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to approve revisions to the Idaho State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Idaho (Idaho or the State) on December 29, 2022. The proposed revision, applicable in the Boise-Northern Ada County Carbon Monoxide area (Northern Ada County CO area) in Idaho, removes the Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) program. In that publication, we supplied an incorrect docket number for commenters to use when sending comments. The correct docket number is EPA-R10-OAR- 2023-0195. The EPA is also announcing the extension of the comment period for the proposed rulemaking.
Air Plan Disapproval; Texas; Contingency Measures for the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Areas
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to disapprove revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Dallas- Fort Worth (DFW) and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB) serious ozone nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Specifically, EPA is proposing to disapprove the portion of these SIP revisions that the state intended to address contingency measure requirements. Contingency measures are control requirements in a nonattainment area SIP that would take effect should the area fail to meet Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) emissions reductions requirements or fail to attain the NAAQS by the applicable attainment date.
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