Environmental Protection Agency May 4, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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State of Louisiana Underground Injection Control Program; Class VI Program Revision Application
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has received a complete Underground Injection Control (UIC) program revision package from the State of Louisiana (State), requesting approval of a revision to the State's Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) section 1422 UIC program to include Class VI injection well primary enforcement responsibility (primacy). The proposed revision would allow the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) to issue UIC permits for geologic carbon sequestration facilities as Class VI wells and ensure compliance of Class VI wells under the UIC program. EPA proposes to issue a final rule approving Louisiana's application to implement the UIC program for Class VI injection wells located within the State, except those on Indian lands. EPA proposes amendments to reflect this proposed approval of Louisiana's Class VI primacy application.
Revision and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Regional Haze Federal Implementation Plan; Disapproval and Need for Error Correction; Denial of Reconsideration of Provisions Governing Alternative to Source-Specific Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) Determinations
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to withdraw the existing Texas Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Trading Program provisions, which constitute the Federal implementation plan (FIP) the EPA previously promulgated to address SO2 Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) requirements for EGUs in Texas that are not adequately satisfied by the Texas Regional Haze State implementation plan (SIP). In its place, the EPA proposes a FIP that establishes SO2 limits on 12 Electric Generating Units (EGUs) located at six Texas facilities to fulfill requirements of the Regional Haze Rule for the installation and operation of BART for SO2. Based on these proposed changes, we also propose to affirm the continued validity of participation in the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs as a BART alternative. Therefore, the EPA is proposing to deny a petition for reconsideration of our 2017 determination that States that are participating in CSAPR can continue to rely on CSAPR participation as a BART alternative. Finally, we are proposing to find that our prior approval of the portion of the Texas Regional Haze SIP that addresses the BART requirement for EGUs for Particulate Matter (PM) was made in error and are proposing to correct that error by proposing to disapprove that portion of the Texas Regional Haze SIP through our authority under the CAA section 110(k)(6), and, as part of a FIP, we are proposing PM BART limits for 12 EGUs located at six Texas facilities.
Cancellation Order for Certain Chlorpyrifos Registrations and Uses
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby announces its final cancellation order for the cancellations and amendments voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of the products in Table 1 and Table 2 of Unit I, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This final cancellation order follows a December 13, 2022, Federal Register Notice of Receipt of Requests from the registrants listed in Table 3 of Unit I, to voluntarily cancel or amend these product registrations. In the December 13, 2022 notice, EPA indicated that it would issue a final order implementing the cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within the 30-day comment period that would merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants withdrew their requests. The Agency received three comments on the notice regarding registrations containing the ingredient chlorpyrifos, which are summarized in Unit III.B. EPA's responses to these comments and its determination that these comments do not merit further review of these cancellation and amendment requests are included in Unit III.C. None of the registrants withdrew their request for these voluntary cancellations or amendments. Accordingly, EPA hereby grants the requested cancellations and amendments shown in this cancellation order. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing stocks of these products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order.
Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of Findings for February 2023
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to publish in the Federal Register a statement of its findings after its review of certain TSCA submissions when EPA makes a finding that a new chemical substance or significant new use is not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. Such statements apply to premanufacture notices (PMNs), microbial commercial activity notices (MCANs), and significant new use notices (SNUNs) submitted to EPA under TSCA. This document presents statements of findings made by EPA on such submissions during the period from February 1, 2023 to February 28, 2023.
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Information Collection Request for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program'' (EPA ICR No. 2300.20, OMB Control No. 2060-0629) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2024. 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.
Ledprona (CAS# 2433753-68-3) for Use in or on Potato; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
This regulation establishes a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Ledprona (CAS# 2433753-68-3) in or on potatoes when used in accordance with the terms of Experimental Use Permit (EUP) No. 94614-EUP-1. GreenLight Bioscience, Inc. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) for a temporary exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Ledprona on all raw agricultural products and food products. After reviewing the petition and supporting data, the Agency has limited the temporary tolerance exemption to residues of Ledprona on potatoes only. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Ledprona in or on potatoes. This temporary tolerance exemption expires on April 30, 2025.
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