Environmental Protection Agency September 22, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Availability of Draft NPDES Non-Contact Cooling Water General Permit
Document Number: 2023-20557
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Director of the Water Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1 (EPA), is providing a Notice of Availability for the Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Non-Contact Cooling Water General Permit (Draft NCCW GP) for discharges to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New Hampshire. This Draft NCCW GP establishes effluent limitations and requirements, effluent and ambient monitoring requirements, reporting requirements, and standard conditions for existing facilities with non-contact cooling water discharges. The Draft NCCW GP is available on EPA Region 1's website at https:// www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/noncontact-cooling-water-general-pe rmit-nccw- gp-massachusetts-new-hampshire. The Fact Sheet for the Draft NCCW GP sets forth principal facts and the significant factual, legal, methodological, and policy questions considered in the development of the Draft Permit and is also available at this website.
Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan for the 24-Hour PM10 Standards; Sacramento County Planning Area, California
Document Number: 2023-20555
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-09-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the ``Second 10-Year PM10 Maintenance Plan for Sacramento County'' (``Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan'' or ``Plan'') as a revision to the state implementation plan (SIP) for the State of California (``State''). The Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan includes, among other elements, a base year emissions inventory, a maintenance demonstration, contingency provisions, and motor vehicle emissions budgets for use in transportation conformity determinations, to ensure the continued maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter of 10 microns or less (PM10). With this proposed rulemaking, the EPA is beginning the adequacy process for the 2024, 2027, and 2033 motor vehicle emissions budgets. Additionally, as part of the technical basis for this approval, the EPA is taking comment on our August 1, 2022 concurrence on the wildfire exceptional events demonstration submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on April 26, 2021.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal and Request for Comment; Notification of Chemical Exports Under TSCA Section 12(b)
Document Number: 2023-20548
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): ``Notification of Chemical ExportsTSCA Section 12(b),'' identified by EPA ICR No. 0795.17 and OMB Control No. 2070-0030. This ICR represents the renewal of an approved ICR that is currently scheduled to expire on May 31, 2024. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.
Access to Confidential Business Information by Eastern Research Group (ERG) and Its Subcontractors
Document Number: 2023-20575
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA has authorized the following contractor and subcontractors to access information which has been submitted to EPA under all sections of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), some of which may be claimed or determined to be confidential business information (CBI): Eastern Research Group Inc. (ERG) of Lexington, MA/Chantilly, VA and its subcontractors as listed in Unit III.
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2023-20591
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-09-22
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
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