Environmental Protection Agency July 19, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the CAA section 111(d)/129 state plan revision submitted by the State of Oklahoma for sources subject to the Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration units (CISWI) Emission Guidelines (EG). The Oklahoma CISWI plan was submitted to fulfill state obligations under CAA section 111(d)/129 to implement and enforce the requirements under the CISWI EG. The EPA is proposing to approve the state plan and amend the agency regulations in accordance with the requirements of the CAA.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of revisions to the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act") Operating Permit Program (title V) of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or "District") in California. Once approved by the EPA, these program revisions will modify the major source title V potential to emit (PTE) thresholds to conform with the recent reclassification of state lands within the Coachella Valley nonattainment area from "Severe-15" to "Extreme" nonattainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). In the "Rules and Regulations" section of this issue of the Federal Register, we are simultaneously publishing an approval of the District's title V program revisions without a prior proposed rule. If the EPA receives no adverse comment, it will not take further action on this proposed rule.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC) will be held in a hybrid setting on Aug 5-6, 2024, at the Lancaster Marriott in Lancaster, PA. The FRRCC provides independent policy advice, information, and recommendations to the Administrator on a range of environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Animal Agriculture and Water Quality Subcommittee, subcommittee of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC) will be held in a hybrid setting on Aug 8-9, 2024, at the Lancaster Marriott in Lancaster, PA. The goal of the AAWQ subcommittee is to provide recommendations that will inform the Agency's decisions regarding how to improve the implementation of the Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) permitting program.