Environmental Protection Agency August 6, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Florida-Indian River-Vero Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve Vessel Sewage No-Discharge Zone; Tentative Affirmative Determination
Pursuant to the Clean Water Act, the State of Florida has determined that the protection and enhancement of the quality of the waters within the Indian River-Vero Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve ("the Preserve") requires greater environmental protection. As such, Florida has submitted an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 4, for a determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available, so that the State may completely prohibit the discharge from all vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not, into such waters. The proposed no-discharge zone encompasses the 9,500 acres of the Preserve located in the Indian River and St. Lucie counties. The Preserve extends 12 miles from the southern Vero Beach corporate limit south to the north U.S. Highway A1A bridge in Fort Pierce. Through this notice, EPA is soliciting public comment on the Agency's tentative affirmative determination that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the waters subject to the proposed no-discharge zone.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Environmental Justice Community Change Grant Program: Post-Award Reporting
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), Environmental Justice Community Change Grant Program: Post-Award Reporting (EPA ICR Number 7781.01, OMB Control Number 2035-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a request for approval of a new collection. This document allows for 60 days for public comments.
Air Plan Approval and Conditional Approval; Colorado; Regulation Numbers 7 and 21 and RACT Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard for the Denver Metro/North Front Range Nonattainment Area
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve and conditionally approve portions of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from the State of Colorado dated May 3, 2024. The submission relates to Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC or Commission) Regulation Number 7 (Reg. 7) and Regulation Number 21 (Reg. 21), and addresses Colorado SIP obligations related to reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for sources in nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The EPA is taking this action pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Air Plan Approval; Colorado; Interim Final Determination To Stay and Defer Sanctions in the Denver Metro/North Front Range 2008 Ozone Nonattainment Area
In the Proposed Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is proposing approval and conditional approval of portions of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from the State of Colorado dated May 3, 2024. The submission relates to Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Regulation Number 7 (Reg. 7) and Regulation Number 21 (Reg. 21), and addresses Colorado's SIP obligation to require sources to meet reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS), which includes requiring adequate reporting by sources. In this action, EPA is making an interim final determination based on that proposed approval and conditional approval. The effect of this interim final determination is that the imposition of sanctions that were triggered by EPA's May 9, 2023 limited disapproval are now deferred. Although this action is effective upon publication, EPA will take comment on this interim final determination.
Air Plan Disapproval; Missouri; Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to disapprove a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by Missouri (the State) on November 1, 2022 regarding interstate transport for the 2015 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The "good neighbor" or "interstate transport" provision requires that each State's SIP contain adequate provisions to prohibit emissions from within the State from significantly contributing to nonattainment or interfering with maintenance of the NAAQS in other States. This requirement is part of the broader set of "infrastructure" requirements designed to ensure that the structural components of each State's air quality management program are adequate to meet the State's responsibilities under the CAA. Missouri previously submitted a SIP revision regarding ozone transport for the 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS (2015 ozone NAAQS) on June 10, 2019, which the EPA previously disapproved. Missouri submitted a second SIP submission, reanalyzing its good neighbor obligations and making revisions to its SIP, on November 1, 2022. In this document, the EPA proposes to disapprove the November 1, 2022, submission as inadequate to address Missouri's obligations. This disapproval, if finalized, will establish a 2-year deadline for the EPA to promulgate a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to address the relevant interstate transport requirements, unless the EPA approves a subsequent SIP submission that meets these requirements. Disapproval does not start a mandatory sanctions clock.
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit the below listed information collection requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. These are proposed extensions of the currently approved ICRs. 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.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Connecticut; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period; Extension of Comment Period
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for a proposed rule that published July 19, 2024. The current comment period for the proposed rule was set to end on August 19, 2024. Due to a technical issue, some of the background materials for the proposed rule were not made available to www.regulations.gov until July 24, 2024. The EPA is therefore extending the comment period for the proposed action to August 26, 2024.
Ethanol, 2,2′,2″-nitrilotris, Compd. With α-Hydro-hydroxypoly (Oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) Ether With N-[4-[[4-[Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]phenyl](2,4-disulfophenyl)methylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-2-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethanaminium Inner Salt (1:4:1); Tolerance Exemption
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of ethanol, 2,2',2"-nitrilotris, compd. with [alpha]-hydro-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) ether with N-[4- [[4-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]phenyl](2,4-disulfophenyl)methy lene]-2,5- cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-2-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethanami nium inner salt (1:4:1) when used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation. Spring Regulatory Sciences, on behalf of Heubach Colorants USA LLC., submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of ethanol, 2,2',2"-nitrilotris, compd. with [alpha]-hydro-hydroxypoly (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) ether with N-[4- [[4-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]phenyl](2,4-disulfophenyl)methy lene]-2,5- cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-2-hydroxy-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethanami nium inner salt (1:4:1) on food or feed commodities when used in accordance with these exemptions.
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