Environmental Protection Agency November 22, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; North Carolina; Second Period Regional Haze Plan
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving in part and disapproving in part a regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality (DAQ), dated April 4, 2022 ("Haze Plan" or "2022 Plan") under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR) for the regional haze program's second planning period. North Carolina's 2022 SIP submission was submitted to address the requirement that states must periodically revise their long-term strategies for making reasonable progress toward the national goal of preventing any future, and remedying any existing, anthropogenic impairment of visibility, including regional haze, in mandatory Class I Federal areas (hereinafter referred to as "Class I areas"). The SIP submission also addresses other applicable requirements for the second planning period of the regional haze program. EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the Act.
Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Nitrogen Oxide Emissions Control Requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving Wisconsin's additions and amendments to chapters NR 400, NR 428, and NR 484 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code (Wis. Adm. Code). These changes clarify existing requirements and ensure clear and consistent implementation of Wisconsin's control requirements for emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOX). EPA proposed to approve this action on July 17, 2024, and received no comments.
Notice of Availability of Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Massachusetts Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems General Permit
The Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRegion 1 (EPA), is providing a Notice of Availability for the Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Massachusetts Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System General Permit (MA MS4 GP) for discharges to certain waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This Draft NPDES MA MS4 GP ("Draft GP") establishes Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements, permit eligibility requirements, and conditions and practices for the management of stormwater discharges from small MS4s. The Draft GP is available on EPA Region 1's website at https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/massachusetts-small-ms4- general-permit and at www.regulations.gov, Docket No. EPA-R01-OW-2024- 0493. The Fact Sheet for the Draft GP sets forth principal facts and the significant technical and legal issues considered in the development of the Draft General Permit and is also available at this website.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Warrick Newco LLC
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated October 9, 2024, denying a petition dated July 9, 2024, from Sierra Club. The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to Warrick Newco LLC for its aluminum production plant located in Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana.
Animal Agriculture and Water Quality Subcommittee (AAWQ), Subcommittee of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC); Notice of Public Meeting Animal Agriculture and Water Quality Subcommittee
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Animal Agriculture and Water Quality Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC) will be held virtually on December 6, 2024. 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.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners (EPA ICR Number 1617.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0247) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 22, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Mercury Inventory Reporting (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted an information collection request (ICR), TSCA Mercury Inventory Reporting, (EPA ICR Number 2567.05, OMB Control Number 2070-0207) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR which is currently approved through February 28, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 2, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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