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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing ICR Collection and Request for Comment; Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program Annual Measures Reporting
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): "Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program Annual Measures Reporting," identified by EPA ICR No. 2415.05 and OMB Control No. 2070-0188. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through July 31, 2025. 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.
Use of Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Quantification of Annual Facility Methane Emissions Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
On August 29, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a request for information (RFI) on the "Use of Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Quantification of Annual Facility Methane Emissions Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program". The EPA is extending the comment period.
Air Plan Revisions; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District and Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDCAPCD) and Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) portions of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern negative declarations for the Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry (Oil and Natural Gas CTG). We are taking comments on this proposal to approve the SDCAPCD and MDAQMD negative declarations into the California SIP. We plan to follow with a final action.
Air Plan Revisions; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDCAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns a rule submitted to address section 185 of the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act").
Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for August 2024
EPA is required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, to make information publicly available and to publish information in the Federal Register pertaining to submissions under TSCA section 5, including notice of receipt of a Premanufacture notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), including an amended notice or test information; an exemption application (Biotech exemption); an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), both pending and/or concluded; a notice of commencement (NOC) of manufacture (including import) for new chemical substances; and a periodic status report on new chemical substances that are currently under EPA review or have recently concluded review. This document covers the period from 8/01/ 2024 to 8/31/2024.
Approval of Source-Specific Air Quality Implementation Plan; New York; Sylvamo Ticonderoga Mill
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to the State of New York's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) related to a Source-specific SIP (SSSIP) revision for the Sylvamo Ticonderoga Mill (formerly known as International Paper), located at 568 Shore Airport Rd., Ticonderoga, New York (the Facility). The control options in this SSSIP revision implement Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions from the relevant Facility sources, which include one power boiler, one lime kiln, and one recovery furnace. This SSSIP revision is intended to implement NOX RACT for the relevant Facility sources in accordance with the requirements for implementation of the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS. This action will not interfere with ozone NAAQS requirements and meets all applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The EPA proposed to approve this rule on May 23, 2024, and received two comments, neither of which were relevant to the rulemaking.
Air Plan Approval; Nevada; Washoe County Health District
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve a revision to the Washoe County portion of the Nevada State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of particulate matter (PM) from woodburning devices. We are approving a local rule that regulates these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).
Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; Permitting Provisions Revisions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting the erroneous incorporation of cross-references into the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) using the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) error correction provision. EPA has determined that portions of its May 23, 2019, July 17, 2020, and March 1, 2021, final SIP rulemaking actions were in error and that it is appropriate to correct those actions by removing specific cross-references in the permitting rules from the SIP.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs (New)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), General Performance Reporting for Assistance Programs (EPA ICR Number 2802.01, OMB Control Number 2090- NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a request for approval of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 7, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Exchange Network Grants Progress Reports (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Exchange Network Grants Progress Reports (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 2207.09, OMB Control Number 2025-0006) 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 11/30/2024. This notice allows for 60 days for public comments.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an Existing ICR Collection and Request for Comment; Toxic Chemical Release Reporting
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): "Toxic Chemical Release Reporting," identified by EPA ICR No. 2613.07 and OMB Control No. 2070-0212. This ICR represents a renewal of an existing ICR that is currently approved through June 30, 2025. 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.
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period; Extension of Comment Period
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for a proposed rule published August 30, 2024. The current comment period for the proposed rule was set to end on September 30, 2024. In response to a request in a public comment, EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed action to October 15, 2024.
Clean Air Act Advisory Committee
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (CAAAC) is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the agency by law. Accordingly, CAAAC will be renewed for an additional two-year period. The purpose of the CAAAC is to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on policy issues associated with implementation of the Clean Air Act. Inquiries may be directed to Lorraine Reddick, CAAAC Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (6101), Washington, DC 20460, or by email to reddick.lorraine@epa.gov.
1,3-Butadiene; Draft Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Peer Review; Request for Nominations of ad hoc Peer Reviewers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is seeking nominations of scientific and technical experts that EPA can consider for service as ad hoc peer reviewers assisting the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) with the peer review of the draft risk evaluation for 1,3-butadiene conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). To facilitate nominations, this document provides information about the SACC, the intended topic for the planned peer review, the expertise sought for this peer review, instructions for submitting nominations to EPA, and the Agency's plan for selecting the ad hoc peer reviewers for this peer review. EPA is planning to convene a virtual public meeting of the SACC in early 2025 to review the draft risk evaluation.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Connecticut; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the regional haze State implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by Connecticut on January 5, 2022, as satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule for the program's second implementation period. Connecticut's SIP submission addresses the requirement that States must periodically revise their long-term strategies for making reasonable progress towards the national goal of preventing any future, and remedying any existing, anthropogenic impairment of visibility, including regional haze, in mandatory Class I Federal areas. The SIP submission also addresses other applicable requirements for the second implementation period of the regional haze program. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to sections 110 and 169A of the Clean Air Act.
Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public meeting of the chartered Science Advisory Board. The purpose of the meeting is to: receive a briefing from EPA on cumulative impacts research; conduct quality reviews for three draft SAB reports (a review of EPA's draft IRIS toxicological review of inorganic arsenic, a review of EPA's draft technical guidance for assessing environmental justice in regulatory analysis, and a draft commentary on advancing environmental justice science in rulemaking); discuss recommendations received from the SAB Work Group for Review of Science Supporting EPA Decisions concerning SAB review of EPA planned regulatory actions; and conduct a consultation with EPA on chemical mixtures.
Air Plan Approval; Montana; Missoula, Montana, Air Rule Revisions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Montana on January 30, 2024, that incorporates revisions to the Missoula, Montana City-County Air Pollution Control (MCCAPC) program rules into the Montana SIP. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; 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 August 19, 2024. The current comment period for the proposed rule was scheduled to close on September 18, 2024. The EPA is extending the comment period for the proposed action to September 23, 2024.
Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Review and Renewal of Eligibility for Application-Specific Allowances
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking this rulemaking to assess the eligibility of six applications to receive priority access to allowances allocated pursuant to the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020. This rulemaking proposes the framework for how EPA will assess whether to renew the eligibility of applications to receive application-specific allowances; decisions to renew or not renew each of the six applications that currently receive application-specific allowances; revisions to the Technology Transitions regulations as relevant to the specific applications under review; a procedural process for submitting a petition to designate a new application as eligible for priority access to allowances; narrow revisions to the methodology used to allocate allowances to application-specific allowance holders for calendar years 2026 and beyond; and limited revisions to existing regulations. EPA is also proposing to authorize an entity to produce regulated substances for export. Lastly, EPA is proposing certain confidentiality determinations for newly reported information if this rulemaking is finalized as proposed.
Notification of Request for Nominations to the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to its National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC). The NEJAC was chartered to provide advice regarding broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice. This notice solicits nominations to fill approximately seven (7) new vacancies for terms through February 2026. To maintain the representation outlined by the charter, nominees will be selected to represent: academia, business and industry; community-based; non- governmental organizations; State and local governments; and Tribal governments and indigenous organizations. We are interested in adding members located in all EPA regions. Vacancies are anticipated to be filled by January 31, 2025. Sources in addition to this Federal Register Notice will be utilized in the solicitation of nominees.
Chlorpyrifos; Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Amend Registrations To Terminate Asparagus Use
In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of request by Gharda Chemicals International, Inc. (Gharda) to voluntarily amend one chlorpyrifos registration to terminate use on asparagus. EPA intends to grant this request at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit further review of the request, or unless the registrant withdraws its request. If, and after, this request is granted, any sale, distribution, or use of the product listed in this notice would need to be consistent with the terms as described in the final cancellation order.
Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Sulfur Dioxide
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to the monitoring and compliance requirements for certain process heater stacks at Safety-Kleen Oil Recovery Company in Lake County, Indiana (Safety-Kleen). EPA is also approving small language clarifications and equipment listing revisions for Safety-Kleen in the Indiana SIP for sulfur dioxide (SO2). EPA proposed to approve this action on June 24, 2024, and received no adverse comments.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Epic Alabama Maritime Assets, LLC, Alabama Shipyard, LLC (Mobile County, Alabama)
The EPA Administrator signed an order dated August 16, 2024, granting in part and denying in part the petition dated March 28, 2024, from Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition and Greater- Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP). The petition requested that EPA object to the Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to Epic Alabama Maritime Assets, LLC, Alabama Shipyard, LLC (Alabama Shipyard) for its facility located in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.
Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; PSD and Air Quality Modeling Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission provided by the State of Mississippi, through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), via a letter dated February 28, 2024. Specifically, EPA is proposing to approve updates to the incorporation by reference of Federal prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) rules in the Mississippi SIP. EPA is also proposing to convert the previous conditional approval of Mississippi's infrastructure SIP PSD and air quality modeling provisions for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to a full approval. EPA is also proposing changes to public notice provisions for PSD permitting to provide for electronic notice (e-notice) and to remove the mandatory requirement to provide public notice in a newspaper, and other minor changes to the PSD rules. EPA is proposing to approve these changes pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Chlorpyrifos; Amendment to Existing Stocks Provisions in Kaizen Product Cancellation Orders
On August 31, 2022, EPA issued a final order cancelling several products, including one product for which Kaizen Technologies, LLC voluntarily requested cancellation, pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The Agency is issuing this notice to amend the existing stocks provisions in the August 31, 2022 order, for the product listed in this document.
Certain New Chemicals or Significant New Uses; Statements of Findings for July 2024
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 July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024.
Update to EPA's Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment
In November 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) announced the expansion of the Recommendations of Specifications, Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing (Recommendations) and invited managers of standards development organizations, ecolabel programs, and associated conformity assessment bodies to apply for potential assessment against EPA's Framework for the Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels. In August 2023, EPA announced the first five purchase categories chosen for assessment. With this document, EPA is announcing the availability of and seeking feedback on the proposed additions to the Recommendations based on assessments against the Framework, as well as the proposed removals of standards/ecolabels already included in the Recommendations based on implementation of new eligibility criteria.
Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Nitrogen Oxides SIP Call Alternative Monitoring and Domtar Paper Company, LLC
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), on June 26, 2023. The June 26, 2023, SIP revision specifies monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements for large industrial non-electricity generating units (EGUs) subject to the nitrogen oxides (NOX) SIP Call that are permissible as alternatives to the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements of 40 CFR part 75. The SIP revision also establishes source-specific alternative monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements under the NOX SIP Call for Domtar Paper Company, LLC (Domtar).
Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; Attainment Plan for the Indiana Nonattainment Area for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania or PA). The revision pertains to the attainment plan for the Indiana, PA nonattainment area for the 2010 1- hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The EPA is approving these revisions to the Pennsylvania SIP in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Ambient Air Quality Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving most of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New Hampshire. This revision updates the State regulation containing ambient air quality standards. EPA is approving all the State's updated standards, except the primary annual fine particle (PM2.5) standard, which we are conditionally approving because it does not match EPA's current National Ambient Air Quality Standard for PM2.5. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry; Correction
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making two corrections to the final action that appeared in the Federal Register on May 16, 2024. The first correction allows the Office of Federal Register editors to codify and add paragraphs inadvertently removed from that final action in a recent correction published in the Federal Register on July 5, 2024. This correction does not alter or change the content or text of any regulatory provision in that final action. The second correction moves the placement of 3 explanatory notes in the regulatory text; this correction does not change the content of the explanatory notes.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Mountain Coal Company-West Elk Mine
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated May 24, 2024, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated January 30, 2024, from Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians. The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) operating permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to Arch Coal, Inc. for its West Elk Coal Mine located in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Air Plan Approval; Shelby County, Tennessee; Revisions To Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a portion of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) on behalf of Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) Pollution Control Section on March 2, 2022, in response to a finding of substantial inadequacy and SIP call published on June 12, 2015, regarding provisions in the Shelby County portion of the Tennessee SIP related to excess emissions during startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) events. The revision contains amended air codes of Shelby County and the following municipalities within Shelby County: Town of Arlington, City of Bartlett, Town of Collierville, City of Germantown, City of Lakeland, City of Memphis, and Town of Millington (referred to hereinafter as the "included municipalities"). The SIP revision also contains other changes to the affected Chapter that are unrelated to the SIP call but of which Shelby County and the included municipalities are also requesting incorporation into the Shelby County portion of the Tennessee SIP. EPA is proposing to approve the portions of the SIP revision that correct certain deficiencies identified in the June 12, 2015, SSM SIP call and that are in accordance with the requirements for SIP provisions under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Air Plan Approval; Forsyth County, North Carolina; Removal of Excess Emissions Provisions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) on behalf of the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection (FCEAP or Forsyth County) on November 28, 2022. The revision was submitted in response to a finding of substantial inadequacy and SIP call published on June 12, 2015, concerning excess emissions during startup, shutdown, and malfunction (SSM) events, and is intended to correct deficiencies in the Forsyth County portion of the North Carolina SIP identified by EPA in the SIP call. EPA is proposing to approve the SIP revision in accordance with requirements for SIP provisions under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). In addition, EPA is proposing to approve minor and administrative changes to certain regulatory provisions that have been revised by the local agency since EPA's last approval of those provisions.
Air Plan Approval; California; South Coast Air Quality Management District
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action on a revision to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD or "the District") portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns the regulation of emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and particulate matter (PM) associated with warehouses as indirect sources that attract or may attract mobile source emissions. The EPA is approving SCAQMD Rule 2305, "Warehouse Indirect Source RuleWarehouse Actions and Investments to Reduce Emissions (WAIRE) Program," to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or "the Act") as a SIP strengthening.
North Carolina: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
The Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing the direct final action, North Carolina: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions, published on July 15, 2024, which authorized revisions to North Carolina's hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended. Because the EPA received comments opposing the action, the EPA is withdrawing the direct final action. The EPA will address these comments and make a final authorization decision, in a subsequent final action, based on the proposed rule, also published on July 15, 2024.
Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Vacated Provisions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking final action to remove regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations that have been vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit related to the prohibition of disposable cylinders and tracking of cylinders of hydrofluorocarbons.
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Amendment to State Requirements Incorporated; Massachusetts
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update a portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air regulations. Requirements applying to OCS sources located within 25 miles of states' seaward boundaries must be updated periodically to remain consistent with the requirements of the corresponding onshore area (COA). The portion of the OCS air regulations that is being updated pertains to the requirements for OCS sources for which the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the designated COA. The intended effect of this proposed rule is to amend existing regulations incorporated by reference into the Massachusetts section of EPA's OCS air regulations.
2024 Workshops To Obtain Input on Initial Draft Materials for the Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) for Oxides of Nitrogen-Health Criteria
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the primary (health-based) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for oxides of nitrogen. As part of this review, EPA is announcing a series of public workshops to evaluate preliminary draft materials that will inform the development of the ISA for oxides of nitrogen. Preliminary materials are not being released externally but will be provided to the panelists to guide discussions that will inform the development of the draft ISA for oxides of nitrogen. The workshops are being organized by EPA's Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA) within the Office of Research and Development and will be held by webinar and teleconference on October 8, October 30, and October 31. Members of the public may attend the webinars as observers. Space in the teleconferences may be limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act
The EPA is finalizing requirements for sources that reclassify from major source status to area source status under the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) program. The requirements of this final rule apply to all sources that choose to reclassify after September 10, 2024. The final amendments include a requirement that sources subject to certain major source NESHAP used to meet the Agency's obligations under the Clean Air Act (CAA) for seven specific persistent and bioaccumulative pollutants must remain subject to those NESHAP even if the sources reclassify to area source status. This requirement is based on the EPA's analysis of the statute and of comments received on the EPA's 2023 proposal to amend requirements for NESHAP-regulated sources that choose to reclassify from major to area source status. These final amendments will assure that sources accounting for not less than 90 per centum of the aggregate emissions of each persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutant (HAP) listed in CAA remain subject to standards promulgated under the CAA, as the Act requires, and will thereby ensure continued health protections from NESHAP that regulate those HAP. Additionally, we are finalizing clarifications to notification requirements and updating language regarding submittal of confidential business information.
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA" or "the Act"), the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA" or "the Agency") is providing notice of a proposed consent decree in Louisiana Environmental Action Network, et al. v. Regan, No. 1:23-cv-2714-DLF (D.D.C). On December 7, 2023, Plaintiffs Louisiana Environmental Action Network, People Concerned About Chemical Safety, and Sierra Club (collectively Plaintiffs) filed an amended complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs alleged that: EPA failed to perform certain non- discretionary duties in accordance with the Act to "review, and revise as necessary" the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ("NESHAP") for the Polyether Polyols Production source category, at least every eight years; and EPA's failure to timely issue a new final rule or other final action on the 2014 petition for reconsideration (the Reconsideration Petition) submitted by Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Sierra Club for the NESHAP as promulgated in 2014. The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to take actions.
Saflufenacil; Pesticide Tolerances
This regulation establishes new tolerances for residues of saflufenacil in or on Mint, dried leaves and Mint, fresh leaves and crop group expansions for Fruit, citrus, group 10-10; Fruit, pome, group 11-10; Fruit, stone, group 12-12; and Nut, tree, group 14-12. The Interregional Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Notice of Funding Availability for Credit Assistance Under the State Infrastructure Financing Authority Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program
The purpose of this notice of funding availability (NOFA) is to solicit letters of interest (LOIs) from prospective state infrastructure financing authority borrowers seeking credit assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State Infrastructure Financing Authority Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (SWIFIA) program. EPA estimates that it may lend approximately $1 billion to help finance approximately $2 billion in water infrastructure investment.
Notice of Funding Availability for Credit Assistance Under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program
The purpose of this notice of funding availability (NOFA) is to solicit letters of interest (LOIs) from prospective borrowers seeking credit assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. EPA estimates that it may lend approximately $6.5 billion to help finance approximately $13 billion in water infrastructure investment.
Pesticide Tolerances; Implementing Registration Review Decisions for Certain Pesticides (Capric (Decanoic) Acid, Caprylic (Octanoic) Acid, and Pelargonic (Nonanoic) Acid)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to implement several tolerance actions under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) that the Agency determined were necessary or appropriate during the registration review conducted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). During registration review, EPA reviews all aspects of a pesticide case, including existing tolerances, to ensure that the pesticide continues to meet the standard for registration under FIFRA. The pesticide tolerances and active ingredients addressed in this rulemaking are identified and discussed in detail in Unit III. of this document.
Air Plan Approval; New Jersey; Interstate Transport Requirements for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the portions of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal from the State of New Jersey demonstrating that the State satisfies the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) addressing interstate transport of pollution with respect to the 2010 1-hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). This action is being taken in accordance with the requirements of the CAA.
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