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Rule published on Jan. 6 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Technical Amendments to Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans: Utah; Improved Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA).

More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 6

Title
Technical Amendments to Sodium Bicarbonate and Potassium Bicarbonate; Tolerance Exemptions: Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA)
Technical Amendments to Acquisition Regulation: Removal of Certification Requirements Regarding Collection, Use, Access, Treatment, and Disclosure of Confidential Business Information (CBI): Correction of Effective Date Under the Congressional Review Act (CRA)
Technical Amendments to Zinc Phosphide; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions: Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA)
Technical Amendments to Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania: 15 Percent Plan and 1990 VOC Emission Inventory for the Philadelphia Area: Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA)
Technical Amendments to Credible Evidence Revisions; Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA)
Technical Amendments to Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans: Utah; Improved Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program: Correction of Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA)
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Indiana
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice of Intent for Storm Water Discharges Associated With Construction Activity Under a NPDES General Permit
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request; Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Marine Engines
List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention; Amendments