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Environmental Protection Agency publishes proposed rule on Oct. 31

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Jersey: Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program.

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 Oct. 31

Title
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New Jersey: Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program
Underground Storage Tank Program: Approved State Program for Massachusetts
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Maryland; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, National Priorities List
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List
Allocation of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Monies; Request for Comment
Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Under Section 122(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, Regarding the Photech Superfund Site, Rochester, New York
Investigator-Initiated Grants: Request for Applications
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Transfer of Confidential Business Information to Contractors
Operating Permits Program Interim Approval Extensions
Guidelines for Reproductive Toxicity Risk Assessment