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Environmental Protection Agency publishes proposed rule on Oct. 19

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: New Substitute in the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) 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. 19

Title
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: New Substitute in the Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
Modification to 2008 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges From Construction Activities
Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule State Authorized Program Revision/Modification Approvals: State of Minnesota
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Drinking Water Regulations for Aircraft Public Water Systems