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Proposed rule published on March 25 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Land Disposal Restrictions, Supplemental Proposal to Phase IV Rule: Clarification of Bevill Exclusion for Mining Wastes, Changes to the Definition of Solid Waste for Mineral Processing Wastes, and Associated IssuesExtension of Comment Period.

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 March 25

Title
Control of Air Pollution; Emission Standards for New Gasoline Spark-Ignition and Diesel Compression-Ignition Marine Engines; Exemptions for Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines at or Above 37 Kilowatts and New Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines at or Below 19 Kilowatts
Land Disposal Restrictions, Supplemental Proposal to Phase IV Rule: Clarification of Bevill Exclusion for Mining Wastes, Changes to the Definition of Solid Waste for Mineral Processing Wastes, and Associated IssuesExtension of Comment Period
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Illinois
State Implementation Plan for Michigan: Withdrawal of Direct Final Action
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Revision to the Oxygen Maximum Standard for Reformulated Gasoline
Notice of Renewal of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB)