Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Proposed rule published on June 17 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Control of Emissions From Hospital/Medical/ Infectious Waste Incinerators; State of Iowa.

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 June 17

Title
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Louisiana
Clean Air Act Full Approval of Operating Permit Program; State of North Dakota
Solid Waste Programs; Management Guidelines for Beverage Containers; Removal of Obsolete Guidelines
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Control of Emissions From Hospital/Medical/ Infectious Waste Incinerators; State of Iowa
Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Colorado; Revisions Regarding Negligibly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds and Other Regulatory Revisions
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; 1990 NOINFX/INF Base Year Emission Inventory for the Philadelphia Ozone Nonattainment Area
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Texas
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Control of VOC Emissions From Decorative Surfaces, Brake Shoe Coatings, Structural Steel Coatings, and Digital Imaging
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Louisiana
Clean Air Act Proposed Full Approval of Operating Permit Program; State of North Dakota
Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan; Colorado; Revisions Regarding Negligibly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds and Other Regulatory Revisions
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Texas
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Control of Emissions From Hospital/Medical/ Infectious Waste Incinerators; State of Iowa
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; 1990 NOx Base Year Emission Inventory for the Philadelphia Ozone Nonattainment Area
Assessment of Visibility Impairment at the Grand Canyon National Park: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Control of VOC Emissions From Decorative Surfaces, Brake Shoe Coatings, Structural Steel Coatings, and Digital Imaging
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program
Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects
Agency Information Collection Activities: Continuing Collection; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards