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Proposed rule published on Aug. 7 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Control of Air Pollution; Amendments to Emission Requirements Applicable to New Nonroad Spark Ignition Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts and New Marine Spark Ignition Engines: Provisions for Replacement Engines and the Use of Two Stroke Engines on Certain Nonhandheld Equipment.

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 Aug. 7

Title
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Reasonably Available Control Technology for Volatile Organic Compounds for the State of New Jersey
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List
Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Water Quality Criteria; Ambient Water Quality Criteria
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
Extension of Comment Period for Waste Minimization Software and Documents
Pesticide Tolerance Petition; Notice of Filing
Control of Air Pollution; Amendments to Emission Requirements Applicable to New Nonroad Spark Ignition Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts and New Marine Spark Ignition Engines: Provisions for Replacement Engines and the Use of Two Stroke Engines on Certain Nonhandheld Equipment
Control of Air Pollution; Amendments to Emission Requirements Applicable to New Nonroad Spark Ignition Engines At or Below 19 Kilowatts and New Marine Spark Ignition Engines: Provisions for Replacement Engines and the Use of Two Stroke Engines on Certain Nonhandheld Equipment