Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Proposed rule published on Oct. 3 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page proposed rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Pesticide Worker Protection Standard; Administrative Exception for Cut-Rose Hand Harvesting.

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. 3

Title
Pesticide Worker Protection Standard; Administrative Exception for Cut-Rose Hand Harvesting
Exception Decisions to Early Entry Prohibition, Worker Protection Standard; Technical Amendment
Consent Decree: Phoenix Federal Implementation Plan for Carbon Monoxide
Review and Evaluation of EPA Standards Regarding Children's Health Protection from Environmental Risks
Asbestos-Containing Materials in School Rule and Model Accreditation Plan (MAP) Rule; Agency Information Collection Activities
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments
Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1)
TSCA Chemical Testing; Receipt of Test Data
Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action (FOSTTA) Projects; Open Meetings