Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency publishes proposed rule on Sept. 23

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on State of Texas; Approval of State Implementation Plan (SIP) Addressing the Sulfur Dioxide (SOINF2) Emission Limit; Site-Specific Revision to the SIP for the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) Facility in Rockdale, Texas.

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 Sept. 23

Title
Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for Colorado; Denver Nonattainment Area PMINF10 Contingency Measures
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Washington
State of Texas; Approval of State Implementation Plan (SIP) Addressing the Sulfur Dioxide Emission Limit; Site-Specific Revision to the SIP for the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) Facility in Rockdale, TX
Minor Amendments to Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan; National Priorities List Update
Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans: Washington
Minor Amendments to Inspection/Maintenance Program Requirements
State of Texas; Approval of State Implementation Plan (SIP) Addressing the Sulfur Dioxide (SOINF2) Emission Limit; Site-Specific Revision to the SIP for the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) Facility in Rockdale, Texas
Clean Air Act Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan for Colorado; Denver Nonattainment Area PMINF10 Contingency Measures
Agency Information Collection Activities; Under OMB Review
Elizabethtown Landfill De Minimis Settlement; Proposed Administrative Settlement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Region 10; Notice of Issuance of OCS Permit to BP Exploration (Alaska) Incorporated Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Clean Air Act; Contractor Access to Confidential Business Information