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Environmental Protection Agency publishes proposed rule on Jan. 22

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Nevada-Las Vegas Valley PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the Annual and 24-Hour PM-10 Standards.

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 Jan. 22

Title
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Oregon
Acquisition Regulation: Background Checks for Environmental Protection Agency Contractors Performing Services On-Site
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Ohio
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Nevada-Las Vegas Valley PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the Annual and 24-Hour PM-10 Standards
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Oregon
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Primary Magnesium Refining
EPA Science Advisory Board, Notification of Public Advisory Committee Meeting; Contaminated Sediment Science Plan Review Panel
Proposed Administrative Settlement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; Vienna PCE Site
Pesticide Product Registrations; Conditional Approval