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Proposed rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 30

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations-Proposed Revisions; Public Meetings.

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. 30

Title
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations-Proposed Revisions; Public Meetings
Underground Injection Control Program: Substantial Modification to an Existing State-Administered Underground Injection Control Program
Proposed Settlement Agreement, Challenge to Final CAA Action
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 of 1986
Pollution Prevention Grants and Announcement of Financial Assistance Programs Eligible for Review; Notice of Availability
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Revision of Source Category List and Schedule for Standards Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act
Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's National Wastewater Operator Training and Technical Assistance Program