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Environmental Protection Agency publishes rule on Feb. 13

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The rule is focused on Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule.

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 Feb. 13

Title
Delegation of Authority to the Washington State Department of Ecology, Benton Clean Air Authority, Northwest Air Pollution Authority, Olympic Regional Clean Air Agency, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority, Southwest Clean Air Agency, and Yakima Regional Clean Air Authority for New Source Performance Standards
Thifensulfuron methyl; Tolerances Actions
National Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Approval of Additional Method for the Detection of Coliforms and E. Coli in Drinking Water
Delegation of Authority to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for New Source Performance Standards
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Florida: Southeast Florida Area Maintenance Plan Update
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; The 2005 ROP Plan for the Baltimore Severe 1-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area: Revisions to the Plan's Emissions Inventories and Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets to Reflect MOBILE6
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans Florida: Southeast Florida Area Maintenance Plan Update
Oregon Maintenance of Effort Reduction
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Obtaining Feedback on Public Involvement Activities and Processes, EPA ICR Number OA-2003-0009
Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments