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Proposed rule published on April 11 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Public Meeting To Discuss Technical Issues Associated With the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Permit Coverage for Small Oil and Gas Construction Activities.

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 April 11

Title
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Locally Enforced Idling Prohibition Rule
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List
Public Meeting To Discuss Technical Issues Associated With the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Permit Coverage for Small Oil and Gas Construction Activities
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Locally Enforced Idling Prohibition Rule
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air Conditioners, EPA ICR Number 1617.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0247
National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards: Availability of Application and Nomination Information
TSCA Section 5(a)(2) Significant New Use Rules for Existing Chemicals; Request for Comment on Renewal of Information Collection Activities